Twenty-five members of the church met on a beautiful fall day for a leadership retreat at the Green Mountain Monestary. Activities of the day were organized and facilitated by Rev Ed Sunday-Winters and Eleanor Guare as we evaluated how well our activities of the past year aligned with the three main goals of our strategic […]
This summer we read Jim Antal’s, Climate Church, Climate World: How People of Faith Must Work for Change, at Greensboro United Church of Christ. We gathered for five weeks to discuss our planet and our responsibility to care for it. The experience was rich and sobering. We took account of the ways we have already […]
On a cold February evening last weekend, a group gathered in Fellowship Hall to enjoy a delicious spaghetti dinner and enjoy a few hours of board games. As folks entered the hall they were greeted by the aroma of garlic bread and tomato sauce that had been simmering most of the day. The actual meal […]
Why would a church rent a bus to transport people to a protest at the state capital? That is what we did one week ago on Saturday. Twenty or so of us from our church and surrounding community boarded a bus and headed to Montpelier for #MarchforourlivesVT. But why? Certainly, each individual who made the […]
On March 14th, members and friends of Greensboro UCC gathered for a service of solidarity with and support for students across the country who are working for safer schools. Overnight, we had received 8-12 inches of snow. Our parking lot was covered and the roads were not much better. I had good reason to believe […]
On Sunday, February 25th, Ed and Patti Sunday-Winters become members of the Greensboro United Church of Christ. The officiating pastor, Jeff Pierpont, led the new members and the congregation in the ceremony, along with Deacon Trish Alley. Once presented with handshakes, hugs, and a happy applause, Ed and Patti each received a certificate and a red rose. And as with […]
Whether you call it Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, it symbolizes the start of Lent. It’s typically a day to get together and feast on fatty, filling foods that folks sometimes forgo during Lent. At the Greensboro United Church of Christ, it’s a good reason to have a Community Pancake Supper! Same idea — commune with […]
Judy (and Elsie), Mike and Kyle hiked-about the Sowles’ Christmas Tree Farm during today’s annual search for the perfect tree. Jim and Sydney Sowles have donated a Christmas Tree to the church for many years. The snowy hike-in from the edge of the tree farm approached the low slung sun which gave the tree farm an ethereal […]
Hi folks, The December 2016 edition of “Greensboro Gleanings” is now available online. You can find the most recent as well as past Gleanings in the Newsletter Archive. If you would like to receive the monthly church newsletter by Email, please contact Bronwyn (our church secretary). In this edition, Rona asks us to think of Christmas with […]
Kyle Gray had a fantastic meeting with Rona Kinsley, Bronwyn Masse and Eleanor Guare today. The four members of GUCC have been working on a new website (with new content, additional functionality and updated aesthetics). The team of four will continue to vet the site for additional features and efficient flow-through processes of publishing in order […]
