In the midst of doing hard things, hard times can come and come heavy. God often works through surprising communities of care in those circumstances and speaks in, through, and around the sound and fury of other, even demonic, voices. Here is the prayer written by Rev. Kent and offered so graciously by worship leader more »
We are a few days behind on our reflections due to some technical complications, but here’s a reflection on our first day written by delegation member Paul Smithson. — Rev. Rachel Friday 14 June 2013 Today was our first full day in El Salvador, and a busy day, from 7 AM breakfast to 8:30 PM more »
This message from the El Salvador delegation was written yesterday, June 13th: Blessings/Bendigas! We are happy to inform you that the Union Church delegation to El Salvador has safely arrived in San Salvador along with their luggage!!!! After a 4:30am departure and eight hours of travel, this felt nothing short of a miracle. We began more »
In Sunday’s sermon, I read the comments of Waynel Mayes, a teacher at a Moore, OK, elementary school and niece of Union Church members Al and Alice White. Waynel was interviewed on CNN and wrote these comments at the request of the Governor of Oklahoma. Her words give us all a window on both the more »
We celebrated mothers and our youth this Sunday. Hamrick Walters, our youth preacher for the week, reminded us of Jesus’ fervent prayer that we all be one, and the many ways in which our unity can be cherished. Here’s a prayer for this week: Our Mother and Father God, we give thanks for the ways more »
Peter’s vision of all the unclean animals suddenly being placed ‘on the table’ of what God calls “clean,” opens him to visiting the gentile Cornelius. While there, the Holy Spirit falls on Cornelius and his family just as it had on the Jewish disciples, and Peter asks himself, “who am I to hinder God?” The more »
In the bible readings appointed for Sunday, we read of the grief of the widows at the death of Tabitha, we also read in Revelation of the care and gratitude of the multitude who had come through “great ordeal.” In a week of much ordeal we realize how much we have to be grateful for more »
This week’s prayer is based on John 21:1-19, in which Jesus appears after the resurrection to this disciples, who are fishing. He fills their nets with fish, and then charges Peter to go out and to show his love for Jesus by feeding Jesus’ sheep. Blessings to all of you this week. — Rev. Rachel more »
Several members of Union Church were interviewed and recorded in their demonstrations for Marriage Equality yesterday on the capitol grounds in Frankfort, KY. View the clips below to see interviews with our Pastors, Rev. Kent Gilbert and Rev. Rachel Small Stokes, as well as Rachel’s wife, Leslie Small Stokes. Look behind them and in crowd more »
Where Shall We Lay Our Coats? A Sermon for Palm Sunday © Rachel Small Stokes, March 24, 2013 Text: Luke 19:28-40 Happy Palm Sunday! This is one of Leslie’s favorite two favorite holidays. The other is Halloween. She loves it because of all the frolicking and children and singing and palm waving — and 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
