This Week: May 8 – 13 at Jackson Community Church
TUE, May 8
- Community Event:
SPRING EPHEMERAL WILDFLOWER WALK
2:45 – 5pm, Meet at Diana’s Bath Parking Lot, car pool to Humphrey’s Ledge.
Tin Mountain Conservation Center director (and church friend) Lori Kinsey leads this wildflower walk in search of Spring Beauties, Trilliums, Trout Lilies and more. This is a moderately strenuous hike, the terrain on Humphrey’s Ledge is steep, hilly, and rocky: sturdy boots are highly recommended. To be notified about this walk and others like it, contact Donna Dolan at Tin Mountain Conservation Center.
WED, May 9
- PASTOR’S DROP-IN HOURS
7-9am • J-Town Deli - TUNE UP Fitness with Laurie McAleer
9am • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church
Free. Men and women join fitness trainer Laurie McAleer for a gentle, introductory fitness class for beginners. Wear comfortable clothing, sensible shoes, and bring a bottle of water. Also bring a ski pole and a small ball and hand weights. 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. - CUTTING PARTY for VETERANS CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS
10am – Noon • Fellowship Hall immediately after fitness class. Mission Committee is hosting: prepare the materials for veterans’ Christmas Stockings. People should bring sharp scissors and common pins if they have them. We expect to cut out the 60 stockings that morning, so the more the merrier. Once completed, these stockings go to the Pease Greeters group and are distributed incoming and outgoing military personnel at Pease Air Force Base.
THURS, May 10
- INTRODUCTORY YOGA with Anjali Rose
9am • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church. 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. Scholarships available.
- YOGA & MEDITATION with Charlotte Doucette
3:30pm • Parish Hall. $10/pp fee. (Scholarships available) - AA
6-7pm • Church Library
SAT, May 12
- MEN’S GROUP
7:30 • Wentworth Inn
Come for breakfast and conversation with other men from the community. - Community Event: WOMEN BUILD with HABITAT for HUMANITY
5 Burgdorf Drive, Madison, NH
Please RSVP for this event to cheryletoneill@gmail.com, Cheryle O’Neill, MWV Habitat for Humanity Family Support Committee Member and Women Build 2018 Coordinator. No construction skills or knowledge are necessary; just your presence and enthusiasm. Our church has a team of volunteers going to work on this project.
SUN, May 13: MOTHER’S DAY
- INTERFAITH GATHERING
8am • Gazebo. Bring your hot beverages. Dress warmly. Gather for readings and spiritual conversation. - CHOIR REHEARSAL
9am • Jackson Community Church.
Drop-in choir. Join us to practice and sing during the service. - WORSHIP SERVICE
10:30am • Jackson Community Church.
Sermon: ‘First Sanctuary’
Guest leadership: Accompanist & choir director Alan Labrie
Note: Office administrator Joanne Turner is on vacation this week.
This Week at JCC: Wed, April 18 – Sun, April 22
Pastoral Vacation Schedule: Rev Gail returns to NH on Wed, April 18 after visiting her family in Ohio and western Pennsylvania.
WED, April 18
- TUNE UP (Fitness) with Laurie McAleer
9am • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church
Free. Men and women join fitness trainer Laurie McAleer for a gentle, introductory fitness class for beginners. Wear comfortable clothing, sensible shoes, and bring a bottle of water. Also bring a ski pole and a small ball and hand weights. Customized to each person’s abilities. - COUNCIL MEETING
7pm • JCC Library.
THURS, April 19
- INTRODUCTORY YOG with Anjali Rose
9am • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church. 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. Scholarships available. This session runs through April 26. - YOGA & MEDITATION with Charlotte Doucette
3:30pm • Parish Hall. $10/pp fee. (Scholarships available) - AA
6-7pm • Church Library
SUN, April 22
- INTERFAITH GATHERING
8am • Gazebo. Bring your hot beverages. Dress warmly. Gather for readings and spiritual conversation. - CHOIR REHEARSAL
9am • Jackson Community Church.
Drop-in choir. Join us to practice and sing during the service. - WORSHIP SERVICE: Earth Day
10:30am • Jackson Community Church.
Sermon: A Sense of Place.
