Coming Up
Today, 6:30 pm – Compline, Cowan Chapel
May 21 – 11-5, Blood Drive, Community Room
May 22 – last Open Table before a summer break
June 2 – Mission Trip to Recovering Joy Arts & Nature Center
July 31 – Pool Party! 7-9 at the City Pool
Today is Pentecost!
Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit 50 days after Easter. Pentecost is the birthday of the Christian church. Before Jesus was crucified, he told his disciples that the Holy Spirit would come after him:
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever — the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” John 14:16–18
And 40 days after Jesus was resurrected (10 days after he ascended into heaven), that promise was fulfilled when Peter and the early Church were in Jerusalem for Pentecost: “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” Acts 2:1–4
Open Table Weds at 5:30 in the
Community Room—all welcome, NO charge! May 22Menu:
Open Table Weds at 5:30 in the
Community Room—all welcome, NO charge!
May 22 Menu:
* Pulled pork Hawaiian style
* Grilled pineapple
* Lomi Lomi (smoked salmon salad)
* Potato salad
* Coleslaw
* Hawaiian rolls
* Pineapple Dream cake
* Smore’s bars
* Watermelon
Pls note — Open Table will take a summer break after May 22.
Today is Pentecost! Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit 50 days after Easter. Pentecost is the birthday of the Christian church. Before Jesus was crucified, he told his disciples that the Holy Spirit would come after him:
“And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever — the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.” John 14:16–18
And 40 days after Jesus was resurrected (10 days after he ascended into heaven), that promise was fulfilled when Peter and the early Church were in Jerusalem for Pentecost: “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.” Acts 2:1–4
May 19, 2-4 pm. Special Service & Meal at UP Initiative, 292 Glades Rd. Ste. 7
Announcing a Mission Trip! The Mission & Service Board will host a day trip on Sunday, June 2 to the Recovering Joy Arts and Nature Center. The center, located near Somerset, is one of the service programs supported by Union Church contributions. Founder and Director Brenda Richardson will welcome our group for a tour and description of services at 2pm. The tour includes the working farm land so boots or sturdy shoes are advised. Cars will depart from Union Church at 1:00 pm and anticipate returning about 5:00 pm.
From the mission statement: “The mission of the Recovering Joy Arts and Nature Center is to nurture a deepened experience of life for those who come to Samara Fields sheep farm by modeling circular, sustainable economies, and providing opportunities to make art and create community with other people and the other-than-human world… Our model demonstrates that the means and processes of sustainable living are at hand within the woods and fields of this region, and revitalizes a strength of the Appalachian culture to ‘make do’ in transformative ways.
The projects title for the year is Caringly, Carefully Crafting. Themes for all projects are earth-centered. Our aim is to cultivate work that transforms values, knowledge and exploration into well-crafted outcomes. A cottage industry collective that includes artists who select themselves into the work, community members and graduates of Sky Hope is our long-term goal.”
Contact Tennant Kirk tykirk53@ gmail.com to reserve your spot & for more information.
Planning Team for the Union Church Info Booth at the Spoonbread Festival Sept. 20-22 Looking for folks interested in joining a “Planning Team” for our Info Booth! Please talk to Pam Chabora at our Open Table, after Church and/or contact at pamela. chabora @gmail.com or 701-430-1439 (Texting is BEST) so we can do a little touch-base meeting before crazy Summer kicks in!!
Apt/House with walk in Shower Needed: The Lockwood Family (kin to Kelly and Terry Mehler) will soon be moving to Berea, and have reached out for help finding a place for Jordan Lockwood’s father, Steve, so he can move here too. He needs a one story place with a walk in shower and access to a flat sidewalk so he can walk his small dog, Teddy. If you any leads or ideas, please let the church office know and we’ll help make the connections!
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