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Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 28, 2019       10:30 am Meditation Prayer is the art of presence.  Where there is no wonder there is little depth of presence. —from Eternal Echoes by John O’Donohue From there to here: we Gather Welcome & Announcements… Read more.

Zen Meditation every weekday, 8:00 am. Join us for 20 minutes of unstructured quiet meditation in beautiful Cowan Chapel, on the Scaffold Cane Road side of the church. Zen Teaching Mondays at 6:30 pm, Cowan Chapel. David Parks will offer Zen teaching: Meditation, Koans, Conversation, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Cowan Chapel. Thursday Noon Bible Study…. Read more.

Hospitality & Cookies – can you help?! One of the things that we do best is making each other feel welcome and loved and included every single week. The Hospitality Team is committed to creating a space — with lemonade and cookies! — for this to happen after service. Can you commit to helping your… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 21, 2019       10:30 am Meditation You have made us together, you have made us one and many, you have placed me here in the midst as witness, as awareness, and as joy. Here I am. In me… Read more.

These two beautiful quilts, made by Jo Wernegreen, will be raffled off to benefit Samuel’s Kids Ministries International, which provides shelter, food, medical care, clothing, education and more for the homeless children of Uganda. Samuel’s Kids is a non-government, non-political, non-profit organization that was birthed in the heart of Samuel M. Ssengooba, a resident in Mukono… Read more.

Zen Meditation every weekday, 8:00 am. Join us for 20 minutes of unstructured quiet meditation in beautiful Cowan Chapel, on the Scaffold Cane Road side of the church. Zen Teaching Mondays at 6:30 pm, Cowan Chapel. David Parks will offer Zen teaching: Meditation, Koans, Conversation, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Cowan Chapel. Thursday Noon Bible Study…. Read more.

Scribes to help our Pastor. You may see a member of the Pastoral Relations Board standing near the pastor as he greets folks on their way out of the worship service. These are scribes—their job is to note important conversations and details the pastor might forget in the activity. If you’ve ever wanted to try… Read more.

On Friday, July 12, thousands of Americans joined their voices in vigils to protest conditions at detention camps at our southern border. Many thanks to Hank Fay and Sue Peterson Blyth for organizing this in Berea, and to all the musicians and speakers! Photos by the Sparrow Hawks — thank you!