As John baptized new converts, he invited them to live with “changed hearts and lives.” Whenasked how to do that, his answers all point to making sure no one is cheated or left without thebasic necessities of life, including the right to not be harassed. A full life of joy, which theprophet Isaiah describes as […]
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Alternative Christmas Fair – December 5 – 19, 2021
The Alternative Christmas Fair has for 38 years given local, national, and international charities the opportunity to raise funds in a group setting. Fairgoers learn about the charities and can make one payment to cover multiple donations and receive gift cards to notify honorees of the gifts made in their names. All charitable donations go […]
UBBC December 2021 Newsletter
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Alternative Christmas Fair Kick-off Forum – December 5, 2021
The kick-off event for the 2021 Alternative Christmas Fair will be a special hybrid (in-person and on Zoom) edition of Adult Forum on December 5, featuring representatives from our four newest charities, shown below. Adult Forum begins in the Sanctuary and over Zoom shortly after the conclusion of our hybrid church service, at 11:00 am. […]
Worship Service – December 5, 2021
A Place at the Table – Peace Baruch 5:1-5; Philippians 1:9-11 Like the childhood game of “musical chairs,” we are convinced that there are not enoughplaces at the table. And so we shrink the guest list just in case there is not enough, andwe scramble to occupy the chairs first. And yet our sacred texts […]
Worship Service – November 28, 2021
Making Room – Hope Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:4-5 We usually associate fasting with Lent, but the Eastern Church observes a “Nativity Fast” in preparation for the birth of Christ, understanding fasting as a way to “make more room” for the Holy and shift our focus to care of the neighbor. In a time when so […]