Next Sunday is Pentecost! Wear Red to Symbolize Flames of the Holy Spirit!
Pentecost celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit 50 days after Easter. Pentecost is the birthday of the Christian church. At Union Church, it’s become our custom to wear red to church to reflect the color of the tongues of fire that symbolize the Holy Spirit. 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
It’s not too late to share your thoughts! Final All-Church conversation 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.
Potluck TONIGHT, 5:30 – 7:00 pm. David Bucura, of Rwanda Peace Teams will celebrate the team’s work in bringing refugees from Rwanda to a farm near Louisville for resettlement and employment.
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!
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 HERE
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