Please come to our services in person from June 30 -- no more Zoom till Fall. (Then you can again click here for Zoom of our weekly services at 10 am).
ON SITE ONLY. NO ZOOM. With Christal Brown, Middlebury College Dance Professor. Christal is an assistant professor of dance at Middlebury College and the current chair of the Dance Department. She is an entrepreneur in her own right, having founded several of her own projects: INSPIRIT, Project: BECOMING, and the Liquid Strength training module for … Continue reading Faith, Fear and Your Future Self
ON SITE ONLY. NO ZOOM. “One of the great misconceptions about the artistic life is that it entails great swathes of aimlessness. The truth is that a creative life involves great swathes of attention. Attention is a way to connect and survive“- Julia Cameron from The Artists Way. Understanding that attention is a form of … Continue reading The Mindfulness & Timelessness of Daily Sketching
ON SITE ONLY. NO ZOOM. Art Instructor and Fabric Artist, Jenny Muskopf, invited us to see beauty in the uncomfortable by using the creative arts. When Jenny lived in California, she would go to sites that had experienced deadly shootings and create a 3-D mandala on the sidewalk to invite peaceful and healing thoughts. This … Continue reading Seeing Beauty in the Uncomfortable
ON SITE ONLY. NO ZOOM. Playwright Gina Stevensen reflected on how the ancient practice of communal story telling allows for connection, empathy and meaning. Welcome Special Guest –Gina Stevensen is a playwright, dramaturg, performer, and writing instructor. She received a 2023 Vermont Arts Council Creation Grant to develop her new play Breakfalls, which will premiere … Continue reading When We Breathe Together: Relationships & Intimacy in Theatre
ON SITE ONLY. NO ZOOM. Ellen Flight and Dorothy Mammen share their reflections, accompanied by Chuck Miller on piano for songs and hymns they’ve selected. Ellen and Dorothy are members of the congregation. They both have worked at Songadeewin, a girls’ summer camp on Lake Dunmore where they encouraged campers and staff to partake in … Continue reading Crafting and the Arts Save Lives
ON SITE ONLY. NO ZOOM. Chamber music with Richard Hopkins, Carol Harden and Janie Wulff. Assisted by Martha Fulda, warming us up for Middlebury’s Festival on the Green which starts July 9th for the week. Join us after worship for social hour in Fellowship Hall. No recordings of summer services to give our tech volunteers … Continue reading Making Music with Friends
ON SITE ONLY. NO ZOOM Hilary Hatch, retired Vermont Symphony violinist and new CVUUS member reflects on how the arts can be our life-line. Join us after worship for social hour in Fellowship Hall. No recordings of summer services to give our tech volunteers some deserved time off. We’ll share our offering plate this month … Continue reading Stringing Your Heart Along: Music as Sanctuary in the Search for Self
Come at 10 am for Social Hour Before Worship. Come in your flip-flops, your muck books, your running shoes, or your stylish pumps. Whatever is on your feet for Flip Flop Sunday, we will be flip-flopping social hour and worship. Social hour WITH BREAKFAST OF FRUIT CRISPS begins at 10 am, followed by streaming worship … Continue reading Flip Flop Sunday (UUA General Assembly)
Led by music director Ronnie Romano and members of the CVUUS Choir. We sang a lot! We’ll share our offering plate with Rutland NAACP this month in honor of Juneteenth & our new anti-racism covenant. See service details here: OOS June 18, 2023 Watch a recording of the service here:
ONSITE & ZOOM Farewell Press Conference with Rev. Barnaby. Rev. Barnaby’s final service with us as minister. Followed by social hour and then a lunch for new members who joined over the past year hosted by the Board in the Blue Room. We share our offering plate with Rutland NAACP this month in honor of … Continue reading Farewell Press Conference with Rev. Barnaby
