Celebration Service!

First Sunday in Advent

Masks are recommended, but not required for those attending services in person.



ADVENT WREATH LIGHTING Dave and Nan Myers

CHILDREN'S MESSAGE

SCRIPTURE READING: Psalms 25

Lay Reader: Dave Myers

ANTHEM: "Sleepers, Wake"

SCRIPTURE Luke 1:5-25

MESSAGE: "Waiting with Unanswered Prayer" Rev. Dan Haugh

STEWARDSHIP MOMENT Maggy Dunphy

Youth Group Meeting!

The new Youth Group will meet this Sunday during the regular 9:30am service. They will introduce the new curriculum and work on the master calendar of upcoming Youth activities.

All Middle School and High School students are invited and urged to bring a friend!

Children's Worship!

This Sunday we continue with  HOLY MOLY! We will divide into our two classes; have some Bible lesson time, along with a craft and a healthy snack provided for all!

This week we begin the first week of Advent and the Lesson is about: The Annunciation, and the Key Phrase and Bible Verse to tie into this lesson is:

God’s gifts aren’t always easy to accept.

Then Mary said, “Here I am, the servant of the Lord, let it be with me according to your word.”

   Luke 1:38

Ugly Christmas Sweaters Needed!

The "Twas the Night Before Christmas" cast needs to borrow 20 “ugly Christmas sweaters” for the play. A request on Front Porch Forum got 4, but they need 20 more!

Small adult sizes would be best.

If you have a sweater that qualifies, contact Taryn Noelle at tarynnoelle5678@gmail.com.

Thanksgiving Baskets!

SCC is very thankful to everyone who donated food or our Thanksgiving baskets project for needy families in our community. With your help we were able to make sure that 20 local families had a wonderful Thanksgiving. 

Special thanks to Denise Wentz, Meg Scotti and all of Women's Fellowship for the homemade pies. Also thanks to Dot Hayden and Heidi Scheuerman who delivered many of the meals. We are truly blessed to live in this wonderful community.

Thank You to Pie Bakers!

This Thanksgiving Denise Wentz and Sandy Noble held another successful pie bake. 20+ freshly baked pies went to those families needing assistance. And, we sold approximately 30 pies bringing around $600. Thank you Denise and Sandy for organizing this project. 

Thank you to all the baked apple and pumpkin pie makers.  It is a very busy time of year and we are grateful that so many of you took the time and care to help make this a successful benefit. 

News from the Stewardship Committee

Thank you to everyone that pledged and supported the church during our 2022 year of New Beginnings! We just kicked off our new stewardship campaign, Quest 2023 - A Journey Forward in Faith and mailed a letter to all of our members and friends. We hope you will prayerfully consider pledging for 2023.  

New this year, we have an online form to make pledging easier. - https://forms.gle/JMwihSKFYV2VVmjX9

If you missed our church service Nov 13, here is a link to our stewardship moment.  Our speaker, Nancy Dwyer Jeffries shares why the Stowe Community Church is important to her.

https://www.stowecommunitychurch.org/copy-of-traditional-services-archive

Mission of the Month: Department of Children and Families

DCF's (Department of Children and Families) mission is to foster the healthy development, safety, well-being, and self-sufficiency of Vermonters. They provide benefits, services, and support to some 200,000 Vermonters every year, including children, youth, families, older Vermonters, and people with disabilities.

Vermont DCF Website

"Blue Lagoon" Quilt Raffle!

Again this year we are having our Quilt Raffle. This gorgeous throw quilt (5'x5') was hand made by Nancy Tooley.  

Raffle ticket prices are $5 for 1 ticket and $10 for 3 tickets. The drawing will be on the Saturday of our Christmas Fair.

Parent Volunteers Needed!

We need some Parent Volunteers to help for both the remaining rehearsals for "Twas The Night Before Christmas" at each rehearsal, AND that we need parent volunteers on both Saturday morning 12/17 from 9-10:30 am for the Christmas Pageant Rehearsal, AND for the Pageant morning itself, on Sunday 12/18, for the 9:30 Worship Service.

Last but not least, the Cast of "Twas The Night Before Christmas" are in need of your help! We need your best and funniest Ugly Christmas Sweaters!  If you are willing to let us borrow some of your best and funniest, we would be so appreciative! We need about 2 dozen sweaters, and size doesn't really matter, because it will only be funnier if some of them don't quite fit :)

Please feel free to email Taryn Noelle tarynnoelle5678@gmail.com, if you can sign up to volunteer for Rehearsals for both the Play and the Pageant, and if you're willing to bring in some Sweaters for us to borrow!

November Prayer Focus: The Trustees!

During the month of November we are asking for prayers for the Trustees of our church. They are David McGaughy, Jim Peterman, David Myers, and Scott Noble. Our trustees are responsible for all of the upkeep of our church property, maintaining the beauty of our building, safety, and maintenance of the Church building including Narthex, Sanctuary, Fellowship Hall. They are also responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the church parsonage. 

With such old buildings this requires an incredible amount of time and work, and they are looking for volunteers to help share this work. If you are interested in decorating, painting, interior designs, gardening, contracting, consulting or just lending an extra hand for projects, please contact our Head Trustee, David McGaughy at McGaughyDavid1@gmail.com. Many hands make light work.

"Twas the Night Before Christmas" on December 9th and 10th!

In December we will be doing a new musical adaptation of the beloved story “Twas the Night Before Christmas”!. We have an amazing cast of 24 children and youth, and rehearsals are well under way! 

The performances are scheduled for December 9^th and 10^th at 7 pm! We hope that you will consider coming out to see us!

Ways to Support Ukraine!

The United Church of Christ (UCC) is appealing for support for refugees and for elderly and other vulnerable people who are displaced within Ukraine and unable to leave. As a member of the ACT Alliance, UCC support is being targeted to people most in need through humanitarian relief partners with a history of working in the region.

For more information or to donate go to

Ukraine Emergency Appeal