|
Upcoming Events
· 9/8 Homecoming Sunday 9:00 AM
· 9/8 Green Team Meeting in Lounge 11:30 AM
· 9/9 Contemplative Prayer 11:30 AM (Every Monday)
· 9/9 Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion: 12:00 PM (Every Monday)
· 9/9 Sage Wannabees Meeting 2-3:30 in Lounge
· 9/11 Wednesday Morning Prayer 9:30 AM (Every Wednesday)
| | |
|
· 9/12 Uno Dine Out Fundraiser
· 9/15 Two services begin again 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM
· 9/15 Christmas Ornaments Workshop (after 10:00 AM service)
· 9/16 Contemplative Prayer 11:30 AM (Every Monday)
· 9/16 Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion: 12:00 PM (Every Monday)
· 9/16 Service at Aynsley Place 2:30 PM
· 9/18 Wednesday Morning Prayer 9:30 AM (Every Wednesday)
| | |
|
· 9/19 Service at Courville Nashua 2:30 PM
· 9/22 Holy Eucharist 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM
· 9/23 Contemplative Prayer 11:30 AM (Every Monday)
· 9/23 Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion: 12:00 PM (Every Monday)
· 9/24 Aging & Spirituality begins 2:00 PM
· 9/28 Altar Guild Meeting 9:30 AM
· 9/29 Nissitissit String Quartet returns, 4:00 PM
| | |
|
Homecoming Brunch
When it's time to reconnect after the long summer, of course we do it with food! As is our tradition, we will be having our Homecoming Brunch on Sunday, September 8th at 10AM. Please follow the link to sign up and help out with our set-up, clean-up and donating food.
Sept 8th Homecoming Sunday Brunch - Donate
| | | |
|
|
In this Season of Creation, the CGS Green Team is 'Re-Forming'
We will meet on Sept. 8th at 11:30 in the Lounge to discuss how we can continue to identify opportunities to improve the sustainability in our church and in our homes. Everyone is invited to join our team. For more information contact John Rowntree.
| | |
|
As Episcopalians we celebrate several church seasons every year—Advent, Lent, Easter... Each season has one or more special liturgical elements. These differences help direct the flow of our worship and draw us closer to the season's theme. For example, in Easter (a time of redemption,) we leave out confession. In Advent we light candles and look to Christ as our light in the darkness.
This year, we join the wider church to introduce the "Season of Creation" which runs from September 1st to St. Francis Day, October 4th.
As with other seasons you will notice some variations in our worship service. These changes are drawn from resources provided by the Episcopal Church to help us deepen our relationship with God’s Creation. We look forward to worshipping with you this "Season of Creation."
| |
UNO Pizzeria & Grill Dine-Out Night
Join us for another Fellowship Dine-Out Night!
(And it’s a Fundraiser too)
CGS will be hosting another Restaurant/Dine-out Fundraiser Night at Uno Pizzeria & Grill in Nashua, NH on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
So, mark your calendars and plan to bring your family and friends! Our first two dine-out nights were very successful and have raised $810.18 for all our wonderful CGS Ministries.
The fundraiser will run from the time their doors open at 11AM until midnight. Dine in, take out, food and alcohol sales will all count towards our sales total! Uno’s will donate up to 20% of our sales total for the day. Try to think outside the box, share it with friends and families, and encourage workplaces to order lunch takeout. It’s easy, present a physical copy of the flyer, show it on your phone or simply mention it to your server or order-taker.
| | | |
Aging and Spirituality
Sep 24 - Nov 12, 2024
Tuesdays, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
| | |
|
Back by popular demand. This class, taught by Deacon Nancy Meyer and guest experts, takes a deep look at Aging and how it can become one of the most profound spiritual practices of your life. In this class you will explore myths around aging, discover your Spiritual Gifts and more fully understand your Spiritual Needs. Through small group discussion, videos, and fun exercises you will learn how to make the most of every day, move from role to soul, and tap into your own natural wisdom.
