Meriden Congregational Church Newsletter

JUNE 2026

Volume 9 Number 6

www.meridenucc.org

603-469-3235

secretary@meridenucc.org

IN THIS NEWSLETTER

• A message from our Interim Pastor David Felton
• Leadership Team Listing and Points of Contact
• Summertime Security Notice
• JUNE Calendar
• Special Events:



*June 1st Monday 1:00pm Book Study at Laura's or Zoom

*June 4th. 11th, 18th, and 25th 4:00 Justice Vigil, Meriden Blinking Light

*June 9th 6:30 Men's Grilling Night, Parish House

*June 12th 6:00pm Welcoming and Caring Potluck

*June 15th Monday 1:00pm Book Study at Laura's or Zoom

*June 18th 5:00pm Leadership Meeting

*June 27th Saturday 2:00pm Claremont Soup Kitchen

• JUNE Leadership Report
• Assistant Treasurer's Report
• Peace, Justice and Outreach News
• Join Share to help Immigrant Families
• June Birthdays and Anniversaries
• Prayer List, Into God's Hands

The Message from Interim Pastor, Rev. Dr. David Felton

This is busy time in the life of our church. Our search committee is continuing their important work. They are also reporting to the congregation regularly.  The properties committee is also working diligently prioritizing the physical needs of our buildings. On June 29th our summer camp begin under the capable leadership of Rosa Sousa.

On June 5th at 4:00 pm we will have a graveside service for Wayne Prescott at Mill Village cemetery. He is survived by his wife Julie and his m other Mabel.  Please keep them inn your prayers.

The first Sunday in June is communion Sunday.  Everyone at the table is welcome--men, women and children.  My sermon title is "Feeding the 20,000."  Since the scriptures only mention 5,000 men, I've always believed Jesus also included the women and children.

The second Sunday will  be "Do not Worry." I know it's relevant to me but possibly relevant to you also.

The third Sunday will  be celebrating our diversity. The service will be lead by more than just me and In hope this stimulates questions and conversations among the whole congregation.

The fourth Sunday will be "What is Most Important."

It is a joy to be a part of you.

David

LEADERSHIP COVERAGE

Pastoral Coverage: Rev. David Felton

Email: dfelton1940@gmail.com ; cell phone: 716-908-2750

Available for emergency and ongoing pastoral care needs

Kathy Wright can also contact David as needed

If you have a pastoral care need (or know someone who does), please contact Kathy Wright (see contact info below)

Administration: Kathy Wright, (Church Leadership Team)

Church email: secretary@meridenucc.org; church office: 603-469-3235; Email: kathywright@myfairpoint.net; home phone: 603-675-5989 or text 603-543-7663

Financial Transactions: Cindy Griffin, Church Treasurer

Church email: treasurer@meridenucc.org;

Email: csvensen1s@gmail.com; cell phone: 203-209-0922

Church Leadership/General Inquiries:

Ed Cousineau, Leadership Team Chair

Email: cousineaued@gmail.com

Pastoral Search Committee:

Andrea Keen, Chair; Marianna McKim, Secretary; Glenn Griffin, Chaplain; Julliette Hampton; Scrib Fauver.

