United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Upcoming Service Notes for June 17, 2018
This Sunday we will hear the famous passage where Jesus says that the realm of God is like a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds that becomes the greatest of all shrubs (Mark 4:26-34), and we will also hear…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for June 10, 2018
Last Sunday we heard about Jesus breaking the Sabbath rules out of compassion for the hungry and the sick. He insisted that love and mercy and serving people’s needs were the highest laws, and any laws that were unkind or…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for June 3, 2018
This week’s service will continue the line of thought from last week when we asked what human beings are. As I said, our answer to that question affects everything we do—how we treat our bodies and other people and all…
Read MorePoor People’s Campaign: Moral Mondays
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival “Moral Mondays” Event June 18th in Montpelier The Poor People’s Campaign is based on the work begun by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. fifty years ago to change…
Read MoreVermont Conference UCC Article on Moral Mondays
This article was printed in the weekly email newsletter of the Vermont Conference of the United Church of Christ. The Mission Committee is looking for volunteers to attend the event this Tuesday in Montpelier. Please email us at unitedchurchofstrafford@gmail.com if…
Read MoreFuture Directions Responses
Dear church friends, We are excited to share the Summary Statements of Appreciations and Dreams that were developed from the questionnaires and small group meetings that many of you participated in last fall. Over the past five months, a small group (Danette…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for May 27, 2018
The way we live is determined largely by who we think we are as human beings. That self-identity is determined largely by who or what we think God is. We may think we never think about such things, we may…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for May 20, 2018 Pentecost!
This Sunday could be considered the most important in the church year. We would not know about Christmas and Easter, let alone celebrate them, if it were not for what happened on Pentecost. There would be no church, no message…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes for May 13, 2018
This Sunday we celebrate several things: the last Sunday of Eastertide, the Ascension of Christ, Mother’s Day and the Festival of the Home. Bringing all those together with what is happening in nature right now we will think about nests,…
Read MoreChildren’s Program: Who Was Jesus? What Did He Teach? Why Does It Matter?
New Religious Exploration program for children starts this Sunday. This week, Joey Hawkins and Danette Harris and Pastor Tom Kinder met to discuss and plan another session of religious education. After much discussion and consideration, it was decided to focus on…
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