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:

  • Gaza Reflections and Path Ahead: Discussions to address the background of the current crisis in Gaza and the path ahead. Read more here.
  • Peace Vigils at Hardwick Peace Park, every Thursday.
  • Pancake Supper: Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent.
  • Book Discussions: February: The Wall Between: What Jews and Palestinians Don’t Want to Know about Each Other, By Raja Khouri and Jeffrey Wilkinson. May: The Little Liar by Mitch Albom.
  • Nourish our Neighbors: Food items for the Little Food Shelf and the Hardwick Area Food Pantry. This will be an ongoing donation on the last Sunday of each month.
  • Milk with Dignity rally in Williston to protect farmworker rights
  • Poetry and Prose for Peace, with Rural Arts.
  • Poor People’s Campaign: Rally at the Statehouse.
  • Puzzling for the Pantry: Read more here.
  • Greensboro Chapter of Habitat for Humanity: Ongoing budgeting and planning.
  • Celebration of Life for Sally Lonegren: May 25th, 1 PM.
Cilla, Shelly, BJ serving up pancakes!
First in person Pancake Supper in a few years
Ed, Sherral, Eleanor, and Jeff finish a puzzle.

AND Coming Up

  • From Wonder into Wonder Existence: A pilgrimage, vision walk, lunch, concert, poetry, and sound meditation on Saturday, June 1st at the Green Mountain Monastery. This date celebrates the 25th anniversary of the founding of the monastery.
  • The Funky Fourth of July: Parade, picnic, community auction, and Highland Center for the Arts performance. The Greensboro United Church of Christ will be serving homemade cookies during the picnic.
  • Greensboro Farmers Market: Opens on July 3, 2024, and continues on Wednesdays from 3-6 pm on the town green.
  • Annual Art Show: Canvases will be ready in July for the annual art show in front of the church. The theme this year is Cosmos.
  • Book Discussions: July/August: The Gospel According to James Baldwin by Greg Garrett. October/November: American Idolatry: How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church by Andrew Whitefield

We are grateful for the resilience and creativity shown in our community – how we got through the pandemic, mourned the loss of friends, gathered for meals and fellowship, and pulled together during the flood of July 2023. As the pandemic challenged us greatly, so did the flood. For this reason, we asked Josh Karp, a member of the Greensboro Selectboard, to provide some “flood facts” so that we don’t forget what it took to get through such a disaster. You can read this article by clicking here.

Thank you for your interest in our church, and for any suggestions or contributions you’d like to make. We welcome your feedback!