United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Upcoming Service Notes for April 28, 2019
Easter joy continues with beautiful uplifting music and more of the story of the first Easter in the Gospel of John and with the presence of George Kinder during and after worship. (You can read about the conversation with him…
Read MoreInvitation to a Conversation of Hope for Humanity on April 28th
Dear friends, It’s not surprising that most of us feel our civilization is in a tough place and many are struggling to find hope. This Sunday we are hosting a conversation designed to increase our hope. Please join my brother…
Read MorePoetry Salon on a Resurrection Theme in Newbury, May 4th
Join Sydney Lea and other area poets for a Poetry Salon on Saturday, May 4, at 4:30 PM in the sanctuary of First Congregational Church of Newbury, Vermont, at 4915 Main Street. A Women’s Fellowship benefit supper for Church World…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, April 21, 2019, Easter Services
Rev. Telos Whitfield of Strafford’s Unitarian Universalist church has prepared a beautiful community Easter Sunrise Service entitled “Embracing the Light, We Begin Again…” We will meet at 5:45 AM at Confluence, the former Gove Hill Retreat Center, at the top…
Read MoreUrgent Church Vote on the Green New Deal
Here is an urgent message from Vermont Conference UCC Minister, Lynn Bujnak, followed by a message from Pastor Tom Kinder: With the unanimous support of the Board of Directors and the Department of Justice and Witness Ministries (formerly Department of…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, Palm/Passion Sunday, April 14, 2019
We begin this Sunday with the joyful, triumphant celebration of Palm Sunday. The children will distribute the palms as we sing “All Glory, Laud and Honor,” and the choir will sing an Alleluia and “Ride On, Ride On in Majesty.”…
Read MoreHoly Week Schedule 2019
Holy Week Schedule: Here is the schedule for this year’s Holy Week services and celebrations. Palm/Passion Sunday, April 14, 10:00 AM service. We begin with the children distributing palms and celebrating Christ’s triumphal entrance into Jerusalem and then read the…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, April 7, 2019
The service this Sunday will begin to move us toward Holy Week, which begins next Sunday the 14th with Palm and Passion Sunday. This week the gospel text is about the anointing of Jesus with oil by Mary, the sister…
Read MoreVideo of the 2019 William Sloane Coffin Address by Jim Antal
You can watch the entire talk given by Jim Antal on our church YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxGeSIQMOi0. The Rev. Jim Antal: “He Asked of Us Something Great” United Church of Strafford, Vermont, March 23, 2019 Introduction by the Rev. Thomas…
Read MoreMaundy Thursday Last Supper Seder Dinner Theater 2019
2019 Maundy Thursday Last Supper Seder Dinner Theater, April 18, 6:30-8:30 PM If you feel moved by the candlelit beauty of Christmas Eve, you may find this event just as moving if not more so. We will begin with an…
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