Notes from Session

CCP SESSION NOTES TO THE CONGREGATION – October 2025

We are happy to welcome Rev. Harvey Bartlett to Session as our new Moderator. Harvey currently serves two Presbyterian churches in Ryegate, Vermont including the South Ryegate and Ryegate Corner churches. Harvey grew up in the Congregational Church and was ordained in the United Church of Christ. He did graduate studies in Illinois. He graduated from Bangor Theological Seminary in 1968 and did some graduate work at the University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland from 1969-1970. Harvey worked in his family lumber business for 16 years before beginning his work as a minister. He served a UCC church in Pennsylvania for 10 years and moved to Bradford, VT in 1993 where he began serving three churches in Orleans County. He has been in his current position for the past 9 years. He is married to his wife Judith and has five children (4 living); two live in Massachusetts and two live in Vermont. In his spare time Harvey enjoys woodworking and gardening. Harvey has a wealth of experience with small churches like ours and we look forward to his support of our Session.

Session has been reviewing CCP’s 2025 Mission Giving. We will be seeking feedback and suggestions from the congregation in the near future for 2026 Mission Giving.

At the September meeting, Session voted to give $1000, at the request of Ann Naumann, to an asylum-seeking Afghan family with four children. They are here legally and are awaiting their Green Cards which may take up to four months to receive. They have lost their SNAP benefits due to Trump’s bill that terminates food stamps for recipients without Green Cards. This money will provide a month of assistance while allowing them time to find additional support for subsequent months.

We are thankful for David Boedy’s dedication to Community Life and are looking forward to the October 12 potluck after worship and the special service and potluck on November 9.

Our next Session meeting is November 6 at 5:30pm on Zoom and we welcome visitors. Contact Carol Jenkins for the Zoom link.

CCP Session – Lisa Sitek, Lori Davis, and Carol Jenkins