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Ash Wednesday Provocation (day 1 of Lent)

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Word for DAY 1 (Ash Wednesday) of Lent: WASTED AWAY.

This phrase comes from Psalm 32: 1-5, from the Narrative Lectionary associated with the first day of Lent. Throughout Lent, we will post words from each week’s scripture and music videos that address the themes raised by those phrases (lifted from the context of the Biblical passage).

Below we share two videos that connect to the idea of WASTED AWAY. They both struggle with the value of human life, and measure it differently.

The words and images in this first country music video by military veteran Graham Trude are especially heavy and could be triggering, as they grapple with suicidality, so please **proceed with caution**. The lyrics and images also convey the truth of deep trauma and pain, and are searingly honest.

How would you respond to hearing someone in such pain?

Here is a second music video also called Wasted Away, featuring the work of rap artist Tinn Mann.

ASH WEDNESDAY: Ashes to Go in Jackson & Glen (Wed, Feb 14)

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Come by for Ashes to Go:

  • 8am – J-Town Deli
  • 10:30am • Jackson Community Church
  • 12:30pm • McSheffreys North / Glen Ledge Deli
  • 2:30pm • • Jackson Community Church

Receive ashes and a blessing for the beginning of your spiritual journey through Lent.

Those who want a full worship service are invited to Nativity Lutheran Church for a community service marking the start of the season.

Save the Date: Fri, MARCH 1st – BYZANTINE ART: From Constantinople to Florence to Heaven and Back

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BYZANTINE ART: From Constantinople to Florence to Heaven and Back
Friday, March 1 • 6pm
Whitney Community Center, Jackson, NH
with John Heroopoulos, MDiv.

Hosted at the Whitney Community Center in Jackson, NH, this program features the expertise and passion of  Rev. John Heropoulos, MDiv

  • Offering exquisite images in an illustrated survey of Western art from 3,000BC to the Byzantine era
  • Exploring the difference between Byzantine and Renaissance art
  • Including iconography and religious subject
  • The event is co-sponsored by the Bartlett Union Congregational Church and the Jackson Community Church.
  • Program is free and open to the public.
  • Hosted at Whitney Community Center in Jackson, NH

Events at JCC and around town: TUE, Feb 6 – SUN, Feb 11  

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TUE, Feb 6 – SUN, Feb 11

TUE, Feb 6

  • CLERGY LUNCH
    12:30pm • Zoom

    • Local clergy convene for conversations, ecumenical event-planning, and peer support. Rev Gail attends.
  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
  • REFUGIA
    4-6pm • Zoom

  • DEACONS
    7pm • Zoom link and password required

    • Meet to plan worship and discuss community care.
  • Community Event: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Wildcat Tavern: Hoot Night with Jonathan Sarty • 6-8:30pm

WED, Feb 7

  • Community Event: YOGA with Anjali Rose
    9am • Old Red Library

    • The class is $10/week.  Please bring the right change if possible or a check made payable to Anjali Rose.
    • Julie at the Town office asked if people would be kind enough to donate a $1/week for the envelope in the library to cover expenses.
    • Contact: Anjali Rose, MEd. 500 RYT, RMT: (603)370-8386, email anjali-rose.com
  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
  • GRIEF GROUP for Child Loss (Parent/Sibling/Other)
    1pm • Old Red Library

    • Specifically for households who have experienced the death a child of any age. Currently we’re using the 1pm, Wednesday time slot. We are considering an evening time slot instead, but are continuing to explore availability of the facility to change time slots. For now, we will plan to meet next month, Wed, Mar 6 at 1pm.
    • At this point, new participants are welcome through word-of-mouth or referrals. We’ll meet as consistently as possible. You don’t have to attend every session. On the other hand, knowing that folks will gather helps make sure the group can be present to support each other. If you cannot make an upcoming gathering, please let email or text to let the group know if you cannot attend: gaildoktor@mac.com, cell: 978.273.0308. We will offer each group as long as the community need continues.
    • Other: ADULT SPOUSE/PARTNER or FAMILY MEMBER GRIEF GROUP.. Upcoming dates: Wed, Feb 21 @ 1pm, Wed, Mar 13.
  • COUNCIL
    7pm • Zoom link and password required

