The United Church of Christ in Keene

Sunday Worship: Christmas Day Worship!
2022-12-25 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Please join us on Christmas Day at 10:00 a.m. for a special in-person Celtic Christmas Celebration of music and story. Please note, this service will not be livestreamed, but is available for listening on WKBK Radio, 1290AM/94.1FM and at WKBKRadio.com.

Sunday Worship, New Year's Day Worship
2023-01-01 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Join us for worship as we celebrate the New Year! Communion will be served and is open to all.
Guest Pastor: Rear Admiral Rev. David Stinson
Live stream at ucckeene.org/worship-care/live/.

Baptism of Jesus Sunday
2023-01-08 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Guest Pastor: The Rev. Eric Merean

Women’s Fellowship Monthly Meeting
2023-01-11 13:00 - 14:00 | NH
Women’s Fellowship monthly meeting with speaker. 1:00 PM, 2nd floor of the Church, light refreshments. Please email the office for more information, info@ucckeene.org.
(Snow date, January 18th)

Ordination Anniversary Celebration!
2023-01-15 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Join us for a very special service of worship as we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Pastor Cindy’s Ordination to Christian Ministry in The United Church of Christ. Rev. Gordon Rankin, NH Conference Minister, will be preaching. Special music, a renewal of vows, and a reception in our Parlor.

George Floyd Sacred Ally Quilt Exhibit
2023-01-16 10:00 - 16:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Chapel & East Room
The Sacred Ally Quilt Ministry is an exhibition of 10 quilts that together memorialize the final desperate words that George Floyd spoke as he was pinned to the pavement under the knee of a Minneapolis Police officer. These quilts were the collaborative effort of nine United Church of Christ churches in New Hampshire, including The United Church of Christ in Keene. A documentary film, Stitch, Breathe, Speak: The George Floyd Quilts, by New Hampshire filmmaker Chris Owen, chronicles the creation of these quilts and will be shown throughout the day. Find out more about the quilts here.

Sunday Worship
2023-01-22 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Join us on this third Sunday after Epiphany as we consider the story of Jesus’ calling of the first disciples.
Live stream at ucckeene.org/worship-care/live/.

Mental Health Sunday
2023-01-29 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Join us as we focus on Jesus’ formula for happiness in the Sermon on the Mount, and how it relates to the mental health challenges facing those in our community.

Stewardship Sunday
2023-02-05 10:00 - 11:00 | NH
Join us for worship as we launch this year’s Stewardship Campaign based on the words of Paul in Romans 9:12, Hold Fast to What is Good. Communion will be served and is open to all.
Live stream at ucckeene.org/worship-care/live/.

Women’s Fellowship Annual Valentine’s Luncheon
2023-02-08 12:00 - 14:00 | NH
Valentine Luncheon, held in the Church Parlor, followed by a music program by The Hillside Trio of Douglas Nelson, Barbara Summers, and Sussan Henkel. Please call the church office to sign up by Feb. 6. $10 at the door. Snow date is Feb. 15.

Racial Justice Sunday
2023-02-12 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Join us as we explore our call to work for racial justice in our community, country, and world.

Transfiguration Sunday
2023-02-19 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Join us as we close the season of Epiphany and prepare for the season of Lent with the story of the Transfiguration of Christ.
Live stream at ucckeene.org/worship-care/live/.

Ash Wednesday Worship
2023-02-22 12:00 - 13:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Noon in the Chapel
Join us in the Chapel for a simple and brief Ash Wednesday service of worship. Lent is the most sacred season in the Christian faith. Join us as we pause to reflect on the meaning of Jesus’ walk to the cross and the promise of Easter morning in our lives. Communion will be served and is open to all.

Sunday Worship: Lent I
2023-02-26 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Loving the Jesus Way: Part I
Guest Preacher, Sherman Morrison
Live stream at ucckeene.org/worship-care/live/.

