Events

Union Church, March 5, 2025 Rev. Christina Ryan Perkins, Sabbatical Pastor Dr. Bernardo Scarambone, Director of Music It’s one thing to speak of the Divine. It’s anotherto walk under a tunnel of wisteria,to stand barefoot at the edge of the sea,to hear the birds sing as the sun returnsand whisper, Thank you, thank you, thank… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union February 23, 2025     10:30 am  Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany Meditation    “Love is the greatest force in the universe. It is the heartbeat of the moral cosmos.”   ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From There to Here: We Gather Prelude… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union February 16, 2025     10:30 am  Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Youth Sunday Meditation    “My belief that God is love, that love is everything–our true destiny–sustains me.”  ~ bell hooks From There to Here: We Gather Prelude Welcome Welcome to this… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany 10:30 am  Meditation    Becoming a people for justice and beloved community involves becoming engaged in the healing process… Love and hope provide the strength and courage to be present to pain and to focus energies… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union The Baptism of Jesus 10:30 am  Meditation    Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water. ~Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Any lifetime that is spent without seeing the masterIs either death in disguise or a deep sleep.The… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union  First Sunday of Christmas 10:30 am Meditation    We humans have spent a lot of time focusing on the fear.Don’t forget: God is also in the joy. ~ Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed from “Holy & Unhindered” From There to Here: We… Read more.

Prelude Music                               Portuguese Hymn                                     Sacred Harp                                                              Berea Shapenote Singers                                                                                                                                    Still, Still, Still                                      Austrian Carol                                                              Union Church Orchestra                                                                                                                          In the Bleak Midwinter                     Christina Rossetti                                                  Al, Alice & Ruth; Emma White, soloist                                                                                                 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus                 Robert Powell                                                                Kim Kobersmith, flute                                                                      O Holy Night                                    Cappeau, Adam                                                            Whitney… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Reign of Christ Sunday 10:30 am  Meditation    She usually cried at least once each day, not because she was sad, but because the world was so beautiful and life was so short. ~ Brian Andreas From There to Here: We… Read more.