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By ANNIE TURNER I often wish that life could be clearer in its sense of coming to a stop or beginning something new. As Anne Lamott often laments, “If I were in charge of the Western World, I would….” I would have an ending come to a full stop. Period. No dangling bits, no emotions that slop over, no untied ends. A…
Public meetings on the refugee project will be Sunday, Sept. 18, 6:30-8:30, JFK Middle School and Sept. 22, 2-4, Northampton Senior Center. By Doug Rennick You’ll recall that this spring we collected many welcome kit items for refugees, which we delivered on June 12 to Jewish Family Service in Springfield. These welcome kits were much appreciated. That was an initiative of the…
Would you like to make your relationship with the Haydenville Congregational Church more formal? Would you even like to talk about what that means? Would you like to meet with others and talk about your spiritual journey and what brought you to the Church in the first place? Come to our circle as we “explore” what it means to join a Church…
Pastor Andrea will be leading a four-week Book Group this fall to discuss the books Being Mortal by Atul Gawande and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi. Feel free to come even if you have already read only one of the books, or even if you just want to hear others discuss these powerful books that reflect on end-of-life issues,…
Dear Church Family, With sorrow and calling on the nearness of God, and after much thought, discernment, and prayer, I have decided to retire from the Haydenville Congregational Church. I am feeling sorrow because now in my 12th year, I have served this Church with a joyful and grateful heart and grown to love you dearly and deeply. I know my leaving…