"We the People" lecture in Exeter
Exploring the Northeast's history of race relations
On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Congregational Church of Exeter at 21 Front St., will host a free lecture in the "We the People" series. Jason Sokol, author and assistant professor of history at UNH and the Rev. Robert Thompson, minister at Phillips Exeter Academy, will discuss the Northeast's history of race relations.
The 7:00 p.m. lecture will be based on Sokol's new book, All Eyes Are Upon Us: Race and Politics from Boston to Brooklyn. His thesis is that there is a "disconnect" between the ideals the Northeast takes pride in and the reality of our racial history. At this lecture, he and Rev. Thompson will explore the factors that lead to racial tension, including patterns of discrimination in policing and the criminal justice system.
This event is free and open to the public.
Official Notice of Annual Meetings
Know all persons by these presents that the Annual Meeting of Christ Episcopal Church will be held on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 at 12:00 noon in the Christ Church Undercroft and that the Annual Meeting of Trinity Episcopal Church will be held on Sunday, Jan. 25 at 10:15 a.m. in Hobbs Hall at Trinity Church.
The purpose of these meetings shall be to receive the Reports of the Officers and Organizations of the Congregations; to elect Officers and Delegates for the terms specified for their offices as stated in the By-Laws of the Congregations; and to conduct such other business as may lawfully come before these meetings.
Any baptized person, sixteen (16) years of age or older, who acknowledges in writing the authority of the By-Laws of the Congregation her or she attends and who declares his or her intention to aid in maintaining public worship therein by regular attendance at such worship and who is a contributor of record, is entitled to voice and vote.
Craig Davis, Warden, Christ Church Patrice Wood, Senior Warden, Trinity Church
Linda Seward, Clerk, Christ Church Diana Jodoin, Clerk, Trinity Church
Our Shared Ministry Cycle of Prayer
Each week, in both of our churches, we pray for one ministry we share and one or two households in each church. About once every six weeks, we will instead using the Shared Ministry Collect we prayed throughout the opening months of our Shared Ministry.
In our prayers the next two weeks, we give God thanks for...
Jan. 11
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Christ Church Altar Guild; Mary Lou Barrett of Trinity Church; Sarah Wolf Boyd & Graeme Boyd of Christ Church
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Jan. 18
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Christ Church Annual Meeting; Phoebe & Robert Bischoff and family of Trinity Church; Steve Adair of Christ Church
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Silent Vigil at the NH Supreme Court in support of Death Penalty repeal
Thursday, January 15th, 2015 - 8:15-9:30 a.m. and 2:45-4:00 p.m.
On this date, the New Hampshire Supreme Court will hear the next mandatory appeal in the Michael Addison case. If you would like to attend this vigil, sign up on the web here: tiny.cc/NHSC-Jan15 or visit the website below. For information, email Marti Hunt, [email protected].
Sponsored by NH Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
http://nodeathpenaltynh.org
Offering envelopes
This year, as a cost-saving measure, we are only preparing packets of offering envelopes for those who requested them on their stewardship pledge form in November. If you did not request envelopes, but would like a set, please speak with Nita in the Shared Ministry office at 926-5688 and specify whether you want weekly, monthly, or quarterly envelopes. Those who requested envelopes at Christ Church will find them in their mailboxes this Sunday, Jan. 11. Those at Trinity who requested them will find them on the table in the Narthex.
A Note Regarding Shared Ministry Office Hours
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I will be out of the office one day every other week through the beginning of May. It is also beyond my control to choose the day I am out so please bear with me.
I will not be in the office on Tuesday, January 13 and Wednesday, January 27. I will be checking messages email periodically on those days. As always, if you have a pastoral emergency, please contact Fr. Chip directly.
Thank you!
Nita Niemczyk