112 Main Street Derby Line, VT 05830
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(802) 873-3563
Sunday Service 10:00 am
February 2, 2020
Service Speakers-Terry Holden & Mike Gruteke
Service Associate-Karen Hennig
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Title– Isolation to Purpose and Connection
Bio-Terry has lived in Cambridge Jct., VT on her 200 year old farmstead for the past 33 years. She has four children, three of which are on the autism spectrum. It was through the journey of her blue-eyed son, and the battle for the best accommodations for his learning that put Terry on the long, pretzeled path of advocacy. Terry is on the Vermont Developmental Disability Council where she met Mike Gruteke.
Topic–What is isolation? What does it look like? How does it happen? And how does isolation differ between able-bodied and disabled individuals? Through stories of her advocacy for her children, her work with Mike, and her involvement on the Vermont Developmental Disability Council, Terry will help steer us into seeing isolation from the lens of less abled individuals.
Service Speakers-Terry Holden & Mike Gruteke
Service Associate-Karen Hennig
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Title– Isolation to Purpose and Connection
Bio-Terry has lived in Cambridge Jct., VT on her 200 year old farmstead for the past 33 years. She has four children, three of which are on the autism spectrum. It was through the journey of her blue-eyed son, and the battle for the best accommodations for his learning that put Terry on the long, pretzeled path of advocacy. Terry is on the Vermont Developmental Disability Council where she met Mike Gruteke.
Topic–What is isolation? What does it look like? How does it happen? And how does isolation differ between able-bodied and disabled individuals? Through stories of her advocacy for her children, her work with Mike, and her involvement on the Vermont Developmental Disability Council, Terry will help steer us into seeing isolation from the lens of less abled individuals.
February 9, 2020
Service Speaker-Frank Davis
Service Associate-Nancy Engels
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Title– Civic Redux
Bio-Frank Davis grew up in the Bronx and also called Virginia, Idaho, Oregon and Connecticut home before moving to Vermont in 1981. A Navy vet, he has taught history and government from elementary school to college level. Locally, he serves as Justice of the Peace, Village Moderator and has run for State Reg. He and Ginny raised and educated their two sons locally.
Topic– UU principle 5 advocates for “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregation and in society at large.” In this coming election year are you informed re: your citizenship rights and responsibilities? Retired Civics teacher, Frank Davis will take us back to class and respond, live, to all you want to know about: voting rights/repression, majority rule and the democratic process, the electoral college, impeachment, constitutional amendments. Bring your questions and concerns to our teacher of the day.
Service Speaker-Frank Davis
Service Associate-Nancy Engels
Musician-Janice Luce, Greeter-Kathy Ketchum
Title– Civic Redux
Bio-Frank Davis grew up in the Bronx and also called Virginia, Idaho, Oregon and Connecticut home before moving to Vermont in 1981. A Navy vet, he has taught history and government from elementary school to college level. Locally, he serves as Justice of the Peace, Village Moderator and has run for State Reg. He and Ginny raised and educated their two sons locally.
Topic– UU principle 5 advocates for “The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregation and in society at large.” In this coming election year are you informed re: your citizenship rights and responsibilities? Retired Civics teacher, Frank Davis will take us back to class and respond, live, to all you want to know about: voting rights/repression, majority rule and the democratic process, the electoral college, impeachment, constitutional amendments. Bring your questions and concerns to our teacher of the day.
February 16, 2020
Service Speaker-Karen Budde
Service Associate-Allen Yale
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Lisa Erwin
Title– Aging in Isolation or Connection?
Bio-If you read Front Porch Forum, you have likely read posts from Karen Budde. She is the RSVP Volunteer Coordinator at the NEK Council on Aging. Karen is a member of the Universalist Unitarian Church of St. Johnsbury, VT.
Topic–As the RSVP Volunteer Coordinator and user of the platform Front Porch Forum, I am often amazed by the individuals who respond to our pleas for assistance. Let me share a few stories where neighbors either stepped up to fight off client isolation or to do a deed to allow people to age in place.
Service Speaker-Karen Budde
Service Associate-Allen Yale
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Lisa Erwin
Title– Aging in Isolation or Connection?
Bio-If you read Front Porch Forum, you have likely read posts from Karen Budde. She is the RSVP Volunteer Coordinator at the NEK Council on Aging. Karen is a member of the Universalist Unitarian Church of St. Johnsbury, VT.
Topic–As the RSVP Volunteer Coordinator and user of the platform Front Porch Forum, I am often amazed by the individuals who respond to our pleas for assistance. Let me share a few stories where neighbors either stepped up to fight off client isolation or to do a deed to allow people to age in place.
February 23, 2020
Service Speakers– Rob Anderson & Paul Dreher
Service Associate-Nicole Gratton
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter– Kathy Ketchum
Title–Seeking Solutions to Physical Isolation & Creating Community Through Transportation
Bio-Rob Anderson is a husband, a father to three, a grandfather to six, an artist and entrepreneur. His work experience has mostly revolved around the construction industry where he owned and operated a small construction company that specialized in the renovation and restoration of historic buildings. His community involvement led him to be on the board of the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity and he has served as a past chair of the Nantucket Housing Authority.
Paul Dreher is a father of two, a practicing architect, urban planner, and urbanist, and a dedicated coffee
drinker. Recent professional projects focus on placemaking and grassroots community development initiatives. Paul studied at and has degrees from MIT and is a firm believer in the idea that “When you focus on place, you
do everything differently.”
Topic–We live in a physically isolated place. Mountains and an international border make it challenging to get here. But what if we could change that? What would happen if there was a transportation mode that made visiting the NEK easier? What if transportation also aided in getting people from within the NEK to jobs, hospitals, and other needed services. We will explore how transportation has the potential to drive our local economy, enhance connections, create vibrant places to live and work, while still maintaining the unique characteristics of the NEK.
Service Speakers– Rob Anderson & Paul Dreher
Service Associate-Nicole Gratton
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter– Kathy Ketchum
Title–Seeking Solutions to Physical Isolation & Creating Community Through Transportation
Bio-Rob Anderson is a husband, a father to three, a grandfather to six, an artist and entrepreneur. His work experience has mostly revolved around the construction industry where he owned and operated a small construction company that specialized in the renovation and restoration of historic buildings. His community involvement led him to be on the board of the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity and he has served as a past chair of the Nantucket Housing Authority.
Paul Dreher is a father of two, a practicing architect, urban planner, and urbanist, and a dedicated coffee
drinker. Recent professional projects focus on placemaking and grassroots community development initiatives. Paul studied at and has degrees from MIT and is a firm believer in the idea that “When you focus on place, you
do everything differently.”
Topic–We live in a physically isolated place. Mountains and an international border make it challenging to get here. But what if we could change that? What would happen if there was a transportation mode that made visiting the NEK easier? What if transportation also aided in getting people from within the NEK to jobs, hospitals, and other needed services. We will explore how transportation has the potential to drive our local economy, enhance connections, create vibrant places to live and work, while still maintaining the unique characteristics of the NEK.
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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
