Nature’s first green is gold,Her hardest hue to hold.Her early leaf’s a flower;But only so an hour.Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,So dawn goes down to day.Nothing gold can stay.–Robert Frost Each year it is my delight to write to you a letter asking you to make a financial pledge to our…
Autocracy and Poverty by Timothy Snyder
I find Timothy Snyder so very clear about the issues facing us as a constitutional democracy. This post seemed so good I thought I'd do the unusual and republish it, with his permission of course. It is not just about the election, but about two things we talk about all the time: democracy, or honest…
Christianity 101: Continuing the Conversation
For the past thirty years at least, this church has offered to our older youth a chance to gather as a cohort and talk in serious ways about the faith they've been raised in since children. This confirmation class was usually confirmed in the spring and became 'full-members' of the church. The Covid-19 pandemic put…
Warning of Congregational Meeting
The Church Council warns a special meeting of the congregation on October 13, 2024, following worship, to decide on the following:Will the congregation approve an amount up to $40,000 to install two heat pump systems, one for the sanctuary and one for the chapel/office space? Quick background: In July 2023, the air-conditioning (part of the…
Housewarming supplies list
Thank you to you for the tremendous support for Rafael and his family moving to Vermont. We moved him in on Thursday 9/26 with a crew of 7 plus Rafael and had the heavy lifting done by 4. We loaded and filled a 20ft U-haul moving van and then unloaded it up 1 flight of…