JUNE Calendar

June MCC Calendar 2026

Mon June 1^st                  1:00pm Book Study at Laura Cousineau’s

Thur June 4^th          4:00pm Justice Vigil at Meriden Blinking Light

Sun June 7^th         10:00am Sunday Service

                                   In Church with Zoom option

                                   Rev. David Felton

Tue June 9^th            6:30pm Men’s Grilling Night at Parish House

Thur June11th      4:00pm Justice Vigil at Meriden Blinking Light

Fri June 12^th          Welcoming and Caring Potluck

Sun June 14^th       10:00am Sunday Service

                                   In Church with Zoom option

                                   Rev. David Felton

Mon June 15^th       1:00pm Book Study at Laura Cousineau’s

Thur June 18^th       4:00pm Justice Vigil at Meriden Blinking Light

Thur June 18th 5:00pm Leadership Meeting 

Sun June 21^st       10:00am Sunday Service

                                   In Church with Zoom option

                                   Rev. David Felton

Thur June 25^th       4:00pm Justice Vigil at Meriden Blinking Light

Sun June 28^th       10:00am Sunday Service

                                   In Church with Zoom option

                                   Rev. David Felton

Mon June 29^th       MERIDEN COMMUNITY CAMP BEGINS

Mon June 29^th       1:00pm Book Study at Laura Cousineau’s

Thur July 2^nd          4:00pm Justice Vigil at Meriden Blinking Light

Sat July 4^th              Fourth of July

Sun July 5^th            10:00am Sunday Service

                                   In Church with Zoom option

                                   Rev. David Felton

This New Sound Bath will occur in the Meriden Library Thursday June 4, 5:30-6:30

Summertime Security Notice

Beginning the week of June 14th we'll be locking the parish house activity building overnight and whenever it is not in use during the week. This will provide added security for our community camp personnel and the young children attending the camp during its run from June 29th through mid-August. Leaders approved this step in May. Once the camp sessions are completed they will evaluate continuing this security measure throughout the rest of the year.  All locks and push bar exits have been serviced.   

During camp the church tries to emulate the security approach taken in our local schools by controlling access to the building during camp hours, limiting visitors to the site and restricting deliveries as much as possible.  Remember to use only the main parsonage entrance if you need to see Pastor David.  Postpone campus visits until after-hours or the weekend whenever you can.

You'll need a key if you have regular activities at the parish house.  Those who do not have keys may request one if needed from Kathy Wright.

Understanding what we have been given: 

Embarking on what we need to do next

Spoiler Alert--There's an intentionally

doubled meaning in the title above.

As a church community we at Meriden Congregational Church are the stewards of the gifts that we have received from previous generations: faith-filled inquiry, prayer and the witnessing to a holy Justice for all in our world.  Our day-in-an- day-out focus as a church of believers, seekers and witnesses centers us on deep questions of faith, strong values, visionary ideals and service to others.  What comes next is always a part of our tradition of vital religious faith.  That's a heady order.  We understand the past, assess the present moment  and then step boldly forward into the next communal challenge.

Yet, there's another way to read the title above that's more down to earth and pragmatic. Throughout the past 246 years our MCC foremothers and our MCC forefathers have provided a location and structures on the Meriden Green to house our worship, educate our members from young to old, celebrate our good times and mourn our losses.  Earlier wooden church buildings were destroyed by fire and finally replaced by a stone edifice.  An historic family residence was donated to serve as a parsonage.  An activity building was constructed sixty years ago for community events.  We've inherited much from the past. It's probably time we begin to think about what comes next for our church's physical structures.

In the past year church leaders have received detailed architectural, mechanical and structural engineering reports about the condition of church sanctuary, our venerable 1700's parsonage and the 1960's parish house where we hold our activities.  Our buildings exhibit some concerning issues and there's a good bit of deferred maintenance that is currently outstanding.

So, this spring we've begun to tease out the practical consequences of those 246 years of wear and tear on our facilities.  Frankly, we've got some serious work to do over the next three to ten years.  Greg Castell, Selden Lord and Evan Oxenham have joined me in helping prioritize the needs identified by the several professional assessments.  Each of them has held elected responsibility in the church.  Each brings some pertinent real-world experience in project management, facilities maintenance and construction to this ad-hoc group. We will share these steps with elected Leadership as well as with all of you in the congregation. 

At our first working session we started to develop some preliminary guidelines for our work, and we'll be polishing them over the next month or two--

A)  Protect and maintain the immediate safety of our Members, Visitors and Families.

B) Restore and maintain the structural and physical integrity of our buildings and spaces.

C) Analyze and approach  complex, multi-faceted problems with clear and direct solutions.

D) Steward the environment and our wider community as we make decisions.

E) Use our church's limited financial and personnel resources carefully.

F) Always remember why we choose to come together as a church.

As we embark on our search for a new "settled pastor,"  we now have an opportunity to "re-examine" and to "re-new" our church.  That means looking afresh both at the vibrant and deep spiritual inheritance and connections we share as well as making a critical assessment the places and spaces where we hope to flourish for the years to come.

Ed Cousineau

For MCC Leadership 

Our 'Experienced " Church Family on Founders Day and Cake

Search Committee Update

We are honored and excited to be prayerfully discerning who we are as a church and who God is calling us to be. Thanks to all of you for your feedback so far, both in the official listening sessions and to us individually.

We are in the process of writing a questionnaire that will be sent to the entire membership that invites your individual feedback. You will have the option to make your answers anonymous. We are also busy reviewing other churches’ profiles in order to get a lay of the land.

Here are the three questions that we will seek to answer in the profile:

1.  Who are we?

2.  Who are our neighbors?

3.  Who is God calling us to be?

We invite all of you to prayerfully reflect on these questions! 

