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January 29 Bulletin Announcements

January 27, 2023

Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed.   New Members Welcomed today! As a family of faith committed to boldly and creatively embodying the life and ministry of Jesus, we would like to join with YOU. We’d like to be a context and inspiration for your own spiritual path, and work with you to… Read more.

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January 29, 2023, Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

January 27, 2023

 A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany 10:30 am Meditation There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. ~ Francis Bacon… Read more.

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ConneXions (College Ministry)

January 19, 2023

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January 22, 2023 Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

January 19, 2023

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Third Sunday after the Epiphany 10:30 am Meditation All the buried seeds crack open in the dark the instant they surrender to a process they can’t see. ~ Mark Nepo We Gather Prelude                        Welcome                                      ¨  Call… Read more.

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Jan. 15, 2023, Worship Bulletin and Prayer Concerns

January 12, 2023

Church of Christ, Union 10:30 am Second Sunday after the Epiphany Meditation “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”  ~ Martin Luther King Jr We Gather Prelude     Welcome               ¨  Call to Worship One: Perfect Light of revelation, as you shone in the life… Read more.

Jan. 15 Bulletin Announcements

January 12, 2023

Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed.   Celebrate Hattie Parks’ 100th birthday! Stay for cake in the parlor today! Rev. Kent will be out of the office from January 18 through January 25 for a week of vacation. Melissa Holland, Interim Executive Director of the Kentucky Council of Churches will preach with Dr…. Read more.

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January 8, 2023, Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

January 5, 2023

 A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Baptism of the Lord Meditation “I am like the water that runs over me, immune to permanence, recycling endlessly. I am water; I am life. The form may change, but the substance stays the same. Strike me down and I will… Read more.

January 8 Bulletin Announcements

January 5, 2023

Children Are Welcome in the service, and a Staffed Nursery is available!        Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed.   Celebrated Hattie Parks’ 100th birthday! Send cards to the office and we’ll give them to her on the 15th! (Union Church, 200 Prospect St., Berea, KY, 40403) Prayer in Action: The Kentucky Council… Read more.

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January 1, 2023, Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

December 29, 2022

 A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union New Year’s Day A Celebration of Epiphany Meditation I suppose when we take on January 1 the world will look the same.  But there is a reminder of the Resurrection at the start of each new year, each new decade.  That’s… Read more.

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January 1, 2023 Bulletin Announcements

December 29, 2022

Announcements Children Are Welcome in the service,                                                  and a Staffed Nursery is available!        Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed.   Justice Candle Honorees sought.  Would you like to nominate some folks for us to highlight?  They can be living or dead, famous or not.   We’d especially love stories of people who are local to… Read more.

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Dec. 25, 2022, Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

December 23, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Christmas Day 10:30 am  Meditation God became man so that man might become divine. ~St. Athenasius the Great,4th Century C.E.                                                                          From There to Here: We Gather Prelude     Welcome and Invitation Welcome to this service of worship!  ¨ The Call One: If… Read more.

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Christmas Eve, 2022, 7:30 pm

December 21, 2022

Rev. Kent Gilbert, Pastor; Dr. Bernardo Scarambone, Director of Music; Pearl Marshall, Handbell Director; Larry Brandenburg, Organist; Iris Bailey, Opal Bailey, Chip & Diane Bailey, Jean Boyce, Sylvia From, Debbonnaire Kovacs, Readers     Prelude Music     From Heaven  Above to Earth I Come            F. Zachau          He Is Born (French Carol)           Raymond Haan          What Is… Read more.

Christmas Eve Reception

December 18, 2022

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December 18, 2022, Worship Bulletin and Prayer Concerns

December 16, 2022

From There to Here: We Gather Hymn Sing Choose Your Favorites! Prelude    Welcome and Invitation ¨ The Call One: When the sun rises what shall we sing? All: “My soul magnifies the Lord.” One: And when chaos and violence echo on the screen? All: “My soul magnifies the Lord.” One: For our God is a… Read more.

