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Fall 2025 Faith Formation Update 

Sunday Adult Faith Formation Opportunities 

Faith & Daily Life Class: This hybrid (virtual and in-person) class meets 9-10 a.m. on Sundays. and engages in lively discussions about different current event topics and how they intertwine with lessons from Old and New Testament scriptures. The curriculum stems from The Wired Word. Participants receive an email on Saturdays with the discussion topic, related scriptures and discussion questions for the next day’s class. The group is led by Neil McNeil, who runs the Zoom session from the church building. Class members can participate virtually or in person. 

Women at the Well  - (Sunday School) Class: Meets each Sunday, via Zoom from 9:00 – 10:00.
We are a women’s group, discussing selected books of faith and supporting one another.

Our Current book:  “Love is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times” by Michael B Curry

Our next book: “The book of Forgiving: The Fourfold Path for Healing Ourselves and our World” by Desmond Tutu, and Mpho Tutu. If you would like to join our class, contact JKochRunner@aol.com to be added to the list.

Children’s Faith Formation Opportunities 

Children’s Worship & Wonder is offered during worship (following the Children’s Moment) on the second and fourth Sundays each month during the school year for children ages 3 through sixth grade. This program is best described as a “faith formation worship-centered approach with storytelling, ritual, and fellowship that is used with children in churches to help them deepen their relationship with God,” according to the CW&W page of Disciples Home Missions website. Michelle Mueller leads this program with the assistance of Kathy Davis and other Safe-Sanctuary-trained volunteers.

Weekday Adult Faith Formation Opportunities

Women’s Book Club: This group meets in-person each month (except November) in participants’ homes. The group kicks off each gathering with a potluck lunch and then enjoys fellowship and conversation about different fiction and non-fiction books selected by participants. The upcoming calendar includes:

  • Tuesday, Sept. 23: “The Gift of Rain” by Tan Twan Eng;

  • Tuesday, Oct. 28: “Our Missing Hearts” by Celeste Ng;

  • Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. - “Emma” by Jane Austen

(Note time change to 10 a.m. for a holiday celebration). Books are available in libraries and bookstores. Contact the church for more information. 

Six-Week Fall Lunch Series: Led by Pastor La’Vetta Ross and held in person at the church, this six-week lunch series will explore “The Better Part: Stages of Contemplative Living” by Thomas Keating. Sessions begin Wednesday, October 1, 2025, and run weekly from noon to 1 p.m.

To purchase a copy of the book, please contact the church office by September 14. All are welcome to attend.


 

SUNDAY OPPORTUNTIES

Sunday school – 9-10 a.m. (virtual)
Morning worship (in person and streamed on YouTube) – 11 a.m.
Parents may step outside the sanctuary door and enter our nursery, where an infant or and toddler has space to play with age-appropriate toys and books. Parents must stay with their child while in the nursery since we do not currently have designated childcare attendants. Parents and their child are welcome to spend as much time as their child needs in this space before returning to the sanctuary.

SUNDAY SCHOOL OPTIONS


Faith and Daily Life Class
Woman at the Well Class

USEFUL INFORMATION

733 Union Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63108-1037

(314) 361-8844

Our well-lighted parking lot is located directly behind (west) our building, which is located at the corner of Union Boulevard and Enright Avenue.

Our building is wheelchair accessible.

Choir rehearsal is Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. … all are welcome to participate.

STAFF

Rev. La’Vetta J. Ross, Pastor

Warren Gibson, Church Administrator

Scott Schoonover, Music Director

UNION AVENUE IS HOME TO:

National Benevolent Association
Union Avenue Opera
Church Women United
West End Players Guild
The Gretchen Brigham Gallery