Presentation by Lauren Orsini about Starting Point. Guest musicians: Pianist Minnie Brown and choir director Jen Ouellette. - EARTH DAY WALK
1pm • Jackson Community Church.
Inter-generational outdoor hike. Bring proper equipment; route to be announced. Allow 2-3 hours for this activity. Please RSVP to Rev Gail if interested! - Community Event:
FUNERGY Earth Day Activities
10am-1pm • North Conway Community Center, North Conway, NH
SAVE the DATES -
Women’s Group High Tea
12:30pm • Wed, April 25
Yankee Clipper Tea House
Bridgton, ME
Annual outing of women’s group to have high tea. Go early or stay later to shop or visit antique stores. Share rides. Allow an hour if traveling separately; please arrive promptly.
Everyone welcome, including friends. Please RSVP to Linda Hastings to reserve a spot since we have a group reservation.
Yankee Clipper has a varied menu with something for everyone. Although there are many kinds of tea to choose from, they also have coffee, wine and lavender lemonade.Cyrano de Bergerac
Film & Discussion
Sun, April 29, 3-6pm
Join us for a showing of the film “Cyrano de Bergerac” at the Jackson Community Church. This event has been generously and enthusiastically supported by The Friends of the Whitney Community Center in Jackson and the Jackson Community Church. Visitors to the valley and everyone who lives in the Mount Washington Valley are cordially invited to attend. Refreshments will be available.
Following the film there will be commentary and discussion led by Anthony DeLuca, who holds a PhD in history from Stanford. He has given numerous guest lectures and public lectures on European history, politics and culture and has published books, articles, essays and reviews on these topics.
Spring Cleaning & Work Day
Saturday, April 28
9am-Noon
Come prepared to work inside or outside, depending on your preference. We’re organizing closets, cleaning windows and hard-to-reach areas, touching up spots inside and outside the church, changing lightbulbs, and sprucing up the church grounds. Wear old clothes, sensible shoes, and bring work gloves. We’ll add more info about any tools or equipment you should bring from home, such as buckets or rakes or brooms.
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This Week: Mar 19-Mar 25
MON, MAR 19
- DEACONS
4pm • Pastor’s Office, Second Floor of JCC - REIKI WORKSHOP (private class)
6pm • Classroom/Betty Whitney Library, Second Floor of JCC - JACKSON WRITING GROUP (closed meeting)
6pm • Parish Hall
TUE, MAR 20
- JACKSON LIBRARY BOOK GROUP
4:30pm • Jackson Public Library
Discussing Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal
WED, MAR 21
- PASTOR’s DROP-IN
7-9am • JTown Deli.
Come for caffeine, cuisine, and conversation. - TUNE UP (Fitness) with LAURIE McALEER
10-11am • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church
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. 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. - COUNCIL
7pm • Betty Whitney Library, Second Floor of JCC
THURS, MAR 22
- 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) - SOUP & SKI with FAMILY & FRIENDS
5pm • Parish Hall of Jackson Community Church
Gather with members and friends of a few of the valley’s faith communities for soup supper. Menu this week: Italian ‘Senate bean’ soup, salad, bread.
5:30/6pm • Meet at church for evening XC ski or snow shoe. Optimal starting point to be determined. Donations will be collected for Jackson Ski Touring Foundation. Bring your own head lamps, ski equipment, layers, and be prepared for outdoor conditions. Ski at your own risk. Bring friends! Open to everyone. All ages welcome. Note: We will continue this practice thru Mar 22, and will end the Lenten soup series with a Maundy Thursday meal on March 29. - AA
6-7pm • Church Library
FRI, MAR 23
- Community Event:
“404 NOT FOUND” Film Screening and SOUP SUPPER
5-7pm • Gibson Senior Center, North Conway, NH
Come for movie and a soup supper donated by several valley restaurants. This film screening held in collaboration with Clergy of the Eastern Slope and First Church of North Conway’s Missions Team. “404 Not Found” highlights the homeless youth in NH. Donations will be accepted.Check out the film trailer @ 404notfoundfilm.com. Held in collaboration with Governor Sununu’s “Sleep Out”. Kick-starting awareness of and approaches to this valley issue, which will take a valley solution. -
“Sleep Out” (Stay-Up-Late or Sleep Over at Church)
8pm, Mar 23 – 9am, Mar 24 • Jackson Community Church
Dependent on RSVP by youth (5th grade and older) and families. Youth & chaperones may stay late at church. Or spend the night. To be held in solidarity with Gov Sununu’s “Sleep Out” event to raise awareness about homelessness. We will stay up late at Jackson Community Church with games and worship, learn about homelessness in the valley, make civic engagement posters. If some people stay overnight, we will wake up to have breakfast together. RSVP required.
