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Midwinter Stories: A Congregation’s Tales For All Ages

A joint service featuring Charles Butterfield’s continuing saga’s next episode: “Petula and the Squeaky Snow”. A picture storybook “The Christmas Cat”, set in Marlboro with illustrations by Tasha Tudor will delight the heart and eyes.  A multifaceted exploration of the Three Kings Day celebration  held in many Latin countries on Jan. 6, with an emphasis … Continue reading Midwinter Stories: A Congregation’s Tales For All Ages

Seasons of Love

Christmas Eve service – ​Rev.  Shayna Appel will explore the relevancy of the Christmas Story for our time, leading us in a non-traditional Christmas Eve Service, filled with elements old and new: readings, Christmas carols, candle lighting and a message which will touch one’s spirit. And, once again, the ASC Remembrance Committee has lined our driveway for … Continue reading Seasons of Love

Our Favorite Things

Through an intergenerational Sunday Service rich with moving and jubilant special music, old and new hymns, and stimulating readings, Rev. Shayna Appel, the “Charioteers,” and many others dish up an especially delicious Sunday before Christmas Service. Readings From the Sunday Service, December 23, 2018-“Our Favorite Things” Opening Words  What Are You Here For?  By Quinn G. Caldwell … Continue reading Our Favorite Things

Celebrating the Winter Solstice

Ancient people saw the flow of time as circular, not linear, and the Changing Seasons were understood as a great Wheel, the Wheel of the Year.  This Sunday, Dec. 16, we gather to observe the turning of the Wheel as we celebrate the Winter Solstice arriving on December 21st.

Mystery

Our theme for December is “Mystery” which, by definition, is something difficult or impossible to explain.  How comfortable are we with the “mysterium” in general, and more particularly, how does that comfort, or lack thereof, impact our ability to experience “Mysterium Tremendum” (Latin used here for emphasis!)?  The world renowned scientist Albert Einstein was once … Continue reading Mystery

Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving

Location: First Baptist Church, 190 Main Street in Brattleboro Music, readings and ceremonies from various faith traditions will open our hearts to one another and to gratitude for the blessings that lift our spirits. Special music will be offered by a Community Chorus. Come stand together in community and give thanks! A free will offering of … Continue reading Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving

“Memory & Resiliency: Traumatized or Trauma Grown?” led by Rev. Shayna Appel

“Memory & Resiliency; Traumatized or Trauma Grown?” “Most trauma survivors…will suffer, sometimes for years.  But, over the last few decades, psychologists have discovered that suffering is not the end of the story: with the right circumstances and support, [some] survivors actually benefit in surprising ways…The suffering they endure actually acts as a catalyst, enabling them … Continue reading “Memory & Resiliency: Traumatized or Trauma Grown?” led by Rev. Shayna Appel

We Are All Just Walking One Another Home

This month’s Social and Environmental Action Committee service features Brattleboro Area Hospice as the local organization with which we are sharing our November collection.  At our Sunday Service on November 4, Patty Dunn, Hospice Program Coordinator, whose presentation at ASC last year met with great enthusiasm, will be returning as our guest speaker.