Volunteer, mini-golf, walk, dine, dance, host, and connect with JCC and other nonprofits
HAVE FUN and MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Volunteer for JCC’s ecumenical lemonade stand at Pride, play mini golf for Jens Friends, attend the gala for Gibson Center, boogie at Boots n Bling for Starting Point, volunteer for Way Station’s Circles startup team, host hospitality at church, help at the May 20th Plant Sale, become a virtual deacon for zoom with church, and more!
Sat, May 20th Plant Sale @ JCC
9am-Noon
Help in one of these ways:
- Drop off seedlings, house plants, cuttings and other garden and yard gleanings during the week prior to the sale. They may beleft outside beneath the outer stairwell. Pots and popsicle sticks for labeling plants are on site.
- Come early on Saturday if you want to help the missions team with the plant sale.
- Drop by the plant sale to acquire plants for your house, garden, or yard.
Proceeds benefit people in need of shelter in the valley and abroad, particularly refugees.
MINI GOLF for JEN’S FRIENDS
June 2 • 10am – 4pm
Join us at Pirates Cove Mini Golf for a Jen’s Friends fun,fund raiser! 100% of your $10. ticket goes to Jen’s Friends!
Click the link to register for mini-golf. REGISTER: https://jensfriends.salsalabs.org/minigolf2023
GIBSON GALA
Celebrating Seniors
Thursday, May 11th
Majestic Theater
5:45pm socializing • 7pm program starts
Renowned radio host Laura Knoy, previously the moderator of NHPR’s The Exchange, will moderate a panel of Valley celebrities.
- On stage will be artist, musician and actor Mary Bastoni, judge and mediator Peter Fauver, coach and mentor Bernie Livingston and Jen’s Friends Board member, Barbara Theriault for a night of joy and laughter.
- Also: Silent Auction
- Features scrumptious hors d’oeuvres by Chef Blodgett and cash bar.
Tickets are on sale now online at https://mountaintop.ludus.com/index.php or by calling the Gibson Center at 603-356-3231.
BOOTS n BLING
Thursday, June 8 • 5pm
Wentworth Inn
Dinner, dancing, entertainment, live auction, and games!
Tickets are now on sale for 2023! Please click HERE
Save the Date!
JCC WALKS for a CURE
Alzheimers Walk
Oct 14 @ Great Glen
It’s not too early to register with the team, recruit more team members, and start your fundraising.
Register or donate: http://act.alz.org/goto/eaglesrest2023
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.
HOST CHURCH HOSPITALITY
To resume the tradition of hospitality after worship service, we are asking volunteers to host the next few weeks. Put out the snacks and beverages, set up the table, and offer a friendly presence as we socialize after church.
The church provides cold beverages and a few basic snacks such as popcorn, cookies and/or crackers and cheese. We also provide paper goods, coffee, etc. You’re welcome to supplement these offerings, or to use only what the church keeps on hand.
If you’re able to sign up for May 21, May 28, or June 4, please email the church: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org.
We’ll put up an in-person signup option to cover hospitality schedule beyond these first few dates.
ZOOM DEACONS WANTED!
If you attend the worship service remotely, would you consider signing up to be a virtual deacon from time to time? Virtual deacons letpeople into the Zoom meeting, and help make sure anyone in Zoom who wantrs to pray is seen and heard.
Email the church if you’re able to volunteer as a virtual Zoom deacon: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
JCC Booth and Lemonade Stand @
WHITE MOUNTAINS PRIDE
Sat, June 24
Schouler Park
Setup: 8:30am
Festival: 10am – 4pm
Cleanup: 4-4:30pm
Volunteers needed for 2-hour shifts: Setup.10am-noon, noon-2pm, 2-4pm, cleanup.
- Email the church if you’re available to help for 1 or more shifts: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
Jackson Community Church is one of several sponsors for this event. We’re hosting a booth alongside Nativity Lutheran Church and the Way Station. We’ll offer lemonade, temporary tattoos, and loving support for our LGBTQIA+ community.
Volunteers are welcome to help at the JCC booth or the Way Station table.
May 20th: PLANT SALE 9am-Noon
9th Annual Fundraising Plant Sale @ Jackson Community Church: rain or shine!
Saturday May 20th
9am-12
These sunny days are cajoling the greenery out of the ground and turning our thoughts to plants we can put in the ground!
If you are fortunate enough to have an abundance of hearty, healthy perennials that need dividing; extra seedlings started, or a healthy houseplant that needs to be re-homed, please consider donating to our sale!
We have pots up for grabs under the stairway at the church, and starting next week feel free to leave your donated plants under there.
We can help divide plants, or pick up items if needed. Please identify all plants dropped off.
ALL proceeds support displaced persons needing shelter and assistance here in the MWV and internationally.
For questions call / text Gloria Hutchings.
SKI for CAMP SUNSHINE!
Community Event: SKI for SUNSHINE!
