United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Category: Fulfilling Our Vision
Honoring Dot and Bill Burden For Their Service and Love
Mission Committee News: Honoring Dot and Bill Burden For Their Service and Love The Mission Committee is proud to announce that we are honoring dear Dot and Bill Burden for their great big, kind hearts and for their countless years…
Read MoreStrafford Climate Action Events
Here are items we are passing along from Strafford Climate Action, a group that many in our congregation are involved with and that our church helped found.
Read MoreAnti-Racism Pastoral Letter July 18, 2020
Dear Church Family, I am writing to make sure you are aware of three things relating to the struggle for social, economic and environmental justice in the Spirit of Christ. First, Rep. John Lewis has died, someone who risked his…
Read MorePastoral Letter on Antiracism in Strafford July 4, 2020
Dear neighbors, Our on line service this week focuses on antiracism, curating many deeply moving videos of word and music, almost entirely from people of color. Unlike our usual hour-long services, this one includes many hours of material, including the three…
Read MoreAnti-racism Events in Strafford
Below is an updated list of current or upcoming anti-racism events in Strafford: Current Events To read about a September-October 2020 film series and set of panels on racism and elections click here. Past Events To read a July 18,…
Read MoreOn Line Worship Service, July 5, 2020
Welcome to this online worship service of the United Church of Strafford, Vermont for July 5th, 2020. This service is very different from the format we have been following. The heart of it is Frederick Douglass’s speech from July 5, 1852,…
Read MoreAnti-racism Strafford Event June 25, 2020
June 25th Strafford Action Supporting Black Lives Matter and a Just and Fair America Our congregation will be participating in a Strafford action organized by Susan Cloke. It will take place on the month anniversary of the murder of George…
Read MoreAnti-Racism Resources, White Privilege Dialogue Curriculum
Here are three excellent resources from the United Church of Christ. The first two are the materials for a course studying many aspects of white privilege put together by an interracial team of national church leaders. The third is a…
Read MoreResources on Ending Racism
We will be sharing resources on ending racism here as we form a steering committee to guide our education and action. Here is the introduction to an excellent series of very short videos about systemic racism on YouTube:
Read MoreCitations for Climate Emergency Resolution Assertions
You can find studies and articles in the pdf below that document the assertions in the Strafford Town Meeting Resolution to Declare a Climate Emergency: citations for climate resolution assertions
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