• Home
  • Membership
  • Events
  • Our Blog
  • Contact Us

Sharing Our Stories

Online Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 2020

11/22/2020

0 Comments

 
On Sunday, November 22nd at 5pm - on Zoom - the Greater Concord Interfaith Council held their first online service during this time of pandemic.  We hope that it brings you some Hope and Peace, during this time of uncertainty.   Blessings!

If you would like to send a freewill donation to the Friendly Kitchen, please make any checks payable to the Greater Concord Interfaith Council, with “Friendly Kitchen” in the memo, and mailed to:
​PO Box 362 | Concord, New Hampshire | 03302-0362

If you prefer to give electronically, you can go directly to the Friendly Kitchen’s donation page at: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/mUS8rIVkLeW2_EFQ4r8nfg
Click here for the program --->
gcic_thanksgiving_service_bulletin_2020.pdf
File Size: 166 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

0 Comments

CROP Walk from 2019 to get excited for 2020!

10/7/2020

0 Comments

 
2019 CROP Hunger Walk Summary
 
Thirteen faith communities participated
  • Boscawen Congregational
  • Christ the King Parish
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
  • Concord Quaker Meeting
  • Concordia Lutheran
  • Congregational Church of Hookset
  • East Congregational Church
  • First Congregational Church, Concord
  • First Congregational Church, Hopkinton
  • Granite State Sangha
  • South Congregational Church
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church
  • West Congregational Church
 
Total raised -  $13,751.75
Team that raised the most money - South Congregational - $5,515.00
Individual walker who raised the most money - Cy Sherman - $3,170.00
 
CWS returned 25% of what we raised to the Interfaith Council to distribute to local programs.  These programs received checks for $300.
  • Christ the King Parish Food Pantry
  • Webster Food Pantry
  • Suncook Community Action Food Pantry
  • Grace Episcopal Church Take-A-Tote Program
  • Friends of Forgotten Children Food Pantry
  • West Congregational Church Food Pantry
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church Food Pantry
  • Hopkinton Food Pantry
  • Boscawen Congregational Church Food Pantry
  • First Congregational Church Food Pantry
  • Salvation Army
  • Friendly Kitchen
 
*NOTE* The Interfaith Council supplemented the CROP funds to round up to the $300, and also made a $150 donations to the Rundlett Middle School Backpack Program & Merrimack Valley Backpack Program when the CROP Walk checks were distributed.

0 Comments

World Council Affairs Event with Dr. Jim Walsh

6/5/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
On June 5, 2019 members of the Greater Concord Interfaith Council had a chance to meet and speak with Dr. Jim Walsh.  This event was organized by the World Affairs Council of N.H and hosted by Concordia Lutheran Church
0 Comments

Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration - 2018

11/18/2018

0 Comments

 

Giving Thanks for Our Neighbors

(The Interfaith Council offers many thanks to Aaron Baker at Mulberry Creek Imagery for donating his amazing photography talent for this event.)
On Sunday November 18th, 2018 at 5pm, members of the Greater Concord Interfaith Council gathered with fellow Concord residents at Temple Beth Jacob to celebrate and express gratitude for our rich human diversity.  Prayers, reflections, and sacred readings from Unitarian Universalist, Baha'i, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Society of Friends (Quaker), Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, and Episcopal faith traditions were offered.  

Musical selections included:
"I'm Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table"
"Dona Nobis Pacem" ("Give Us Peace")
"Let There Be Peace on Earth"
"Shalom Chaverim" ("Farewell in Peace:")

Each year the coordinating team from the Interfaith Council that plans the Thanksgiving service chooses a local non-profit to support through an invitational donation.  This year those gathered heard from the Director of the Concord Multicultural Festival who shared that they are working towards expanding the program to become more than a single event each summer.  At the end of the event, everyone was invited to donate towards the efforts to expand the wonderful work of the Concord Multicultural Festival.  (If you would like to support the Festival, click here to donate.)

The Interfaith Council is grateful to everyone who participated in this year's Thanksgiving event.
0 Comments

Light and Love at the October 30th Meeting

10/30/2018

0 Comments

 
An evening with the Greater Concord Interfaith Council.
Bringing some light and hope into the world!

0 Comments

2017 Cropwalk UPDATE!

3/6/2018

0 Comments

 
Picture
  • When the final count was done, we had raised $11, 373.74, exceeding our 2016 total by $89.49! Many thanks to each of you for role in making our walk a success.  
  • Congratulations to the Concord Quaker Meeting team for raising the most money this year, followed closely by South Congregational and East Congregational.  
  • For the 2nd year in a row, Cy Sherman of South Congregational raised the highest individual total, followed by Kathy Blodgett of East Congregational and Diana Norton of Suncook United Methodist. Kathy raised her money offline, Diana raised hers online, and Cy did both!
  • Church World Service has already returned 25% of our total - $2843.43 - to the Interfaith Council to distribute to local agencies.
 
Our next CROP Hunger Walk will be on Saturday, September 29. 2018  Save the Date!
 
There is a New England CROP Hunger Walk Leadership Day on Saturday, March 24, from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm in Holden, MA. The event is open to all CROP Hunger Walk organizers and recruiters, as well as those with an interest in learning more or getting involved for the first time.  There is no charge, but you do need to register so they have a head count. https://necld2018.eventbrite.com 

0 Comments

33rd CROP WALK - October 7th, 2017

11/1/2017

0 Comments

 
Dear CROP Recruiters, Team Captains, other volunteers and all our walkers,

Thank you for your participation in this year's CROP walk!!
 
We still have a few outstanding walker envelopes to collect, and donations can still be made online for at least another month.  So the numbers below will go up, and our “top fundraisers” list could change. But here’s where we are now.   Please share this good news with your faith communities.
 
Cash and checks turned in at the walk           $5582.74        
Donations made online                                   $4716.00
Total                                                               $10,298.74      
 
(Note that on walk day last year we had raised $9161, and our final total was $11, 474.25.  So we are $1137 ahead of where we were at this time last year. Wouldn’t it be great if the trend continues and we exceed our 2016 total!)

  • 14 faith communities participated in today’s walk.
  • Approximately 90 people and at least 6 dogs actually walked the route. 
  • Approximately 20 people took part in the walk in other ways:  checking in walkers & counting money, staffing the water stations, taking pictures, being crossing guards, setting up the gym for our pre-walk meeting, resetting for post walk refreshments, cleaning up afterward, and cooking burgers & hotdogs for us.
 
Top individual fundraiser (as of 10.7.17):
Cy Sherman, South Congregational - $1475
 
Top 5 teams (as of 10.7.17):
Concord Quaker Meeting -   $1586
South Congregational  -        $1500
East Congregational -             $1302
Unitarian Universalist-           $931
Boscawen Congregational-   $849.53
 
I will send out individual team totals when all the outstanding envelopes have been received and counted.
 
Today we raised money to help with international, domestic, and local needs. (Remember that 25% of our total will be returned to the Interfaith Council for distribution to local food programs.) Thanks to all of you for a job well done!
 
Chris Paull

0 Comments

    Author

    The Greater Concord Interfaith Council promotes understanding, peace, and respect. We affirm that what unites us is greater than what divides us. We work to create a respectful environment in which earnest people can explore our religious diversity through common worship, mutual education and community outreach.

    Archives

    November 2020
    October 2020
    June 2019
    November 2018
    October 2018
    March 2018
    November 2017

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Common Worship

Mutual Education

Community Outreach

Greater Concord Interfaith Council

PO Box 362
Concord, New Hampshire  03302-0362
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Membership
  • Events
  • Our Blog
  • Contact Us