Taking Pride

Last Sunday, June 25th, was a special day in two ways - (1) it was the last Sunday in Pride Month, celebrated with a special Union Service at the Guilford Community Church, U.C.C., a service which brought together 8 congregations: Guilford, Dummerston; Centre Church, Brattleboro; West Brattleboro; West Dover; Westminster-West (all U.C.C.); the Unitarian-Universalist Church in Brattleboro, and the Brattleboroa Area Jewish Community. Also, the LGBTQ+ org. "Out in the Open" was represented. It was a festive service held under the new pavillion which is part of the Guilford Community Park, which occupies the land around the Guilford Community Church. It was an inaugeral event - the first time the pavillion had been used for a church service. There was a large choir, made up of choir members of several of the churches represented; it sang 4 hymns and 3 anthems. (2) The day was special for me for a second reason: it is the date of my brother's birthday. If he were alive, it would have been his 96th birthday.