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www.gilfordcommunitychurch.org MARCH 2016 Issue 3
JANUARY 2014

ST. PAT’S DINNER
Saturday, March 12 6 pm
(See page 7)

GUYS’ NIGHT OUT
Thursday, March 17
5:30 p.m.
Steve Melbourne,
local home designer for nearly 20 years, will share with us about how to increase the value of our homes (for re-sell, or simply to make life
better and safer!).
Send in your questions ahead of time to Steve’s email:
designsteve19@gmail.com
Reservations by March 14. Call 524-6057

ORDER AND DEDICATE YOUR
EASTER LILIES by March 21st.
(See page 5)

Dinner at 6:30
catered by Ellie Murphy (her award-winning Guinness Beef Stew in bread bowls!)

Francoeur/Babcock Memorial
Basketball Tournament
March 3rd—March 6th
Youth Basketball at its Best!
(See page 8)

Charge: $12.00

Care & Concern March Solicitation
CAN YOU HELP?
(See page 6)

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LADIES’ NIGHT OUT
Friday, March 18 6 p.m.
“GIRLS MAKING
HISTORY: A Story of
Girlhood in America”
Presented by Dallas Bradel

GCC Scholarship, Berghahn Family Nursing Scholarship and Hook
Scholarship available in the church office! (See page 12)

Bring your daughters and granddaughters!
Catered by Ellie Murphy!
Donations to New Beginnings always
welcome! (pg. 10)
$12.00 ($8 for young ladies 12 years and under)
Deadline: March 14th.
(make checks payable to Carolyn Ames)

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While running on the treadmill this morning, I watched a couple of cable news programs. Predictably, the Trump supporter said nasty things about Rubio, while both the Trump and Rubio spokespersons said
vicious things about Cruz. I flipped the channel and heard similar things from the Sanders and Clinton camps. One wonders what life was like before we became the civilized world.
I worry about a couple of things: people who get their information from only one source and those who insist they are right. Rabbi Brad Hirshfield touches on those issues in his book, “You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right: Finding Faith Without Fanaticism.” Hirshfield pushes for what Rabbi
Jonathan Sacks has termed "the Dignity of Difference"--i.e. the ability to respect the possibility that
another can have legitimate faith and access to truth as well.
Someone in our study group is fond of quoting his former Harvard Business Professor General Doriot who said, "You waste your time reading those with whom you agree. You know what they think, but you must find out what your enemies are up to." While I generally don’t regard those who think differently from me as enemies, two of the books I recently read were written by authors on the “other side.”
Although I dove in rather reluctantly, both books made some excellent points. They shone light on some of my prejudices and I learned a number of things. (If you want to know who the authors were, you’ll have to ask me.)
In her book, Beyond Left and Right, Amy Black deals with the polarizing nature of politics and how often God is used to endorse different positions. She opens with a quote from professor Michael Horton, “One of the Ten Commandments is not for us to take the name of God in vain. That means we are not to use his name in a way he did not authorize. We have to be careful what we make him the patron for. We, on the left and the right, have made God some kind of mascot. Instead of a transcendent God who speaks to us, he’s someone who blesses our agenda and sanctifies our programs.” It is ironic how often God hates the same people we do, holds our position on capital gains, and has the same foreign policy that we do. I think even the pope, who has done so much good in his short tenure, may have committed this mistake recently. It is certainly not that we always have to agree with others, but how gentle we can be when we don’t.
I love the inclusive respectful spirit of the Gilford Community Church. We are a community of people with lots of different ideas and positions; but we are united around our conviction that together we can make a real difference in the world. Let’s keep up the good work and stay open-minded.

Sincerely,
Michael

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New to our church? Would you like to learn more about it? Would you like to join the church?
Come join Rev. Michael Graham and others to learn about our church and what we can offer you.
Watch this space for notice of the next Meet n’ Greet, held on a Sunday after worship in Conference Room A. The next Meet and Greet will be held in April.

