A warm welcome to all visitors. If the Pastor or any member of the congregation
may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or Rev.
Harpster at 802-875-8895. His email is harpsterd@vermontel.net.
Please be sure to sign the guestbook located at the entrance to the church.
Upcoming Meetings
-Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M.
-Executive Board Meeting on February 22 at 7:00 P.M.
Weekly Offerings
Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of January 29th were $1,265.00.
The costs for each week are $1,438.46 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks).
Coffee Hour
A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall.
Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served.
Altar Guild
Brenda Dansingburg will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of February.
Ushers for the month of February
This is a reminder for those of you who have signed up and a notice of those
Sundays that are open. Thank you for your service.
Ushers Communion
February 5 Laura Laura
February 12 Anne & Andy
February 19 Open
February 26 Open
Heating Efficiency
The Church has two furnaces – one for the downstairs and one for the upstairs.
The upstairs heating system works well. The downstairs heating system, not so much.
As we all know, heat rises. When the downstairs heating system is turned on,
it keeps on heating until the specified temperature is reached.
The specified temperature is rarely reached when the doors from the social hall
and/or the kitchen to the front hallway are left open (as they frequently are)
because the heat rises up the stairs, frequently making the sanctuary too hot.
Besides the discomfort, a lot of fuel is wasted when those doors are open.
So please keep those doors closed as much as possible during the heating season.
Lenten Bible Study
For the 2017 Lenten season, plans are to focus on Christianity’s most famous prayer,
Lord’s Prayer.
We will be using John Dominic Crossan, The Greatest Prayer:
Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord’s Prayer. New York: HarperCollins, 2011.
It is a prayer that we say together every Sunday in our worship together.
Moreover, it is a prayer that most of us know by heart and one we carry with us
wherever we go.
Nevertheless, familiarity can have its negatives, the main one assuming
we know the spiritual depths our Lord is affirming in this model for prayer.
Cost for the book is $11.00. See Bill Kneebone for a copy.
The six sessions in the Ladies Parlor will run from
Wednesday, March 1 to Wednesday, April 5 at 2:00 P.M.
Valentines’ Dinner
For many years, our Church has arranged for a Valentines’ Dinner.
If you are interested in having one of these fun-filled evenings this year,
please let David Almond know.
The Valentine's Dinner is not restricted to United Church folks so everyone
should feel free to invite others (2 of those signed up are not affiliated with the Church).
If enough people are interested, David will arrange for a dinner at the
Landgrove Inn on - Friday, February 10, 2017
- cash bar from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M.
- dinner from to 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.
- order from menu;
- use your own credit card to cover costs
(usually about $30 per person plus beverages).
Contact David at 228-2414 or bethalmond@tds.net.
may be of service to you, please contact the church office at 802-228-4211 or Rev.
Harpster at 802-875-8895. His email is harpsterd@vermontel.net.
Please be sure to sign the guestbook located at the entrance to the church.
Upcoming Meetings
-Women’s Group - Every Wednesday at 10:00 A.M.
-Executive Board Meeting on February 22 at 7:00 P.M.
Weekly Offerings
Offerings and other cash receipts for the week of January 29th were $1,265.00.
The costs for each week are $1,438.46 (derived by dividing the annual budget by 52 weeks).
Coffee Hour
A time of fellowship following the service of worship is held in the social hall.
Coffee, juice and refreshments will be served.
Altar Guild
Brenda Dansingburg will do the Altar Guild duties for the month of February.
Ushers for the month of February
This is a reminder for those of you who have signed up and a notice of those
Sundays that are open. Thank you for your service.
Ushers Communion
February 5 Laura Laura
February 12 Anne & Andy
February 19 Open
February 26 Open
Heating Efficiency
The Church has two furnaces – one for the downstairs and one for the upstairs.
The upstairs heating system works well. The downstairs heating system, not so much.
As we all know, heat rises. When the downstairs heating system is turned on,
it keeps on heating until the specified temperature is reached.
The specified temperature is rarely reached when the doors from the social hall
and/or the kitchen to the front hallway are left open (as they frequently are)
because the heat rises up the stairs, frequently making the sanctuary too hot.
Besides the discomfort, a lot of fuel is wasted when those doors are open.
So please keep those doors closed as much as possible during the heating season.
Lenten Bible Study
For the 2017 Lenten season, plans are to focus on Christianity’s most famous prayer,
Lord’s Prayer.
We will be using John Dominic Crossan, The Greatest Prayer:
Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord’s Prayer. New York: HarperCollins, 2011.
It is a prayer that we say together every Sunday in our worship together.
Moreover, it is a prayer that most of us know by heart and one we carry with us
wherever we go.
Nevertheless, familiarity can have its negatives, the main one assuming
we know the spiritual depths our Lord is affirming in this model for prayer.
Cost for the book is $11.00. See Bill Kneebone for a copy.
The six sessions in the Ladies Parlor will run from
Wednesday, March 1 to Wednesday, April 5 at 2:00 P.M.
Valentines’ Dinner
For many years, our Church has arranged for a Valentines’ Dinner.
If you are interested in having one of these fun-filled evenings this year,
please let David Almond know.
The Valentine's Dinner is not restricted to United Church folks so everyone
should feel free to invite others (2 of those signed up are not affiliated with the Church).
If enough people are interested, David will arrange for a dinner at the
Landgrove Inn on - Friday, February 10, 2017
- cash bar from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M.
- dinner from to 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.
- order from menu;
- use your own credit card to cover costs
(usually about $30 per person plus beverages).
Contact David at 228-2414 or bethalmond@tds.net.
