United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Upcoming Service Notes for November 18, 2018, Thanksgiving Sunday
We will be celebrating Thanksgiving this Sunday during worship with traditional hymns and scriptures and reflections on gratitude, and we will celebrate in a different way with an Oxfam Hunger Banquet after worship. You can read about the Hunger Banquet…
Read MoreOxfam Hunger Banquet Sunday November 18th 11:15 AM at the Church
Thanksgiving is coming! Americans all over the country will sit down to a feast with family or friends in gratitude for their blessings. This coming Sunday, November 18th, 2018, you are invited to a banquet to celebrate another form…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for November 11, 2018, Restorative Justice Sunday
This Sunday’s service will celebrate one of the most hopeful and life-giving developments in recent history, the growth of the practice of restorative justice. Jonathan Tuthill of the Hartford Community Restorative Justice Center will join us in a worship service led…
Read MoreLetter to the Members of the Tree of Life Synagogue
November 2, 2018 Dear Rabbi Myers and Tree of Life Family: I write to you on behalf of my congregation, the United Church of Strafford, a small, but mighty fellowship located in Strafford, Vermont. This past Sunday we held all…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for November 4, 2018
This will be Advent Preparation Sunday, a day we take to reflect on the coming season of Advent to form intentions about the experience we want to have. Intentionality is more important this year than ever because the spiritual benefits…
Read MoreFuture Directions Vision Approved October 28, 2018!
Below you will see the two versions of the Future Directions Vision that were passed unanimously and joyously at a warned Congregational Meeting held after worship on October 28th. This is our vision for the foreseeable future in the United…
Read MoreOxfam Hunger Banquet and Children’s Religious Exploration
Our next session of Religious Exploration will begin during worship on Sunday November 4th. All children are invited to come on the 4th and 11th to prepare to host a Hunger Banquet for the congregation that will take place in…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for October 28, 2018
Worship this week will celebrate All Saints Day Sunday and Reformation/Reconciliation Sunday and Vision Sunday. We will have a congregational meeting at the end of worship to vote on our Future Directions Vision, the culmination of a careful year-long process…
Read MoreHurricane Relief
The Mission Committee is inviting all who feel so moved to make donations to the United Church of Christ Disaster Relief Fund for Hurricane Michael. We raised $162 in worship last week and will continue to collect donations for the…
Read MoreFinal Drafts of Future Directions Vision for Vote 10/28
Below you will see the two final drafts prepared for the warned Congregational Meeting to be held after worship on October 28th. We will be asking the membership to vote to affirm that this is our vision for the foreseeable…
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