August 18 Announcements

Aug. 18 – 1:30 pm, Shape Note Singers, Parlor

God on the Quad Event for new Berea College students (on campus)

Aug. 21 – 4:00 pm. Psalm Study, Training Room

5:30 pm Wednesday Open Table supper returns after the summer break!

                Youth Group begins with supper together at Open Table

                6:30 pm – Theology in the Round

Aug. 22 – Choir and Orchestra start back after the summer break

Aug. 25 – Jennifer Elam’s birthday party, 300 Harrison Rd.

Aug. 27 – 1:30 pm, Memory Cafe

Announcements

A service for Larry Brandenburg’s mom, Naomi Brandenburg, will be held tomorrow, Monday, Aug. 19. Schedule as follows:

· Visitation 1-2 pm at Berea Baptist,

· Funeral service 2 pm at Berea Baptist,

· Internment at Berea Cemetery to follow,

· Reception will be held here in Union’s Community Room after the internment, best guess is folks will gather at about 4 pm.

Union friends are invited to visit with Larry and family, and if you can bring a couple of plates of treats, it would be most welcome. 

Thanks to all who have participated in and volunteered in the 15th Annual Celtic Festival. We are proud to be a part of this city-wide event and honored to welcome Harpist Jeni Balcom as guest musician this morning. Artwork in today’s service includes the special Celtic Crosses made for the congregation by master woodworker Jerry Cooper, a batik from the Isle of Skye, and a special artistic Celtic Shield inscribed with hundreds of bible verses by artist Debbonnaire Kovacs.

Community Meals Every Wednesday 5:30pm-6:30pm: “Open Table” is a “pay what you can” ($0-$$) catered meal open to anyone. Chef Deb Beishline and a wonderful crew of volunteers prepare the menu each week always with GF and Vegetarian-friendly options (other needs can be accommodated on request!). Our hope is to remember the gifts of connection with great food the chance to “rub elbows” with neighbors. The food is great, the company is better, the hungry are fed, and we pray the love Jesus will be shown!

August 21, 6:30! Theology in the Round – 1st and 3rd Wednesdays: “Theology in the Round” Conversation Group This Wednesday, 6:30pm (after supper!): Everyone is a theologian because we all have experiences of the Divine and of religious practice. Meeting the first & third Wednesdays of a month, we take various questions and topics and explore them through the bible, history, faith traditions (lots of them!), and our own experience.

This week we’ll be conversing about Celtic Christian tradition and how it was long overshadowed by other ways of “being church.” Join Rev. Dr. Jeff Pool and Pastor Kent for interesting and informative dive into thinking about the life of faith. Everyone is welcome, no degrees, letters, or qualifications required!

Orchestra and Choir will start their year on August 22 – Orchestra at 5:30 and Choir at 6:30!!  Bells, tbd. All are welcome to join them, no matter your skill level. In the 3rd floor Choir Room

Convener Sought: Interest is growing for a Sunday morning book group, a place where interesting topics and books can illuminate the life of faith. A convener/cheerleader is needed to help start us off. If you would like to help with the task, or know someone who might, please let Rev. Kent know! You can call the office or email office@union-church.org.

Birthday Party August 25! You are invited to celebrate Jennifer Elam’s  birthday with a potluck, fellowship and some music -on 8/25 from 5:30-8:30pm, at 300 Harrison Road, Berea. The theme is “Creation and Re-birth”. If you want to give her a gift, buy her new book(s).

Union Church at the Spoonbread Festival (Sept. 20-22) Our Union Church Worker Bees and Volunteers to are invited to help implement, greet, maintain and welcome folks at our booth at the Spoonbread Festival this September here in Berea!  For those interested, we will have a brief INFO meeting after church at Coffee Hour in the Community Room on Sunday, August 25th!

Assistant Youth Director Union Church is hiring for the position of Assistant Youth Director to help with our vibrant youth program, which serves grades 7th-12th. This part-time position is for 4 hours per week during the school year, as well as one week over the summer for travel to camp or mission trip. The Union Church youth group is an accepting group that welcomes youth from all backgrounds and identities, and a successful candidate will be able to work with a wide range of youth.

Friends of Aging in Berea (FAB) is a non-profit coalition of community partners who are dedicated to an age-friendly Berea. FAB would like to find out a little about you and how you think Berea can be a better place for people of all ages, using the survey at the QR code, or a via paper copy found in the back hallway.