Our Church Calendar

Please check the calendar on the link above before scheduling a meeting or event at North Chapel. For more information and to reserve space, email Joanne at the office or call or text 802-369-9838.

Upcoming Events at North Chapel

Saturday May 18th - Kid's Concert, 4-6pm

Sunday, May 19th - Potluck Lunch

Saturday May 25th - Oneness Event

Saturday June 1st - Board Retreat and Woodstock Pride Weekend

Sunday June 2nd - New Members Meeting after the service

Friday June 7th - Red Cross Blood Drive

Saturday, June 8th - Celebration of the Life of Peggy Kannenstine

Sunday, June 9th - Memorial Service for Helen Curtis

Wednesday June 12 - Listening to Our Lives

Sunday June 16th - Father's Day, Potluck Lunch and Third Chamber Music Concert

Friday & Saturday June 21- 22 - Woodstock Poetry Festival

Kids Rock Band - Path of Totality - In Concert at North Chapel

Saturday, May 18th at 4 pm

Ben Kogan’s young students will be having a concert on Saturday, May 18th in the sanctuary. The band, Path of Totality, consisting of four kids from the Upper Valley, will be performing at 4pm. Andrew Murphy, another student of Ben's, will be opening the show. For more information, contact Ben at bkogan2@gmail.com.

The Justice Project

The Justice Project (formally known as social justice committee) will be meeting in the Parlor soon after the service ends on the second Sunday of each month.

The next meeting is June 9th.

Please Join Us for Potluck Lunches

Third Sunday of Each Month

Every month on the third Sunday we will have a potluck lunch in the social hall after the service.

Join us and take these opportunities to get together with old friends and meet new members and their families.

We can always use your assistance in setting up and cleaning up as well.

This is another way we build and strengthen our community.

Poetry Festival to Debut at North Chapel

June 21–22

The Woodstock Poetry Festival at North Chapel begins at 1 PM, Friday, June 21, and ends with a reception on Saturday, June 22 at 5PM.

The complete program is available on the Festival website.

This will be the largest concentration of poetry readings and poetry-related events in Vermont in 2024.

The Festival welcomes people of all ages, life-long poetry fans as well as those returning to or new to poetry. It will be a perfect chance to get close to this revered form of expression, full of emotion, play, and attention to the world around and within us.

The North Chapel has been the center for Bookstock poetry readings since 2009. Many of America’s most esteemed poets have been here!

The Festival, which takes over from Bookstock, includes over a dozen featured poets with national recognition, North Chapel member and popular Upper Valley poet, Laura Foley, and three person music-and-poetry ensemble, Los Lorcas, which is out of the Woodstock area.

Contact us about any questions here.

Rental Spaces Available At North Chapel

Sanctuary - Social Hall - Parlor - Library - Meditation Chapel - Private Office Downstairs - The Back Lawn "Riverside Garden" and the Pizza Oven

We welcome you to inquire about holding conferences, meetings, classes or events in any of the spaces at North Chapel.

Contact the office or look here for a rate sheet and more information.

Change the World Kids Rising!

We are a group of energetic third through sixth grade age kids who are dedicated to making the world a better place. We have a wide variety of interests, talents, and personalities, and go to different schools, but we share a dream.

Change the World Kids Rising is FUN! As part of the group, you undertake both humanitarian and environmental projects that benefit our local communities and across the globe. You identify things of concern, and work to make things better. We partner with teen-run Change the World Kids, helping them address issues such as food justice, heat insecurity, climate change, assisting community members in need, destruction of wildlife habitat, and more. We work for free.

Joining the group, or looking into learning more about the group first-hand, is easy. Come to one of our Sunday meetings or email or call. We meet from 10:00-11:00 on the second Sunday of each month, upstairs in the Artistree gallery building, entering from the door on the driveway side.

If you have questions, please email Skye at 24cullsk@mtnviews.org or changetheworldkids@gmail.com or call Phyllis at 802-229-0443

Our motto is, “No one can do everything, but everyone can do something!” We hope to see you soon!

North Chapel Photo Scavenger Hunt

By Linda Galvao

This is a challenge for old and new members and friends of North Chapel.

We hope you will enjoy searching for the locations of the 44 images taken in public areas inside and outside the church during the Spring of 2023.

