A community Forum was held in January to address the background of the current crisis in Gaza and the path ahead. One of the speakers was Hamed Bakir, a Palestinian American living in Fairfax, Vermont, and the uncle of Elizabeth Rossano of Hardwick. Hamed was born in a refugee camp near Ramallah in Palestine. Through […]
Our church newsletter, Pancakes and Prayers, is back! We’ll publish two digital newsletters this year, bringing you some news from our church and community. Since January 1st of this year, we’ve been busy! Here’s just a sampling of what’s been happening: AND Coming Up We are grateful for the resilience and creativity shown in our […]
by Penny Bretschneider Perhaps like many of you, I did a lot of puzzles during the pandemic. I chose those with 300 large pieces mainly because they were simple and fast to put together (and besides, I have two cats and one table)! My loneliness during the pandemic often left me daydreaming about being with […]
by Jeff Pierpont From June 13-22 Ed Sunday-Winters and I will embark on an immersive study tour across Poland’s most significant Holocaust sites. The trip is organized and sponsored by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre and the New Brunswick Theological Seminary. This program is tailored for students, professionals and educators […]
Are you a friendly and detail-oriented person? Do you want to work for an organization that believes in activism, change, and liberation? GUCC seeks a part-time office coordinator with organizational skills who is trustworthy, reliable, and timely. GUCC’s office coordinator manages communications for the church, updates the website, maintains the event and building use calendar, […]
In October, we held our second annual retreat at the Green Mountain Monastery. The purpose of the retreat was to:
Music is an essential and uplifting part of every year – some news from 2022 includes: Hal and Friends We are blessed to have a Music Director such as Hal Parker. A gifted vocalist, he shifts from piano to harpsichord to organ, and even treats us to an occasional flute performance. Working closely with Ed, […]
Trustees are responsible for managing our physical properties and the fiscal well-being of the church. They keep us safe, sustainable, and sound in our expenses and investments. Trustees include the Properties Committee, overseeing the parsonage and the entire church building. Trustees also oversee the Investment, Pleasants Fund, and Scholarship Committees. The work of the Trustees […]
Mission work starts at home and spreads worldwide. There is purpose in the work that identifies worthwhile causes and stands up for them. Sometimes it happens on the spur of the moment, such as when members of the community meet in the sanctuary for a peace vigil or gather on the town green to show […]
Our new green tent gave us the opportunity to be present at community events – and to stay dry when it mattered. Thanks to our friends at Spark, we also displayed a colorful banner. You couldn’t miss us! We were invited by Carol Fairbank to participate in the Greensboro Farmers Market on Wednesday afternoons during […]