The Village Newsletter is a
monthly publication of
Gilford Community Church
19 Potter Hill Road
Gilford, New Hampshire 03249
(603) 524-6057
e-mail: gccoffice@metrocast.net
website: www.gilfordcommunitychurch.org
Rev. Michael C. Graham, Pastor
e-mail: gcc@metrocast.net
Carolyn Ames, Music Director/Organist
AJ Coppola, Choir Director
Scott Hodsdon, Director of Youth &
Family Programs
e-mail: gccscott@metrocast.net
Rick Edson - Treasurer
email: rick.edson99@gmail.com
Jane Karagianis—Financial Accountant
email: gccjane@metrocast.net
Dru Chatterton—Office Secretary
email: gccoffice@metrocast.net
Church Office Hours: M-Th 9:00 to 2:00 pm
THE OFFICE IS CLOSED ON FRIDAYS
Youth Center: www.gilfordyouthcenter.com
(603) 524-6978

OUR CHURCH COMMITTEE CHAIRS
2016

CHURCH COUNCIL	Jessica Fleck	jfleckjr@metrocast.net	728-5671
PASTOR/STAFF	Lori Marsh	milo2001@metrocast.net	524-8677
FACILITIES	Keith Gandini / Derek Blackwelder	kgandini@danielselectriccorp.com / Blackwelder_derek@hotmail.com	387-1755 / 556-7164
FINANCE	Walter Berghahn	walterberghahn@yahoo.com	520-7729
OUTREACH	Jessica Fleck	jfleckjr@metrocast.net	728-5671
DIACONATE	Sue Allen	suedallen21@gmail.com	520-6859
FLOWER COMMITTEE	Sandy Stafford / Jane Rollins	cstafford@metrocast.net / 57pilot@metrocast.net	387-8011 / 524-9507
MEMBERSHIP	Irene Santaniello	i_santaniello@myfairpoint.net	279-6726
EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES	Rebecca Watson	reds_watson@hotmail.com	293-1103
CARE & CONCERN	Nancy Peterson / Barbara Allard	peterson@metrocast.net / tyroddon@metrocast.net	455-6675 / 279-1070
FAIR COMMITTEE	Dan Vieten (Christmas) / Rick Hopper* / * seeking co-chair	sleddude@aol.com / lrcomp@metrocast.net	387-4899 / R: 455-9123
MEMORIAL GIFTS	Doris MacHaffie	dcmachaffie@metrocast.net	524-1169
VILLAGE NURSERY SCHOOL	Katie Bryant	dukefans@metrocast.net	520-6660
FELLOWSHIP & KITCHEN	Eloise Post	eloise@metrocast.net	986-6723
PRAYER LINE COORDINATOR	Barbara Hauck	bfhauck20@metrocast.net	524-3381

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01 Sandy Stafford
02 Barbara Daniell
03 Nicole Maiorano, Karlyn Brown,
Grace Lopardo, Richard Snow
04 Carey Fay Blandford, Clark
Blackwelder, Ken Parker, Valerie
Chase
05 Roger Bailey
06 Eston Ross
07 Abigail Watson
08 Rich Milligan
09 David Greenlaw, Marilyn Goodwin
11 Melanie Nix, Rachel Bauer
13 Jennifer Boucher
14 Cindie Graham, Malte Mueller
18 Barry Arvidson
19 Shirley Snow
Bryan Bailey, Lorie Gallien
Sue Allen
23 Ann Dawson
27 Rick Nelson
28 Connor Leggett
30 Peter Sawyer
31 Isabella Bryant
March Anniversaries
3 Grace & Tom Lopardo 1979
15 Michael & Cindie Graham 1980

Carolyn Ames
(Music Director/Organist)
AJ Coppola
(Choir Director)

Music Notes

If anyone is interested in an infant/child CPR and general first aid class, please contact Stacey Pate at 370-8248 or staceyl@metrocast.net

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Our Losses in November:

PRAYER LINE
If you would like prayer support for yourself or for a loved one, call your Prayer Line
Coordinator, Barbara Hauck, at 524-3381, with your requests. STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL!

Each year, the Flower Committee decorates the sanctuary with Easter Lilies
and spring flowers. Members and friends are invited to donate plants to
decorate our sanctuary for Easter Sunday. Many of these plants are given in
memory of loved ones. The list of donors will be included in the Easter bulletin.
This year, Easter is March 27th.
The cost of the Easter lilies will be $10.00 a plant.
Your plant may be delivered to a shut-in by a member of the Flower Committee,
or you may pick up your plant after the Easter service.
I would like to order __________plants at $10.00 each.
_____ My plant may be delivered to a shut-in.
_____ I will pick up my plant after the Easter service.

Please fill in the names for the Easter bulletin: (print!)
Given by _________________________________________________
In loving memory of: ______________________________________
______________________________________
OR
To celebrate the life of:_____________________________________
_____________________________________

Please forward your completed order form to the church office. Please make
your check payable to Gilford Community Church, and please indicate that it
is for Easter Lilies. Thank you for your gift!
ORDERS MUST BE IN BY March 21st.

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MARCH is SIGN-UP MONTH for CARE & CONCERN VOLUNTEERS
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The Care and Concern committee is compiling an updated list of church folks who can occasionally help our church family with the services listed below.
Solicitation for volunteers will take place every Sunday in March, at a table downstairs
during Coffee Hour. Whether you have signed-up in years past, or are new to our church and need more information, please visit our table.
Please check off if you would be willing to assist us in providing help to our church family. If you have any questions, please see a committee member at Coffee Hour.
The slips can be returned to a committee member, put into the offering plate, or given to the office.
Name_________________________________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________________________
Phone_________________________ Email____________________________
______ Provide and deliver an occasional meal.
______ Transportation to a medical or other appointment.
______ Light handyman assistance.
_____ Visitation for those unable to come to church.
Committee Members:
Barbara Allard – co-chair
Nancy Peterson – co-chair
Lauretta Dwyer Shea King
Carole Williams JoAnn Cowan
Kim Francoeur Eloise Post
Ginny Littlefield

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ST PATRICK’S DAY DINNER
SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2016 6:00 p.m.
(snowdate March 13)
FELLOWSHIP HALL
$14.00 per person ($5 for children under 12)
Advanced payment requested or $15.00 at the door

FOR RESERVATIONS CALL:
Eloise Post 986-6723 or eloise@metrocast.net

Help needed with set-up, decorating,
baking, serving and clean-up!

MENU

Traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage
Potatoes/Onions/Carrots
Homemade Irish Soda Bread
Homemade Carrot Cake
Coffee/Tea provided
(or bring your own beverage)

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23rd Annual
Francoeur/Babcock Memorial Basketball Tournament
Thursday, March 3 – Sunday, March 6th
The tournament will host twelve area teams consisting of boys & girls in grades 3-6.

This invitational tournament is held in memory of Aaron T. Francoeur who was a thirteen year old Gilford Middle/High school student when he succumbed to cancer in the summer of 1993. Nathan Babcock’s name was added in 2006 after he lost his battle with cancer in the fall of 2005. Proceeds from this
tournament are awarded through the Aaron T. Francoeur Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Nate
Babcock Scholarship Fund to provide deserving students with financial aid while furthering their
post-high school education.

Thursday, March 3rd
Junior Division (Coed) Gilford vs. Gilmanton at 5:00 p.m.
Junior Division (Coed) Lou Athanas vs. Sanbornton at 6:15 pm
Senior Girls Division Gilford vs. Belmont at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 4th
Senior Girls Division Lou Athanas vs. Sanbornton/Pines at 5:00 p.m.
Senior Boys Division Gilford vs. Lou Athanas at 6:15 pm
Senior Boys Division Belmont vs Sanbornton at 7:30 p.m.
On Saturday, March 5th, games will begin at 8 am. The last game of the day will be played at 6 p.m.
On Sunday, March 6th, the Championship round games are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
The tournament is open to the public Admission fee $2.00 for adults and $1.00 for children. Come join us for some great basketball, positive competition, good sportsmanship and community spirit!

