Celebration Service!

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.

5TH SUNDAY On every 5^th Sunday, we are reminded that we all have something to offer. Bring something to put in the offering plates. It doesn't have to be monetary. It could be a prayer request, a thank you note, a celebration, a prayer, or a suggestion!

BAPTISM Helen Debevoise Reilly

CHILDREN'S MESSAGE

READING Psalms 36 Lay Reader Brad Osborne

ANTHEM "Bless the Lord, O My Soul"

READING Esther Chapters 4 & 8

MESSAGE "Women of the Book: Esther" Rev. Dan Haugh

USHERS Monica King and Nancy Money

Children's Worship

The Lesson is all about Jacob, and the Key Phrase that is associated with the Lesson is:  

Wrestling with God transformed a scheming Jacob into a peaceful Israel. 

And the Key Bible Verse associated with the Lesson is:

Then the man said, “You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans, and have prevailed.”

                                          (Genesis 32:28)

We are in need of Volunteers for Children's Worship and Nursery Care.

 taryn@stowecommunitychurch.org 

Family Apple Picking Day This Saturday!

Apple Picking Gathering at Lori and Bernie Wyman's Hunger Mountain Orchard in Waterbury Center, from 10:00-11:00 am on Saturday September 28th (with a rain date of 11:00 am -12 noon, the next day, on Sunday September 29th)

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!

Church Improvements Update!

The Church Improvement Program is making good progress. 

• With the installation of the indoor/outdoor carpet, probably today, the front porch of the Church will be the first of 14 projects to be completed! And what an improvement! It is now both beautiful and safe, and the new materials used should make it last another 50 years.
• The steeple renovation is both good and bad news. As reported last week, the top 20 feet of the spire is extremely deteriorated, and will need to be replaced. It will likely be removed this fall, and replaced in the spring. Plans and designs are presently being formulated. The good news is that the remaining 95% of the steeple is experiencing a thorough renovation, which is going well, and on schedule. A new metal roof is being installed on the front porch, new trim and siding is being installed all around, and with fresh paint coming soon (weather permitting), it will look like new.
• We’re working closely with the Town of Stowe to refurbish the Town steeple clock, and plan to also install modern, efficient LED lights this Fall.

Scott C. Noble

Director, Development

Hospitality for Steeple Workers!

Every Tuesday we would like to provide a coffee break for about 6 steeple workers, bringing them coffee and donuts. Would anyone be willing to help with this? Please let Marylou know if you could help.

Fall Bible Study: Women of the Old Testament

Complementing Pastor Dan’s Fall sermon series Women of the Book, you are invited to join an 8-week study of eight interesting women we encounter in the Old Testament. Running through November 21, join us on Zoom from 7 to 8pm. We will not meet on October 31^st. The study guide for this course is Women of the Bible by Gladys Hunt and is available on Amazon.com.

There are copies available in the Church Office for $6. To register for the study, please contact Kathe Rhinesmith at katherhinesmith@gmail.com or 617-650-5225.

Women's Fellowship Events This Week!

There will be a craft class to make angels from old paperback books (please see pictures). You can either keep yours or donate it to the Christmas Fair to sell. It is a two day class on October 3 and 4 from 2:00 - 4:00. Theresa and Meg will be sharing our knowledge which we learned from the Island Arts class. We will be sending out more details as we get closer to the class. Please contact megscotti@mac.com

New Member Information and Orientation Sessions in October!

New Member Orientation on Sunday October 20th following the morning worship service in Fellowship Hall in person or via a Zoom meeting on Monday October 21st at 6pm. These are for anyone interested in learning more about our church or signing up to become members. 

We will welcome new members on Sunday November 10th at our 9:30 worship service.

Michael Caldwell Book!

NOW AVAILABLE

Tao of Snow: Essays from Dawn Land

a new book of personal essays and spiritual reflections on north country living,backcountry skiing, and wilderness paddling by Michael Caldwell

“In prose that’s at once honed, lyrical, and searingly honest,

the author reveals a truly fascinating life and character.”

Syd Lea, former Poet Laureate of Vermont

Order paperback from the North Country Store at www.bloatedtoe.com

or send $25 (including shipping and handling) to Michael:

1830 Morey Hill Road

North Wolcott, Vermont USA 05680

or questions to: snowhavenmaple@gmail.com

Green Tip for September!

Do you find that you waste more food than you want? Food waste placed in trashbags and landfilled is a significant contributor to methane, a green house gas. In fact, food waste makes up 24% of solid waste in landfills¹.

Composting your food is one way to repurpose your food waste. But of course you know that!  Recently on a New York Time Wirecutter podcast, they presented the following tips to reduce food waste:

1. Buy more frozen vegetables and berries. They are more nutritious than fresh veg, picked at the height of ripeness and frozen immediately, and of course they won’t rot as you find you still can’t get yourself to steam that head of broccoli.

2. Place new items in the back of fridge and move older ones to the front.

3. Place leftovers in clear containers allowing you to see what’s in there. Out of sight, out of mind. . . and in the compost bin.

4. Label and date leftovers. 

5. Kids didn’t eat the quinoa as you had hoped? Make quinoa muffins within the week!

1. https://www.epa.gov/land-research/quantifying-methane-emissions-landfilled-food-waste