Gilmanton Community Church
Submitted By Linda Bolton
The Gilmanton Community Church invites you
to join us for worship, to participate in
one of our four adult Bible studies, to
enroll your children and teenagers in our
excellent Christian Educational programs, or
to participate in any one of our other
activities in which you are interested!
Newcomers are always welcome.
For the months of October and November we
will be worshiping at the Iron Works Church.
Church classes for ages 3 through senior
high are held at 9:10 a.m and our adult
class begins at 9:15 a.m. Worship is at
10:30 a.m.
Our final Community Dinner for this year
will be on Saturday, October 18 from 5 to
6:30 at our Corner Church. The menu includes
our greatly enjoyed “Pot Roast and all the
Fixings”! As always we will be having our
famous Dessert Table. Following your dinner
we invite you to travel upstairs for a great
fun time of singing many favorite songs as
the “Melody Makers” share the joy of music
with us.
The cost will be $9 for adults, $8 for
seniors, $5 for ages 12 and under with a
family rate (parent/s and their children
under 20) of $25.
We thank everybody who is so generously
supporting our Community Food Pantry! On
Sunday we completed a 5-mile walk from S.M.H.
to Stone Road, Burke Road, and along Stage
Road to the I.W. Church. Many people donated
food to support the 25 walkers who cleaned
the roadside as we traveled. We picked up a
truck-load of trash! Following our walk
about 40 people enjoyed a most delicious
spaghetti dinner coordinated by Sharon
Barton and topped off the day with the most
scrumptious homemade apple pies - thank you
Beth Lavin! Brenda McBride provided our
trash bags and so much of what we gathered
is able to be recycled! We thank Brenda, our
Mission Team that sponsored the walk and all
those who donated food in support!
Our October Senior Dinner will be held
Tuesday the 21st at the Corner Church,
Noontime. The menu is: homemade Macaroni and
Cheese, Kayem Hot Dogs, Salad Bar, Peas,
Rolls and Delicious Desserts! This is a
great time and we are blessed to host these
opportunities for fun and fellowship! You
are only a newcomer once! We invite you to
come!
If you are tired of the “bad news” you hear
every day come and hear the Good News!
We are a lively congregation comprised of
people of all ages. Our worship services are
full of joy, prayer, music, and God’s word
is preached and lived out in our daily
lives! We have a great Women’s Fellowship,
and Men’s Fellowship. Children and youth are
a blessed part of our all that we do. We
serve God and our community, thankful for
the opportunity to be of service wherever
needed!
This year we have celebrated the joy of
welcoming 11 new members (5 through
Believer’s Baptism)! Our Community Food
Pantry is a joy and a blessing. If you have
need for clothing we do have a Clothes
Closet which is open on occasion. Please
call the church office for more information.
Our Senior Dinners and Community Dinners
have been delightfully well received! Our
Vacation Bible Camp was a great time of fun
and learning for all who attended! We are
thankful for Pam Jansury’s leading and all
who volunteered and made this summer event
an excellent success! We again enjoyed the
excitement of Bruce Locke’s team of horses
hosting great hay-rides on Rally Day as well
as games, good food and much laughter! We
have been greatly blessed to be able to give
scholarships of $1,400.00 for 6 people
continuing their education.
Our Website,
www.gilmantoncommunitychurch.org is full
of good information about us and our current
programs. Our e-mail address is:
[email protected].
Remember - tired of “Bad News” ... Join us
for the “Good News.”
Harvest Church Service At The First
Congregational Church
On October 19, 2008, at 4:00 p.m., the First
Congregational Church in Gilmanton, also
known as the Smith Meeting House, welcomes
all denominations to the “Harvest” church
service. The Reverend Sidney Lovett of
Holderness, NH, will officiate. His message
is titled “Fruit and Patience”. The soloist
will be Jane Cormier, Jane is the
Founder/Director of Lakes Region Opera
Company and teaches Vocal Instruction at
Brewster Academy. The Lakes Region Chorus
will also be part of the service.
Following the service light refreshments
will be served downstairs.
Now that the summer services are over, we
will be embarking on our Fall and Winter
services. Many families, in Gilmanton and
the surrounding towns, attend their own
places of worship, on Sunday mornings. We
have planned our services in the late
afternoon, once a month, so we might all
join together as a community to share our
faith and friendships. The Smith Meeting
House is the oldest church, in Gilmanton and
is on the National Register of Historic
Places.