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Why Wait? – Dec. 8, 2019

December 8th, 2019 @ 10:00am Rev. Barnaby Feder

Rev. Barnaby wondered whether patience is an underrated spiritual discipline.

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/org.cvuus.files/Why+Wait+sermon+2019-12-08.mp3

Jason Duquette-Hoffman read Leveling Up by Rev Karen Johnston and Esther Thomas read The Work of Christmas by Rev Howard Thurman.

https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/org.cvuus.files/Why+Wait+readings+2019-12-08.mp3

Radical Love and Alternative Giving continued.

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  • Caring for Neighbors
    Jan 25, 2026, 10 AMJason Duquette-Hoffman, Mary Hadley

    Onsite & Zoom. Come and explore this month’s Soul Matters Theme of Resistance with Social Justice Ministry leader Mary Hadley and Green Mountain Justice Chair Jason Duquette-Hoffman. We’ll share our offering plate with  Green Mountain Justice to support the immediate needs of our marginalized neighbors. See our order of service: RE this Sunday: This is … Continue reading Caring for Neighbors

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Shelter in this Place
Meditations on 2020

Meg Riley, editor, 2021
Skinner House Books

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champlainvalleyuusociety

This Sunday at CVUUS This Sunday at CVUUS
For our first Sunday of 2026! For our first Sunday of 2026!
A Christmas Eve tradition at CVUUS- ending the ser A Christmas Eve tradition at CVUUS- ending the service by candlelight and with Silent Night.
Christmas Eve service Christmas Eve service
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  • Valentine’s Day Open Mic Night–Sign up to perform! December 22, 2025
  • Homelessness Awareness Day: Remembering Those We’ve Lost December 18, 2025
  • CVUUS Offers Options for Exploring Death and Dying December 8, 2025
  • Understand & Expand Affordable Housing Options December 4, 2025

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