GAME DAYS: Sundays, Feb 5 & Feb 25 at 3-5pm
MARDI GRAS: Thurs, Feb 8 with Dellavalla Trio
Join us on Thursday, March 8th from 6:30-8pm for MARDI GRAS celebration at Jackson Community Church.
Live music by DellaValla Trio. Samplings of savory food in Louisiana tradition.
Free and open to the public, donations encouraged to cover cost of event.
Wear your own bling or borrow some of ours!
SAVE these DATES in February & March (including Lent)
- Thursday during Lent (Feb 15, Feb 22, Feb 29, Mar 7, Mar 14, Mar 21): Lenten Book Group led by Walt Hampton via zoom
- Sat, Feb 3: Men’s Breakfast with chef Chris Doktor at JCC
- Sun, Feb 4: Game Day at JCC
- 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/McSheffrey’s North and JCC
- Ash Wed Service facilitated by Clergy of the Eastern Slope (location to be announced)
- Wed, Feb 21: Vision Board Workshop with Clare Long (RSVP) at JCC
- 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, 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
- 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
Jan 19-21
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FRI, Jan 19 – SUN, Jan 21
FRI, Jan 19
- Community Event: ZUMBA with Dottie
8:15am • Whitney Community Center, Jackson- $5/pp
- Community Event: LINE DANCING with Dottie
9:15ma • Whitney Cmmunity Center, Jackson- $5/pp
- FITNESS with Laurie McAleer
9:30am • JCC- Using chairs, stretch bands, weights, and balls with gentle stertching and exercise, Laurie guides you toward personal fitness
- Appropriate for all skill levels
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
2pm-5pm • Jackson Library- Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org
- HOMEWORK HELP
4-6pm • JCC Parish Hall- Free Tutoring and Homework Help for Students Grade 8 and Under
Fridays, Jan 12, 19, 4-6pm @ Jackson Community Church in Parish House - Two high school freshmen with exceptional grades, Calla Battenfelder and Gia Osborne, are offering free tutoring and homework help for any subject, or just to motivate kids to do their work. Sessions held at Jackson Community Church in the Parish House.
- Please RSVP by emailing callabattenfelder@gmail.com or gosborne2009@gmail.com to confirm that your students would like some help and will attend a session. Please indicate which dates you plan to attend.
- Free Tutoring and Homework Help for Students Grade 8 and Under
- Community Event: ARTS in MOTION – The PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
- Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This smash hit farce is presented by Arts in Motion Theater.
- January 18, 19, 20 & 25, 26, 27 at 7 PM
- January 21 & 28 at 2 PM
- Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?preseason=aim
- 7pm • Majestic Theater
- Community Event: MEMBERS ONLY SNOWSHOE
5:30pm-7pm • Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany- At Nature Learning Center
- Members Only Evening Snowshoe Event
- Tin Mountain members, in appreciation for your support join us for a special evening exploring Tin Mountain after dark. Staff led groups will snowshoe the grounds, stopping at stations to listen for owls, explore the night sky, and learn about nocturnal adaptations. Each walk culminates with warm drinks and sweet treats around the fire.
- This program is limited to current Tin Mountain Members
- Program fee: $10/person. Register for a time slot (groups will start at 5:30, 6 and 6:30pm).
- C3: COCKTAILS & CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION
5pm • Zoom- Bring your fave adult beverage and join us virtually for a conversation and art tour about this week’s scripture
- Community Event: FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ: The Mike Hathaway Quartet featuring Mike, Jon Deveneau, Randy Ouelette, Brian Hathaway
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 star
- Community Event: FRIDAY NIGHT UPHILL SERIES
4:30pm – 7:15pm • Black Mountain- Cost: $15 Per Participant*
- (weather permitting)
- Our weekly series will kick off at 5pm and run until 8pm. Participants will register inside the base lodge in front of the Ticket Window between 4:30 – 7:15pm. All participants are required to fill out a release and purchase a ticket. This ticket may not be used for any other purpose other than the Friday Night Uphill Series
- Season Passes Cannot Be Used For Any Of The Uphill Series Events.
- Info: https://www.blackmt.com/general-8
- Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Wildcat Tavern: Al Shafner• 7-9pm • $5 cover
- Shannon Door: Pat Guadagno • 6-9pm
- Red Parka: Now Is Now • 8-11pm
- Ledge Brewing (Intervale): Food for Bears • 6-8pm
- Shovel handle Pub:J Bobby Sheehan • 5:30-8:30pm
- Black Mountain:Tim Dion • 3:30-5:30
SAT, Jan 20
- Community Event: COASTAL BIRDING TRIP – BIDDEFORD POOL
`8am-4pm • Meet at TMCC to caravan- We’re heading to the coast of Maine in search of harlequins, scoters, eiders, long-tailed ducks, and mergansers. Join us for an excursion to Biddeford Pool in southern Maine, led by Will Broussard, to look for various ducks and shorebirds. Make sure to bring warm layers, water, and a lunch. Bring your own binoculars or borrow ours.
