NOTICE OF CONGREGATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING : Wed, Jan 24
Also: MEMBERSHIP INQUIRY CLASSES: 9:30am, Sun, Jan 14 in person at JCC or via zoom on Wed, Jan 17 @ 7pm. If you wan tto learn more about JCC and the United Church of Christ, ask questions, and consider joining the church, attend one of these sessions. New Members will be welcomed on Sunday, Jan 21 during the worship service.
NOTICE OF CONGREGATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING
The 2023 Jackson Community Church’s Annual Meeting will be held on:
Wednesday January 24th6p –
- 6 pm • Potluck Dinner in JCC’s Parish Hall
- 7pm • Meeting in-person and via Zoom (link below)
Annual Report
- Printed copies are available in the front of the church
- Printed copies are also available as downloadable PDF (cick link).
If you would like to participate in the 7pm meeting via Zoom, the link is below:
- Join Zoom Meeting (link and password required).
Events with JCC and around town: Nov 8-13
Highlights: vote, observe Veterans Day, learn about migratory birds, work on XC trails, walk in the woods, enjoy Mousetrap, go to musical tribute to Marlene Dietrich, attend community potluck at Whitney Ctr, come to C3 conversation, attend worship, choir practice, and more!
TUE, Nov 8
- Community Service: VOTE!
8am-7pm • Various locations in NH- Where to vote: https://www.sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/polling-location
- Bartlett: Bartlett Town Hall, 56 Town Hall Rd, Bartlett, NH • 8am – 7pm
- Jackson: Whitney Community Center, 16 Black Mountain Road, Jackson NH • 8am – 7pm
- FITNESS CLASS with Laurie McAleer (new day of the week)
9:30am • Jackson Community Church- Free to all participants.
- Gentle, chair-based stretch and fitness for all levels of ability
- Community Event: TICKETS for NUTCRACKER SWEETS on sale Call 207.935.4020
- 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.
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
- 10am-7pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org. For more info: http://jacksonlibrary.org/ - 2pm-5pm • Bartlett Library
More info: https://www.bartlettpubliclibrary.org/
- 10am-7pm • Jackson Library
- Community Events: HOOT NIGHT
- Wildcat Tavern: Jonathan Sarty hosts • 6-8:30pm
WED, Nov 9
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
- 2pm-5pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org. For more info: http://jacksonlibrary.org/ - 12pm-6pm • Bartlett Library
More info: https://www.bartlettpubliclibrary.org/
- 2pm-5pm • Jackson Library
- Community Event: LIBRARY BOOK GROUP – Fight Night by Miriam Toews
4pm • Jackson Public Library - COUNCIL MEETING
7pm • Zoom link and password required – contact church for info
THURS, Nov 10
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
- 10am-7pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org. For more info: http://jacksonlibrary.org/ - 2pm-5pm • Bartlett Library
More info: https://www.bartlettpubliclibrary.org/
- 10am-7pm • Jackson Library
- Community Service: WAY STATION
2-5 • Food collection & distribution
10-6 • Open shift for drop-ins and apts.- Staff and volunteers of JCC participate. Operating in church basement this week: Nativity Lutheran.
- Community Event: BIRD WATCHERS MIGRATION (Tin Mtn)
7pm • Zoom link pending- Join Tin Mountain and the North Country Camera Club for a unique visual exploration of over 250 birds. Composed by award winning photographers Dick and Joan Shirley, the images follow a calendar year; beginning in the mid-winter of January, segueing into the warblers of spring & summer, entering the fall migration and finishing with the early winter birds of December. Set to a combination of bird calls and music, the photos and videos are an exciting exploration of the diverse class of avians.
- More info: https://www.tinmountain.org/event/bird-watchers-migration-a-visual-exploration-online-program/
- Community Resource: AA MEETING
6pm? • JCC Parish House - Community Event: MOUSETRAP with M&D Playhouse
7:30pm • Eastern Slope Playhouse, North Conway- Get Tickets: $29
- In the Agatha Christie classic, a local woman is murdered, and the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It becomes clear that the killer is among them. A police detective, arriving on skis, interrogates the suspects.
- Additional Dates Friday, November 11, 2022, 7:30pmSaturday, November 12, 2022, 7:30pmSunday, November 13, 2022, 3:30pm
- Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Shannon Door: Rafe • 6-8pm
- Red Parka Pub: Closed for vacation
FRI, Nov 11 – Veterans Day
- Community Service: Unofficlal WALK & WORK w/ Jackson XC Ski Touring
8am-10am • Jackson XC Trails- There is no official Walk & Work this Friday, but if you are interested in trail work this Friday, let Ellen Chandler know; there is “more of the same” type of work on the Wave Trails.
- Contact: ellen@jacksonxc.org.
- FITNESS CLASS with Laurie McAleer (new second day of week)
9:30am • Jackson Community Church- FRee to all participants.