Needed: HOST FAMILIES!

Gilford High School will serve as host for the upcoming New England Music Festival Assoc. Concert to be held on March 17-19. Some of New England’s most gifted music students are invited to join together in the New England Band, Chorus and Orchestra at the 3-day Concert Festival. Would you like to host 2 or more exceptional high school musicians in your home that Thursday, Friday and Saturday in March? Email ghsNEMFhousing@gmail.com and the necessary forms will be mailed to you. Or call Lyvie Beyrent, Director of Instrumental Music at GHS: 524-7146 X110. Host families are invited to come and watch the dress rehearsals.
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Host families are a critical component of the Winnipesaukee Muskrats organization. Without local
residents opening their homes to our players, we could not support a team. Being a host family gives you the opportunity to form a lasting bond with a potential Major Leaguer. What it entails: A spare room with a bed, access to laundry facilities, occasional meals (mostly breakfast) for the players. What you receive: Free season tickets for your entire household, free admission to all other NECBL venues, discounts on Muskrat merchandise, access to special pre-season events and the opportunity to help a player get one step closer to his goal of playing professional baseball.
Email: kristian@muskratsbaseball.com 303-7806 www.muskratsbaseball.com

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I would like to thank all my friends at Gilford Community Church for all your cards, visits,
loving thoughts and prayers during my stay at LRGH and St. Francis Rehab Center. I am now
thankfully back home and grateful for all your support over the past couple of months.
I am truly blessed to be able to call Gilford Community Church my church home for the past 70 years. The friends I have here are more like family, and I love you all.....
Helen Lawrence
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HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE (H.A.T.T.)
Gilford Community Church has been involved with Hands Across the Table, under the supervision of Eloise Post, for three years. People from our church who have helped with this endeavor (our church serves the meal 4 times a year) are Kathy Dahll, Nancy Carsen, Steve Anthony, Ron Dudley, JoAnn Cowan, the Peter Stewart family, Walt Flinn, the Rick Snow family, Carolyn Ames, Pat & Irene Santaniello, Mark Chatterton, Mark & Jan Gallagher, the Vieten family and Tom and Eloise Post. They have been the core and strength of GCC’s commitment to HATT.
HATT is a free sit-down dinner prepared and served every Wednesday from 4:30-6:30 pm at the St. Andre Bessette Parish Hall (31 Gilford Ave. in Laconia). Guests include those in financial need, in poor health, or in need of
fellowship and support, as well as the homeless and the elderly. Many
families with children attend regularly. Head Chef Lou Gaynor, former owner of the Lobster Pound and Assistant Tammy Fontaine, food service
professional, create the weekly meals. Dinners are served at round tables of eight. An average of 90-100 attend each supper. Primarily from Laconia, others come from fifteen surrounding towns.
HATT is a non-profit organization, dependent upon grants, fundraisers, and donations of food and
money. Sponsors to date include the Meredith Village Savings Bank, Bank of New Hampshire, Moulton Farms, JB Scoops, Hannaford’s, Vista Foods, Vineyard Church, St. Joseph Church of Belmont, St. James Women’s Guild, South Down Garden Club, Mason Mount Lebanon Lodge # 32, United Baptist Church of Lakeport Youth Group, Open Arms Food Pantry, United Methodist Foundation, Gilford Community Church, and many individual donors. Various organizations organize the program, procure foods and donations, line up volunteer help and are present and active at each meal. Rotating volunteer organizations (including GCC, under the supervision of Eloise Post) prepare food, serve and clean up.
Would you like to be a part of this outreach? HELP IS NEEDED! Call or email Eloise Post!
986-6723 or eloise@metrocast.net (2016 Schedule: March 30, June 29, August 31, November 30).

