Announcements

Thank you for your generosity! Still time to donate before we figure up the total! The One Great Hour of Sharing offering was received yesterday, Palm Sunday. If you are considering a gift, why not a sacrificial gift for each day of Lent? ($1? The cost of a daily cup of coffee for 46 days? Every dollar makes a difference!) Funds directly support flood relief in the Midwest and anti-poverty initiatives around the world in a time of desperate need.You can give online – union-church.org
Lilies for Easter, order by Wednesday! Easter morning flowers are a glorious way to celebrate the joy of resurrection. You can order sanctuary lilies in honor or in memory of loved ones for just $15 by using the blue slip or with a click at the website, union-church.org! All orders must be received by April 17 to have dedications included in the Easter service bulletin.
There will be no childcare or Children’s Church on Easter Sunday. (Our faithful nursery workers have Prom the night before!) We look forward to celebrating the joy of Easter with a sanctuary full of children of all ages. The Easter Egg hunt will begin at 10:00 in Cowan Chapel on Easter morning. Thank you SO MUCH to our Youth Group for organizing this event for our littles!  Activity packets will be available for our kiddos at the Children’s Moment, and the Children’s Worship Center will be full of books and fun things to do!
Country Drive to an Afternoon Easter Egg Hunt! Ally and David Nurre have graciously invited families with children to their home about 25 minutes outside of Berea for an Easter egg hunt at 2:30 on Easter Sunday. They have limited driveway space, so only the first six vehicles will be able to attend. If you are interested, let Laura know and we can arrange a carpool. (joyfulsunflower@ gmail.com or 859.358.0106).
We want to celebrate our graduates!! We will recognize our college graduates on April 28, and our high school graduates on May 12. Please let us know if you are graduating so we can be sure to honor you! (Contact Laura: joyfulsunflowergmail.com or 859-358-0106 — call or text).
Youth Group Fundraiser extended! Our Youth Group is selling cards as a fundraiser. Buy a box – buy 2 – never get stuck without a card when you need one – order online at the church website (union-church.org) soon!
Wednesday, April 17 – Big Doings at Wednesday Nite Live! How about a summer cookout for our meal!  The menu would include dishes like fried chicken, corn on the cob, potato salad, coleslaw, watermelon, and strawberry shortcake. Shirley Carlberg would love some help preparing this feast for you.  Contact her at nonesuch_1998@yahoo.com or 859-985-5501 and let her know if you’d like to bring something. (Supper at 5:45)
THEN – after supper stay for Thrivent’s Retirement Workshop. Our Thrivent representative, Joe Volpi, will  help you! Retirement Accumulation: How much should I save? What type of accounts should I have? Be confident in what you’re saving for retirement when you learn how to build a strong and adaptable financial strategy.
AND – Kids’ Activity Night – parents can go to the Thrivent workshop while the kids (of all ages) are having fun!
WNL Speaker on April 24 –  “Pay As You Save” Energy Efficiency Programs For Berea – Now Is The Time (Steve Wilkins) On-bill financing is an innovative strategy that allows both businesses and households of ALL income levels to vastly improve the energy efficiency of structures by financing upgrades through their electric utilities. With this strategy, which some refer to as “pay-as-you-save,” investments in energy efficiency are funded through very low-cost loans from the utility. The upgrades are paid back on electric bills via the energy savings realized through the improvements. Steve’s presentation will explore this strategy in more detail. He will also describe next steps for bringing pay-as-you-save programs to Berea.