*Attention

Email and Text spoofing scams - The Reverend Eliza Tweedy will not ever send out a text or email asking anyone to purchase a gift card or give out anyone's personal information. If you receive any such communication please do not reply, but contact the Laconia UCC Church at 603-524-0668

Please never, ever give out financial information or gift card codes.

200th Bicentennial 1824- 2024 Congregational Church of Laconia history book

Bob Harrington has been working very hard updating our Sesquicentennial History Book. This new history book is a time line of events from 1774 with the history of early Congregationalism in the Lakes Region to the present, with

lots of fabulous photos.

The book will be available for $5.00 and will be coming out sometime in late

April, 2024.

We have created a pre order form for you to make sure you get your copy (Also this will help us to know how many books to have made).

Any questions? Speak to Hollis Thompson or Beth Shehadi

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200th Anniversary Celebration 2024

1824 - 2024

Our 200 Years of History

Order form

Name_____________________________

ADDRESS _________________________ City, State

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EMAIL ____________________________

No. of copies __________ $5.00 each Total due_______________

Books will be available sometime in late April 2024

Please drop off money or checks to be made out to the Congregational church of Laconia noting its for the history book in the church office

Come enjoy a simple supper with soups, breads and desserts prepared by our Diaconate. Our theme this year is Prayer led by our Pastor. All are welcome!

Vote for Climate Hope 2024 Art Contest

by Brooks Berndt | published on Dec 19, 2023

Register now!

The UCC is conducting a Vote for Climate Hope Art Contest. UCC children and youth are invited to draw, paint, or color about the world and the environment in which they want to live. What are their hopes for the world? What is it that they value and want to have protected? What is it that adults should remember and take to heart when they vote this year We’ll accept art submissions from March 1 to April 16. An online award ceremony for finalists will be held on May 4, and the winning art will be featured on “Climate Hope Voter Pledge Cards” that church members throughout the UCC will collect during the summer and fall before Election Day.

Registrants will receive:

1. A printable “Vote for Climate Hope” art template.
2. A link to a video promoting the art contest.
3. Regular updates and resources about the “Vote for Climate Hope” campaign.

Questions? Email the Rev. Dr. Brooks Berndt.

It's Gonna Be a Great Day!

Yes, indeed, March 10th is going to be a great day! It's going to be great because we are dedicating our gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS)! One Great Hour shared by UCC congregations around the world is going to add up to an awe-inspiring day. And that day will lead to weeks, months, and years of Changed and Changing Lives. Your gifts to OGHS transform lives in myriad ways. Find out some of them at:  https://www.ucc.org/giving/ways-to-give/our-churchs-wider-mission/one-great-hour-of-sharing/

Please join the Outreach Committee in generously supporting our first Special Offering of the year that goes to support this ministry of our Wider Church. Together, we make a difference!

The Altar Guild is responsible for the lovely flowers on the altar every Sunday. Following is a list of each month and the member to contact if you would like to donate flowers for one Sunday: January - Dawn Dupak, (973) 714-6871; February - Diane Wells, (603) 527-1401; March - Maureen Bastille, (603)293-0353; April - Louise Bastille, (603) 293-0182; May - in need of a volunteer to join the Altar Guild. Please contact Claudia Wright (603) 387-5275; June - Carolyn Hunt, (603) 524-5779; July- Margie Kreitler, (603) 260-3673; August - Mary Ellen Azem, (603) 455-0972; September - Catherine Tokarz, (603) 998-3811; October - Diane Lockwood, (603) 524-3076; November - John Gill, (603) 520-4248; December - Claudia Wright (603) 387-5275

Re-IMAGINING THE PARISH HOUSE in 2024

April 7 at Coffee Hour and Conversation

As we celebrate our 200^th Anniversary, we continue to follow the theme “Founded in Faith, Forward in Spirit”! Since our vote to Re-Name the Parish House at Annual Meeting, there have been many views shared about ways to identify and renew the building. New Paint and awnings? New Name? New Signs? Please attend this meeting to discuss, listen, and share ideas about any and all of these topics as we move forward to Re-Imagine the Parish House! (There will be a Zoom available to those who wish to participate from afar.)

PARISH HOUSE ???

“No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a clay pot” Luke 11:33

CEV

Where is 18 Veterans Square? How do you tell someone unfamiliar with the area

the location of our office? Do you say: “It is between the Library and the new

bank building , opposite the train station; it is the brown brick building between

“The Cake” with the white steeple and the stone church”?

In the weeks and months leading up to our 200 th birthday anniversary

the Parish House re-naming (or re-imaging) committee will be seeking

your input on what this building means to you and to the community.

We will provide many ways and opportunities for you to give us your

thoughts, as we hope to reach a consensus on what name, image, (icon,

if you will?) we wish to project/shine to Veterans Square and to the

world who we have been, who we are and who we aspire to be for our

next two hundred years. Let us no longer be described in relation to

buildings that are our neighbors.

Red River Theaters in Concord will be offering a series of films on Palestinian life in Gaza. The first film, Wednesday, March 20 at 7:00 PM, is “Killing Zone,” which focuses on the experiences of an Irish journalist in Gaza. The Irish are the strongest supporters of justice for the Palestinians because they have been through the struggle and are living proof that peace is possible.

Red River will show “The Angel of Gaza" Wednesday, April 3 at 7:00. Ten-year old Malak narrates her family's arduous journey of romance, sacrifice and reunification.

Both films will be followed by a discussion led by a Palestinian/American. Come, bring your questions and your heart.

The films are sponsored by the NHCUCC Peace with Justice Advocates and NH Peace Action.

A Lively Display

Take a walk through the elevator lobby of our church and you will be

rewarded with a trip through time. Photos and memorabilia from our church's

Educational Ministries past are sure to bring a smile to your face. You may see

some familiar faces if you have deep roots here. Spend some time examining

artifacts from last century - all the way back to 1910! Photos, pamphlets,

manuals, and handmade creations paint a portrait of how church life has evolved

over a large swath of our nearly 200 year old history. The display is colorful and

artfully arranged, and speaks to the vitality of our church both past and present.

Wear your coat - it's a chilly space - but well worth the detour!

Muff Kruse

for Educational Ministries

Flowers are from Linda Swenson

on Sunday March 10, 2024

Are as a thank you to Caring Connection for all the help they have given to her during her illness. Caring Connection has truly been a blessing to so many.

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