Thoughts

Did you know you can take a walk in September that can help feed people in our community, people all over the world, and yourself? When you sign up to walk or donate to the CROP Walk this month, you can do all of this! Here’s how: 25%… Read More »CROP Walk 2022

50 Years Ago Since my husband, Dan, and I are celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary this year, I’m frequently finding myself reminiscing about the five intervening decades. Thoughts about our personal lives flood in, including the joys and challenges of composing a life together, pursuing careers, raising a… Read More »Message from the Deacons

Reflections on Receiving and Giving This is an edited version of a testimony I wrote in 2013, after being healed of cancer. The physical, emotional and spiritual generosity of this Congregation carried me for more than two years. Below is some of what I learned about receiving while… Read More »Message from the Deacons

During the past two weeks, I had the opportunity to spend an extended amount of time with our two-year old grandson, Wilder. As we cuddled and played, I was reminded of how quickly the attention of a very small child skips from one thing to another.  A treasured… Read More »Message from the Deacons

The following is an updated version of a letter written many years ago. Now that more church activities are happening in person and we are figuring out what a “new normal” will be, many of these “old” questions are still relevant, and may have or need new answers.… Read More »Message from the Deacons

Dear Congregational Church of Salisbury Friends and Neighbors, When we received the joyful recommendation from our Designated Term Search Committee that they were recommending that we call The Rev. Dr. John A. Nelson to be our 17th settled pastor, we were so excited that we looked for the… Read More »Message from the Moderator

Dear Church Community, Hopefully by now you all have heard the good news and the joy we have in store for us as a church family! First off, on August 1, we will return to a single, in-person worship service at 10am. If we didn’t know it fully before now,… Read More »Message from the Moderator

Our church hosted a wonderful event on Thursday, May 20th to thank the teachers and staff of Salisbury Central School for their continued service, adaptability and support to area students and their families throughout the pandemic.  Many teachers, despite working in the same 2 buildings, had hardly seen one… Read More »Evening of Gratitude

By John Estabrook Growing up I and my friends had the run of the Sleepy Hollow neighborhood in Northern Virginia, about one square mile. There were few rules: let your parents know where you’d be, don’t cross Tripps Run or Sleepy Hollow Road, and don’t ever cross US… Read More »Message from the Deacons