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Sermon from November 3, 2019
“I Will Teach You the Way You Should Go” Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 3, 2019 Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, All Saints Day Sunday Psalm 32; Luke 6:20-31 We just heard Luke’s version of the…
Read MoreSermon from October 20, 2019
Struggle and Faith Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont October 20, 2019 Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 121; Genesis 32:22-31; Luke 18:1-8 This is a sermon about struggle and faith, not climate change, but nine years ago…
Read MorePastoral Letter: Emergency Response
Dear Neighbors, If your car stalls on a steep hill and you start rolling backwards, immediately you put on the emergency brake. If a consensus of conservative science says that you have very little time left to save the world…
Read MoreSermon from September 29, 2019
Love Over Fear Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont September 29, 2019 Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 146; I John 4:16b-21; Luke 16:19-31 The founder of Dartmouth’s Religion Department died recently. Fred Berthold was a wise and…
Read MorePastoral Letter: Why Strike 9/20 if Climate Is Not Your First Concern
Dear Neighbors, What is happening to our climate will affect everyone in negative ways—in fact it already is, and the forecast is for rapid escalation. Today’s children will feel it the most, but if you are in your 60s or…
Read MorePastoral Letter: Support the Children, Join the Global Climate Strike
Dear Friends, I am writing to urge you to join your neighbors who will be gathering outside Barrett Hall on Friday, September 20th from 7:30 to 9:30 AM to participate in the Global Climate Strike. You can read more about…
Read MoreGreta Thunberg, Trevor Noah and the Global Climate Strike
If you haven’t met Greta yet, here is a wonderful introduction with Trevor Noah. http://www.cc.com/video-clips/ed6ma7/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-greta-thunberg—inspiring-others-to-take-a-stand-against-climate-change—extended-interview Take nine minutes to watch this and please participate in the Global Climate Strike that she has inspired. Please take the day off from work…
Read MoreSermon from September 8, 2019
Giving Up All Your Possessions Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont September 8, 2019 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 1; Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Jeremiah 18:1-11; Luke 14:25-33 The Hebrew and Christian scriptures could not be clearer. They insist…
Read MorePastoral Letter: We Are Being Asked to Make a Commitment
Dear Strafford Neighbors, Our whole community celebrated a service at the Town House on Sunday morning, September 1st, where both the Universalist Society and Congregational Church of Strafford first held their services. The people who built the Town House had…
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