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We invited the Rev. Deadra Bachorik Ashton to reflect on what we as a people need right now, after all we have been through in 2020, in order to nurture our spiritual, emotional, psychological and physical health. Deadre is a…
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Category: Advent Resources, Church News, Past Sermons
Tags: Calling, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Grief, Hope, Inner Peace, Inner Transformation, Light, Loss, Resilience, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World
We invited Rachel Guaraldi to reflect as a chaplain and spiritual director on what we as a people need right now, after all we have been through in 2020, in order to nurture our spiritual, emotional, psychological and physical health. …
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Category: Addressing the Climate Crisis, Church News, Ending Racism, Past Sermons
Tags: Anti-racism, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Grief, Hope, Inner Transformation, Loss, Resilience, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World
Where Do We Go from Here?Mark Kutolowski, Guest PreacherUnited Church of Strafford, VermontNovember 15, 2020 Twenty-fourth Sunday after PentecostPsalm 46; Matthew 16:24-26 [You can watch a video recording of this sermon at the end of this text and you can…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Kenosis, Metanoia, Oneness, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World
We invited Gus Speth to offer some post-election thoughts about where we go from here on our way to creating a loving, sustainable, healthy, just world—what we call the realm of God on earth. It will help you appreciate the…
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Category: Addressing the Climate Crisis, Black Lives Matter, Church News, Ending Racism, Fulfilling Our Vision
Tags: Action, Anti-racism, Caring for God's Creation, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Hope, Humility, Inner Transformation, Justice, Oneness, Transforming the World, Vision
May you look for love with eyes, brown, green, blue, gray and looking up with hope. Haiku (5-7-5) project Lord’s Acre 2020, United Church of Strafford, Vermont Poems (see the poem texts below) by: Deadra Ashton, Danette Harris, Joey Hawkins,…
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Preparing for “God With Us”Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, VermontNovember 8, 2020 Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost,Advent Preparation SundayJeremiah 33:14-16, Philippians 2:1-9, and verses from Isaiah 60, Mark 1 & 13 and Luke 1 [You can watch a…
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Category: Advent Resources, On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Kenosis, Oneness, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World, Vision
The Wisdom of the Saints: The Reformation We NeedRev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, VermontNovember 1, 2020 Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 55:6-9; I Corinthians 1:26-28, 3:16-19; Matthew 22:34-40 [You can watch a video recording of this sermon…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Kenosis, Metanoia, Oneness, Struggle, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World, Vision
“My Feets Is Tired but My Soul Is Rested”Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, VermontOctober 25, 2020 Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost Deuteronomy 34:1-5, 10; I Corinthians 9:24-25; Philippians 3:13b-14; Luke 18:1-8 [You can watch a video recording of…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Faith, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Peace, Prayer, Resilience, Struggle, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World, Vision
Be Transformed by the Renewing of Your MindRev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, VermontOctober 18, 2020 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost Romans 12:1-2; Matthew 22:15-22 [You can watch a video recording of this sermon at the end of this…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Calling, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Transformation, Metanoia, Nonviolence, Oneness, Peace, Prayer, Struggle, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World, Vision
Only Light Can Do ThatRev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, VermontOctober 11, 2020 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Isaiah 25:6-9; Philippians 4:1-9; Matthew 5:3-16 [You can watch a video recording of this sermon at the end of this text…
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Category: On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Anti-racism, Calling, Following the Way, Hope, Inner Peace, Justice, Light, Nonviolence, Oneness, Peace, Struggle, The Way of Love, Transforming the World, Vision
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