Ecumenical Observances

At Jackson Community Church and Around Town

At JCC: Mon – Scout Dinner, Tue – Clergy Lunch, NH Conference Planning Mtg, Wed – Fitness & Womens Group Thurs – Yoga & Drum Lessons & AA, Fri – Pastors Hours & Youth Group Overnight, Sat – Way Station Community Service Work Day (Nativity Lutheran) & Youth Group Overnight, Sun – XC Blessing & Worship. Around Town: Tue – Affordable Housing Panel, Thurs – Coalition on Homelessness & Grammar School Ski-a-Thon, Sat – Guided Snow Shoe Tour. Save These Dates: Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Celebration & Ash Wednesday Observances plus  Classes in Advanced Facilitator Training on Active Listening & Impact of Homelessness on Children & Harvard EdX course on Religion, Conflict and Peace

MON, Feb 25

• PACK 321 SCOUT BLUE and GOLD DINNER
  5:30pm • Parish House
  Scout dinner for pack sponsored by Jackson Community Church! The pack will be providing community service with the church in March.

TUE, Feb 26

• CLERGY of the EASTERN SLOPE
  12:30pm • Lunch for local clergy from Mt Washington Valley faith communities. Rev Gail attends.
• United Church of Christ / NH Conference Event: ANNUAL MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE
  2-4pm • Conference Call
  Rev Gail participates in planning NH Conference annual meeting scheduled for autumn 2019.
• AFFORDABLE HOUSING DISCUSSION
  6-7pm – social • 7pm – panel discussion.
  Eastern Slope Inn, No Conway, NH.
  Sponsored by our local Home Builders Association.

WED, Feb 27

• TUNE UP FITNESS with Laurie McAleer 
  9:30am • Parish House.Fitness class. Free; open to public. These classes will continue through the end of February, then the instructor will re-evaluate whether she can continue into March. Classes remain weather dependent; if schools are delayed or closed, the class will be cancelled.
• WOMEN’S GROUP
  10:30-Noon • Parish House
  Social gathering of friends and members of the church.
• THREE MINUTE FICTION SLAM
  6pm • White Birch Books, No Conway
  Sponsored by Jackson Women’s Writing Group as part of the statewide NH Writers’ Project.
  * Open to the public. Anyone 17 years old or older may compete. Writers take turns presenting original flash fiction pieces of no more than three minutes in length when read aloud.
  * Email Anne to register.
  * Questions?  Call Anne at 603-236-6724 or White Birch Books at 603-356-3200
  The judges keep a private score for each piece. At the end of the night, the contestant with the highest score wins. Regional winners are invited to participate in the Three Minute Fiction Slam state finals run by the NH Writers’ Project. Among other prizes, the winner of the finals gets free entrance to The 603 Conference (the region’s largest literary conference) on April 27, 2019. There they will read the winning work before an audience of publishers, editors, agents, and fellow writers. 

THURS, Feb 28

• Community Event: MEETING of MWV CARE & SERVICE PROVIDERS (public, nonprofit, private) re HOMELESSNESS & HOUSING INSECURE ISSUES
  9-11am • SAU#9 Professional Development Building
  Rev Gail attends.
• FLOW & ALIGN YOGA with Anjali Rose
  9am • First Floor, Parish House / Jackson Community Church. Beginning stretch, flow and align yoga; safe for new practitioners. Weather dependent; if schools are delayed or closed, the class will be cancelled.
• Community Event: GRAMMAR SCHOOL SKI-A-THON
  12:30-4:30pm • Jackson XC Center Fields
  This annual fundraiser by the PTO  provides funds to support the enrichment programming for the school! The PTO splits the profits with a charity selected by the Student Council, which selected “Molly’s Place” at the Children’s Hospital in Dartmouth as the recipient of their proceeds. Molly’s Place is a center at the hospital where children can play, relax or unwind while they or a sibling are being treated.
• Private Event: DRUM LESSONS with Brian Craig
  4:30-7:30pm • Parish House
• AA
  6:30pm • Second Floor, Church.

FRI, Mar 1

• PASTOR’s DROP-IN HOURS
  7-9am • J-Town Deli
  Come for caffeine, conversation. Or make a separate date to meet with Rev Gail by calling her cell (978) 273.0308 or email.
• PASTOR’s OFFICE HOURS
  9:30-11:30am • Church. Drop by or make an appointment to meet with Rev Gail by texting or calling her cell (978) 273.0308 or by email.
• Community Event: GUIDED SNOW SHOE TOURS
  10am & 1pm • Start from Jackson XC Ski Touring Center
  $15 includes ticket and tour; rental equipment available. Tours are approx. 90 minutes. More info.
• YOUTH GROUP OVERNIGHT
  9pm, Fri – Noon, Sun • Parish House.
  Youth Group from First Church in Ipswich, UCC will be hosted at our church on Friday and Saturday. They will participate in community service and recreation at local ski areas (XC and downhill) and also join us for worship on Sunday morning. Local middle and high school youth are welcome to join them for community service, recreation and dinner on Saturday.

SAT, Mar 2

• WAY STATION WORK DAY
  9am – 4pm • Nativity Lutheran Church
  Come help paint and prep more rooms at Nativity Lutheran Church to welcome guests of the Way Station, a day resource center to provide essential services to the valley’s homeless and housing insecure population, including showers, laundry, internet access, post office box, lockers and more. Wear old clothing. Supplies and paint will be provided!
• YOUTH GROUP OVERNIGHT
  9pm, Fri – Noon, Sun • Parish House.
  Youth Group from First Church in Ipswich, UCC will be hosted at our church on Friday and Saturday. They will participate in community service and recreation at local ski areas (XC and downhill) and also join us for worship on Sunday morning. Local middle and high school youth are welcome to join them for community service, recreation and dinner on Saturday.
• Community Event: GUIDED SNOW SHOE TOURS
  10am & 1pm • Start from Jackson XC Ski Touring Center. $15 includes ticket and tour; rental equipment available. Tours are approx. 90 minutes. More info.

SUN, Mar 3

• YOUTH GROUP OVERNIGHT
  9pm, Fri – Noon, Sun • Parish House.
  Youth Group from First Church in Ipswich, UCC will be hosted at our church on Friday and Saturday. They will participate in community service and recreation at local ski areas (XC and downhill) and also join us for worship on Sunday morning. Local middle and high school youth are welcome to join them for community service, recreation and dinner on Saturday.
• INTERFAITH GATHERING @ OLD LIBRARY
  8am • Old Library. Hot beverages available. Come for poetry, literature, conversation and prayer.
• BLESSING of BODIES, BOOTS & BINDINGS
  9:15am • Jackson XC Ski Touring Foundation
  Rev Gail offers blessings to staff, volunteers and skiers.
• WORSHIP 
  10:30am •  Jackson Community Church.
  * Story: Rev Gail
  * Accompanist: Alan Labrie
  * Guests: First Church of Ipswich, MA Youth Group/UCC