WEST NEWBURY
WEST NEWBURY
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
207 Tyler Farm Rd, West Newbury, VT
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We are an Open and Affirming church and welcome every person with joyful enthusiasm. Join us for Coffee Hour after the service on the last Sunday of each month.
Services are every Sunday at 10:45
Services are every Sunday at 10:45
Our church family welcomes you!
The last Sunday of every month is our Birthday and Anniversary Celebration Please join us and, if you can, bring a sweet or savory treat to enjoy together after service.
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Service Leaders
August 2nd
RoseMarie W. Atwood
August 9th
TBA
August 16th
TBA
August 23rd
TBA
August 30th
TBA
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Music is an important part of our worship. If you like to sing, come sing in the choir. No Tryouts and no commitments, just come at 9:30 Sunday morning to practice before the service.
If you have questions, contact,
John or Carolyn Marsh at:
WestNewburyChurch1833@gmail.com, or
call 802-449-2810.
Season of Pentecost
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Announcements
Announcements
West Newbury (Vermont) Summer Festival on August 8...and where else can you enjoy a Jazz Picnic Lunch
8:00 am Morning Treats, which this year will feature the scrumptious creations of baker extraordinaire Molly Sharp of Bakestere. She's a mighty micro-bakery of one, and the flavors of her breakfast goodies are worth a journey!
11:30-1:00, the ever popular Lady's Heart & Soul Catering will put on a picnic under the tent, with pulled pork and coleslaw on a bun, corn on the cob, watermelon and drinks. This lunch is so good it sells out every year, so get here sooner rather than later!
You'll be entertained by jazz trio Counting By Sevens, a project of Don Sinclair and Angela Cottrill that has been a favorite of local audiences since its inception.
And finally, you can end your day by getting your Just Desserts, baked by local dessert legends. The selection is wide and wonderful, and it often includes one or two tasty blast-from-the-past cakes (Coca-Cola Cake, anyone?)
Please join us!
The festival is a free-range day of fun, featuring a parade (10:30), children's activities (11-1), historical displays, and a treasure-laden silent auction and white elephant sale. All with a White Mountain backdrop.
Join the RED, WHITE, & BLUE PARADE
Aug. 8: Line up at 10:15 at Tyler Farm in West Newbury.
All are welcome to make this parade one for the books: floats, antique cars, tractors, cows, skateboarders, bikers, clubs, musicians, kids, candidates, walkers and stilt walkers, wagons, horses, goats, flag wavers, chickens, past and future costumes, all celebrating what RW&B means to YOU.
Parking is in the field opposite the farm. Keep large parade vehicles on the farm side of the road to the north of the farm. Parade organizers will wear yellow safety vests and call up entries when the parade starts. You are welcome to pass candy, chocolate milk, and buttons, check for other items.
For questions and to register ahead (most appreciated): ckidder28@gmail.com. Mostly, just come! You'll be glad you did.
West Newbury Summer Festival Silent Auction opens for bidding at
8:00 am on Saturday, August 8 at West Newbury Hall in West Newbury, Vermont.
A top highlights: West Newbury's own Camp Farwell has generously donated a certificate for their 2027 Rookie Week ($2400 value). If you have a special girl (age 5-11 in 2027) in your life who would love the experience of an amazing, life-changing week at Camp Farwell, come bid on this treasured opportunity!
New this year: we are thrilled to have a 3 Day/2 Night stay at The Eaglet up for auction. This log home in Franconia with a direct view of Mount Lafayette gets 5-star reviews! The stay is valued at $600.
We've got treasures from local artists: The auction will feature a painting from Robert Chapla, pottery by Newbury Blueberry’s Ellen Gabhart, local wool from Marianne Dube of Mountain Vewe Coopworths, and beautiful greeting cards from artist Sarah Miller Putnam. Get inspired to create a treasure of your own with a $100 Certificate toward a class at The Newbury School of Weaving! Bid for the chance to learn about the treasures and secrets of Tucker Mountain on a special hike with Tom Kidder, chair of the Tucker Mountain Town Forest Committee. If music is your inspiration, Patrick Ross has donated a 1-hour music lesson, and The Rough & Tumble have donated one of their beautiful block prints, an album, and even a nose flute! And here’s to the art of baking: we’ve got a certificate for one of Jenni Lund’s delectable chocolate chantilly cakes!