- 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.
- Community Event: SNOWSHOE TOUR
10am • 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 Resource: LIBRARIES
- 10am-2pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org - 11am-3pm • Bartlett Library
More info: https://www.bartlettpubliclibrary.org/
- 10am-2pm • Jackson Library
- Community Event: ARTS in MOTION – The PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
7pm • Majestic Theater- Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This smash hit farce is presented by Arts in Motion Theater.
- January 18, 19, 20 & 25, 26, 27 at 7 PM
- January 21 & 28 at 2 PM
- Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?preseason=aim
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
- 10am-2pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org - 11am-3pm • Bartlett Library
More info: https://www.bartlettpubliclibrary.org/
- 10am-2pm • Jackson Library
- Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Wildcat Tavern: Jonathan Sarty • 7-9pm • $5 cover
- Shannon Door: Apres Ski w/Marty Quirk 4-6pm / Pat Guadagno • 7pm
- Red Parka: Now Is Now • 8-11pm
- Ledge Brewing: Bluegrit Blues • 6-9pm
- Black Mountain: Chris Schalick • 3:30-5:30pm
- Shovel handle Pub: DellaValla Bluegrass Trio • 5:30-8:30pm
Sun, Jan 21
- INTERFAITH
8am • Old Red Library & Zoom- Join us for poetry, prayer and conversation
- WORSHIP SERVICE
10:30am • JCC & ZOOM- Music: SHaron Novak
- Message: Rev Gail Doktor
- HOSPITALITY
11:30am • JCC Parish Hall - XC SKIING:
- Jackson XC Skking – info: https://www.jacksonxc.org/
- Great Glen – info: https://greatglentrails.com/
- Bear Notch Ski Touring: https://www.bearnotchskitouring.com/
- DOWNHILL SKIING:
- Black Mountain: info – https://www.blackmt.com/
- Attitash: info – https://www.attitash.com/
- Wildcat: info – https://www.skiwildcat.com/
- Cranmore Mountain: info – https://cranmore.com/
- Community Event: SNOWSHOE TOUR
10am • 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: ARCHITECTURE and the AMERICAN SPIRIT in Jackson, NH with Christopher T. Doktor AIA
4pm • Jackon Historical SocietyThis presentation explores different stages of architecture and expressions of American identity in Jackson, New Hampshire. Through three landmark buildings, we follow the relocation and establishmentof Jackson’s bustling center to the lower village, with that of the mills, factories, and stores. These structures will be considered in the context of regional and national trends taking place at the time they were built.
- Community Event: ARTS in MOTION – The PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
7pm • Majestic Theater- Welcome to opening night of the Cornley University Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at Haversham Manor, where things are quickly going from bad to utterly disastrous. This smash hit farce is presented by Arts in Motion Theater.
- January 18, 19, 20 & 25, 26, 27 at 7 PM
- January 21 & 28 at 2 PM
- Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?preseason=aim
- MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Shannon Door: Sheehan & Holden • 6-9pm
- Red Parka Pub: Blue Matter • 5-7pm
- Black Mountain: Mitch Alden • 3:30-5:30pm
- Shovel handle Pub: Randy Messineo • 5:30-8:30pm
- Community Event: ZUMBA with Dottie
NOTICE OF CONGREGATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING : Wed, Jan 24
Also: MEMBERSHIP INQUIRY CLASSES: 9:30am, Sun, Jan 14 in person at JCC or via zoom on Wed, Jan 17 @ 7pm. If you wan tto learn more about JCC and the United Church of Christ, ask questions, and consider joining the church, attend one of these sessions. New Members will be welcomed on Sunday, Jan 21 during the worship service.
NOTICE OF CONGREGATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING
The 2023 Jackson Community Church’s Annual Meeting will be held on:
Wednesday January 24th6p –
- 6 pm • Potluck Dinner in JCC’s Parish Hall
- 7pm • Meeting in-person and via Zoom (link below)
Annual Report
- Printed copies are available in the front of the church
- Printed copies are also available as downloadable PDF (cick link).
If you would like to participate in the 7pm meeting via Zoom, the link is below:
- Join Zoom Meeting (link and password required).