Parish Announcements

For Sunday, Oct 8, 2023

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Upcoming Events

10/7 Harvey Shaw Car Tour
10/8 Sunday Services 8:00AM & 10:00AM
10/8 Virtual Coffee Hour with Pastor Kathy 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM
10/9 Contemplative Prayer 11:30 AM (Every Monday)
10/9 Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion: Man's Search for Meaning 12:00 PM (Every Monday)
10/11 Morning Prayer 9:30 AM (Every Wednesday)
10/11 Evening Prayer 6:00 PM (Evening Eucharist on the third Wednesday of each month, Evening Prayer all other Wednesdays).
10/12 Solar Celebration 1:30 PM
10/15 Book Discussion Adult Forum
10/21 Harvest Fest 2 PM to 8 PM
10/22 Jerusalem Trip Adult Forum
10/22 Crop Walk

Worship Online? Join Pastor Kathy for a virtual coffee hour this Sunday

You are invited to join Pastor Kathy this Sunday, October 8th from 9-9:45, for a virtual "coffee hour" between services. Pastor Kathy is looking forward to connecting with you, answering any questions you may have and hearing ideas and thoughts on how the church can best service congregants who worship online. The Rev. Hank Junkins will be presiding and preaching at the church and Pastor Kathy will also join online worshipers for both services. Use the same Zoom link used for Sunday Worship. CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO SERVICE PAGE

Harvey Shaw Auto Tour - Oct. 7

Our Harvey Shaw Auto Tour on Sat. Oct. 7 is heading back to camp for lunch. We will start at Greeley Park in Nashua and take a scenic route out to Greenfield, NH, to the Barbara Harris Camp. Plan to arrive at 9:30 AM and depart at 10 for the 55 mile ride out. After our hearty lunch, we have a different 55 mile route to return to Nashua. The route will be completely different than the route we used last year.

This is a fundraiser for The Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter. The donation per car is $55, including lunch for two people. We need to provide our count to the camp 10 days in advance, so please register online in advance.

RenewalWorks is here!

This is a process meant to help our congregation to grow spiritually. We begin with an online inventory (a series of questions about your own spiritual journey) which will give us a sense of where we are and where we feel called to go as a congregation.

RenewalWorks will help us answer these questions:

If life is a spiritual journey, where are you?
Where is our congregation?
Where do you feel called to go?
How will you get there from here?

How Can You Participate?

Take the Spiritual Growth Survey Now!

Take the online inventory, an anonymous and confidential survey, which takes 15-20 minutes to complete. The more parishioners who take it, the better will be our information about our congregation. It is important that all parishioners participate in the survey to ensure we have the most accurate information and to be successful.

Solar Celebration—Thu. Oct. 12, 1:30 PM

You're invited to our Solar Celebration! Join Bishop Rob, Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess, City Energy Manager Doria Brown, Solar Saints from the NH Episcopal Church, ReVision Energy, Pastor Kathy and the CGS Green Team as we officially bless and dedicate our Solar Panel array. The ceremony will take place on the front lawn of the church and will be followed by light refreshments in the Fellowship Hall.

CGS Women—Meet Nick Pothier

CGS Women will host a meet and greet with our new Music Director Nick Pothier on Sunday October 15 at noon. Bring your own lunch and some light refreshments provided. Please RSVP to Linda Mayer lmayerrdh@gmail.com.

Between services @ 9:00 AM

Oct 15: Adult Forum Book Discussion

Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul by Tony Hendra. “Father Joe is Tony Hendra’s inspiring true story of finding faith, friendship, and family through the decades-long influence of a surpassingly wise Benedictine monk.” (Amazon.com)

Discussion questions at cgsnasahua.org/adult

Oct 22: Jerusalem ~ The Holy Land Pilgrimage:

Mark your calendar! The Adult Forum on October 22, 2023 will be a presentation on our upcoming Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The trip will be May 2-12, 2025.

Harvest Fest is Coming!

And we need your help to make this Community Outreach and Fall Fundraiser a success.

How can I help, you say? There is a wide variety of tasks to be covered and we can accommodate any abilities. Got a creative side? We can use you! Need to be sitting? We’ve got that! Like to work with kids? We’ve got that! Want to scare people? We’ve got that too!

