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Sunday, June 14th – We Believe in You! – A Service of Gratitude led by our young people and Rev. Telos Whitfield — Copy

Our young people will lead experiences and share stories on themes of compassion, gratitude, and resilience that they explored this past year. We will hold our Flower Ceremony so bring a flower to share or just bring yourself!     Click here shortly before 10 AM to access the service via zoom.  In the unlikely … Continue reading Sunday, June 14th – We Believe in You! – A Service of Gratitude led by our young people and Rev. Telos Whitfield — Copy

Sunday June 7th- Moving from Compassion to Action: Listening and Relationship Building with 69a.

In these ever increasingly difficult times, the relationships we build with one another are essential for continued resilience, adaptability and the generation of creative solutions. Join us as we welcome our neighbors from 69a to share about the important work they are doing in downtown Brattleboro. 69a is a community art space that welcomes all … Continue reading Sunday June 7th- Moving from Compassion to Action: Listening and Relationship Building with 69a.

Sunday, May 31st – The Grounded Spirituality of Emily Dickinson.

In this lay-led service, Church member Martha Nelson will consider how this poet, living in 19th century Calvinist Amherst, forged a personal spirituality grounded in her felt experience of nature, hope, grief, joy, and love. An intuited sense of the divine residing in all of creation is the overriding theme of her poetry.     … Continue reading Sunday, May 31st – The Grounded Spirituality of Emily Dickinson.

Sunday, May 24th – “Journey of Emigration, Resilience and Transformation of a Romanian Family,” led by Rev. Telos Whitfield and Arta Boutcher.

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ASC member Arta Boutcher will share from her memoir, Loss, Voyage and Rebirth, that traces her family’s journey from Romania to Paris, and ultimately to New York, and her powerful lifelong relationship with her mother. It is a story of culture shock, resilience and transformation of a family of artists who emigrated from Romania in … Continue reading Sunday, May 24th – “Journey of Emigration, Resilience and Transformation of a Romanian Family,” led by Rev. Telos Whitfield and Arta Boutcher.

Sunday, May 17th  – “Reflections on a Year – Honoring Our Community!” led by Rev. Telos Whitfield.

We will reflect on our past year together, within and beyond our community, growing resilience, displaying courage and offering support for each other in challenging times. This is a time to honor and celebrate our collective work, dedication and creativity. We welcome all who come, we care and support each other, we work for justice … Continue reading Sunday, May 17th  – “Reflections on a Year – Honoring Our Community!” led by Rev. Telos Whitfield.

Sunday, May 10th – “Called to Nurture, Held by Mother Earth,” led by Rev. Telos Whitfield.

We honor the strength of women and people who offer nurture and care. We reflect on Unitarian and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe’s Mother’s Day Proclamation in 1870 that is echoed in calls for Peace and an end to violence today. Let us be called to nurture and care for each other, our young ones and … Continue reading Sunday, May 10th – “Called to Nurture, Held by Mother Earth,” led by Rev. Telos Whitfield.

Sunday May 3rd – Stone Soup.  The Theatre Adventure Traveling Troupe

With guidance from their Directors, Darlene Jenson and Laura Lawson Tucker, will lead a service about honoring the individual gifts we each bring to our communities. Collectively, those gifts create a bounty of nourishment for all.  The actors will present a mini-performance of “Stone Soup,” along with other artistic offerings that address the theme, “Together … Continue reading Sunday May 3rd – Stone Soup.  The Theatre Adventure Traveling Troupe

Sunday, April 26th – “Dwelling In Possibility”, led by Rev. Telos Whitfield.

In her poem, I Dwell In Possibility, Emily Dickinson offers these final lines: “…The spreading wide my narrow hands to gather Paradise.” How can we dwell in possibility and embrace the possibility of inspiration and healing, the possibility of deep, enduring community? Let us spread our hands to gather, nurture and share all that we … Continue reading Sunday, April 26th – “Dwelling In Possibility”, led by Rev. Telos Whitfield.