All through the remaining Sunday’s in August join in a celebration of Celtic Christianity, ancient and contemporary. Celtic Spirituality revolves around a deep commitment to God’s creation and to justice, healing, and the disciplines of hospitality and forgiveness. We will draw our inspiration from the Iona Community (http:/www.iona.org.uk) based on the Isle of Iona, western Scotland. Rev. more »
This week we are all aware of so much suffering in the world. Victims of airliner crashes, families in fear of bombs falling on them in Israel-Palestine, the ongoing wars in Syria, Ukraine, and the shameful prison conditions of nearly 60,000 children caught on southern border. In the gospel passage from Matthew 13 this week more »
The Day of Pentecost is always a great celebration! Members and friends wore reds and yellows and oranges for worship and Rev. Rachel preached the word with fiery love! Abby Embry, worship board member, made fabric tongues of flame that danced in the choir loft, and also created a new pulpit backdrop from Marrimeko fabric more »
Fritz Eichenberg (1901-1990) was a German-American illustrator who is most famous for his wood engravings on themes of religion, social justice, and non-violence. A devoted Quaker for most of his life, Eichenberg was life-long friend of Dorothy Day, a large body of his work was produced by and for the Catholic Worker, her influential social justice more »
A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourth Sunday of Lent March 30, 2014, 10:30 am Meditation “There are many things that can only be seen through eyes that have cried.” ― Oscar A. Romero From there to here Welcome & Announcements Prelude Prelude in G more »
Thirst! Lack of water can drive us mad. Lack of spiritual upwellings, oases, or streams of grace, can leave us devastated. Whether slowly drying out or suddenly deprived, we all need “living water,” as Jesus tells the woman at the well in last Sunday’s Gospel reading. For whatever journey you may be on this week, more »
Anyone who has been a part of services at Union Church knows how much our choirs and musicians and directors put into preparing the aural elements of our praise and prayers. The special anthem sung on Sunday “You Who Understand” by Antoine Oomen and Huub Oosterhuis is rich with symbolism and meaning. We were unable more »
One of the blessings of a sabbatical time is the opportunity to experience and learn completely different things. As we invest in the rest of Kent’s sabbatical, we open ourselves to the same kinds of exploration that he is experiencing in his travels. We have some fantastic gifts of preachers of the Word here in more »
This week in the Gospel reading from Luke, Jesus tells a confounding parable of a corrupt owner, a dishonest steward, and some lucky borrowers. Here is the prayer we offered in response to a complicated world and Jesus’ call to examine our loyalty to money and greed in contrast to our loyalty to a different more »
Pope Francis has issued an urgent call for fasting and prayer for Syria. The wider faith community of Berea is invited to join members of St. Clare to respond in a Prayer Service for Peace in the Middle East on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 4 pm at St. Clare Church. The prayer service will 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