    • Church staff, officers and lay leaders gather for the first meeting of the year to work on strategic planning for the benefit of the operations and mission of the church
  • MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT AROUND TOWN
    • Wildcat Tavern: Trivia • 6:30pm
    • Red Parka: Jon Sarty • 5-7:30pm

THURS, Feb 8

  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
  • Community Service: WAY STATION SHIFT
    All Day • Way Station, 15 Grove St, No Conway

    • Volunteers open day resource center for showers, mail pickup, grocery distribution, more.
  • MARDI GRAS
    6:30-8pm •Parish Hall @ JCC

    • Live steamboat stomper music with DelleValla Trio
    • Louisiana cuisine like red beans ‘n rice and gumbo ala chef Sue Carrigan
    • Beads and costumes
    • Wear your bling or borrow ours
    • Come for food, fun, music, and friends
  • Community Event: ARTFUL DISCUSSION with Melanie Levitt
    7pm • Jackson Public Library

    • Join impressionist painter Melanie Barash Levitt for a talk and demo as she builds up a landscape painting in oils with a palette knife/brush and talks about her process. Melanie graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990. She currently lives in Jackson, New Hampshire and is the owner of Jackson Art Studio & Gallery. Melanie is an award-winning artist who paints in a loose, impressionistic style with a brush or a palette knife. As a plein air painter, Levitt paints on location braving the elements to capture the mood of the scene. Her favorite subjects are the mountains, rivers and small farms of New Hampshire and the rugged coasts of Maine.
  • Community Event: PREDATOR PREDICAMENT
    7pm • Tin Mountain Nature Learning Center, Albany

    • New Hampshire’s predators include some of the most well-known, iconic mammal species in eastern North America. They range in size from tiny bats to massive moose and everything in between. At least half of our +/- 35 species of mammals in NH can be assigned to this group, and many have incredibly specific eating habits that play a tremendous role in balancing ecosystem dynamics. This program will cover the ecology of most of the well-known predators that range through our woods, fields, and back yards, and will discuss some of the threats to their existence. Some of the more common, wide-ranging species will be looked for during our field session on Saturday the 10th of February by virtue of their tracks, scat, and other sign.
    • No registration necessary. $5/person or $10/household for non-members; members are free
  • Community Event: MAJESTIC CAFE THURSDAY:: Kevin Dolan & Simon Crawford
    5:30pm Doors Open / 6 pm to 8:30 pm Performance • Majestic Theater Cafe, Conway

  • MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT AROUND TOWN
    • Shannon Door: Jeremy Dean • 6-9pm

FRI, Feb 9

  • Community Event: ZUMBA with Dottie
    8:15am • Whitney Community Center, Jackson

    • $5/pp
  • FITNESS CLASS  with Laurie McAleer 
    9:30am • Jackson Community Church

    • Free to all participants.
    • Gentle, chair-based stretch and fitness for all levels of ability
  • Community Event: LINE DANCING with Dottie
    9    :15ma • Whitney Cmmunity Center, Jackson

    • $5/pp
  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
    2pm-5pm • Jackson Library

  • C3: COCKTAILS & CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION
    5pm • Zoom link and password required.

    • Bring yo preferred beverage to the conversation about scripture and artwork inspired by the scripture.
  • Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Wildcat Tavern: Al Shafner• 7-9pm • $5 cover
    • Shannon Door: Marty Quirk • 6-9pm
    • Red Parka: Stray Dog • 8-11pm
    • Shovel handle Pub: Jamie Carey  • 5:30-8:30pm
    • Black Mountain: Randy Messineo • 3:30-5:30
  • Community Event: AN EVENING with CAROL NOONAN and FRIENDS: Duke Levine, and Kevin Barry, together to benefit Mountain Top Music Center
    7pm • Stone Mountain Arts Center (SMAC), Brownfield. ME

