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First Church in Jaffrey starts anew in its 243rd year
Elected at the First Church in Jaffrey Annual Meeting in its 243rd year on Sunday Jan.30) were (L-R, front row) Trustees Roy Lake, Pam Hill , David Bliss and Janet Grant; in the middle, Clerk Nancy Elder-Wilfrid; in back row, Treasurer Annie Gordon and Moderator Sam Greene, a descendant of the church’s first minister, Rev.Laban Ainsworth. Photo by Carol Hess.First Church in Jaffrey, organized in 1780, is starting its 243rd year with a new settled minister in the parsonage and an entirely new...
First Church in Jaffrey’s New Minister Will Give His First Sermon Jan. 23
Rev. Steve Miller, First Church in Jaffrey’s new settled pastor, will give his first sermon Sunday Jan. 23 at the red brick church next to the 1775 Meetinghouse in Jaffrey Center, NH. Preludes by Music Minister Gene Faxon start at 10:25 and the service begins at 10:30 at the Congregational/United Church of Christ at 14 Laban Ainsworth Way off NH Rte. 124. To protect against COVID, you must be fully vaccinated, wear a mask and adhere to socially distant seating. Miller...
First Church in Jaffrey will have a video service on Christmas Eve
Dec. 14, 2021 For Immediate Release First Church in Jaffrey, mindful of COVID safety concerns for the scores of people who traditionally come on Dec. 24th, will have a Christmas Eve video service of Lessons and Carols that will be available via its website on the morning of Christmas Eve so that people can sing and celebrate the service at a time that is convenient to them. The Interim Minister, the Rev. David Felton, will give a Christmas meditation, followed by the service of Lessons and...
ADVENT SERVICES on line
Friends we have been able to put online excerpts from today/’s worship service (the Second Sunday in Advent) and also portions of last week’s worship led by Rev. Cassius Webb. Take a look and have a mini-service meditation experience. We will try to continue providing such abbreviated mini-services throughout the Advent Season. These will generally appear on Mondays on our YouTube channel, which you can access at any time by inserting firstchurchinjaffrey YouTube channel into your...
USHERING IN THANKSGIVING with a PIE for your table!
Pam Hill and Pat Harmon welcomed the Thanksgiving week by making and selling 38 pies -- all on Tuesday! Surprisingly, of the 4 varieties: apple, pumpkin, pecan and blueberry, the 2 to 1 favorite was blueberry. Proceeds from sale of the pies are shared through First Church in Jaffrey's financial contributions to a range of community service organizations. We are ever grateful to Lisa Giragosian and Bruce Hill for setting up the Parish House, boxing, labeling and selling pies!
Giving Thanks for the Parish Hall Makeover!
Our Parish House languished during COVID because it could not be used by the church and the community safely. Plans to have Rev. Steve Miller and his wife Jill Tyler come to Jaffrey for candidating weekend in mid-October spurred members to dream of renovating this space. There was just enough time to add newer “gently used” furniture, plants, and other accents, thanks to Ed and Dee Poole, Marcia Breckenridge, Linda Giragosian, and Nancy Elder-Wilfrid and Dan Wilfrid. More planning and...