egg hunt – Jackson Community Church

MAUNDY THURS, April 6 – EASTER SUNDAY, April 9

By jacksonnhccPosted on April 6, 2023Posted in Home, Lent & Easter, WorshipTagged community, Dominique Dodge, Easter worship with flowering of cross, ecumenical tenebrae service with song scripture candles and darkness, egg hunt, empty tomb, harp, Holy Friday vigil with scripture, Maundy Thursday soup supper and table worship, schedule of Holy Easter Weekend, Stations of Cross, Sunrise servcie on Easter morning, via crucis, Way of Cross

HOLY WEEK with JCC and around town

VIA CRUCIS – Way of the Cross
Ongoing • JCC Sacntuary
- Self-guided.
- Crosses used in this personal pilgrimage, most hanging in the windows, come from around the world.
- Front doors open and unlocked 24/7. Come whenever your schedule permits. Several written guides are available, tracing the Via Crucis journey with specific concerns in mind: healing, environmental care, recovering from addiction, surviving trauma, discerning prayer. The guides also include ones written specifically for women, children, refugees, seniors, LGBTQ+ allies, and using perspective from St Teresa,
  St Francis, Ignatians, and using Biblical versions offered by Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis.

MAUNDY THURSDAY, April 6

SOUP SUPPER & MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP
6pm • Parish Hall of JCC
- Worship at table as communion meal
- Discussion over the meal
- Scripture: Last Supper & Prayers in Gesthemane
- Special song written & performed by Sharon Novak
- Soups prepared by Sue Carrigan & Wendy McVey
- Event hosted by the deacons
- Close with stripping of the altar

HOLY FRIDAY, April 7

VIGIL on HOLY FRIDAY
Noon-3pm • JCC Sanctuary
- Scripture readings offered aloud in the sanctuary at noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm.
- Texts narrate final hours of Christ
- Traditional day to experience Stations of Cross (also offered in sanctuary during this time and throughout Holy Week).
- Virtual stations of the c ross will be posted to Facebook and the website.
ECUMENICAL WORSHIP for HOLY FRIDAY
6pm • Christ Church Episcopal, North Conway, NH
- Tenebrae service
- Last even words of Christ
- Putting out candles
- Scirpture and song
- This service is offered by Clergy of the Eastern Mountain Slope in Mt Washington Valley.

EASTER SUNDAY, April 9

SUNRISE EASTER SERVICE
6am • Presidential Drive Cul-de-Sac, Jackson, NH
- In-person only
- Scripture
- Singing
EASTER WORSHIP with Flowering of Cross @ JCC
10:30am • Jackson Community Church
- Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/142985761?pwd=T214WDhHRmxoYXE0dWRCNk53SFppQT09
- Option: Call on touch-tone phone: 929.436.2866, Meeting ID: 142985761, Password: 603603
- Featuring harp with Dominique Dodge and special music by Gia Osborne
- Flowering of Cross @ JCC
HOSPITALITY @ JCC
11:30am • Parish Hall
COMMUNITY EGG HUNT
11am-2pm JCC and around village

EASTER SCHEDULE

By jacksonnhccPosted on April 15, 2022Posted in Home, Lent & Easter, Music, WorshipTagged Alan Labrie, Dominique Dodge, easter, egg hunt, flowering the cross, Gospel of John, harp, lent, resurrection, sunrise service

SUN, April 17: EASTER

SUNRISE WORSHIP
5:45am • End of Presidential Drive off Tin Mine Rd, Jackson
- in-person & live-streaming to FB [weather-permitting])
- Sunrise = 5:58am
- Donuts & Coffee @ service provided by deacons
EASTER SUNDAY WORSHIP with Flowering of the Cross
10:30am • JCC (in-person & zoom)
- Zoom link and password required. Contact jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
- JCC Virtual Choral Anthem: Easter Song
- Guest musician: Dominique Dodge, Harp
- Flowering the Cross
- Alan Labrie’s last day as organist
EASTER EGG HUNT
11:30-2pm • JCC Campus and around the village loop (part of Jackson-wide egg hunt sponsored by Chamber)

HOLY WEEK with JCC and around Town

By jacksonnhccPosted on April 8, 2022Posted in Home, Lent & Easter, WorshipTagged communal joruney, crucifixion, Dominique Dodge', easter, egg hunt, harp music, healing, Holy Week Schedule, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Joyce Scott, maundy thursday, Messiah, mission, palm procession, Passion Week, personal journey, rebirth, renewal, resurrection, scripture, soup supper, sunrise service, Tenebrea, via crucis, vigil, worship outside