Respectfully submitted,

Andrea Keen (Chair)

Marianna McKim (Secretary)

Glenn Griffin (Chaplain)

Juliette Hampton

Scribner Fauver

What Motivates Me to be a Member of the Meriden Congregational Church, United Church of Christ

Meriden Congregational Church supports my faith, my confidence, my sense of agency,

the sense of “What we do in this world matters and has an effect on the world.” It is

community and connection that is intertwined with Love. The shared values of our

congregation includes the broader community of people who participate in charitable

giving as well as community services. I feel embraced by this love. I feel a sense of

belonging. There are examples of peace, justice, and outreach that may be visible

demonstrations as well as caregivers and hospitality and other forms of giving that are

behind the scenes.

The first time I came to a church service was by the invitation of Emily Quimby. It was

Children’s Sunday. Sunday School children presented their teachers with gifts of plants.

Communion was also served. Rev. Greg Marshall was giving the sermon and explained

the trip to the USSR with Bridges for Peace. Then George Butler played on the organ

Ode to Joy and we sang. I was brought to tears. I knew then that this was the church

for me. My heart was filled with joy.

I love music. I joined the choir and I got to know the choir members better. They

became my friends. After my son, Rigel was born I joined church committees and I got

to know more people. And when my stepmom died and other family and friends died, I

had plenty of care and support from the congregation. The Meriden Congregational

Church is Open and Affirming. This statement of solidarity shows the strength of the

love of this church.

Shideko Terai

WELCOMING and CARING MINISTRY

THE NEXT EVENING GATHERING OPPORTUNITY WILL BE OUR FRIDAY JUNE 12TH POTLUCK MEAL AT 6:00 PM. FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT secretary@meridenucc.org

Thanks to Shideko Terai, Ginger Chiapetta, Lee Oxenham, Anne Cragin, Ed Cousineau, Greg Castell, Susan Sanzone Fauver, Evan Oxenham and Kathy Wright for ushering and being Lay Readers in May. Sign up to usher at the sign up sheet in the back of the church.

HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US THIS JUNE!!

Kathy Wright, Co-Coordinator of the Welcoming and Caring Ministry

FAITH FORMATION MINISTRY

YOUTH AND FAMILY NEWS

Because our Faith Formation group is so busy this month, the Young Family's Get Together has been postponed until another time. Contact Kathy Wright or David Felton if you have needs or ideas for the future.

Congratulations to our Graduates!!

EIGHTH GRADE

HIGH SCHOOL

Ani Griffiths--Profile High School, Bethlehem, New Hampshire 

Lilly Wood--Lebanon High School

Tyler Ranney -- Lebanon High School

Josh Garcia --Lebanon High School

Alex Boardman -- Lebanon High School

Miles Saunders--Lebanon High School

Jasper Blue -- Kimball Union Academy

Chloe Dixon -- Kimball Union Academy

Eden Brown--Kimball Union Academy

COLLEGE

Cole Wennrich -- Colorado College 

Zoe Houde-Crane--University of New England

Indigo Kopp--Mount Holyoke College

GRADUATE

John Borchert--Master's--Wharton School of Business

Nathan Sperl (Fiona Greenough's husband)--Vermont Law School

Ian Gregory-Davis--Master’s--Columbia University Teachers College

If I have missed any other graduates among us, please leave a message on the church phone (469-3235) accordingly, and I will look forward to recognizing you or your family member as well! My sincerest apologies for anyone who has been inadvertently omitted!  

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Book Study Group Is Halfway through the Book

Our next book: Beyond the Politics of Contempt - Practical Steps to build positive relationships in divided times by Dough Techner, Beth Malow and Becky Robinson. "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I will meet you there." Rumi 

The authors suggest questions to consider as we work our way through this book:

• Do I sometimes view those with different political views as misguided, duped, or maybe even as enemies?
• Can I consider that those with different viewpoints might help me to view contentious issues through a different lens, offering perspectives from which I might learn and possibly even grow?
• What role do silo(also known as tribes, in-groups, and echo chambers) play in my interactions, or lack of interactions, with fellow citizens with different perspectives?
• What actions can I take so that political issues do not affect my health or undermine relationships with family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors?
• How can I be an effective political activist who fights for my beliefs while also reaching out to those on the other side?
• What can I do to help rebuild a national culture of kindness, dignity, and respect?
• What might the answers to these questions help me to understand about myself?