When: Tuesdays September 24 to November 12 12:00 PM—3:00 PM
Class Leader: Deacon Nancy Meyer.
Cost: $35 for class materials
Any questions, please reach out to Deacon Nancy at deacon@cgsnashua.org
REGISTER HERE
| | |
|
CGS Women's Group News!
Sunday September 15, 11:00 AM
CGSW will host the Christmas Ornaments Painting Workshop to support the Stroll and Ginger Bread House Display and Fundraiser. This is new and a lot of thought and hard work have gone into it! Good Shepherd will make and sell wooden "gingerbread" ornaments to sell at the Nashua Holiday Stroll. Hopefully we'll have new designs every year and our friends and neighbors will make a tradition of collecting them just as they make a tradition of visiting our Gingerbread Village during the Stroll.
SO if you have a steady hand (and even if you don't) come to the painting workshop in the hall after the second service where you will find everything you need - unpainted ornaments, instructions and paint pens - to have fun and help the fundraising committee. For any questions please contact Mary O'Reilly at moreilly@cgsnashua.org or 603 424 2432.
CGS Women will provide the hospitality for both Coffee Hour and the Painting Workshop on September 15
| | | |
|
|
End 68 Hours of Hunger
These donations fill the weekend and summer gaps in food for elementary students and families.
For September we donated: 63 boxes of oatmeal= which equals to 1,010 packets of instant oatmeal.
In addition, we also donated and additional 4 cans of soup, 4 cans of tuna and one large container of minute oats. Well done CGS!
Sep - canned vegetables
Drop your 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
| |
|
The Altar Guild Fall Meeting is Saturday, September 28, 9:30 am in the Lounge.
Please join us if you want to find out more about our vital ministry of services preparation. For more information contact directors Paige Schaller or Marybeth Snow.
| | |
|
CGS BOOK STUDY GROUP 2024-2025
In "Bible Stories for Grown-Ups: Reading Scripture with New Eyes," author Josh Scott looks at familiar Bible stories and reveals new details and interpretations for an adult audience. This six-session Bible study considers stories many of us read as children. Scott reimagines these stories and opens new visions for readers to understand well known pieces of Scripture in our current cultural environment.
We will be meeting monthly between services to explore one story each session. Our first story discussion is October 20. Stop by our display in the Parish Hall during Coffee Hour Sunday, September 15 to learn more!
| |
|
|
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 September will be announced shortly.
Please consider giving a gift above your normal pledge on Sunday, September 29.
| | |
|
Save The Date: October 18th
Our Comedy Show Fundraiser is back!
| | |
|
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 below to help.
Coffee Hour Signup
| |
|
Take a moment to reflect on the sermon from this past Sunday by Susan Nutting... | |
|
Join fellow lovers of song, directors of music, and leaders of worship for a one-day workshop to build community, improve congregational singing, and have fun! This workshop offers paperless music and skills to build congregational singing and community building. It’s open to all, especially choir directors, music leaders, any lay people who love to sing, and churches
who want support in singing.
The $40 fee includes lunch, materials, and free childcare. Seminarians, students & small congregations pay a reduced fee of $25.
| |
Standing Up to Racism
Wednesdays, Sept. 4 - Oct. 9, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., on Zoom
The Reparations Task Force encourages participation in this four-week online course, led by anti-racism educator Anne Romney. Participants will look at racism in all of its forms—internalized, interpersonal, institutional, and systemic. Topics will include white privilege, white grievance, understanding the toll of micro-aggressions, and what it means to be an ally/accomplice in the fight for social justice, with emphasis on concrete actions people can do, small and large. Learn more and register here.
| |
Please consider joining "Team CGS" for the Nashua Water Walk on Saturday Sept 14th at Greeley Park at 9am or sponsor us with a donation. Kathy Cormier and Marcie Byrd will be available on Sunday Sept 8th after the service to answer any questions. Thank you! | |
|
Tri-Dio Sacred Ground Circles Begin Again This Fall
Are you interested in joining others from the Episcopal Dioceses of Northern New England (and beyond) in a film-based dialogue series on race and faith? The third round of Tri-Dio Sacred Ground dialogue circles will start this fall and will include others from the wider Episcopal church and other denominations. There will be at least three circles that will meet at different times and on different days.
