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A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Tenth Sunday after Pentecost July 28, 2013 Please use this bulletin to follow along in our worship service. You can view the service by clicking “Watch Video” on the homepage. Do I not destroy my enemies when I make more »
July 26, 2013 in Announcements, News, Weekly Bulletin, Worship Board by Rachel
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In the reading for this week, we enter the house of Mary and Martha. One of them is doing the exact right thing in the wrong way, and the other is doing the wrong thing in the right spirit. We find ourselves in both of these situations, seeking to balance competing goods, competing needs. Here more »
July 21, 2013 in News, Prayer of the Week, Worship Board by Kent
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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 »
June 26, 2013 in News, Prayer of the Week, Worship Board by Kent
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A Gathering in Worship Offered by the People of the Church of Christ, Union Fourth Sunday after Pentecost & Father’s Day June 16, 2013 Meditation To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands behind the action. –Albert Schweitzer 1875-1965, more »
June 15, 2013 in Announcements, News, Weekly Bulletin, Worship Board by Kent
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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 »
May 26, 2013 in Kent, News, Pastor Log, Prayer of the Week, Worship Board by Kent
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Easter Sunday was a great drama of joy as we celebrated the resurrection. Here are just a few images to help you share in that joy!
April 8, 2013 in Events, News, Worship Board by Rachel
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Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Shouts of joy and hope for salvation echoed across the sanctuary on Sunday as we processed together in celebration of Palm Sunday! View some of the photos here. We remember Palm Sunday as we encounter the twist in the story that is Maundy more »
March 28, 2013 in News, Worship Board by Rachel
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Easter Morning Team Needed! Volunteers are needed for special ushering and Easter preparations, March 31. Team members meet with Rev. Kent and Rev. Rachel on Saturday, March 30th to plan and practice. They then participate in the morning processional during the service, helping transform the darkness to light and joy! Balloon Volunteers need to be more »
March 17, 2013 in Events, News, Worship Board by Kent
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On this 4th Sunday of Lent (March 10) we read the story of the two brothers that Jesus recounts in the Gospel of Luke. The one brother “comes to himself” after blowing all of the money he got from his dad, and goes home to be a servant. The other brother, the one who stayed more »
March 11, 2013 in Pastor Log, Prayer of the Week, Worship Board by Kent
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Jesus first “sign” recorded in the Gospel of John is the changing of water into over 150 gallons of wine for a wedding celebration. That the coming Kingdom is characterized by joy and abundance is hard to miss in Jesus’ actions. That we are continually surprised by this–that the life of faith is not a more »
January 20, 2013 in News, Prayer of the Week, Worship Board by Kent
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