On March 13th !

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FRIENDLY KITCHEN is
Friday, March 25th. The
Winter Menu is: (American Chop Suey; brownies) Please sign up downstairs on the
bulletin board. Please bring your donations to the church kitchen by 9:30 a.m. on the 25th.

COFFEE HOUR
We are asking people to volunteer to bring baked goods or fruit for any coffee hour on any Sunday that is convenient for you. If you can do this, contact Bea Snow at snows@metrocast.net or 832-3195 and let her know what Sunday would be good for you and what you can bring in. Any and all baked goods and fruit needed!
Thank you so much for your efforts in keeping our coffee hours alive and well and available to all every Sunday!

THANK YOU!
Thank you to the talented, creative, energetic and generous volunteers who made the First Ever Sweetheart Supper a smashing success: Steve and Dianne Anthony, Phil Carter and Yan Li, Jim and Diane Greenwell, Tom Post, Jody Saulnier, Louise Osburn, Carole
Williams, Ann Crowley, Kathleen Merriam and Grace Lopardo.
Thanks to Scott Hodsdon and his crew:
Karina Tomlinson, Christian Karagianis and Rebecca Cook for picture-taking and serving appetizers! Thanks to Rick Hopper for the FABULOUS music! Thanks to Cindie
Graham’s partner dancing for donations, we were able to make a $100. donation to Genesis Behavorial Health! Wow, what a night!
Eloise Post and Cindie Graham

(The first Sunday of every month is FOOD COLLECTION SUNDAY and parishioners are invited to bring donations for the Food Pantry to church with them.)
Food Pantry Needs for the month of
March: Canned tuna and chicken, cereals.
For New Beginnings: (Please label these
donations “New Beginnings” and bring to church): pillows, hair conditioner, women’s socks, face wash, 4T clothing for boys and girls.

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HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE (H.A.T.T.)

MUSICAL NOTES
(continued from page 1)
Region Community College and teaching English via Skype to students in Vietnam. She has also taught in China and Mexico. Nancy also teaches Tai Chi.
Stu (bass) and Wendy (alto) Boysen have been traveling between homes in Gilford and Long
Island for several years. Stu attended Alfred
University for his undergrad, grad and PhD
program. He worked in a family publishing
company, in charge of the computer system. Now semi-retired, he works from home. Wendy was an Episcopal church secretary while attending and graduating from Seminary. She trained and served as a hospital chaplain. The Boysens have four grown sons and six grandchildren. They love doing things together—singing in the choir,
Gilford Got Lunch and meeting new friends.
Jonathan Gellert attended Plymouth State and studied voice, obtaining his undergrad degree in psychology, English Lit, and theater. He worked in human services in a variety of roles over the last twenty years, specializing in adults with
disabilities and young adults with severe autism. He also studied for his master’s degree at
Springfield College and worked in substance abuse treatment in Nashua, NH at Keystone Hall, serving the under-insured, uninsured and homeless addicted population. He has been focusing on his health the last couple of years due to kidney failure, but has been blessed by a family member with the donation of a kidney in December of 2015. He feels blessed to have found the Chancel Choir to provide an outlet for one of his great joys—music!
We say goodbye to Bill Reed, who has been singing with us this past winter. We will miss him but wish the Reeds well in their new home in
Concord. Bill and his wife, Evie, are the parents of three daughters, 3 sons-in-law and 6 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild and one on the way. Evie has been the Secretary to the President at Gordon College as well as serving as Special events
Coordinator. She has been a church secretary, Sunday School teacher and youth director. Bill was Vice-President of the Daniels Equipment Co., in the sales of commercial laundry and dry cleaning equipment; he has also served as a Youth
director, as well as an organist, pianist and choir director.

