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Sunday’s Reflections
November 30, 2025
Reflection by Rev. Dr. Leon Dunkley
“The Easy Spirit of Generosity”
In the most important game of the Annual Family Post-Thanksgiving Ping-Pong Tournament, both brothers had lost track of the score. Their game was long and intense. Each point had been hard-won. It was odd that neither brother knew which one was winning. Usually, they both kept track of the score. This time was different. This time, they weren't playing to win at any cost. This time, they were laughing and showing respect for one another. Together, they were enjoying the easy spirit of generosity…even though they almost ruined the turkey dinner for the family by fighting about politics at the dinner table an hour earlier. Suddenly, they were laughing again in joy and gratitude. How did they do that? …and how can we?
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November 30, 2025
Reflection by Deb Greene
“Connection by 'Three Feet of Peace" in Trying Times”
Deborah Greene, known as “The Peace Traveler”, first traveled to document after 9/11, traveling up and down the West Coast, facilitating student dialogue and filming their views of their new world. In 2016, she traveled the country by car for months prior to the US Presidential Election asking people about their “State of Peace”. In total, she traveled over 10000 miles, covering over 40 states, forging conversations, and resulting in an intimate display of human emotion, made up of over 800 separate interviews, weaving a tapestry of human emotions and documenting how Americans feel as individuals, as a nation, and as a growing global whole.
With over 25 years in the field working in the field of community building for over 25 years, she is a writer, educator, UN Delegate and international speaker. Coining the theory of “3 feet of Peace” during her travels, she is recognized as a leader in peace technology and is currently working towards a Masters in Global Diversity Governance at Coventry University's Center for Trust, Peace & Social Relations to research the efficacy of the filmmaking and technology in peacebuilding, as well as the study of policy and emerging theory of diversity. Her dissertation is a global study on the effect racial identity and theory has on personal peace.
Deborah is currently Executive Director of Pentangle Arts Council and TEDxWoodstock, in Woodstock, Vermont.
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WORSHIP THEME
December 2025 - Light
“Reverently I offer this symbol of our hope and high intent.
Reverently I bequeath this flame to you.
This is the light that is lit for everyone who comes into the world.
Bear this light to others, one by one.
Let the flame go from life to life till all is lit with its warmth.
Tell that the light means wisdom.
Tell that the light means kindness
Tell that the light means understanding
Tell that the light means tolerance
Tell that the light means sacrifice
Tell that the light is a vision of a fairer world.
Tell that this is the light that is lit for everyone who comes into the world.”
By Elizabeth M Strong
Previous Sunday Services
November 30, 2025
Reflection by Rev. Dr. Leon Dunkley
“The Easy Spirit of Generosity”
In the most important game of the Annual Family Post-Thanksgiving Ping-Pong Tournament, both brothers had lost track of the score. Their game was long and intense. Each point had been hard-won. It was odd that neither brother knew which one was winning. Usually, they both kept track of the score. This time was different. This time, they weren't playing to win at any cost. This time, they were laughing and showing respect for one another. Together, they were enjoying the easy spirit of generosity…even though they almost ruined the turkey dinner for the family by fighting about politics at the dinner table an hour earlier. Suddenly, they were laughing again in joy and gratitude. How did they do that? …and how can we?
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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.
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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