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Dear Church Family, All religions I know of have some form of the Golden Rule at their core, meaning a love of neighbor as an extension of our own self, and the concept of neighbor includes strangers, enemies and the…
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Category: Addressing the Climate Crisis, Black Lives Matter, Church News, Ending Racism, Fulfilling Our Vision, Mission News, Pastoral Letters
Tags: Action, Anti-racism, Beloved Community, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Following the Way, Justice, Nonviolence, Oneness, The Golden Rule, Transforming the World
[You can watch a video recording of this sermon above, you can read the text below, and you can download or print a pdf of the text by clicking here: 1-14-21 sermon pdf Courage in the Struggle Rev. Thomas Cary…
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Category: Contemplative Training, Ending Racism, Fulfilling Our Vision, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Beloved Community, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Grief, Hope, Inner Transformation, Justice, Kenosis, Light, Metanoia, Oneness, Resilience, Struggle, The Way of Love, Transforming the World
I Will Save My Flock: They Shall No Longer Be RavagedRev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, VermontNovember 22 2020 Twenty-fifth and Last Sunday after Pentecost,Reign of Christ SundayPsalm 95:1-7a; Ezekiel 34:11-12, 14-16, 20-22; Matthew 25:31-46 [You can watch…
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Category: Addressing the Climate Crisis, Black Lives Matter, Contemplative Training, Ending Racism, Fulfilling Our Vision, On Line Services, Past Sermons
Tags: Action, Beloved Community, Calling, Caring for God's Creation, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Climate Change, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Faith, Following the Way, Grief, Hope, Inner Transformation, Justice, Kenosis, Light, Loss, Oneness, Resilience, The Golden Rule, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World, Vision
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
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
Which would feel better to you: to be anxious, tense, fretting, enslaved to obsessive thoughts and compulsive behavior, despairing…or as calm as you can be under the circumstances, resting in quiet trust, finding a place of inner peace even in…
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Category: Advent Resources, Church News, Contemplative Training, Fulfilling Our Vision, Pastoral Letters
Tags: Action, Centering Prayer/Contemplative Practice, Developmental and Spiritual Growth, Following the Way, Inner Peace, Inner Transformation, Journey of the Universe, Oneness, Prayer, The Way of Love, Transforming Suffering, Transforming the World
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