The Reeds will be attending GCC when they are at their summer condo.
Ellie Murphy has been a member of the church for many years. We are thrilled to have her back as a choir member. She plays guitar and sings in a local rock band. Ellie has served many a fabulous meal as the caterer for various church events. She has used her culinary skills in several endeavors throughout the area. She has four children: Michael, Brittany, Kristyn and Nicholas. They have all grown up in the church.
We welcome back Gerrie McKenna from Florida.
The choral selections for February have reflected Black History Month, with the traditional spiritual
“Balm in Gilead” along with a more modern
gospel arrangement of “Climbin’ Up the
Mountain”. Check out the recordings on YouTube—the links are all in “Michael’s Weekly Notes”, thanks to our star camera woman, May Stewart.
Of course, if you really like the anthems, feel free to join us in the choir! Rehearsals are every
Thursday from 6-7 in the sanctuary. We would love to have you!
Musically Yours, Carolyn and AJ

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
FOR PARENTS
Free and Open to the Public
Please feel free to come and join our support group for parents or for anyone who has lost a child.
We will be gathering every OTHER Wednesday at Gilford Community Church in the parlor (“Gathering Room”) starting Wednesday, March 9th.
Contact Information:
Nikki Thomas
njt8588@hotmail.com

Available NOW in the Church Office and the high school Counseling Office!
(ALL Applications must be returned to us by May 1st)
GILFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH SCHOLARSHIP
(Formerly called the Helping Hand Scholarship). This scholarship is made possible by grants from the Robert and Barbara Daniell Family Foundation. The scholarship was established in 1996, and has helped hundreds of students attend the college of their choice, and to become all that they can be. This scholarship is for students who have a B academic average or better and meet at least one of the
following: an active member of Gilford Community Church; a graduate of Gilford High School, or
received a scholarship from us the previous year. Once a student is awarded a grant for their freshman year, it is the intention of the scholarship guidelines to award similar grants throughout his/her undergraduate years, assuming the grade point averages are maintained.
Questions? Contact scholarship committee chair Dale Dormody:
(ddormody@piperwebs.com or 731-2336.)
HOOK MEMORIAL AWARD
This financial award is given each year to a senior at GHS and an active member of our church. An
applicant must display academic promise, wholesome character, and a significant concern for others, with an intention to pursue further education. These applications are available in the church office.
Recipients are chosen by members of the GCC Educational Ministries.
BERGHAHN FAMILY NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship is offered by the Walter Berghahn family. A student must have a B average or better for their latest semester or year, and meet at least one of the following:
An active member of the church.
A graduate of a local Lakes Region high school.
Received a Nursing Scholarship the previous year.
Be actively enrolled in a Nursing Career Program (for those returning to school).
To be eligible for a renewal of the scholarship, a student must have a B academic average or better for the latest semester in a nursing program, and meet at least one of the following: received a scholarship from us the previous year, and/or be actively enrolled in a Nursing Career program for the fall of the
current year.

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Youth News March 2016

Easter Egg Hunt and Craft Day
Sunday, March 20th, following the service
Join us for our annual Easter celebration. There will be several Easter themed arts and craft
stations, followed by an Easter Egg hunt.
Festivities will kick off in the Gilford Youth
Center following the worship
service.

2016 Mission Trip Deposit is Due March 15th
If you are interested in attending this year’s Mission Trip to West Virginia, you can download an information packet at www.gccmissiontrip.weebly.com

High School “Tea Time”
Sunday, March 6th
We will meet in the Gathering Room
(across the hall from the sanctuary)
following “Children’s Time”.
Tea Time is a group discussion about life as a teenager. We discuss various topics and
relate them to our faith. All High School
students and friends are invited to join us.

Senior Breakfast and Bingo
Saturday, March 19th , 9-10:30am
We will continue our monthly breakfast and bingo for residents at the Gilford Village Knolls.
All ages are invited to attend. Please be at the church by 8:15am.

