Worship Board

WEATHER ADVISORY: Snow may have blanketed the city, but the church is dry and warm and services will proceed as planned. That said, please make safe and careful decisions about coming as weather conditions are due to be very cold and there may be more snow. If you can’t make it to the Wed. Night… Read more.

This morning, Union Church will join with First Christian Church in Berea for worship.  We celebrate together on this World Communion Sunday, as we break bread with Christians all over the world.  May God bless all of us as we seek to be conduits of God’s love.  Here is a prayer for today.  — Rev…. Read more.

On the back of each pew is a humble, but important part of our worship experience. Pew racks hold bibles for those seeking guidance, hymnals that help us lift our voice in song, and (often) a pencil stub to help keep young hands and minds occupied during services. Sadly, our current pew racks, installed in… Read more.

All through the remaining Sunday’s in August join in a celebration of Celtic Christianity, ancient and contemporary. Celtic Spirituality revolves around a deep commitment to God’s creation and to justice, healing, and the disciplines of hospitality and forgiveness. We will draw our inspiration from the Iona Community (http:/www.iona.org.uk)  based on the Isle of Iona, western Scotland. Rev…. Read more.

This week we are all aware of so much suffering in the world. Victims of airliner crashes, families in fear of bombs falling on them in Israel-Palestine, the ongoing wars in Syria, Ukraine, and the shameful prison conditions of nearly 60,000 children caught on southern border. In the gospel passage from Matthew 13 this week… Read more.

The Day of Pentecost is always a great celebration! Members and friends wore reds and yellows and oranges for worship and Rev. Rachel preached the word with fiery love! Abby Embry, worship board member, made fabric tongues of flame that danced in the choir loft, and also created a new pulpit backdrop from Marrimeko fabric… Read more.

Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990) was a German-American illustrator who is most famous for his wood engravings on themes of religion, social justice, and non-violence. A devoted Quaker for most of his life, Eichenberg was life-long friend of Dorothy Day, a large body of his work was produced by and for the Catholic Worker, her influential social justice… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourth Sunday of Lent March 30, 2014, 10:30 am Meditation “There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried.”                                                                                                                                                                          ― Oscar A. Romero From there to here  Welcome & Announcements Prelude     Prelude in G… Read more.