ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcoming new friends: It is our joy to welcome the people who Gayle journeyed with to San Jose Villaneueva in El Salvador. Many are students from Bishop Brady High School and Concord’s St. John’s or Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Churches. Please greet them downstairs at coffee hour as we share our pictures of this trip with you. Gayle is deeply grateful to Brad Bittman, Bridget Bittman, Casey Manning and Donna Manion for sharing their gift for music with us.
Graduating Seniors: We celebrate our seniors who are graduating from Coe-Brown Northwood Academy this week. Many of these young people have we have watched grow up into impressive young men and women. Please greet them after church and watch in the newsletter for their future plans.
Care Day Gratitude: Thanks to all who worked hard yesterday to care for the needs and demands of this wonderful and old building. We had as much fun as we were productive.
Return the Blessings: It’s not too late for you to make a pledge or estimate of giving for our next fiscal year. You can directly contact Matt Caron, Financial Secretary at macron@netjets.com or fill in an Estimate of Giving card (found on table outside of Fellowship Hall.)
Annual Meeting: The Church’s Annual meeting will be held after worship on Sunday, June 6. This is an important meeting, and in order to conduct our business, we need a quorum to be present. The Envisioning Committee will present its results to the Congregation, the Nominating Slate will be voted into office, the By-Laws Changes will be voted in, and the Budget will be accepted for the next fiscal year. If you are a member it is important that you understand the work of this church and that you are present to have your voice heard. Annual Reports and the proposed budget will be available ahead of time for you to review.
Communion Offering: is to support Heifer Project International, which provides farm animals to people throughout the world. Each Sunday in May, our children will be working in Sunday School to learn about Heifer Project and to make crafts which they will sell during the first two Sundays in June. Also on sale will be special Fair Trade Green Mountain coffee. Green Mountain Coffee and Heifer Project have paired to help coffee growers become more sustainable by finding crops they can sell in the off season. The money which comes in for the Mission Offering will be paired with the kids’ craft sale proceeds to buy as many animals as we can. (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.)
Boards/Committees: Are you looking for some way to live out your commitment to this community of faith? The Nominating Committee is looking for good people to serve on the various Boards and Committees to carry on the ministry of this church. If you think there is something in particular you would like to do, please contact Sue Masison, Norma Heroux, Gayle Robbins-Monteith or Torri Ostrey-Richards.
Coffee Hour Fellowship: Coffee hour is when we can gather as a community and welcome those who have worshiped with us. This is more than filling our bellies with good food, this is nurturing the soul of the congregation. Please consider signing up to provide treats and serve coffee for a week sometime in the future. You can sign up with a friend to make the load lighter and the food more varied. There is a sign-up sheet in Fellowship Hall.
Post-Sabbatical Pot-Luck: Save June 11 for a pot-luck dinner and a report on Gayle’s Sabbatical. She will show you pictures, share stories and insights, and answer any questions. We are hoping that it will be a wonderful combination of a fun evening and a way for you to learn about Gayle’s adventures while on Sabbatical.
NCC’s Annual Strawberry Festival: Mark your calendars for the annual Strawberry Festival at Northwood Congregational Church, Route 4 in Northwood from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Enjoy a hearty pancake and sausage breakfast with strawberries, butter and maple syrup. If you do not make it for breakfast, we will be barbequing hotdogs and hamburgers for lunch, served with other tasty lunch fare, available from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Delicious strawberry baked goods, strawberries dipped in chocolate, and homemade strawberry shortcakes topped with whip cream and ice cream will be served up all day long! Plenty of locally picked strawberries will be for sale for your own baking. Stock up! There will be fun activities for the whole family, including face painting and a yard sale. For more details, call Catey McCann at 664-7288 or email her at nhmccann@metrocast.net.
Summer Flowers: Would you like to help beatify the Alter? Please see a Deacon to let them know you are interested in bringing in your fresh cut flowers/bush trimmings.
“Fix Me” Board: Anyone with a church "care concern" (i.e. fix this please!), let a trustee know or place it on the easel located in Fellowship hall. Your Trustees are Rena, Bruce, Chris, Scott, Dan and Rick.
Centering Prayer: You are all invited to a time of centering prayer every Wednesday at 8:00 am for 30 minutes. Jo Chase is hosting us in her home at 306 Catamount Road.
Pre-paid cards to benefit NCC: If you do any shopping at Shaws, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, or Irving Gas (or any number of stores)...buy a pre-paid card to make your purchases. A percentage of the sales comes back to the church and you aren’t spending any more money than you would have anyway. We place the orders on the 3rd Sunday of the month and they are delivered on the 4th Sunday. Please contact Tiffany George if you have any questions about the program at 332-5808 or t_george12@hotmail.com
Children's Sunday, June 13th
On this special Sunday, we are looking for children to
participate in several aspects of our service.
Here’s a list of what you can do!