**Youth Volunteers Needed**
At the annual “Breakfast with the Easter Bunny” on Saturday, March 26th.
Help will include cooking, cleaning tables, running stations, selling cookies, etc.
If you are able to help, please contact Scott

We are currently planning a trip to a
Boston Bruins Game. We need 10-15 youth/adults interested.
If interested please contact Scott

MARCH 2016

SUN	MON	TUES	WED	THURS	FRI	SAT
		1 / 10-12:30 Rug Group / 6:30 CNHARC	2 / 12:00 Adult Study / 6:30 Cubs 743 / 7:00 Troop 743	3 / 6:00 Chancel Choir	4 / 4:45 Troop 10578 / 6:00 Troop 10249	5 / 10-12 Troop / 12481 / 12-4:30 Girl Scouts of / America Badge Program
6 / 10:00 Worship / and Communion / Food Collection / Sunday / 11:15 Diaconate / (Tea Time for HS and MS following / Children’s Time)	7 / 6:30 CNHARC Steering / 7:00 Chordsmen	8 / 10-12:30 Rug Group / 6-7 Troop 10249	9 / 12 :00 Adult Study / 5:30-6:30 Grief Support for / Parents / 6:30 Cubs 243 / 7:00 Troop 243	10 / 6:00 Chancel Choir	11	12 / 6:00 St. / Patrick’s Day Dinner
13 / 9:40 Hymn Sing / 10:00 Worship / 1:00 Memorial / Service	14 / 11:30-2:30 Senior Momentum / 6:30 Church Council / 7:00 Chordsmen	15 / 10-12:30 Rug Group / 6-7 Troop 10249 / 6-8 Francoeur/Babcock / Tournament / Banquet	16 / 12:00 Adult Study / 6:30 Cubs 243 / 7:00 Troop 243	17 / 5:30 Guys’ Night Out / 6:00 Chancel Choir	18 / 6:00 Ladies’ Night Out	19 / 9-10:30 Senior Breakfast & Bingo / 10-12 Troop 12481
20 / 10:00 Worship / 11:15 Easter Egg Hunt and Craft at the Youth Center	21 / 8:30-12 Senior Momentum / 12:00 D.A.R. / 7:00 Cubs 243 Comm. Mtg / 7:00 Troop 243 / Comm. Mtg / 7:00 Chordsmen	22 / 10-12:30 Rug Group / 6:00 Chancel Choir / 6-7 Troop 10249	23 / 12:00 Adult Study / 5:30-6:30 Grief Support for / Parents / 6:30 Cubs 243 / 7:00 Troop 243	24 / MAUNDY / THURSDAY / 7:00 Maundy / Thursday Service at Methodist Church	25 / FRIENDLY KITCHEN / 4-9 Wavemaker Banquet	26 / 8-10 Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
27 EASTER DAY / 10:00 Worship	28 / 11:30-2:30 Senior Momentum / 6:00 Rotary Brd. / 7:00 Chordsmen	29 / 10-12:30 Rug Group / 6-7 Troop 10249	30 / 12 :00 Adult Study / 6:30 Cubs 243 / 7:00 Troop 243	31 / 6:00 Chancel Choir

Youth News April 2014

Anyone can leave a legacy…..
There is yet another way for you to express your
commitment to the future of the Gilford
Community Church ……...through a planned gift.
Once you have provided for loved ones in your will, you may want to include a gift of money, stock or property to the church. Your gift will be a lasting tribute to your
concern for your church family; guaranteeing its
long-term future.
For further information on how to include the Gilford Community Church in your charitable giving plans, please contact Pastor Michael.

GILFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH

ATTENTION!!!

