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In the Gospel lesson from Luke 11:1-13, the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray. His response is Luke’s recounting of the subtly challenging “Lord’s Prayer.” Throughout time poets and translators have striven to give voice and perspective on these deceptively simple words. Here is a prayer for the week to accompany your own… Read more.

A special Open House of the Sacred Threads quilt display is planned for Saturday, July 30th from 2-4 PM.  Docent Ramona Culp will speak about the display and give a little background on the quilts on display.  Lemonade and cookies will be served on the veranda. Sacred Threads is an national exhibition of quilts about life’s journeys: joy, inspiration,… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Tenth Sunday after Pentecost July 24, 2016            10:30 am Meditation All heaven is waiting to help those who will discover the will of  God and do it. — J. Robert Ashcroft   From there to Here Welcome & Announcements Welcome to this… Read more.

Wonder who’s included in the alphabet soup? If you fit one of these words even slightly, come join us on the first and third Wednesdays, including tomorrow at 7:00 pm. If you live elsewhere in the Bluegrass and are seeking a faith community, here’s a link to the Bluegrass Rainbow Faith Communities’ Interfaith Directory of… Read more.

At Sunday Worship, Rev. Kent read an open letter he wrote to Chief Gregory of the Berea Police. He invited all who wished to join him in thanks for the ways our police force has led the state to reduce the chance that any one here would suffer harm in their dealings with the department…. Read more.

The parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke is a reminder that Jesus was all about overturning a world of division. The news this week has been fraught with unjustified killings: two more black men at the hands of police officers, and 5 police officers at the hands of a man driven mad by his… Read more.

Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the CHURCH OF CHRIST, UNION Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 10, 2016 10:30 am Meditation Compassion is of little value if it remains an idea. It must become our attitude toward others, reflected in all our thoughts and actions. And the mere concept of humility does not… Read more.

This week we celebrated the declaration of our countries independence from Great Britain 240 years ago. In worship we shared this prayer, adapted very slightly from one by Nathan Attwood, pastor of Millbrook First United Methodist Church, Millbrook, AL, and offered by worship leader, Carla Gilbert. Holy God: in this week in which we celebrate… Read more.