Landscapes on Display at UCC Keene in February
2023-02-26 11:00 - 12:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
An exhibit of landscapes of the Monadnock Region by photographer Betsy Zimmerli and her late husband, painter Ed Zimmerli, is on display in the East Room, lower level, of the United Church of Christ in Keene through the month of February. The exhibit is open to the public, free of charge.
The gallery is open Sundays after worship services, 11 am to noon. The weekday entrance to UCC-Keene is at the rear door off Vernon Street, where there is a doorbell for visitors if the double doors are locked. This is also a handicapped accessible entrance.
Betsy Zimmerli began her interest in photography back in her high school years, when film was in black and white only. She moved with the times to the automatic features of digital photography and especially enjoys the landscape opportunities of the Monadnock Region. She also enjoys using a digital program to enhance her photos with various “painting” effects.
Ed Zimmerli, now deceased, began painting when he and Betsy moved to Keene more than 20 years ago. He sang bass in the Church choir for many years. In his art, he used a palette knife exclusively, which gave an impasto effect to his landscapes and barn images. Included in this exhibit is his pen and ink sketch of Martin Luther King, Jr., from a cover of Ebony Magazine in the 1970s.

Sunday Worship: Lent II
2023-03-05 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Loving the Jesus Way: Part II
Guest Pastor: The Rev. Eric Merean
Live stream at ucckeene.org/worship-care/live/.

Women’s Fellowship, History and Current Status of Maple Sugaring in New Hampshire
2023-03-08 13:00 - 14:00 | NH
History and Current Status of Maple Sugaring in New Hampshire, presented by Steven Roberge, professor and UNH Extension Forestry Specialist. Just in time for maple season, this program draws attention to our environment and our Church’s Creation Justice program. Held in the Church Parlor and refreshments will be served.

Sunday Worship: Lent III
2023-03-12 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Loving the Jesus Way: Part III
10:00 AM (Daylight Savings Time Begins)
Guest Preacher: Sherman Morrison
Live stream at ucckeene.org/worship-care/live/.

Annual Pasta Dinner Returns on March 12
2023-03-12 17:00 - 18:30 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
You are cordially invited to the return of the annual Pasta Dinner on Sunday, March 12, hosted by the UCC-Keene Youth Group. Dinner features pasta, sauces, meatballs, salads, bread and desserts, with gluten-free pasta available.
Seatings are at 5pm, 5:30pm, 6pm, and 6:30pm, with tables for 2, 3, 4, or 8 people. The youth will be your hosts, servers, and dishwashers. Donations will be accepted at the dinner. This is a major fundraiser for the group’s service trip in June to Craigville Retreat Center on Cape Cod, where they will work on volunteer projects and explore that area of the Cape.
Reservations:

Online: https://signup.com/go/ZyhyjdJ
Email: mhennum@ucckeene.org
Phone: Marty at 603-325-5716

In January, these youth prepared and delivered a dinner for the 100 Nights Shelter in Keene, and helped set up the George Floyd Sacred Ally Quilt Display in the UCC chapel area. They began February by making valentines for elderly members of the Church with artist Carina Roestorf. In March they will meet with Mary Ellen Johnson to learn sign language.
To learn more about youth and children’s programs at UCC-Keene, click here.

Sunday Worship: Lent IV
2023-03-19 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Loving the Jesus Way: Part IV
Pastor Cindy, Preaching
Live stream at ucckeene.org/worship-care/live/.

Florence Rawls Paintings Through April 30
2023-03-19 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-26 11:00 - 13:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Paintings by Florence (Lornie) Rawls of Jaffrey are on display at the United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, now through April 30, 2023. Lornie’s work features representational landscapes and still lifes in gouache, acrylic and oil. Her palette is vibrant and expressive.
The Church’s East Room Gallery, located on the first floor, is open Sundays from 11 am to 1 pm. Contact the artist at 617-908-6076 for an appointment to view her paintings on Wednesdays and Fridays. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Enter the Church through the rear entrance off Vernon Street.
A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Lornie retired from a career in fundraising and communications and moved from Boston to the Monadnock Region in 2019 to be near one of her daughters. In November 2020, she began regular painting practice using her photos of landscapes, many with some unexpected element.
With a tradition of supporting the arts, the Monadnock Region offers many opportunities for artists to show their work. Friends at the UCC in Keene are giving Lornie that opportunity and a percentage of sales will benefit the Church.

