This Week at JCC and Around Town: TUE, Nov 10 – SUN, Nov 15
TUE, Nov 10
- KRISTALLNACHT
Observance of Kristallnacht Night of Shattered Glass as part of statewide ritual. Windows of the church lit up to acknowledge this event. - RING BELL
Noon • Jackson Community Church - CLERGY LUNCH
12:30-2pm • Zoom.
Meeting of Clergy of the Eastern Slope for peer work and community networking. Rev Gail attends.
WED, Nov 11 – Veterans Day
- VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE
- SCHOULER PARK GATHERING
11am • Schouler Park, North Conway
Local American Legion Posts 95 of North Conway and 46 of Conway are collaborating on Veterans Day ceremonies in North Conway’s Schouler Park. Due to the pandemic, there will not be a parade as in past years.All veterans are asked to congregate, socially distanced, in Schouler Park. Addressing the crowd will be Maj. Frank McCarthy (USMC-Ret.), a three-tour decorated Vietnam War combat veteran. Post 95 Commander Jim LeFebvre will then give remarks, discussing the sacrifi ce of all who wear the uniform. Veterans and a guest are then invited to a lunch immediately following the brief ceremonies at Amer-ican Legion Post 46 on Tasker Hill Road in Conway. For more information, call LeFebrvre at (603) 356-7296 or Post 46 at (603) 447-3927. - HEROES TRAIN on CONWAY SCENIC RAILROAD
11:15 am & 12:45 pm • Conway Scenic Railroad
Free admission to veterans (valid ID required) when accompanied by an adult paying full fare. Call (603) 356-5251.
- SCHOULER PARK GATHERING
- RING BELL
Noon • Jackson Community Church - DEACONS MEETING
4pm • Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/96853932521
Alternately: Call by touch-tone phone: 929 436 2866, Meeting ID: 968 5393 2521
THURS, Nov 12
- Community Event: YIN/RESTORATIVE YOGA with Anjali Rose
8am • Zoom (Link provided once participants complete health waiver is sent to anjalirose15@gmail.com and registration/payment for class received.) See Anjali’s website for full list of classes offered and instructions to register. - RING BELL
Noon • Jackson Community Church - Community Event: LIBRARY PICKUP/PRINTING HOURS
2-6pm • Jackson Public Library- You can place a hold – online via your Koha account using your 14 digit library card number
- Contact by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org. or leave a voice message at 603-383-9731
- We will send you an email as soon as your item/s are ready for pickup.
- Printing and scanning services are also available. Contact us for details.
- Community Service: WAY STATION SHIFT
3pm • Curbside package preparation
5pm • Shift at curbside with guests - Community Event: WELCOME to the PYROCENE – Ecological Implications of a Planet on Fire (Tin Mountain)
7pm • Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/92821776872 Meeting ID: 928 2177 6872
Stephen J Pyne coined the term Pyrocene in 2015 to describe a Fire Age as comparable to the Ice Ages. The central idea revolves around the human use of fire from the dawn of civilization to today when burning fossil fuels causes climate change. These rapid changes in our climate have led to severe drought, longer fire seasons, bigger fires, and forest land conversion. We see the destruction from mega forest fires from Australia to the Amazon, Scandinavia to Southern Europe, and in North America. We will discuss the effects of forest fires in the ecosystem, prescribed burning, fire prevention and detection, fire weather, and more complex issues such as adequate funding at the national level to manage forest fires under a changing climate.
FRI, Nov 13
- Community Service Day: JACKSON XC SKI TOURING FOUNDATION
9:30am • Drainage on the North Hall Trail.
Group Work meet at 9:30 am. This is a rake and hoe project. We will meet at the Rocky Branch Parking Lot and disperse ourselves up the trail to remove leaves from culverts and ditches. Not the most glamourous work but very rewarding. Masks required. Contact Ellen Chandler at JXC for more info: ellen.chandler@jacksonxc.org. - RING BELL
Noon • Jackson Community Church
SAT, Nov 14
- Community Event: LIBRARY PICKUP HOURS
10am-2pm • Jackson Public Library- You can place a hold online via your Koha account using your 14 digit library card number
- Contact by email: staff@jacksonlibrary.org. or leave a voice message at 603-383-9731
- We will send you an email as soon as your item/s are ready for pickup.
- Printing and scanning services are also available. Contact us for details.
- RING BELL
Noon • Jackson Community Church
SUN, Nov 15
- INTERFAITH SERVICE
8am • Zoom & Pavilion behind Whitney Community Center
Small group gathering outside at pavilion. Use social-distancing protocols: bring your own mask and chairs. Join us for poetry, worship, and prayer.- Zoom link required.