April 10-17

Sun, April 10 – PALM SUNDAY

INTERFAITH GATHERING
8am • Old Red Library & Zoom
Join us for poetry, prayer, and conversation.
- Zoom link required. Contact church: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
VIRTUAL CHOIR REHEARSAL
9am • Zoom
Join choir director Rebecca Moore to prepare Palm Sunday & Easter Sunday songs.
- Zoom link required. Contact church: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
WORSHIP with PALMS
10:30am • (zoom & in-person)
- Music by Alan Labrie
- JCC Virtual Choral Anthem: Prepare Ye the Way from Godspell
- Palms for everyone
- Message by Rev Gail Pomeroy Doktor
- Guest: Rev Joyce Scott
- Zoom link required. Contact church: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
- Service will also be live-streamed to website and Facebook (if technology supports this function on the day of event).
- Afterward, recordings of worship service will be posted to Facebook, Vimeo.com channel & Youtube.com channel.

Wed, Apr 13

EASTER EGG-STUFFING
10:45am • JCC Council Room
Deacons and volunteers meet after Laurie McAleer’s fitness class to stuff Easter eggs which will be hidden on our campus as part of the village-wide Easter egg hunt held by Chamber of Commerce on Easter Sunday. Thanks to Deacon Sandy Louis for connecting us to this event.
C3: COCKTAILS & CHRISTIAN CONVERSATIONS / HOLY WEEK STUDY SESSION
5pm • Zoom link required. Contact church: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
Bring your adult beverage and your curiosity for a conversation about our sacred text

Thurs, Apr 14: MAUNDY THURSDAY

SOUP SUPPER & TABLE WORSHIP
6pm • JCC Parish House (in person & zoom)
- Zoom link required. Contact church: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
OVERNIGHT VIGIL
8pm (Thurs) – Noon (Fri) – virtual / hold vigil in your own place or come to JCC and hold vigil
- Virtual vigil: People email the church and sign up to meditate on words from scripture throughout the night.
- Each household takes one hour.
- Meditate on a whole Biblical passage, or read and choose one word or image on which to focus. Be active or contemplative. Walk, knit, play music, stay quiet, pray, cook, make something, stay home, go outside.
- Vigil commences after the soup supper & worship and ends at noon on Friday, when the final three hours are observed in the sanctuary.

Fri, Apr 15 – HOLY FRIDAY

FINAL HOURS: Vigil
Noon-3pm • JCC Sanctuary
- Also live-streaming to website & Facebook
- Scripture will be read at the top of each hour: Noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm .
- People often traditionally experience the Via Crucis / Way of the Cross during this time.
ECUMENICAL HOLY FRIDAY TENEBRAE SERVICE
6pm • First Church of Christ, UCC in North Conway, NH
All are welcome. Virtual live-streaming info will be provided once it has been shared by planning team.
Planned and hosted by Clergy of the Eastern Slopes (of which Rev Gail is a member).

Sun, Apr 17 – EASTER SUNDAY

SUNRISE WORSHIP
5:45am • End of Presidential Drive off Tin Mine Rd, Jackson
- In-person & live-streaming to Facebook / FB
- Sunrise = 5:58am
- Donuts & Coffee @ service provided by deacons
EASTER SUNDAY WORSHIP with Flowering of the Cross
10:30am • JCC (in-person & zoom)
- Zoom link required. Contact church: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
- JCC Virtual Choral Anthem: Easter Song
- Guest musician: Dominique Dodge, Harp
- Flowering the Cross
- Alan Labrie’s last day as organist
EASTER EGG HUNT
11:30-2pm • JCC Campus and around the village loop
Part of Jackson-wide egg hunt sponsored by Chamber
FLOWERED CROSS OUTSIDE
Flowered cross will be placed outside the church with bucket of flowers for people to add as they pass. Will be returned inside by late afternoon.

Easter message: The Other Side of Empty

By jacksonnhccPosted on April 1, 2018Posted in Home, Weekly Meditations, WorshipTagged Church of Holy Sepulchre, daffodils, death. reborn, easter, egg hunt, empty, flowering the cross, Gospel of John, healing, hope, Jerusalem, life, Mary Magdalene, prayer, renewal, resurrection, tomb, video, worship

JCC 040118 – The Other Side of Empty

This Week: Mar 25-Apr 1 — Holy Week Events & Other Activities

By jacksonnhccPosted on March 24, 2018Posted in Home, WorshipTagged ashes, Bethany, betrayal, bread and blessings, bread and soup, Christ, communion, confess, criminal, cross, death, die, donkey, dying, easter, Easter people, ecumenical service, egg hunt, Emmanuel, empty, empty tomb, eucharist, execution, flowering the cross, Galilee, grief, Holy Friday, holy week, homelessness coalition, hosannah, housing coalition, Jerusalem, jesus, journey, last days of life of Christ, last supper, lent, march, Messiah, Nazareth, palm process, Palm Sunday, Passion Week, peace, pilgrimage, political, pray with our feet, procession, resurrection, sacrament, social justice issues, stations of the cross, tomb, trial, triumphal entry, via crucis, vigil, way of the cross, white mare

