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Parish Announcements
For Sunday, Oct 1, 2023
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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Upcoming Events
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9/27 Altar Guild Fall Meeting, 7:00 PM—Parish Lounge
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9/30 Recovery Dinner Church 5:30 PM
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10/1 Sunday Services 8:00AM & 10:00AM
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10/2 Contemplative Prayer 11:30 AM (Every Monday)
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10/2 Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion: Man's Search for Meaning 12:00 PM (Every Monday)
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10/4 Morning Prayer 9:30 AM (Every Wednesday)
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10/4 Evening Prayer 6:00 PM (Evening Eucharist on the third Wednesday of each month, Evening Prayer all other Wednesdays).
- 10/7 Harvey Shaw Car Tour
- 10/15 Book Discussion Adult Forum
- 10/21 Harvest Fest
- 10/22 Jerusalem Trip Adult Forum
- 10/22 Crop Walk
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Renewal Works is here!
It's a process meant to help our congregation to grow spiritually. It begins
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.
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The Fall Meeting of the Altar Guild will be held Wednesday, September 27 at 7 pm in the Parish House Lounge. Open to men and women of the parish. We are always looking for new members so come by and see if you would be interested in learning more about our ministry of preparation.
AG Directors: Karen Beaulieu & Paige Schaller
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Recovery Dinner Church Sat. 9/30, 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.
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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.
REGISTER AND INFO
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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 Jan Lambert at jmimil@aol.com.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
SIGN UP HERE
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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. | |
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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.
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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!
REGISTER HERE
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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.
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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.
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This forum is a great way to meet Mayor Donchess and at least three candidates for the Board of Alderman and get to know their stance on a topic very important to our neighbors and the future of Nashua. | |
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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
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The 221st New Hampshire Diocesan Convention
is coming!
Ways to Follow Along with the Convention Business Meeting
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The 221st Diocesan Convention Pre-Convention Journal contains resolutions, biographies of candidates for elected positions and the minutes from the 220th 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.
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Reflect on this past Sundays Sermon by Pastor Kathy... | |
This week’s community prayer intentions for
Healing and Special Concerns
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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
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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
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For Those Deployed in the Military
Alyssa Dyer, Alan James Epstein, Johnathan Epstein, Samuel Epstein, Robert Herendeen, Bryan Laliberte, Devon Lambert and Josh Lentz.
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Vestry - vestry@cgsnashua.org
Sue Corman (Sr. Warden)
Sandy Desharnais (Jr. Warden)
Amey Fuller (Treasurer)
Susan Nutting (Clerk)
Kathy Cormier, Amy Cooley, Beth Derderian, Doug Liles, Jacqueline Marshall, Sarah Patton, Howard Titus
and Jane Wilkins.
Office hours Monday thru Friday 9:00 am. - 2:00 pm
Newsletter submissions are due every Wednesday by noon :-)
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Rev. Kathy Boss, Rector
Rev. Nancy Meyer, Deacon
Church of the Good Shepherd
214 Main Street
Nashua, NH 03060
603-882-5352
www.cgsnashua.org
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