- CHOIR REHEARSAL
9am • Zoom link required. - VIRTUAL & IN-PERSON WORSHIP
10:30am • Zoom link required.- Join us for worship, music, reflection, prayer, scripture. Service will also be live-streamed to website and Facebook (if technology supports this function on the day of event).
- If attending in person, social distancing and mask required.
- Afterward, recordings of worship service will be posted to Facebook, Vimeo.com channel & Youtube.com channel.
- RING BELL
Noon • Jackson Community Church
Message & Music: Ipswich Youth Group on Holy Spirit & Love
JCC 020220 Spirit-Minded from architect on Vimeo.
THIS WEEK at Jackson Community Church and Around Town MON, Aug 12 – SUN, Aug 18
MON, Aug 12
- Community Service: WAY STATION SHIFTS
9am & 5pm • Way Station, 15 Grove St, No Conway
Volunteers from JCC work “adult” and “family” shifts at Way Station. To indicate interest in becoming a volunteer with this program, please contact the Way Station.
TUE, Aug 13
- NH Conference: ANNUAL MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE CALLS
9am – 1pm • Conference Call
Rev Gail participates in planning of worship and programming for NH Conference’s annual meeting in October. - Community Event: NATURALIST LED HIKES in JACKSON – Historic Tin Mine
10am – Noon • Tin Mountain Field Station, Jackson
Meet at the lower parking lot at TMCC, 31 Rockwell Dr (off Tin Mine Road), in Jackson, NH. Participants of all ages a welcome. Program fee of $5/person or $20/family; members free. - Private: PASTORAL CARE SESSIONS
1:30pm • Jackson Community Church - WAY STATION LEADERSHIP MEETING
4:30pm • Way Station, 15 Grove St, No Conway - Community Event: ADULT BOOK GROUP
4:30pm • Jackson Public Library - Community Event: JACKSON FARMER’S MARKET
3:30 – 6:30 pm • Thompson House Eatery/T.H.E., Jackson, NH
Local vendors, live music, fresh produce. -
Community Event: NATURALIST LED WALKS
6:30 – 7:30pm • Nature Learning Center, Albany
Join a Tin Mountain naturalist for a dusk-time stroll through the Rockwell Sanctuary. Listen for birds, frogs, and evening insects. All ages welcome. Program fee of $5/person or $20/family; members free. - Multi-Church Event: INSPIRED – WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
6:30pm • North Conway Community Center
Come with your copy of the Inspired book and your own study Bible if you have one (we will bring extra Bibles for reference). Ministers Gail Doktor, Sue Davidson and Ruth Shaver will be facilitating these weekly gathering.
WED, Aug 14
- PASTOR’s DROP-IN HOURS
7-8:30am • J-Town Deli
Come for caffeine, conversation. Or make a separate date to meet with Rev Gail by calling her cell (978) 273.0308 or email. - PASTOR’s OFFICE HOURS
9-11am • Second Floor, Jackson Community Church
Make an apt with Rev Gail by calling her cell (978) 273.0308 or email. - TUNE UP FITNESS with Laurie McAleer
9am • Parish House. Fitness class. Free; open to public.
Stretching and fitness workouts with certified fitness coach Laurie McAleer. Exercises can be adjusted to individual needs. - Community Event: WEDNESDAYS at WILDCAT – Pond Full of Fun
Noon- 2pm • Wildcat Mountain Ski Area, Pinkham Notch
Explore Pinkham Notch with a Tin Mountain naturalist and learn about the diverse ecology of the region. Programs are free and open to the public. Alpine program requires the purchase of a gondola ticket. More info.
THURS, Aug 15
- YOGA with Anjali Rose
9am • 1st Floor, Parish House / Jackson Community Church.
Beginning stretch, flow and align yoga; safe for new practitioners. Fee for this program. - Community Service: WAY STATION HOURS
9am & 5pm • Way Station, 15 Grove St, No Conway
Volunteers from JCC work “adult hour” shifts at Way Station. To indicate interest in becoming a volunteer with this program, please contact the Way Station. - Community Event: STORYTIME
10:30am • Jackson Public Library - Community Event: ECOFORUM – SUMMER RESEARCH RECAP
Noon • Nature Learning Center, Albany
Join us for lunch and gain a deeper understanding of Tin Mountain’s current research initiatives. - AA
6:30pm • Second Floor, Church.
