From the Pastor

It's time for Annual Meeting, and there are lots of links to documents this week, so suffice it to say that there is much anticipation and excitement for 2022.

The office will be closed on Monday, January 17 for the birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. If you can offer service to the community that day, you would be honoring his legacy. You might also want to read some of his writings.

Stay safe and stay warm,

Pastor Leigh

Worship from Anywhere on ZOOM!

You can join our in person worship service live at 9:30 on Sundays. Your face will not be visible in the Sanctuary, but you will be able to hear and see most of what is going on. Please keep yourself muted and feel free to sing along! You can also dial in from your phone to hear the service. Here is the link to the bulletin so you can follow along:

Here are the instructions:

From a computer or tablet:

CLICK THIS LINK

Meeting ID: 833 5361 4867

Passcode: 05641

From a cellphone, click this link:

+13017158592,,83353614867#,,,,*05641#

For audio only on your phone, dial this number:

 +1 929 205 6099

Meeting ID: 833 5361 4867

Passcode: 05641

News From the Parish Nurse

It’s January 2022 and we are still wrestling with COVID19. Omicron has turned out to spread more easily with most people experiencing milder symptoms especially those who have been fully vaccinated. The problem we are facing in the United States isn’t the severity so much as the shear volume of those getting sick all at once which is impacting hospitals, schools and and our work force. 

I am sharing a CDC update on recommendations for quarantine should you or someone you know test positive or suspect you may have COVID19. 

This said I am looking forward to being able to resume blood pressure checks again after worship in the library at church once renovations are complete which will be a more accessible space.

CDC Updates and Shortens Recommended Isolation and Quarantine Period for General Population | CDC Online Newsroom | CDC

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1227-isolation-quarantine-guidance.html

Annual Meeting

In order to allow the largest number of members to participate in our Annual Meeting, we are sending out the Annual Report and ballots (mail, email or in person) in advance of the meeting, so that at the meeting itself, the results of the voting on the ballot items will be announced. 

The members of the Barre Congregational Church are hereby notified and warned that the Annual Meeting of the Church will be held Sunday, January 23rd, at 10:30 am, both in the Sanctuary and on Zoom to report upon the results of voting on the following issues:

1) The 2021 Annual Report of the Church (Document A)

2) The budget proposed by the Finance Ministry and approved by the Council (Document A)

3) Celebrating the 2022 slate of officers and Deacons

Moderator                  Carolyn Friberg

Vice Moderator          Scott Funk

Clerk                          Amanda Pugliese

Treasurer                   Pam Murphy

Deacons                     Jan Aldrich

                                   Laura Cadmus

                                   Darlene Clark

                                   Ilene Gillander

                                   Brendan Hogan

                                   Cheryl Zanleoni

4) A report of the Property Committee of the Finance Ministry (Document B)

5) – To approve revisions to the bylaws as outlined. (Document C)

6) – To name The Rev. David Vanderlinde-Abernathy as Pastor Emeritus of the Barre Congregational Church (Document D)

Members will receive a copy of all of the documents, along with a ballot that can be returned by email, by postal mail or in person by January 23rd. 

Ministry Updates

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