“Breathe and Sing” begins Next Week!
Thanks to a special grant from the Lilly foundation, Union Church will be offering special events and experiences in a season we are calling “Breathe and Sing: Together with One Voice.” In Sunday worship, in special events and classes you are invited to explore how to catch your breath in challenging times. And how to let your heart (and voice!) sing for resilience. Everyone who wishes can experience voice lessons, breathing techniques for health, Alexander Technique classes for alignment and ease of movement, song classes with local and national leaders, and much more! The Rev. Christina Ryan Perkins will be our pastoral guide April-July. You can find out more at union-church.org/breatheandsing
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Painting! WEDNESDAY APRIL 15th: 6:00, after Open Table. Alvera Perman will lead us in a Paint and Sip (minus the wine).
Alexander Technique Workshop SATURDAY, APRIL 18th: 10:30 – 2:00. Dr. Stephen Bolster and Dr. Ann Rhodes. Dr. Ann Rhodes will be teaching a workshop on the Alexander Technique at Union Church. The Alexander Technique is a practical means by which students in many disciplines can enhance performance and prevent tension.
Dr. Steve Bolster will lead us in exercises that combine healthy breathing with “phonation,” the act of producing vocal sounds. He will then teach us songs about breath to be used in upcoming worship services. Participants will work with these techniques while singing, speaking, and moving in class.
“Bucolics” Workshop SATURDAY, APRIL 25: 1:00 pm, at Union Church, open to all. The “Bucolics” Project with Brendan Taffe and Maurice Manning. The Bucolics Project encompasses ballads, hymns and fiddle tunes along with spoken word by Kentucky poet Maurice Manning from his 2007 collection, Bucolics. This is a project about renewal and transformation, about drawing from traditional material to create something new but still rooted. Concert at 7 pm at Gray Auditorium.
Art Exhibit by Alison Szewczyk – stop in the Pross Gallery on your way to Coffee Hour and see her work!
Open Table Community Meals Every Wednesday 5:30pm-6:30pm:“Open Table” is a “pay what you can” ($0-$$) meal open to anyone. The food is great, the company is better, the hungry are fed, and we pray the love Jesus will be shown!
April 8 Menu
· Roasted Chicken
· Roasted Vegetables
· Baked Potato w/Sour Cream
· Carrot Cake w/ Cream Cheese
Art Show Friday! Free to the public: Summer Holmes, a mosaic artist from Ohio (and sister to Debbonnaire Kovacs) will be presenting a one-woman show of her work in the community room on Friday, April 10 from 5-10 pm and Saturday, April 11, from 2-7 pm. Mosaic Class from 10-1:30 on the Saturday. $60 covers instruction and all materials, and participation is limited to 12, so register early by calling or texting 859-779-0793. Learn more about her work at holmesmadeart.etsy.com. 10% of all proceeds will be donated to Union Church.
Blessing Box: Are you grocery shopping this week? Please consider buying for the Blessing Box. Easy-to-eat, single serving packages seem to be the most popular – tuna or chicken salad kits, granola bars, squeezable fruit – although ALL contributions are welcome.
12th Annual Victory Garden Blitz April 9-11, Berea Urban Farm Join us for the 12th annual Victory Garden Blitz! During the first 11 Blitzes, hundreds of volunteers built and distributed 1,771 raised garden beds throughout Berea and Madison County. Our goal this year is 120 more beds contributing to local food security and community health. sustainableberea.org
There IS such a thing as a free lunch!!
Kentucky River Foothills invites everyone 60 and over to a FREE lunch every weekday at 11:30 with activities, stories and smiles with others!
¨ In Berea at the Berea Senior Citizens’ Center, 214 W. Jefferson St. Please call the day before to let them know you’re coming. To-go meals available too! 859-986-8350
¨ In Richmond at the Richmond Active Living Center, 801 Brighton Ave. 859-623-0474
March 12: Rev. Kent Leaves for Sabbatical and Rev. Christina arrives as our Sabbatical Pastor
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