Opportunities to be more involved in worship at Union Church!
· Communion Bread Baker(s). Each month we bake gluten-free bread (from a mix) for communion. We are looking for a baker or team of bakers who can bake this bread on the Saturday before communion each month.
· Worship Readers, Ushers, and Greeters. Everyone is welcome to sign up on the sheets in the front of the. Worship Readers read the call to worship, scripture, and prayer. Ushers help serve communion (first Sundays) and collect offering. Greeters hand out bulletins at the doors. All hands welcome!
· Coffee Hour snack bringers. You can make them yourself, or buy. It’s the company that matters!!
Please sign up in the Community Room or contact the office or a member of Worship Board (Teresa Gowler, Diane Bailey, EJ Stokes, Paul Jacobs, Jennifer Melton) Thank you!
If you’ve got graduates among your family or friends, please let us know as soon as possible by calling Joan English at the church office at 859-986-3725or email her at office@union-church.org. If you include a photo, we’ll share it!
We will recognize our graduates in our morning worship service on May 21 and will have a special coffee hour after church in their honor.
It’s not too late to share your thoughts! Final All-Church conversation NEXT Sunday, after Worship & Coffee Hour: You’re invited to join in a conversation, led by Rev. Kent, about how we can sustain our beloved Union Church community going forward – funding what matters, engaging new folks into the work, how we staff this effort, and what we can do that we are not currently doing. YOUR voice is important, you are invited to participate – or attend and listen.
Vote on Tuesday!! We’ve got a primary election & local option regarding alcohol sales in Madison County coming up on May 16. If you’re in Berea, and need a ride to the polls, call the office & we’ll make a plan to get you there! 859-986-3725.
Trucks Needed Wednesday May 17… The Youth Group will be helping move Alva Peloquin’s apartment things out of Morning Pointe in Richmond but need pickup truck and drivers to bring the furniture back to the church Wednesday evening. Call the office (859-986-3725) if you are able to help!
Kentucky’s SB150: A Resource Guide for the Trans and LGBTQ+ Community
What does SB150 say?
SB150 is a sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ bill – with several components that are especially dangerous when it comes to transgender youth accessing critical health care. The bill prohibits transgender-related healthcare in Kentucky for people under the age of 18; this means that care such as gender-affirming hormone therapy and puberty blockers will soon be inaccessible in Kentucky for most trans people until they turn 18. In-state healthcare providers who violate the law will risk losing their license.
There is vague language in the bill limiting access to gender-affirming mental health services in school settings, but these restrictions do not prohibit access to gender-affirming mental health care outside of schools. This is an evolving area of law and the law is intentionally vague when it comes to what exactly is prohibited as well as how it is enforced. That said, the law does not say that people cannot leave Kentucky and access care in states where it is legal to do so, and a court would likely agree that it is unconstitutional to block people from traveling to other states.
More info HERE
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