This is a book that offers a positive and hopeful approach to the future. It is a pretty easy and fast read and will undoubtedly make for great conversations and certainly has the potential to impact our lives in a good way. If this book sounds like something you are interested in reading and engaging in conversation with friends and be in community, then please join us.

Jan

WE WILL MEET ON June 1st and June 15th at 1:00pm at the home of Laura Cousineau and/or by zoom. Participants are invited to bring a bag lunch if they want one. Contact Jan Lord if you want to participate (603-675-6417 jblord_2007@comcast.net) or Kathy Wright (603-543-7663 or secretary@meridenucc.org)

Continuing in June Kathy Wright, Our Secretary/Administrator, will Be Available for Questions/Information

Want to add your birthday to our list? Kathy is available every week. I am often in the church office (603-469-3235). My cell number is 603-543-7663.

Report of the Assistant Treasurers

 As of May 24th we have received $2,370 in pledge payments for 2026, We have received $1,017 in Plate payments for 2026. The monthly total for the church was $3,387. When added to what was collected last month, it makes $61,341.07--this is the amount collected for the year so far.

As of 5-24-26 an additional $115 was collected for the Steppin' Up March to end violence for the Center for Safer Communities.

Thanks for your donations!!



There have been stock payments or donations to the camp that are not listed here. Thanks for all your contributions.

Kathy Wright, Jim Lenz

PEACE, JUSTICE AND OUTREACH

Peace, Justice and Outreach

Ministry Team

Reminders for June 2026 

Desmond Tutu said: If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. Don’t be neutral.

PEACE

War is not the answer. The most current bumper sticker that the Quakers have, reads War is Still Not the Answer. Many lives have been lost with the U.S. war in Iran.

JUSTICE

Labor Justice/Immigrant Justice/Racial Justice/Climate Justice - vigils in

Meriden on *Thursdays 4-5 PM* Starting on Thursday May 14th we will resume our weekly Justice Vigils at the Meriden Blinking Light from 4-5. Come Join Us!

Labor Justice

Rev. Dr. Gail Kinney co-convenes the NH Faith & Labor Alliance monthly on the third Thursdays at noon by Zoom. I attend and represent MCC and VIMS Engaged Buddhists. If you would like to join the meeting let me know. May Day events abound on Fri 5/1.

Legislative Justice

Our legislative advocacy means protecting the freedom to vote, women’s reproductive rights, trans rights, those that are unhoused, and protecting the environment. Please respond to appeals to submit testimony to NH House & Senate from AFSC, Kent Street Coalition, and League of Women Voters NH, among others. Your voice is our power to

help our neighbors in need.

Immigrant Justice

The first Tuesday of each month NH Immigrant Solidarity Network (NH ISN) meets. MCC is a member of NHISN. Organizations include GSOP, AFSC, faith leaders and community groups such as ours. NHISN is interfaith and non-partisan. Please contact me if you would like to get involved. I plan to drive to Manchester on May 5 at 7 AM.

Climate Justice

Lee Oxenham has been alerting you about informative events and presentations connecting us to how we can become more engaged in climate justice. Please contact Lee to find out the latest ways to be involved.

OUTREACH

Listen Community Dinners As a church, MCC has offered the commitment to

prepare and serve dinners the FIRST Thursdays of the odd-numbered months. The next date is July 2, Sept 3, and Nov 5. Anyone, including the broader community is welcome to help with this. If you or if you know somebody who might want to volunteer, please text or phone Ed Cousineau or Anne Cragin. Ed will send out a notice a week beforehand to seek volunteers. Many thanks to those who volunteered in May.

Claremont Soup Kitchen Bill Chapelle continues to lead volunteer participation at the Claremont Soup Kitchen on the fourth Saturday of every month and this slot covers the hours 2-5:30 PM. No cooking experience necessary. June 27th is the next opportunity. “We always have a lot of fun. Your Saturday night begins with a good feeling that you

have given nice people a delicious meal.” ~Bill Chapelle Please let Bill know if you are available. (chappellebill@gmail.com)

In solidarity and hope, 

Shideko Terai (she/her), Outreach, Peace & Justice Coordinator

text or phone 603-252-7898, email shideko.terai@gmail.com

Environmental Good News

• Germany's Hydrogen Trains: Germany permanently retired diesel engines across 4,000 kilometers of rural track and replaced them with hydrogen fuel cell trains. Because the hydrogen is generated using surplus wind power from the national grid, this initiative effectively eliminates roughly 240 million liters of diesel consumption and 630,000 tonnes of emissions annually.