    • Carol and her crew are raising $$ for Mountain Top! A portion of your ticket to this Stone Mountain Arts Center show will go to support the music school’s programs to bring music to all. And you’ll see a great show. Dinner is also available. GET TICKETS HERE!
  • Community Event: FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ: The Dan Moore Quartet with Rick Gordon (sax), Rusty Quinn (drums) & Brian Hathaway (bass)
    7pm • Majestic Cafe, Conway

    • Walk-ins are always welcome, but space is limited; reservations are available to guarantee your seat and to indicate a seating choice.
    • The Friday Night jazz series has a $10 per person cover charge.
    • Doors at 6 pm; music  at 7pm.
    • Come in early and grab a panini before the music starts
  • SCOUTS RENTED FACILITY for WEEKEND / OVERNIGHTS at church — church facility is off-limits until Sunday morning —

SAT,  Feb 10

  • SCOUTS RENTED FACILITY for WEEKEND / OVERNIGHTS at church — church facility is off-limits until Sunday morning —
  • Community Event: OPEN HOURS @ Jackson Historical Society
    1-3pm • Jackson Historical Society

    • Also open by appointment.
    • More info: https://www.jacksonhistory.org/
    • White Mountain Art Sale
      • The Jackson Historical Society is holding its 21st annual White Mountain Art Sale. There are currently over 50 items from private collectors, primarily 19thcentury paintings. To see the online catalog, go to https://www.jacksonhistory.org/catalog.html. Items are available to purchase as they arrive, so check the catalog frequently to see new additions.
      • The Society is open Saturdays and Sundays 1-3pm.  If you are interested in a painting, the Society can open by appointment. Contact info@jacksonhistory.org.
  • Community Event: TRACKING FIELD PROGRAM
    9:30am–Noon  • Tin Mtn Nature Learning Center

    • You never know what you’ll find when you go out exploring on a winter day. Snow provides us a yearly opportunity to learn more about our animal neighbors. The track patterns left behind will be our window into figuring out: Who left those tracks?  What were they doing? Were they in a hurry? Dr. Rick Van de Poll will help explore these snowy riddles. Participants should dress for the weather and bring a snack.
    • Program Fee: $15/person or $25/household for non-members; members are free
    • Space is limited and registration is required. Call 603-447-6991 or click here to register.
  • XC SKIING:
  • DOWNHILL SKIING:
  • Community Event: MAJESTIC CAFE Saturday: Billie Thibodeau Trio with Billie (vocals, piano), Mike McGuigan (drums), Laurin McGee (sax)
    7pm • Majestice Cafe

    • Info: https://www.conwaymajestic.com/cafe/
    • An intimate 50-seat venue in the storefront next to the Majestic Theatre, the Majestic Cafe serves wine, beer, craft cocktails, non-alcoholic drinks and a small food menu with a close-up view on music from the region’s most creative performers.
    • Walk-ins are always welcome, but space is limited
    • Reservations are available to guarantee your seat and to indicate a seating choice.
    • Doors at 6 pm; music  at 7pm.
    • Come in early and grab a panini before the music starts.
  • Community Resource: LIBRARIES
  • Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Wildcat Tavern: Apres Ski w/Al Shafner • 3-56pm / Jonathan Sarty • 7-9pm • $5 cover
    • Shannon Door: Apres Ski w/Marty Quirk 4-6pm / Scott Baer • 7pm
    • Red Parka: Steve Canty Trio • 8-11pm
    • Ledge Brewing: Al Hospers Band • 6-9pm
    • Black Mountain: Coors Light Drafters • 3:30-5:30pm
    • Shovel handle Pub: DellaValla Trio • 5:30-8:30pm

SUN, Feb 11

  • INTERFAITH SERVICE
    8am • Old red library in Jackson / zoom

    • Join us for poetry, prayer, and conversation.
    • Zoom link and password required.
  • WORSHIP @ JCC
    10:30am   • Jackson Community Church & Zoom