Life, Death & Cake Discussion on March 23
2023-03-23 18:30 - 20:30 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Kasey March, an end of life doula, and Susan MacNeil, author of 18 Minutes: A Daughter’s Primer on Life & Death, will talk about preparing for a good death through the lens of their own experiences, on Thursday, March 23, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the first floor Chapel of the United Church of Christ in Keene. The presentation is open to adults over 18. There is no registration or charge to attend. Enter the Church from the Vernon Street entrance. Coffee, tea, and cake will be available.
March is a trained International End of Life Doula (INELDA) and works with clients to determine what a good death looks like for them and how to best accomplish that goal with the time and resources at their disposal.
MacNeil, a writer, voiceover artist, and former Executive Director of AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region. She experienced her mother’s death in early 2022 and had to combine grieving with serving as executor of her mother’s estate. She will read from her book which is available at Toadstool Bookshop and Amazon.
They will provide a framework for others to join the conversation about all aspects of death and specifics around end of life challenges and issues. The event is not a support group, but will be conducted in a compassionate, loving environment.
For more information about the presenters, please go to www.doulacarefordying.com and www.authentic-voice-narration.com.

Sunday Worship: Lent V
2023-03-26 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Loving the Jesus Way: Part V
Pastor Cindy, Preaching
Live stream at ucckeene.org/worship-care/live/.

Einbeck Youth Choir Sings at UCC-Keene Worship March 26
2023-03-26 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
The Youth Choir of St. Nicolai, from Keene’s partner city of Einbeck, Germany, will perform during worship in our Sanctuary on Sunday, March 26. The Youth Choir’s visit to UCC-Keene is coordinated by the Music and Arts Committee. Worship begins at 10:00 am and all are welcome.
The choir’s visit is part of an ongoing partnership with Einbeck that features a March 25-28 international choral-cultural exchange. The Youth Choir will also perform in concert at 7:30 pm, March 26, in the Alumni Recital Hall at the Redfern Arts Center, Keene State College.
The evening concert will include Grand Monadnock Choristers & Elm City Singers, directed by Esther Rhoades, and the Keene State College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers directed by Sandra Howard. For ticket information, go to: https://www.keene.edu/arts/redfern/ or call the Redfern Box Office: 603-358-2168
This March 2023 visit is the fifth music exchange between the partnership cities, and will continue when 30 members of the KSC Music Department travel to Einbeck in May.

Bring Your Rummage on March 29, 30 or 31
2023-03-29 12:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-30 09:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-31 09:00 - 12:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
The Spring Rummage Sale and Flea Market, sponsored by the Women’s Fellowship, takes place on Saturday, April 1, from 8—Noon. It will reopen from 12:30–2 pm for the $3 and $5 bag sale, depending on the size of the bag you select.
Bring your rummage to the Dining Room:

Wednesday, March 29, noon—5pm
Thursday, March 30, 9–5pm
Friday, March 31, 9–Noon

We will accept:

Clothing for men, women, and children in good, clean condition. Nothing soiled, stained or torn.
Linens and small household goods, also in good, clean condition.
Small tools, toys, and craft supplies, such as yarn or cloth.
Books, but no textbooks, travel guides, or encyclopedias.

We cannot accept:

Computers, monitors, TVs
Microwave ovens
Magazines
Furniture
Cribs or mattresses
Car seats
Stuffed animals
Skis or ski equipment
Helmets

If you can work a few hours on set-up and/or at the sale, please contact:

Hilda deMoya—603-357-3749, hdemoya1@ne.rr.com
Diana Worcester—603-357-7948, 603-313-5867, dworcester@ne.rr.com
Becky Barrett—603-398-4722, beckybarrett13@outlook.com

Visit our sale on April 1 for good community spirit and good buys!

Spring Rummage Sale
2023-04-01 08:00 - 14:00 | NH
You’re invited to the Spring Rummage Sale and Flea Market at the United Church of Christ on Saturday, April 1. The sale runs from 8:00 am to noon in the ground floor Dining Room and Chapel spaces; enter from the Vernon St. entrance or the front doors on Central Square. Find bargains in seasonal clothing for men, women, and children; linens; kitchen items and glassware; holiday items and toys.
Come at 12:30 to 2:00 pm for $3-a-bag or $5-a-bag sale, depending on size of bag, and fill up with even more bargains. See you there!

Palm Sunday Worship with Communion (Open to All)
2023-04-02 10:00 - 11:00 | The United Church of Christ in Keene, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH, 03431, United States
Loving the Jesus Way: Part VI
Pastor Cindy, Preaching
Live stream at ucckeene.org/worship-care/live/.