Article collected by Kathy Wright

How to get Legislative Updates for the New Hampshire Legislature

Resources for legislative updates and testimony:

AFSC

https://afsc.org/state-house-watch

New Hampshire Network

bills affecting environment, energy, and climate

https://www.newhampshirenetwork.org/NH-bills

League of Women Voters of New Hampshire

https://lwvnh.org/issues-actions/

Kent Street Coalition

sign up for their Happenings newsletter here

Go here to submit online testimony for House bills

and here for Senate

These resources will let you know what bills are being considered and those that need testimony.

Black Lives Matter and Justice Concerns Vigils are back in action at the Meriden Blinking Light on Thursdays from 4:00 to 5:00. Come for the whole hour or just part.

Members of our Church Leadership Ministry Team

Chair: Ed Cousineau

Stewardship: Jim Lenz

Worship & Music Ministry: Elaine Lenz, Ed Cousineau

Welcoming and Caring Ministry: Kathy Wright & Anne Cragin

Administration & Finance Ministry: Ryan McGraw

Outreach, Peace, & Justice Ministry: Shideko Terai

Spiritual Formation Ministry: Larissa Pyer, Cathy Rodriguez &

Kelsey Hardy

Treasurer: Cindy Griffin

Assistant Treasurer(s): 

Kathy Wright, Jim Lenz, Evan Oxenham & Steve Beaupre

JUNE

BIRTHDAYS

6/2         Dalton Winslow

6/3         Daffodil Mumuli

6/3         Beth Kopp

6/3         Linda Wilkinson

6/4         Rick Hildebrant

6/4         Rob Johnstone

6/5         Gwen Fuller

6/6         Annie Pullen

6/6         Jeff Cook

6/6         Amy Lappin

6/7         Garrett Wilkinson

6/7        Owen Warren

6/8         Emma Greenough

6/10       Karen Heaton

6/11       Kaitlyn Elliot

6/12       Jeff McGlone

6/12       Luke Bradley

6/13      Odile Clavier

6/13       Larry Burch

6/13       Steve Taylor

6/13       David Felton

6/13       Cora Wedgwood Finch

6/14       Jean Strong

6/14       Lauren Anikis

6/15      Ben Griffin

6/15       Liam Moynihan

6/15      Betsey Pensgen

6/15       Don Parsons

6/16       Rob Grabill

6/17       Charlie Houmard

6/17       Dylan McGraw

6/18       David Seabolt

6/19       Charles Muhlari

6/19       Owen Johnstone

6/19       Betty Walker

6/21       Michael O’Leary

6/22       Alison Moynihan

6/24       Cynthia Winters

6/24       Angie Hinton

6/25       Bob Phelps

6/26       Taylor Sheehan

6/26       Otto  Hildebrant

6/26       Cindy Svensen Griffin

6/26       Bob Carpenter

6/27       Jon Schafer

6/28       Ed Cousineau

June Wedding Anniversaries

6/2/99      Naomi & Tim Goodwin

6/14/69     Barbara & Rodney Wendt

6/14/14     Harrison & Melissa Currier

6/15/19     Ryan & Chentel McGraw

6/16/62     Donna & Steve Beaupre’

6/16/13     Phelan Brady & Jennifer Doyle

6/21        Lisa & Bruce Elder

6/21        Andrea & Rangi Keen

6/25/94     Amy & Darrell Beaupre’

6/28/97     Katy & Steve Sheehan

Welcome to this World!

Congratulations to Lily (Borchert) and Austin Powell on the birth of their baby girl

Natalie Jeanne Powell, born on 4/30/26.

She joins her big brother, Owen James.

Welcome to our World!!

Into God's Hands

Our hearts ache with the loss of dearly beloved friends and relatives of our faith community.

We pray for Diane and Mark Walker and their family because of the death of George Walker, Mark’s father, on May 13^th. Our prayers go to Shirley Walker, Mark’s mother and their family.

We also pray for Nancy Brown-McKinney and her children, Kate and Matthew as well as their family and loved ones following the death of Herb Mckinney on May 7^th.

We also pray for Laura Cousineau's sister Angy and her family upon the death her husband Eric Hilgendorf, who died in Abu Dhabi on May 26th following a long illness.

As each of these dearly departed ones has returned to the source of Love from which all life comes, may their families and loved ones be comforted with Love’s healing embrace in the midst of this time of mourning.

