United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Sunday, April 28th: George Kinder in Worship and Conversation
Tom’s brother George will be with us in worship and afterward for a structured circle conversation on Sunday, April 28, 2019. George has been teaching meditation and mindfulness from a Buddhist perspective for over thirty years, although he began his…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, March 31, 2019
This Sunday we will look at the story of the Prodigal Son not only as it applies to us individually but as it applies to the human race and the nature of the universe. People often comment on what a…
Read MoreTimely New Program for Church Children and Youth!
Dear families: Easter is a powerful time in the church calendar when we feel all sorts of possibility and potential in ourselves, our church, our community and our world. We are building toward Easter at the United Church of Strafford…
Read MoreCentering Prayer Workshops, April 6, 2019
The Heartfulness Contemplative Training Circle will be sponsoring two workshops led by Mark Kutolowski on Saturday, April 6, 2019, with a potluck lunch in between. They will be held in the Parish Hall of the United Church of Straffod, Vermont. …
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, March 24, 2019, William Sloane Coffin Sunday
Below is how I am describing this Sunday’s service on listserv and facebook. What is not included is that Annemieke McLane will be performing pieces by Chopin and Beethoven that Bill would have loved. Dear neighbors, In this installment I…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, March 17, 2019
Humans have asked why we are here and how we got here since the earliest days of human consciousness. The answer keeps changing as human consciousness evolves and scientific knowledge increases, but the question is still as important as it…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, March 10, 2018, First Sunday in Lent
Several of us have started reading Martin Smith’s classic book, A Season for the Spirit: Readings for the Days of Lent. One of the premises of the book is that the Holy Spirit that drove Jesus into the wilderness for…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, March 3, 2019, Transfiguration Sunday
Transfiguration Sunday is one of the major events of the church year, the glorious culmination of Epiphany, the season of light. It is one of the most wildly hopeful and light-filled services of the year. Jesus and two disciples climb…
Read MoreNotes from Fulfilling Our Vision Congregational Conversations
You can read the unofficial notes from the congregation’s circle conversations on Fulfilling Our Vision in the documents below. January 6, 2019 notes: Fulfilling Our Vision 1-6-19 circle notes pdf February 17, 2019 notes: Fulfilling Our Vision 2-17-19 circle notes…
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