Rev. Kent out of the office on a preaching retreat, Jan. 27-Feb. 5. Rev. Carla Gilbert will lead service on February 2, reporting on her recent experience with migrants and refugees on the Arizona-Mexico border.
Next Movie Singalong Feb. 1. A good time was had by all last week – let’s do it again! Annie (5 pm) & Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (7:15 pm) will be shown on February 1.The Community Life and Growth Board will host a double-feature (come to one or both!) of classic movie musicals to sing away the winter blues. Free admission. Cash snack bar available–or bring your own! Join us in the Union Church Community Room (hall below sanctuary)!
Potluck Feb. 5! First Wednesday-of-the-Month Potluck, 5:45 pm in the Community Room. Martina LeForce will talk to us about Berea Kids Eat, the summer program ensuring that all our kids have the opportunity to have breakfast & lunch all summer while school’s out.
Deck and Ramp Projects Made Possible: Union Church in Chicago is again coming down to Berea for a work experience. They are looking for households in need of accessibility ramps, decks to improve their homes, and other construction projects that would benefit those who could not otherwise afford the work. If you or someone you know has such a need, please contact Rev. Kent or Guy Patrick (859-986-7942) before April 19, when site evaluations will be considered.
Union Church’s Annual Meeting will be March 15, 2020. Board chairs, please start thinking about your Annual Reports. They’re due in the office February 26 and we plan to have them available at worship on March 8. Thank you! If you need copies of previous years’ reports for reference, I can them send to you. Joan English, Office Admin. PLUS if you have any photos of church life in 2019, send ‘em along. We’d love to include them.
From our Nominating Board: Its that time again! Union Church can only be the church with the excellent leadership of its members. The Nominating Board is seeking to fill positions on all Union Church’s Boards to be elected at our Annual Meeting in March. Worship, Faith Development, Nurture and Care, Finance, Properties, Mission and Service, Adminis-tration, Community Life and Growth, and Pastoral Relations all have space for you. Job descriptions are printed in the front of our directory. Regular terms are three years, but there are many which are less due to persons unable to fill their term. Please consider where God may calling you to serve and let that be known to Carla Gilbert, Kim Kobersmith, and/or Rachel Lakes who are seeking your gifts.
Beautiful 2020 Calendars for a Donation: By a lucky accident, Jennifer Melton has extra copies of the gorgeous 2020 calendars she makes using her own photographs. She’d like to offer them to any who’d like them – for a donation to Union Church (sugg. $10). Pick up in the vestibule or in the office.
Upcoming Construction: Berea College is demolishing Kettering Hall, beginning in the next couple of weeks. Traffic and parking will be affected for the span of the demolishing and rebuilding (a year +). Use extra caution, especially when pulling in and out of the parking lot.
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