This shield took about three years to make, including a two-year Bible study of all the “Do not fear” passages. It is centered on God’s Genesis 15 covenant with Abram in which God says, “Do not fear, for I am a shield to you.” The design, hand-drawn on leather with precision markers, is copied from… Read more.
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Lent Events – this Week & Ongoing
Lent Opportunities Explore a Labyrinth! Sunday 3/31 at 1:30 in the Classroom. Carla Gilbert will lead this two-part series. The first session will focus on learning and conversation about the topic; during the second session, you will visit the new labyrinth at the Campus Christian Center. No registration necessary—just show up! Settle Into Scripture! Sundays… Read more.
Announcements for Monday, 3/18
Rev. Kent will be away at a family wedding next week. Rev. Emily Miller will bring us the Word. Rev. Miller is the Director of Spirituality & Religious Life at Transylvania University. Ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a native of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, she has previously served churches in Michigan and… Read more.
Every Week—you’re invited!
Zen Meditation every weekday, 8:00 am. Join us for 20 minutes of unstructured quiet meditation in beautiful Cowan Chapel, on the Scaffold Cane Road side of the church. Mondays at 6:30 pm, Cowan Chapel. David Parks will offer Zen teaching: Meditation, Koans, Conversation, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Cowan Chapel. Wednesday Nite Live: The Union Church… Read more.
March 17, 2019, 2nd Sunday of Lent, Worship Bulletin, Prayer Concerns, Announcements
A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Second Sunday of Lent March 17, 2019 10:30 am Meditation Let the beauty you love be what you do. There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground. ― Rumi Spirituality is… Read more.
We're Making an Offering of Letters to End Hunger! Join In!
Urge Congress to Advance Global Nutrition We have the tools to move toward our goal of ending hunger. Good nutrition during the 1,000-day period from the beginning of a woman’s pregnancy to her child’s second birthday is critical to a child’s health and future well-being. To accelerate progress on nutrition, we must scale up what… Read more.
Bread for the World 2019 Offering of Letters will be at Wednesday Night Live March 20.
Bread for the World 2019 Offering of Letters to Congress “Better Nutrition, Better Tomorrow” will be at Wednesday Night Live March 20. Union Church is a Covenanted Member of Bread for the World and each year we participate in the Offering of Letters, along with churches and organizations throughout the United States, to lobby Congress… Read more.
Announcements – Game Night At Wednesday Nite Live! Pie Auction Thursday! SongFarmers Friday! And more!
A need: Betty Sarafin is moving and her car is out of commission. She needs to borrow a vehicle (van, pickup, car) for a couple of weeks. Can you help? Call her at 412-498-7598. There will be a Berea visitation for Dr. Janice Blythe on Wednesday, 4-9 pm, at Davis & Powell Funeral Home. In… Read more.