ARCHIVE December, 2019
Sunday Announcements
Thank you for your generous Christmas Eve donations! $2748.59 was collected to help Berea Faith Community Outreach (BFCO) with its good work! In January, our first Wednesday-of-the-Month Potluck will be on January 8, since the 1st is New Year’s Day. See you then! Union Church’s Annual Meeting will be March 15, 2020. Board chairs, please more »
Prayer in Action: Helping the Most Vulnerable Among Us: CASA of Madison County & Immigrant Families Together
Protecting the most vulnerable among us, Immigrant Families Together is a foundation dedicated to reuniting and supporting immigrant families separated at the US/Mexico border; and supporting border partners with critical needs. They provide the best possible chance of asylum by providing – on an as need basis – bond payment, legal and medical services, housing more »
Sunday’s Call by Ted Loder
O God of fire and freedom, deliver me from my bondage to what can be counted and go with me in a new exodus toward what counts, but can only be measured in bread shared and swords become plowshares; in bodies healed and minds liberated; in songs sung and justice done; in laughter in the more »
Sunday, December 29, 2019, Worship Bulletin, Prayer Concerns, Announcements
Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union First Sunday of Christmas December 29, 2019 10:30 am From there to here: we Gather Welcome & Announcements Welcome to this service of worship! During the service, you are invited to rise in body or in spirit, standing or more »
Christmas Eve at Union Church
Christmas Eve at Union Church December 24, 2019 Rev. Kent Gilbert, Pastor Pearl Marshall, Handbell Director Dr. Bernardo Scarambone, Director of Music Iris Bailey, Opal Bailey, Kim Kobersmith, & Paul Smithson, Readers Sounds of the Season Prelude: 5pm Prepare the Royal Highway (arr. C. Moklebust) Union Church Handbell Ensemble, Kim more »
On the Edge of Love
Advent is a time of waiting. Waiting in the dark, on the edge of the Light that is coming. Waiting on the edge of Love. As we wait for the presence of Christ, Love already stirs within us. Whether quietly or boisterously, Love yearns for the Light. Whether our hearts are heavy or exuberant, Or more »
Announcements, Christmas Eve Services!
Christmas Eve at Union Church. Early Service at 5:30 pm, Gathering Music of the Season starts about 5:00. A Berea tradition — candle-lit service with music of the season by the church choir, orchestra, handbell ensemble, and special guests Al, Alice & Ruth, Deborah Payne and others! Rev. Kent will share the Christmas Story, and more »
Report from Finance Board
2020 Budget Following the annual budget meeting December 8, where we listened and received your wishes and direction, the Church Council met on December 16. Council made these alterations to the 2020 Budget: Income: $45,500 was added thanks to two anonymous donors! We added line items to the Office Administrator’s compensation and restored those same more »
Sunday, December 22, 2019, Worship Bulletin, Prayer Concerns, Announcements
Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourth Sunday of Advent December 22, 2019 10:30 am Meditation Is it not true that somewhere deep down in the silence of our troubled hearts, we have always looked for God’s coming? Yet, in the last analysis, we more »
