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We rejoice with our lesbian and gay brothers and sisters whose rights were upheld today by the Supreme Court striking down the Defense of Marriage Act.  We continue to pray for equal rights for all people, in marriage and tax law on the state level, as well as in voting rights laws for people of… Read more.

In the midst of doing hard things, hard times can come and come heavy. God often works through surprising communities of care in those circumstances and speaks in, through, and around the sound and fury of other, even demonic, voices. Here is the prayer written by Rev. Kent and offered so graciously by worship leader… Read more.

A number of Union Church members and friends participated in the Energy for Change Rally in Louisville on Thursday, June 20. The Rally was in conjunction with the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly in Louisville over the week-end and was co-sponsored by Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light and Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. The participants numbered around… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fifth Sunday after Pentecost      June 23, 2013 Meditation “And now there is merely silence, silence, silence saying all we did not know.”                                                             –William Rose Benet, from Starry Harness Gathering to Worship Welcome and Announcements                Prelude     Variations on Holy… Read more.

Today was our first full day in El Salvador, and a busy day, from 7 AM breakfast to 8:30 PM reflection and debriefing. We first visited the National Assembly, where we were addressed by a legislator of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FLMN), the former guerrillas turned politicians, and the main leftist party. The… Read more.

We are a few days behind on our reflections due to some technical complications, but here’s a reflection on our first day written by delegation member Paul Smithson. — Rev. Rachel Friday 14 June 2013 Today was our first full day in El Salvador, and a busy day, from 7 AM breakfast to 8:30 PM… Read more.

Work is progressing steadily (when the rain permits!) on our renewed Memorial Garden. New stone paths, benches and special plantings will make the space between the main sanctuary and Cowan Chapel a special place of peace and green, growing reflection. First suggested in 1998, the memorial garden was the inspiration of Mary Nash and Judy… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union  Fourth Sunday after Pentecost & Father’s Day June 16, 2013 Meditation To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands behind the action. –Albert Schweitzer 1875-1965,… Read more.