United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Upcoming Service Notes, February 24, 2019
This Sunday in worship we are preparing for an important congregational meeting to be held after the service on Sunday, March 3rd. It is the culmination of months of careful, prayerful reflection and conversation on the part of the Ad…
Read MorePastoral Letter: Church as a useful community resource in our time
Dear neighbors, Church has changed over recent years. It is important that the Strafford community understand what is different because the church is a community resource. It is yours if and when you want or need it. I hope this…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, February 17, 2019, Gospel and Spirituals, MLK Jr. & Beatitudes
Many people could not get to church on Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday so we are repeating some parts of that service by request. (The children’s time and sermon will be new.) The Gospel Workshop also got cancelled that weekend,…
Read More“Our 4-Town Future” Forums
Royalton, Sharon, Strafford and Tunbridge Community Visit Come to Regional Forums to Share Your Ideas for the Future! You are invited to join friends and neighbors from across the region to discuss assets, challenges, and ideas for the future. This…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, February 10, 2019
This Sunday’s lectionary scripture passages speak to our congregation’s situation today. We will hear the story of the calling of Isaiah to be a prophet (Isaiah 6:1-13 told to the children as an updated superhero adventure action episode) and the…
Read MoreStereotype Project by Charlotte Reimanis
There will be an interactive poster in the Parish Hall starting the William Sloane Coffin weekend, March 22-24th, and staying up through Easter Sunday, April 21st. People will be invited to write down on sticky notes groups of people that…
Read MoreGospel Singing Workshop February 16-17, 2019
PLEASE NOTE: This is the new date for this workshop after it was postponed in January due to a snowstorm. Carl Recchia and Jody Albright will lead this singing workshop which is open to all levels of experience, free of…
Read MoreWilliam Sloane Coffin Weekend Events, March 22-24 2019
Please plan to attend and help spread the word about this celebration of Bill’s life, work and words. We will be keeping his legacy here alive and reflecting on how we are doing at fulfilling the prophetic role he modeled…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, January 20, 2019, Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday
The Gospel Singing Workshop has been postponed, but… we urge adventurous Vermonters to brave the snow storm—a fitting symbol for how the Civil Rights Movement braved the storm of segregationists and white supremacists and gradualists. Come sing American Civil Rights…
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