Dec. 18 Bulletin Announcements

December 14, 2022

Children Are Welcome in the service, and a Staffed Nursery is available! Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed, including the Children’s Moment. The balcony is a “no camera zone.” New Members Welcome! As a family of faith committed to boldly and creatively embodying the life and ministry of Jesus, we would like to… Read more.

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Dec. 11, 2022, Worship Bulletin and Prayer Concerns

December 9, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Third Sunday of Advent 10:30 am Meditation “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day.” ~Henri Nouwen From There to Here: We Gather Hymn Sing Choose Your Favorites! Prelude    Welcome… Read more.

Dec. 11 Bulletin Announcements

December 7, 2022

Children Are Welcome in the service, and a Staffed Nursery is available! Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed, including the Children’s Moment. A “no camera zone” is at the back of the balcony, behind the AV booth. Opening on Worship Board for one more member to help fulfill the important duties of serving… Read more.

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Dec. 4, 2022, Second Sunday in Advent, Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

December 2, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Second Sunday of Advent 10:30am  Meditation “Only when we tap into the deep unspoken longings within us will we find the deep peace that begs to be taken seriously.”  ~Kayla McClurg From There to Here: We Gather Hymn Sing Choose Your Favorites!… Read more.

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Dec. 4 Bulletin Announcements

November 30, 2022

Children Are Welcome in the service, and a Staffed Nursery is available! Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed, including the Children’s Moment. A “no camera zone” is at the back of the balcony, behind the AV booth. Opening on Worship Board for one more member to help fulfill the important duties of serving… Read more.

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Nov. 27, 2022, First Sunday in Advent Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

November 23, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union First Sunday of Advent 10:30 am    Meditation What can’t wait? Hope for a better day. Peace and repentance. Joy and delight! Love for self, neighbor, Creator, and creation. God is waiting and ready. Step in! From There to Here: We… Read more.

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Thanksgiving Eve Service

November 23, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union November  23, 2022  7:00 pm    Meditation Dance, when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance, when you’re perfectly free. ~ Rumi The First Path: Recognizing… Read more.

Nov. 27 Bulletin Announcements

November 23, 2022

Want to help make our sanctuary beautiful for Advent & Christmas? We’ll order and pick up poinsettias for you! Please click & fill out the form to pay for & designate them in memory or in honor of someone and have their name printed in the bulletin. After the holidays, take your plants home to… Read more.

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In Memoriam: Maurice Hibbard

November 22, 2022

Maurice Hibbard, beloved retired Air Force chaplain, passed away Nov. 21, 2022.

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Nov. 20, 2022, Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

November 18, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 29) 10:30 am    Meditation I took my horse, and rode five hundred miles, searching for a place where I could fulfill my mission. I did not know where I should go; but one thing was… Read more.

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Advent and Christmas Events

November 15, 2022

There are things in this world that just can’t wait. Join us for a season of Expectation and Wonder! All services and events are free and open to the public. Debbonnaire Kovacs is offering a four-part audio story, read by a live fire, called The Christmas Dollar. It’s on her YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0nwtbizVDE&list=PL5G92KVqktOK_ALKfWQtYqoVjUSGqZE67 

Nov. 13, 2022 Bulletin Announcements

November 11, 2022

Coming Up Berea College Homecoming Next Weekend! Many events around campus and town, here’s what’s happening at Union Church: Saturday, Nov. 19 at 1:30 pm, Black Music Ensemble’s Homecoming Concert will be held in the sanctuary. All welcome, no charge Sunday, Nov. 20’s Worship Service, we will welcome Rev. LeSette Wright, Dean of Berea College’s… Read more.

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Nov. 13, 2022, Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

November 11, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28) 10:30 am    Meditation “Humanity’s great wisdom traditions are given not to compete with each other but to complete each other. We need each other as much as the species of the earth need one… Read more.

