Week of February 9, 2025

Baptism(s)!  Two of them -- coming up this Sunday, Feb. 9.   Stay tuned for further information.  If you have questions about baptism, speak with Pastor Chris.

Technology reboot:  We're sprucing up the supporting technology we use on Sunday mornings -- and also our sanctuary!  Our current livestream and sound reinforcement  systems have served admirably but the former takes up space and adds clutter in the back of the sanctuary itself,  and the latter has a few shortcomings that can be readily and fairly inexpensively addressed.  This week, we've relocated the livestream equipment into the church library room at the back of the sanctuary,  freeing up the space in the other back corner of the church.  The new livestream setup will go live this Sunday, February, 9.   There should be little change to the character of the livestream, but please bear with us if we have a few hiccups as we adjust to running the livestream program from our new remote location!

We'll also be substantially upgrading the sound reinforcement in the sanctuary to provide clearer, better sounding music and speech, even at lower volume levels.  That project is a few weeks behind the livestream relocation, but will also be completed soon.  We'll provide an update via this blog, but the results should be immediately obvious to all who attend in person or watch on line!

“Souper Sunday”:  PLEASE HELP our church family “S(o)uper Bowl" soup and crackers collection outreach project. We will be collecting soup and crackers for the Lebanon Food Pantry from Sunday, Feb. 2nd - Sunday Feb. 9th. There will be a table in Trumbull Hall for the items. Please help us share our Christian Love with others.  
Thank you, Norma

Look for the collection table sporting a soup can of unusual size in Trumbull Hall! - ed.

Annual Congregational Meetings:  Our churches' annual congregational meetings are fast approaching.  The First Baptist Church of Etna will hold its annual meeting after the Sunday morning service on March 2, 2025.  The Hanover Center Church will hold its annual meeting the following Sunday, March 9, 2025, also after the Sunday morning service.  All are welcome to attend either or both meetings, but only members of each congregation may vote in that congregation's meeting.  

Save the date for a delicious Pulled Pork dinner – a fundraiser for Hanover Center!
Saturday March 22, 2025: serving starts at 5:00PM
Location: Trumbull Hall Etna NH
More information to come!

Other upcoming Hanover Center activities and dates:

• Next Hanover Center Fair meeting - Monday March 3, 2025 - 6:00 pm at Trumbull Hall 
• The Hanover Center Fair will be held Saturday June 28, 2025 - starting at 9:30 am
• Chicken Pie supper - October 25, 2025 (details tbd)
• 2nd Annual Tree Lighting celebration - Saturday December 6, 2025 5:00 pm