2022 Holiday Sneak Peek: Thanksgiving, Advent & Christmas Offerings – Save the dates, reserve the book, get the tickets, and more!
THANKSGIVING & NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS
Ongoing until sold out:TICKETS for NUTCRACKER SWEETS on sale
- Call 207.935.4020
- Acquire tickets for: Dec 3rd (Sat) @ 5pm and Dec 4th (Sun) @ 2pm: Act One Dance Company presents Nutcracker Sweets.
- Performed at Leura Hill Eastman PAC at the Fryeburg Academy
- Members of our church community performing in this show.
- Tickets will be on sale at the studio (Tina Titzer’s School of Dance) and also at Spice and Grain.
- Note: Attending the December dance performance is an optional event to complement the church’s 3-week Advent book study of Matt Rawle’s The Gifts of the Nutcracker.
- JCC friends and members will attend the Saturday performance; participants must order their own tickets at phone number above.
SUN, Nov 13 & 20– CHOIR PRACTICE for ADVENT SONG
- 9:15am • JCC sanctuary or Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/142985761?pwd=T214WDhHRmxoYXE0dWRCNk53SFppQT09
- Copies of sheet music available in church entrance
- Email with recorded choir parts and PDF of music also coming – contact church via email if you wish to receve choir updates directly
- Preparing advent song: Do You Hear What I Hear?
SUN, Nov 20 – HARVEST BRUNCH CHURCH (In-person only)
- 10:30am – WORSHIP at JCC
- Bring side dish, appetizer, or dessert to share
- Gather in sanctuary and then go to parish house to eat, sing, pray, worship, and share conversation about gratitude
- Return pledge cards — being mailed out this week — to be collected and blessed
ADVENT SEASON
SUN, Nov 27 –WORSHIP – Advent 1: Hope
- 10:30am • WORSHIP (in-person & zoom)
- Piano: Sharon Novak
- Message: Gail Doktor
- Text: Luke 1: 1-24 (excerpts)
- Advent 1 Question 1: How will I know that this is so?
- First readers to light Advent candles
TUE, Nov 29 – GREENERY-DECORATING WORKSHOP
- 10:45am • GREENERY-DECORATING WORKSHOP for JCC Windows
Join us in parish house to decorate greenery for sanctuary windows
WED, Nov 30 – GREENING the SANCTUARY
- 9:30am – Noon (or later) • GREENING the SANCTUARY
Come to help put up tree, window and door decorations, trees inside and outside
SAT, Dec 3 – NUTCRACKER OUTING
- 5pm • NUTCRACKER Sweets
- Pewrformed by Act One Dance Company / Tina Titzer / Leura Eastman Theater, Fryeburg Acadamy, Fryeburg, ME
- Call to purchase tickets: 207-935-4020
SUN, Dec 4 – WORSHIP – Advent 2: Peace
- 10:30am •WORSHIP (in-person & zoom)
- Piano: Sharon Novak
- Message: Gail Doktor
- Advent 2: Question 2: How Can This Be?
- Text: Luke 1: 26-38 (excerpts)
- Communion
- Second group of readers to light Advent candles
TUE, Dec 6 – ADVENT STUDY:The Gift of the Nutcracker (zoom)
- 6pm • zoom only
- The Gift of the Nutcracker by Matt Rawle
- RSVP to reserve copy of the book: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
- First gathering to discuss the first section of book
WED, Dec 7 – ADVENT STUDY:The Gift of the Nutcracker
- 9am • JCC (zoom and in-person) •
- The Gift of the Nutcracker by Matt Rawle
- RSVP to reserve copy of the book: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
- First gathering to discuss the first section of book
SUN, Dec 11 –WORSHIP & PAGEANT – Advent 3: Joy (Pageant?)
- 10:30am •WORSHIP PAGEANT (in-person & zoom)
- Piano: Sharon Novak
- Advent 3: Question 3: Why has this happened to me?
- Text: Luke 1: 39-56
- Third group of readers to light Advent candles
SUN, Dec 11 –COMMUNITY CAROLING
- 12:30pm • Gather in church parking lot
- Drive (ride share or caravan if possible) to Jackson and Bartlett households
TUE, Dec 13 – ADVENT STUDY:The Gift of the Nutcracker (zoom)
- 6pm • zoom only
- The Gift of the Nutcracker by Matt Rawle
- RSVP to reserve copy of the book: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
- Second gathering to discuss the second section of book
WED, Dec 14 – ADVENT STUDY:The Gift of the Nutcracker
- 9am • JCC (zoom and in-person) •
- The Gift of the Nutcracker by Matt Rawle
- RSVP to reserve copy of the book: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
- Second gathering to discuss the second section of book
SUN, Dec 18 – WORSHIP – Advent 4: Love
- 10:30am • WORSHIP (in-person & zoom)
- Piano: Sharon Novak
- Message: Gail Doktor
- Advent 4: Question 4: What then will this child become?
- Text: Luke 1: 57- 80
- Fourth group of readers to light Advent candles
SUN, Dec 18 – PEACE CONCERT w/ Dennis & Davey
- 3pm • PEACE CONCERT w/ Dennis & Davey
- Free concert in JCC sanctuary to celebrate peace
TUE, Dec 20 – ADVENT STUDY:The Gift of the Nutcracker (zoom)
- 6pm • zoom only
- The Gift of the Nutcracker by Matt Rawle
- RSVP to reserve copy of the book: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
- Second gathering to discuss the second section of book
WED, Dec 21 – ADVENT STUDY:The Gift of the Nutcracker
- 9am • JCC (zoom and in-person) •
- The Gift of the Nutcracker by Matt Rawle
- RSVP to reserve copy of the book: jcchurch@jacksoncommunitychurch.org
- Second gathering to discuss the second section of book
CHRISTMAS EVE & CHRISTMAS DAY
SAT, Dec 24 – CHRISTMAS EVE
- 5pm • OUTDOOR SERVICE with CAROLS, LESSONS & CANDLELIGHT
- Hot cider
- Refreshmentds
- Firepit
- Caroling as we walk the journey of the holy family
- Scripture
- Candlelight & prayer
- 7:30pm • CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
- In-person and zoom
- Tradiotional indoor service with carols, scripture, candelight
- Candelight
- Carols
- Live music
- 10pm • CANDLELIGHT SERVICE
- In-person (zoom under consideration)
- Tradiotional indoor service with carols, scripture, candelight
- Candelight
- Carols
- Live music
SUN, Dec 25 – CHRISTMAS SUNDAY – Stories and Bells
- 10:30am • STORIES & BELLS
(in-person & zoom)- Piano: Sue Titus-Reid
- Message: Gail Doktor
- Text: Children’s Story
- Come in your pajames or favorite casual attire