You might wonder what these lecture topics have in common. There is a relationship because they are but a few of the layers that constitute decades of human cruelty and misinformation. Our summer lecture series began with a talk about Ed Sunday-Winters and Jeff Pierpont’s journey to Poland as part of a study of the […]
The Gospel According to James Baldwin by Jill O’Brien This year marks the 100th anniversary of James Baldwin’s birth, and a provocative book, The Gospel According to James Baldwin by Greg Garrett, was chosen as one of the church book discussions for summer 2024. A diverse group crowded the church library and examined Baldwin’s background, unique challenges, […]
Janet Long is no delinquent tax collector. For 33 years, she has been dutiful to the responsibilities of this role, among the many other bookkeeping jobs she held in her long and colorful life. As a tax collector, she didn’t cut anyone any slack, yet she had a knack for remaining a highly trusted public […]
Neighbors in Action (NIA) Food Share program operates out of Cabot and Lyndonville, serving three counties in the state where food insecurity is one of the top needs. Approximately 500 families receive a box of food every other week. And since several families reside in the Greensboro area, there is now a distribution site at […]
A Pilgrimage to the Green Mountain Monastery Many gathered at the church to begin a pilgrimage to the Green Mountain Monastery on June 1st, where we joined with a large group from around the world to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of Sisters of the Earth Community with theologian Thomas Berry. The day […]
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 […]
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Even before the pandemic, our Mission and Outreach committee, along with many volunteers, continually met the human needs for warmth, shelter, food, and goodwill. We support agencies that provide community action such as Capstone (https://www.capstonevt.org); AWARE (http://www.awarevt.org); Meals on Wheels (https://www.agewellvt.org/services/meals-on-wheels-community-meals); Vermont Association of Area Agencies on Aging (https://www.vermont4a.org); and Vermont Refugee Resettlement through the […]
Food brings people together and we plan to make that happen as much as is safely possible in the coming weeks. S’mores! February 13th On Sunday, February 13th at 4:30 PM in the side yard of the church there will be a campfire for the roasting of marshmallows which can be added to the graham […]
Contributing writers: Penny Bretschneider, Judy Dales, Rosann Hickey, Shelly Jungwirth As the vibrant Autumn foliage waned, so did our hopes of fully gathering again, due to the Delta and Omicron variants of the Coronavirus. We all watched as the COVID tally sign on the village green depicted alarming numbers. Worship services had resumed in-person (with […]