Earl B.
Clark American Legion Post 42
The October
meetings of Earl B. Clark American Legion Post 42 and Unit 42 American
Legion Auxiliary will be held at the American Legion Hall, 1078 Beauty
Hill West, Barnstead Parade, on October 6, 2015 at 6:30 PM.
The
meetings will be followed by a Pot Luck supper. Anyone interested in
becoming a member is welcome.
2015
Festival Of Trees
To get us
in the holiday spirit (yes, it’s coming!) Sticks & Stones Farm in
Barnstead, NH sponsors a yearly festival exhibiting Christmas trees
purchased by local businesses that compete for the best decorated tree.
The proceeds from the sale of trees are donated to the child advocacy
center serving Belknap County, the Greater Lakes Child Advocacy Center
in Laconia. Last year more than two dozen trees were decorated and
later donated to needy families after the event.
This year’s
Annual Festival of Trees is set for Friday, November 20th from 4:00 pm -
8:00 pm and Saturday, November 21st from 1:00pm-8:00pm at Sticks &
Stones Farm,.107 White Oak Road, Center Barnstead, NH. Mark your
calendars for this family event featuring wagon rides, visits with
Santa, hot cocoa & cider, and a bonfire for marshmallow toasting. Soak
in a little holiday spirit while participating in a good cause.
All
proceeds will benefit the Greater Lakes Child Advocacy (GLCAC). The
GLCAC affords a child-friendly place and trained forensic interviewers
for victims of child abuse, coordinates the agencies required to
investigate such cases and works with caregivers to help the victim and
family heal. “There is no charge to victims for the services we
provide,” said Meghan Noyes, Director of Program Services, “but we are a
non-profit agency relying on fundraising, grants and charitable
contributions. We are fortunate to have Barbara and Guy Comtois from
Sticks & Stones Farm offering this event yearly to graciously benefit
the child victims and families we serve,” Noyes said. Information about
the GLCAC can be found online at www.cac-nh.org.
For more
information about the Festival of Trees or to purchase a tree for your
organization, group or family, please call (603-833-8897) or email: [email protected].
Trees should be requested by October 21, 2015. Additional Event
information can be found at
www.facebook.com/groups/bfestivaloftrees
John
Cunningham To Speak At Maple St. Church
Missionary
John Cunningham will be visiting Sunday, October 4th at the Maple Street
Church at 11:00 with a Pot Luck Luncheon immediately following the
service.
John
Cunningham, missionary, is on administrative assignment to the JESUS
Film Harvest Partners office in Olathe, Kansas.
Growing up
in Wolfeboro NH and other towns in New England, John went on to receive
a B.A. degree in sociology from Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy,
Massachusetts, in 1976, and the M.Div. degree from Nazarene Theological
Seminary in 1980. Following his seminary training, he pastored the
Church of the Nazarene in Shippensburg, PA, for four years.
In 1984,
John, and his wife, Sandy, were appointed to the Republic of Ciskei
[SIS-sky] with their two daughters where John served as the District
Superintendent until the position was turned over to national
leadership. He also led the efforts to pioneer the new work in the
Republic of Transkei [TRANS-sky] and the Kingdom of Lesotho
[lay-SOO-too]. He served as a Mission Director in the South Field area
of southern Africa. In 1993, he was assigned to pioneer the work in the
Republic of Madagascar where he served as Mission Coordinator. He is
co-author of the book, Madagascar: Island at the end of the World.
In 1998,
John was appointed Field Strategy Coordinator of the East Field on the
Africa Region. In this responsibility, he gave oversight and direction
to the mission work of the Church of the Nazarene in nine countries. He
also served as Field Strategy Coordinator for the Horn of Africa Field
and also the eastern half of the Africa French Equatorial Field.
In 2000,
John began his ministry in the Candidate Office of the Global Mission
Department for the Church of the Nazarene. He was responsible for career
missionary recruiting and promotion, as well as processing of missionary
candidates.
He began
his current assignment with JESUS Film Harvest Partners in 2007,
focusing on projects in areas of evangelism, church planting, and
discipleship, as well as developing partnerships with other
organizations. In 2010 he was appointed National Ambassador Coordinator
for the United States. In this role he is responsible for developing a
network of volunteer regional, district and local church Ambassadors for
the JESUS Film Harvest Partners.
John and
Sandy have two married daughters and five wonderful little
grandchildren…all under the age of seven. When not traveling across
North America or around the world, he loves to do woodturning in his
workshop and tend his organic garden in the backyard. His passion,
however, is helping to fulfill the Great Commission in whatever location
or situation God has for him.
