ARCHIVE September, 2017
All the prophets from Moses to Jesus remind us that we are not called by God to be slaves to an unfeeling deity. We are not given meaningless work or spiritual busy work to honor God. No, we are called to life and living justly and to the making of abundant joy. It’s where we more »
September 27, 2017 in Consider by union
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500 years ago this Halloween, a Roman Catholic monk named Martin Luther posted 95 theses (points of argument) on the door of his local church in Wittenberg, Germany. These articles of his faith were in response to a number of things he saw as abuses by the Church, including the selling of indulgences as a more »
September 27, 2017 in Consider by union
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Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 24, 2017 10:30 am Meditation Divine Care supplies everybody with the means necessary for salvation, so long as one on one’s own part does not put up obstacles. —Thomas Aquinas, 13th Century From there to Here more »
September 22, 2017 in News, Weekly Bulletin by union
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Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 17, 2017 10:30 am Meditation “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ― Louis B. Smedes From there to Here Welcome & Announcements Welcome to this service of more »
September 15, 2017 in News, Weekly Bulletin by union
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We pray this week fully aware of so many in harm’s way from the storms raging across the US and Caribbean. Many have storms ranging more quietly at home, too. And so we pray together, keeping in mind Romans 13:14’s encouragement to “dress yourself in the light of Christ.” For so many in our world, more »
September 10, 2017 in Prayer of the Week by Rachel
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Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 10, 2017 10:30 am Meditation We should conduct ourselves toward our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend. ― John Henry Newman From there to Here Welcome & Announcements Welcome to this more »
September 8, 2017 in News, Weekly Bulletin by union
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DACA Vigil tonight (Tuesday, Sept. 5) at 9pm in front of Hutchins library on the Berea College campus. President Trump announced today that in six months, DACA residents (children brought to the U.S. by their parents without documentation) will no longer have valid documentation. They are especially vulnerable because the government now has all of more »
September 3, 2017 in News by union
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This week, amid so many prayers for healing and reconstruction, we also lift up Pope Francis’ call for all faiths to pray for creation, and a prayer honoring our workers for Labor Day. Here are prayers for each: A Climate Blessing, written by Sister Joan Brown of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light: We Hold more »
September 3, 2017 in Prayer of the Week by Rachel
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