SUN, MAR 25: Palm Sunday

INTERFAITH GATHERING
8am • Madeline’s Deli, Jackson, NH
Reflection & prayer using literature, sacred texts, personal sharing.
ADULT CHOIR PRACTICE
9am • Jackson Community Church
PALM PROCESSION
9:45am • Jackson Community Church
WORSHIP: Palm Sunday
10:30am • Jackson Community Church
Community Event: Bliss Yoga
3pm • Be Well Studios New Hampshire, 3358 White Mountain Hwy Unit 3, North Conway, NH
Yoga with Anjali Rose, $20/pp

MON, MAR 26

REIKI WORKSHOP (closed class, April class has openings: contact Rev Gail if interested)
6pm • Classroom/Betty Whitney Library, Second Floor of JCC

TUE, MAR 27

Community Event:
HOMELESSNESS COALITION in Tamworth, NH
10am-Noon • TriCounty Cap, Sununu Room, Tamworth, NH
Overview of issues and initiatives to address homelessness and housing needs in Carroll County/Mt Washington Valley. Rev Gail will attend this meeting along with other valley clergy, and representatives of local agencies and nonprofits, focusing on this issue. Interested individuals are welcome to attend to learn more.

WED, MAR 28

PASTOR’s DROP-IN
7-9am • JTown Deli.
Come for caffeine, cuisine, and conversation.
TUNE UP (Fitness) with LAURIE McALEER
9am • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church.
Free. Join members of the women’s group and fitness trainer Laurie McAleer for a gentle, introductory fitness class for beginners. Wear comfortably clothing, sensible shoes, and bring a bottle of water. Bring a ski pole. Men and women both welcome to come try this class. Laurie will lead a fitness class that can be customized to each person’s abilities, and help improve overall wellbeing, as well as focusing on body areas that may need additional support and care.
WOMEN’S GROUP
10am-Noon • Parish Hall
Come for social time, refreshments, and to prepare eggs for Easter Egg hunt on April 1

THURS, MAR 29

INTRODUCTORY YOGA with Anjali Rose
9am • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church
Men and women invited to join instructor Anjali Rose for a gentle, introductory yoga class. Wear stretchy fitness clothing, bring a matt and a cushion/blanket if you have them. $10/class for 6 weeks; payable at beginning of session. Scholarships available. This session runs through April 19.
YOGA & MEDITATION with Charlotte Doucette
3:30pm • Parish Hall. $10/pp fee. (Scholarships available)
MAUNDY THURSDAY OBSERVANCES: Bread & Blessings
5pm • Parish Hall of Jackson Community Church.
Gather with members and friends for dinner and worship. This evening is derived from events surrounding the ‘Last Supper’ and will include a meditation on bread and blessings.
AA
6-7pm • Church Library

THURS, Mar 29 – FRI, MAR 30: HOLY FRIDAY VIGIL

VIGIL
6pm Thursday until 1pm Friday • Shifts held at home, although church is open 24/7 and people are welcome to hold vigil at the church. Individuals and families can sign up in one-hour shifts from 6pm Thursday until 3pm Friday, to pray, meditate and stay awake during the hours of Christ’s arrest, trial and crucifixion. This vigil will be held ‘by trust’ in people’s homes, or at church if they so choose, so that each person who takes a one-hour shift to keep vigil may do so in their own environs. Sign up at church on Palm Sunday.

FRI, MAR 30: HOLY FRIDAY

WAY of the CROSS
1pm • Jackson Community Church
Come for journey through ‘stations of the cross.’ Walk the stations, or meditate with Stations coloring pages
HOLY FRIDAY SERVICE
6:30pm • Bartlett Congregational Church.
Ecumenical worship services organized by Clergy of the Eastern Slope and hosted at Bartlett Congregational Church.

SAT, MAR 30: HOLY SATURDAY

Community Event:
HEALING SERVICE
1pm • Christ Episcopal Church, North Conway, NH

SUN, APR 1: EASTER

SUNRISE SERVICE
6:30am • Gazebo by Jackson’s Historical Society. Gather outside for worship & song. Return to Jackson Community Church for hot beverages and breakfast.
EASTER SERVICE
10:30am • Jackson Community Church.
Easter worship with “flowering of the cross.”
EGG HUNT
Follows worship service • Jackson Community Church. Hunt for eggs on grounds of church. Hunt will take place outdoors if weather permits, inside if weather is inclement.