New series considers history, lessons of prophetic texts

Oftentimes revisiting ancient texts can offer more than just a window into the past. Such explorations can also reveal timeless lessons that we can apply to our own lives even centuries later.

St. Stephen’s offers grant opportunities

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church will be accepting proposals from 501(c)3 organizations that help people Addison County community members. Grants may be requested in amounts from $500 to $10,000. Priority will be given to programs and projects that help at- … (read more)

Voters affirm St. Stephen’s natural gas easement

Middlebury residents on Tuesday voted 416-185 to affirm a June 25 selectboard decision to give Vermont Gas Systems a free easement to funnel natural gas to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

Middlebury to vote on gas easement

Middlebury residents next Tuesday, Oct. 1, will have a chance to either affirm or reject their town selectboard’s decision to grant Vermont Gas a free land easement to extend its natural gas pipes to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at 3 Main St.

Letter to the editor: Church needs easement OK

A special town vote will be held on Oct. 1 regarding the Vermont Gas easement to supply St. Stephen’s Church with natural gas. A “yes” vote means that St. Stephen’s will have the option to connect to natural gas.

Letter to the editor: Arguments for Vt. Gas easement are all bad ones

Middlebury voters have the chance to decide whether to approve an easement agreement that gives Vermont Gas Systems (VGS) use of town land for $1, or reject the agreement so the selectboard can renegotiate the easement and receive fair market value for th … (read more)

Letter to the editor: Vermont Gas should pay for church easement

The Middlebury selectboard recently approved an easement across the Middlebury town green to be conveyed to Vermont Gas Systems so they can use it to build out additional fossil fuel infrastructure.

Letter to the editor: Support the selectboard’s decision and vote yes

A yes vote on the Vermont Gas easement decision would support the selectboard’s decision and provide options for St. Stephen’s church.

Middlebury to vote on natural gas easement

Middlebury residents on Oct. 1 will have a chance to either affirm, or reject, their town selectboard’s prior decision to grant Vermont Gas a free land easement to funnel natural gas service to St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church at 3 Main St.

Free choir camp to be held on Aug. 24

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, on the green in Middlebury, will host a free choir camp on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. led by by Robert Ludwig, who has devoted his career to working with young singing voices.

Letter to the editor: Peasant Market was a success

We are pleased, honored, and proud to announce that this year’s St. Stephen’s Peasant Market grossed over $38,000 on Saturday, July 6, a $13,000 increase from last year.

Peasant Market lawn sale hits Middlebury green on Saturday

Every year St. Stephen’s church raises thousands of dollars for area non-profits and social service organizations with its Peasant Market. The big yard sale is Saturday morning.

Church gets gas easement, but vote possible

The Middlebury selectboard on Tuesday agreed to grant an easement through the town green to allow Vermont Gas Systems to install a natural gas service line that will serve St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church.

St. Stephen’s gas-line easement request stirs up controversy

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church officials recently made what they thought was a pro-forma request to the selectboard for an easement across the town green for a natural gas service line to feed their 200-year-old place of worship off Main Street.

Drop off goods for Peasant Market in Middlebury

This year’s edition of St. Stephen’s Peasant Market runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 6. It seems like all of Addison County gathers on the Middlebury Town Green right before the bell rings at 9 a.m. sharp on the first Saturday of July for the … (read more)

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