Musical Notes from Gabe Evans
Union Church Chancel Choir anthems April 2: Ave Verum, W.A. Mozart April 9: Who Is He? R.E. Schram April 13: Pie Jesu, S. Brightman, P Miles-Kingston April 16: Crown Him Lord of All, J. Rouse April 23: No Choir April 30: A Joyful Song, R. Leaf Union Church Handbell Ensemble April 16: Christ Is Alive! more »
From the Pastor….Resurrection: the Subversive Narrative
There has been much talk about resistance and persistence, spurred by recent assaults on human rights and dignity, on environmental protections, and on the common decency of speaking factually and accurately. Such is the world of “empire,” and we have been here many times before. The narrative of holy week and Easter is a good more »
Holy Week at Union Church
Our Palm Sunday Worship Service recalls Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. In our worship service we include a procession of the faithful carrying palms, representing the the cloaks and small branches of trees the celebrating people scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. According to the Gospels, Jesus Christ rode a donkey into Jerusalem, more »
Prayer for the Week: March 22, 2017
In this Third week of Lent we read in the scriptures of Jesus encounter with a woman in a Samaritan town. He asks for a drink, she wonders why a Jew would take anything from a Samaritan, and he tells her he would gladly give her “living water” and never be thirsty again. She ponders more »
Legislative Updates from the Kentucky Council of Churches
Kentucky Legislative Updates Important for Prayer and Action: The deadlines for new House and Senate bills were last week. This means no new bills will be filed for the rest of the General Assembly. It doesn’t mean that our work is done. Committees, and the House and Senate are busy hearing testimonies and voting on more »
The Campus Christian Center’s Statement of Support for Our Muslim Students and Colleagues
We join with many around the world who reject both the premise and implementation of President Trumps executive order banning travel, refugee resettlement, and immigration from 7 predominantly Muslim countries. Here is the letter from the Willis D. Weatherford, Jr., Campus Christian Center of Berea College, issued this morning: The Rev. John G. Fee, the more »
Berea College Statement on Recent Immigration Bans
From: Lyle D. Roelofs <lyle_roelofs@berea.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 8:25 AM Subject: Community Information Regarding Executive Order Dear Bereans, As you are aware, on Friday, January 27, President Trump issued an executive order that immediately suspended entry to the United States by citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen for at more »
Prayer for the Week: January 29, 2017
Rev. Rachel in her sermon today on the Beatitudes stressed the reifying nature of Jesus inaugural sermon in the Gospel of Matthew. By blessing those seemingly without blessing, he challenges the status quo both for those in unfortunate circumstances, and for those who didn’t think it had anything to do with them. In these “troublous” more »
Why Men Should March Saturday: An Open Letter from Rev. Kent
To Men of the Church: The much-noted Women’s March set for Washington, D.C. takes place this Saturday. As of this writing there are now sister-marches planned in over 600 cities, world-wide, including Lexington, Kentucky. I, and many other men from our congregation are going to these marches. Here is why I think you should consider more »
