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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
October 25, 2026
Reflection by Judith Taylor
Reaching/Home
The 17th C Japanese poet, Matsuo Basho wrote: Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. We're all pilgrims, meant to learn from everything and everyone we encounter. Where is your path leading you?
Judith Taylor's work as a writer and visual artist reflects her interest in how the energy and mystery of the creative process may inform our life.
Service Coordinator - Anne Macksoud
This service was not recorded.
- Upcoming Service -
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Sunday, November 1, 2026
Reflection by Rev. Leon Dunkley
Longing Wears the Mask of Beautiful Things (or Post-Halloween Fight Club 101, the Beginner’s Course)
Halloween has come and gone but the candy is still here with us. The costumes that we wore are in the laundry basket...or they're still draped over the couch in the family room or over a chair in the kitchen - the wings, the shields, the capes, the halos, the masks we chose to wear. Our costumes say something about us, something about the longing in our hearts. We long for love and peace. We long for health and justice. We long for grace. What do our longings say about us? What do they say about what we’re reaching for? What do they say about what we are aspiring to?
Service Coordinator - Bob Williamson
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WORSHIP THEME
Theme for October, 2026
Legacy
One river gives
Its journey to the next.
We give because someone gave to us.
We give because nobody gave to us.
~ Alberto Rios
We are shaping a legacy worth passing forward, that future generations can look on with pride
Previous Sunday Services
October 18, 2026
Reflection by Rev. Dr. Leon Dunkley
“When Love Comes to Your Door…”
…say ‘yes,’ if you are able. When love comes to your door, say ‘yes’ in a healthy way. In this strange moment in time, when it feels like the wheels are falling off the wagons of the world in so many ways, saying ‘yes’ to love, to joy, to hope, to God, to life is revolutionary. Learning to say ‘yes’ with grace may take years and years of practice. Saying ‘no’ often takes no more than a moment’s fear. What does it mean to practice saying ‘yes’ when love comes to your door.
Service Coordinator - Mollie Traver
Video on YouTube
October 11, 2026
Reflection by Jeannie Lindheim -
The Heart of Healing
Hospital clowns are very different from regular clowns. They are gentle, empower patients, give choices, and always ask permission. Jeannie Lindheim went to Russia with Patch Adams in 1996 and founded a hospital clown in Boston in 1997. She wrote a training program that was sold in 23 countries. Jeannie will share some valuable techniques that YOU can use in your life and tell some heart-felt stories of her interactions with children and adults.
Jeannie Lindheim has taught acting, movement, improvisation, creativity, auditioning, and characterization techniques for thirty years at a variety of educational institutions including The Boston Conservatory, Wheelock College, Boston University, and other universities.
In 1996, she traveled to Russia with Patch Adams. Upon her return, she founded the Heart and Noses Hospital Clown Troupe which has entertained over 50,000 children. After Hurricane Katrina, Jeannie went to Houston to support the New Orleans evacuees there. She spent a week at the George R. Brown Convention Center clowning and doing “by the cot” visits to 1,100 people! She has also written a unique Training Program on improvisational hospital clowning that has sold in 23 countries as well as throughout the United States.
Jeannie has conducted over 100 regional and national workshops for primary care and specialty physician groups on Dealing with Challenging Patients and Situations, and Communicating to Patients with Life-threatening Illness.
She has acted professionally and holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of California and a Master of Fine Arts from Brandeis University. Jeannie’s website is www.center4creativity.org.
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