FRI, Aug 16
- PASTOR’s DROP-IN HOURS
7-8:30am • J-Town Deli
Come for caffeine, conversation. Or make a separate date to meet with Rev Gail by calling her cell (978) 273.0308 or email.
SAT, Aug 17
- Private Event: WEDDING VOW CELEBRATION
Rev Gail officiates at Murphy-Wiswell celebration. - Community Event: MT WASHINGTON BICYCLE HILLCLIMB – Tin Mountain Fundraiser
More information about participating.
SUN, Aug 18
- INTERFAITH GATHERING @ GAZEBO
8am • Gazebo. Hot beverages available. Come for poetry, literature, conversation and prayer. - MEMBERSHIP Q&A
9:15am • Jackson Community Church. - JAZZ WORSHIP
with HEATHER PIERSON & FRIENDS
plus GOODBYES to SAM & BETSEY HARDING and JUDY SHUMAN
10:30am • Jackson Community Church.
* Story: Rev Gail
* Accompanist: Alan Labrie
* Jazz Music: Heather Pierson & Friends - CHURCH & COMMUNITY BBQ (rain or shine)
Noon • Jackson Community Church campus
* Lunch at the church (rain or shine).
* Chefs wanted! Contact church if you can wear an apron and wield BBQ tools! - Community Event: MAGIC of BENNY GOODMAN with Peter & Will Anderson Trio (Mountain Top Music Program)
4pm • Private Home in Glen
$35/per person. More info and tickets.
THIS WEEK at Jackson Community Church and Around Town MON, July 8 – SUN, July 14
MON, July 8
- Community Service: WAY STATION HOURS Volunteers from JCC work “family hour” shift at Way Station. Rev Gail attends. To indicate interest in becoming a volunteer with this program, please contact the Way Station.
- Community Event: DINNER BELL
5-6pm • Brown Church / Conway Congregational Church
Free community meal for local residents.
TUE, July 9
- Community Event: WAY STATION BOARD of DIRECTORS
Leadership meeting to address client needs and requests, signage, facility use, community engagement, volunteer training, policy questions. - CLERGY of the EASTERN SLOPE
12:30pm • Lunch for local clergy from Mt Washington Valley faith communities. Rev Gail attends. - Community Event: NATURALIST LED HIKES in JACKSON – Tin Mountain Summit
10am – Noon • Tin Mountain Field Station, Jackson
Meet at the lower parking lot at TMCC, 31 Rockwell Dr (off Tin Mine Road), in Jackson, NH. Tin Mountain’s naturalist will explain the historic use of the property, help identify plant species, and point out animal signs. Participants of all ages a welcome. Program fee of $5/person or $20/family; members free. - Community Event: ADULT BOOK GROUP
4:30 – 5:30pm • Jackson Public Library
Monthly on the second Tuesday - Community Event: JACKSON FARMER’S MARKET
3:30 – 6:30 pm • Thompson House Eatery, Jackson, NH
Local vendors, live music, fresh produce. -
Community Event: NATURALIST LED WALKS
6:30 – 7:30pm • Nature Learning Center, Albany
Join a Tin Mountain naturalist for a dusk-time stroll through the Rockwell Sanctuary. Listen for birds, frogs, and evening insects. All ages welcome. Program fee of $5/person or $20/family; members free.
WED, July 10
- TUNE UP FITNESS with Laurie McAleer
9am • Parish House. Fitness class. Free; open to public.
Stretching and fitness workouts with certified fitness coach Laurie McAleer. Exercises can be adjusted to individual needs. - Community Event: WEDNESDAYS at WILDCAT – Hike to Thompson Brook Falls
Noon- 2pm • Wildcat Mountain Ski Area, Pinkham Notch
Explore Pinkham Notch with a Tin Mountain naturalist and learn about the diverse ecology of the region. Program topics change weekly and range from learning about the flora and fauna of the forest and fresh water ecosystems to those of the higher alpine environment, including wildflowers, mosses, waterfalls, frogs, and moose to the geology of the surrounding mountains and Presidential Range. Programs are free and open to the public. Alpine program requires the purchase of a gondola ticket. More info. - Community Event: LIVE MUSIC with RILEY PARKHURST
7-10pm • Thompson House Eatery
THURS, July 11
- YOGA with Anjali Rose
9am • 1st Floor, Parish House / Jackson Community Church.
Beginning stretch, flow and align yoga; safe for new practitioners. Fee for this program. - Community Event: STORY TIME – A Universe of Stories
10:30am • Jackson Public Library - Community Service: WAY STATION HOURS Volunteers from JCC work “adult hour” shifts at Way Station. Rev Gail attends. To indicate interest in becoming a volunteer with this program, please contact the Way Station.
