Coming Up
June 2-6; 9-13, Berea Arts Council’s summer day camp in Community Room
June 7, Memorial Service for Larry Shinn, sanctuary; followed by a reception in the Community Room
Help Protect Medicaid and Medicare: use your voice to protect those most in need of healthcare. Consider letters to the editor, calling/writing KY Senators Paul and McConnell, and participating in public comment forums frequently offered by the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy: kypolicy.org and Kentucky Voices for Health: kyvoicesforhealth.org. Both are excellent sources of current info.
Love Demands Justice for All. Our Mission & Service Board has established a social justice committee with the intent of facilitating our witness in a rapidly changing world. Anyone & everyone is welcome to be a part of the committee—sign up here.
Madison/Clark County Habitat for Humanity just announced the first build in 2025. The family waiting for this home speak eloquently about their struggles with “life’s hardships.” They want nothing more than to have stability and peace for themselves and their child. “God tells us to give all our worries and troubles into His hands and it will eventually work out.”
Union Church has a long tradition of supporting Habitat for Humanity. The Mission and Service Board is pleased to continue that tradition by donating $500.00 toward the $200,000.00 needed for this home. We are asking the congregation to match this donation. Contact Tennant Kirk or Carla Gilbert for information about other ways to contribute.
Berea Comprehensive Plan Open House, Thursday, May 29, 5:30 – 7:00 PM at the Berea Gallery & Event Center, 633 Chestnut Street, Berea. The City of Berea is updating its Comprehensive Plan — a long-range roadmap that guides how our community will grow and thrive over the next 20 years. As we look beyond today and plan for a more sustainable, inclusive, and opportunity-rich Berea, your input is essential!
Berea Pride Communi-tea & Conversation – Board and Card Games!! May 31, 11-1 in the Community Room
Jennifer Elam to present about Brave Angels May 31, 1-2 pm, First Christian Church. YOU ARE INVITED: Following the town hall moderated by Rev. Kent, the Kentucky Party contacted Jennifer Elam and requested that she do a presentation at their convention on Braver Angels, an organization started in 2016 to bring civil conversations to those who differ. Stanley Kramer and Steve Alan will play music for the event. KP will also have an art show.
Attend a Mutual Aid Mixer on May 31st at 6 pm at the Friends Meeting House in Berea, 300 Harrison Road. This event is being planned by folks in the We Show Up Mutual Aid group, working to support neighbors in need and those impacted by recent presidential decrees. There will be food trucks and fun activities and opportunities to connect with people and organizations in Madison County involved in directly meeting local needs.
The Berea Human Rights Commission will celebrate its 2nd Annual June-teenth Celebration on Sunday, June 15th from 4:00 – 7:00pm at the Berea Tourism Pavilion – Chestnut St., Berea.
Want to help? Contact Mim Pride (217-827-1505).
Local Scam Alert Berea Home Village has become aware of an older adult who was scammed recently by phone. The caller claimed to be a represent-ative of his/her banking institution and said his/her account had been compromised and the funds needed to be moved to an encrypted account immediately, which the individual did. He/she was told not to contact his/her bank and didn’t. As a result, the funds were lost!
Police indicated that 2 or 3 others had been caught in this scam in Madison County.
June 8 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
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