flowering the cross – Jackson Community Church

HOLY WEEK: Palm Sunday, April 2 to Easter, Sunday, April 9

By jacksonnhccPosted on March 31, 2023Posted in Home, Lent & Easter, WorshipTagged Dominique Dodge, easter, easter service, flowering the cross, harp, Holy Friday, maundy thursday, Palm Sunday, stations of the cross, sunrise service, via crucis, vigil, way of the cross, worship

April 2-9: WAY of the CROSS

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.
24/7: Daily during Holy Week • JCC Sanctuary

Sun, Apr 2: PALM SUNDAY

INTERFAITH WORSHIP
8am • JCC Sanctuary & Zoom
- Join us for poetry, conversation, and prayer.
- Zoom link and password required.
PALM SUNDAY WORSHIP with Communion
10:30am • JCC Sanctuary & Zoom
- Zoom link and password required.
- Music: Sharon Novak
HOSPITALITY @ JCC
11:30am • Parish Hall
BYZANTINE ART, ICONOGRAPHY & ARCHITECTURE Tour with John Heropoulos, MDiv.

2pm • Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Berlin, NH
- Led by John Heropoulos, MDiv., retired Greek Orthodox priest.

Thurs, Apr 6: MAUNDY THURSDAY

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

Fri, Apr 7: HOLY FRIDAY

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.

Sun, Apr 9: EASTER SUNDAY

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 and password required.
- 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

LENT & EASTER SCHEDULE

By jacksonnhccPosted on February 15, 2023Posted in Calendar, Home, Lent & Easter, WorshipTagged ash wednesday, ashes to go, easter, flowering the cross, Holy Friday, lent, maundy thursday, Palm Sunday, prayer, soup supper, sunrise service, vigil, worship

Ash Wednesday: Feb 22, Ashes to Go at various location in Glen and Jackson (see Facebook or updated schedule)
Palm Sunday, April 2, 10:30am Service, Jackson Community Church
Maundy Thursday Soup Supper & Worship, April 6, Parish House
Holy Friday Vigil, April 7, Noon-3pm, Jackson Community Church
Easter Sunrise Service, April 9, 5:45am @ Presidential Drive, Jackson, NH
Easter Service with Flowering of Cross & More, April 9, 10:30am, Jackson Community Church

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)

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.