[easy-image-collage id=4952] For 2018, we are dividing up our Sunday School activities into 4 groups: up to 6 years old – with Sherry Hans Raj 7-10 years old – with Kendra (next 8 weeks – through to April 8th, 2018) 11-14 years old – with Gabriela (next 8 weeks – through to April 8th, 2018) 15…
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A huge shout out to Luis Villar for organising the Christmas Party this year for the kids. Obviously, this would not have been possible without the assistance of the many people who donated and volunteered to bring it all together. Among those that we should mention: Mitchell, Alexis, Colombino, Betty, Allys, Nestor, Betsy, Noris, Alberto,…
The Advent wreath, four candles on a wreath of evergreen, is shaped in a perfect circle to symbolize the eternity of God. In some churches, four purple candles, one for each week in Advent, are used with one larger white candle in the middle as the Christ candle. Other churches prefer three purple or blue…
This week, Balboa Union Church was “in the news” – happily participating through the Ecumenical Council and Inter-religious Council with the Catholic Church in their preparation for the 2019 Youth Convention (JMJ 2019). Telemetro’s Viola Guevara interviewed Pastor José Ordoñez and lay leader Beth Gray, along with representatives of the Baha’i faith and the Muslim…
What do you love to sing at Christmas? Help us choose the songs for the next 4 Sundays: Please help us by completing this survey at Survey Monkey!
We would like to congratulate Betty Britton, She is one of our BUC Staff member and she is always willing to help to our Church. Every Sunday she helps us with the preparation of the cookies and tea that we delight after the service. Thank you very much Betty for all the Talent and Time…
Thank you to all the Members and Friends of Balboa Union Church that helped us to celebrate the August Potluck, and especially to all the chefs that delighted us with their dishes.
How to get to Tender Loving Care: Visiting Connie Now that Connie is settled into her nursing home, it’s time to organise visits to her. As you can see above, we are providing a map, as the instructions of “Calle 7a, Ciudad Radial” don’t seem to show up on any map! Apparently everyone “knows” that…
Thursday, August 24th we had the pleasure of delivering in person, to 19 beneficiaries, the Food Baskets of our AAAM program (Bridging Families). We provide these food baskets every month, with up to 26 recipients (they do not all show up on the day, some come days after). Luis Villar is responsible for organising all…
Often the hard work of our staff, in maintaining and keeping up the grounds of Balboa Union Church go unnoticed: they put in the hours, week after week, just doing the small tasks. But it is also fitting to recognise the extra effort that they have been putting, over recent weeks: 1- cleaning the steps…