SAT, MAR 24
- Community Event:
MARCH in JACKSON
10am • Covered Bridge to Grammar School - Community Event:
TRIVIA GAME with Houlihans at
2:45pm • Jackson Public Library
Church team(s) to play in trivia contest. If interested, please contact Fred Tompkins to RSVP so we can plan how many participants will play and organize teams. Game starts at 3pm.
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
TUNE UP rescheduled
WED, MAR 21 (rescheduled from Wed, Mar 14)
- TUNE UP (Fitness) with LAURIE McALEER
10-11am • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church
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. 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.
This Week: Mar 12- Mar 18
MON, MAR 12
- MANDALA MONDAY
7pm • Second Flood, Betty Whitney Library @ Jackson Community Church
Contemplative coloring practices. Church provides colored pencils and patterns and shares introductions to coloring traditions from different faiths (Buddhist, Native American, others).
TUE, MAR 13 (Check weather for safety around travel and event closings)
- COMMUNITY EVENTS:
* Voting at polls in Bartlett & Jackson
* Library Book Group on Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal
4:30pm • Jackson Public Library (unless weather forces reschedule)
WED, MAR 14 (RESCHEDULED due to people digging out from snow storm: this fitness class is rescheduled to next week, Wed, Mar 21, 10am)
- TUNE UP (Fitness) with LAURIE McALEER (***rescheduled to WED, MAR 21)
10-11am • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church
THURS, MAR 15
- PASTOR’s DROP-IN
7-9am • JTown Deli. Come by for caffeine, cuisine, and conversation. - 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. $60 for 6 weeks; payable at beginning of six-week session. Scholarships available. This 6-week session will run through April 19. - PASTOR’S HOURS
10:30am-Noon • Pastor’s Office, Second Floor, Jackson Community Church
Come by or make an appointment by calling Rev Gail (978.273.0308) - YOGA & MEDITATION with Charlotte Doucette
3:30pm • Parish Hall. $10/pp fee. (Scholarships available) - SOUP & SKI with FAMILY & FRIENDS
5pm • Parish Hall of Jackson Community Church
Gather with members and friends of a few of the valley’s faith communities for soup supper. Menu this week: Italian Wedding soup, salad, bread.
5:30/6pm • Meet at church for evening XC ski. Optimal starting point to be determined. Donations will be collected for Jackson Ski Touring Foundation. Bring your own head lamps, ski equipment, layers, and be prepared for outdoor conditions. Ski at your own risk. Bring friends! Open to everyone. All ages welcome. Note: We will continue this practice thru Mar 22, and will end the Lenten soup series with a Maundy Thursday meal on March 29. - AA
6-7pm • Church Library
SAT, MAR 17
- DTX DOWNTOWN CROSSING BARBERSHOP QUARTET
7:30-9pm • Jackson Community Church
Tickets $17/person on line, $20/person at the door. Link to Mountaintop Music concert info. Ticket links will be live until noon on the day of the concert. After that, please purchase your tickets at the door:* One Ticket
* Two TicketsMountain Top Music brings award-winning Barbershop Quartet to Jackson: This ensemble is comprised of Dan Costello, Ben Orenstein, Joey Constantine, and Seth Orenstein. They perform traditional barbershop harmony but sometimes mesh it with the likes of spiritual numbers, stage musical favorites, and Motown chart toppers. Seats are first-come, first serve.
SUN, MAR 18: Lent 5
- INTERFAITH GATHERING
8am • Madeline’s Deli, Jackson, NH
Reflection & prayer using literature, sacred texts, personal sharing. - BLESSINGS of BODIES, BOOTS n BINDINGS
9am • Jackson XC Ski Center. On-site blessings for skiers. - ADULT CHOIR PRACTICE
9am • Jackson Community Church - WORSHIP: Lent 5
10:30am • Jackson Community Church