Celebration Service!

CHILDRENS MESSAGE

SCRIPTURE Psalm 112

Lay Leader: Maggy Dunphy

ANTHEM “O Taste and See”

SCRIPTURE Psalm 67

MESSAGE “A Psalm of Blessing”  

 Rev. Dan Haugh

USHERS: The Deacons

Children's Worship!

For this week, the Lesson title is: "Exodus" , and the Key Phrase associated with the Lesson is:

One leader’s NO is no match for God’s GO. 

And the Key Bible Verse associated with the Lesson is:

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go and tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his land.” 

                                     (Exodus 6:10-11)

We still have room/space in both our Cherub Choir and Youth Choirs, and we're having so much fun, and hope that you might consider still joining us!

Praying the Psalms- Every Tuesday at 12:00 noon!

In his book, Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer, Eugene Peterson notes that the Psalms are best understood by praying them. “The praying people, whose prayers are the Psalms, prayed as a worshipping community...We are most congruent with the conditions in which the Psalms were produced and prayed when we pray in a praying congregation.”

You are invited to join Pastor Dan via Zoom each week for 30 minutes on Tuesdays at noon to pray together, using the prayer book of Jesus as our guide. 

Join Zoom Meeting

Bible Study on the Psalms this Fall

During Pastor Dan’s sermon series on the Psalms, plan to enhance your understanding of this rich book of the Bible by joining the study series, "Praying the Psalms." For six Thursdays, beginning October 9 from 7 to 8 PM on Zoom, we will explore Psalms as prayers on such topics as hope, joy, gratitude and trust. The study guide is entitled Praying the Psalms, by Juanita Ryan and can be ordered from www.ivpress.com. To join the study, please contact Kathe Rhinesmith at katherhinesmith@gmail.com. 

Church Fall Open House, Sign Up To Help!

Can you help us welcome the many visitors to the village during the autumn weekends? We would like to have the church open for people to pray, take photos, learn about our historic church, and support our mission. Please sign up in the Narthex or email the church to volunteer for a 2 hour time slot this fall.

Thank you for helping us open wide our doors of hospitality! This will start September 5 through October 12.

October Green Team tip

50 states, 50 Fixes is a very engaging project undertaken by the New York Times that highlights an environmental solution or strategy in the works in each state. This is a fascinating article about innovative approaches to stewardship across the

country. If you subscribe to the NY Times, you can read the article by clicking the link below:

https://www.nytimes,com/interactive/2025/climate/50-states-fixes.html

A similar but less comprehensive article can be found at:

https://www.oneearth.org/nine-examples-of-local-governments-taking-climate-action/

Vermont’s “Clean Commitment” to our renewable energy bill is listed as one of these nine examples, reinforcing the fact that our Green Mountain state is committed to staying “green”!

NEXT GENERATION HAPPENINGS!

(Visit our Children’s Table in the Narthex for event flyers future events calendar and more information)

During Sunday Service/ Children’s worship: Tiny tots & little explorers: baby-sitting’s up and running downstairs in the Fellowship Hall most Sundays!

Taryn leads activities and Bible lessons in the Fellowship Hall downstairs 9:30 to 10:30.

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 Future Adventures:

·        🎵🎤👧 Children’s Choir –this fall Cherub (ages 4–7) and Youth Choir (ages 8–18). Thursdays after school. Performances in October and December.·   

·        🎃🕯️BYOP Pumpkin Carving – Sat, Oct 25th, 4-6PM. Bring your pumpkin and carving tools to the Parsonage for a fun potluck and chili event. RSVP to Oana_louviere@yahoo.com

·        👻🕷️Blessing of the Costumes – Sunday, Oct 26th during Service. Trick or treaters of all ages are welcome to join our service dressed in their Halloween costumes.

·        🎵 ELF JR. The Musical– This Christmas, a musical adventure on stage (Dec 4th -7th). 

Please E-mail Taryn taryn@stowecommunitychurch.org to sign up for events or Oana

Oana_louviere@yahoo.com

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Join Us!

We're excited to announce a new men’s group is forming at Stowe Community Church for friendship, faith, and fellowship.

Activities will range from spiritual, social, and service, and include men from all ages and stages of life.

As soon as our new church kitchen is finished, we will have a Saturday morning Pancake Breakfast.

A few ideas that have already been shared with me for activities and gatherings this fall include:

• Watch a college football game on a Sunday at Rimrocks or a home (Or pro football on a Sunday).

• Hike Stowe Pinancle.

• Meet for a networking dinner in town one evening.

• Regular breakfasts and presentations at church.

• Coffee and Conversation (about contemporary topics; the intersection of faith and culture)

• Pub Thelogy a.k.a “Theology on Tap"

To receive information and updates on upcoming events and activities, please email:

 mensgroup@stowecommunitychurch.org 

Mission Moment: CVRAN!

The mission of the Central Vermont Refugee Action Network (CVRAN) is to welcome and provide support to refugees, immigrants, asylum seekers, and migrant workers living in, working in, and visiting Central Vermont.

Their vision is to build, in partnership with others, a vibrant, inclusive global community in Central Vermont, where refugees and asylum seekers find hope, engagement, empowerment, and a strong sense of belonging. To learn more about opportunities to volunteer or support CVRAN, visit their website at https://cvran.org/ You can read about their volunteer needs below

Psalms and Arts workshop!

Saturday, October 4th 9 am to 12:30 pm

Nikki Mustin will lead participants in understanding, internalizing, and gaining inspiration from a psalm, with a focus on imagery and exploring the emotion and beauty of the original Hebrew poetry. Then, participants will have a chance to create art or music based on the psalm--transferring the meaning and beauty for a modern audience. Any and all art forms will be welcomed--written poetry; visual arts such as painting, drawing, fiber arts, or sculpting; or performing arts such as music, dance, or spoken word poetry. Even culinary arts have been used for this! Bring your own materials, instruments, or whatever else you may need to create your pieces. The day will end with a brief presentation or showcase of the pieces--no need to have finished pieces, but even the ideas that have taken shape will be gladly shared with the group. Expertise not required--Psalms and arts are for everyone, not just professionals!"

Nikki Mustin is a Hebrew scholar and Bible Translation Consultant, serving as a missionary with a non-profit called the Seed Company and specializing in Hebrew poetry and its translation. She has a Masters' degree in Linguistics and Bible Translation from Dallas International University, and currently specializes in working with musicians and artists around the globe, using their local, indigenous arts to capture the message and beauty of Hebrew poetry, especially the Psalms. She also works with 3 languages in D.R. Congo long-term, and they are currently translating the book of Luke; as well as with a group who is creating the first-ever oral translation of the Bible in English.

Click the link below to register for this event.

Register Here!