Click here to sign up to Volunteer for a time slot. For questions or more information reach out to Mary O’Reilly at moreilly@cgsnashua.org or call 603-341-3685.

Raffle Items Needed! Help add to the success of our Fall Community and Fundraising event. We would like to feature some nice Gift Baskets for our raffle at Harvest Fest but we need your help. Please sign up here to donate items to fill these themed baskets; Movie Night, Kids Reading, Chocolate for Grown-Ups, Halloween, Wine Night. Items must be returned to the Church no later than Sunday, 10/15 at 9AM. For questions, please reach out to Amy Cooley at sneezle74@yahoo.com or Becky Lentz at rebeccalentz1111@gmail.com

The Giving Graveyard Wish List! Some folks asked how they could help in other ways, so we have collected a list of items needed to help make this a successful event. These items, such as partyware, food and baked goods, decorations, prizes, etc. are on our graveyard display, grab a tombstone and purchase the item for us. Please drop off donations in the parish office before Thursday October 19th. Food items should be delivered fresh on the morning of October 21^st. For questions, reach out to Sue Corman at radar3018@comcast.net

Volunteer for Harvest Fest

Raffle Items Signup

What Do You Have to Offer?

It’s that time of year for us to offer up our time and talent to our community. There are so many ways for you to get involved! Please, during this season of Stewardship, take the time to fill out a form. Use this to gain more information about a CGS mission or group. Forms are available on-line here, or in the church. Any questions, please contact Sue Corman at wardens@cgsnashua.org or call 603-321-5809

Foyer Groups: What is this you ask? It's a chance to meet fellow parishioners and gather in fellowship a few times a year! Groups are set up with 6-8 people who then gather for a dinner out or at a member's home. Most groups had a rotation of hosts. This was a thriving fellowship activity before COVID and now it's time to bring it back, we even have a "Foyer Groups with Kids" option. Please check the Foyer Group box on your Time and Talent form or email me (Sue Corman) at radar3018@comcast.net to sign up or for more information.

Youth, Friends and Parents - 8th - 12th grade

YOUTH GROUP HAS BEGUN!

Please join us on Sunday’s from 6:00-7:15pm. There are a lot of great fall activities coming up – Harvest Fest, Corn Maze, Movie Night, Holiday Parties, Gathering of the Greens – along with conversations around Confirmation, the annual Mission Trip, etc. Sunday nights give you the opportunity to connect with each other. It’s amazing the strong bonds that are formed in Youth Group.

An email is sent out weekly on Sunday Nights program and upcoming activities. I (Nancy) am adding something new – Bible, CGS, Youth Trivia. There will be questions weekly and this week’s email will have all the details on how to play. Yes – there is a weekly prize!

If you have not registered go to the CGS website and under Christian Ed / Youth, there is a link. If any youth or parent have questions, please reach out - Nancy Madeira at youth@cgsnashua.com. We look forward to seeing you all each week.

Welcome Back to Sunday School & Youth Group!

Sunday School and Youth group has begun! Sunday School is for children in preschool through 8th grade, and meets from 9:30AM-10:30AM on Sunday mornings.

Youth group is for kids in grades 8-12, and meets from 6:00PM-7:00PM on Sunday evenings. Please register at https://bit.ly/registercgs.

We can't wait to see everyone soon!

Coffee Hour Signup

Support Fellowship in our community by volunteering to help out with coffee hour and donate food. Make coffee, set up beverage and snack tables to be ready by 9am. Cleanup is after the 10AM service at about 11:30, sign up for all or just a portion.

Are you missing your favorite Tupperware? There are many orphaned items in the CGS kitchen. Bowls, serving dishes and trays that have been left behind after having donated food to various fellowship events. Please stop in, take a look and claim your items. After October 1, unclaimed items will be donated.

Recovery Dinner Church Sat. 11/25, 5:30pm

Held on the last Saturday of each month, this event provides a welcoming place to gather around a common table and enjoy food and fellowship.

older man in clerical garb with a wide friendly smile

Special Event - Celebrating Bishop Gene Robinson

This year, Bishop Gene (gay man, former Bishop of NH, and fierce advocate for LGBTQIA+ rights in the Episcopal Church) celebrates his 50th anniversary as a priest and his 20th anniversary as a bishop!

