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Sunday Service 10:00 am
February 3, 2019
Worship Speaker-Bob Hunt
Service Associate-Kathy Ketchum, Musician-Janice Luce
Title–Beyond Alexander Twilight-A Look at Four Influential Nineteenth-Century Orleans Educator/Ministers and their impact on race and culture.
Bio-Bob Hunt is the curator at the Old Stone House Museum in Brownington, Vermont. He is a retired educator who taught in Elementary Schools in northern Vermont and New Hampshire for nearly 40 years. Bob has a keen interest in Antiques and Americana and learning about local history.
Topic– Mr. Hunt will be speaking about the Rev. Alexander Twilight, Rev. Samuel Read Hall, Rev. William Scales, and Rev. George Washington Henderson. All four taught and preached in Orleans County and two were African-American. What was the impact of, and the reaction of the local
community to these influential figures both before and after the Civil War?
Worship Speaker-Bob Hunt
Service Associate-Kathy Ketchum, Musician-Janice Luce
Title–Beyond Alexander Twilight-A Look at Four Influential Nineteenth-Century Orleans Educator/Ministers and their impact on race and culture.
Bio-Bob Hunt is the curator at the Old Stone House Museum in Brownington, Vermont. He is a retired educator who taught in Elementary Schools in northern Vermont and New Hampshire for nearly 40 years. Bob has a keen interest in Antiques and Americana and learning about local history.
Topic– Mr. Hunt will be speaking about the Rev. Alexander Twilight, Rev. Samuel Read Hall, Rev. William Scales, and Rev. George Washington Henderson. All four taught and preached in Orleans County and two were African-American. What was the impact of, and the reaction of the local
community to these influential figures both before and after the Civil War?
February 10, 2019
Worship Speaker– Barb Delzio
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Nancy Engels
Title– Traveling with White Privilege
Bio-Barb Delzio just retired from teaching one and a half years ago from Hazen High School in Hardwick. She wanted to start her next chapter of her life with an adventure. A teaching experience in Cambodia came into her life and she left 4 months later. Barb lives on Daniels Pond,
n Glover where she enjoys swimming and walking the many beautiful roads around her. She is excited to be back at the UU church in Derby Line where she was a member years ago.
Topic–Since Barb has been working on Ending White Racism for over 10 years with her co-counseling community, she prepared for her trip to travel in a third world country with awareness of her white privilege. Barb will share some insights and ask questions to gather a deeper meaning of our own personal stories of white racism. Pictures from her trip will be shown.
Worship Speaker– Barb Delzio
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Nancy Engels
Title– Traveling with White Privilege
Bio-Barb Delzio just retired from teaching one and a half years ago from Hazen High School in Hardwick. She wanted to start her next chapter of her life with an adventure. A teaching experience in Cambodia came into her life and she left 4 months later. Barb lives on Daniels Pond,
n Glover where she enjoys swimming and walking the many beautiful roads around her. She is excited to be back at the UU church in Derby Line where she was a member years ago.
Topic–Since Barb has been working on Ending White Racism for over 10 years with her co-counseling community, she prepared for her trip to travel in a third world country with awareness of her white privilege. Barb will share some insights and ask questions to gather a deeper meaning of our own personal stories of white racism. Pictures from her trip will be shown.
February 17, 2019
Worship Speaker– Ebony Freedom from BLMVT
Service Associate-Nicole Gratton
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Sheila LaPoint
Title– Black Lives Matter in Vermont
Bio-Ebony Freedom has lived in Vermont for over 23 years. Attending the University of Vermont, working as a social worker, educator, and Administrator, during most of her years gave her the knowledge and skills to establish Black Lives Matter VT. Black Lives Matter Vermont is a growing network of individuals, families and businesses invested in the liberation of Black Vermonters, and the deactivation of systemic racism endured by all people of color in our state.
Topic–Vermont has the fewest number of black Americans of any state. Black people, especially black women, that do live here need to have the same access and opportunities to jobs, housing, schooling, and recognition from the whole community that racism exists, and the knowledge of what to do to prevent and disarm it. How can Newbeing Feminism change the view Vermonters have about race, gender, and culture?
Worship Speaker– Ebony Freedom from BLMVT
Service Associate-Nicole Gratton
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Sheila LaPoint
Title– Black Lives Matter in Vermont
Bio-Ebony Freedom has lived in Vermont for over 23 years. Attending the University of Vermont, working as a social worker, educator, and Administrator, during most of her years gave her the knowledge and skills to establish Black Lives Matter VT. Black Lives Matter Vermont is a growing network of individuals, families and businesses invested in the liberation of Black Vermonters, and the deactivation of systemic racism endured by all people of color in our state.
Topic–Vermont has the fewest number of black Americans of any state. Black people, especially black women, that do live here need to have the same access and opportunities to jobs, housing, schooling, and recognition from the whole community that racism exists, and the knowledge of what to do to prevent and disarm it. How can Newbeing Feminism change the view Vermonters have about race, gender, and culture?
February 24, 2019
Worship Speakers-Edifice Jengo
Service Associate-Allen Yale
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Karen Hennig
Title-The Becoming and Unbecoming A Refugee
Bio-Edifice Jengo, 28, was born in Congo Kinshasa to a Christian family and moved to the United States in 2011. Prior to coming to the states, Edifice lived in two more countries of Africa from which his desire to discovering the truth and meaning grew in him, his love towards other human beings and nature deepened, and his faith in the Creator of all the things increased. Four years later after coming to Vermont, he earned his bachelor’s degree from Champlain College and he now works for Green Mountain Farm to School in Newport where he also lives.
Topic–Edifice will introduce the Democratic Republic of Congo-the world’s richest country of all time and yet one of the poorest countries today. He will discuss his experience from becoming (living as) a refugee and unbecoming a refugee by means of naturalization. His reflection will aim to remind people
that the world is not just, but our compassion can strengthen us.
Worship Speakers-Edifice Jengo
Service Associate-Allen Yale
Musician– Janice Luce, Greeter-Karen Hennig
Title-The Becoming and Unbecoming A Refugee
Bio-Edifice Jengo, 28, was born in Congo Kinshasa to a Christian family and moved to the United States in 2011. Prior to coming to the states, Edifice lived in two more countries of Africa from which his desire to discovering the truth and meaning grew in him, his love towards other human beings and nature deepened, and his faith in the Creator of all the things increased. Four years later after coming to Vermont, he earned his bachelor’s degree from Champlain College and he now works for Green Mountain Farm to School in Newport where he also lives.
Topic–Edifice will introduce the Democratic Republic of Congo-the world’s richest country of all time and yet one of the poorest countries today. He will discuss his experience from becoming (living as) a refugee and unbecoming a refugee by means of naturalization. His reflection will aim to remind people
that the world is not just, but our compassion can strengthen us.
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