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BLUE CHRISTMAS, CHRISTMAS EVE & CHRISTMAS MORNING with Jackson Community Church

By jacksonnhccPosted on December 22, 2022Posted in Advent & Christmas, Home, Music, WorshipTagged Advent, Blue Christmas, Christ's birth, Christmas eve, Christmas Morning, creche, Emmanuel, grief, hope, joy, love, Messiah, nativity, peace

THURS, Dec 22 – BLUE CHRISTMAS @ Jackson Community Church

6pm • In-person only
Worship service
Gathering to observe a time of solemnity, sorrow, and hope in the midst of the holiday season

CHRISTMAS EVE, SAT, Dec 24 @ Jackson Community Church

5pm • OUTDOOR SERVICE with CAROLS, LESSONS & CANDLELIGHT
- Hot cocoa
- Caroling as we walk the journey of the holy family
- Scripture
- Candlelight & prayer
- Dress warmly!
7:30pm • CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
- In-person & zoom (link & password available by emailing church by noon on Sat, Dec 24: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org)
- Traditional indoor service with carols, scripture, candelight
- Harp with Dominique Dodge
- Solo by Becca Gottlieb
- Piano by Maisie Brown and Sharon Novak
- Candellight
- Carols
- Live music
- Zoom
10pm • CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
- In-person and zoom (link & password available by emailing church by noon on Sat, Dec 24: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org)
- Tradiotional indoor service with carols, scripture, candelight
- Debut of Christmas song written and performed by Sharon Novak
- Candellight
- Carols
- Piano with Sharon Novak

CHRISTMAS SUNDAY, Dec 25 @ Jackson Community Church

10:30am • STORIES & BELLS
- In-person and zoom (link & password available by emailing church by noon on Sat, Dec 24: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org)
- Piano: Sue Titus-Reid
- Interactive Message: Gail Doktor
- Text: Children’s Story
- Come in your pajamas or favorite casual attire
- Bring a sleigh bell or jingle bell if you have one, but we have plenty to share
- Prepare to sing and ring jingle bells

PRAYER VIGIL in RESPONSE to CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE SHOOTINGS

By jacksonnhccPosted on March 16, 2019Posted in Calendar, Home, WorshipTagged Christchurch New Zealand, gather, grief, mosque shootings, mourn, Muslim brothers and sisters, observance, prayer vigil, remembrance, silence, solidarity, vigil

Sun, March 17, 5pm @ Jackson Community Church

Please come for a public, interfaith time of silence, prayer, and remembrance for the victims and survivors of violence directed at our Muslim brothers and sisters in Christchurch, New Zealand. All are welcome; this event is free and open to the public, we encourage people to join us and gather in solidarity.

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.