12/11 Wednesday Morning Prayer 9:30 AM (Every Wednesday)

12/12 Dine out Applebee’s 4:00 PM—9:00 PM

12/12 Adult Choir 7:15 PM

12/15 CGS Book Club (between services)

12/15 Youth Christmas Party and Yankee Swap 5:00 PM

12/22 Deck the Halls Sunday (Advent 4)

Church Happenings

Comedy Night Update

Thanks to all who worked to make our Comedy Night a success. The final numbers are in, we made $3128! All to support CGS and our many ministries. 

CGS Gingerbread Church Ornament

Didn't make it to Stroll? Stop by the Parish Hall during Sunday Coffee Hour and get your ornament. Just a $10 donation will get you this "First in the Series" numbered ornament. These are 100% handmade by our parishioners!

CGS BOOK GROUP

Sunday, December 15

“Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes” Chapter 3 -It’s Not About the Fish: The Story of Jonah. We meet in the Parish Hall lounge between services. All are welcome!

A Study Guide can be found HERE; it includes resources for the whole year.

End 68 Hours of Hunger

These donations fill the weekend and summer gaps in food for elementary students and families.

December will be 1 lb packages of pasta and jars of red or white sauce.

Drop items in the basket as you enter the sanctuary, and Sandy Desharnais will deliver them at the end of the month.

Thank you! Louise Bessler



Good Shepherd Gave: 1,062 individual snack packets,

38 boxes of Mac and cheese, and 24 individual packets oatmeal for the month of November.

Poinsettia's for Christmas

Donate Poinsettias for our Christmas Altar in Memory of , in Thanksgiving for or in Celebration of a loved one. Forms are available in the back of the church to be dropped in the offering plate, or email your request to John in the office at administrator@cgsnashua.org. Please submit request and payment by December 16. Please write 'poinsettias' on the memo line on your check.

Rector’s Discretionary Fund/Local Non-Profit Offering

On the last Sunday of each month the Offertory Plate gifts that are not pledges will be split between the Rectors Discretionary Fund which supports individuals in need with gas cards, grocery cards, rent assistance, etc. and a local non-profit. The non-profit for December will be Family Promise, with collection on Sunday, November 24th. You may also send in donations during the month if you wish, just note "Rector Fund" in the memo.

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. 

Fellowship and Coffee

Many people have been enjoying our fellowship time on Sundays, but we need your help to make it happen! We need some new faces and some of our parish groups to step up and host coffee hour. Please sign up HERE or Fellowship Hall. 

Our schedule for the Christmas Services! Pick your service (or two or three) and get them on your calendar now.

Take a moment to reflect on the sermon from this past Sunday by George Swenson...

Join SpiritBound Ministry Partner, the Rev. Kate Harmon Siberine for a weekly morning prayer service on TikTok Live. 

While all are welcome, this online service emerged because of and for disabled and chronically ill followers of Jesus who are often not able to gather in person for worship. It is not a healing service (because bodies are not problems to be fixed). It is a chance to gather as a community in shared digital space, celebrate the ways that the incarnate God is working, to bring real struggles, lift up prayers, and reflect on scripture.

The service will be about 15 minutes and can be found on the TikTok page of @kateharmonsiberine. Click here for a link to her page for next Wednesday's TikTok live. SpiritBound is thrilled to welcome this collaboration with Pastor Kate.

SpiritBound, the digital mission of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire, led by the Rev. Alanna Van Antwerpen, seeks to expand the spiritual reach of the church through technology and media. The Rev. Kate Harmon Siberine has become a prominent voice on social media through her activism and advocacy work.

2025 Forma Annual Conference

Jan 27-30

Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center, Greenfield, NH

The Faith Formation Network of Province I (i.e., the New England dioceses) is combining its annual formation conference with Forma to offer "Come Away Together", the best of both worlds! We will gather Jan. 27-30, 2025, with colleagues from across New England onsite at the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center for four days, during which time we will take mornings to meet and connect with our provincial colleagues and afternoons to participate in the Forma workshops and content. We will regather in the evenings to informally share inspiration and learning. There will be ample time for rest and individual needs even as we spend time together learning about the big ideas emerging in the formation space, and what we are called to do about them.  

Do you think this conference is for you? Please watch this one minute video and hear from Province I colleagues about who they think should come—and most likely it is you! Registration information is here. Thanks to financial support from Province I and the dioceses of Province I, the costs for registration, lodging and meals has been greatly reduced. If you still have questions, please contact diocese of Maine Director of Faith Formation Emily Keniston,

You Are Not Alone: Responding to Grief and Trauma by Building Relationships

Friday, Dec. 20 - Sunday, Dec. 22

Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center, Greenfield, NH

The Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, has raised the alarm

about what he refers to as a epidemic of loneliness and isolation. "You Are Not Alone" is an opportunity for learning, retreat, and healing with co-presenters, the Rev. Bob Davidson, an Episcopal priest and social worker who has served as a hospice chaplain and trauma counselor, and Dr. Anthony Valdini, professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine. Saturday will be structured around three presentations; Facing up to loneliness and isolation—medical, psychological and spiritual impact; overcoming grief and trauma—gaining insight and discovering everyday recovery tools; and building relationships and social connection—healing support and Interdependence. Additional overnight options include: Friday evening get acquainted and community building; Sunday morning healing community worship. Download the flier to share with your parish. Register here, by e-mail, or by calling the office, 603-547-3400.

Registration Open For Barbara C. Harris Overnight and Family Camps

It's not too early to be thinking ahead to summer 2025, especially if you want to secure a spot at Barbara C. Harris Episcopal Camp in beautiful Greenfield, NH. One-week overnight camp sessions begin July 6 for campers completing second through eleventh grade. Download a brochure here. Family Camp is June 27 - 30; download a brochure here. Find more information and register for both camps via the button below.

That's A Wrap: The 222nd Annual Diocesan Convention Is In the Books!



We are grateful to the many individuals who worked hard to make our first in-person convention since 2019 such a success, among them the clergy, staff, and volunteers at Christ Church Exeter. For links to the Bishop’s address, approved resolutions, election results, and the Pre-Convention Journal, please visit the 2024 Diocesan Convention Recap web page.

Updated Constitution and Canons

The Diocese of New Hampshire Constitution and Canons has been updated to include the changes adopted in Resolution 1 at convention on Oct. 26. See the updated version here.

This week’s community prayer intentions for

Healing and Special Concerns

For Those Deployed in the Military

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

Vestry - vestry@cgsnashua.org

Sue Corman (Sr. Warden)

Don Yelton (Jr. Warden)

Amey Fuller (Treasurer)

Susan Nutting (Clerk)

Vestry Members: Thom Arpin, Amanda Blair, Kathy Cormier, Mark Crepeau, Michael Engelsen, Sarah Patton, Denise Thompson-Coutu, and Jane Wilkins.

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