Mainstreeter Weekly Blast September 28, 2023

iew this email in your browser New in this Issue: First UMC Moheto, Kenya - help us raise $500 for this ministry World Communion Sunday - this Sunday, October 1st Blessing of the Animals - this Sunday, October 1st at 3:00 PM Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter - Ways to help! Nursery Volunteers Needed!  Please Help! Coffee Hour Volunteers Needed Fall Fair Lawn signs - pick out and put up volunteers Register now for the one-day Advent Creation Worshop! Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC Each Sunday, we'll explore stories from the earliest gospel, according to Mark, for these challenging times. Beginning Sunday, September 10th at 10:30 AM. Watch Live Housing and Homelessness Take Center Stage this Weekend For years, the Nashua Area Interfaith Housing Justice work group and GSOP have been working toward more equitable housing outcomes for our region.  The work has included participation in the city's Master Planning process, advocacy for appropriate uses of city properties (such as the Nimco plant and the Elm Street Middle School), and supporting local ordinances that ensure greater housing fairness, such as the Housing Trust Fund and a mandatory Inclusionary Zoning ordinance. This weekend, clergy across the area will be preaching about housing justice as a preface to the Housing Justice Forum that will take place on October 2 (see below).  Pastor Kristy will preach here from the Gospel of Mark, Pastor Allison will preach on the heritage of inherited wealth at the Unitarian Universalist Church, and Rabbi Jon will preach about permanent homes in relation to their celebration of Sukkot.  Pastors from the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, as well as others will also join the effort.  We hope that you will bring open hearts and minds to church this week.  And please come to the Housing Justice Forum on Monday. Blessings, Pastor Kristy Greater Nashua Interfaith Housing Justice & the Granite State Organizing Project present a Housing Forum with Candidates for the 2023 Nashua City Elections Monday, October 2, at 7:30pm At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua, 58 Lowell Street We invite all candidates for Mayor and the Board of Alderman to join local faith leaders and community members for an evening of conversation about housing in Nashua. Members of the community will share stories and ask questions of the candidates. This event will be open to the public. All are welcome to attend and hear about our candidates' positions on housing in Nashua. Parking is available off of Grove Street and Lemon Street, as well as across the street in the Margarita's/BAE parking lot. Click Here for Sunday's Bulletin More Info on Service Here DEADLINE IS THIS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH HELP US RAISE $500 FOR THIS MINISTRY Sign up for the Memorial Table - Click Here Click HERE for Amazon List IF YOU CAN HELP PUT OUT LAWN SIGNS (and remember where you put them so we can get them after the fair), please let the Office know. We Need You! Can you help out in the Nursery on Sunday's during Church School and Worship?  We Need You!  Some volunteers have already stepped up, however, we need more.  Many of the current volunteers already have many "jobs" in the congregation and we'd like to get some relief. Please contact the Church Office if you can volunteer and make a difference in the lives of our littlest disciples. To Volunteer Click Here Click Here to Donate or Join the CROP WALK Team! Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC Church office hours are back to normal schedule.   We will be here Mon - Weds - Thurs - Fri from 9:00 - 2:00, closed on Tuesdays. Copyright (C) 2023 Mainstreet United Methodist Church. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Mainstreet United Methodist Church PO Box 1517 Nashua, NH 03061-1517 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe

Mainstreeter Weekly Blast September 21, 2023

View this email in your browser New in this Issue: Nursery Volunteers Needed!  Please Help! Coffee Hour Volunteers Needed Main Street Construction - Sunday Sept 24th and Monday 25th Housing Forum with Candidates for the 2023 Nashua City Elections - Oct 2nd Fall Fair Date Announcement - Mark you Calendars! New Confirmation Class Announced Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC Each Sunday, we'll explore stories from the earliest gospel, according to Mark, for these challenging times. Beginning Sunday, September 10th at 10:30 AM. Watch Live Main Street Bridge Closed 6:00 AM Sunday (9/24) to 1:00 PM Monday (9/25) for the Main Street Railroad Crossing Reconstruction Detours Main Street Northbound Detour: Turn right onto Temple Street and travel eastbound to Amory Street. Turn left onto Amory Street and travel northbound to Bridge Street. Turn left onto Bridge Street and travel westbound (becomes Canal Street) to Main Street. Main Street Southbound Detour: Turn left onto Canal Street and travel eastbound (becomes Bridge Street) to Amory Street. Turn right onto Amory Street and travel southbound to Temple Street. Turn right onto Temple Street and travel westbound (becomes East Pearl Street) to Main Street. Our building is aging. It has a date of 1878 on the front. The basement was dug out later but it's still old. Some of its parts wore out this week. There was a blockage that had to be cleared. A cracked pipe that had to be replaced, a couple of rusty toilet flanges that broke down, a sink sprung a leak. There is asbestos tiles in the basement that came up with all the water under them and now abatement will be necessary to make it safe.  There was drywall affected by the water that will need to be cut out and a wood vanity in one of the restrooms that is water logged and will also need to be replaced. It's been a busy week. We're grateful for Jim Pyle and David Appler who stepped in on Sunday to suck up the water. We had to do that a few more times before the problem was fixed.  Grateful for our new custodian, Juan, who cheerfully faced removing soaked carpet on his second day. Grateful for plumbers, ServPro and city workers who investigated with cameras in pipes to solve the various mysteries that is our water-logged basement. While the basement is being repaired, the 12-step groups will move upstairs to the vestry... so we could use a few "hosts" on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings for the next few weeks to help with hospitality and securing the building. And we'll need to share our space. We can do it!  In the process of investigating the issues in the basement, we've discovered some other areas that need repair.  Do not be surprised if you see a few signs around the building asking you to use another restroom.  We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time.  The good news is, we can use most restrooms again! The water is back on. The water is a bit brown from the sediment of being off but this too shall pass. We're on the road, the wet, bumpy road to recovery. Blessings, Rev Kelly Click Here for Sunday's Bulletin More Info on Service Here Sign up for the Memorial Table - Click Here Click HERE for Amazon List We Need You! Can you help out in the Nursery on Sunday's during Church School and Worship?  We Need You!  Some volunteers have already stepped up, however, we need more.  Many of the current volunteers already have many "jobs" in the congregation and we'd like to get some relief. Please contact the Church Office if you can volunteer and make a difference in the lives of our littlest disciples. To Volunteer Click Here Greater Nashua Interfaith Housing Justice & the Granite State Organizing Project present a Housing Forum with Candidates for the 2023 Nashua City Elections Monday, October 2, at 7:30pm At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashua, 58 Lowell Street We invite all candidates for Mayor and the Board of Alderman to join local faith leaders and community members for an evening of conversation about housing in Nashua. Members of the community will share stories and ask questions of the candidates. This event will be open to the public. All are welcome to attend and hear about our candidates' positions on housing in Nashua. Parking is available off of Grove Street and Lemon Street, as well as across the street in the Margarita's/BAE parking lot. Click Here to Donate or Join the CROP WALK Team! Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC Church office hours are back to normal schedule.   We will be here Mon - Weds - Thurs - Fri from 9:00 - 2:00, closed on Tuesdays. Copyright (C) 2023 Mainstreet United Methodist Church. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website. Our mailing address is: Mainstreet United Methodist Church PO Box 1517 Nashua, NH 03061-1517 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe