February’s Parish Notes is full of lots of Contemplative Offerings
The theme this month is Widening the Circle Check out the latest issue of Parish Notes for all the happenings that are happening this month. 😉 Click Here
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As winter shelter opens for season, housing crisis looms
The Concord Coalition to End Homelessness announced: The Emergency Winter Shelter opened on December 1! It runs out of the former First Church, where the Resource Center is also housed due to Covid. For the first 2 weeks the shelter was 100% run by CCEH employees, but since Dec.15 volunteers are welcomed once again for … Continue reading As winter shelter opens for season, housing crisis looms
Did you check out our October Parish Notes yet?
There is a little spooky history and other great happenings that we’d love for you to attend. Click here for October and all our past Parish Notes.
Andover sisters wake up with America
By RAY DUCKLER Monitor columnist Published: 12/31/2020 5:46:38 PM The Morgan sisters, live from their home in Andover Thursday morning, told the nation about their love for polar bears and hope for a better future. “We’re trying to help polar bears because we created Kids Care 4 Polar Bears to help raise awareness about climate … Continue reading Andover sisters wake up with America
Photo book spotlights immigrant stories
By Josie Albertson-Grove • New Hampshire Union Leader Aug 1, 2020 Updated Aug 2, 2020 I N HER NEW BOOK, “Finding Home,” photographer Becky Field has continued a years-long project of documenting and celebrating the state’s burgeoning diversity, keeping her lens focused on New Hampshire’s immigrants and refugees. This time, Field gives her subjects space to speak … Continue reading Photo book spotlights immigrant stories
Blind voter advocates sue over state’s absentee ballot system
By Paul Feely New Hampshire Union Leader Jul 8, 2020 Updated Jul 8, 2020 CONCORD — A coalition of disability organizations has filed a lawsuit against state officials claiming New Hampshire’s absentee ballot system could negatively impact the safety and privacy of voters who are blind or have other disabilities during the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit, filed … Continue reading Blind voter advocates sue over state’s absentee ballot system
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Nearly 2,000 March Against Racism In Concord: Watch
Protesters marched through New Hampshire’s capital city, called for an end to police brutality, and memorialized those lost to violence. By Tony Schinella, Patch Staff Jun 6, 2020 4:52 pm ET|Updated Jun 7, 2020 12:03 am ET CONCORD, NH — Close to 2,000 Black Lives Matters protesters marched from the West End of the city to police headquarters and then … Continue reading Nearly 2,000 March Against Racism In Concord: Watch
Art display calls attention to detained immigrants
Sixty small cardboard people populated the sidewalk in front of the State House in Concord Tuesday afternoon representing the immigrants being detained by federal authorities at Strafford County Jail. Titled “Don’t Look Away,” the art display was put on by immigrants’ rights group Never Again Action N.H. The two-foot-tall figures were clad in shirts printed with messages … Continue reading Art display calls attention to detained immigrants
Church vandalism didn’t come as a surprise, but it was troubling nonetheless
The Rev. Lyn Marshall pulled into the Unitarian Universalist Church last Sunday for her first live-stream sermon since the coronavirus changed the way people worship. Her focus quickly shifted, from preparing for her message to the congregation to the message spray-painted on the Wayside Pulpit on Pleasant Street. “Black Lives Matter,” shown in block letters … Continue reading Church vandalism didn’t come as a surprise, but it was troubling nonetheless