Jackson Community Church

Bulletin to accompany today's worship.

Looking forward to the Covered Bridge dance in 2 weekends! Saturday night, Aug 3rd, we can all dance to Jon Sarty Band's country music on the bridge. Road closed, food and fun await! Bring your own picnic or pick some up from the vendors that the Jackson Chamber of Commerce has organized. Bring your own chair, get comfy, and have some fun! You may not sit for long, though!

Bulletin for this morning's service if you want to follow along.

From the president of the UCC, A Pastoral Letter

The United Church of Christ strongly condemns the violence directed against former President Donald Trump.

Political violence has never been a solution to differing political beliefs and ideologies. As more details emerge regarding the shooting at the political rally for President Trump, we are horrified at the events which unfolded before us. With the former president injured and two dead including the gunman, we mourn this moment where violence is on display in the public square within our political arena.

Today, I join with other voices calling for peace in our political process. This violence is a threat to the democracy we value in this country.

As people of faith, we have the opportunity to be a part of civil discourse as we move through this time leading to another presidential election.

A commitment to peace must be a priority in the days to come. More information will emerge and regardless of that information, peace is possible. We can commit to ensuring peace and civility among us.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” John 14:27

God, in your mercy, hear our prayer. O God, we are shocked and appalled at the attempted shooting of former President Trump. We pray for his recovery and pray for the families of those who died as a result of this act of violence.
May those who lost loved ones know the comfort of your embrace. Send your healing spirit upon those whose lives are affected by violence globally.

Let there be peace among your people, O God, a deep and abiding peace which brings an end to the glorification of violence and ushers in a just world as you intend for all.

Amen.

Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson
General Minister & President/CEO
United Church of Christ

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Chris and I spent our anniversary at Horton Center on Pine Mountain for a Bd of Directors of NH UCC Conference in-person meeting and tour of the camp. Chris and I were deans for a few years at a weekend-long family camp that always occurred on this weekend, so we spent a few years celebrating our wedding anniversary up on the mountain (pre-COVID). Fun to celebrate up on the mountain and recall good memories with fun people exploring their faith and spirituality in experiential ways.

JPG images for the bulletin to follow the FB livestream on Sunday morning (July 7)

Weekend schedule of events for July 4th and throughout the weekend posted here. North Conway churches such as Lutheran Church of the Nativity will have tents and refreshments available during the evening's festival today. Support our sister churches!

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Events in Bartlett and North Conway for July 4th:

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We are reminded that this nation, through its constitution, was founded on the principle of freedom from and freedom of religion. The United States is not a theocracy, we are not a nation defined or governed by one religion. The US is not a 'Christian nation' (through pragmatically Christianity's influence is heavily visible in our cultural and social and systemic roots). Rather we are a nation in which people may choose to believe and practice Christianity, not force it on others in public schools. Even early colonists, including those who left England and Europe because their own religious choices were not tolerated, enforced their beliefs and practices on other residents of their settlements, becoming enforcers of the same intolerance our ancestors once fled and reviled. Respect and space for different religious backgrounds, views, practices, faiths and expressions is a fundamental characteristic of our nation's framework. Yes, our local Jackson Community Church is rooted in the trinitarian Christian tradition. Yet we engage as part of an ecumenical, interfaith collaboration network in the Mt Washington Valley. We encourage people to learn about and appreciate and honor other spiritual traditions. To cultivate 'holy envy' and be curious about other faiths and the rich offerings they add to our culture and society and growth as individuals and communities. That includes understanding that our civil rights and laws may be embedded with ethics that we can find reflected in the Ten Commandments, but comparable ethics and mores are also present in the teachings of many faiths. May this nation remember whom our founding architects aspired for us to be, and may we seek to support that ideal of religious freedom for all people in public spaces and places.