Next Sunday! June 30 – Come to Worship, meet our Sabbatical Replacement Minister, Rev. Nate Craddock, and then join in a picnic at Rev. Kent and Diana’s at 298 Harrison Rd. after church to welcome Rev. Nate and family.
Arrive around 12:30 p.m., bring a dish to share, along with picnic plates, utensils, and cups, lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on. Then stay around for Stream Clean-up at 2:30 p.m. or to continue visiting and/or to help with clean-up.
Grilled beef, veggie burgers and hot dogs, buns and condiments provided, along with drinks.
Footwear for Stream Clean-up: old sneakers, crocs, or waders, wear clothes you won’t mind getting wet. Garbage bags, gloves, and instructions will be provided. Bring a “grabber” if you have one.
Rain Location (hopefully not needed)! Community Room at the Church.
About Rev. Nate: The Rev. Nate Craddock is a writer, composer, pastor, podcaster, and spiritual director in the Bluegrass, where he has a produces the Jailbreak the Sacred podcast, drinks a lot of Diet Dr Pepper, and helps people to tell their stories using ancient technologies for understanding one’s place in space and time.
Nate completed his MDiv at Asbury Theological Seminary, [most of] his MA in historical musicology at the University of Kentucky, and a BA in music composition at Asbury University. After finishing seminary (and coming out), he worked in human services as a youth care worker and job coach for adults with disabilities for several years while figuring out where to land within the Church, and eventually found his way to the United Church of Christ after orbiting the world of Independent Catholicism and the Episcopal Church for a while. Because of that, he’s church mutt and, for better or for worse, a terrible Protestant, but he absolutely and utterly adores the United Church of Christ and is beyond thrilled to have found a home that takes seriously its covenant to welcome all and work for justice.
Nate welcomes the opportunity to bring all of his stories and passions with Union for the next few months. Nate lifts weights, writes music, and reads dead languages for fun when not working. Nate lives with his husband Michael, daughter Lucy, and their Pembroke Welsh Corgi, Calvin, in Lexington, KY, where Michael is completing his Ed.S. degree in School Psychology.
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