Haverhill's own Court Street Arts has donated a certificate for 2 tickets and 2 dinners to a show ($100 value), and we've got even more certificates/passes for festive family fun from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS), Spirit of Ethan Allen Scenic Cruises, The Great Vermont Maze, and Montshire Museum of Science. We've even got a certificate to use at a Crossmolina Farm Pizza Night!
Beloved local farms and nurseries have donated, as well: there will be plants from The Green Reaper and The Green Thumb of North Haverhill, and a gift certificate from Bible Hill Greenhouse. And we’ll have some local syrup from Chamberlain Hill Maples plus honey from a beloved local hive.
We've got certificates for local treats (Red Kite Candy, Sweet Cow Yogurt, Big Cones) and for treating yourself, including a haircut at Embellish Salon, a one-night stay in a log unit at Nootka Lodge, and a certificate at Always Fit Athletic Club. There are certificates from local shops Copies and More, Everything But the Cook/An Affair to Remember, In Season, and Village Eclectics, plus coffee table books from Star Cat Books and a certificate from Larry's Barbershop.
There are certificates for local dining hot spots, including Gather Together Cafe, Tuttles's Family Diner, and Rae’s Corner Cafe,
We've got delightful gift baskets from Polly’s Pancake Parlor, Nia's Naturals, and Miracle Mary's Cooking Essentials.
There are items for around the house: an annual subscription to the Journal Opinion; a Milwaukee rechargeable headlamp from Swenson Insurance; a "Dad's Garage" thermometer from NAPA Auto Parts; a birdfeeder from Oakes Brothers; lube, oil, and filter from Wells River Chevrolet; a car wash kit from Bond Auto Parts; a dual Have-a-Heart trap from Tractor Supply; an oil change from Route 5 Auto, and a mug from Tool Barn. Bradford Vet Clinic has donated a certificate for a nail clipping, one of those tougher pet care tasks.
And there's so much more!!
All proceeds from the silent auction and white elephant go to support the installation of a lift at the hall to make it accessible to everyone!
UNCOMMON JAM
Newbury Common • SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2026 • 1-6pm
Great music, food trucks, beer tent
The Nobby Reed Project, Patrick Ross Band , The Party Crashers
Fun for the whole family. Just $10 at the gate. Kids under 12 free
The Sacred Harp Singing Weekly on Thursday evenings, 7–9 pm - Newbury Center Town House - 4504 Scotch Hollow Road, Newbury, Vermont
No experience necessary, come and go as you please. Tune books available for loan or purchase.
Emergency Appeal to Help those in Venezuela
Following a series of devastating earthquakes that ravaged the country of Venezuela, leaving more than 2,500 people dead and over 50 thousand unaccounted for, the United Church of Christ has issued an emergency appeal to help with aid and recovery efforts to provide shelter, mental health and psychosocial support services, food security and nutrition support, and water, sanitation and hygiene support in the immediate future. Plans are being developed for long-term recovery support. For information or to donate online: support.ucc.org/venezuela-earthquake Or you can mail a check payable to the United Church of Christ, PO Box 71957, Cleveland, OH 44194. Please be sure to note “Venezuela Earthquakes 2026” in the memo section of your check. EIN: 34-1927041
West Newbury Country Dance will skip July due to elevator construction at the Hall and preparations for the August 8 Summer Festival. The next dance will be Saturday, August 29. No dance in July and no dance on August 1. Please spread the word.
The UCC Council for Racial and Ethnic Ministries (COREM) released a statement: “’…more than 8,000 government web pages and 3,000 data sets have vanished…. This is not bureaucratic housekeeping.’ It is systemic silencing.” tinyurl.com/WNCC-25-04-20
Hearts You Hold supports migrants, immigrants, refugees, and asylees in a concrete material way, by taking the time to ask them what they need or want. HYH, a Vermont-based nonprofit, receives numerous requests from local workers in Vermont and New Hampshire, as well as from individuals across the United States. http://heartsyouhold.org -
No KINGS Bradford Rally
This & Every Saturday, 11-noon, at the intersection of Rts. 25 and 5. A family-friendly, low key gathering of concerned citizens exercising their First Amendment rights. All people with peaceful intent are welcome. Bring your signs or help hold the big sign, bring your family and friends, enjoy some good music and cookies if we’re lucky. Parking is behind the Bradford Jiffy Mart across the street. Sponsored by Third Act Orange East in Newbury and Corinth/Topsham •Indivisible•As Americans, it is our right and responsibility to protest peacefully.
