Announcements

May 31 & June 1 Rev. Kent will be attending  the Indiana-KY UCC Annual Gathering, where OUR Choir will be featured guest artists for the Friday evening banquet and concert with music by Christopher Grundy!
Sabbatical News: At Church Council’s May 20 meeting, the hiring of Rev. Nathaniel Craddock as Sabbatical Replacement Minister from July – October, 2019, was enthusiastically approved! Rev. Nate lives in Lexington and comes to us most recently from Pilgrim UCC in Cincinnati, where he was the Intentional Interim Pastor. More news coming soon!
Help Needed: Betty Sarafin is seeking a  two-bedroom or large one-bedroom apartment in Berea. Her # is 412-498-7598, call or text for more details. She’s also seeking employment – her field is journalism/media relations/mass communications, and to purchase a car. Please give her a call to talk about any one or more of these needs. Thanks in advance!
Berea Leadership Experience Camp seeks counselors, assistant counselors and an on-call medical person for the week of camp. It’s June 24-28 at the Quaker Meeting House. Message their Facebook page.  Berea Leadership Experience
End-of-School Pizza Party at Laura Nagle’s house on Sunday June 2 at 1:30! Predicting sunshine and an epic game of hide-and-seek. Old and new friends are all welcome. Questions? Please ask! joyfulsunflower@gmail.com
Art on the Lawn Weekend of June 7-9: Union Church will participate in the Berea Murals Project by hosting an exhibit of door murals on our lawn. Details coming soon!
Concert, potluck supper June 19! The Charles Wesley Singers are performing a concert here at 7 pm on June 19. Potluck supper at 5. The Charles Wesley Singers is the liturgical choir at Damascus United Methodist Church in Damascus, MD. The group of 55 singers includes 6th – 12th graders and shares music of many genres and traditions. The concert features songs about heaven and the Promised Land, including Alice Parker’s Kentucky Psalms and the Gospel anthem Goin’ Up Yonder.
The choir tours every year and, since 2006, has been accompanied by a chamber orchestra from the Academy of Saint Cecelia. All are invited to join us! No charge, offering taken for local agencies.