United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Upcoming Service Notes, March 11, 2018
We all–all!–make mistakes. We all have old wounds and childhood patterns of thinking and feeling that lurk in our adult shadows and make us act in ways that are less than ideal. We slip into negativity, we judge, we worry,…
Read MoreHoly Week Schedule 2018
Holy Week Schedule: Here is the schedule for this year’s Holy Week services and celebrations. Palm/Passion Sunday, March 25, 10:00 AM service. We begin with the children distributing palms and celebrating Christ’s triumphal entrance into Jerusalem and then read the…
Read MoreMaundy Thursday Last Supper Seder Dinner Theater
Maundy Thursday Last Supper Seder Dinner Theater, March 29, 6:30-8:30 PM If you feel moved by the candlelit beauty of Christmas Eve, you may find this event just as moving if not more so. We will begin with an informal…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, March 4, 2018
Jesus was all about living in the realm of God and establishing the realm of God on earth. He said it was at hand, within and around us, and he taught us how to grow so we could see it…
Read MoreThis Church in This Town in This Time: a Pastoral Letter
I think about Bill Coffin often, of course, as pastors of this church will do for a long time to come. One of my favorite stories about him is from his Yale chaplaincy days. He would ask young atheists to…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, February 25, 2018
Annemieke McLane will be back this week leading the choir and providing some gorgeous, comforting and uplifting music. See the three YouTube videos below for a sampling of what we will hear. You are invited to sing with the choir…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, February 18, 2018, First Sunday in Lent
Lent does not deserve the reputation that it has for deprivation. Yes, like Advent, it is a time for quiet reflection and truthful introspection, and it can be somber and lugubrious, especially as late winter drags into mud season and…
Read MoreUpcoming Service Notes, February 11, 2018, Transfiguration Sunday
The Christian tradition offers much wisdom to help us live the best lives we can. Its wisdom can help us grow and transform ourselves and be instruments of the Spirit, helping transform the world into something more like God’s realm…
Read MoreMission Committee Message: How You Can Help
Thank you to everyone who has placed food and personal hygiene items in the Food Shelf collection basket in the back of the church. The items have been graciously accepted and very much appreciated! The need continues and is especially…
Read MoreAsh Wednesday Silent Drop-in Service
Lent began in the early church as a forty-day fast, inspired by Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness. It is a time for self-emptying to let the Spirit have room to transform our heart. Lent is not about punishing our…
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