Religious Services
The chapel will be open most weekends for private prayer and/or conversation with a Chaplain.
Weddings, Memorials, and other services, including, but not limited to Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Friday Prayers, Shavuot, Eucharist, Youth Service, Octave of the Feast of Tabernacles, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur may be offered by chaplains. For more information, contact us at [email protected].
Weddings, Memorials, and other services, including, but not limited to Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, Friday Prayers, Shavuot, Eucharist, Youth Service, Octave of the Feast of Tabernacles, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur may be offered by chaplains. For more information, contact us at [email protected].
Events unique to The Stowe Mountain Chapel
Polly's Day and Walk: The Kieffer family continues to hold services at the Chapel and nearby in the woods (around a tree affectionately called Porcupine Point) to celebrate the life of Mary Donnelly Kieffer, June 15, 1967- March 4, 1977. The day is chosen by the Kieffer family. While this service is a family celebration, members of the Mountain Chapel Community and any passers-by are welcome to participate. The Rev. Marcus Hall, The Rev. Dr. Blythe Denham Kieffer, and Sarah Abbott Kieffer have led the services.
Mountain Day of Remembrance: Since the fall of 1989, a service has been maintained to remember those who have died and for whom "the Mountain" had special significance. The service was initiated by the Rev. John E. Nutting, Associate Conference Minister, Vermont Conference Minister of the United Church of Christ on September 24, 1989. This yearly event takes place in the fall and was maintained by the Rev. Dr. David Ransom and Louise Ransom until 2017.
Annual Mountain Day: This hike to the top of Mount Mansfield was begun by the Rev. John Nutting in 1990, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Dave Ransom and Louise Ransom, to encourage people to hike and appreciate mountains. The theme for the day was historically grounded in the lives of Saints Francis and Claire of Assisi and their connection to the natural world. This day has grown beyond the work of the Mountain Chapel. It has been renamed “A Race to the Top of Vermont” and has participants from all over the country. Since 2015, the Day has been celebrated by Living Tree Alliance in Moretown, led by Sephira Stacey and Craig Oshkello, and assisted by several rabbis from around Vermont.