ARCHIVE December, 2021
A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Epiphany Sunday 10:30 am Meditation “I am not an optimist. I am a prisoner of hope.” —Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) From There to Here: We Gather Gathering Music Welcome The Call I make an act of faith toward all mankind, where doubts more »
December 31, 2021 in Events, Weekly Bulletin by union
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A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union 10:30 am Meditation When the song of the angels is stilled,When the star in the sky is gone,When the kings and princes are home,When the shepherds are back with their flock,The work of Christmas begins:To find the lost,To heal the broken,To more »
December 24, 2021 in Events, News, Weekly Bulletin by union
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Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Christmas Eve December 24, 2021 7:00 and 11:00 pm As the Berea community responds to the governor’s suggestion to avoid gathering in large groups, we worship online to limit the risk of exposure to Covid-19. We’re delighted to welcome you into this more »
December 24, 2021 in Events, News, Weekly Bulletin by union
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Welcome Rev. Kent Gilbert Organ Meditation Call to Worship O God, so many voices sound within and around, weighing us down with burdens too great to bear, surprising us with memories, tears, anger, ache. We are reminded daily of the ways we have fallen short of the ways we are more alone, of more »
December 21, 2021 in Announcements, Events by union
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A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourth Sunday of Advent 10:30 am Meditation “The light of love is always in us… always present, waiting for the spark to ignite.” —bell hooks From There to Here: We Gather Gathering Music Welcome The Call Micah 5:2-5a Carla Gilbert, Reader more »
December 17, 2021 in Events, News, Weekly Bulletin by union
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A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Third Sunday of Advent 10:30 am Meditation “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” –Thich Nhat Hanh From There to Here: We Gather Gathering Music Welcome The Call more »
December 10, 2021 in Events, News, Weekly Bulletin by union
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January 3, 1933—December 8, 2021 December 11, 2021 2:00 pm Union Church Rev. Kent Gilbert, Pastor Bernardo Scarambone, Organist Prelude Welcome Rev. Kent Gilbert Opening Prayer Song Amazing Grace Philip Hearn Reading “Let Evening Come” by Jane Kenyon Stephanie Gowler Reading “Starlings in Winter” by Mary Oliver Rebekah Gowler Words of Remembrance more »
December 10, 2021 in Announcements, Events, News by union
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A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Second Sunday of Advent 10:30 am Meditation O friends, enter into this eternal garden, befriend the Guide who awaits you. Enter into the great, resounding Silence, be still and know the true Peace. — Nan Merrill, from “Psalm 119,” Psalms more »
December 3, 2021 in Events, News, Weekly Bulletin by union
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