Ladies Union

The Ladies’ Union meets on the 2nd Thursday of September, October, November, December, March, April and May for a noon-time “pot luck” meal followed by a short business meeting or a program.  It was formed in 1963 when the Methodist and the Congregational churches became the United Church of Craftsbury; the two long-existing women’s service groups of each, the Willing Workers and the Earnest Workers, respectively, combined to form the Ladies’ Union.  Over the years the group has enjoyed an ecumenical aura with members representing not just Protestant denominations, but Roman Catholic, Jewish, and other beliefs as well.

While its primary focus is helping to support the “Church on the Common” by making a substantial contribution to the church’s annual budget, the Ladies’ Union also assists missions, individuals or institutions in crisis/emergency circumstances, and other church, individual or community-oriented special projects.  As an example, in 2012, the Ladies’ Union $5,000 pledge enabled the Trustees to initiate installation of a new elevator in the church.  The group also contributes many womanpower hours to church efforts such as cleaning the kitchen, class- and ante-rooms.  Generous bequests, prudently invested and judiciously applied, form the Ladies’ Union fiscal base, supplemented by its highly successful annual summer yard sale and flea market, which last year netted over $2000.

This congenial group of mostly senior, universally friendly women always welcomes anyone (including men!) looking for a tasty meal and a sociable couple of hours on a Thursday.  Please join us!

Contact Lois Charron 586-9674 for more information.