The Guilford Church

The Sunday School children, under the direction of Rev. Sandy Daly, brought the story of Moses to life during the service on November 20. Click on a photo to start slideshow.

The youth group prepared a delicious African dinner on Saturday, October 15 at All Souls Church in West Brattleboro at 6 p.m. All proceeds go to a service trip to Kenya in April 2012 by Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group members. The menu included traditional meat and vegetarian dishes such as African sweet potato soup, samosas, chicken legs, beef stew, Ugali, spicy greens, plantain chips, rice, beans and dessert of sweet cornbread and fried banana. We're thankful for the friendly help offered by Paul, our resident Kenyan.

Families of the Interfaith Youth Group held a tag sale on September 17 from 8:30 to 1:30 at the church to raise money for their 2012 trip to Kenya. Members of the church donated items for the group to sell, in addition to the individual family collections. The tag sale raised about $2450 when all families' income plus the group income from the joint table were added together.

The interfaith youth group put on a chili supper at the Broad Brook Grange on May 14 to coordinate with a western swing dance that was part of the Guilford 250th year celebration. Not many came, but those who did had all they could eat of a delicious chili, cornbread, salad, and homemade baked goods. All the food that was left was sold after church the next day—people LOVED the instant dinners!

Don McLean took photos and video, and Evelyn McLean put them together into a fun, short scrapbook of the evening.

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Saturday March 12-Sunday, March 13—Putney School Overnight, hosted by youth group members who attend Putney School. A weekend of service and fellowship: group-building games, volleyball and other activities alternated with helping out with the maple sugaring process and barn chores. Click on a photo to start the slideshow.

30 high-school-aged youth from many different towns around Windham County came together on September 3 and 4 to problem-solve, develop empathy and create positive connections within and across schools. Click "Read More"  for more details and to see photos of the retreat.

SUNDAY, Oct. 17 Noon-2:30 p.m.

Potholder Party w/ Lunch at Guilford Community Church. Come make a potholder or two (they will be sold during the holiday as fundraiser for youth mission trips), while visiting and making youth group future plans over lunch.  Important details of Bioneers weekend will be discussed.   Adults volunteers needed to help with food and potholder tying off.  Please let Nanci know if you are tentatively available!

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October 21-24

Thursday-Sunday—(BUHS no-school days) Bioneer Conference “Connecting for Change,” New Bedford, MA .This year's conference featured keynote speakers Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, Annie Leonard, Van Jones and many more.

To review schedule, workshop options, and evening entertainment visit on-line: http://www.marioninstitute.org/connecting-for-change/schedule-events 

Sundays, November 7 & December 5, 3-6:30 p.m.

Overflow Shelter meal preparation and serving. We make the food at one of the area churches, have a discussion and some fun while the food is in the oven, then take it to the Baptist Church downtown Brattleboro (which hosts the shelter), to serve the food and eat with the people who are homeless. Community service credits are available to BUHS students.  Adults- Please let Nanci know if you can help with the food preparations and driving.

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July 25 & 26 2009

In a summer specializing in rain, the GCC youth group found themselves in canoes on the Connecticut River on a sunny, hot day. Putting in at Sumner Falls, the ten teens and adult chaperones paddled to Wilgus State Park, stopping en route to swim and perfect techniques of splashing each other. Since they had set up their tents on the way north, camp was ready when they arrived in time for volleyball, supper, and a surprise treat: a show put on nightly by resident flying squirrels.

Photos follow…