It was our great privilege and delight to celebrate Christmas this year at The Quechee Church! We held services there on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Years day, and look forward to seeing a new congregation worshiping in Quechee in the future, by the grace of God!
Summer Celebration Camp was held Tuesday, July 19 through Friday July 22 at the Wellspring Worship Center, just south of Hanover. The theme this year was “The Voyage!” One hundred and twenty children from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade participated in the week’s events. Over forty adults, Dartmouth students, and teen helpers, taught classes, served snacks, organized recreation activities, assisted with crafts, and shared God’s love for us with the children. Read more →
About 200 individuals participated in CRC’s Community Service Day on July 13th! Teams spread out across the Upper Valley to serve in a variety of ways. In Hanover, teams served at the Howe Library and at the Richard W. Black Community Center by organizing, cleaning windows, and caring for gardens. At Storrs Pond, a large team helped clean up the grounds by clearing brush.
In Lebanon, one team worked at Storrs Hill Ski Area to stain the deck, while another worked pulling spikes for the westward expansion of the Rail Trail. At Riverside Park and Civic Park volunteers spread mulch, pulled weeds, and cleared brush. Volunteers served at the Listen Center in Lebanon and White River Junction to organize and hang clothing. A team helped to organize and build shelving at Cover in White River Junction. Another group prepared a meal, weeded, edged, and mulched gardens at the Upper Valley Haven.
In Quechee, volunteers at the Ottaquechee School raked and cleared nature trails. Another team at the Quechee Church weeded flower gardens, painted inside, sorted books, and cleaned and organized the kitchen space. At Mid-Vermont Christian School, our largest team of 60 volunteers stained a playground set, cleaned windows, cleared brush, edged, weeded, and mulched gardens. In Norwich, a group at the Montshire Museum of Science collected and organized leaves for their leaf-cutter ants.
After the work day, everyone gathered at the Lebanon green to celebrate the with a pizza dinner. A big thank you to everyone who served!
The 2016 Spring Women’s Retreat was held at Pilgrim Pines Conference Center in Swanzey, New Hampshire. Over 80 women from Christ Redeemer Church, Christ Redeemer Church in Sunapee, and Christ Proclamation Church in Connecticut gathered for an encouraging time enjoying fellowship, God’s creation and a challenging message from our speaker, Kellie Sironi on “Cultivating a Quiet Heart.” A special prayer chapel was set up for the entire weekend as a space to leave prayer requests and spend time in personal prayer and reflection. Below you will find personal reflections about the retreat by some of the women who attended, followed by photos from the weekend. Unfortunately, audio recordings of the talks are not available.
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A number of adults and youth spent a week in Newark, NJ to assist World Impact in a renovation project and in serving their school. You can learn about the trip through the updates below; these updates were sent to the congregation by Don Willeman over the course of the service trip to Newark last week, February 15th through February 19th.
Men from Christ Redeemer Church in Hanover and Sunapee, as well as from several other local churches, gathered together for a retreat at Singing Hills from 1/22-1/23. The retreat focused on the theme “A Band of Brothers: Overcoming the Enemy of Isolation.” The men enjoyed talks from Pastor Don Willeman and Doug Cooper as well as time for discussion, fun, and fellowship. You can find links for the recordings of these talks at the bottom of the page. Read more →
