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News of the Family, Birthdays & Anniversaries
Steve Rhodes’ new book, “They Speak Your Language, A Poetic Bestiary,” illustrated by Amanda Chao Benbassat, is now available on Amazon! Your best bet for finding the book is to enter “J. Stephen Rhodes” or “Amanda Chao Benbassat.” Betty Wray is having a birthday (11/11) and we want to celebrate her! Come to a special birthday more »
How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Our choir knows!
Here’s the link to tickets to the NYC concert A Winter Rose, music by American composers/conductors Joseph Martin and Mark Hayes bring their original choral music to Carnegie Hall to celebrate the holidays. It’s on Nov.26 – spread the word if you’ll be in the city, or know someone with a Berea connection who will. more »
Resilient kids, Connected Parents
Parenting Classes Wednesdays in November (7th, 14th, 28th)!Come to a three-week group at Wednesday Night Live to support each other in the hard work of nurturing children in the 21st century. When we first have our children, it’s tempting to think that the job will get easier as our children sleep through the night, get more »
Pastor’s Letter: Keeping The Faith In a Troubled Time
It’s no exaggeration to suggest that this election may be the most important referendum on the soul of a nation as we’ve had in living memory. The New York times agreed and many have pointed out that the rise of undemocratic nationalism, the abridgment of civil liberties in both rhetoric and practice, and the tacit more »
Two Hundred Strong: a Choral-Orchestral Collaboration. November 4, 3:00 pm at Union Church
A concert in honor of Dr. Steve Bolster’s upcoming retirement, five musical ensembles from three regional colleges/universities will be joining the Berea College Concert Choir in a collaborative performance in Union Church. The Asbury University Chorale, Vicki Bell, conductor; and the Centre College Choir, Johann Van Niekirk, conductor will form a 140-voice more »
November 4 Worship @10:30am: All Saints Celebration with Al, Alice and Ruth!
All Saints Day gives us an opportunity to celebrate and remember those in our lives who have gone before us, and to lift the promise of a wider, deeper love that transcends even death. This Sunday will be a special Bluegrass Celebration with “Al, Alice & Ruth,” the nationally recognized bluegrass band made up of more »
Inside Union Church’s October Newsletter, Consider…
World Communion Sunday, October 7! To Live Generously: Our Hope, Our Mission, Our Call From Rev. Kent Children’s Church Is Going Strong! A Note about Beethoven from Bernardo A note from Carla – Take Time for Matters of the Heart News of the Family, New Members, New Staff, Medicare & Insurance help, Congratulations to our more »
Children’s Church Is Going Strong!
You may have noticed that Children’s Church is up and running (sometimes literally running)! We are trying a new format this year. Instead of using a set curriculum for the nine-month session, we will be exploring a new avenue for faith development and personal growth each month, inviting community members to join us to share more »
A Note about Beethoven from Bernardo
“I would have put an end to my life—only art withheld me. Ah! It seems impossible to leave the world until I had produced all that I felt called upon me to produce.” Two hundred and sixteen years ago, the course of music was held at a crossroad as the composer Ludwig van Beethoven, on more »
