Beginning, Monday Church member David Parks will offer Zen teaching: Meditation, Koans, Conversation on Mondays beginning Oct. 29, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Cowan Chapel. No experience necessary, all welcome. Experience the beauty of Zen, hearts opening to life just as it is.
Bluegrass Sunday — This Sunday, Nov. 4, Al, Alice & Ruth will provide the service music!
The Berea Free Market will be Thursday at 5:30 -7:00 pm in the Community Room at the public library. Make space in your life! Bring what you no longer need. Take what you do need. Everything is FREE! Usable (and legal) items that will fit in a car are welcome. Surplus items will be donated to Friends of Paint Lick to keep the bounty circulating through their Free Store. Donations are accepted after 5:00 PM on the day of the event. Please share this event to spread the word!
From Rev. Kent: Thanks to All! Thanks to those who made pledges and tithes Sunday to help the witness of Christ’s love be visible. Thanks to those 100 or so who came peacefully and respectfully to express their views: we were founded so that you might have the freedom to do so. And thanks to those who are working hard for health and well-being, particularly in women’s health and access to care in the sea of misinformation that some people swim in. You are following Jesus in seeking health for all. I’m glad to report there were very few, if any, protesters who expressed themselves in negative ways and as ever, we want to thank the Berea Police Department, who helped everything run smoothly so everyone’s rights could be respected.
Friday, Nov. 2, 7 pm. Poor People’s Campaign: Rev. Barber and Liz Theoharis preaching: politicians listening. Reserve your seat today (see link below) and join the Kentucky Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and National Co-Chairs Rev. Drs. Barber and Theoharis as we hold a Poor People’s Hearing in Lexington, KY to lift up the voices of the poor, directly impacted, and faith leaders, to demand that our nation’s elected officials take action to fight systemic racism, poverty, the war economy and militarism, ecological devastation, and our nation’s distorted moral narrative of Christian nationalism. At Total Grace Church, 1313 N. Limestone St. Lexington, KY 40505
Click here to reserve your seat:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/ky-poor-peoples-hearing/
Two Hundred Strong: a Choral-Orchestral Collaboration. November 4, 3:00 pm, sanctuary, in honor of the Spring, 2019 Retirement of Dr. Stephen Bolster.
Five musical ensembles from three regional colleges/universities will be joining the Berea College Concert Choir in a collaborative performance in Union Church.
The Asbury University Chorale, Vicki Bell, conductor; and the Centre College Choir, Johann Van Niekirk, conductor will form a 140-voice choir along with the Berea College Concert Choir, Stephen Bolster, conductor. The Asbury University Orchestra, Nathan Miller, conductor, and the Centre College Orchestra, Robert J. Seebacher, conductor will join forces to form a 60-member orchestral ensemble to perform sections of the Firebird Suite by Igor Stravinsky, and will also accompany the choirs on the centerpiece of the program, the Schicksalslied, Op. 54 (Song of Destiny) of Johannes Brahms, conducted by Stephen Bolster.
Professor Bolster will also conduct the massed choirs on “I’m gonna sing ‘til the spirit moves in my heart,” a stirring African-American spiritual arranged by Moses Hogan. Collaborative pieces conducted by the other conductors include Laudate pueri from the Vesperae solemnes de confessore by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, David Pegel’s anthem “Keep watch, Dear Lord,” Ecce sacerdos magnus by Anton Bruckner, and Indondana, a South African song.
Wednesday Nite Live menu for Halloween: Soups are black (black bean & sausage), orange (carrot & tomato) and green (spinach & rice), breads are black (pumpernickel), yellow (cornbread) and brown (rolls), and the salad is spinach & sweet potato. Citrus salad, Halloween candy and cookies for dessert. Next week: POTLUCK for the first Weds. of the month. Then it’s soup season! Cooks needed, see clipboard in the vestibule.
Resilient kids, connected parents Parenting Classes Wednesdays in November (7th, 14th, 28th)! Come to a three-week group at Wednesday Night Live to support each other in the hard work of nurturing children in the 21st century. When we first have our children, it’s tempting to think that the job will get easier as our children sleep through the night, get out of diapers, and get past the tantrum stage. In reality, we find that each age and stage presents challenges and struggles, and we need support! Led by Jenny Hobson from our Faith Development Board, this group will use excerpts from the work of Daniel Siegel and Tina Bryson as a jumping-off point to support each other and learn new strategies for dealing with the challenges that face our growing kids. Siegel and Bryson are pioneers in using new knowledge about neuroscience to craft everyday, practical strategies to help children become balanced, resilient, insightful, and empathetic. 6:30 -7:30pm on Wednesday, after the meal, on November 7th, 14th, and 28th. Childcare is provided. Call or text Jenny with questions or to sign up: 859-893-1075 or jennyhobsonschoice@gmail.com.
You may have noticed some mobiles of piano hammers hanging around the church! These mobiles have been made from the hammers taken out of our grand piano during its renovation this past summer. If you are interested, please take one. We are asking for a donation of $25 that will be credited to account Organ Fund. Make a note on any donation that it is for the mobile and checks can be made out to Union Church. Thanks, and enjoy!
Betty Wray is having a birthday (11/11) and we want to celebrate her! Come to a special birthday coffee hour after worship on Nov. 11. Call Sarah Miller if you can bring something sweet! 859-544-3873.
Meals for Jennie Kiteck. Friends, if you or your children ever played strings with Jennie Kiteck, now might be a nice time to reconnect briefly. She’s not doing much cooking these days and Union Church has set up a MealTrain to provide a home-cooked meal for her once a week on Friday evenings. She is an adventurous eater and does a great job washing up your containers! Use this MealTrain link: https://mealtrain.com/dwkg44
Please Sign up to Read Scripture or to Help Greet and Usher! Please use our electronic sign up system, http://signup. com/go/xkdVtB, where you can pick a date that works for you and get reminders! OR you can also call the office and we’ll get you on the lists.
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