Special events this year!September 17, 2023. A Commemorative Worship Service at 10:30am, followed by a celebratory potluck picnic & festivities including:
Noon: Group photo of the Congregation outside the Church! Dedication of Historical Marker. Years in the approval and making, the Old Meeting House historical marker will be dedicated during the picnic. Presentation of Presence in the Center: A Bicentennial History of the Old Meeting House. Signed copies ($25) of this thoroughly researched, lavishly illustrated story, written by Tom Schmidt, will be available during the picnic. Signing the 200th Anniversary Commemorative quilt! Be sure to stop by the table with quilt blocks and sign your name on a star!
October Special Exhibit in the Parish House Gallery:
In celebration of our bicentennial this year. The commemoration includes an art exhibit in the Parish House Gallery. You can view the exhibit 1:00-4:00pm every Sunday in October! The show presents twelve reproductions of the spectacular art of James Franklin Gilman,1870-1890. They portray the farm life- style and bucolic nature of the rural countryside of that era. To appreciate the amazing fact that many of these grand old farms and barns are still standing we have produced a driving tour of the historic places of note in the area. Join us for an opening reception, October 1 - 1:00-4:00pm. to view and enjoy this epic art. There will be a round table discussion about Gilman’s art during the reception from 2:00pm-3:00pm which includes farm owners and descendants of the farms painted by the itinerant artist. Driving Tour Maps: In conjunction with the Gilman exhibit of paintings of the farms of our founders, we have put together a map of East Montpelier with those farms indicated. You will be able to drive around the town and see what’s left - besides our Meeting House. Suggested donation for map $5. Pick up a map at the Parish House, 1:00-4:00pm, open every Sunday in October. |
Bicentennial Vignettes (History of the Old Meeting House) OMHART, 1844 Who's in the Pews Endless Misery Furnishings call for art!!
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