A sign up sheet is in the office for watering the plants outside!

Please come by and sign up if your are able to do so...

Rev. Jennifer Sowell has been elected by the Special Meeting of General Synod 35 delegates as the UCC's next Associate General Minister, Love of Church! 

"I am deeply humbled and take very seriously the trust and faith you all have placed upon me, and I look forward to forging an even stronger relationship as we all get to know one another and do ministry together." -Rev. Jennifer Sowell

From Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson, UCC's General Minister & President: "Thank you, Church, for your willingness to step into the new thing that God is doing. And so, we commit ourselves to walking 'Into the Deep' yet again."

Read the full details here: https://ow.ly/nAbo50YX1Nq

Current and potential Little Free Food Pantry volunteers are asked to attend a meeting at 9:00 AM on Tuesday, May 26, in the first-floor Meeting Room at the Outreach Center. We’ll discuss ongoing and new roles and assignments, food pantry goals, and whatever else comes up! Join us or contact Shawn Intorcio or John Intorcio with any questions. 

 EASTERTIDE HOPE KINDNESS AND COMPASSION 

Have you noticed the symbols of Hope that many of our church members have shared with us?

  (You can see this moving and inspirational display in the garden level/ elevator entrance to our church). 

 Our hope project continues through Eastertide to Pentecost! With your help we will be making a prayer flag. 

 This is a coffee hour project ! You will be able to decorate a flag for the prayer flag with your hopeful messages of kindness and compassion. 

 To get you thinking about what you might wish to share here are a few quotes I have found about hope: 

  “ Hope is not about how things turn out, but how we see things.” Fr Greg Boyle

  “ Hope is an echo, hope ties itself, yonder , yonder”.    Carl Sandburg.

 “We can breathe a sigh of relief as long as there is a “yonder”. Fr Greg Boyle 

“ We need hope like we need air” . Brene Brown 

 “ Hope keeps us focused on the good things that are possible.” Anonymous 

 We will be offering our Hope Prayer Flag on Pentecost.

 If you can’t make it to a coffee hour, give the church office a call and we will get a square of fabric for you to decorate and share your hope on the square. It then will be collected and added to the hope prayer flag. 

 This project is being brought to you by the Deacons and the Historical Preservation Committee.

 The Treasurer’s Cache

A monthly update from your Church’s chief financial steward.

May 2026

For April, the Cash Flow Report shows that both Pledges Paid and Loose Offerings were well below budgeted amounts. That, added to the fact that the investment returns from the Consolidated Fund were below expectations, resulted in the total income for the month being about 30% below the budgeted amount.

On the expense side, the first-quarter OCWM payment was made, and Natural Gas expenses were again well above budget. In total, expenses for the month were about 30% above the budgeted amount.

Recalling that the budget approved by the Congregation back in February included a deficit of about $119,000 to be made up for by withdrawals from the endowment funds, this imbalance is not unexpected. We’ll continue to monitor the cash flow, and when the checking account balance requires it, we’ll make withdrawals from the Consolidated fund as anticipated.

The Q1 investment performance report was published in April. Overall, our investments were down about 5% for the quarter, but a big part of that was the $47,188.89 withdrawal approved at the Annual Meeting to balance off the 2025 budget. We expect to see better returns in the coming months, should the current market volatility turn in our favor.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns regarding our Church’s finances, please feel free to contact me.

           John Intorcio, Treasurer

           Treasurer@LaconiaUCC.org

           Treasurer’s Report Repository

Ride Assistance

For rides to Church or Medical Appointments contact Karen Gordon.

Ride requests must be made by text only (no phone calls, please).

 Karen Gordon: 508-942-7451

 Texting times:

• Tuesdays & Fridays after 3:00 pm
• Saturday mornings
• Sundays anytime

Thank you for respecting these boundaries so Karen can best assist everyone.  

In the spirit of caring for one another, we ask that ride requests be made at least 48 hours in advance whenever possible, so our volunteer drivers may plan accordingly.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

At our Christmas craft fair days.

We will be crafting Thursday May 28, 9am-12pm in the craft room Outreach Building

You can bring your own craft to work on or come select a project from our craft stash.

All are welcomed!!!

Any questions - see Beth Shehadi, Hollis Thompson, or Nancy Smath

In memory of our parents Karl R & Jean B Bengtson

and Pat Patterson & Marjorie Sawyer

Given by Bob and Jaylene Bengtson

Book Club

MONTHLY BOOK GROUP

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 at 1:00 pm to discuss the book The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.

A list of future books and the schedule for the summer months will be coming out soon.

Women's Breakfast June 17th, 8:30AM

at the Water Street Cafe

Men's Breakfast 
May 29th, 8:00 AM

at the Water Street Cafe

Church Calendar - click here!

Outreach Center Office Hours

Monday & Wednesday

9:00am - 3:00pm

Friday

9:00am - 1:00pm

Pastor Eliza

603-524-0668 ext. 222

Tuesday - Thursday

Please call for an appointment

Friday

Drop-in office hours 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, or by appointment

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Carmen D

Communications Associate

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

9:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Carolyn Jorgensen

Financial Secretary

603-524-0668 ext 224

Mondays

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Working remotely:

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday

By the way this is my multitasking Carolyn!!!

Photo from Carmen😘

Come and Worship

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

●      Via live-stream through YouTube Sundays starting at 9:10 AM. Click here.

●      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