Just in the nick of time, we have two new high-efficiency gas furnaces in our basement. It is projected that these furnaces which cost about $6,000 each will save us $1000 per year in fuel costs. They are significantly better for the environment too, emitting far less pollution. Thanks to your commitment to this church we were able to install these by withdrawing money (per your vote at the January Annual Meeting) from the Firm Foundation Fund.
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Neighbors In Need Offering
The annual Neighbors in Need special mission offering will be collected for the next two Sundays. You will find envelopes in the bulletin. Your donations will empower individuals and communities to help themselves. One-third of NIN funds support the Council for American Indian Ministry (CAIM). Two-thirds of this offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries (JWM) to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects through grants. Neighbors in Need grants are awarded to UCC churches and organizations doing justice work in their communities. These grants fund projects whose work ranges from direct service to community organizing and advocacy to address systemic injustice. This year, special consideration will be given to projects focusing on serving our immigrant neighbors and communities.
CROP Hunger Walk Results
To top off a busy week of raising money at the church the Waitsfield United Church and the Warren United Church of Christ, joined us for worship, see photo below, a potluck lunch and a Hunger Walk to raise money for Church World Service’s efforts to end hunger around the world.
About 30 people stayed for lunch and then walked with us at 1pm. Those 30 people raised $2900! I don’t have the data in front of me from past years, but my sense is that this was one of the more successful CROP Walks we’ve had in many years. Thanks to all who walked, and otherwise contributed to the day’s efforts!
Apple Pie Sale Results
First, though a big thank you to the numerous people who stopped in sometime during the afternoon of Thursday, October 4 to peel, core and slice 300 pounds of apples! Many hands in this instance, surely made light work. A cadre of about 6 bakers assembled the pies and got them in ovens as fast as we could. By 9 pm we were closing up shop and 100 pies sat, boxed and ready for delivery the following morning to our volunteers at the North and Southbound Williston Rest Stops. By that evening we’d sold 78 of those pies for an average of $17.80 a pie (as we cannot charge at the Rest Areas, it’s all by donation). The following afternoon Michael Roche and June Hibbs sold the remainder of the pies from the front lawn.
We had a few more expenses this year than last, making our net profit about $1450. Well done everyone!
VSO Brass Concert here
This coming Sunday, October 28, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra Brass presents:
a Halloween concert full of family-friendly musical treats. Enjoy wacky, scary, mysterious, and fun favorites in this 50-minute performance. A highlight of the concert is Plog’s “Animal Ditties,” complete with narration. There will be a parade of costumes, everyone gets a treat for the road, and the musicians have promised “No boo-boos!”
Sponsored by the Wulff Family, Darby, Kolter & Nordle, LLP, and Grenier Enterprises.
THREE WAYS TO PURCHASE TICKETS!
- In advance at Bridgeside Books (until the morning of the concert)
- In advance by calling the VSO Box Office (until October 26): (802) 864-5741 ext. 10
- At the door before the concert
$5/kids under 18
$7/adults
$20/family pass for 4