This week at church: Wed – Pastor’s Drop-In Hours @ Glen Ledge Store & Gas Station & Fitness with Laurie McAleer, Thurs – Yoga with Anjali Rose, Sun – Worship, Mon: JCC @ Sandwich Fair for Honduras Hope. Community events: Wed – World’s Worst Weather program @ library, Sat – Home concert with Mountain Top Music (call to check if tickets are available). Also note hold-the-date events: Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk, Ukama Dinner for Zimbabwe delegates, Wentworth Charity Ball and Neighbor to Neighbor.
THIS WEEK
at Jackson Community Church and Around Town
at Jackson Community Church and Around Town
Community Event: SEP 30-OCT 7 – Fryeburg Fair.
- North Conway, Conway Village and Fryeburg Congregational (UCC) Churches all have booths at this event, as well as local Lions and Kiwanis clubs and other nonprofit groups. Our local residents have winning contributions in different categories around the fair. Go visit and support our neighbors! Info: fryeburgfair.org.
WED, Oct 3
- PASTOR’S DROP-IN HOURS
7-8:30am • Glen Ledge Store & Gas Station. (JTown Deli has changed its hours for the autumn.) - TUNE UP FITNESS with Laurie McAleer, 9am • Parish House, Jackson Community Church.
- Community Event: WORLD’S WORST WEATHER with Mt Washington Observatory’s Will Broussard
7 pm • Jackson Public Library
Bitter cold, dense fog, heavy snow, and record winds: Mount Washington is known worldwide for its unpredictable and dangerous weather. Join Will Broussard for an investigation into the unique life and work of weather observers stationed at the observatory year-round. We will explore how the mountain’s weather works and what it can tell us about New England’s own weather patterns. This program will include interactive demonstrations, weather instruments, stunning photography, and video footage from the summit. For more details, visit www.onebookonevalley.org and www.mountwashington.org This lecture is free and open to the public, although a $5 donation is welcome.
THURS, OCT 4
- INTRODUCTORY YOGA with Anjali Rose
9am • Parish House, Jackson Community Church Introductory yoga. - AA
6:30pm • Second Floor, Church
SAT, OCT 6
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Community Event: TWO PIANO JAZZ HOME CONCERT
7:30pm • Silver Lake Private Home. Featuring Tom Hojnacki and Joe Mulholland of the Berklee College of Music in Boston. At a gorgeous mountaintop home above Silver Lake. $35/person. Info on concert series. Note from Mountain Top Music: As of Oct 2 – TWO SEATS AVAILABLE. Please call 603 447 4737 and leave a message if you want them. We will call you back for payment information. FIRST CALL GETS THE SEATS!
SUN, OCT 7
- INTERFAITH WORSHIP @ GAZEBO
8am • Gazebo. Come for poetry, literature, conversation and prayer. - WORSHIP SERVICE & WORLDWIDE COMMUNION SUNDAY
- 10:30am • Jackson Community Church.
Story: ‘Prophets: Then & Now’ with Rev Gail Doktor - Accompanist: Alan Labrie
- Choir practice: Come 9:45am to brush up on today’s song, stay after worship to practice next week’s musical offering.
- 10:30am • Jackson Community Church.
MON, OCT 8 – Columbus Day Holiday
- JCC @ SANDWICH FAIR for HONDURAS HOPE
9am-2pm (two shifts) • Sandwich Fair, NH. JCC friends and members are helping at the Common Man Booth, whose proceeds benefit one of the organizations our church supports: Honduras Hope. Some JCC volunteers have signed up; additional volunteers welcome. Contact Meg Phillips for more information.
Save the Date:
SUN, OCT 14: MAKING STRIDES BREAST CANCER WALK
Whitaker Woods, North Conway, NH
Whitaker Woods, North Conway, NH
Jackson Community Church has been asked to put together a team of volunteers for:
- Set up: 7:15 – 9:15am
- Registration: 8:30 – 10:30am
- At the Walk: 9:30 – 11:30
- Clean up: 11:30 – 1:30 (maybe sooner)
Note: Our volunteers, unless people are also participating in the walk, will likely serve in early time slots for setup or registration, prior to worship. Info on event. Contact Kathy Metz, the ACS Community Organizer, to volunteer. Phone: 512-490-8787 or Kathy.Metz@cancer.org. American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks raise awareness and funds to save lives from breast cancer.
WED, OCT 17: ZIMBABWE DELEGATION WELCOME DINNER
5pm • Parish House, Jackson Community Church. Join us for a church potluck meal. Meet the five Zimbabwe delegates from partner churches. All welcome.
WED, OCT 24: WENTWORTH CHARITY BALL
The 4th Annual Charity Ball
@ The Wentworth, Jackson, NH
@ The Wentworth, Jackson, NH
As noted in the Jackson Enews: “This event last year raised over $17.000 and 33 different charities benefited. Invitations will be sent out by Ellie Koeppel in the next few weeks and if you would like to be added to the invite list please contact Ellie directly at ellie@thewentworth.com.”
SAT, NOV 3: NEIGHBOR to NEIGHBOR
JCC will participate in this ecumenical volunteer program which connects volunteers and resources with people who need help to make their homes safe, warm, and dry. This one-day volunteer initiative provides free repairs and weatherization to people of the Mount Washington Valley who need it. This can be vitally important as we prepare for New England’s harsh winter. You can help:
JCC will participate in this ecumenical volunteer program which connects volunteers and resources with people who need help to make their homes safe, warm, and dry. This one-day volunteer initiative provides free repairs and weatherization to people of the Mount Washington Valley who need it. This can be vitally important as we prepare for New England’s harsh winter. You can help:
- Referrals for neighbors who need work completed in our community
- Volunteers to help complete different jobs. You may serve in Jackson or in a community nearby.
- Please email JCC with any referrals or your interest in participating. JCC will provide a liaison to coordinate our referrals & job crews with the team leaders based at Nativity Lutheran in No Conway, NH.
THIS WEEK: WED, Oct 3 – SUN, Oct 7