Rev. Kent is away leading our sister city delegation to Japan until October 20.
Ellen Mink is recovering well from her second knee replacement. She & her husband could use some help with meals. Please use this link: https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/o397qd.
This is Gay Pride Week—daily events are scheduled. The Mocktail Mixer will be held in our Community Room tonight at 7. Everyone is welcome to attend them all, especially Saturday’s event, a Family Block Party at the Berea City Park from 10-2 and a parade at 5:30. See poster in the hallway for the full schedule.
Come to Wednesday Nite Live! All welcome for a Cuban dinner at 5:45 pm ($5 donation if able). Witness for Peace Southeast Speaker and Program & Youth Group at 6:30, Handbell rehearsal at 7. Union Church is privileged to host Alicia Sevila Hidalgo from Havana, Cuba’s Martin Luther King Center. She lives and works in Matanzas, Cuba as a pastor, ecumenical leader, popular educator and prison educator focusing on gender and liberation theology. She will be accompanied by a WFP Team from Raleigh, NC.
“Do One Thing Different” Special Wednesday Nite Live October 24, 5:45 pm supper & 6:30 presentation. Get important financial strategies from a membership organization of Christians that’s been helping members be wise with money and live generously for more than 100 years.
Everybody’s talking about one thing they can do differently to improve some aspect of their financial life. Even one change can make a big impact. Get facts to help you make more informed decisions. Then choose to do one thing differently to positively affect the way you share, save or spend. This session is hosted by Thrivent Financial representatives Joseph R Volpi and Rachel A Hooker, CLTC (No products will be sold at this event)
Pearl Marshall will perform a solo handbell recital for the next Cecilian Club meeting. It’s 10:15am, Sat. Oct 20, at the Episcopal Church of Our Savior on 25N in Richmond. Jenny Bromley is accompanying. All welcome.
Madison County Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Halloween Spectacular October 21, 6-8:30 pm, Union Church Community Room, Chili Cookoff, costume contest and silent auction!
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!
PDFs of the Directory available for the asking. Update: Betty Wray’s phone number is back to 859-986-4377.
Church member David Parks will offer Bluegrass Zen: 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.
October 28, 3-5, Community Room. Planned Parenthood of Indiana & Kentucky invites everyone to an afternoon of refreshments and conversation about reproductive justice and the importance of increasing access to care in the community. Please join the staff and President & CEO, Christie Gillespie to discuss the grown to tele-medicine and contraceptive access and how that affects Berea. RSVP to Heather Bruner (heather.bruner@ppink.org or 502-400-2302) by October 24.
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 (the link will be live in the emailed Monday announcements).
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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