Presbyterian Church in Burlington

Welcome!

Advent wreath with candles in sanctuary — Advent Worship

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

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“While recognizing that racism victimizes many different racial-ethnic groups, we acknowledge its unique impact on the African American community. Given the particular forms that anti-Black racism has taken in the United States of America both historically (including slavery and Jim Crow) and today (including mass incarceration, disproportionate policing, economic inequality, and continuing acts of racially oriented violence and hate), we state clearly: GOD LOVES BLACKNESS. Too many have denied this basic truth for too long. Our choice to align ourselves with love and not hate requires both a rejection of racism and a positive proclamation that God delights in Black lives.”

Facing Racism: A Vision of the Intercultural Community,
PC(USA) Churchwide Antiracism Policy, 1999, revised 2016.

Click here to learn more about Why we say: Presbyterians affirm Black Lives Matter

Virtual Fair-Trade Gift Show

Shop Fair-Trade & Change Lives!

Because we can’t hold our 3rd annual Fair-Trade Gift Show in person this December, due to the Covid pandemic, we are hosting an online event instead.

Our Fair-Trade Gift Show page will be available Tuesday, Dec 1 to Saturday, Dec 12.

Click here to go to our Fair-Trade Gift Show page.

The page features vendors who participated in our previous Fair-Trade Gift Shows, with descriptions of their programs and links to the individual vendor’s sites where items may be purchased directly online. Some vendors are providing special offers if you access their sites from our Fair-Trade Gift Show page. Your purchase of fair trade products helps artisans and farmers build healthier, more sustainable communities worldwide.

2020 Advent Calendar

If you’re looking for daily devotions during advent, Click Here for a daily Advent scripture reading, hymn, and prayer.

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Worship via Zoom

To protect the health of our members and friends we are worshiping virtually during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Sunday worship is streamed via Zoom. We also gather by Zoom for a brief morning prayer service on Tuesdays. You’re welcome to join us using the links below.

Sunday Morning Worship
10:25 – 11:40 am

Tuesday Morning Prayer
10:00 – 10:30 am

Sunday Worship Recordings:

Image of Zoom screen with elders in different households raising their hands out during ordination of new deacons and elders

Ordination of deacons & elders during Zoom worship service on 21 June 2020

Here’s the link to the most recent available recorded Sunday worship service :

29 November 2020 – First Sunday of Advent
Waiting in Hopeful Expectation
Isaiah 64:1-9 (O that you would tear open the heavens and come down)
Mark 13:24-37 (They will see the Son of Man coming in clouds)

You can find links to recordings of previous worship services here including the Burlington Interfaith Thanksgiving Service and our recent unity service with Church of the Covenant and the Clinton Presbyterian Church.

Website Update

Vintage sign: future site of United Presbyterian Church in Burlington

We’re updating our website. The old content is still here but may not be accessible from the Home Page during the update. If you’re missing something, try the “Search” box at the bottom of this page. We’re adding new content and pages; come visit us again as we renovate our site. See our public FaceBook page for news & announcements.

Featured Hymn

The Featured Hymn usually relates to a recent or upcoming lectionary scripture text or another seasonal topic. Come back again for another hymn. There may be ads associated with the video; we can’t control nor do we endorse any advertisements. Click here for an archive of previous Featured Hymns.

Our featured hymn is “When Out of Poverty is Born” by the Christian Aid Scotland Scratch Choir, lyrics by Kathy Galloway, tune: Kingsfold. See the lyrics to the hymn here.