December 2, at 6:30PM – We are hosting the Alvirne Singers, including the “B Natural” and “Nothing but Treble” Groups. Great way to get into the Christmas Spirit! All are invited!

December 24, at 7:00PM – Join with us for our annual Christmas Eve Service. There will be Christmas music, hymns, and Gospel readings. Will conclude with a candlelight service and passing of the Christ candle. Please join us!

Bassinet Collection – During December we are collecting baby items newborns. Items needed include diapers, wipes, onesies, infant clothing, blankets, sweaters, etc, These items will help new mothers more that we will even know! These items can be placed in the bassinet in the sanctuary or left at the church office.

Operation Christmas Child -Packed and ready for travel are 22 shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse. These will be sent to children in need around the world together with a Gospel message.  

“And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.” (Luke 21:1-4 NIV Bible)

“Dress a Girl Around the World is a Campaign under Hope 4 Women International (a 501 (c) 3 organization) bringing dignity to women around the world since 2006. Hope 4 Women International is a nondenominational independent Christian organization. [The dresses] help us to realize we have dignity and to know that God loves us! We want to know that we are worthy of love. Many of us are overlooked and often abused with no one to protect us.”
BAFTA has been privileged to be a part of God’s great plan to give where we are able. The women of our church had a heart after God as they sewed 46 dresses which were delivered on Wednesday, February 7th. Thank you all and God bless you richly.

 Organ Concert
on 19^th Century Mason & Hamlin Organ
Presented by the Hudson Historical Society

When: Sunday, April 10                                                                 

me:  Doors open at 3 p.m.

 Where: Alvirne Hills House

                   211 Derry Road

         The Hudson Historical Society is proud to present an afternoon of music on the recently restored Mason and Hamlin Organ. Bruce Stevens, of Ryegate, Vermont, who completed the restoration, will perform selections from a variety of composers – Bach, Joplin, Gershwin and more- as well as some musical surprises to demonstrate the versatility of the organ. The historic organ was the organ at the Hudson Baptist Church for many years.

Doors will open at 3:00 p.m. and concert will begin at 3:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted.

www.hudsonhistorical.com

The very first organ used by our church is now part of the collection at the Hudson Historical Society in the Hills House on Derry Road.  Pictured below, this Mason and Hamlin reed organ dates to the mid 1850’s when it was purchased by the church and played by Dr. David O. Smith.  He played this instrument until 1888 when he donated our current Woodbury and Harris tracker organ to the church.  For years this reed organ remained in the church vestry and ultimately went into a state of disrepair.  In the late 1960’s the church gave the organ to Leighton Drown as a ‘thank you’ for the restoration work he had done on the church and parsonage.  Leighton removed the organ to the Drown family home on Bruce Street; spending time over the next several years restoring and repairing the organ.   In 2007, Mrs. Drown (Jo) donated the organ to the Historical Society.  The exterior of this organ is in excellent condition thanks to the wood restoration efforts of Mr. Drown. The interior is in need of repair and restoration.  The Society has a goal of restoring this and one other organ in its collection to playing condition.

Local authors, Shawn and Laurie Jasper, and Arcadia Publishing have recently published Legendary Locals of Hudson. This book is about the people and families in town who are or have been legends in our town. The Society has a number of copies of this book for sale. All proceeds from this sale will go towards the organ restoration.

You have an opportunity to help with this project by purchasing your copy of Legendary Locals of Hudson from the Historical Society.  The cost is $22.00 per book and ALL proceeds from books purchased from the Society will go towards the renovation of these organs.  A goal of $6,500 has been set to restore these two organs. Contact Ruth Parker (RuthMPark@AOL.COM or 882-7506) if you wish to purchase a book.

Also, on Sunday afternoon May 3, from 2-4 PM there will be an Open House at the Hills House at 211 Derry Road, at which time you can meet the authors and visit with some of the legendary locals of our town.