Weekly Newsletter

Week at a Glance

MONDAY 5/18

6-7 pm VNS Board Meeting-Conf. Room A

TUESDAY 5/19

10:30 am-12:30 pm Easter Seals - Cooking Activity

6-7 pm GCC Choir Rehearsal

6-7:30 pm Girl Scouts

WEDNESDAY 5/20

1-3:30 pm Laconia Friendship Club Meeting

4-9 pm Boy Scouts

THURSDAY 5/21

10:45-11:45 am "Coffee & Conversations" Book Group

12:30-2:30 pm Easter Seals Art Class - Conf. Room B

6-7 pm GCC Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY 5/22

6:30-8:30 am Gilford Rotary

8:30-10 am Friendly Kitchen

6 pm Gal's Night Out Dinner and Presentation

SATURDAY 5/23

10 am Baptism-Private

3 pm Funeral Service-Private

SUNDAY 5/24

10 am Sunday Service

11:30 am-1 pm GCC Youth-Hike Mt. Rowe (RSVP by 5/20)

Sunday's Service

May 17, 2026

Sunday's Music

GCC Events & Announcements

THANK YOU!

The Care & Concern Committee would like to extend their gratitude to everyone that contributed to Coffee Hour this past Sunday! They had more than enough to share with everyone and were so pleased with the response!

New Member Meet & Greet

The Membership Committee will host a Meet & Greet for anyone interested in joining GCC on Sunday, May 31st, during Coffee Hour. Please contact May Stewart with any questions at 603-387-1800 or email may@stewarchitects.com

Hands Across the Table

Our next volunteer opportunity to support HATT is Wednesday June 10th at 4:30 pm. We need 8 volunteers. Please reach out to Carrie Chandler if you are able to help! 603-520-0619.

Pastor Search Survey

We are off to a great start with the number of completed surveys that have been received! The more the better! Thank You! Remember our deadline is this coming Sunday May 24th! If you prefer a printed copy, you can pick one up at the Church Office and you can also pick one up at Gal's Night Out this coming Friday! And yes, you can still pick up a printed version at Church on Sunday as well!

If you prefer, below you will find the link that will take you to the online Pastor Search Survey. 

When you finish your online survey and hit the 'Submit' button you will then see a 'Thank You Message'. If you don't it is probably because you have left a 'required' question blank. All you need to do is to go back and you will see that it will be highlighted in red --- make your change and then you can hit 'Submit' again. The most likely culprit will be Question #14 about what kind of preaching most inspires you. You need to be sure that only one oval is marked per row.

If you think that your original submission did not go through - then you are encouraged to do it over just to be on the safe side!

At your request we can also complete the survey by telephone - no printed copy needed. Please call the Church Office at 603-524-6057 with any questions that you might have!

Your Search Committee Thanks You!

Gals' Night Out

Our next Gals' Night Out event is this Friday, May 22nd at 6pm! John Gill will be joining us to share some of his fantastic photography and Ellie Murphy will be creating a BBQ menu to kick off the summer season!

Future GNO Dates:

Friday, September 25, 6 pm

Saturday, November 7, 12 pm

2026 College or High School Graduates

Please email Amber McLane gccyouthprogram@gmail.com with your graduate's name and information. We would like to recognize them on our Annual Children's Day, scheduled for June 14th.

Reiki

Judy Cook will offer Reiki in the Gathering Room after Sunday service on the following dates:

Sunday, May 31st

Online Church Directory

We now have a new Online Church Directory that you can view on either your phone or your computer. We have a large Congregation that is fortunate to be able to welcome New Members on a regular basis. Getting to know our New Members and making it easy for New Members to get to know long standing Members is a challenge. Our present printed Directory is always going to be limited by the cost and expense that it takes to try to keep it current, it will never be able to keep up with New Members and it was limited by its lack of photographs. Some of us can easily remember names, some can easily remember faces but many of us find that having both face and name together to be a huge help.  

This is a FREE service offered to our members here at GCC!

-The Directory is secure. Only those who are listed in the Directory may obtain a password.

-You can submit your own photo or let us take your photo for you!

Below, you will find a slide show that will show you everything you need to get started!

Your Membership Committee knows that some of you are over 40 and unlike your grandkids, you might require some assistance with setting this all up. We are glad to help! Just let Melissa know and we can set up a time to meet you after Church or to make a home visit!

We look forward to ‘Seeing’ you in the new Directory!

Please do not hesitate to call with any questions,

Your MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

GCC Youth Updates

Upcoming Events:

New routine for this year: I will be sending out weekly emails on Monday. If we have an event that your family is planning on coming to, I NEED you to RSVP by Wednesday evenings of the event week. If I don't hear from families, I will be cancelling events Thursday morning. It's really tough to plan when I don't know who will be showing up.



Please email Amber at gccyouthprogram@gmail.com to RSVP!!

May 24th: Hike up Mt Rowe

11:30 am-1:00 pm (RSVP by 5/20)

Let's take advantage of our beautiful mountains and climb Mt. Rowe. Bring lunch and water. We will eat at the top of the mountain.

Location: Meet at GCC at 11:15 am

May 29th Board Game Night & Potluck Dinner

5:30-7:00 pm (RSVP by 5/27)

Join us by playing games such as, Charades, Pictionary, Clue, Apple to Apple, CandyLand, etc. Please bring a dish to share with all.

Location: Fellowship Hall, GCC

Any questions please email:

Amber McLane

(gccyouthprogram@gmail.com)

Hello Families!

Do you have a child that is finishing 1st grade or higher that has not received a bible from our church? Please email Amber McLane gccyouthprogram@gmail.com. This is a special tradition that we give these bibles out to our youth during our annual children's day which is scheduled for June 14th. 

Gilford Youth Center Updates

Indoor Golf Simulator

Village Nursery School Updates

Planned Giving

Community Information

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