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WAR between HAMAS and ISRAEL

By jacksonnhccPosted on Posted in Clergy of the Eastern Slope, Home, Mt Washington Valley, UCC News, Weekly Meditations

LOCAL RESPONSE by Mt Washington Valley Chavurah

We are saddened and disheartened to see and hear what is happening in Israel. The situation there has long been complicated and we all have strong and often diverse opinions. However, the current acts of terrorism are outrageous.
We must express our horror that innocent civilians, young children, the elderly, members of the audience at a concert, citizens of a number of countries from around the world and others have been taken hostage. The images are brutal.
Today, we plead for an end to violence and our hope that a peaceful solution can quickly be negotiated so that all sides may live in a just and equitable world.
— SMWV Jewish Community’s Corresponding Secretary 

Note fom JCC: As local spiritual leaders share additional infomation or responses that might be meaningfl to our community, we will share these updates.

INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES:

OTHER INFO:

In the sky of the Old City
a kite
At the other end of the string,
a child
I can’t see
because of the wall.

—Yehuda Amichai (excerpt)

… UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder said t… “When you listen to the testimonies coming out of Gaza, from children in Israel, it is consistent stories of fear, of suffering, of pain,” Mr. Elder said.
“We have to listen to those children of Gaza and of Israel who are very clearly and usually through tears saying, ‘Enough. Leave us alone.’” — UN News, full article: https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/10/1142097

Hamas and Israel are at Open War (excerpt)— Carl Scott Harker ©2023

Hamas and Israel are at open war
Again

Israelis have been killed
Barbarically
And Palestinians have been killed
Randomly
And I know this because
I have been reading comments
On a DK post

How reliable is your news source?
Evaluations of biases within different news outlets.

About TikTok as News Source (full article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/10/tiktok-hamas-israel-war-videos/)
… As the audience for traditional news outlets is shrinking, 20 percent of 18-to-24-year-olds say they use TikTok as a source for news, according to a recent report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism — up five percentage points from last year.
…  For news content creators who don’t want to take a side, the landscape can be fraught. Users want the people they follow for news to be overt and clear about their opinions and allegiances, and any effort to obfuscate or push a both-sides narrative about the conflict can be met with hostility, according to Jessica Yellin, a former chief White House correspondent for CNN who runs her own media brand and posts to TikTok …
“People are taking sides in what seems to be a sporting event,” she said. “The emotional stuff gets accelerated over the information. People who report with emotion, passion, outrage and fear, their content explodes. If you’re calm and measured and you base your content in actual information, it doesn’t get pickup. I think it’s embedded in how these platforms and algorithms are designed.” Yellen said the discourse has been especially toxic on this issue, which has elicited an “intense rage and vitriol” from social media users.
But [Jamie Cohen, assistant professor of media studies at Queens College in the City University of New York] said that it’s that exact emotion and passion that’s leading so many more people to engage with news content. Young people want to be politically engaged in the world, he explained, and they don’t want to hear news from a dispassionate, imaginary middle ground. ###

WALK to END ALZHEIMERS: Sat, Oct 14 @ Great Glen Trails

By jacksonnhccPosted on Posted in Adult, Home, Jackson, Justice & Activism, Outreach

WALK to END ALZHEIMERS!

Sat, Oct 14
Great Glen Trails
Meet @ 10am – JCC Parking Lot


Join JCC and the Eagles Rest team or offer your support to Cure Alzheimers: http://act.alz.org/goto/eaglesrest2023
  • Meet in the Jackson Community Church parking lot at 10 to carpool or caravan north to Great Glen
We’ll walk locally on Oct 14, same day as the walk in Greater Portland, because this gives us a “matching day” to do our local walk.

To register please go to : Alzheimers Walk, Find and select register, follow the prompts, (you want to Join a team) search for Eagle’s Rest, Our team should come up and you can then Join.
This event is open to everyone. We walk to raise funds and awareness to end Alzheimers, as part of the larger national initiative. When weather holds, the foliage is stunning.

We will meet at the Jackson Community Church poarking lot, then carpool  or caravan up to Great Glen.

Those who wish to extend the day are invited to stay and enjoy lunch together at the Glen House (everybody picks up their own bill).

