08/22/2026
UNION FRIENDS BULLETIN
Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026
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WESLEY FISH – PASTOR
317-373-7751
[email protected]
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Joseph Cassady Editor:
317-407-3010
[email protected]
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WELCOME TO WORSHIP
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Sunday A.M. Worship -10 a.m.
Kid’s Club - 5 p.m.
Teen’s Class - 5 p.m.
Bible Study - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday P.M. Service - 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Evening - 7 p.m.
(Each third Wednesday - 6 p.m. Starting with a meal followed by a devotional, and business meeting. All are welcome.
REMINDERS
~Our new quarterly giving for mis- sions for July – Sept. will go to the All Tribes Indian Mission.
~ For digital giving, the church’s cash tag is: $UNIONFRIENDSCHURCH
~ The men of the church meet for prayer at the church on Sunday mornings at 9:15 a.m. Anyone is welcome.
SPECIAL PRAYER NEEDS
WEEKLY PRAYER FOCUS
Fred, Pat and Ty Martz
Katherine Miller (Recovery)
Meghan Pyle’s Grandfather and
Grandmother Bender
Doug Manns (Heidi’s father)
Emily (Lois’s daughter)
Other Children that need God Edwards Foster Court Cases
Kid’s Club
Teen Church
Our Church and Outreach
Persecuted Christians
National & World Conditions
~ Pray for Israel
Thanks to all who helped with
the Outreach event.
DATES TO REMEMBER
Sept. 2 – Service for Prayer
Sept. 7-11 – UBC Spiritual Emphasis Week (mornings
only)
Sept. 9 – Ministry and Oversight
(after evening service)
Sept. 16 – Monthly Meeting following a meal and a devotional.
BIRTHDAYS / ANNIVERSARIES
Celebrate Today
18 – Jerry and Donna Slaughter
20 – Wesley and Saundra
McBryant
22 – Dan Young
Coming This Week
28 – Adam Baker
Special Song
AM – Luke and Dasha Dotson
PM – Isaac Baker
DAVID FULTON SCHEDULE
Aug. 17-23 – Pilgrim Nazarene
Church – Cabot, AR.
Pastor: Mike Swearingen
Sept. 1-6 – Emmanuel Holiness
Church - Bumpass, VA.
Pastor: Terry Gilbert
Sept. 8-13 -Allegheny Wesleyan
College – Salem, OH.
President: Dan Hardy
Sept. 15-20 – Norwood Bible
Covenant Church – Norwood,
KY.
Pastor: Logan Graham
Sept. 25-27 – God’s Missionary
Church – Youth Retreat
Millmont, PA.
Pastor: Michael McMillen
STEPHEN CASSADY
SCHEDULE
Sept. 8-13 – Hobe Sound Bible
Church – Hobe Sound, FL.
Sept. 16-18 - Pilgrim Holiness
Church – Archdale, NC.
Sept. 24-26 – School of the Pro-
phets, - Pell City, AL.
NATIONAL DAYS – JUST FOR
FUN
Today
National Sponge Cake Day
National Cuban Sandwich Day
Monday
National Waffle Day
National Peach Pie Day
Tuesday
National Banana Split Day
National Kiss and Make Up Day
Wednesday
National Dog Day
National Cherry Popsicle Day
Thursday
National Just Because Day National Peach Day
Friday
National Thoughtful Day
National Bow Tie Day
Saturday
National Lemon Juice Day
National Chop Suey Day
Next Sunday
National Grief Awareness Day
National Toasted Marshmallow Day
PROJECTS TO CONSIDER
1 – More Parking - Enclosing
the Shelter House and tear-
ing down the garage. $3200
for enclosure.
2 – Redoing the Sound System/
Live Stream area
3 – New Flooring in downstairs
of the parsonage. $5000 for
flooring.
Please mark which project your
donation is for.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Your mind is a garden,
Your thoughts are the seeds;
You can grow flowers Or you can grow weeds.
- FB
* * *
“Being justified by faith, we
have peace with God through
our Lord Jesus Christ.”
- Rom. 5:1
* * *
Speaking of justification,
Charles G. Finney says of his ex-
perience, “My sense of guilt was
gone; my sins were gone; and I
do not think I felt any more sense
of guilt than if I never had sin-
ned.”
- Charles G. Finney
The greatest blessing we ever
get from God is to know that we
are destitute spiritually.
- Oswald Chambers
* * *
Christian parents must be vig-
ilant to train and protect their kids
in a culture that has lost its moral
compass…Today the devil has a
virtual megaphone pointed at our
children through vehicles like soc-
ial media, movies, streaming plat-
forms, video games, music, edu-
cational resources, and, sadly,
even churches...We are living in a
culture that has largely rejected
the idea that truth exists or can be
known, especially when it comes
to religion and morality.
- Alisa Childers
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“Die when I may, I want it said
of me by those who know me
best that I have always plucked a
thistle and planted a flower when
I thought a flower would grow.”
- Abraham Lincoln
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“Imagine if you were lost in the
wilderness and you asked for help
and the response was, ‘You are
your own compass.’ That doesn’t
make you feel more found. It ma-
kes you feel more profoundly lost.”
- Jeff Myers
While Luther was taking refuge
in Wartburg Castle and was trans-
lating the Bible into German, as he was sitting in his room one day
he was sorely tempted. So strong
did the temptation come that
he fancied the devil came to
him in bodily form and stood on
the other side of the table at
which he sat. He resisted him
bodily and threw arguments and
texts at his head. Finally, becom-
ing excited, he picked up the
heavy inkstand nearby and hurl-
ed it at his invisible foe. It crash-
ed against the wall, and to this
day the traditional mark is shown
to visitors in a room at the castle.
- APS
* * *
Make use of time, if you value
eternity. Yesterday cannot be re-
called; tomorrow cannot be as-
sured; today only is yours. But
if you procrastinate, you lose to-
day, and once it is lost, it is lost
forever.
- Jeremy Taylor
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I found a book titled “How to
Solve 50% of Your Problems.” I
bought two of them.
- Harrison Hopson
LORD, REMOVE THE BALK
REMEMBERING BARNEY
Barney Whitefish had gone over to the bank at Hydesville to
make a deposit in his account.
The customer in front of him was
opening a new account for his
son, so Barney had to wait for a
few minutes. When Barney got up
to the counter, the lady appoli-gized for his wait while she open-
ed the new account. After Barney made his deposit, he asked the
the lady if they had ever had an
account closed. “Yes,” said the
lady, “but not very many, and if
we do, the president of the bank
sends a letter of regret and asks
if there were possible reasons for
closing the account. “Do you get
any response?” asked Barney.
The lady smiled and said, “We
got one back from a young lady
with this note: “I married Account
Number 064-1877….?!”
- JAC
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40% of married mothers re-
ported that they were “very hap-
py”, compared with 22% of child-
less singles. Similarly, 35% of
married fathers reported being
“very happy”, compared to 14%
for childless singles. It is a data-
backed reality that marriage and
children lead to purpose, joy, and all the wonderful things that sleep ing in on a Saturday just can’t of-
fer. - General Social
Survey & Madelyn Fry Schultz
