ANNOUNCEMENTS
Come to the Birthday Party!: Today we celebrate the church’s birthday with cake and gifts during coffee hour. The cake has been made for us by Diane Kizirian and will have 22 candles on it for the 22 years this church has been reborn. Gifts have been given to the church through your generosity, and we need the kids to help us open them. So come one, come all, and celebrate with us!
Peace Sunday: Next week will be our Peace Sunday; one Sunday each year when we are thoughtful in remembering the work that brought us a Peace Pole in front of the church and proclaiming the values of God’s gift of peace in our lives. We will be having a special worship service to celebrate this, so please join us.
Deerfield Fair Fundraiser Update: The fundraising committee would like to thank all the people who gave of their precious time to help us earn $3,750 (1/3 of the annual fundraising budget) from the Deerfield Fair. The Fair Association hired us to take tickets all day on Thursday and Saturday. The rain held off for us, mostly, on Thursday, and Saturday was perfect fair attendance weather—not too cold, not too warm. Fair attendees were in good spirits, all 52,000 of them on Saturday! We ticket takers thought the fair set a record, but not so—we were shy 4,000 people as the record for fair attendance is 56,000 people. Not much difference when you are handling that many tickets/people. As a group we enjoyed our work and fellowship at the fair.
Advent Worship Leadership Team: Would you like to be on the Worship Leadership Team for Advent? We will be thinking about what the church will be doing in preparation for Christmas. If you would like to be part of the team that helps us think about worship and is active in its planning, please see Gayle Murphy.
Prayer Box: The Deacons have provided a Prayer Box by the outside door of the handicap entrance. The box is a work of art made by Jane Roberts’ daughter. Its purpose is to allow people outside of the church to submit their prayer requests. The box will be checked each week to be included in Sunday’s prayers.
Confirmation Class Field Trip: The Confirmation Class will be going on its first Field Trip next Sunday to the Durham Evangelical Church. The service begins at 11:30, so we will meet here at our church at 10:45 to leave at 11:00. Anyone who would be interested in joining us on this field trip is welcome.
Free Lunch and Fellowship!: Mark your calendars for our next free lunches by Norma from 11:30am - 1pm on Wednesdays, October 20 and November 17. Please bring anyone you think might like to come! Norma has felt called to a ministry which will provide food and hospitality for church people and members of the community.
Trustee Work Day/New Info: On Saturday, October 23rd, from 8:30 to 12:30, will be a trustee-sponsored workday. The following are targeted projects: clean out the old cabinets and sink, from the vestry kitchen in the old building, rake leaves, cut the grass one last time, wash windows, do any other yard clean up work, last minute painting, possibly, if we have the time and workers, start on the pew tightening up. In addition, we are looking for people willing to put together light refreshments and drinks for the workers around 11:30. Please contact Dan Ferguson at 603.828.3170 to volunteer for either. **Weather permitting—Rain Date will be announced in the event of inclement weather. Also if there is a project you’d like to have accomplished, please write it on the board inside Fellowship Hall.
Communion Offering: Annually, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We will dedicate the October Mission offering to New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence to assist in prevention of domestic violence which has been increasing as a result of some of the economic challenges faced by many families. Founded in 1977, the Coalition is an umbrella organization for a statewide network of 14 independent member programs committed to ending domestic and sexual violence. To that end the Coalition seeks to ensure that quality services are provided to victims/survivors of domestic and sexual violence;, prevent future violence by educating the public, influence public policy and encourage the provision of services for perpetrators. For further information, visit their website at www.nhcadsv.org. (Please note: when making checks to support Mission giving, make them payable to NCC, with Mission in the Memo section, so that the funds can be properly tracked and then allocated to that Mission.)
New hours for Kat: Starting in November, Kat will be in the church office on Fridays only. Please continue to send any Newsletter information to her email address and leave messages on either machine.
Tangible Worship: Please notice the tables at each door of the Sanctuary. On them will be items which will express the theme of the worship service in a tangible way. See if you can figure out what will be happening in worship from the items on the tables.
Real Mugs for Real coffee: Bring your own mug to church so we can cut back on use of paper products during coffee hour. It will taste better and you can take it home to wash it. Thanks!
Pre-paid cards to benefit NCC: While you can order any number of pre-paid card on the third Sunday of each month, we have purchased extra cards of the most popular places. They include Dunkin’ Donuts, Regal Cinema, Restaurant pass, and Lowes, and they are available every Sunday after church while the supplies last. Contact Tiffany George with your questions at 332-5808 or t_george12@hotmail.com.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Flu Shots: The Northwood Flu Clinic will be at the Town Hall on Wednesday, October 13 from 2:00-5:00pm. The cost is $35.00. If you have Medicare Part B or Anthem BC/BS, they will bill your insurance directly as long as your insurance card is present.
N. Barnstead Women’s Fellowship: NBWF will host ‘Friendship Night 2010’ on Thursday, October 14th at 6:30pm. Rabbi Robin Nafshi of Temple Beth Jacob will discuss “What is Judaism?” Dessert will be served and the event will be held at North Barnstead Church. Please contact Lucy Silva at 603.942.9848 for further info or to RSVP.
Chadbourne’s Restaurant: Prepare for…’The Haunting.’ Chadbourne’s will be hosting an interactive dinner theatre on October 22, 23, 29, 30 at 7:00pm and 31 at 2:00pm. There’s a choice of three menu items, price is $25.00. RSVP to 603.942.5992 as seats fill quickly. (Psst—you’ll get to see Dan Ferguson!)
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
Monday 6:30pm Trustees
Tuesday 6:30pm Finance Committee
7:00pm Deacons
Thursday 7:00pm Choir
Next Sunday Peace Sunday
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