CALLING ALL CRAFTERS!!

NCC will be holding its Annual Christmas By Design and Soups Now or To Go Fair on Saturday December 13^th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. If you are interested in reserving a space, please contact us at 603-942-7116. Tables are $25 for non-members and $15 for members.  In addition to check or cash, payments can also be made through Venmo using account name Northwood Congregational@NCCGiving and PayPal using account name nccgiving@gmail.com (please ensure you make a note indicating the payment is for a table).  Thank you!

We are also looking for volunteers to help with making soups, baking, assisting with set-up and clean-up.  If you are interested in helping out at the Fair, please contact Peggy Kofer at peggykofer@gmail.com or call/text at 603-608-8627.

 

                      

For anyone who is struggling through this current government shutdown or due to the SNAP benefit crisis, the Northwood Emergency Food Pantry is available to assist!!  If you are able to donate to this growing need, The Food Pantry welcomes both monetary and shelf stable items.  There is an incredible need for gift cards for purchasing of formula and diapers as well.  Checks can be made out to Northwood Emergency Food Pantry and mailed to 155 Bennett Bridge Road, Northwood, NH 03261, Attention Renee
THE  LOCATION FOR THE NORTHWOOD EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY IS:
Northwood Congregational Church 
881 First New Hampshire Highway, Northwood, NH 03261 
Hours of Operation:
First Saturday of the month:  9:30-11:00 am
Second Monday of the month:  2:00-3:30 pm
Last Wednesday of the month: 9:00-10:30 am
Please contact Julie Roberts at 603-664-6937 for more information

Another resource is Link to End 68 Hours of Hunger's local home page:  https://www.facebook.com/end68hoursofhungernorthwood which is also housed at Northwood Congregational Church. 

Below are links to additional programs to help families in need:

Link to Department of Health & Human Services: SNAP and WIC Federal Shutdown Information | New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
NH WIC Baby food list: View the New Hampshire WIC Food List
Link to NH Family Resource Center  map: nh-frcs-map_final-2023-3.pdf

 

This Sunday, October 19th, is our Sojourn Sunday.  This month we will visit  The Church in the Woods, 92 Foster Rd, Canterbury, NH 03224 (click on link below for directions to the Church.    
Directions from Northwood Congregational Church

or to learn more about the Church in the Woods click on the link below:
https://www.churchofthewoods.church/

Their Service begins at 9:30 a.m.  If you would like to attend but need transportation or would like to travel with someone, please meet at the church at 8:15 a.m. or contact Priscilla Merrill at 603-553-1588 to arrange carpooling options.

This Sunday, October 12th, we will welcome Linnea Schroeder as our guest Worship Leader and Speaker.  Linnea will be offering communion to those who would like to receive it.  A brief bio for Linnea is given below:

Linnea earned her Master of Arts in Theology degree from Andover Newton Theological School in 1996. After more than twenty years in youth work and religious education in institutional church settings, she struck out in 2015 to create Night Kitchen, a weeknight salon for adults of the Seacoast area in search of “reasoned, compassionate and useful answers to the moral and spiritual dilemmas of our time.” She views her occasional pulpit appearances as opportunities for focused reflection on the span of her learnings in both kinds of settings, with the aim of widening safe spaces for change in the institutional church. 

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To listen to Rev. Gayle Murphy's recent sermon (on September 28th) please click on the link below.

Sunday Service - Zoom

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We invite you to attend services this Sunday, September 28th, as we welcome Rev. Gayle Murphy as our guest preacher.

Gayle Murphy had the privilege to be called to serve the Northwood Church for 12 years, ending in 2016. She loves this church and the people who worship here. Gayle and her husband live in Concord where Gayle continue to bike ride, meddle in community activities, read, and do handwork - including a quilt inspired by Joann Bailey. The Congregational Church of North Barnstead is her home church, where she is called by them to serve those outside of the organized church.

Services begin at 9:30 a.m. and we hope you can make it!

 

Calling all poets and poetry enthusiasts!!  Do you have a favorite poem or do you write poetry?  If so, come share your treasures!  On Thursday, October 9th, beginning at 6:00 p.m., NCC will host a Community-Wide Potluck Dinner and Poetry Salon. We hope to see you there!