Candle lighters
Offering Plate passers
Musical talents
Readers
Welcoming new friends: It is our joy to welcome the people who Gayle journeyed with to San Jose Villaneueva in El Salvador. Many are students from Bishop Brady High School and Concord’s St. John’s or Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Churches. Please greet them downstairs at coffee hour as we share our pictures of this trip with you. Gayle is deeply grateful to Brad Bittman, Bridget Bittman, Casey Manning and Donna Manion for sharing their gift for music with us.
Graduating Seniors: We celebrate our seniors who are graduating from Coe-Brown Northwood Academy this week. Many of these young people have we have watched grow up into impressive young men and women. Please greet them after church and watch in the newsletter for their future plans.
Care Day Gratitude: Thanks to all who worked hard yesterday to care for the needs and demands of this wonderful and old building. We had as much fun as we were productive.
Return the Blessings: It’s not too late for you to make a pledge or estimate of giving for our next fiscal year. You can directly contact Matt Caron, Financial Secretary at macron@netjets.com or fill in an Estimate of Giving card (found on table outside of Fellowship Hall.)
Annual Meeting: The Church’s Annual meeting will be held after worship on Sunday, June 6. This is an important meeting, and in order to conduct our business, we need a quorum to be present. The Envisioning Committee will present its results to the Congregation, the Nominating Slate will be voted into office, the By-Laws Changes will be voted in, and the Budget will be accepted for the next fiscal year. If you are a member it is important that you understand the work of this church and that you are present to have your voice heard. Annual Reports and the proposed budget will be available ahead of time for you to review.
Communion Offering: is to support Heifer Project International, which provides farm animals to people throughout the world. Each Sunday in May, our children will be working in Sunday School to learn about Heifer Project and to make crafts which they will sell during the first two Sundays in June. Also on sale will be special Fair Trade Green Mountain coffee. Green Mountain Coffee and Heifer Project have paired to help coffee growers become more sustainable by finding crops they can sell in the off season. The money which comes in for the Mission Offering will be paired with the kids’ craft sale proceeds to buy as many animals as we can. (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.)
Boards/Committees: Are you looking for some way to live out your commitment to this community of faith? The Nominating Committee is looking for good people to serve on the various Boards and Committees to carry on the ministry of this church. If you think there is something in particular you would like to do, please contact Sue Masison, Norma Heroux, Gayle Robbins-Monteith or Torri Ostrey-Richards.
Coffee Hour Fellowship: Coffee hour is when we can gather as a community and welcome those who have worshiped with us. This is more than filling our bellies with good food, this is nurturing the soul of the congregation. Please consider signing up to provide treats and serve coffee for a week sometime in the future. You can sign up with a friend to make the load lighter and the food more varied. There is a sign-up sheet in Fellowship Hall.
Post-Sabbatical Pot-Luck: Save June 11 for a pot-luck dinner and a report on Gayle’s Sabbatical. She will show you pictures, share stories and insights, and answer any questions. We are hoping that it will be a wonderful combination of a fun evening and a way for you to learn about Gayle’s adventures while on Sabbatical.
NCC’s Annual Strawberry Festival: Mark your calendars for the annual Strawberry Festival at Northwood Congregational Church, Route 4 in Northwood from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Enjoy a hearty pancake and sausage breakfast with strawberries, butter and maple syrup. If you do not make it for breakfast, we will be barbequing hotdogs and hamburgers for lunch, served with other tasty lunch fare, available from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Delicious strawberry baked goods, strawberries dipped in chocolate, and homemade strawberry shortcakes topped with whip cream and ice cream will be served up all day long! Plenty of locally picked strawberries will be for sale for your own baking. Stock up! There will be fun activities for the whole family, including face painting and a yard sale. For more details, call Catey McCann at 664-7288 or email her at nhmccann@metrocast.net.
Summer Flowers: Would you like to help beatify the Alter? Please see a Deacon to let them know you are interested in bringing in your fresh cut flowers/bush trimmings.
“Fix Me” Board: Anyone with a church "care concern" (i.e. fix this please!), let a trustee know or place it on the easel located in Fellowship hall. Your Trustees are Rena, Bruce, Chris, Scott, Dan and Rick.
Centering Prayer: You are all invited to a time of centering prayer every Wednesday at 8:00 am for 30 minutes. Jo Chase is hosting us in her home at 306 Catamount Road.
Pre-paid cards to benefit NCC: If you do any shopping at Shaws, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, or Irving Gas (or any number of stores)...buy a pre-paid card to make your purchases. A percentage of the sales comes back to the church and you aren’t spending any more money than you would have anyway. We place the orders on the 3rd Sunday of the month and they are delivered on the 4th Sunday. Please contact Tiffany George if you have any questions about the program at 332-5808 or t_george12@hotmail.com
Children's Sunday, June 13th
On this special Sunday, we are looking for children to
participate in several aspects of our service.
Here’s a list of what you can do!
Candle lighters
Offering Plate passers
Musical talents
Readers
Please R.S.V.P. Sunday, May 30th for participation in
the service and attendance of Sundae making.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
Today 10:30am Brunch honoring CBNA
Seniors
Monday 6:30pm Finance Committee
Wednesday 8:00am Centering Prayer
Thursday 7:00pm Choir
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