- Gentle, chair-based stretch and fitness for all levels of ability
- Community Event: ZUMBA with DOTTI
- 8:15am * Whitney Community Center
The class is $5 per person with no sign in. Also, bring your water, a small towel and a smile!!!! If you have any questions feel free to either text or call Dotti,: 978-790-3375
- 8:15am * Whitney Community Center
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
- 2pm-5pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org. For more info: http://jacksonlibrary.org/
- 2pm-5pm • Jackson Library
- C3: COCKTAILS & CHRISTIAN CONVERSATION
5pm • Zoom link and password required – contact church for info- Join us for cocktails and discussion of this week’s scripture with art
- Community Event: MAJESTIC CAFE CONCERT – Al Hospers & Randy Roos
6:30 pm • Majestic Theater Cafe, Conway, NH- Info and tickets: https://mountaintop.ludus.com/index.php
- Community Event: MOUSETRAP with M&D Playhouse
7:30pm • Eastern Slope Playhouse, North Conway- Get Tickets: $29
- In the Agatha Christie classic, a local woman is murdered, and the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It becomes clear that the killer is among them. A police detective, arriving on skis, interrogates the suspects.
- Additional Dates Saturday, November 12, 2022, 7:30pmSunday, November 13, 2022, 3:30pm
- Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Wildcat Tavern: Al Shafner & Revtones • 6-9pm
- Shannon Door: Sheehan & Holden • 6-9pm
- Red Parka Pub: Closed for vacation
- Shovel Handle Pub; Dan Aldrich • 5:30-8:30pm
SAT, Nov 12
- Community Event: CONIFER WALK
1pm • Tin Mountain Conservation Center- With all the leaves down, November is the perfect time learn to identify conifer trees. No distractions from those deciduous trees!
- Program Fee: $15/person or $25/household; members are free!
- Register online here. Walk ins welcome.
- Community Resource: LIBRARIES
- 10am-2pm • Jackson Library
Contact the library for additional help: 603.383.9731 or by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org. For more info: http://jacksonlibrary.org/ - 11am-3pm • Bartlett Library
More info: https://www.bartlettpubliclibrary.org
- 10am-2pm • Jackson Library
- Community Event: STUDIO NOCTURNES with David Lussier
10am-4pm – Nov 12 & Nov 13th • Jackson Art Studio and Gallery- More info and class registration: https://jacksonnh.com/event/the-studio-nocturne-w-david-lussier-2/:
- Learn to paint convincing nocturnes in the studio with oils or acrylics.
- Community Event: MUSICAL TRIBUTE to Marlene Dietrich
7pm • Majestic Cafe, Conway Village- Features Vanessa Schukis, mezzo, Scott Nicholas, piano and Tim Ostendorf, narrator for this tribute to musical life of the late Marlene Dietrich.
- More info and tickets:https://mountaintop.ludus.com/index.php
- Community Event: MOUSETRAP with M&D Playhouse
7:30pm • Eastern Slope Playhouse, North Conway- Get Tickets: $29
- In the Agatha Christie classic, a local woman is murdered, and the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It becomes clear that the killer is among them. A police detective, arriving on skis, interrogates the suspects.
- Additional Dates Sunday, November 13, 2022, 3:30pm
- Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Shannon Door: Sheehan & Holden• 7-10pm
- Red Parka Pub: Closed for vacation
- Wildcast Tavern: Jonathan Sarty • 6-8:30pm
SUN, Nov 13
- INTERFAITH GATHERING
8am • Old red library or Zoom link and password required – contact church for info- Join us for poetry, conversation, and prayer.
- CHOIR PRACTICE (in-person and zoom)
8am • JCC sanctuary or Zoom link and password required – contact church for info- 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?
- WORSHIP with VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE
10:30am • JCC (in-person & zoom)- Attend in-person
- Virtual attendance – Zoom link and password required – contact church for info
- Message: Rev Gail Doktor
- Music Sharon Novak
- Community Event: STUDIO NOCTURNES with David Lussier
10am-4pm – Nov 12 & Nov 13th • Jackson Art Studio and Gallery- More info and class registration: https://jacksonnh.com/event/the-studio-nocturne-w-david-lussier-2/:
- Learn to paint convincing nocturnes in the studio with oils or acrylics.
- Community Event: COMMUNITY POTLUCK SUPPER
4-7 pm • Whitney Community Center- Last Call: This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Whitney Community Center
- FREE to members of the Jackson community.
- To register email whitneycommunitycenter@gmail.com and let us know how many people are attending and if you are bringing a main dish, side dish or desert.
- More info and tickets:https://mountaintop.ludus.com/index.php
- Community Event: MOUSETRAP with M&D Playhouse
3:30pm • Eastern Slope Playhouse, North Conway- Get Tickets: $29
- In the Agatha Christie classic, a local woman is murdered, and the guests and staff at Monkswell Manor find themselves stranded during a snowstorm. It becomes clear that the killer is among them. A police detective, arriving on skis, interrogates the suspects.
- Community Events: MUSIC AROUND TOWN
- Shannon Door: Mike & Becca • 6-9pm
- Red Parka Pub: Closed for vacation
Tuesday, NOV 8: Vote!
Voting is an act of faith. Please go to the polls today; put your values, your ethics, your choice into action.
Where to vote: https://www.sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/polling-location
- Bartlett: Bartlett Town Hall, 56 Town Hall Rd, Bartlett, NH • 8am – 7pm
- Jackson: Whitney Community Center, 16 Black Mountain Road, Jackson NH • 8am – 7pm