Church Office Hours

Monday & Wednesday 9 AM – 3 PM/Friday 9am –1 PM

Office Closed on Tuesdays & Thursdays

The front door is unlocked during office hours. 

This Sunday will be an opportunity to help build up the life of our church by participating in worship - online or in-person. A special guest preacher will lead worship with great back-up by our Chancel Choir, readers, greeters and ushers. 9:30 is the start time. See you in church!!

Love God. Love Neighbor. Include Everyone.

Rev. Scott Jamieson preaching

All Are Welcome!

PARISH HOUSE

RE-NAMING

When did this process get started? 

In the past few years there have been many conversations about changing the name of the Parish House in conjunction with our 200th Anniversary celebration. The plan is for the name “The Congregational Church of Laconia” to remain along with the selected name.

Why re-name the building?

“Parish House” was an appropriate name when it was built in 1959, but now it’s outdated and has no real meaning for our church members or the community members using the building. Ideally, a name will be chosen that will highlight the mission of the building when it was created in the 1950s and how it functions today. Those church leaders intended the building to serve as an outreach location for the community by offering a free space for local nonprofits to have meetings and activities. The majority of space continues to be used for the church offices, outreach space, meeting rooms, and classrooms.

What happened next?

The Church Council formed an ad-hoc Committee to be responsible for gathering suggestions for a name that is more reflective of the purpose and use of the building. We advertised in the News Blast and at church services to ask for potential names and we collected over 30 suggestions before the Nov.1^st deadline. The ad-hoc group had several meetings to determine the most common names, words, and phrases. We found that these three names stood out and best represented the submissions:

• COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
• THE MEETING PLACE
• OUTREACH CENTER

How do we choose? 

At the Annual Meeting on January 28, all members of the church will be invited to vote for the new name during the meeting (members on Zoom will also be able to vote).

• The votes will be counted immediately
• The name with the most votes will be put forward as a motion and voted on to become the new name for the Parish House!

What should you do before then? 

Think about it. Talk to your friends about it. Launch a campaign for your favorite. Decide which name you feel best represents the mission of our church building and VOTE on January 28!!

Let’s celebrate our building and highlight its mission in the local community!

Yours in Christ,

Ad-hoc Committee Members: Kathy Giovanni, Bob Harrington, Carolyn Jorgensen, Beth Shehadi, Diane Tinkham

Women's Breakfast - January 17 - 8:30 a.m.

Water Street Café

Please RSVP to Betty Bergstrom

bettobergstrom@gmail.com

LUNCH AND LEARN

Thurs., Jan. 25, 12-1 p.m.

Pamela Joyal will be leading a Lunch and Learn on the topic of Mental Health on January 25. In December 2019, Pam completed her Master’s Degree in Health Communication from Boston University and built upon that accomplishment by launching her own communications consulting firm, Satori Communications Group (SCG). As a Certified Instructor for Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Pamela facilitates and teaches MHFA for Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine and the Tuck School of Business, area high schools, municipalities, wellness centers and more. We are very fortunate to have an expert join us to help us gain a better understanding of the mental health issues that are prevalent today.

LACONIA CONFIRMATION EXPERIENCE

Sun., Jan. 21, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Our next meeting is on Sunday, January 21^st from 2:30-4:30 and our good friend, Rev. Paula Gile, will be our guest minister. She will be guiding us through a conversation about the Bible, sharing ideas about the many ways to experience prayer, and emphasizing the value of having a Confirmation Experience.                                        

Welcome Back, Paula!

Come and Worship

We welcome and invite you to worship with us in any of these ways. 

!!! In Person !!! at 9:30 AM, or via Livestream

●      Via livestream through YouTube Sundays starting at 9:20 AM:

Go to YouTube and search for Congregational Church of Laconia

●      On our website www.laconiaucc.org any day and any time.

●      On Public Access TV Channel 25 Sundays at 4pm and 9:30pm or Mondays at 5am.

If you are new to the church, please introduce yourself! Let the Church Office know if we can help you in any way! 603-524-0668. Seeking to be the church God desires for us to be.

Congregational Church of Laconia, UCC | 18 Veterans Square, Laconia, NH | 603.524.0668