Weekend Events with JCC and around Town: FRI, Oct 6 – MON, Oct

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FRI, Oct 6

  • Community Event: PUMPKIN PEOPLE
    Through Oct 31

  • Community Event: FALL POP-UP ART SHOW by Jackson Art Gallery
    5-8:30pm • Wentworth Tent, Jackson

    • Join us for our 4th Annual FALL POP-UP ART SHOW & SALW at The Wentworth tent in the heart of Jackson Village, NH. This show will feature the work of 20+ artists. Fine art in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor & woodblock prints as well as hand blown glass, pottery,fine art prints and more!
    • There will be an opening reception and “meet the artists” on Friday, Oct 6 from 5-8:30pm. Be the first to see the show.
    • The show continues on Saturday, Oct 7 from 10am-6pm and on Sunday Oct 8 from 10am-5pm. Free and open to the public.
    • Participating ARTISTS: Melanie Barash Levitt: oil; Terri Brooks: watercolor/ pastel; Jennie Blair: pottery; Matt Brown: woodblock prints; Connie DeFlitch: watercolor; Margaret Dries: acrylic; Celeste Fleming: watercolor; Sandra DeSano Pezzullo: oil; Janet Gill: pastel; Joelle Goff: oil; Linda Gray: oil; Michael Graves: oil; Rebecca Klementovich: acrylic; Valentina Kobilansky: oil; Debbie Mueller: oil’ Jessie Lozanski : oil; Mo Myra: watercolor;Chris Muzerall: oil/watercolor; Deb Samia: watercolor ; Molly Mundy: watercolor; CharlotteThibault: oil; Nathan Macomber: glass
  • Community Event: FRYEBURG FAIR
    Frybeurg Fairgrounds, Fryeburg, ME

  • Community Event: SANDWICH FAIR
    Sandwich, NH

  • Private: WEDDING REHEARSAL
    4pm • Jackson Community Church
  • Community Event: FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ: Mike Hathaway Quintet: Mike Hathaway, Jon Deveneau, Brian Hathaway, Marc & Brenda LaForce
    7pm • Majestic Café

    • Info & tickets: https://www.conwaymajestic.com/
    • $10/pp
    • Every Friday night, enjoy jazz, blues, and more in the intimate setting of the Majestic Café. More details above at “learn more”.
  • Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Wildcat Tavern: Al Shafner • 7-9pm • $5 cover
    • Shannon Door: Rafe • 6-9pm
    • Red Parka: Rek’lis • 8-11pm
    • Shovel Handle Pub: Michael Loughlin • 5:30-8:30pm
    • Ledge Brewing (Intervale): Food for Bears • 6-8pm

SAT, Oct 7

  • Community Event: PUMPKIN PEOPLE
    Through Oct 31

  • Community Event: FALL POP-UP ART SHOW by Jackson Art Gallery
    10am-5pm • Wentworth Tent, Jackson

    • Join us for our 4th Annual FALL POP-UP ART SHOW & SALW at The Wentworth tent in the heart of Jackson Village, NH. This show will feature the work of 20+ artists. Fine art in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor & woodblock prints as well as hand blown glass, pottery,fine art prints and more!
    • The show continues on Sunday Oct 8 from 10am-5pm. Free and open to the public.
  • Community Event: FRYEBURG FAIR
    Frybeurg Fairgrounds, Fryeburg, ME

  • 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 Resource: LIBRARIES
  • Private: WEDDING
    3-5pm • Jackson Community Church
  • Community Event: MAJESTIC CAFE PERFORMANCE: Jon Deveneau, Tom Rebmann, & Moe Baillargeon
    7pm • Majestic Cafe

  • Community Event: M&D PLayhouse’s MURDER on the ORIENT EXPRESS
  • 7:30pm • Eastern Slope Inn, Conway
  • MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Shannon Door: Mike & Becca • 7-10pm
    • Wildcat Tavern: Jonathan Sarty • 6:30-9pm – $5 cover
    • Red Parka: Rek’lis • 8-11pm
    • Ledge Brewing (Intervale): Diana’s Bath Salts • 6-9pm

SUN, Oct 8

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

  • PET BLESSING
    9:15-9:45am • Gazebo by Historical Society

    • Community invited!
    • Meet at the gazebo by the Historical Society.
    • Bring your animals (on leash, in backpack, or via some contained method, or in a photo, or simply by name) to receive a blessing
    • Offering healthy treats (with owner permission)
    • Held annually in honor of the upcoming Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi.
    • Blessing facilitated by Jackson Community Church
  • WORSHIP @ JCC
    10:30am   • Jackson Community Church & Zoom

  • HOSPITALITY
    11:30am • JCC Parish Hall

    • Hospitality after Church
  • Community Event: PUMPKIN PEOPLE
    Through Oct 31

