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As our construction continues in full swing, we took some time out to pray for the work that these bricks and mortar will do. In two separate tours, groups of church members wrote prayers on the walls of the fellowship hall and offices.  You can read a few of them here, and we encourage you… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost                       October 21, 2012 Meditation Each year, churches and private charities provide thousands of tons of food to hungry people around the world. Here in the United States, thousands of soup kitchens staffed by church volunteers serve hot… Read more.

On this very rainy Wednesday, we took the bullet train from Kyoto to Hiroshima. After so many years of exposure to the documenatries, images, and reflections on the detonation that killed over 140,000, I was still unprepared for the impact of the site and city. In the intervening years, Hiroshima has rebuilt and regrown into… Read more.

We had some technical difficulties with posting the video this week, so unfortunately you can’t watch the whole service.  You can read Rev. Rachel’s sermon here, though, and you can see the bulletin here.  That will at least give you an idea of what it was like if you couldn’t be there.  Enjoy!   You… Read more.

Who said we couldn’t pull off a Bazaar with no building and only limited yard space? Not the intrepid Mission and Service Board nor the many volunteers – young and old – who indeed made the 2012 Union Church Bazaar a huge success!  It was a perfect fall day; the tables were filled with useful… Read more.

In the spring of 2010, our congregation voted to try out, for 18 months, a new governance structure, temporarily suspending some of the stipulations of our constitution. It is now time for us to see how this new structure is working and to make changes to the constitution, if necessary. Therefore, at its Sept 17… Read more.

We wrestled this week with the story of the rich man who wanted to know what he needed to do to gain eternal life.  Jesus first told him to follow the commandments, which he replied that he has done all his life.  Then, Jesus told him lovingly that what he lacked was to sell all… Read more.