Prayer List

During June, we give joyous thanks for all that makes our faith community such a welcome home for all of us.  So too do we celebrate with all those bearing new life, and pray with those yet hoping to conceive, or seeking to adopt a beloved child of God.

  We also pray  for Penny Arcone’s brother, Stuart Hills, and Penny’s friend, Adrie Van Tryp; Joan Burch who is in Hospice at home; Cindy Griffin’s friend, Paul Russell; Rich Pullen; Shideko Terai’s brother, Jeff Boyle; Jo-Ellen’s friend, Pershlie Ami; Greg Marshall; Elise and Trevor McGraw’s son, River; Valerie Stender; Marianne McGraw’s friend, Jeff Gold; as well as Greg Marshall’s sister, Donna; Carol Hartman’s daughter-in-law, Michelle; Angie Hinton; Connie Kousman’s grand-nephew, Graham, and Connie’s sister Joyce; Karen Sutton’s husband, Robert; Laine Gillespie’s friends, Josh & Perry;  Erik Heaton; Betty Walker; Linda Perkins; Jody Schubert’s brother, Rick; Jim Schubert’s sister, Martha & her daughter, Wendy; Suzanne Lenz; Judy Croitoru; and Linda Perkins’ friends, Dorothy, Albert, & Doug.

 Likewise are our prayers with these members and friends of our faith community currently receiving treatment for cancer: Lee Oxenham’s cousin, Stephen Cummings; Shideko Terai’s friend, Robert Taylor; Carol Hartman’s husband, Mike; Shideko Terai’s friend, Kathy Cook; Kathy Wright’s niece Christine Griswold; Andrea Brown’s mother, Linda Brown;  Ryan McGraw’s co-worker’s mother, Jeannie Berube; Odile Clavier’s colleague;  Amaia Leach; Angie Hinton’s friend, Mickey LaHaye; Vicki Ramos-Glew’s mother, Carole Spencer; Cecilia Hampton’s best friend Victoria’s mother, Bev; Sue Turner’s brother, Kurt, as well as Sue’s sister-in-law Bev, and Bev’s step-daughter, Sarah; Gail Kinney’s brothers, Charles & David; Linda Perkins’ friend, Linda Stone; Robert Bryant; Jeff McNamara; Lauryn Moeller’s daughter-in-law, Lisa Rae Moeller; and Kevin Ramos-Glew’s nephew, Duncan.

We pray for the United States in these turbulent times.  We also pray for our friends in Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Zambia, the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe, and all those living in such troubled lands as Lebanon, Gaza, Palestine, Israel, Ukraine, Russia, Haiti, South Sudan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, North Korea, Yemen, and the Congo. We pray for all immigrants & refugees seeking sanctuary & welcome throughout our world, that we may be among those who offer an oasis of hospitality & compassion within the kin-dom of God’s heart. And we pray too for our BIPoC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) friends and neighbors, seeking to build with them a world wherein “Black Lives Matter!”

If you or someone you know would like a name to be added to our Prayer List, please let Kathy Wright know. In an effort to keep it as up-to-date as possible, please also let her know when you would like a name removed (secretary@meridenucc.org). 

 FEDERAL

Rep. Maggie Goodlander

223 Cannon House Office Bldg

Washington, DC 20515

Phone:202-225-5206

Concord District Office

18 North Main St.

4th Floor

Concord, NH 03301

603-226-1002

Sen. Maggie Hassan

330 Hart Senate Office Building  .

Washington, DC 20510

Phone: 202-224-3324 (Washington

1200 Elm St. Suite 6

Manchester, NH 03101

Phone: 603-662-2204 (New Hampshire)

www.hassan.senate.gov

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen

506 Hart Senate Office Bdg

Washington, DC 20510

Phone: 202-224-2841 (Washington)

2 Wall St #220

Manchester, NH 03101

Phone: 602-647-7500 (NH)

www.shaheen.senate.gov

STATE

Rep. Margaret Drye

1136 Rt. 12A

Plainfield, NH 03781

Phone: 603-675-9159

Email: Margaret.Drye@gc.nh.gov

Rep. Bill Palmer

603-675-2117

Email wpalmernh@gmail.com

Sen. Suzanne Prentiss

Legislative Office Building, Room 102

33 State Street

Concord, NH 03301

Phone: 603-271-3092

Email: Suzanne.Prentiss@gc.nh.gov