4pm • Cranmore Mountain
- Register: To register for the event or to donate to the fundraiser, go to http://events.campsunshine.org/site/TR?fr_id=1610&pg=entry
- To participate in the silent Virtual Auction, please visit http://bidpal.net/kiwaniskeyclub.
- The challenge: Complete 15 runs as an individual or 60 runs as a team (of 4) between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. Prizes will be awarded to top fundraisers. Help us raise $15,000 for Camp Sunshine!
- How to sign up and learn more: http://events.campsunshine.org/site/TR?fr_id=1610&pg=entry
- Register through this link as a participant for $45. Registration will be limited to 150 participants.
- Use your participant page to fundraise for Camp Sunshine.
- All participants will be required to sign a waiver in person on the day of the event. Participants who are under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign their waiver in person.
- **Registration is intended to be easy. If you need any help, please let us know. Just send an email to events@campsunshine.org.
- Support our teams:
- Jackson youth team (they also organized the event): Joseph, John, Jeffrey, and Gregory are skiing as a team which can be found here(http://events.campsunshine.org/site/TR/Marathons/General?pg=team&fr_id=1610&team_id=5052). I
- Chris Doktor: http://events.campsunshine.org/site/TR/Marathons/General?px=1066370&pg=personal&fr_id=1610
MARCH 3-5: Events with JCC and around town!
FRI, Mar 3
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
- 2pm-5pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org. For more info: http://jacksonlibrary.org/
- 2pm-5pm • Jackson Library
- **C3: COCKTAILS & CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION (resume Fri, Mar 10)**
5pm • Zoom- Cancelled this week b/c Rev Gail is out of town for a concert
- Community Event: FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ – MAJESTIC CAFE – Timezones; Gary Wittner (guitar), Michael Gallant (violin), and Eric LaPerna (percussion)
6:30 pm • Majestic Cafe, Conway, NH- Info and tickets: https://mountaintop.ludus.com/index.php
- Community Event: BLACK MOUNTAIN FRIDAY NIGHT SERIES
Black Mountain, Jackson, NH- Info: https://www.blackmt.com/friday-night-uphill
- Course Set-up = 3:30 to 4:30
- Kids Lap, turn on the lights = 4:30 – 5:30
- Registration = 4:30 – 7:15
- Lostbo Cabin is Open = 5:00 – 7:45
- Course is Open = 5:00 – 8:00
- 7:00 = Pizza arrives
- Lostbo Pub is open = 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Live Music from 3:30 – 5:30
- $5 Moat Drafts from 5:00 – 8:00
- Info: https://www.blackmt.com/friday-night-uphill
- Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Shannon Door: Marty Quirk • 6-8pm
- Red Parka Pub: Blue Matter • 8-11pm
- Wildcat Tavern: Al Shafner • 6 – 8:30pm
- Shovel Handle Pub • Rek’lis Duo • 5:30-8:30pm
- Lostbo Pub @ Black Mountain: Rafe Matregrano
SAT, Mar 4
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
- 2pm-5pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org. For more info: http://jacksonlibrary.org/
- 2pm-5pm • Jackson Library
- Community Event: NORTH COUNTRYY SNOWSHOE (Tin Mountain event)
9am • Pine Mountain Trails- Eplore the North Country’s Pine Mountain. The trip will involve light to moderate snowshoeing and provide excellent opportunities to observe tracks of many of New Hampshire’s wildlife and perhaps a peek at some northern birds, such as the boreal chickadee or black-backed woodpecker.
- Registration required. Click HERE to register or call 603-447-6991.
- Registration cost: $15/person or $25/household for non-members. Members are free.
- Community Event: SNOWSHOE TOUR (Tin Mountain event)
2pm • Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany- Register at tinmountain.org or call 603-447-6991
*Please arrive at 1:30pm if you are renting snowshoes. Also, bring poles if you prefer to use them while snowshoeing – we do not have any poles. - Non-members: $15/person or $25/household, snowshoe rental $5/person. Members are Free!
- Join us for a snowshoe tour at Tin Mountain’s Nature Learning Center in Albany, NH. Bring your own snowshoes or rent ours*, and enjoy the breathtaking beauty of winter. All are welcome!
- Register at tinmountain.org or call 603-447-6991
- Community Event: SKI for SUNSHINE!
4pm • Cranmore Mountain- Register: To register for the event or to donate to the fundraiser, go to http://events.campsunshine.org/site/TR?fr_id=1610&pg=entry
- To participate in the silent Virtual Auction, please visit http://bidpal.net/kiwaniskeyclub.
- The challenge: Complete 15 runs as an individual or 60 runs as a team (of 4) between 4:00pm and 8:00pm. Prizes will be awarded to top fundraisers. Help us raise $15,000 for Camp Sunshine!
- How to sign up and learn more: http://events.campsunshine.org/site/TR?fr_id=1610&pg=entry
- Register through this link as a participant for $45. Registration will be limited to 150 participants.
- Use your participant page to fundraise for Camp Sunshine.
- All participants will be required to sign a waiver in person on the day of the event. Participants who are under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign their waiver in person.
- **Registration is intended to be easy. If you need any help, please let us know. Just send an email to events@campsunshine.org.
