Pastor Gayle has Returned!
You gave a great gift to Gayle of a 10-week Sabbatical. This was not a vacation, but the opportunity to explore and experience new ideas and practices. Gayle visited other churches, talked with other pastors, went to other churches for worship, read many books, experienced other churches, and prayed. Gayle has come back filled, renewed, and eager to share.
This congregation was nothing less than amazing to cover worship, leadership, pastoral care, continuing community connections, and learning opportunities. There were more than 40 people doing behind the scenes and direct leadership. You are amazing!
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Our Guest Pianist is Bob Kroepel
Continuing through Sunday, August 9, Northwood Congregational Church welcomes Bob Kroepel (KRAY-Pull) as our guest pianist. Bob lives in New Durham, NH, with Janice (Mrs. K!) and Bingo (Yellow Lab - The World’s Finest Dog!).
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August Mission: End 68 Hours of Hunger
This is a nationwide program housed locally here at our Church. Each weekend for 68 hours children don’t have school lunches or breakfasts, so this program gives them backpacks filled with kid-friendly, nutritionally sound, shelf stable foods. You can help by bringing in food for the backpacks, money to fill holes in donations, or volunteer your time. The foods they would like are: peanut butter and jelly (no glass jars), soup, mac + cheese, fruit cups, canned pasta, real fruit juice boxes, chili, protein bars, crackers, cereal, tuna + chicken (canned), baked beans, pudding cups, fruit snacks, and ramen noodles.
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Save the Date!! Fisher Cats Game, Saturday, August 22
Join us for a fun, family evening with the Fisher Cats. We will meet here at the church to carpool to the game. The ticket fee has been generously donated by Revitalizing Touch Therapeutic Massage. We plan to leave the church parking lot by 3:30pm. For more information or to reserve your ticket, you may contact Michael Magoon.
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Items for Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
As a new school year begins, great deals can be found on crayons, colored pencils, chalk, glue sticks, erasers, small notebooks, stationery, pens, pencils, and hand-held sharpeners at Wal-Mart, Target, Staples, Office Max, etc. Please keep your shoeboxes in mind, when you walk by these store displays or get flyers in the mail. Our Operation Christmas Child “gold box” will be set up in Fellowship Hall to accept your donation(s) beginning next Sunday, August 16. If you have any questions, please contact Faith Levesque.
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Have a great week everyone!! ~ Mona
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