The vendor is still working hard on the floors for Hadley Hall. Hadley Hall and the office will have to be closed for all visitors and meetings thru Saturday, 8/20

Hadley Hall will be open on Sunday, 8/21 for coffee hour.

Suzanne and Pastor Kathy will have access to voicemail and email but will not be able to be in the building while the floor work is going on.

The Fundraising Team could use an extra team member or two.

It seems like a lot of work, but it is more about delegating than anything else. This past year we ran two very successful events including the Food Truck Festival and the Strawberry Festival, and are preparing for the upcoming Christmas Festival.

There are one or two people who spearhead each event. For example, Roxanne McGaffigan leads the Food Truck Festival. Ellen McCune and Barbara Wallack lead the two craft fairs. We have become very efficient in running each event because of lessons from our past experience, and of course the amazing support of our wonderful members.

We are on target for making $15,000 for the church, our best year yet!

We have meetings on an as needed basis, with many conducted via Zoom or through text. It is an exciting, fun, and very rewarding team that we hope you will consider joining. If you are interested, or have any questions, you can contact Ellen McCune or Barbara Wallack. We can answer any questions you may have.

We thank you for your consideration.

The Fundraising Team

Please join us in the sanctuary

or online at 10am for the

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Coffee hour will be held inside after the service.

We hope you will join us.

The service will be live streamed through Facebook Live here or on 3CX here.

Pastor Kathy will be on vacation starting on Monday, August 22 through Sunday, August 28.

Rev. Linda Lea Snyder will be providing pastoral coverage during these dates. She will also celebrate worship with HCC on August 28.

Beginning next Saturday, August 27th, Hampstead Congregational Church will be offering a Fiber Arts (knitting, crochet, hand work, etc.) gathering the 4th Saturday of each month from 10am-Noon in our Social Hall.

All skill levels are welcome and no commitment is needed-drop in when you can.

All are welcome to attend.

For more information, contact the church at 603-329-6985

A festive feel was found inside and outside Hadley Hall for the community barbeque held this past Saturday.

The event was attended by over 80 people.

Thank you to all the volunteers who made this such a huge success and thank you Dave Chin for capturing such great photos!

The steeple is lit to celebrate the 103rd birthday of Mary Della Puietra, from her family

The steeple will be lit in loving memory of Nancy Goudreault, from Linda & Dave Tilden and family

Sunday School will be held once a month on the second Sunday of the month starting in September and continuing through May.

Please check the church calendar for future dates.

Our outdoor services are being very well attended and we have been blessed with good weather each Sunday!

We will worship outside again in the back parking lot at 10am on Sunday, September 18th.

Please plan to bring a chair and join us for this special service. The service will also be live streamed.

Coffee hour will be held after the service in Hadley Hall.

As mentioned recently, we, your Capital Campaign team, recently sent a mailing to you, fellow members and friends, that included a letter, fact sheet and a pledge form.

The detail may seem overwhelming at first, however, we wanted to provide detailed information to enable you to make what we feel is a significant financial decision to fund major church repair projects. Painting of the church exterior was recently completed. Replacement of flooring in Hadley Hall is in process.

It is helpful to remind ourselves what our church building represents to us as a church, its history, a resource to the community and more. Our house of worship has a long history that we encourage you to invest in its care and longevity as others before us bore that responsibility.

Please give some prayerful thought as you decide what is appropriate as your monetary pledge to the Capital Campaign in “Strengthening Our Foundation, Investing for Our Future” and return your pledge form to the church office as soon as you are able.

Here is a great story from NPR about RIP Medical Debt - RIP Debt turns debt collection on its head, buying up unpaid medical bills

If you'd like to make a donation from the bounty of your garden, please bring produce items to Hadley Hall when you come for Sunday Service or drop them off anytime in the basket located in the foyer.

Donations for the produce you take can be placed in the offering basket (on Sunday mornings) or in the lockbox in the foyer.

All proceeds go to RIP Medical Debt to help pay off medical debt for those in need.

For every $1 you donate, $100 of medical debt is paid off!!

For more information on RIP Medical Debt, direct donations to the organization, and personal stories by those that have been helped, go to https://ripmedicaldebt.org

The election season is upon us and there is news from New Hampshire Secretary of State's office about absentee ballot eligibility.

NHPR reported that a memo has been sent to all local election officials concerning absentee ballots in the context of Covid.

"The memo advised local clerks to let voters know that ‘a person can register and vote by

absentee if, based on their own health circumstances, medical authorities advise them to avoid going out in public.’ That includes ‘voters with symptoms of a communicable disease or illness,’ or those who ‘due to their own health circumstances, limit public exposure in their day-to-day life as a preventative measure,’ according to the memo".

See the entire story here.

Blessings,

Debra

This is a list of farmer's markets in the state this summer. We have included the whole state in case you may be travelling and want to sample some local "color." By supporting local farmers, you are keeping your food dollars local, supporting local businesses and protecting the open space we all enjoy. It is a treat to meet the people who actually grow and produce the food we eat, and you may find interesting selections not available in grocery stores. Why not make it a part of your summer routine?

Check out all the locations here.

Office summer hours continue through next Thursday, August 25th.

The office will be open from 9AM to Noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

We thought you might enjoy reading the NH Conference UCC weekly newsletter. You can read it with this link.

Each week, we will update this section of our Weekly Word with the new link for the current newsletter.

cans of Chef Boyardee pasta, coffee, granola bars, boxes of crackers, salad dressing, and any type of cereal

Please drop off any donations in the foyer of Hadley Hall

We located a national organization that has local chapters called Project Linus (https://www.facebook.com/projectlinussouthwestnewhampshire/). This organization's mission is "to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans". Blankets are given to children in need through NH.

*We accept all sizes of blankets. We donate to children, infants through teen years, so any size is appropriate. Baby blankets are typically 36”X36” or 36”X42”, toddler-pre-teen are typically about 40”X60”, and teen blankets are at least 60"X72".

If in doubt, please call the church or send an email to pastorkathyucc@gmail.com.