| EVENTS with JCC: Clergy Lunch, Multi-Church Bible Study (Making Sense of the Bible by Adam Hamilton), Deacons, Fitness with Laurie McAleer, Council Meeting, Yoga with Anjali Rose, Way Station shifts, AA, Pastor’s Hours, NH UCC Annual Meeting (Concord), Interfaith @ Gazebo, Sunday Worship. AROUND TOWN: Toddler Storytime, Critical Hours book lecture, Environmental Trivia, Fall Mushroom Exploration. Ongoing Library Event: PIONEERING VOICES October Portrait Installation at Jackson Public Library. Pioneering Voices: Portraits of Transgender People comes to us courtesy of the Family Diversity Project by way of the Jackson Community Church, who introduced us. MON, Oct 14: Columbus Day Holiday TUE, Oct 15 CLERGY LUNCHEON 12:30pm • Center Conway, NH Clergy gathering. DEACONS TEAM MEETING 4pm • Jackson Community Church, 2nd Floor Review of worship programs and community care concerns. Multi-Church Event: MAKING SENSE of the BIBLE STUDY GROUP 6:30pm • North Conway Community Center Bring your copy of Adam Hamilton’s Making Sense of the Bible and your own study Bible. Facilitated by Revs Sue Davidson, Gail Doktor, Ruth Shaver. WED, Oct 16 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. COUNCIL MEETING 7pm • Jackson Community Church, 2nd Floor. Church officers and team and community representatives meet to review church mission, program, finances and make governance decisions. This meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. THURS, Oct 17 YOGA with Anjali Rose 9am • 1st Floor, Parish House / Jackson Community Church. 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 TODDLER STORYTIME 10:30pm • Jackson Public Library Community Event: CRITICAL HOURS with SANDY STOTT 7pm • Tin Mountain Conservation Center, Albany, NH A misread map, a sudden storm, or forgotten headlamp can all turn a leisurely hike into a treacherous endeavor. Sandy Stott, writer and editor for AMC’s Appalachia, delivers a history and celebration of the search and rescue workers who battle the elements to save lives in his book Critical Hours; Search and Rescue in the White Mountains. Suggested donation $3/pp or $5/family; TMCC free. FRI, Oct 18 PASTOR’s DROP-IN J-TOWN HOURS 7-9am • J-Town Deli, Jackson Come by for caffeine and breakfast, or just a chat. Or arrange a separate time to meet and talk and walk with Rev Gail by calling/texting her cell (978.273.0308) or emailing. PASTOR’S OFFICE HOURS 9:30-11am • Jackson Community Church Community Event: ENVIRONMENTAL TRIVIA 6:30pm • Tuckerman Brewing, Conway Join Tin Mountain Conservation Center at Tuckerman Brewing Co. for a fun evening of environmental trivia, food, beer, & prizes! Come with a team or join one when you arrive. $5 donation per participant. SAT, Oct 19 UCC Event: NH CONFERENCE of UCC ANNUAL MEETING 8am-Registration/9am-Program • Grappone Center, Concord, NH Deacon and Council Member Tom Pizor and Rev Gail Doktor attend. Event info. Community Event: FALL MUSHROOM EXPLORATION 9am • Nature Learning Center, Albany What’s popped up this fall on the Rockwell Sanctuary? Rick Van de Pol, Ecosystems Management Consultants, introduces us to the world of fungi and takes us on an exploration. Bring a hand lens (or borrow ours) and a snack. Call 603-447-6991 for reservations. SUN, Oct 20 INTERFAITH GATHERING 8am • Gazebo by Historical Society Come for poetry, prayer and conversation. FIGS & VINES YOUTH & FAMILY PROGRAM 9am • Youth & family faith formation. Explore scripture and ethical & environmental implications of our role as stewards of creation. RSVP to Rev Gail if planning to attend. WORSHIP – Taste and See Series: Figs & Vines 10:30am • Jackson Community Church * Reflections: Rev Gail Pomeroy Doktor * Accompanist: Alan Labrie |
THIS WEEK at Jackson Community Church and Around Town: TUE, Oct 15 – SUN, Oct 20