Every Sunday night from Jan 20- March 10 (8 weeks) during rain, snow and at times single digit temperatures we had homeless guests spending the night in our Community room. Registration for these guests took place in a donated storefront on Chestnut St from 5-6 pm every night during this time. Five churches and one Dance… Read more.
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Monday, 3/25, Announcements
Next Week is Pretzel Sunday. These little breads were shaped in the form of arms crossed in prayer and were called bracellae (Latin, ‘little arms’). In German the word became ‘bretzel’. These pretzels were a common Lenten food throughout the Middle Ages in Europe, and became an all year round snack in the 19th century…. Read more.
Every Week—you’re invited!
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. Wednesday Nite Live: The… Read more.
Lent Opportunities this week, Beyond, and Ongoing
Settle Into Scripture! Sundays at 4:00 pm; Wednesdays at 8:30 am Cowan Chapel. For thirty minutes, Rev. Kent will lead the traditional Benedictine practice of Lectio Divina, a four-step process that treats scripture as a living word, rather than just a text to be studied. (Note: Sunday and Wednesday of each week will use the… Read more.
March 24, 2019, 3rd Sunday of Lent, Worship Bulletin, Prayer Concerns, Announcements, Lent Opportunities
Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Third Sunday of Lent March 24, 2019 10:30 am Meditation Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground. ― Rumi Is it not dread… Read more.
Wednesday Nite Live tomorrow – supper, letter writing & spring caroling!
Wednesday Nite Live tomorrow! Supper at 5:45 ($5 if able), followed by … Offering of Letters for Bread for the World (all supplies will be on hand, along with sample letters for our Senators and Representative in Congress). bread.org for more info And there will be locally handcrafted pottery for sale, as well, to benefit our local… Read more.
Artist's Statement about the Shield in the Sanctuary
This shield took about three years to make, including a two-year Bible study of all the “Do not fear” passages. It is centered on God’s Genesis 15 covenant with Abram in which God says, “Do not fear, for I am a shield to you.” The design, hand-drawn on leather with precision markers, is copied from… Read more.
Lent Events – this Week & Ongoing
Lent Opportunities Explore a Labyrinth! Sunday 3/31 at 1:30 in the Classroom. Carla Gilbert will lead this two-part series. The first session will focus on learning and conversation about the topic; during the second session, you will visit the new labyrinth at the Campus Christian Center. No registration necessary—just show up! Settle Into Scripture! Sundays… Read more.