soup & ski

TUE, FEB 20

• SMALL GROUP STUDY & REFLECTION
  3:30-4:30pm • Pastor’s Office. Group gathers to study selections from Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. Themes of adversity, resilience and joy. Meet in pastor’s office on second floor. Books available to borrow through local libraries as hard copies or downloads (reserved as Jackson Community Church reading group in Jackson library) or for purchase from White Birch Books or as audio books through sites such as Amazon. This group will meet Feb 20, Feb 27, Mar 6. Drop-in participation is welcomed.

WED, FEB 21

• PASTOR’s DROP-IN
  7-9am • JTown Deli. Come by for caffeine, cuisine, and conversation.
• PASTOR’s HOURS
  10am-Noon • Jackson Community Church
  Stop by or make an appointment! Rev Gail available to meet.

THURS, FEB 22

• CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES
  3:30pm • Yoga with Charlotte Doucette • Parish Hall. $10/pp fee. (Scholarships available)
• AA
  6-7pm • Church Library
• 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: clam chowder, salad, bread. Please RSVP to church if you can bring loaf of bread, salad, or second crock pot full of soup!
  5:30/6pm •  Meet at church parking lot for evening XC ski. Optimal starting point to be determined. For those who able and interested, if weather permits, come on a ‘night ski’ on Jackson XC Center’s trails. With permission of Jackson Ski Touring Foundation: donations will be collected for Jackson Ski Touring Foundation, but trail passes not required. 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 from Feb 22-Mar 22, and will end the Lenten soup series with a Maundy Thursday meal on March 29.

SAT, FEB 24

• PREPARED to SERVE
  6am (promptly) • Leave from Jackson Community Church.
  8am-4pm • Pembroke Academy, Pembroke, NH. Includes all-day experience with worship, workshops, exhibits, food and fellowship with folks from all over NH. Over 50 different workshops offered on a variety of topics. Jackson Community Church will cover the cost of registration, if you wish to attend. Rev Gail will be going for the day, so car-pooling is possible. Youth are also encouraged to consider attending.
  Topics range from stewardship and youth engagement to social and environmental justice issues and pragmatic ways that the church can address such issues. You can register on the “Day Of” for a fee of $50/person. Please RSVP to the church if you want to attend and have a ride with Rev Gail!

SUN, FEB 25: Lent 2

• INTERFAITH GATHERING
  8am • Madeline’s Deli, Jackson, NH
  Starts indoors. Reflection & prayer using literature, sacred texts, personal sharing. Continuation of ‘outdoor gathering’ that was affectionately called ‘gazebo church.’
• 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 2
  10:30am • Jackson Community Church 
  Theme: Lent 2

MON, FEB 26

• PROTESTANT CHAPEL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
  4pm • Church Library (2nd Floor)
  See outline of meeting agenda below. All members encouraged to attend.
• COMMUNITY FORUM on HEALTHCARE
  6pm • Whitney Community Center
• SCOUTING BLUE & GOLD CEREMONY
  6pm • Parish Hall, Jackson Community Church (closed to public)