  • Community Event: FRYEBURG FAIR
    Frybeurg Fairgrounds, Fryeburg, ME

  • Community Event: SANDWICH FAIR
    Sandwich, NH

  • Community Event: FALL POP-UP ART SHOW by Jackson Art Gallery
    10am-5pm • Wentworth Tent, Jackson

    • Join us for our 4th Annual FALL POP-UP ART SHOW & SALW at The Wentworth tent in the heart of Jackson Village, NH. This show will feature the work of 20+ artists. Fine art in oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor & woodblock prints as well as hand blown glass, pottery,fine art prints and more!
    • The show continues on Sunday Oct 8 from 10am-5pm. Free and open to the public.
  • Community Event: TIN MOUNTAIN SLOW WALKING
    2-3:30pm • Tin Mountain Consevration Center, Albany

    • Join us for a slow-paced walk that takes a closer look at the world around us and explores the Tin Mountain Conservation trails in Albany, NH. Outdoor highlights include an 1800s quarry, beaver pond and resident flora & fauna, while inside the Nature Learning Center you will find animal mounts and a gem & mineral collection. These leisurely investigations of the trails, and tour of the Learning Center are perfect for all ages; you are never too young or too old to have a new adventure.
    • Program Fee: $15/person or $25/household
    • Members are free, so consider becoming a member!
    • Register online here. 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: HEART SONGS & CIRCLE SONGS – Community Sing
    1pm • Majestic Theater

    • Singing in community with others is an embodiment of the universal need to connect and share with one another, and a direct path to wellness and joy.  Through simple, original, a cappella songs, Heather and Bernice will gently and joyfully guide participants through a shared time of singing together.
    • Tickets by donation: https://www.conwaymajestic.com/
  • Community Event: M&D Playhouse’s MURDER on the ORIENT EXPRESS
    3:30pm • Eastern Slope Inn, Conway

  • Community Event: COLD RIVER RADIO SHOW
    6pm • Majestic Theater

    • Tickets and info: https://coldriverradio.com/#3d4e40d4-5be6-45bb-b573-e21d2b8f2c13
    • Headlining Old Eleven; Singer/Songwriter Mehuman; Author Sarah Stewart Taylor; Local Spotlight Kenny Truhn; Host Jonathan Sarty and  His Fabulous Cold River Radio Band: David Mattacks, Todd Baker, Mike Sakash and Joseph (Sonny) Barbato. Guest Guitarist Jarrod Taylor!C
  • MUSIC AROUND TOWN
    • Shannon Door: Jeremy Dean • 6-9pm
    • Red Parka: Joe Winslow • 45-8m
    • Shovel Handle Pub: Michael Loughlin • 5:30-8:30pm

MON, Oct 9 – Holiday (no school)

Join or Support JCC’s Teams to Climb and Walk for Causes!

By jacksonnhccPosted on Posted in Calendar, Home, Jackson, Justice & Activism, Mt Washington Valley, Outreach

Jen’s Friends

CLIMB AGAINST CANCER

Sat, Sept 16 • 8am-Noon

Mt. Cranmore, North Conway

FOR JCC TEAM, contact:

  • Email or text Claire Mallette. Contact info available through church office.

WHY? 
Jen’s Friends gives 100% of monies raised to MWV cancer patients to help defray costs incurred during treatment such as groceries, utility bills, gas cards, mortage,rent,taxes, specialty items for cancer patients, etc.,expenses not covered by insurance. All volunteer run!

WHO STARTED THIS?
Jen Hill’s friends and family supported her financially through cancer treatment  and she requested it was to be shared with other cancer patients 26 years ago.

WHAT IS JCC DOING?
We have a team! Our goal is 15 walkers, raising $2000.  We hope to exceed both! Many of our friends and members live with cancer now, are survivors, or grieve someone who died due to cancer.

WHAT IF I CAN’T CLIMB OR WILL BE AWAY?
No problem! You can ride the chairlift up,down, or both,for free! Watch Jean Limmer dancers at the summit. Enjoy a free lunch, music, silent auction. Or you can donate to our team, “JCC Jen’s Friends  and solicit friends,neighbors and family to donate to our team.

HOW DO I DONATE OR REGISTER FOR OUR JCC TEAM?