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November 6, 2022, All Saints Sunday, Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

November 4, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union All Saints Commemoration Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 27) 10:30 am    Meditation Earth cannot escape heaven, Flee it by going up, Or flee it by going down, Heaven still invades the Earth, Energizes it, Makes it sacred. ~Meister Eckardt The… Read more.

Nov. 6 Bulletin Announcements

November 4, 2022

Children Are Welcome in the service, and a Staffed Nursery is available! Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed, including the Children’s Moment. A “no camera zone” is at the back of the balcony, behind the AV booth. Union Church’s Auction Event! Mark your calendars!   The Union Church auction to benefit flood relief in… Read more.

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ConneXions Student Ministries

November 2, 2022

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October 30, 2022, Worship Bulletin and Prayer Concerns

October 28, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 26) 10:30 am    Meditation  We will never be able to build what we have not first cherished in our hearts. ~Joanna Macy and Sam Mowe, “The Work That Reconnects” The First Path: Recognizing the Inherent… Read more.

October 30 Announcements

October 27, 2022

Children Are Welcome in the service, and a Staffed Nursery is available! Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed, including the Children’s Moment. A “no camera zone” is at the back of the balcony, behind the AV booth. Climate Change Discussion Group today at 3 pm Important Climate Change Meeting Today, 3 pm Please… Read more.

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Union Church’s Auction Event is LIVE!

October 27, 2022

     Mark your calendars!   The Union Church auction to benefit flood relief in Eastern Kentucky IS LIVE!Use this link to see and bid on these wonderful items– https://www.fordbrothersinc.com/auction/union-church-benefit-auction-for-eastern-ky-flood-relief—absolute-online-auction-64627/detailsAuction closes at 6 pm on Friday, November 11.  Don’t miss out on the opportunity to bid on some fabulous treasures from art work and antiques to handmade baskets and… Read more.

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Creation & Evolution: Must we Choose?

October 26, 2022

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October 23, 2022, Worship Bulletin and Prayer Concerns

October 22, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 25) 10:30 am Meditation “When Christ was in pain we were in pain. All creatures of God’s creation that can suffer pain suffered with him. The sky and the earth failed at the time of Christ’s… Read more.

Oct. 23 Bulletin Announcements

October 21, 2022

Children Are Welcome in the service, and a Staffed Nursery is available! Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed, including the Children’s Moment. A “no camera zone” is at the back of the balcony, behind the AV booth. Today: Reproductive Justice: Why It Matters For Christians Join Rev. Kent and special guest, Margaret Velto,… Read more.

How Public Policy Effects Real Life

Why Public Policy Matters

October 18, 2022

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Confirmation Recognition & Halloween Potluck, Oct. 30th

October 17, 2022

At 10:30am Oct. 30th we will recognize our Confirmation students for their 8 weeks of study and learning. Following the service, about 11:30am, we will have a Halloween Potluck Meal downstairs in the Community Room. Community Life and Growth will provide Soup (including a vegan option), table service and drinks. We will also have pumpkin… Read more.

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Gathering of Friends Old & New

October 16, 2022

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October 16, 2022, Worship Bulletin and Prayer Concerns

October 14, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24) 10:30 am    Meditation “Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s laws wrong, it learned to walk without having feet. Funny, it seems but by keeping… Read more.

The Talk

Oct. 16 Announcements

October 14, 2022

Children Are Welcome in the service, and a Staffed Nursery is available! Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed, including the Children’s Moment. A “no camera zone” is at the back of the balcony, behind the AV booth. Today: New Members Welcomed! As a family of faith committed to boldly and creatively embodying the… Read more.

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Beyond “The Talk:” Why and How to Talk to Youth About Sex

October 4, 2022

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Support Choir Scholarship Students

October 3, 2022

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October 2, 2022, Worship Bulletin & Prayer Concerns

September 30, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22) World Communion Sunday 10:30 am    Meditation No matter how different we are we will always be bonded with our faith…. Let us celebrate our faith and our unity on the occasion of World Communion… Read more.

