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June 3, 2018
Worship Speaker The Rev. Sonia Dunbar
Musician-Linda Schneck, Greeter-Nancy Engels
Women Mystics
Bio-Sonia is a recently ordained Interfaith and Interspiritual Minister from East
Craftsbury. A theatrical costumer and former domestic relations attorney, she spends her time now exploring a writing and education ministry, and serving as a care manager for her father, Wayne.
Topic– In this service, we will explore the lives and wisdom of a few of the less familiar European women mystics. This will be a service of poetry, prose and music.
Worship Speaker The Rev. Sonia Dunbar
Musician-Linda Schneck, Greeter-Nancy Engels
Women Mystics
Bio-Sonia is a recently ordained Interfaith and Interspiritual Minister from East
Craftsbury. A theatrical costumer and former domestic relations attorney, she spends her time now exploring a writing and education ministry, and serving as a care manager for her father, Wayne.
Topic– In this service, we will explore the lives and wisdom of a few of the less familiar European women mystics. This will be a service of poetry, prose and music.
June 10, 2018
Worship Speaker Jude Elford
Worship Associate-Ben Luce, Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Sheila LaPoint
Resilient Resistance: Uprooting Oppression in Connection and Community
Bio-Jude lives for paradigm shifts, light-bulb moments, ecstatic trans-formative ritual and deep personal magic. She delights in sharing her passion for connecting to the divine through music, dance, and song. A lifelong activist, she loves the alchemy of mixing magic with the work of the great turning, combining spell work, stewardship, egalitarian group process, non-violent action, and emancipated sexuality. She is a song catcher, fire spinner, green witch and moon dancer who teaches magic and sacred sexuality, and offers support with rites of passage. She helps organize and teach at Reclaiming Witchcamps including JeWitch Camp, and with the Kidsfest, helps facilitate large public rituals that gather the community to turn the wheel and honor the seasons. Jude lives at Milkweed Farm, in Northern Vermont where she delights in the fey and elements of nature, and foments beautiful revolution through art and community.
Topic–Evoking the forces of compassion, we’ll create a sacred space within which we might center the perspectives, voices, and experiences of Black, Indgenous, People of Color (BIPOC), look within, talk together and raise consciousness, energy, voices, and prayers in community.
Worship Speaker Jude Elford
Worship Associate-Ben Luce, Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Sheila LaPoint
Resilient Resistance: Uprooting Oppression in Connection and Community
Bio-Jude lives for paradigm shifts, light-bulb moments, ecstatic trans-formative ritual and deep personal magic. She delights in sharing her passion for connecting to the divine through music, dance, and song. A lifelong activist, she loves the alchemy of mixing magic with the work of the great turning, combining spell work, stewardship, egalitarian group process, non-violent action, and emancipated sexuality. She is a song catcher, fire spinner, green witch and moon dancer who teaches magic and sacred sexuality, and offers support with rites of passage. She helps organize and teach at Reclaiming Witchcamps including JeWitch Camp, and with the Kidsfest, helps facilitate large public rituals that gather the community to turn the wheel and honor the seasons. Jude lives at Milkweed Farm, in Northern Vermont where she delights in the fey and elements of nature, and foments beautiful revolution through art and community.
Topic–Evoking the forces of compassion, we’ll create a sacred space within which we might center the perspectives, voices, and experiences of Black, Indgenous, People of Color (BIPOC), look within, talk together and raise consciousness, energy, voices, and prayers in community.
June 17, 2018
Worship Associate-Karen Hennig
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Topic– For this last formal service of the regular church year, plans are underway for a poetry and music service, possibly with a flower communion. More information will be available a bit later.
Worship Associate-Karen Hennig
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Topic– For this last formal service of the regular church year, plans are underway for a poetry and music service, possibly with a flower communion. More information will be available a bit later.
June 24, 2018
Annual Church Picnic day!!
There will be no Sunday Service at church. Nancy Engels has graciously offered to host the picnic at the Engels’ home on Echo Lake, unless there is another member who would like to host.***
Bring your own chairs and food to share. There will be a grill, if anyone wishes to grill food.
***If someone else wants to host, please contact Kathy Ketchum: ketchneef@gmail.com or by phone: 802-525-3875. The Ketchums do not have caller ID, so it is necessary to leave a message, so they will know you called. There will be more details (and directions) later, by email and on the church website
Annual Church Picnic day!!
There will be no Sunday Service at church. Nancy Engels has graciously offered to host the picnic at the Engels’ home on Echo Lake, unless there is another member who would like to host.***
Bring your own chairs and food to share. There will be a grill, if anyone wishes to grill food.
***If someone else wants to host, please contact Kathy Ketchum: ketchneef@gmail.com or by phone: 802-525-3875. The Ketchums do not have caller ID, so it is necessary to leave a message, so they will know you called. There will be more details (and directions) later, by email and on the church website
Our fellowship hall is the perfect venue for your meeting place or special occasion
To reserve please print and mail or complete our online application
To reserve please print and mail or complete our online application
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The mission of First Parish is to sustain a safe home for our spiritual growth and to support each other as we put our beliefs and principles into action.
1st Principle: The inherent worth and dignity of every person