On Sunday, October 8 at 4 p.m. at St Thomas' Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., there will be a festive service of the Holy Eucharist at which Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will officiate and preach.

St. Thomas' plans to livestream the October 8 worship for those unable to travel to Washington, D.C.

Honoring loved ones through Memorials

If you wish to honor a family member or friend on a special Sunday, you could donate money for the Altar Flowers ($60) or Wine, Wafers, and Candles ($25). Please contact Peg Wehner at 603-889-5067 or pegwehner44@gmail.com to discuss your wishes.

Community Happenings

GREATER NASHUA CROP Hunger Walk:

Sunday, October 22 12:00 PM

This is our 39th year! The walk will begin and end at Temple Beth Abraham, 4 Raymond Street in Nashua. Registration is from 12:00 PM to 1:oo PM with opening ceremonies at 1:oo PM and stepping out at 1:30 PM.

Contact Diane Temple templediane@icloud.com

or REGISTER ONLINE

The 221st New Hampshire Diocesan Convention

is coming!

Ways to Follow Along with the Convention Business Meeting

The 221^st Diocesan Convention Pre-Convention Journal contains resolutions, biographies of candidates for elected positions and the minutes from the 220^th Annual Diocesan Convention and is available here.
If you don’t already know, find out who your church has elected as delegates to Convention. Delegates are your representatives who have voice and vote during Convention and usually report back to churches either during coffee hour or through a church newsletter. Canonical clergy also have voice and vote.

We encourage all congregants to tune into the Convention business meeting on November 3. If you do not have a direct role in the meeting, livestream the meeting using this link.

Reflect on this past Sundays Sermon by Pastor Kathy...

This week’s community prayer intentions for

Healing and Special Concerns

Kathrine Amsden

Jerry Armstrong

Rev. Kate Atkinson

Colby Bamford

Jayme Bellafatto

Janet Boduch

Mike Bradbury

Brandi

Ella Brown

Eileen Brunk

Joanne Brunk

Leo Brunk

Martin Burboa-Reese

Mary Cahill

Carnevale & Lewis Family

Karyn Cassidy

Lorraine Christman

Charlene Core

Roger Crosby

Bishop Michael Curry

Sandy Darling

Charlotte Davis

Family of Emily DeGuzman

DeLuca Families

Ryan Demers

Julie Dunning

Robert Duquette

Roxanne Dwyer

Blaine Eccles

Debbie Ekers

Norman Ellis

John Epstein

Charles Freiburger

Giaconnia Family

Courtney Guilfoy

Kristin Hebert

Jacqui and Brian Hollenbeck

Chip & Sally Hulten

Marcy Klamka

Peter Langlois

Dawn Marie Long

Sandra Long

Colby Jean M.

Maddie

Nancy Martin

Philip Marinucci

Claire McGraw

Jane Metcalf

Elissa Morin

Craig Morton

Judy Mulligan

Jim Mutherbaugh

Susan Nadeau

Myranda Newton

Teiyana Nolan

Susan Nutting

Tina Ostrowski Lincoln

Edith Pack

Tina Terry Peel

Charles Raine

Eleanor Richards

Gretchen Robbins

Kathie Rousseau

Samantha Rousseau

Rev. Robert Schenkel

Danil Shapovalov

Nicole Silvaria

Dawne Sosa

Jan Sylor

Richard Tan

Terry Toland

Chris Walsh

Max Walsh

John Waugh

Ray and Bonnie Whalen

Don Yelton

Jennifer Zeleneski

For Those Deployed in the Military

Alyssa Dyer, Alan James Epstein, Johnathan Epstein, Samuel Epstein, Robert Herendeen, Bryan Laliberte, Devon Lambert and Josh Lentz.

Realm

Want to check on your giving? Look up another parishioner? Log into Realm, CGS's secure church only network online. Questions? Contact John in the office 603-882-5352 or administrator@cgsnashua.org

https://onrealm.org/cgsnashua