Harriet “Jenny” Bromley writes very movingly of the critical need for sound judgment and resistance to stereotyping. This short essay from a few weeks ago, is a reminder that every event touches us. Many thanks to Jenny for sharing her thoughts and prayers. The tragedy of the murders to silence the free speech of the more »
Member Tina Parker has recently finished a new volume of her poetry, Another Offering. “They tell the story of a young girl (much like myself, it so happens) coming-of-age in Southern Appalachia and the Southern Baptist church,” she writes. The book is due to ship in June. As you know poets have to do a more »
Transfiguration, the day of change and challenge, is always the last day in the season after Epiphany and the Sunday immediately before the start of Lent. In the story we see Jesus on the mountain with 3 disciples visited by Moses and Elijah and a reprise of the voice at his baptism. Tempted to remain more »
With pipes frozen and more snow on the way, here is a reminder from the poet Lynn Ungar. We used this as the benediction for our online Ash Wednesday service. May it be a blessing and reminder as the snow falls. SALVATION By what are you saved? And how? Saved like a bit of string, more »
WEATHER ADVISORY: Snow may have blanketed the city, but the church is dry and warm and services will proceed as planned. That said, please make safe and careful decisions about coming as weather conditions are due to be very cold and there may be more snow. If you can’t make it to the Wed. Night more »
Zoe Wilcher, member of our youth group discovered that because of the riots in Ferguson, the schools were closed. She learned that this meant that thousands of children who rely on the lunch and breakfast programs at those schools were going to go hungry and that several churches in the area were banding together to more »
This Sunday marked the beginning of a new church year, the season of Advent opening with apocalyptic words from Mark 13 telling us all to keep awake and keep watch. Isaiah readings called on God to “Rend the heavens and come down!” Like the authors of these texts, we too live in a world too more »
Homecoming Sunday at Union Church was a wonderful celebration with friends new and old. The parable from Matthew related the story of the bridesmaids waiting for the wedding to begin, 5 of whom had prepared with extra oil, and 5 who had not. When the groom was delayed some ran out to buy more oil, more »
Dear Church Family and Friends, We write to you unified in our feelings of disappointment and frustration, as well as hope and gratitude. The Fairness Ordinance, which so many of you have worked so tirelessly for years to pass, was defeated by the City Council last night in a vote of 5 to 3. As more »
Our special program for Wednesday Nite Live was presented by our own Dodie Murphy, a Berea social worker working with many who suffer from addictions to alcohol and other drugs. In recovery herself for the last 28 years, Dodie shared some of the devastating consequences of addiction as well as the many resources and great more »
Saturday Morning: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:45 am,
12:30 pm, 5:30 pm
Saturday Vigil: 6:15pm
Sunday: 9:00am, 7:15pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: 8:30 am
