New in this Issue:

Sunday School Resumes - September 8 at 9AM
Water Walk next Saturday, September 14
Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter, 3rd Sunday - September 15
Granite District Youth Event - UMCOR Kit Donations Needed!
Ham & Bean Suppers
Green Team Root Veggies Drive

Click Here to Donate Today to MSUMC

Sunday Worship Begins at 10:30 AM, September 8

"Do Unto Others" Series Begins Sunday, September 22

Watch Live

This Sunday we're back to 10:30 for our worship time. Back to school, back to team meetings, back to H&B suppahs, back to all the events and groups who took a summer hiatus.

At the Nashua Interfaith Council yesterday, everyone shared a word that described their mood: anxious and busy were prominent and there were a couple of "hopefuls" thrown in. We talked about how important kindness and respect would be in this upcoming election season. Pilgrim UCC is joining us in the worship series "Do Unto Others" to offer the leadership of faith communities in navigating these divisive waters with compassion and humility.

In the crush of a returning Fall schedule, my hope is for the space to be renewed.

RevKelly

Click Here for Sunday's Bulletin

SUNDAY SCHOOL RESUMES - SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH, 9AM

7th-12th grade Youth Sunday School will resume on Sunday, September 8th at 9:00 AM. At the first Sunday School meeting, the youth will discuss the curriculum, activities, fundraisers, and the district youth event. We look forward to welcoming all the youth back!

UMCOR Kits with Other Local UMC Churches

for District Youth Event!

We are collecting items for UMCOR cleaning kits, which aid those whose homes and lives are devastated by fires, floods, or other emergencies like the recent flooding in

Vermont. In collaboration with the other UMCs, our goal is to provide 100 buckets. Click Link Below to see a list of needed items on Signup Genius. There is also a link from the same page to Amazon to see the items and purchase them directly. Any item donations, bring them into the Church Office and we will coordinate getting them to Manchester for the District Youth Event!

Thank you!

UMCOR Kit Donations - Click Here

CYNTHIA M. HOWE

Cynthia M. Howe, 90, a longtime Nashua resident and most recently of South Burlington, VT, passed away Friday evening, August 30, 2024, peacefully and surrounded by her family.

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 31, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Montrose H. and Violet G. (Thompson) MacLeod. Cynthia moved with her family to Nashua during her early years and was a graduate of Nashua High School Class of 1952.

Cynthia married Alan F. Howe on September 12, 1954 and briefly resided in Virginia during his service in the Air Force. They moved back and forth from Nashua to Texas and Illinois, then finally back to Nashua. While in Nashua, they made their home – and many friends – on Hughey Street, Harris Street and, for several decades, on Manchester Street.

She had many jobs over her lifetime, but if you asked her where she worked, she

would fondly recount her long career as a legal secretary at Clancy & O'Neill, PA of Nashua. In her leisure time, Cynthia enjoyed gardening and was never so happy as

when she was 'playing in the dirt'. She also enjoyed still-life and landscape painting,

was an avid reader, and loved listening to Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, Elvis

Presley, opera, musicals, and classics from the 50s and 60s. Above all things, though,

Cynthia loved spending time with her many dear friends and cherished family. Her

kindness, generosity, and love live on in the hearts and minds of them all.

In addition to her parents, Cynthia was predeceased by her husband, who passed

away January 8, 2009; her daughter, Deborah E. West of Loomis, CA who passed

away June 20, 2017; and her brother, Donald MacLeod. She is survived by her son, Alan K. Howe and his wife Stephanie B. Stahl of Colchester, VT; son-in-law, Gordon L. West of Loomis, CA; her grandchildren, Courtney West, Kellen G. West and his wife Anna Bergman, Carter A. Howe and Emily D. Howe; great-grandchild, Lennox West; nieces and nephews, David MacLeod and his wife Sally, Clifford MacLeod and his wife Valerie and Karen (MacLeod)Weston and her husband John.

Calling hours will be held at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Friday, September 13th from 4-6pm. Her funeral service will be held in the funeral home, Saturday, September 14th at 11AM, followed by a reception.

Interment will take place in Edgewood Cemetery at later date. Memorial donations:

Cynthia was a generous supporter of many charities including St. Jude's, the American Cancer Society and several veterans' charities. The family asks that you consider honoring her generosity by donating in her name to your charity of choice.

To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com.