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U MattersWednesday night we ran out of food. Perhaps because a certain pastor took a larger helping than helpful. Pastor Michele scrambled and brought enough sandwiches in time for people to eat before the ReCharge classes.We are thrilled that so many people are coming but we’re sad that some didn’t find any food.People come to Union to be spiritually nourished. Do some people leave without being fed? How does a church provide a balanced spiritual diet? My hunch is that it starts and stops with Jesus.Gratefully, Pastor Greg This Week2018 CHURCH DIRECTORY UPDATE - LAST CALL
This is the last Sunday to update your information for the 2018 Church Directory. Please visit here or our mobile app to update your information and upload your photo this week. Alternatively, please stop by the Directory Corner at the back of Sanctuary or speak to our "yellow shirt brigade" to update or confirm your contact details this Sunday. Photographers will stand by to take your pictures for the directory. Members, as well as regular attendees, are welcome to have their details included. ReChargeGet ReCharged on Wednesday nights. Join us for dinner and a new format.
7:00PM-7:30PM Dinner 7:30PM-7:45PM Worship 7:45PM onwards Join an event that best suits you: Discipleship 6-week Class from 11 April: Manna and Mercy Young Adults 6-week Bible Study from 18 April: Jesus Among Secular Gods Pastoral Care Series: Talk + Q&A 9 May - Software to Save Lives – Dr. Jamie Chiu For questions see Pastor Michele. Please sign up one of the event so we can get an idea for food. Opportunities"Three Waves of Christianity in China: 7th, 16th and 19th Centuries" --
a lecture by Dr. Carolyn Schneider, from the Lutheran Theological Seminary, on Tuesday, 8 May, 10:00AM to noon. International Baptist Church, Hong Kong, 7th Floor, Tower A, Southmark Building, 11 Yip Hong Street, Aberdeen. To register, please email ICC 25th Anniversary Circle of Hope Dinner, 11 May 2018
International China Concern (“ICC”), a Union supported charity helping the abandoned and disabled in China, is having its 25th anniversary dinner on 11 May 2018. Let us join and learn more about ICC’s work and help bring love, hope and opportunity to the less fortunate. To register, click here or sign up at the Welcome Table to join a Union table. Taizé Worship Service, Sunday, 13 May, 5:15PM Taizé is an ecumenical Christian monastic community in France with a strong devotion to reconciliation and peace. They are known for their contemplative, quiet style of worship and prayer which involves simple, repetitive songs, which become a way of listening to God. Taizé brothers in town will be joining us again for worship, and worship will be followed by a fellowship dinner. Prayer for Union Come lift up the needs of Union Church. Join us every Tuesday morning at 7:30AM for a time of prayer in the sanctuary.
Family in Need Family in Need (FIN): Needed - a gas stove that takes cylinder- if you have one please see Pastor Michele
ServeIf you are looking for a place to serve at Union Church Pastor Michele would love to chat!
With growing services, especially at 11:15AM service, we have 4 locations operational at the same time, we could really use your help in the usher greeter team.
Options: Main sanctuary (4 people needed each Sunday; welcoming, actively seating; offering);Door (this is a meet and greet -traffic control -directing people -children, bathrooms, services etc)Foyer (front line of Union Church -welcoming, directing people to Hotel Indigo when the 18/F is full) If you can help once a month it would be greatly appreciated. MenNext Men’s Dinner – 26 May
Save the Date! our next Men's Dinner will be on Saturday, 26 May. Very different style from our last dinner at the HK Club, this dinner will be held at the Victoria Recreation Club in Deepwater Bay and will be a giant barbecue from 5:30PM-8:30PM. Expect good conversations, manly grill, flip flops and beautiful sunset! More information to come soon. Contact: Antonin Ficatier LadiesYou won't want to miss the Semi-Annual Ladies Dinner on Tuesday, 15 May, 7:00PM-9:15PM. An evening of fellowship and worship. Speaker: Alia Eyres "Nothing is Impossible: Living with Courage + Hope". Please sign up at the Welcome Table. Small GroupsSmall groups are where we dig into the nitty-gritty of following Jesus. Studying the Bible, reading topical books, praying, laughing and eating together--small groups are where we connect with each other. Groups meet all over Hong Kong on different days of the week. Interested? Contact Monte Peterson or sign up here. Young AdultsWednesday Night Study: Jesus Among Secular Gods YouthThis Friday Youth Group, 4 May – Leader’s Christian Testimony New Sunday Youth Group Format Other Youth activities Kingdom KidsMom’s Date, Saturday 19 May
Kingdom Kids would like to invite Moms and children to join us for a fun afternoon of soap making, dancing and tea time on Saturday, 19 May from 2:30PM-4:30PM. For more information or to sign up for this event, please click here or email us at . Sunday School Teacher’s Appreciation Sunday, 27 May at 9:45AM & 11:15AM We have a great team of teacher’s volunteers who modeled and shared God’s love with all of our children at Union. We would like to acknowledge their love and dedication to our church and Children Ministry and we would bless them on Sunday, 27 May at both the 9:45AM and 11:15AM service. Parents, if you or your children have testimonies or thank you notes for your child’s teacher that you would like them to receive, please submit them to Children Ministry’s Director on or before Sunday, 20 May and we shall present them to the teachers on this particular Sunday or you may present it to the teacher directly. Thank you. Sunday School 2017/2018 Registration If you are new to Union Church or if you have yet to register your children for our Sunday School program, kindly register your children here. All children enrolling in our Sunday School and Crèche Center MUST BE REGISTERED by filling in and signing the Registration Form. For more information, please visit Union Church's website or contact us at or 21010414. OutreachWomen's Prison Ministry: Interested in being a part of a team to go to Tai Lam Correctional Institution on Dragon Boat Festival (public holiday), Monday, 18 June? If you have signed up or would like to come, please join us for lunch and a planning meeting on Sunday, 6 May at 12:30PM and Sunday, 27 May with Rev. Esther Tang from Kun Sun at 12:30PM. No experience necessary. Sons and Daughters, who reach out to the men and women of the red-light districts of Hong Kong, is having an Information Night on Tuesday, 15 May at 7:00PM at their drop-in centre (Promise House) in Wan Chai. This is a great opportunity to hear more about their ministry and ask questions. If you are interested in attending the Information Night, please email Brittney Tsang at:
. Detailed location information will be provided upon sign-up. Calling all bakers! Sons & Daughters, who are in our neighborhood, need bakers once-a-month to make 100 small individual cookies, brownies, or similar treats for their Thursday night outreach. You can bake at your convenience and drop items off in Wan Chai on Thursdays anytime before 9:00PM. Please contact Brittney Tsang at:
for more information or to sign up. Last Week's Sermon"The End of the Beginning" by Greg Anderson |