The Night Mail Podcast
According to Yankee Dictionary: A Compendium of Useful and Entertaining Expressions Indigenous to New England, by Charles Haywood, “night mail” is the name “given to a New England through train that rattles across the countryside during the hours of darkness with its sleeping cars, mail, express, a smoker, and a coach with a few dozing lumberjacks and college boys traveling cheap, with perhaps a milk car or two on the head end.”In that same amiable spirit, we’d like to present The Night Mail Podcast from Felchville Village in Reading, Vermont, hosted by us, Gerry Marletta and Tony Pikramenos. We’ll chat about this and that, discuss matters of local interest, and offer up simple amusements to pass the time. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and other podcast platforms. A new episode drops every couple of weeks. The town library website (readinglibrary.org) also has a link to episodes and information. The email address for the podcast is nightmailpod@gmail.com. Or you can write us a note, postcard, or letter. Address it to Night Mail, then put it in the little free library that sits in the front yard of the town library. No stamp required.
The Night Mail Podcast
The Night Mail Podcast | Episode 035 2025-01-22
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Gerry Marletta & Tony Pikramenos
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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TIMETABLE:
- Opening Theme: 0:00
- The Welcome Mat: 0:44
- Pastor Christian Huebner Intro: 1:30
- Where He Grew Up: 3:13
- Calling to the Ministry: 4:46
- His Parent’s Faith: 7:07
- Love of Music: 8:40
- College & Seminary: 10:14
- Brownsville Church: 14:25
- The War of the Bells: 15:11
- More on the Brownsville Church: 16:50
- Five Ways to Measure Church Health: 19:07
- A Sense of Balance: 22:08
- Leadership, Volunteers & Support Staff: 27:21
- People’s Day-to-Day Concerns: 29:22
- Community Service: 32:27
- Allowing for Vulnerability: 35:45
- South Reading’s Old Stone Church: 39:06
- Putting Together a Sermon: 48:57
- Revenue Streams: 56:54
- Spreading the Word: 1:00:31
- Politics & Religion: 1:05:11
- Whether his role affects folks’ feelings about him: 1:07:19
- Crisis of Faith: 1:09:44
- Areas of Focus in Rural Ministry: 1:12:30
- Stats, Trends & Shifting Winds: 1:15:31
- Other Interests: 1:20:07
- Off-Grid: 1:21:26
- Lightning Round: 1:23:50
- Last Thoughts: 1:28:47
- Here’s Your Hat: 1:29:20
- Closing Theme: 1:29:50
- Outro: 1:29:58
Opening Theme
The Welcome Mat
Pastor Christian Huebner Intro
Where He Grew Up
Calling to the Ministry
His Parent’s Faith
Love of Music
College & Seminary
Brownsville Church
The War of the Bells
More on the Brownsville Church
Five Ways to Measure Church Health
A Sense of Balance
Leadership, Volunteers & Support Staff
People’s Day-to-Day Concerns
Community Service
Allowing for Vulnerability
South Reading’s Old Stone Church
Putting Together a Sermon
Revenue Streams
Spreading the Word
Politics & Religion
Whether his role affects folks’ feelings about him
Crisis of Faith
Areas of Focus in Rural Ministry
Stats, Trends & Shifting Winds
Other Interests
Off-Grid
Lightning Round
Last Thoughts
Here’s Your Hat
Closing Theme
Outro