November, 2025

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Church Council Report

Here are some of the things Council is dealing with right now. 

Outdoor maintenance — We are looking for someone, maybe a local 
firm, to maintain the lovely Emerson Garden up on the hill. Think 
weeding, mulching and other seasonal upkeep. Mary Hankinson has 
been doing that for years, but she moved to Vermont.  
We will be conducting a professional survey of church properties. 
Based on the survey we will able to install or reinstall pins at the King 
Lot, upon which the Emerson Garden sits, across Putney Road from 
the church. 
We completed re-pointing the church chimney.  
We have removed the rotting dock at the lakefront (see picture on page 4).  
We will clear brush at the south/downhill side of the church and some places 
elsewhere. 
 

Meanwhile, we thank Rev. Julie Olmsted, Rev. Nathaniel Patti, Rev. Marguerite Sheehan,

Rev. Allice Goodwin Brown, and Rev. Randy Hyvonen for stepping in while 
Lee is away. 

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Submitted on behalf of the Church Council,

Tracey Field, Church Council Co-chair

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