Celebration Service!

Baptism of Jesus!

Masks are optional at our services at this time. As a congregation, we respect those who choose to wear a mask out of personal concern/safety.

CHILDREN'S MESSAGE

SCRIPTURE READING Psalm 139 Lay Reader: Sandi Kuhl

ANTHEM "God Is Seen"

SCRIPTURE READING Matthew 3:13-17

MESSAGE "Stories from the Holy Land" Rev. Dan Haugh

USHERS Jake Emerick ad Moon Seun

Children's Worship!

The title of the Lesson is:  The House Upon The Rock, and the Key Phrase associated with the Lesson is: 

It’s not always easy to make God the rock of our lives. 

And the Key Bible Verse that is associated with the Lesson is: 

The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock.”

              (Matthew 7:25)

We will have a sledding party on Saturday January 18th, from 10:00-11:30 am, at Stowe Elementary School!  This event is being graciously created by Oana Louviere, and Miss Taryn will be there to chaperone with Oana! More details to follow shortly!

Online Fellowship Hours in January!

Our Online Fellowship gatherings this Sunday January 12th via Zoom!

If you're part our "Livestream" congregation, plan to join at 11:00AM. If you're part of our "In-Person" congregation, plan to join as soon as you get home from the service!

This is a chance for us to keep in touch with our entire congregation!

Use the link below to join the Zoom session!

Join Online Fellowship

2025 Stewardship Campaign - Pledges Due by Sunday!

As we approach the start of 2025, we kindly remind all members and friends of Stowe Community Church to submit your pledges for the annual stewardship campaign by this Sunday January 12th. Your commitment is essential—100% participation is needed to meet our operating budget and continue the vital work of our church in the coming year. We are deeply grateful to those who have already pledged their support. If you haven’t yet, please join us in ensuring SCC remains a beacon of faith and community.

Every pledge matters, and we need your support now—thank you!

Christian Communities worldwide observe a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 18-25!

Join Pastor Dan on Sunday, January 19^th at 11AM via Zoom as he offers prayers for our church, our community, our nation and the world. This is part of a global initiative by the World Council of Churches. Across the world there are many different churches, traditions and denominations. We believe that Stowe Community Church is called to be a united and uniting church. As Jesus prayed, “That they may all be one.” (John 17:20). The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity coincides with Martin Luther King Day and the U.S. Presidential Inauguration both being observed on January 20.

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” Martin Luther King.

Stowe Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Prayer for Christian Unity 2025

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86127243709?pwd=ugYFtBfgj89Ju2yL97LaHniWNNmOm0.1

Bible Study on the Gospel of Luke Begins January 23rd!

Luke is an expert storyteller and someone who cares a lot about people and the circumstances they face. Luke wants us to have a sense of what’s going on the world stage, and how that affects the actions of leaders and regular people. Luke, among the Gospels, stresses issues of social and political significance, and sounds the call to liberation louder than any of the other Gospels. This six-week Bible Study will meet at 7pm on Thursdays beginning January 23-February 27.

Please contact Kathe Rhinesmith (Katherhinesmith@gmail.com) to register.

Annual Congregational Meeting Sunday January 26th!

Our Annual Congregational Meeting will be on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 10:45 in person and on line.

At that time we will elect officers and approve the annual budget.

"Living with Grief" Conversation January 27th!

The SCC Care Team invites you to a special online presentation entitled “The Cost of Love: Living with Grief”

Grief is part of life. Learning how to deepen our spirituality is an important resource in living creatively with life’s love and loss. Understanding anticipatory grief, grief in the moment of loss, and how grief changes over time will be our focus at our next Care Team meeting. 

Join us online on Monday, January 27 at 6 pm for a conversation with Rev Susie Webster-Toleno. Susie has been the long-term pastor at the Westminster West Congregational church and a hospice chaplain with Bayada. She is also the Dean of Ministry 21, a ministry course with the Vermont Conference UCC, and the church administrator at St, Michael’s Episcopal Church in Brattleboro Vermont.

Zoom Link for “The Cost of Love: Living with Grief”

Meet Our New Members - The Schloff Family!

Meet Jesse Schloff and Kim Leslie along with their two children Josephine (11) and Aksel (9). Jesse grew up in Salisbury, VT, near Lake Dunmore and Middlebury and Kim grew up between Newport, RI and Ottawa, Ont. Both attended college in Vermont and met in Stowe during the winter of the Valentine's Day storm.

Drawn to Stowe's charm and a mountain town lifestyle of making your work and play close by they knew it would be a wonderful community to set roots and raise their family; all while exploring the mountains and trails in their backyard and enjoying it with friends and family.

Kim works as a Business Development & Strategic Partnerships Manager at Inntopia, leveraging her background in the resort industry. Jesse is a local photographer, capturing weddings, events, family portraits and meeting incredible people along the way.

In their free time, the Schloff family enjoy the many activities that Stowe has to offer with skiing being in season, they hope to see you on the slopes!

“We’re so happy to be part of the Stowe Community Church family and already feel like we’ve been a part of it for years but are so happy to make it official!” The Schloffs are excited to continue growing with the community and look forward to many more years of adventure in Stowe.

SCC Ski and Ride Day February 3rd!

Our first SCC Ski and Ride day for the season will be held Monday February 3rd at Stowe Mountain Resort!

We will gather by the Sunrise Six-Pack lift at 9:00am. We'll join Pastor Dan for skiing and riding on mostly Intermediate terrain. Invite friends to join us!

At 11:00am Pastor Dan will lead a short service at the Mountain Chapel, conditions permitting! Again, all are invited to attend.

We'll wrap up the day at the Round Hearth at 1:00pm for lunch or apres-ski. Even if you don't ski or ride, you can meet us there to socialize!

Sign Up To Be An Usher!

Interested in being an usher? We are always looking for people willing to help at our 9:30 Celebration services! It's a good way to get know folks and be a vital part of Stowe Community Church! Thanks for helping!

Sign Up Here!

Morrisville Warming Space Looking for Volunteers!

A Warming Space is available at the United Community Church of Morrisville Dining Room, 9 am- 5 pm Mondays in January 2025.

Organizations are being asked to take shifts to “host” and supervise the space, covering all of the hours between 9 am-5 pm. Shifts can be 2-8 hours, covered by one group or many.

You can view the signup and description of what is needed from hosts available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12oRfv3339gE2ncLmFc3IUlM-E5A7qCbDAESs441f0Io/edit?usp=sharing

Green Tip of the Month!

How to Reduce Single-Use Plastic in Your Kitchen

If you’re like me, you use plastic in the kitchen more than you want: sandwich bags for kids’ snacks, plastic wrap over leftovers, Ziplock’s for the freezer. But plastic wrap is made from fossil fuels, rarely able to be recycled, and takes nearly 50 years to break down in solid waste. Consider swapping single use plastic for beeswax wraps, reusable sandwich bags, mason jars for leftovers, cotton mesh bags for grocery store produce, or bento boxes made from steel or wood for leftovers or lunches. You can even cover a plate of leftovers with a bowl. So next time you reach for the Saran Wrap, try one of the alternatives and feel good about your care of the earth.