Weekly Bulletin

December brings Christmas music, holiday shopping, and our annual planning for the year ahead. In preparation for our all-congregation deliberation on that topic, the Proposed Budget and Budget Policy for 2013 are attached.  Printed copies will be available in the vestibule on Sunday or in the church office. Here’s the Brief: Funds Are Critically Short… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union First Sunday of Advent   Celebration of the Lord’s Supper December 2, 2012 Meditation Hope is the thing with feathers –That perches in the soul –And sings the tune without the words –And never stops – at all –                                                                                     —Emily Dickinson… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 11, 2012 Meditation “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union All Saints Sunday  November 4, 2012 Meditation “To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.  Love is my true identity.  Selflessness is my… 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.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost               October 14, 2012 Meditation Before we can pray, “Thy kingdom come,”  we must be willing to pray, “My kingdom go.”                                                           —Alan Redpath Gathering to Worship Welcome and Announcements Prelude     God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending          … Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost              September 30, 2012 Meditation “Beauty saves. Beauty heals. Beauty motivates. Beauty unites. Beauty returns us to our origins, and here lies the ultimate act of saving, of healing, of overcoming dualism.”                                                           —Matthew Fox, theologian and… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost             September 23, 2012 Meditation “These communities, these small, local, autonomous communities open to others in both heart and mind were then, and are now, the transforming their corner of the world, making it better.”                         —from notes… Read more.