Worship Board

Christmas at Union Church is filled with music, candle light, and great love. People from every faith tradition are welcome to join us in keeping Christmas at any or all of these services. Services in the main sanctuary will also be broadcast live via the web and can be viewed HERE.   December 20th: Long… Read more.

This week we close out the church year and celebrate a day of Thanksgiving. On Reign of Christ Sunday (as this last Sunday in Ordinary Time is known), Rev. Kent posed the question, “What rules your heart? What is sovereign there?” Jesus’ reply to this question before Pontius Pilate was not the answer of geopolitical… Read more.

December 13, 2015, we will be having another Share-YOUR-Music Sunday!! The bells will be ringing, the choirs will be singing, and we will be ready to to bring in the Christmas season with musical help from YOU!! This is your opportunity to share your talents and enhance our worship service.  If you play an instrument, sing, or even play… Read more.

The blind beggar in this week’s Gospel lesson from Mark 10:46-52 asks to be able to see, to have his sight restored. Rev. Kent preached the sermon “Bearing the Light” acknowledging the challenge of both carrying the light of love to others, as well as being able to endure the transformations that answered prayers sometimes… Read more.

Thanks to generous contributions to the Worship and Arts fund, the Worship Board has invited musician and composer, A.J. Bodnar to be our Artist in Residence at Union Church during the month of October. He will be participating in worship services, conversations on artistic-spiritual expression, and maybe even helping some of you write and compose… Read more.

Two stories of dancing were part of our Bible readings this week. The first comes from the lectionary reading of 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 where we read of King David rejoicing in dance before the tabernacle of God, celebrating the return of the ark and entry into his new capital Jerusalem. The second reading comes… Read more.

Thanks to the enterprising work of Jane Warth, our pastors’ sermons are being transcribed! We’ll be posting both the audio mp3, and a written transcript for you to use and share. Please enjoy this audio recording of the July 12, 2015 worship service: The written transcript will be available soon. Check back often! Here are… Read more.

This week as we celebrate Earth Day (April 22), we are especially mindful of how we are part of God’s creative and creating web. Dependent on the earth God has made, we are also endangered when it is threatened. Being conscious and careful of our use and impact of all the earth offers us is… Read more.