2019-11-09 Announcements for

Blythe and Sutton Morse / Toland Family: 

Blythe & her family are ready for (small groups of) visitors!  She’s still brand new, so if you’d like to come & it’s possible for you, we’d ask that you get your flu shot before coming over.  Please contact Jonah at 763-469-9343 or jsuttonmorse [at] gmail [dot] com if you’d like to visit.  Below are a few suggested times, but if these don’t work or get crowded, we’d love to find another time to see you.

November- 

• 1^st & 3^rd Sundays after Meeting
• Thursday the 7^th & Wed the 20^th around 9 a.m.
• Wednesday the 13^th (afternoon ... 1:30 without Rowan & Elanor, after 3:30 if you’d like to visit with them too)

Lois Booth Memorial:

  In preparation for the memorial service for Lois at the UU Church on Saturday, November 9^th at 2:00 p.m., Friends may enjoy visiting https://loisbooth.wordpress.com/.  This site offers a wonderful look back into Lois' life.  A reception at the church follows the service.  A word of encouragement to new friends who did not know Lois in her active years:  Please attend this memorial.  You will not regret it and you will gain valuable insights into the importance of this lovely exemplar and mentor to many.

Mass Incarceration, Nov 16, 1:30 p.m.:

  Learn more about mass incarceration and its increasing use to handle societal problems.  Why incarcerate?  Is it effective in reducing crime?  Is it the best choice?  Are we safer?

Richard Van Wickler,  Superintendent of the Cheshire County House of Corrections, an engaging and highly recommended speaker, will discuss this and answer your questions.  He is a 26-year veteran of the US Army, and lectures on Justice Studies topics at Keene State University and the Community College System of NH.  He was appointed in 2003, at a time that the Cheshire Count Jail faced significant litigation in Federal Court and revitalized the agency.

Property Committee Seeks worker bee(s):

  The Property Committee has a special concern for three spaces at Meeting that folks don't tend to think about very often. They are the mechanical room, the small attic, and the garden shed.  These space need individuals to take a special interest in them, cleaning and organizing from time to time.  Would you like to adopt one of these spaces as a way to contribute to the Meeting in a valuable way?  If so....please speak to one of the committee members who are Chris, Greg, JJ, Michael and Lucy. 

Meetinghouse Clean Up – Nov 17.

  As is our tradition, we will take a few minutes for fellowship after meeting and then convene for a half hour to 45 min. of work on needed projects. We are hoping for a pleasant day.  If we get reasonable weather we will work outdoors with leaf cleanup, window washing, and washing siding in the back especially.  If the weather is poor we'll clean indoors and set aside some weekdays to get the necessary outdoor work accomplished.  

In planning for this work, please contact Greg by replying to this message if you have an interest in working on either of these specialized tasks: 1) power washing the siding or 2) digging up the apple tree roots and cutting them (within reason) and taking the tree down, dragging brush.  It's a two or three person job.

Closet Congestion:

  Have you noticed that the closet in the foyer has accumulated many jackets and sweaters? Now that cold weather is on us, the space is needed.  Please take your articles home.  Alternatively they may wind up in the lost and found box in the Mechanical Room.

Annual Thanksgiving Program of the Greater Concord Interfaith Council

Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., Bow Mills United Methodist Church, 505 South St., Bow, New Hampshire 03304

“Giving Thanks for the World We Share” Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Program sponsored by the Greater Concord Interfaith Council. Message delivered by Reverend Kate Harmon Siberine of Grace Episcopal Church, Concord. Featuring Music and Readings from Diverse Religious Traditions. Freewill donations will be directed to the community interfaith organization: New Hampshire Interfaith Power and Light, which works on climate change issues from a faith perspective (www.interfaithpowerandlight.org).

Music by Cantor Shira Nafshi of Temple Beth Jacob and Reverend Michael Lowry of East Congregational Church.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: PLEASE JOIN US!

Holiday Gift “Make & Take” Dec 7^th, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Youth Religious Education (YRE) is again holding a Holiday Gift Make & Take as both outreach to the community and a fundraiser for Christine (Kakmega Care Center).  Craft opportunities for all ages include fabric folded star ornaments, soap making, beeswax wraps, tin lanterns, and kids wood project.  If you would like to help out during the event, please contact Heidi, Ruth, Wendy, Jone or Laurie, members of the YRE committee.

(1^st Tuesday) Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Immigrant Justice

Jericho Walk [Joshua 6:1-27] 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. for those reporting to ICE for deportation that day at the Norris Cotton Federal Building, 275 Chestnut Street in Manchester. This will be followed by the Sanctuary Support Network meeting at Blessed Sacrament Church, 14 Elm Street, Manchester where there will be refreshments. We have signed the pledge to stand with our immigrant neighbors. If you have not seen a copy of the revised solidarity statement, it can be found here. [Also, see resources at the website of the NH Council of Churches.]

(3^rd Tuesday) Interfaith Prayer Vigil for Immigrant Justice

Jericho Walk [Joshua 6:1-27] 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. for those reporting to ICE for deportation that day at the Norris Cotton Federal Building, 275 Chestnut Street in Manchester. We have signed the pledge to stand with our immigrant neighbors. If you have not seen a copy of the revised solidarity statement, it can be found here. [Also, see resources at the website of the NH Council of Churches.]