You can bring the images up on your phone or get a hard copy from the office.

Click HERE for a PDF to download and open on your phone.

Have fun hunting!

Scavenger Hunt Photos

Ongoing Activities

Sundays

Sunday Services: Sunday Services are at 10 am: The Sunday Reflections email will go out when the video is available and the video link will be posted here. Our past Sunday Services videos are available here and on our YouTube Channel here.

Coffee Hour: Join us in the Social Hall for beverages and conversations after the service. To volunteer contact Mary Blanton

Amazing Grays - First Sunday of each month at 1 pm on Zoom. We meet online at 1 pm to share thoughts and feelings about getting older and to support one another. See more information below or contact Richard Schramm

Social Justice Meetings: Second Sunday of each month at 11:30 in the Parlor: Contact Joelle Seavey

Potluck Lunches - Third Sunday of Each Month in the social hall after the service. Join us and take these opportunities to get together with old friends and meet new members and their families. We can always use your assistance in setting up and cleaning up as well. This is another way we build and strengthen our community.

Healing Circle -Third Sunday of each month from 11:30-12:30 in the Parlor. We gather together in a small circle and we share about our lives. The Healing Circle is one way we come together to share about the challenges that are in our lives. The Healing Circle allows us to share our joys and our sorrows. It allows us to share our lives with one another in a quieter, more intimate way. Come join us.

Mondays

Oneness Blessing: Every Monday from 5-6 pm. Led by Mary Blanton. Contact Mary Blanton for the Zoom link.

Thursdays

Choir Rehearsal: - Thursdays, 4:15-5:45 pm. Please contact music director, Diane Mellinger, and see more information on our Choir Page.

Oneness Meditation Center: Meets every Thursday from 6:00-7:00 pm. Led by Anne Dean in the Meditation Chapel and on Zoom. Please join us as we gather to celebrate Spiritual community. Whether you are new to the spiritual path or a seasoned meditator, we welcome you to our weekly gatherings. We will be offering you teachings, practices and all the compassionate support and connection you need to create peace in your life from a beautiful state of being.

Book Club: Usually meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7 pm. Led by Sherry Belisle.

Throughout the Year

Covenant Groups

Covenant Groups help church members to connect with each other in meaningful ways, so that they can deepen relationships with one another and grow spiritually.
Covenant groups of 8 to 10 members meet monthly to get to know themselves and each other better as they reflect on the experiences, thoughts and feelings of our common humanity. The “covenant” refers to a commitment to participate regularly and fully. Everyone is invited to join.
Contact: Mary Blanton , Veronica Delay and Mary Jeanne Taylor.

Other Activities at North Chapel

Om Center for Meditation

Every Thursday from 6:00 - 7:00 pm in the Meditation Chapel

The Oneness Meditation Center is now open.

Please join us as we gather to celebrate Spiritual community. Whether you are new to the spiritual path or a seasoned meditator, we welcome you to our weekly gatherings. We will be offering you teachings, practices and all

the compassionate support and connection you need to create peace in your life from a beautiful state of being.

Meditation mats and chairs provided. Bring water if you would like to. No fee.

For information contact Anne Dean, anneldean@gmail.com or Sarah Hall venutau@gmail.com

Guitar, Bass and Piano Lessons with Ben Kogan

Hello! I'm here to let you know I'm accepting new students for the Fall. I

teach many students in the Woodstock and Upper Valley area and have room

for a couple more. If you've been teaching yourself from the internet and

want to be held accountable, are an experienced player looking to better

understand your instrument or a parent of a child that has expressed some

interest in playing an instrument get in touch!

A bit about my teaching below:

Piano, Bass (Upright and Electric) and Guitar

- I teach all levels and most styles.

- Ages 8 to 88

- Bluegrass, Jazz, Rock, Classical, Blues, Pop and Boogie Woogie(piano only)

- By ear or written music

- Convenient Woodstock Vermont Village Location

- Custom lessons. I like to teach songs you want to learn and sneak in the theory and technique. I call this tricking people into learning. Depending on the level, I'll suggest some songs then once a certain amount is achieved we can move on to songs you pick.

Feel free to call or email if you'd like to sign up! I only have 2 or 3 spots left.

Ben Kogan bkogan2@gmail.com 305-495-9962

Events and Activities