Join Us
Our Sunday Services
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.
To receive our weekly newsletter InTouch, with a link to the reflection on YouTube please sign up here.
Sunday’s Reflections
Reflection by Rev. Leon Dunkley
“Why Does Poison Ivy Grow in Eden's Garden?”
Eden is a biblical paradise. The Book of Genesis describes it well. In Eden, all of the lovely and fruitful trees grow in abundance…and flowers of many beautiful varieties. Poison Ivy flowers. It even yields fruit. Of course, poison ivy isn’t good for us. Why, then, does it grow in Eden’s garden? If Eden were our community, how should we tend its grounds? If Eden were our bodies…or our soul…or the soul of our country, how can we tend it like a garden? How can we care for it like heaven on earth?
Service Coordinator - Mary Blanton
- Upcoming Service -
These notes are usually available on Thursday afternoons.
January 18, 2026
Reflection by Rev. Leon Dunkley
Noah’s Dove
As he labored to build his Arc, everyone thought that he had gone mad. It seemed like a crazy project until after the rains came down. After the rains, adrift on an endless ocean, Noah sent a dove to fly out in search of solid ground. If we had wings like Noah’s dove, where would we find solid ground these days?
Contribute
We hope you will join us in supporting the North Chapel with your offerings of time, talent and treasure, as we work together to continue to grow as a strong and vibrant faith community.
The commitment of our members is critical to every aspect of the life of our North Chapel community.
Read about all the ways your generosity is needed and where your skills, efforts, time, and contributions
will be appreciated here.
For all financial donations, please use the form on our website here.
WORSHIP THEME
January
Freedom
We come from a people bound for freedom,
determined to loosen the fetters of orthodoxy.
determined to loosen the fetters of white supremacy.
determined to loosen the fetters of patriarchy.
determined to loosen the fetters of all that dehumanizes and separates us from our dignity and sacred worth.
We are bound for freedom, building on foundations laid before us.
Previous Sunday Services
“Freedom & Justice”
January 4, 2026
Reflections by Anne Marinello, Nathalie Kramer, Seth Webb and Taylor Barnes
This week Anne Marinello, Nathalie Kramer, Seth Webb and Taylor Barnes will speak on the subjects of Freedom and Justice.
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