We had a yummy Stewardship Luncheon hosted by the Trustees and catered by Chef Joe.  If you haven’t put your pledge card in, please do so soon, so the Trustees can budget for next year.

Our next Council Meeting is January 6th after church.  We will be discussing some important issues which you should be thinking about in advance:  hiring an administrative assistant, considering shared ministry or continuing lay-led ministry will be two important topics.

ADVENT SERVICES AND  EVENTS!

Saturday, December 1 from 1 PM to 9 PM 

Game Day and Greening of the Church. Pot Luck at 5:00
Join us for wreath-making, decorating the tree, and playing board games.

Sunday December 2, First Sunday of Advent: Hope 

Victoria Cole leading worship

Sunday December 9, Second Sunday of Advent: Peace

Paula Herbert leading worship

Sunday December 16, Third Sunday of Advent: Joy 

Bill Briggs leading worship 

Sunday December 23, Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love 

Chris Ford leading worship 

Monday December 24, Christmas Eve 

4 PM “Instant Pageant” service designed for families with young children 

7 PM traditional service of lessons and carols, with jazz musicians. 

Instrumental prelude begins at 6:30 Christmas Eve (Monday December 24) The instrumental prelude will start at 6:30 PM with Robert Owen Williams and Chris Ford on tuba and euphonium; then we will get some Christmas jazz from Greg Goodwin – piano, Ben Salomon – drums, Micah Carbonneau – bass guitar, and Donny Cole – flute / sax.

Music in the area:

Pine Hill Singers 

Friday December 7 at 7 PM at Haverhill Alumni Hall 

and Sunday December 9 at 3 PM at Sugar Hill Meeting House 

North Country Community Band 

Tuesday December 11 at 7:30 PM at Lancaster Town Hall 

White Mountains Camerata 

Saturday December 15 at 7:30 PM at All Saints Episcopal, Littleton 

Sunday December 16 at 3:00 PM at All Saints Episcopal, Littleton

Tuba Christmas 

Saturday December 22 at 1 PM an Trinity United Methodist Church, Colebrook