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by Bill Fahey
North Chapel Sunday Services are held in the Sanctuary at 10 am.
Service reflections will continue to be recorded whenever possible.
The videos will be available on our YouTube channel here and website below.
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Last Sunday’s Reflection
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Reflection by Rev. Leon Dunkley
The Preservation of Sacred Fire
"I am a burning hearth..."
~ attributed to Vincent van Gogh by Joni Mitchell in Turbulent Indigo
In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus said, "I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already ablaze." What did he mean by that? What might these words mean for us? And what does our tradition have to say about sacred fire? Is fire something that we should stoke or extinguish? Should we allow ourselves to be consumed by fire...or only warmed by it?
Service Coordinator - Dana Hale
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Sunday, May 24, 2026
Reflection by Rev. Leon Dunkley
“The Bridge Leads to a Holy Place”
“Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its law; this is our great covenant: to dwell together in peace, to seek the truth in love, and to help one another.” ~ James Vila Blake, 1894
Many Unitarian Universalist churches across the country recite these words each week. This is, for many congregations, a statement of inclusiveness and belonging. Sometimes though, in order to achieve this, we hide our disagreements. Yet, when we are grounded, honest and kind, very often we can resolve our differences - wholly or in part - but we have to learn to speak them non-combatively. We have to learn somehow to build a bridge.
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WORSHIP THEME
April 2026
Choosing Hope
"And I’ll bring you hope when hope is hard to find and I'll bring a song of love and a rose in the wintertime."
~ Hymn #346 Come Sing a Song With Me
Previous Sunday Services
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Reflection by Rev. Leon Dunkley
“Shelter This Heart, My Child”
What are mothers but women through whom great miracles happen? And what becomes of these great miracles? We do. We become of them. We who are the flawed, we who are the beautifully imperfect, we who are the brilliantly limited beings born of that which is absolutely miraculous. Some of us bear children of our own—children who are capable of living without us - and some of us do not. Yet, all of us can lovingly nurture that which is fragile, delicate and infinitely vulnerable within us.
Service Coordinator - Mollie McHugh
Memorials and Tributes
We offer a place to honor those who have passed.
All are invited to send photos and stories to the office so that they can be included in the online tributes on this page of our website.
Contact Us
North Universalist Chapel Society 7 Church Street, Woodstock VT 05091 Directions/Map
Minister: Rev. Dr. Leon Dunkley can be reached by calling or texting 802-369-5104.
Administrative Assistant: Joanne Boyle can be reached at 802-369-9838 or northchapelcommunications@gmail.com
Director of Spiritual Education: Tatum Barnes can be reached at 646-675-9232 or tatumali1030@gmail.com