United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Upcoming Service Notes for December 8, 2019, Second Sunday of Advent
We light the candle of Peace on the Second Sunday of Advent and reflect on the things that make for peace. Two weeks ago Pope Francis took a step beyond where other Popes have stood and called for the abolition…
Read MoreThe Longest Night: Facing the Darkness Together, Saturday, December 21 5:00-6:00 PM
This season comes with a constant cultural refrain of gathering with family and friends, of celebrating and giving, of spending money and experiencing happiness—and yet many people find it a source of more pain than gladness. Even in the holiday…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for December 1, 2019, First Sunday of Advent
Advent is magical, in the sense of having a mysterious power to transport us. Its power is complex—part nostalgia, part longing for what is coming, part the beauty of its greens and candles and music, part the wonderful feeling of…
Read MoreAdvent 2019 Suggested Reading: Active Hope
The four Sundays of Advent focus on Hope, Peace, Joy and Love. We light candles to remind ourselves of the light that shines in the darkness that the darkness cannot overcome. Advent is a season of waiting, watching and preparing…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for November 10, 2019, Advent Preparation Sunday
Advent is only a month away. You get a special gift this Sunday if you love Advent—you get to immerse in the themes and some of the beautiful traditional hymns of the season in advance. You also get a special…
Read More2019 Thanksgiving to Epiphany Holiday Calendar
This is the lineup of holiday and holy day services and events so far: Sun. Nov. 24 Thanksgiving Sunday, celebrating Thanksgiving in 10:00 AM worship in our sanctuary with traditional hymns and scriptures. Thurs. Nov. 28 Strafford Interfaith Thanksgiving Service…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, December 24, 10 AM & 5 PM
We will have a 10:00 AM Fourth Sunday of Advent service and a 5:00 PM Christmas Eve service this Sunday. The 5:00 PM Service will combine the traditional Lessons and Carols format with congregational candle lighting and the singing of…
Read MoreSermon from December 3, 2017, First Sunday of Advent
Hope in the Power of Light Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont December 3, 2017 First Sunday of Advent, Hope Sunday Isaiah 60; Mark 13:24-37 Today’s passage in Mark addressed struggling and suffering people…
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