- Support our teams:
- Jackson youth team (they also organized the event): Joseph, John, Jeffrey, and Gregory are skiing as a team which can be found here(http://events.campsunshine.org/site/TR/Marathons/General?pg=team&fr_id=1610&team_id=5052). I
- Chris Doktor: http://events.campsunshine.org/site/TR/Marathons/General?px=1066370&pg=personal&fr_id=1610
- Community Event: XC SKIING & SNOWSHOEING with Jackson Ski Touring
Trails Open • More info: https://www.jacksonxc.org/trail-report/- Also:
- Great Glen XC Skiing, 1 Mt Washington Auto Rd, Gorham, NH: https://greatglentrails.com/
- Bear Notch Ski Touring, Bartlett, NH: https://www.bearnotchskitouring.com/
- Mt Washington Valley Ski Touring & Snowshoe, Intervale, NH: https://www.bearnotchskitouring.com/
- Also:
- Community Event: CONTRA DANCING
7pm • Whitney Community Center, Jackson, NH- FREE Contra Dance being called by National Heritage Fellow Dance Caller, Dudley Laufman, along with his band of musicians.
- A contra dance is not a square dance. You perform simple footwork patterns. No experience is required.
- A contra dance is for community members of all ages. Come by yourself, or bring your family and friends.
- The Whitney CC Contra Dance is a chance for you to meet more community members and have a fun night out. If you live full-time in the area or are up for the weekend, you are encouraged to attend.
- You are not required to sign up. Just show up. But to help us better plan you can Click Here to sign up.
- You are welcome to bring your favorite dessert to share with other contra dancers.
- If you have any questions contact Greg Marsello @ P: 401-824-6815 or whitneycommunitycenter@gmail.com.
- Community Event: SLEIGH RIDES & SKATING
Nestlenook Farm, Jackson, NH • More info: https://nestlenookfarmsleighrides.com/ - Community Event: DOWNHILL SKIING
- Black Mountain: https://www.blackmt.com/
- Attitash: https://www.attitash.com/
- Wildcat: https://www.skiwildcat.com/
- Cranmore Mountain: https://www.cranmore.com/
- Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Shannon Door: Marty Quirk Apres Ski (4-6) & Scott Baer • 7-10pm
- Red Parka Pub: LBlue Matter • 8-11pm
- Wildcat Tavern: Apres Ski with Al Shafner • 3-5pm & Jeremy Dean * 6 • 8:30pm
- Shovel Handle: Two Man Bando • 5:30-8:30pm
- Lostbo Pub @ Black Mountain: Steve Haidaichuk• 3:30-5:30pm
SUN, Mar 5
- INTERFAITH GATHERING
8am • Old Red Library & zoom- Join us for poetry, conversation, and prayer.
- Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/142985761?pwd=T214WDhHRmxoYXE0dWRCNk53SFppQT09
- Option: Call on touch-tone phone: 929.436.2866, Meeting ID: 142985761, Password: 603603
- WORSHIP with COMMUNION and guest message by Janet Hadley Champlin
10:30am • JCC & in-person- Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/142985761?pwd=T214WDhHRmxoYXE0dWRCNk53SFppQT09
- Option: Call on touch-tone phone: 929.436.2866, Meeting ID: 142985761, Password: 603603
- Mesage: Rev Gail Doktor & Janet Hadley Champlin
- Music Sharon Novak
EARTHQUAKE RELIEF in Syria and Turkey
Please share any other resources you’d recommend; we appreciate your input! Send any additional recommendations to jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org.
Ways you can make donations to nonprofits that will provide assistance:
- Recommendations by Harvard University students with ‘boots on the ground’ in Turkey and Syria. For full article, please read more here.
- Turkish Philanthropy Funds https://donate.tpfund.org/campaign/tpf-turkiye-earthquake/c465112
- Turkish Philanthropy Funds Earthquake Relief: https://www.tpfund.org/2023/02/06/turkiye-earthquake-relief-fund/
- Syrian relief through Basmey & Zeitooneh Relief & Development: https://www.basmeh-zeitooneh.org/
- UN Refugee Agency: https://giving.unhcr.org/en/sy/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAorKfBhC0ARIsAHDzsltARDJQ0grFFDiYDBC76-DZJM9dFw6vtMTQMwSqAde3kSr0lYToYbgaAgYvEALw_wcB
- United Church of Christ Turkey & Syria Earthquake Relief:https://support.ucc.org/global-h-o-p-e/turkey-syria-emergency-appeal/donate?inf_contact_key=fff0baea77ed07a99ea1c2d9ab37ec891b0a3f0fd3ee5d9b43fb34c6613498d7
- You may also text UCCDISASTER to 41444.
- You may make out a check to Jackson Community Church, which will pass along such donations to the UCC. If you wish to do this, Please be sure to note “Turkey and Syria” on your check in the memo section.
- Note: JCC’s Missions team has also sent in a modest donation on behalf of the church communuity, using funds earmarked for emergencies during 2023.