    • Zoom link and password required.
    • Message by Rev Gail Doktor
  • HOSPITALITY
    11:30am • JCC Parish Hall

    •  Hospitality after Church
  • XC SKIING:
  • DOWNHILL SKIING:
  • Community Event: SNOWSHOE TOUR 
    1:30-3pm • Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany

    • Join Outreach Coordinator, Heather McKendry, for a slow-paced walk that explores the Tin Mountain Conservation trails in Albany, NH. Outdoor highlights include an 1800s quarry and beaver pond, while inside the Nature Learning Center you will find animal mounts and a gem & mineral collection. Winter is the perfect season to see animal tracks and evidence of our year-round residents. Variable trail conditions, so bring traction devices if you have them.
    • Once the snow flies, the walks will be snowshoe tours and members may borrow snowshoes from TMCC while non-members can rent snowshoes. We have all sizes!
    • Non-member tour:  $15/pp or $25/household & snowshoe rentals $15pp
    • Members are Free and may borrow snowshoes to use on property, so consider becoming a member!
    • Click here to register or call 603-447-6991. Walk ins welcome.
  • Community Event: OPEN HOURS @ Jackson Historical Society
    1-3pm • Jackson Historical Society.

    • Also open by appointment.
    • More info: https://www.jacksonhistory.org/
    • White Mountain Art Sale
      • The Jackson Historical Society is holding its 21st annual White Mountain Art Sale. There are currently over 50 items from private collectors, primarily 19thcentury paintings. To see the online catalog, go to https://www.jacksonhistory.org/catalog.html. Items are available to purchase as they arrive, so check the catalog frequently to see new additions.
      • The Society is open Saturdays and Sundays 1-3pm  If you are interested in a painting, the Society can open by appointment. Contact info@jacksonhistory.org
  • Community Event: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Shannon Door: Scott Baer • 6-9pm
    • Black Mountain: Mitch Alden • 3:30-5:30pm
    • Shovel handle Pub: Dan Aldrich • 5:30-8:30pm

LENT & EASTER: Save these Dates

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  • Thurs, Feb 8: Mardi Gras with DelleValla Trio plus Louisaina Cuisine by chef Sue Carrigan at JCC
  • Wed, Feb 14: Ash Wednesday

    • Ashes-to-Go at J-Town Deli, Glen Ledge/McSheffreys North and JCC
    • Ash Wed Service hosted at Nativity Lutheran Church at 6;30pm
  • Wed, Feb 21: Vision Board Workshop with Clare Long (RSVP) at JCC
  • Thurs, Feb 22: Lenten Book Group on zoom at 7pm: Discussion of Wild Hope

  • Sun, Feb 25: Game Day at JCC
  • Fri, Mar 1: Byzantine Art presentation with John Heropoulos, MDiv at Whitney Community Center, co-sponsored by Bartlett Congregational & Jackson Community churches
  • Wed, Mar 6:
    • XC Ski meeting at JCC
    • Soup Supper at JCC
    • Vespers Service at JCC led by Nativity Lutheran worship team
  • Thurs, Mar 7: Felting Easter Eggs with Kathy Seymour (RSVP) at JCC
  • Thurs, Mar 14: Lenten Book Group on zoom at 7pm: Discussion of Wild Hope
  • Thurs, Fri, Mar 28: Maundy Thursday

    • Mandy Thursday Foot-washing Service hosted at Bartlett Community Church & co-officiated by Rev Gail Doktor and Rev John Heropoulos
    • Soup Supper hosted at Bartlett Community Church
  • Fri, Mar 29: Holy Friday

    • Vigil at JCC
    • Via Crucis at JCC
    • Service of Shadows – ecumenical celebration hosted at Nativity Lutheran and facilitated by Clergy of the Eastern Slope with message by John Heropoulos, MDiv
  • Sun, Mar 31: Easter

    • Sunrise Service at end of Presidential Dr, Jackson
    • Easter Service with Flowering of Cross plus special music at JCC followed by
    • Easter Egg Hunt – participation in community event

 

 

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