Together the Chapel

What is Together the Chapel? Together the Chapel is one of three parts of the Chapel’s Next 50 project. It’s a six-month, bottom-up process that tries to meet the many parts of the Chapel’s community where they are.

Together the Chapel seeks to:

Build community identity
Confirm consensus for the Chapel’s mission and vision
Plan programs to serve the Chapel community in the future.
Consider the physical needs for the existing 50-year old building and any new/expanded programs
Set near term capital priorities

Celebrating the past: Looking to the future:

2019: 50th Anniversary Celebration
Next 50 planning, led by Carolyn Glah:
- Stephen Kanipe & Heinz Coordes: Facilitates Plan
- Phyllis Scruggs & Bruce Merrifield: Financial Stability Plan
- Lexie Potamkin & Laurel Catto: Together the Chapel

Goals of Together the Chapel:

Coalesce & identify the Chapel Community
Confirm Community values & future needs
Prioritize programs & facilities

Process for Together the Chapel

Pebble poll ended December 22nd (click here to review the results)
5-minute online survey: www.aspenchapel.org ended January 18th
Parties with a purpose have been suspended until further notice
Public meetings: what we heard, in May/June 2020
Final report in July 2020: wrapping up engagement phase

What comes after Together the Chapel?

Case Statement (2020)
Capital Campaign feasibility study (2020)
Capital Campaign (2021)
Execute Next 50 plan (2021- )

How can we join in Together the Chapel?

Volunteer to host a "Party with a Purpose" or attend a Party convenient for you.
Share “Together the Chapel” social media posts & help spread the word
Volunteer to help - we need hosts and helpers for "parties with a purpose"
Let us hear from you! togetherthechapel@aspenchapel.org

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Visitors click here.

Planning your Visit

Hi there!

We are Nicholas and Heather Vesey.
We lead the services here at the Aspen Chapel most Sundays.
Have a look around our site. There are plenty of free courses to watch from our 'Wisdom from the Top of the World' page. Click here to go to it

If you are planning on a visit, here is some information as to what to expect:

When: We meet every Sunday at 9.30am for about an hour. If you cannot make it in person, you can live stream the event by clicking here.

Where: We are the chapel by the roundabout as you come into aspen. Specifically here.

What: We (Heather and Nicholas) come from a Christian Episcopal background, however our community draws from all the world’s wisdom traditions with the aim of learning together to live our lives more skillfully.

And there are local musicians from up and down the Roaring Fork Valley to play for us.

Every week we will focus on a topic within a theme.

At the moment we are looking at what the topic of 'Connecting to reality'.
How do we see what is truly going on in the world. And what is our authentic reaction to that?
Click on the image to see the last presentation

There will also be prayer and meditation, generally led by Heather, and Nicholas will give a talk on the topic for the day.

Finally, there is an opportunity for discussion and feedback as we pass the microphone around for everyone to join in.

Kids? We also offer childcare with younger children being looked after and given creative ways to look at a topic for the day.

Coffee and Yummies. After the service there is a food and drink reception for everyone to get to know each other a bit more.

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