Kenilworth Union Church

Kenilworth Union Church Current COVID Protocols: https://kuc.org/covid-19-2/

Office Hours:
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Livestream on Sundays at 10 a.m.

Kenilworth Union Church nurtures love, faith, and fellowship; unites generations and traditions and inspires generosity and service for all people in the name of Jesus. Worship Hours
Worship in the Sanctuary at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Mid-Day Prayer on Tuesdays at 12:15 p.m. online and in-house

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.”—Emily Dickinsonhttps://kuc.org/wp-content/uploads/20260609.pdf
06/08/2026

“I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.”
—Emily Dickinson
https://kuc.org/wp-content/uploads/20260609.pdf

I studied French for 5 years. Greek for 6. I dabbled in German long enough to attend the local German festival and atten...
06/03/2026

I studied French for 5 years. Greek for 6. I dabbled in German long enough to attend the local German festival and attend a German dance. I took enough Hebrew to pass my clergy exams. But I certainly couldn’t go anywhere without a translation dictionary. I have no fluency.

Natalie Portman, however? She grew up speaking Hebrew and English, then learned Spanish, French, Japanese, German and Arabic. Viggo Mortensen, who played an Elf in Lord of the Rings, doesn’t actually speak Elvish in real life, but he does speak Spanish (he grew up in Argentina), Dutch (his dad is Danish), and French (he picked up Canadian French while living in Upstate New York).
https://kuc.org/sermon-archive/babbling-alleluias-polyglottal-praise/

“If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.”—Corrie ten Boomhttps://kuc.org/wp-content/uploads/20260602.pdf
06/02/2026

“If the devil can’t make you sin, he’ll make you busy.”
—Corrie ten Boom
https://kuc.org/wp-content/uploads/20260602.pdf

That’s thirteen alleluias in one psalm, urging all creation to praise God. Psalm 150 is a song of uninhibited praise, an...
05/27/2026

That’s thirteen alleluias in one psalm, urging all creation to praise God. Psalm 150 is a song of uninhibited praise, an alleluia anyway. There are harps and strings, flutes and cymbals. There is dancing! Everyone and everything that breathes has seen God’s goodness and shouts, “Alleluia.” Can you imagine that kind of ecstatic praise here, now?

In the climactic song, “What It Sounds Like” in the hit movie KPOP Demon hunters, the three members of the group “Huntrix,” sing, “truth after all this time, our voices all combined, when darkness meets the light, this is what it sounds like.” Rumi, Mira, and Zoey’s vocals swell as the crowd sings a call back to the song “Golden”, “I’m done hidin’, now I’m shinin’, like I’m born to be.”

EJAE, the singer-songwriter who voices Rumi in the movie, reveals that “What It Sounds Like” combines 400 vocals with melodies from other parts of the soundtrack. The hearts and voices of Huntrix and the crowd join in a song that creates a rainbow “honmoon” which covers the world. At the end of the movie, the characters find peace within themselves, peace with each other, and peace between the earth and spirit worlds… at least until the sequel.
https://kuc.org/sermon-archive/nurturing-our-alleluias-how-scripture-shapes-our-children-and-us/

“Those who bring sunshine into the lives of otherscannot keep it from themselves.”—James M. Barriehttps://kuc.org/wp-con...
05/25/2026

“Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others
cannot keep it from themselves.”
—James M. Barrie
https://kuc.org/wp-content/uploads/20260526.pdf

Let us pray together, guided and led by the input of the fourth-to-sixth grade Sunday school class:Holy God, you are lik...
05/22/2026

Let us pray together, guided and led by the input of the fourth-to-sixth grade Sunday school class:

Holy God, you are like a “flashlight shining in the dark;” ”You are the good shepherd who knows each sheep by name;” “You are a loaf of bread, shared all around.”

