Worship Board

Thirst! Lack of water can drive us mad. Lack of spiritual upwellings, oases, or streams of grace, can leave us devastated. Whether slowly drying out or suddenly deprived, we all need “living water,” as Jesus tells the woman at the well in last Sunday’s Gospel reading.  For whatever journey you may be on this week,… Read more.

Anyone who has been a part of services at Union Church knows how much our choirs and musicians and directors put into preparing the aural elements of our praise and prayers. The special anthem sung on Sunday “You Who Understand” by Antoine Oomen and Huub Oosterhuis is rich with symbolism and meaning. We were unable… Read more.

One of the blessings of a sabbatical time is the opportunity to experience and learn completely different things.  As we invest in the rest of Kent’s sabbatical, we open ourselves to the same kinds of exploration that he is experiencing in his travels. We have some fantastic gifts of preachers of the Word here in… Read more.

This week in the Gospel reading from Luke,  Jesus tells a confounding parable of a corrupt owner, a dishonest steward, and some lucky borrowers. Here is the prayer we offered in response to a complicated world and Jesus’ call to examine our loyalty to money and greed in contrast to our loyalty to a different… Read more.

Pope Francis has issued an urgent call for fasting and prayer for Syria.  The wider faith community of Berea is invited to join  members of St. Clare to respond in a Prayer Service for Peace in the Middle East on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 4 pm at St. Clare Church. The prayer service will… Read more.

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Tenth Sunday after Pentecost            July 28, 2013   Please use this bulletin to follow along in our worship service.  You can view the service by clicking “Watch Video” on the homepage.   Do I not destroy my enemies when I make… Read more.

In the reading for this week, we enter the house of Mary and Martha. One of them is doing the exact right thing in the wrong way, and the other is doing the wrong thing in the right spirit. We find ourselves in both of these situations, seeking to balance competing goods, competing needs. Here… Read more.

In the midst of doing hard things, hard times can come and come heavy. God often works through surprising communities of care in those circumstances and speaks in, through, and around the sound and fury of other, even demonic, voices. Here is the prayer written by Rev. Kent and offered so graciously by worship leader… Read more.