Westminster West Community Fair

The Westminster West Community Fair is a fun and festive annual event that attracts people throughout southern Vermont and beyond.

It also is the largest annual fundraiser for the Congregational Church of Westminster West, a sanctuary and gathering place for people of all ages, in times of joy and sorrow, celebration and contemplation, rest and renewal. This online silent auction is one way to help support the church in its service to the community.

Take a look at the choices, see the minimum bid, and then choose one or more items on which to bid. Holiday gifts, birthday presents, something for yourself you’ve always wanted? These are great items and wonderful values.

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Welcome to 32Auctions! When you bid, you will see your bid posted immediately; you can sign up to be notified if (or when) you are outbid; and you can even enter a “proxy bid” and the website will bid for you over other bids until the bidding reaches the maximum you set.

(To enter a proxy bid, enter your maximum bid amount, click the Proxy Bid button, and then submit your bid. These instructions are also on the 32Auctions “Help” page.)

Any item on which you are the high bidder will be marked with a star (clicking on the star icon at the top of this page will let you see all the items on which you made the highest bid).

If you want to follow the bidding on an item, you can click on the heart icon labeled "watch" in that listing; clicking on the heart icon at the top of this page will let you see all the items you are following.

We hope you like the bells and whistles!

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NEW ITEMS ARE COMING IN EVERY DAY--come back and check the listings!

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Be sure to take a look at Gordon Hayward's vintage Aran sweater, knit for him by his landlady, "Granny Hernon," on one of the Aran Islands off Galway, It comes with a copy of his journal from the month he and Mary spent on Innishmore back in 1977, in which Granny Hernon plays a big part.

There are also two antiques from the estate of Libby Mills, a long-term and much-loved resident of West West: a blue-and-white porcelain teapot and a child's chest of drawers, both from the 1840's.

And there are lots of other items to consider!

The Congregational Church of Westminster West, Vermont, is a small band of progressive community members who seek to be a blessing to all of God’s creation, to promote peace wherever we can, to work together with people of our faith, of other faiths, and of no faith.

We believe that no matter who you are or where you are on your journey, you should be made welcome. We try to live by that faith, to make our church a sanctuary in every way: a space for worship, a place of safety, and a place where souls are nourished and prepared for their work in the world.

We think God is doing remarkable things here in Westminster West, and we’d love to have you be part of it.