Worship This Week

Please join us

in the Sanctuary

or online at 10am for the

Seventh Sunday of Easter

Mother's Day

Coffee hour will be held

after the service

in the Sanctuary.

The service will be live streamed

through Facebook Live here

or on 3CX here

Reader: David Chin

Coffee hour host: Bill & Nancy Cheyne

Pastor Paige Vacation

Pastor Paige is on vacation May 6th through May 12th.

Rev. Charlotte E.Y. Bell will be conducting Worship on Sunday, May 12th.

If a pastoral emergency arises, please contact the office at

603-329-6985.

UCC Strengthen the Church Special Offering May 19th-26th

For two weeks beginning on May 19th, we will be collecting a special offering for the UCC Strengthen the Church initiative.

Strengthen the Church is an opportunity for your gifts to sustain not just our growing, renewing and birthing churches, but also to ensure that the holy ground they create is where extravagant welcome of our beloved Jesus is embodied for all.

The funds raised support new churches, youth ministry, and innovation in existing congregations. 

Enjoy this short video from the UCC about our mission. Thank you for your generosity!

WE NEED YOUR TREASURES!

At the Christmas Fair the Church had a “yard sale” table, selling upscale used items. It proved to be a success, bringing in well over $200. The Fundraising Team would like to repeat this for the Strawberry Festival.

We are looking for good quality and in working condition used (or new) items that we can sell at the Fair. We only ask that you dust them off before donating them.

A bin will be placed in the downstairs foyer of the church for drop off.

If you have any questions, contact Barbara Wallack at 603-548-8326 or email bsw91@comcast.net.

As always, we thank you for your support.

The Fundraising Committee

Strawberry Festival

Saturday, June 1st



We need your help!

Are you ready for some Strawberry Shortcake? Our annual Strawberry Festival is happening soon. If you can help in any way on Friday, 5/31 and/or Saturday, 6/1, it would be greatly appreciated.

Another way to help--donate baked goods--they can be dropped off Friday, 5/31.

Things you can do to help:

• Friday--Help with Setup starting at 4PM
• Saturday--Help with Games - multiple timeslots starting at 8:30AM
• Saturday--Help with Bake Sale Table - multiple timeslots starting at 8:30AM
• Saturday--Help with Grilling - multiple timeslots starting at 8:30AM
• Saturday--Help with Serving the Shortcake - multiple timeslots starting at 8:30AM
• Saturday--Help with Plant Table - multiple timeslots starting at 8:30AM
• Saturday--Help with Cleanup starting at 3:00PM

Signup Sheet is in Hadley Hall or you can contact the office at 603-329-6985 and we will help get you signed up.

Let’s make this event a huge success! 

As always, thank you for your support,

Your Fundraising Team

Steeple Lighting

Steeple lit the week of

April 29th - May 13th

In Loving Memory of

Paul Gilman Perry

We love & miss you!

Love, Your Perry Family

Steeple Lighting

Steeple lit May 6 - May 12th

In loving memory of

Dr. David Lanning

Love, Your Family

Peace & Justice

There was an article a few weeks ago from New Hampshire Union Leader about housing prices. New Hampshire had reached a new record. The median price for a home reached $500,000 in March. For a refresher math explanation: The median is the price at which half of the housing is priced at less than $500,000 and half of the housing is priced above. This is $135,000 more that the median in March 2021. At the same time, interest rates have more than doubled. This combination punch raises monthly house payments for those who put 5% down to more

than $3100 a month compared to $1,500 three years ago. Even putting 20% down results in monthly payments of more than $2,600, and these numbers do NOT include property taxes and home insurance.

The NH Association of Realtors now says that the state had a 16% drop in affordability from a year ago, putting the affordability index at 59. This means that the state’s median household income is just 59% of what is needed to qualify for a median-priced home. For perspective in March 2017 the index was above 150 and was as high as 200 in 2013.

This is why supporting Isaiah 58 is so important. With so many of us unable to help with the physical projects of renovations, we can make donations and work to support state legislation that seeks to address the shortage of affordable housing. The current proposals are seeking to make zoning less restrictive and to reduce the red tape that prevents some property owners from creating apartments in in-law apartments. Legiscan is a website that shows the active bills and allows a search for specific legislation.

The article was posted on Facebook and the comments are heartbreaking.

Music Corner by Herb Tardiff

All About the Saxophone Family

The saxophone is a relatively new instrument that was invented during the 1840’s by Adolphe Sax, a Belgian musician and instrument maker. The saxophone, patented in 1846, is a member of the woodwind family, usually made of brass, and played with a single reed mouthpiece, similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone is used in classical music, military and marching bands, jazz and contemporary music, including rock and roll. There are fourteen different saxophone types, but the four most popular are soprano, alto, tenor and baritone. Each instrument has a different size, range, and is used in different types of music. Let’s take a look at each one.

