This year was one of transition for the CE program in the church. The spring saw the retirement of our long-term CE director, Tom Stevens. We celebrate his guidance and thank him for his years of dedicated and creative work with our children and families. While the director position remained unfilled for a few months,…

It was a busy year for the Board of Outreach and the following is a summary of the work accomplished, thanks to your generosity and support. In March of 2018, the Board voted to invest money in the Vermont Community Loan Fund. We currently have $4,170 invested in the fund.  The Fund is a mission-driven,…

The deacons meet monthly (except the month of August) to discuss the weekly deacon schedule, church events such as baptisms, holidays, communion, & specific parishioner concerns.    Every Sunday one deacon assists with the service by lighting & extinguishing candles (Ned graciously performs this when he is present), taking attendance (discussed further below), taking the…

World markets began January 2019 in the throes of a significant market correction that began in October of the previous year. As reported last year, the church’s assets were somewhat insulated from these events putting us in a somewhat enviable position of only being down 5.5% from 2018. However, as world political and social events…