This Week: Feb 12-Feb 18
- TUE, FEB 13:
*SECOND TUESDAY COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
5-6:30pm • Parish Hall. Part of a community conversation series offered by Jackson Community Church. Join us for refreshments and a community conversation on Buddhism & Christianity perspectives, based on the Book of Joy by the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
Next month: March 13 – Second Tuesday conversation on Adversity, Resilience & Joy inspired from selections from Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. - FEB 14: Ash Wednesday
*ASHES to GO
7-9am • JTown Deli. Rev Gail will offer ashes for anyone who drops by pastor’s hours at the JTown Deli.
*ASHES @ JCC. 4-4:30pm • Sanctuary, Jackson Community Church. Come to receive ashes and a blessing.
*ECUMENICAL ASH WED SERVICE
6pm • Lutheran Church of the Nativity
Worship service led by Clergy of the Eastern Slopes. Come to receive ashes and to begin the Lenten season. - THURS, FEB 15:
*WOMEN’S WISDOM CIRCLE
11am-Noon • Parish Hall. Anjali Rose, trained in yoga and reiki and other contemplative arts, will facilitate a women’s circle that focuses on embodied wisdom. Drawing on different wisdom traditions, practicing contemplative arts, sharing & building community. Meets again Feb 22. Rev Gail will also help facilitate this group. This group will meet twice a month. Drop-in fee will be charged for this group to cover Anjali Rose’s presence as facilitator.
*YOGA & MEDITATTION
3:30pm • Yoga with Charlotte Doucette • Parish Hall. $10/pp fee. (Scholarships available). Followed by brief meditation.
*AA
6-7pm • Church Library - SUN, FEB 18: Lent 1
*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
10:30am • Jackson Community Church
Theme: Lent 1 ‘By Water’
This Week: Jan 22-28
THIS WEEK at Jackson Community Church: Jan 22-28
MON, JAN 22
- CATHERINE PFEIFFER WAKE & FUNERAL
9:30-11:30am • Wake at Everett’s Funeral Home, Natick, MA.
Noon • Funeral at St Patricks Cathedral, Natick, MA.
TUE, JAN 23
- SMALL GROUP STUDY & REFLECTION
4pm • Pastor’s Office. Readings from Book of Joy by Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A few copies reserved at library under Jackson Community Church book group. This group will meet weekly through January to read and reflect on this book. 1-2 copies are also available for purchase at White Birch Books. (This gathering is subject to weather conditions, of course.)
WED, JAN 24
- PASTOR’S J-TOWN HOURS
7-9am • J-Town Deli. Drop by for hot beverage, good food, and a visit. - PASTOR’s OFFICE HOURS
10am-Noon • Jackson Community Church. - ANNUAL MEETING & POTLUCK
6pm • Potluck
7pm • Annual Meeting (annual report is available at church in advance)
THURS, JAN 25
- CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES
3:30pm • Yoga with Charlotte Doucette • Parish Hall. $10/pp fee. (Scholarships available)
4:40pm • Guided Meditation with Charlotte Doucette (if yoga class is held, dependent on attendance) • Upstairs classroom. Free. - AA
6:30pm • Church Library
SUN, JAN 28
- 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
10:30am • Jackson Community Church