View the Sacred Ground Invitational video “We Bless You” by the Union of Black Episcopalians and Sacred Ground staff and learn more about Sacred Ground here. (Now with correct link.)
Representatives from each diocese are: Mary Provo of Maine, Betty Lane of New Hampshire, and Franci Vinal Farnsworth of Vermont.
| |
Province I Indigenous Peoples' Justice Network Book Discussion
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
On Zoom
The Province I Indigenous Peoples' Justice Network will host an online book discussion on Sept. 25, 7-8:30 p.m., focused on Healing Haunted Histories by Elaine Enns and Ched Myers. All are welcome to participate.
Register in advance for this meeting here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the meeting.
Questions may be directed to Martha Gardner, Missioner for Networking and Formation. An additional session will be held in November.
|  | |
If you've ever been curious about expanding your outdoor skill set, or are looking to deepen the wilderness practices you already love, this is a day program for you. Facilitated by Episcopal women, come and spend the day learning how to forage for wild mushrooms, build a fire, cook with coals, navigate, use a recurve bow, and so much more. Spend the day connecting with creation, one another, and learning, together, valuable skills in an environment of cooperation and Christian community.
Becoming An Episcopal Outdoorswoman is being coordinated by NH Episcopalian and environmental educator Linden Rayton. As the owner and educator of Living Water Nature Programs, LLC, she works to bring people of all ages into deeper relationship with the natural world, through exploration, education and reflection.
*This program is designed for female-identifying participants who are 18 and up. Price: $60. Location: Barbara C. Harris Conference Center.
| |
|
This week’s community prayer intentions for
Healing and Special Concerns
| | |
|
Keith Adams
Aunt Joan & Family
Jerry Armstrong
Rev. Kate Atkinson
Jerry Balcom
Becky
Jayme Bellafatto
Janet Boduch
Judy Boss
Brandi
Ella Brown
Leo Brunk
Adrienne Buckley
Brian Burgess
Brody Campos
Cindy Caradis
Charlotte Davis
Heather Duquette
DeLuca Families
Julie Dunning
Robert Duquette
Roxanne Dwyer
Kathy Eckels
Charles Freiburger
Chuck Fitzpatrick
Fred A.
Jeanne Gregoire
Jacqui & Brian Hollenbeck
Chip & Sally Hulten
Marcy Klamka
Peter Langlois
Friends & Family of
Pete Larochelle
| |  |
|
Ken Lombard
Dawn Marie Long
Sandra Long
Colby Jean M.
Maddie
Hannah Malik
Philip Marinucci
Jane Metcalf
Virginia Mills
Elissa Morin
Jim Mutherbaugh
Myranda Newton
Susan Nutting
Tina Ostrowski Lincoln
Edith Pack
James Pelham
Shirley Phillips
Kevin Rebello
Joseph Robbins & Marie
Kathie Rousseau
Samantha Rousseau
Heather Rossbach
Danil Shapovalov Family
Nicole Silvaria
Dawne Sosa
Katherine Swisher
Richard Tan
Terry Toland
Chris Walsh
Bonnie Whalen
Carroll White
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.
| |
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, Doug Liles, Sarah Patton, Denise Thompson-Coutu, and Jane Wilkins.
Office hours Monday thru Friday 9:00 am. - 4:00 pm
Announcement submissions are due every Tuesday by noon :-)
| |
|
The Rev. Kathy Boss, Rector
The Rev. Nancy Meyer, Deacon
Associate, George Swenson
Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal
214 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
603-882-5352
www.cgsnashua.org
| | | | | |