Check out Sunday School and Youth group events at our new Youth Ministries website.
Check it out at www.gccsundayschool.weebly.com

PLEASE LET US KNOW!
If you become aware that someone from the church has been taken to the hospital or has been admitted to the hospital, please give the church office a call as soon as possible! (The hospital does not notify churches of who has been
admitted).
Also, if YOU are admitted to the hospital, please identify yourself as a member of the Gilford Community Church. Michael wants to be there for you and for everyone in our church family—but to be there, he needs to KNOW!
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Prayers of comfort and strength to
family and friends.

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Twice a month, high school youth members are invited to meet during the church service (following children’s time) to “Chat” about life as a teenager. Our discussions are meant to bring clarity and faith into our daily lives.
We will meet in the Gathering Room, across from the sanctuary.
Friends are always invited to attend.
Dates:

Prayers of comfort and strength to
family and friends.

DEADLINE for items for the
SEPTEMBER newsletter will be
Friday, August 23, THANKS!

High School “Tea-Time”
October 20 and 27th
During the Service
Tea Time is an opportunity for high school students to meet, interact and discuss important topics that we face each and every day. We will meet in the bridal room (“Gathering Room”) following Children’s Time during the Sunday service.
worship.

Anyone can leave a legacy…..
There is yet another way for you to express your
commitment to the future of the Gilford
Community Church……. through a planned gift. Once you have provided for loved ones in your will, you may want to include a gift of money, stock or property to the church. Your gift will be a lasting tribute to your concern for your church family; guaranteeing its long-term future. For
further information on how to include the Gilford Community Church in your charitable giving plans, please contact Pastor Michael.

Attendance
September 6
September 13
September 20
September 27 Can we “count” on you?

Senior Breakfast and Bingo
Saturday, October 9-10:30
We will be continuing our senior
outreach this month with a breakfast and bingo event for the
seniors of the Village Knolls. The past events were a huge success. We are in need of both middle and high school students to help set-up, cook, serve, run bingo, and clean up.
If you wish to help, please contact Scott. Helpers should be at Fellowship Hall at 8:15am.

For Youth Members in Grades 4-8
Sundays, during coffee hour
“Hot Topic Discussion Group”
Hot Topic is an opportunity to discuss the world we live in today, and how our faith plays a part in it.
We will meet in Conference Room A off of Fellowship Hall following the Sunday
service. Classes run 30-45 minutes.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTH
MINISTRIES WEBSITE
Keep up with all Sunday School and Youth group events at our new Youth
Ministries website.
Check it out at www.gccsundayschool.weebly.com

The Chancel Choir has been having a wonderful winter so far, and is looking forward to the music of the Lenten season. You may have noticed that we have some new faces in the choir. What a blessing!
Pete Cluett (bass) is returning to the choir after a few years off. Peter is a man of many talents. When he is not running his cleaning business, (Abrite Cleaning Service), he is an entertainer (Peter Cluett Entertainment), both vocally and
instrumentally (playing several instruments) and he is an instructor. He also writes poetry and
lyrics. He and his wife, Julie, have five children who also attend church here and we are happy that he is back with us.
Anita Souter (soprano) and husband, Bob, retired to Gilford in 2013 from Bedford, NH after spending summers here for several years. They love boating in the summer and skiing in the winter. To quote Anita, “We discovered Gilford
Community Church and felt that this was where we wanted to worship. We feel so fortunate to be a part of such a loving community.”
Matt McGonagle (tenor) has been performing
solos and duets in our worship services with his wife, Tamara, and mother-in-law, Judy Buswell. We are thrilled that this year he decided to join the choir. Matt is president of Tennis Courts of NH and Lakes Region Fence. He is also active in
theatre work, having won Best Actor in a
musical production (Sweeney Todd at the Concord Community Theatre.)
Nancy Frost (soprano) has sung in church choirs and the Lakes Region Singers. She is currently teaching Business Communication at Lakes
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The choir looks forward to the January 3rd Epiphany service at the United Methodist Church, where they will celebrate by singing with other choirs from around the lakes region. We hope to see you there!

Musically Yours,

Carolyn and AJ