Author: Roger Vincent Jasaitis
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Coronavirus Update: To Bless the Space Between Us
3/20/2020 It’s okay to feel overwhelmed. It’s okay to be fearful. It’s okay to have a sense of unreality. It’s okay not to be able to function normally. Those feelings don’t have to be denied—in fact they need to be embraced. Whenever we have feelings which shake up our world, we have to be willing to…
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Putney Friends Meeting House Closing due to Coronavirus
Dear Friends, With a heavy heart we need to take the unprecedented step of closing Putney Friends Meetinghouse to all Meetings for Worship, renters and groups, due to concerns for safety related to the Coronavirus. Ministry & Counsel committee is in the process of setting up opportunities for virtual Meetings for Worship by video and…
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Corona Virus/Covid19 Notice
Corona Virus/Covid19 Notice In consultation with Ministry & Counsel, and out of an abundance of caution, we will cancel Monthly Meeting for March. I repeat; No Monthly Meeting for Business this weekend. M&C is suggesting that Meeting for Worship be continued for now with the understanding that Friends may feel the spiritual need to meet.…
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Coronavirus-Covid19 Precautions
Over the past few days, we have all become more attentive to the growing concerns over COVID19. The US Center for Disease Control urges everyone to take standard precautions by washing hands, covering coughs, and staying home when sick. We hope we will not need to close our programs or limit our celebrations. We will be…
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Putney Friends Meetinghouse Photos, Jean Schnell
Dear Putney Friends, Last summer I photographed Putney Meetinghouse. I have uploaded the best of the photos onto my website, and look forward to getting feedback on them from the people who know the place the best: your members and attenders! . Which ones do you like best, are there any that are not true…
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50th Anniversary Monthly Meeting Postponed due to snowstorm!
Due to the impending snowstorm and hazardous traveling conditions forecasted, the Monthly Meeting and 50th anniversary celebration potluck is postponed until January 26th, 2020.
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World Quaker Day, Open Meetinghouse
Curious about Quakers?Ever wonder what a worship service would feel like without a clergy member? Interested in hearing more about an organization whose social justice activism is rooted in faith? To celebrate World Quaker Day, Putney Friends Meeting is hosting an Open Meetinghouse: Sunday, October 6th 17 Bellows Falls Rd. Putney, Vermont Please join us for…
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Yoked
SEPTEMBER 2019 Dear Friends, Most years, on Indigenous People’s Day (“Columbus Day”) weekend, I go to the Sandwich (NH) Fair. A good old-fashioned fair, this includes gymkhana events; 4-H kids showing off their pigs, sheep and oxen; and lots of fried food. I always migrate to the horse pull, where pairs of draft horses pull a…
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