Free Community Clothing Rack. This rack is set up in the entryway of the Wells River Baldwin Library, ensuring it is protected from the weather and remains available even when the library is closed. They also currently need clothing in all sizes to keep the rack full. Please drop clean items in wearable condition at the library anytime. If there are hangers and space available, please take a few minutes to hang your items on the rack.
2026 Pancake Breakfast West Newbury Hall Photos
News from the Vermont Conference
News from the Vermont Conference
Faith should be a tool for love, not exclusion.
Faith should be a tool for love, not exclusion.
Recently, Proposal 4 (the Equal Protection of Law Amendment) passed the Vermont Legislature with a strong majority. This amendment simply guarantees that no Vermonter can be denied equal protection under the law based on race, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Disappointingly, a minority of lawmakers voted against it—and at least one voice even used their interpretation of the Bible to justify denying these human rights.
As the Justice and Witness Ministries Committee of the Vermont Conference UCC, we strongly disagree. We believe the biblical mandate is clear: all people are created by a loving God and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.
We are finalizing a public letter responding to this actions, and we are inviting our wider community to stand with us.
Read our full statement and add your name to the letter:https://forms.gle/bs8jAbB41docoXyZ8
West Newbury Church Calendar
Local Library News
Local Library News
Baldwin Library in Wells River
Free Community Clothing Rack. This rack is set up in the entryway, ensuring it is protected from the weather and remains available even when the library is closed. We are also in need of clothing in all sizes to help keep the rack full. Please drop clean items in wearable condition at the library anytime. If there are hangers and space available, please take a few minutes to hang your items on the rack.
Bradford Public Library in Bradford
Weekly Programming:
Spanish Conversation Group Tuesdays 12:30 pm
Mahjong Thursdays 2:00 pm
Toddler Story Hour Fridays 10:00 am
Tenney Memorial Library in Newbury
ANNUAL BOOK SALE on Saturday, September 19th from 9 to 2:00pm. ...followed by our Quilt Raffle. (You do not have to be present for the raffle.)
DONATIONS accepted for the BOOK SALE during the hours we are open: Tuesday 10-5:00pm, Thursday 2- 8:00pm & Saturday 9-4:00pm. We do not accept textbooks, VHS tapes or books with a mildew smell. If you have any questions, please call or email Tenney Library. 802 866-5366 or tenneylibrary@gmail.com
LARGE PRINT books! Tenney has a large collection of these and we are working to enlarge our audio book collection, too. ( We welcome suggestions.)
BIG NEWS! We are happy to announce that we now have a limited number of passes for the Montshire Museum available for our Patrons. Instead of paying $21.00 it will cost you $7.00 for each person over three years of age.
Quick Community Announcements
Quick Community Announcements
Community Dance at The West Newbury Hall
THE DANCES ARE BACK
The last Saturday of each month
Squares, waltzes, polkas and two steps!
Please bring indoor shoes to change into--help protect our floor. Call 802-274-2381 for more information.
Bring refreshments if you like. Easy dances to learn, lots of support.
🇺🇲 Bradford Rally This & Every Saturday 🇺🇲: 11-noon, at the intersection of Rts. 25 and 5. A family-friendly, low key gathering of concerned citizens exercising their First Amendment rights. All people with peaceful intent are welcome. Bring your signs or help hold the big sign, bring your family and friends, enjoy some good music and cookies if we’re lucky. Parking is behind the Bradford Jiffy Mart across the street. Sponsored by Third Act Orange East in Newbury and Corinth/Topsham Indivisible.
As Americans, it is our right and responsibility to protest peacefully.
Aligning Your Money with Your Values: See Carolyn Marsh about this workshop. This information will help you identify highly rated financial institutions in Vermont that align with your environmental and social values.
Guild Shop Hours
Friday - Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
OPENING FRIDAY, MAY 8th for 2026 Season
643 Bayley-Hazen Road, Peacham, VT 05862
Store and Gallery Hours
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