Concord Coalition to End Homelessness Soupfest

On Saturday, Feb 16 the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness is having their 2nd Annual Soupfest at South Church.   There are two seatings, one at 5:00pm and a second one at 6:30pm.  Support a good cause and enjoy a variety of homemade soups and artisan breads.  Our own Gayle Murphy will be making Sausage Sweet Potato Stew for the event.

Welcome Rev. Chris Owen

Join us Sunday at 9:00am.  

Gayle is away this weekend but you are in a for a treat as you worship with Rev. Chris Owen.   Chris Owen is ordained in the United Church of Christ, and most recently served the church in Mason, New Hampshire. He lives in Wilton with his wife, 2 children, and assorted farm animals. He blogs at religioninthebalance.wordpress.com.

A Celebration of the Life of Joan Clark

Joan L. Clark

 October 23, 1930 - January 11, 2013

This morning, Friday January 25 at 11:00 am we celebrate the life of Joan Clark. 

Joan L. Clark, 82 of Strafford, passed away suddenly of natural causes at her daughter’s home in Scarborough, Maine on Friday, January 11, 2013. She was a beloved family member, homemaker, bookkeeper and loving friend to all animals, children and people.  Joan lived her entire life as a woman of deep faith and unconditional love for all.  Joan had a lifelong passion for art, music, animals,nature and conservation, which her children and grandchildren carry forward. 

A private family burial was conducted by Mr. Neil English at NH Veteran’s Cemetary, Boscowen, NH, where she was buried next to her husband

Memorial Gifts can be sent to your local animal shelter

 or the World Wildlife Fund

Cocheco Valley Humane Society

262 County Farm Road

  Dover, NH 03820

http://www.cvhsonline.org/

World Wildlife Fund
1250 Twenty-Fourth Street, N.W.
P.O. Box 97180
Washington, DC 20090-7180

http://worldwildlife.org/

Epiphany Arts Festival Now Open

There is a wide variety of artwork now on display at the Northwood Congregational Church.  

All the beautiful artwork is now hanging on the walls outside the Sunday School wing.  These pieces represent the artistic gifts within our congregation; an appropriate celebration of Epiphany which celebrates the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  Please take the time to appreciate the talents of our church members, the beauty of the artwork and the dedication of Neil English for his hours of hard work organizing and putting it all together to display everything so beautifully. 

The Festival opened on January 13th and will be dismantled immediately after church on February 10th.

There is a very small selection of photographs of the artwork on the Newsletter page for those who can't make it into the church to enjoy the art in person. 

Gordon Moore Jr

As many have heard, our dear friend Gordon Moore passed away recently after a brief illness. You can learn more about him on his on line obituary. 

( http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/unionleader/obituary.aspx?n=gordon-moore&pid=161937256&fhid=2530#fbLoggedOut)


SERVICES: A memorial wake will be held at the Perkins & Pollard Memorial Home, 60 Main St. Pittsfield on Thursday Dec. 27, from 4 to 8 p.m. A memorial Mass will be celebrated Friday,at St. Joseph's Church, Route 4, Northwood at 10 a.m. The Rev. John Loughnane, pastor, will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the CRVNA Hospice House, 30 Pillsbury St. Concord, 03301 or to National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center(NPDPSC), Case Western Reserve University, 2085 Adelbert Rd. Room 419 Cleveland, OH 44106. To sign an online guest book, log on to perkinsandpollard.com.

Weather update, Thursday 1:55pm: Though we are in the midst of a snow storm, the visiting hours are still from 4 until 8 pm in Pittsfield. 

We will miss him dearly.

 

Christmas Services

Christmas Eve Services

7:00 pm       Family oriented service with sacred dance,

     Christmas music and candlelight

11:00pm        An intimate service with communion, 

music and candlelight.

December 30, 2012

This will be our last service in the Sanctuary until Holy Week in March.

Advent Quiet Time

The sanctuary will be open Friday, December 21 from 5:00 to 6:30pm and Saturday, December 22 from 9:30 - 10:30 am.  You are invited to come to pray, meditate and find peace in the midst of the busy-ness of this season. 

Advent Prayer for Week 1