Oct. 2 Announcements

September 30, 2022

COVID Guidelines Reviewed at Church Council Meeting, Sept. 19 Our goal is to make the updated guidance simple and ensure continuity of all church activities while empowering congregants to choose what makes them feel safe.  ¨ Union Church recommends masks and will provide them at all building entrances. ¨ The sides of the sanctuary are set aside… Read more.

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Sept. 25, 2022, Worship Bulletin and Prayer Concerns

September 23, 2022

A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 21) 10:30 am If you love friends, you will serve your friends. If you love community, you will serve your community. If you love money, you will serve your money. And if you love only yourself,… Read more.

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Announcements for Sept 25

September 23, 2022

Happening at Union Church COVID Guidelines Reviewed at Church Council Meeting, Sept. 19 Our goal is to make the updated guidance simple and ensure continuity of all church activities while empowering congregants to choose what makes them feel safe.  ¨ Union Church recommends masks and will provide them at all building entrances. ¨ The sides of the… Read more.

STUDENT LED WORSHIPDIALOGUE

September 16, 2022

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Songs of Emancipation

Sept. 18 Announcements

September 16, 2022

Children are welcome in the service or Nursery available · Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed, including the Children’s Moment. A “no camera zone” is at the back of the balcony, behind the AV booth. Today, new members welcomed! As a family of faith committed to boldly and creatively embodying the life and ministry… Read more.

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Upcoming Events

August 23, 2022

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Lawn Party/Ice Cream Social

July 22, 2022

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ATWATER-DONNELLY DUO

June 15, 2022

PENTECOST PICNIC

PENTECOST PICNIC W/MAY POLE DANCE

May 12, 2022

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Discussion: Abortion and the Faith Community

May 6, 2022

Discussion May 11, 7:00 pm The recent challenges to safe, legal abortion is already having profound consequences for women in our community. Those challenges may intensify if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Join Rev. Kent (Live in the Community Room or on Zoom) for a loving, faithful conversation about what can, and should,… Read more.

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LEMONADE IN THE SHADE

May 5, 2022

After Service Fellowship – Sundays in Summer JOIN US OUTDOORS IN THE SHADE EACH SUNDAY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS FOR GREAT SNACKS, LEMONADE AND WATER. IF YOU CAN ASSIST US IN BRINGING SNACKS, AND/OR HELP WITH SET UP AND CLEAN UP, PLEASE CLICK VOLUNTEER FORM

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Easter Egg Hunt, 2022

April 5, 2022

Current Student/Young Adult Study Dialogue Opportunity

January 26, 2022

Volunteer for Children’s Church/Ministries

January 22, 2022

Volunteer for Children’s Church/Ministries Union Church is seeking volunteers to be trained to serve as Children’s Church leaders and assistants. In order to offer Children’s Church, we need at least two adults present each week. We are seeking at least 4 volunteers, currently, to be trained and who are willing to be scheduled on a once a… Read more.

CONFIRMATION NEWS

January 21, 2022

CONFIRMATION NEWS Confirmation is a way your student can come to affirm their baptism and/or grow more deeply in their understanding of the Progressive Christian faith taught within our congregation’s values, vision, and mission. Your student will be connected with a Mentor who will attend at least 4 out the 18–20, 60-minute sessions, and will… Read more.

Interested in Serving on a Board?

January 21, 2022

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Jan. 22 Bulletin Announcements

January 19, 2023

 Please note that Union Church services are livestreamed.   Rev. Kent will be out of the office through January 25 for a week of vacation. New Members Welcomed January 29!  As a family of faith committed to boldly and creatively embodying the life and ministry of Jesus, we would like to join with YOU. We’d… Read more.

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