St. Mary's in the Mountains

Memorial service for substance abuse victims

WILMINGTON - Voices of Hope and Brattleboro Area Hospice will be honoring “International Opioid Overdose Day” with a memorial service to be held Wednesday, August 31, 6 pm at St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church, 13 East Main Street. This will be a non-religious service open to all....

Lincoln Rathnam and Dick Ward look at maps and discuss how to find a safe passage through a section of Wardsboro with difficult terrain in preparation for a pilgrimage they’ll lead on September 17 and 18. Lauren Harkawik.

Locals plan pilgrimage along Valley Trail

WILMINGTON - Lincoln Rathnam and Dick Ward pored over maps on a Wednesday afternoon. The following day, they would embark on something they’ve been doing for many months: trail exploring. Their task recently has been to try to find a safe passage through a section of Wardsboro just north of East...

St. Mary’s in the Mountains

St. Mary’s hosts Red Door concert during village stroll

WILMINGTON - St. Mary’s in the Mountains invites all village strollers as well as all other lovers of piano and organ music to its second Red Door Concert of the 2022 season. On Saturday, July 23, at 7 pm, as the village stroll winds down, the red doors on East Main Street will open for an...

Lars Hunter

Preacher participates with Pride

BRATTLEBORO - The Rev. Lars Hunter, a parishioner from St. Mary’s in the Mountains in Wilmington and a recently-ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church, will be preacher and deacon for Pride Sunday this week at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church.
Hunter is the bereavement program coordinator...

A previous classical concert at St. Mary’s

Concert series kicks off

WILMINGTON - St. Mary’s in the Mountains will kick off its 2022 Red Door Concert Season with a concert of classical music offered by the Windham Philharmonic. On Sunday, May 15, at 7 pm, the red doors will open for a program of Bach and Brahms, offered in a room that will enhance and embrace the...

Mini, unmanned food pantries pop up around the valley

JACKSONVILLE - Elaina Gibb-Buursma is hoping to normalize using food pantries.
Gibb-Buursma is in the process of working out details for a mini food pantry that will be housed on a few shelves inside the Whitingham Free Public Library in the municipal center. The vision is that people can...

Scenes from 2019’s Red Door Community Carol Sing at St. Mary’s.

Sing along to your favorite holiday carols

WILMINGTON - St. Mary’s in the Mountains, 13 East Main Street, invites one and all to its sixth annual Red Door Community Carol Sing. Join the entire community on the afternoon of Saturday, December 11, to celebrate the season, sing traditional carols and seasonal favorites, and enjoy musical...

The spirit of giving - community dinners

Jacksonville Community Church
JACKSONVILLE - Back again by popular demand, the Jacksonville Community Church will be having its ninth annual Harvest Soup and Stew supper on Friday, November 19, from 5 to 7 pm. Join the church for a large variety of soups and stews, along...

Michael David Pennington

New music director at St. Mary’s

WILMINGTON - In early March 2020 St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church’s beloved musical director Sue Maddern died due to cancer. She had also been a well-known music educator with the Twin Valley School system. Then COVID-19 shut down St. Mary’s sanctuary, with dedicated parishioners...

Hunter completes deacon program

PROVIDENCE, ME - Lars Hunter of West Dover, VT, graduated from the Province I School for Deacons on Sunday, September 19.
Lars is a member of St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church in Wilmington, VT. He has been a long-time licensed lay minister at St. Mary’s and will be ordained...