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 for those who would like to stay socially distant from their neighbors.
¨ Any group size limits and food service are up to the group using the space.
¨ We will ask all groups to disinfect surfaces after finishing their event.
¨ The balcony shall be closed to congregants when the county is in the red zone.
¨ The Church Council will review these guidelines as needed.
Children are welcome in the service, or 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.
Book Study POSTPONED – now October 9, 3 pm – Joan Moore is recovering from Covid. She’s vaccinated and her symptoms have thankfully been mild. She’ll start next Sunday —more time to order & read the book!
Joan Moore invites all who are interested to gather for a discussion of Katherine Hayhoe’s book Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World. All community citizens of planet Earth are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Reading the book is simply a way for us to start talking and brainstorming about what we can do as a community to support each other …..this is for ourselves, our families, our community, town, state…..and planet.
By meeting and working together we can have an impact. Sunday afternoon at 3:00-4:30, starting October 9, Union Church Community Room. Each session may be started with a brief breathing meditation. Email Joan Moore if interested. joan.smilingheart1@gmail.com
Music Jam at Union Church October 8 & 22
The month of October will find two Berea Old Time Music Circle Jams happening, Saturdays Oct. 8 & 22, 10:00 a.m. until noonish in Union Church’s Parlor. All are welcome. Come to play your acoustic instrument, sing, dance, or just listen.
Thanks to Deborah Thompson and The Folk Circle Association of Berea, KY for all of the support and to the Berea Farmers Market for hosting this spring/summer. Chairs are provided at this great acoustic location for traditional old time music making. This will likely be a twice-a-month event going forward!
Received from Annriette Stolte …
“Dearest Union Church friends,
I appreciate more than I have words to express the love & support you all have given me as I mourn the passing of Bill. The flowers & plants are a continual presence
Auction Donations Needed For Union Church’s Auction Event!
The Mission and Service Board appreciates all the donations that have been made and those that you intend to make to this year’s auction (first weekend in November). Last year the auction raised $5000 for Mission projects! In order to have the most successful auction, we need to know about the treasures you are donating. Please add a note to your donation with the following information.
· Item donated
· Description/ ‘story” (Who owned this previously? Is it an antique? Or a collectible? )
· Estimated value
· Donor name and contact information
· Do you want a receipt for taxes?
For convenience, a form with these questions is available in the office, or we can email it to you. More info needed? Contact Tennant Kirk 859-200-0179.
Around Town — Coming Up!
Two Fundraisers Coming Up October 7 & 8!
Berea Home Village Celebration and Fund-Raising Event Friday, October 7, 6 pm at Churchill’s
“It takes a Village.” Berea Home Village provides services to allow folks to stay in their home, aging in place, as long as possible.
Join Kent Gilbert, auctioneer, Ruth, Daxson and Raymond from the McLain Family Band, and your friends and neighbors, with dinner from Honeysuckle.
Tickets are $40 at the door; or online at www.bereahomevillage; or call 859-358-8610 to reserve a ticket and send a check.
Room in the Inn (RITI) Saturday, October 8, 6 pm at Churchill’s
RITI is hosting a charity gala to fully fund the emergency shelter for the 90-day season this winter.
Dinner from Masala Fine dining and Jazz by the Laura Bost Trio. Tickets are $25 and available at Eventbrite or by PayPal (riti.berea@gmail.com) or mail a check to RITI Berea; PO Box 1450; Berea.
RITI must fully fund the 3-month shelter program for the winter and needs to raise $60,000 to operate the all-volunteer life-saving shelter, meals, compassion and resources during the coldest months of the year.
Outdoor Free Market October 8 , 10-11:30 am. Berea Food Bank Lawn, 108 Parkway Ave. behind City Hall
Donations accepted 9:— 9:45 am; “shopping” starts at 10. Find a new home for anything useful, portable, legal and no longer needed in your home. Find things you need, Everything is FREE. Leftovers will be donated to the Friends of Paint Lick Free Store. Cash donations for the Frank Gailey Transient and Emergency Assistance Fund joyfully accepted!
“Call the Midwife” Dramatic Portrayal of Mary Carson Breckenridge October 11
The Kentucky Retired Ministers & Spouses of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in cooperation with the Kentucky Humanities Council, invite everyone to a dramatic portrayal of Mary Carson Breckenridge by Janet Scott. Mary Carson Breckenridge founded the Frontier Nursing Service, a team of trained nurse-midwives who delivered babies and provided healthcare in the mountains of eastern Kentucky beginning in the 1920s. Presentation at 7:30 pm at the Boone Tavern.
Donations Sought for Liberty Place’s Auction by Oct. 19
Liberty Place Recovery Center for Women is seeking donations for its silent auction fundraiser later this fall. Be in touch with LaRee Jacobs at lareejacobs@gmail.com or 859-388-4995. Donations from local artists are especially welcome. Donations needed no later than October 19th. The silent auction will begin on Oct. 29th and run through Nov 6th. The event will be on November 5th.
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