THE SAXOPHONE FAMILY

The family of eight saxophones invented by Adolphe Sax and patented on March 21, 1846 is today focused on seven instruments.

Right from the beginning, the alto and tenor saxophones have been the models most in demand amongst composers. Other members of the family, although less commonly used, have appeared progressively throughout the evolution of the classical repertoire. Today jazz, contemporary music and various other musical styles are in the process of reclaiming all the instruments of the saxophone family under their ever diversifying branches.

E♭ SOPRANINO SAXOPHONE

Although little used today, the E-flat saxophone sopranino is increasingly in demand in jazz and contemporary music. It must be noted, however, that the accuracy and precision required to play this delicate instrument demands great dexterity. Nevertheless, it has found a home within various saxophones ensembles and concert bands.

B♭ SOPRANO SAXOPHONE

Although curved sopranos also exist, the shape more commonly resembles the straight body of the clarinet. Its tone evokes that of the oboe, while its low register resembles the timbre of the English horn. In the saxophone quartet, it holds the role of first violin. Sydney Bechet introduced it into the United States upon his return from London in 1919. For the soprano in B♭, we can cite, among others, the concertante piece from Villa-Lobos, Fantasia. The version in C no longer exists.

E♭ ALTO SAXOPHONE

The most popular member of the saxophone family, it is on this instrument that many first discover the saxophone. Bizet immortalized it in his celebrated Arlésienne in which it was given the role of soloist. It has also been used by some influential composers from the beginning of the 20th century, notably Ravel in his orchestration of Moussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Berg in his Concerto To the Memory of an Angel. Debussy later dedicated a Rhapsody to it and Glazounov his famous Concerto. Finally in jazz, Charlie Parker’s preference for this instrument conferred upon it its imprimatur. The alto saxophone in F (called mezzo soprano) is no longer manufactured.

B♭ TENOR SAXOPHONE

It was largely through jazz that the true nature of the B-flat tenor saxophone has been revealed. In particular by Coleman Hawkins, a figure often present at the forefront of major musical innovation, and to whom the history of jazz owes much. Hawkins popularized this instrument through the interpretation of his celebrated Body and Soul in October 1939.

On the classical side, it can be found in Symphony No 4 from Vaughan Williams, and in Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kije and Romeo and Juliet.

E♭ BARITONE SAXOPHONE

The deep and warm tone of the E-flat baritone saxophone provides a sound close to the cello and even to the human voice. But the baritone not only provides the bass voice of a quartet, it also constitutes the harmonic and rhythmic pulse of any group. Influential names in jazz like Gerry Mulligan and Pepper Adams have managed to successfully establish it as a soloist instrument.

B♭ BASS SAXOPHONE

The size, weight and cost of the B-flat bass saxophone limit its presence within groups. It always provides an efficient basis in wind sections and various ensembles. Today, it is more and more integrated into jazz and attracts composers of contemporary and improvised music.

E♭ CONTRABASS SAXOPHONE

The saxophone double bass in E♭ is very seldom used today. Despite its ability to give off impressively deep sounds, its repertoire is practically non-existent. Few examples are in circulation, its development having been rarely thoroughly studied.

Except for the double bass saxophone, which is rarely used, Henri SELMER Paris remains one of the only workshops in the world that retains the know-how to produce the entire family: sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass.

Save the Date! Look what is coming and mark your calendars!

New Hampshire Conference UCC

Weekly News

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

5/7/2024 Newsletter

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

for the current newsletter.

New AMAZON Wish List for

Saint Anne's Food Pantry

St. Anne's Pantry is seeing an increase in the number of families who shop with them. They've almost doubled the amount of families who shop weekly since this time last year. They try to keep their shelves stocked as much as they can.

They are reaching out for some help...donations are needed. They thought they would try an Amazon Wish List in addition to listing items here.

Thank you in advance for any donations. 

Please no expired items and non-perishable items only please.

Drop off in the foyer of Hadley Hall.

Looking for the following: cereal(no oatmeal), coffee, tea, Ritz Crackers, Saltines, granola bars, Nutrigrain bars, cheese and crackers, peanut butter and crackers, canned Chef Boy r Dee, condiments, salad dressing, brownie/cake mix, Coffee/K-Cups, Quickbread/Muffin mixes, Easter Candy, Ensure, Scalloped/Au gratin potatoes.