Unionville Presbyterian Church
UPC: A Community Church
Alison Toscano I had an aunt, Aunt Ruth who developed Alzheimer’s in the last few years of her life. She lived at Amica Retirement home before she died about 8 years ago in her 85th year. I used to visit her regularly and take her for tea where we would have great conversations but of course because …
Dan’s story on the power of prayer, “Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name.” When we pray we show faith as Christians. We are taught to pray for our family, friends, ourselves, strangers, even our enemies. My first heart attack in August 2013 was sudden. I didn’t have time to pray. I was rushed …
October 25, 2015 On this Sunday here at UPC we celebrated the first annual memorial service. It was a time of sacred memory. We listened to stories of people who have passed away. We lit candles in their memory. We observed times of silence and also listened to powerful music offered by our Choir Director, …
October 18, 2015 I love the game of golf. And I understand it a little. Don’t play it well, but I understand it – little white ball, 18 holes. Object is to get that little white ball into the cup 18 times taking as few strokes as possible … Sermons 2015 – Letting Go
October 4, 2015 We often leave it to the comedians to talk about those issues that are hard for us to talk about in ‘polite’ conversation. Things like religion and politics and within the Christian church, the topic of divorce … Sermons 2015 – Jesus’ Response to Arrogance
September 27, 2015 Science shows us that people who live together begin to look like each other. Perhaps there is a connection between us as human beings we don’t really understand … Sermons 2015 – Connectedness
September 20, 2015 A little boy went to a new church with his parents one Sunday. The parents went into worship, the boy into Sunday School. During the lesson, his Sunday School teacher kept talking about how important it was for children to grow up in a Christian home. This was emphasized over and over …
September 13, 2015 Who is Jesus? The writer of the Gospel of Mark tells the story of Jesus asking his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” The disciples responded, “Some say that you are Elijah, or one of the prophets.” Jesus then asked them, “Who do you think I am?” And Peter responded, …
September 6, 2015 Barb and I had a wonderful little encounter the other day. We had to go shopping and as we approached the car, Barb said, “Do you want me to drive or do you want to drive?” Now we have a history of both wanting to drive and it is a little competition …