Author: Roger Vincent Jasaitis
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Chris Andres Memorial
Chris Andres (72), formerly of Putney, VT died peacefully on May 20,2022 in Derby, Vt after a period of declining health and well-being. Chris was born on May 23, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio to Paul and Kaye Andres. Chris picked apples in Vermont and citrus in Florida in the 70’s. He then settled in Putney […]
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Sheldon Weeks Memorial
Sheldon Griswold Weeks was born on 18 November 1931 in Manhattan New York, and died peacefully at home on 4 May 2022 in Brattleboro Vermont at the age of 90. He was a humanitarian, educator, researcher, author, peace activist, conscientious objector, Quaker, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, and husband. He lived with a passion for world […]
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Love: A Boundless Gift
With a spiritual eye, I can see that while material goods are gone once given, spiritual treasures are not lost but are expanded when given. Gratitude begets gratitude. Kindness begets kindness. Joy begets joy. A simple smile begets a smile. All this whether or not the person near me responds in kind. When I am […]
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Quakers Wrestling with White Supremacy
PUTNEY FRIENDS MEETING CALLED MEETING TENTH MONTH 3RD, 2021 A called meeting coordinated by Quakers Wrestling with White Supremacy addressed our meeting’s relationship to people in our community with ties to the Native Americans who lived on the land now occupied by our meeting. People of the Sokoki community of the Abenaki nation lived in […]
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Covid Restriction Update
We are asking all attending to wear masks. Worship Times Sunday Mornings: Early Meeting: 8:30am to 9:30am Intergenerational Singing: 10:00am Late Meeting: 10:30am to 11:30am Zoom with Late Meeting: 10:30
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Community Asylum Seekers Project Update
The Commons, Brattleboro Vermont, August 26, 2020 After successful fundraising campaign, CASP to support two new asylum seekers BELLOWS FALLS—In spite of the restrictions imposed on its fundraising efforts by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Community Asylum Seekers Project (CASP) was able to raise more than $11,000 from its sup- porters all over the country. “We […]
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