THIS WEEK at Jackson Community Church and Around Town

MON, Aug 19 – SUN, Aug 25

MON, Aug 19

• 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 20

• Closed Event: CLERGY LUNCH
  12:30pm • Center Conway
  Rev Gail participates in this meeting of local clergy.
• Community Event: NATURALIST LED HIKES in JACKSON
  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.
• DEACONS MEETING
  4pm • Jackson Community Church
  Meeting to review worship plans, church programming, and community care concerns.
• 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. 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 facilitate these weekly gatherings.

WED, Aug 21

• 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
  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.
• Community Event: BEAR SMART
  4pm • Whitney Community Center
  Diana Bell of Bretton Woods will be presenting a talk on the Bear Smart Program. Get Bear Smart (www.bearsmart.com) is a voluntary organization whose goal is  “to minimize the number of bears killed as the result of human-caused problems.”
• Community Event: MONARCH MANAGEMENT
  7pm • Tin Mountain Conservation Center,
  Albany
  Heidi Holman, NH Fish & Game, will explore monarch life cycle and ecology, conservation efforts, and citizen science programs to help monitor the species.

THURS, Aug 22

• Community Event: OLD GROWTH HIKE
  8am – 3pm • Meet at Grants parking lot, Glen
  Tin Mountain Conservation Center helps explore old growth sites in the region. Dave Govatski will lead participants to old growth stands at stops including Snyder Brook, Cold Brook Falls, and Lafayette Brook. Participants should pack a lunch and water and prepare to spend the day outside.
• 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: NO CARROLL COUNTY CAREGIVERS NETWORK
  9am • Granite State campus
  Rev Gail attends.
• 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:  FAMILY HOUR
  10:30am • Jackson Public Library
• Community Event: NATURALIST-LED BOAT CRUISE
  4pm • East Shore Drive, Madison
  Tin Mountain Conservation Center and Fish Nerds Guide Service offer 90-minute boat cruises on scenic Silver Lake in Madison, NH. Price: $25/person, $15/child 16 and under. $5 discount for TMCC members. Reservarions required: call Tin Mountain at (603) 447-6991.
• AA
  6:30pm • Second Floor, Church.

FRI, Aug 23

• 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
  9:30 – 11am • Jackson Community Church
  Make a date to meet with Rev Gail by calling her cell (978) 273.0308 or email.

SUN, Aug 25

• HISTORIC TRIANGLE SERVICE
  8am • Historic Triangle at corner of Black Mountain Rd and Wilson Rd, Jackson
  Commemorative blessing with poetry, song and reflection at The Triangle Site, where the first church in Jackson was located: a Free Will Baptist Church built in 1803. Bring a folding chair. Refreshments available on-site afterward.
• WORSHIP
  10:30am • Jackson Community Church.
  * Story: Rev Gail
  * Accompanist: Alan Labrie
  * A baptism is scheduled for this worship service