United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Upcoming Service Notes for July 15, 2018
Recently a Strafford neighbor emailed me a question: “When does mental illness, such as narcissism and all its horrible attributes become evil? When does mental illness excuse evil?” The questioner suggested that true evil may require that perpetrators know they…
Read MoreFuture Directions Statements and Dots, July 2018
Below are photographs of the Future Directions Statements with their final tally of dots on the Parish Hall Wall. (The online responses were given dots as well.) Underneath the photographs you can find the text of all 22 Statements. Green…
Read MoreFourth of July Speech of Frederick Douglass
You can listen to the speech on the Vermont Humanities Council website by clicking here or read the full text below. July 5, 1852 Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation,…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for July 8, 2018
Strafford will be celebrating Independence Day this weekend, the birthday of our nation. Birthdays are good times to reflect on our lives and this Sunday the scripture passages are conducive to reflecting on the role Christ or the Holy Spirit…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for July 1, 2018
Psalm 137 begins with the famous verse, “By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion.” It goes on to ask, “How could we sing the Spirit’s song in that strange land?”…
Read MoreOrgan Recital by John Atwood on June 29th, 2018
Don’t miss this if you are at all fond of Bach and Buxtehude’s organ music and want to learn some of the history of our organ by one of the people who built it. John Atwood just refurbished the organ…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for June 24, 2018
The service this week will focus on the unique ability of the spiritual path and particularly the way of Christ to help us survive the worst adversity and find peace in the midst of any storm. The disciples were in…
Read MoreUpdate on Forum in Thetford on Separating Immigrant Children
Are you concerned about the immigrant children who are being forcibly separated from their parents and incarcerated by federal ICE agents? John Moore/Getty Images Please come to a COMMUNITY FORUM Wednesday, June 20, 2018, Thetford Hill Congregational Church, 7-9 pm …
Read MoreForum in Thetford on Separation of Immigrant Children from Parents
Dear Church Family, Below is an announcement of a meeting taking place on Wednesday, June 20th at 7:00 PM in the Thetford Hill Church on the separation of immigrant children from their parents. The United Church of Strafford Mission Committee…
Read MoreOur Church at the Poor People’s Campaign
The Mission Committee urges you to consider attending the final Moral Monday rally in Montpelier this coming Monday, June 18th, 2018, at 2:00 PM. You can read more information about it by clicking here. Five of us attended this past…
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