  • Soon the Jensfriends.org website will have the Hill Climb team registration and donations up and running, watch for reminders!
  • Or use a donation envelope at church, with check payable to: Jen’s Friends  Climb Against Cancer for checks, Memo: JCC Team, Jen’s friends Climb Against Cancer. On envelope for checks or cash write: JCC Team, Jen’s Friends.

HOW DO I HONOR A LOVED ONE?
Info forthcoming about ordering a sign that will be posted along the route with “In Support of” or “In memory of.” To learn more about this organization go to: Jensfriends.org

From JCC”s CLIMB AGAINST CANCER team organizer Claire Mallette: “Hope you can join me either live or virtually for another stellar day on September 16 for the 26th annual Climb Against Cancer for Jen’s Friends. This year I am walking with the Jackson Community Church Team. We hope to surpass our goal of $2000. As you probably know Jen’s Friends is 100% volunteer run, so 100% of monies raised supports Valley folks in need as they battle Cancer with $ for gas,food, utilities, childcare,etc.
Please consider registering for the Jackson Community Church Team. You don’t have to hike! If you join us at Cranmore on September 16th you can also ride the chairlift up and down for free, enjoy the music, dance performance,  Zumba warm-up with Dottie, amazing free lunch, festive atmosphere! If busy that day still register and walk virtually.
Use the link below to register and/or donate. When asked if you’d like to join an existing team PLEASE click on Jackson Community Church Team!  It would be so much fun to enjoy this day with you!”
Thanks for you support! Claire”

WALK to END ALZHEIMERS!

Sat, Oct 14
Great Glen Trails

Join our JCC team or offer your support to Cure Alzheimers
http://act.alz.org/goto/eaglesrest2023

We’ll walk locally on Oct 14, same day as the walk in Greater Portland, because this gives us a “matching day” to do our local walk.

To register please go to : Alzheimers Walk, Find and select register, follow the prompts, (you want to Join a team) search for Eagle’s Rest, Our team should come up and you can then Join.

This event is open to everyone who wishes to participate or support (registration required).  Hopefully we will have great weather and foliage as we did last year.

GRIEF GROUP

By jacksonnhccPosted on Posted in Adult, Calendar, Clergy of the Eastern Slope, Home, Mt Washington Valley

GRIEF GROUP

WEDNESDAY, July 26 @ 1pm

The Jackson-Bartlett Grief Group continues to meet twice per month. Its next gathering is Wed, July 26 @ 1pm at the Old Red Library. In person only. The dates for upcoming meetings follow: July 26, Aug 9, Aug 23, Sept 13, Sept 27.

We will meet as one group this week, and discuss forming two different groups around common forms of loss, so that we can remain nimble in size and attentive to different experiences.

The group is facilitated by Rev Gail Doktor, a bereaved parent, trained as a hospice chaplain. Currently, the grief group is supporting a complicated mix of losses. Some people are grieving spouses and partners. Others are grieving children. Others have lost parents. All forms of such loss of human relationships, through death, are acknowledge and addressed.

This group is free, and open to the community. Everyone is welcome, participants may not be able to attend each session, but we’ll meet as consistently as possible. Feel free to pass along this info to anyone whom you know, who might need such a support network. We’re operating word of mouth and enews only.

Questions should be directed by text or voicemail to Rev Gail’s cell, available upon request from the church: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org. Thank you!

Feel free to bring books or resources you find helpful, and/or share by email such recommendations.

OTHER RESOURCES:

SACO RIVER VALLEY GRASP – Grief Recovery After Substance Passing
(Death, suicide or overdose-involved death that involves or was associated with substance use).
Saco River Valley GRASP Chapter: Contact Person: Kelly Forrest, Primary Phone Number: (603) 726-1025.
VNA/HOSPICE VIRTUAL BEREAVEMENT LIVING with LOSS GROUP
that is ongoing in the valley via zoom. It is facilitated by Sue Davidson, retired nurse and retired pastor of Center Conway’s United Methodist Church and currently the VNA’a hospice chaplain. This ‘living with loss’ group is free, but you need to obtain info through the VNA.

  • WHEN: Wednesdays, 5:30pm to 6:30pm
  • WHERE: Groups meet via Zoom. To get your Zoom log in information or to confirm group dates and times, please contact VNHCH’s hospice chaplain Sue Davidson directly for most effective connections to the group.
  • MORE INFORMATION: Facilitator: Sue Davidson, Contact Sue Davidson directly for most effective connections to the group. Or contact: VNHCH Office at 603-356-7006 or 800-499-4171. 
  • NO REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY. FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
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