- Community Event: COASTING for KIDS
9:30 am – 6:00 pm • Storyland, NH
Raise $100 or more for Give Kids the World and get exclusive ride time before the park opens on Polar Coaster and Roar-O-Saurus, a cool event t-shirt, PLUS your admission for the day is free! More info. -
Community Event: ECOFORUM – Aerial Insectivores: The Who, What, Where, and Why of an Emerging Conservation Issue
Noon • Nature Learning Center, Albany
Aerial insectivores are birds that feed on insects captured in flight, and include nightjars, swifts, flycatchers, and swallows. Dr. Pamela Hunt, NH Audubon, will provide an overview of these species’ biology and population trends. An optional field component will follow the EcoForum presentation. - Community Event: NATURALIST LED BOAT CRUISE
4 – 5:30pm • East Shore Drive, Madison
Location: Meet at the Silver Lake Boat Launch on East Shore Road in Silver Lake, NH. Tin Mountain Conservation Center is teaming up with Fish Nerds Guide Service to offer 90-minute boat cruises. Price: $25/person, $15/child 16 and under. $5 discount for TMCC members. Due to the limited space on the cruises, reservations are required. Call Tin Mountain at (603) 447-6991 to reserve your space; payment at time of reservation. -
Community Event: WILDLIFE of the NORTH COUNTRY
7-8pm • Whitney Community Center, Jackson
Who lives north of the notch? Join us for a pictorial exploration of the wildlife of northern New Hampshire offered by Tin Mountain Conervsation staff. Focus on the animals that call Lake Umbagog area home, including moose, osprey, loons, and bald eagles. - AA
6:30pm • Second Floor, Church.
FRI, July 12
- PASTOR’s DROP-IN HOURS
7-9am • J-Town Deli
Come for caffeine, conversation. Or make a separate date to meet with Rev Gail by calling her cell (978) 273.0308 or email. - PASTOR’s OFFICE HOURS
9:30-11:30am • Church. Drop by or make an appointment to meet with Rev Gail by texting or calling her cell (978) 273.0308 or by email.
SAT, July 13
- MEN’S BREAKFAST
7:30am – 9am • Wentworth
Food & conversation for friends and members of church. - Community Event: UMBAGOG CANOE TRIP
6:30am – 5pm • Meet at Jackson Historical Society
Led by Tin Mountain Conservation staff. Ply the waters of Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge where loons, bald eagles, osprey, and moose abound. Bring binoculars and a hearty lunch. Use your own canoe/kayak or borrow ours. Call 447-6991 for reservations. $10/person.
SUN, July 14
- INTERFAITH GATHERING @ GAZEBO
8am • Gazebo. Hot beverages available. Come for poetry, literature, conversation and prayer. - BIBLE STUDY with REV GAIL
9:15am • 2nd Floor / Council Room, Church
All welcome. We will discuss lectionary passages for this week: Colossians 1: 1-14 and Luke 10:25-37. - WORSHIP
10:30am • Jackson Community Church.
* Story: Rev Gail
* Accompanist: Alan Labrie
* Special Music: Sue Titus Reid - MEMBERSHIP CLASS
11:45am • 2nd Floor / Council Room, Church
Questions about Jackson Community Church, its history and theology? Want voting privileges? Wonder what membership means? Come for Q&A with deacon and member, plus pastor.
VOLUNTEER: Community Service Opportunities
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VALLEY LITTER CLEAN UP DAY
Sat, May 4
- 8:30-10am • Register at Whitney Community Center (or other locally designated sites) for trash bags, gloves and road assignments
- 10am • Clean up
- 2pm • Celebration at Hampton Inn, North Conway; Food music, prizes, water park and more! Ben 7 Jerry’s, Flatbread Pizza, Home Depot Play Station, Educational and Information centers.
- More info: Facebook.
WOMEN BUILD
Habitat for Humanity
Sat, May 11
- Mt. Washington Valley Habitat for Humanity’s event is located in 3 Sokokis Pines, Tamworth, NH.
CHURCH SPRING CLEAN-UP
Jackson Community Church
Sat, May 11
- 9am – Noon
- Come for orientation to facility, submission of background checks
- Come with gloves and buckets, and old clothes, to help clean up grounds and exterior of church.
- Spring cleaning!
WAY STATION VOLUNTEER TRAINING
Way Station, Nativity Lutheran Campus
Sun, May 19
- 2-5pm
- Come for orientation to facility, submission of background checks
- Curriculum by United Way’s preparedness officer Jeff Jones and NH Listens