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VT Faith Community's
Online News - August 2007
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Faith Common is the email newsletter of the
Vermont Ecumenical Council & Bible Society (VEC). PLEASE
POST IT in your house of worship. To be added to this newsletter
mailing list or to submit news, please send an email to the
VEC office at info@vecbs.org.
HYSSONGS CONCERT
This well-known Southern Gospel Music
family will give a concert this Friday, August 17th at 7
p.m. at the Greater Hartford United Church of Christ. There
is no charge, but donations are welcomed. To find out more,
call Kay at 802-295-3410.
PEACE FEST 2007
Koinonia of Vermont is hosting this free
celebration at the Blue Gentian Lodge in Londonderry on Saturday,
Sept. 15 & Sunday, Sept. 16. Learning & Conversation
workshops will be held on Saturday between 10 a.m. &
4 p.m. Pastor Paul Sinnott will lead a morning and an afternoon
workshop titled “What can we learn from the people
of a village in Palestine?” Active listening and practicing
empathy are Karen Marie Hedlund’s focus in her two
workshops. A Tanzanian lunch will be available for a free-will
offering.
The Peace Fest celebration will continue on
Sunday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. with fellowship, music,
crafts, vendors and more. Meet the local peace builders who
work for peace locally and around the world. All are welcome
to this family-friendly event. For lodging at the Blue Gentian,
advance reservations are required. For more information about
Peace Fest and to register, contact Lisa Sicotte at 802-824-5908
or email: bluegentian@comcast.net There’s
no charge, but the organizers ask everyone planning to attend
Peace Fest to REGISTER in advance.
VERMONT CROP WALK DATES
These fundraising walks provide funds
for the work of Church World Service in this country and
abroad. Some of the funds also benefit local ministries.
Fair Haven September 23
Addison County (Middlebury) October 7
Northfield October 7
Charlotte October 13
Bradford October 14
Burlington October 14
Manchester Area October 21
Rutland October 21
Bennington Date – TBA
Lake Fairlee Date – TBA
For more information about CROP Walks and/or
the work of Church World Service, contact them at 1-888-297-2767
or email:
www.churchworldservice.org
MARCUS BORG EVENTS
Dr. Marcus Borg, the well-known author
and scholar, will be visiting Vermont in October. He will
be presenting lectures at the Middlebury Congregational Church
on Friday, Oct. 19th and Saturday, Oct. 20th and will give
the sermon during their church service on Sunday, Oct. 21st.
For more information, or to register to attend on Friday
and/or Saturday, go to the website: www.midducc.org and
click on “Our Borg Weekend”
at the bottom of the homepage.
Dr. Borg will also give a lecture in Burlington
on Sunday, October 21st from 4 – 5:30 p.m. at the Champlain
College Gymnasium. This lecture is free, however, tickets
are required and seating is limited. Call 802-862-1898 or email: secretary@christchurchburlington.org to
request tickets. The title of his lecture is “The Split
Personality of Religion: Promoting Peace or Inciting Violence?” Dr. Borg
asserts that the role of religion in human history is pervasively
ambiguous as is evident in the relationship between religion,
conflict, and violence. While religions have often intensified
conflict and violence in God’s name, they have also
emphasized a different understanding of God and the values
of compassion, non-violence, and justice to counter conflict
and violence. Dr. Borg will give historical examples of these
contrasting ways and will apply them to American Christianity
today. Christ Church Presbyterian and Champlain College sponsor
the event.
VERMONT FOODBANK BENEFIT CONCERT
SERIES
The Bluegrass Gospel Project will play four concerts at three
different locations to raise funds for the Vermont Foodbank
and to educate citizens of the hunger that exists in Vermont.
They will play at the Woodstock Town Hall on October 13th,
the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro on October 20th, and Old
Meeting House in East Montpelier on October 26th and 27th.
All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for adults are $16 in
advance and $20 on the day of the show. Senior and student
tickets are $14. Get tickets at: www.bluegrassgospelproject.com
or by calling Amy Lafayette at 802-477-4124 or email her
at: alafayette@secondharvest.org Contact
Amy if you have any questions. Tickets for the two Montpelier
shows will be available (closer to the date of the concerts)
at Bear Pond Books in Montpelier.
REMINDERS:
Vermont Ecumenical Council & Bible
Society offers free Bibles to Vermont ministries.
VT Interfaith Power & Light offers free energy audits
of religious buildings. Contact VTIPL: info@vtipl.org
UPCOMING MEETING DATES:
VECBS Board of Trustees: Friday, Oct.
5, 2007, 10 – 12 Full Council: Friday, Oct. 5, 2007,
1 – 4 PM
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