Learn more about the church next week! Come One, Come All! Each fourth Sunday of the month anyone wanting to know more about Union Church or wanting to explore church membership, are invited to come to the Classroom, past the office at the end of the hall, and join in conversation after worship.
Next movie night March 28! 5:00 The Sound of Music, Community Room. All welcome, no charge.
Children’s Church seeks teachers for the 2020-2021 school year. Teachers commit to leading activities one Sunday per month during the school year. Interested folks should contact Laura Nagle.
Let’s Do Lunch: Lenten Lunches begin March 1, right after service in the Community Room, and continue through the season of Lent. Come on down for food and fellowship—lunch is prepared by our boards (sugg. donation $5).
Union Church’s Annual Meeting will be March 15, 2020. Board chairs Annual Reports are due in the office February 26 and we plan to have them available at worship on March 8. Thank you! If you need copies of previous years’ reports for reference, I can them send to you. Joan English, Office Admin. PLUS if you have any photos of church life in 2019, send ‘em along. We’d love to include them.
Volunteer for “Room in the Inn,” a warm place to sleep, which operates through the winter. Room in the Inn provides dinner, a warm place to sleep and breakfast to those without shelter in the winter months. Inns rotate locations in Berea during the week and Union Church is the Sunday Inn. Registration is every evening between 5 & 6 p.m. at 138 Mary Street. After 6 p.m. there will be no one accepted into the program for that evening. You do not need a photo ID or any ID to register. If you would like to volunteer with RITI, you can do so at union-church.org under the “Volunteer tab.” If you would like to make a contribution to RITI for the 2020 season, please make your check out to “Union Church” and write “RITI” in the memo line. Contributions of any amount gratefully accepted. Mission and Service Board.
Save the Dates & Watch for Details!
March 4, First Wednesday Potluck
March 14, KFTC Pie Auction
March 28, Sound of Music Movie Singalong
April 24, SaraCare Celebration
May 1, Youth Group Talent Show
May 8, Classic Chorale Concert
Around Town:
Alzheimer’s Support Groups in February: all at the Madison County Extension Office, 230 Duncannon Lane , Richmond. Call to register: 1-800-272-3900, all from 10-1.
· Middle Stages Feb. 21
· Late Stages Feb. 28
Free tickets available for Woodsongs live radio show at the Lyric Theater in Lexington. The show is taped live on Monday nights, and you have to be seated no later than 6:45 pm. The show runs till approx. 8:15 pm. Dates available through the spring and summer. Contact Sune Frederiksen for availability, 859-248-0690.
Host families needed for Danish students March 22-26. 23 boarding school students from Skals Efterskole in Mid-Jutland will visit Berea, including Berea College & Community School. They are 16-17 years old and speak English. The tour leader is Peter Sloth, who worked with the Danish American Exchange Program at Berea College and the Folk Circle Ass’n around 2005-06. Contact Sune Frederiksen, 248-0690.
Victory Garden Blitz, April 3-4, 2020 Order your raised garden beds at: sustainableberea.org/garden-blitz And contact Sustainable Berea to volunteer!Cell/Text – 859-893-4590
Office – 859-985-1689
Deck and Ramp Projects Made Possible: Union Church in Chicago is again coming down to Berea for a work experience. They are looking for households in need of accessibility ramps, decks to improve their homes, and other construction projects that would benefit those who could not otherwise afford the work. If you or someone you know has such a need, please contact Rev. Kent or Guy Patrick (859-986-7942) before April 19, when site evaluations will be considered.
Construction Update: It has begun… Traffic and parking will be affected for the span of demolishing and rebuilding Kettering dorm (a year +). Use extra caution, especially when pulling in and out of the parking lot. Please ONLY use the spots facing in to the building, along the fence row. The spots in the center of the lot will need to be left empty for moving large equipment (except Sundays).
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