We give you “thanks for this fine day” that you have made, and especially for a day we dedicate to God’s children.[...]

https://kuc.org/blog/prayers-of-the-people-102/

“One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” These are the words that the man who was healed by Jesus says...
05/15/2026

“One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see.” These are the words that the man who was healed by Jesus says in the Gospel of John which we have just heard. It’s a deceptively simple statement, a factual observation, no fluff about it: yesterday, there was darkness. Today, light. It’s clear that something fundamental has shifted in this man’s life. But so many other things remain unclear to the people around him: how did this happen? Why was this man chosen? Who is this miracle worker Jesus, and where does he come from? Are we going to let him get away with this? There are so many questions in this small passage in John. The man born blind has just one simple story, and he’s sticking to it: I was blind, Jesus put mud on my eyes, and now I see.

This man is doing the work of witness—both literally and figuratively. Jesus calls us to witness to our authentic experiences of faith, our true encounters with God. Sometimes, those experiences don’t make sense to onlookers. You can’t put total transformation in a neat little box. The Pharisees have a really hard time with this. They are dead-set on disbelief. They hound this man with questions and doubts—they are sure someone involved is a sinner: the man? His parents? Jesus? Something is fishy here. There are too many unknowns. And yet for all their questions, the man born blind remains consistent in his account. “How many times do I have to tell you?” he says to them. “He opened my eyes.” All this man can do is witness to the truth of his transformation, a truth he knows in his bones, in his body, a truth that defies cultural norms and expectations, a truth of divine encounter that cannot be denied. He won’t back down, so the frustrated Pharisees drive him out of the town. [...]
https://kuc.org/sermon-archive/committing-to-alleluia-taking-a-stand-for-who-we-are-and-what-we-believe/

Great Mystery, Creator Uncreated, You are gift and goodness and love. You are the cause of wonder and mercy and joy. On ...
05/12/2026

Great Mystery, Creator Uncreated, You are gift and goodness and love. You are the cause of wonder and mercy and joy. On this confirmation Sunday, help us all to confirm and affirm our faith in you. Let us know you anew and bless these confirmands as they continue to show us your love in our midst.

On this Mother’s Day let us crawl into your arms of love; you, mothering us with cords of human kindness, you, mothering us with bands of love. Bend toward us, God. Bend to carry us. Bear with us. Remember us.

Let this day be one of taking inventory a day of gratitude naming who has shaped us and honoring the love that formed us. Be with those people whose labor, presence, sacrifice, correction, tenderness, and faith helped bring us this far.

Be with mothers, aunties, grandmothers, godparents, mentors, neighbors, teachers, elders, siblings, friends, church mothers, chosen family and steadfast souls, the long chain of mothering that keeps the whole shebang aloft. [...]
https://kuc.org/blog/prayers-of-the-people-101/

Three traps that Satan uses to steal our peace and joy:Regret about the past,Fear about the future,Ingratitude about the...
05/11/2026

Three traps that Satan uses to steal our peace and joy:
Regret about the past,
Fear about the future,
Ingratitude about the present.
—St Anthony the Great
https://kuc.org/wp-content/uploads/20260512.pdf

God who weaves divine love into every thread of our lives, we come with gratitude for trillium’s promise at the edge of ...
05/09/2026

God who weaves divine love into every thread of our lives, we come with gratitude for trillium’s promise at the edge of the wood; for tulips blooming in long-forgotten beds; for the hyacinth and common lilac whose fragrance saturates these spring days. The chorus frogs, grackles, and robins join in as the earth shouts with joy. Your whole creation sings, “alleluia” Glory to you, O God, in the highest.

For all the places in our world in which a minor key prevails, for our hearts, which struggle to stay tuned to your love, Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy on all who live under the weight of injustice; for those in need of shelter, food, and water; for those who need medical care and prescriptions; for those whose life and liberty are threatened. [...]
https://kuc.org/blog/prayers-of-the-people-99/

Address

211 Kenilworth Avenue
Kenilworth, IL
60043

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+18472514272

Website

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