The First Baptist Church is again on the front page of our local newspaper (The Hudson Litchfield News), with an article covering the community event we sponsored for Halloween: Trunk or Treat.

To view the article and pictures click here, or on the image below.

The November edition of our Newsletter is now available!

Simply click on the image below.

Reminder…

Many, in the FBC family, are aware of a couple in our church who is struggling financially. More specifically he, who attends our Worship Service most Sundays, received a work-related injury several months ago rendering him unable to work.

Being unable to work brings 2 forms of hardship:

1. Financial (the obvious)
2. Psychological (desiring, but difficult, to be productive)

We have assisted this couple via the Food Pantry and Helping Hand Fund, which helps with the 1st hardship (financial).

In recently speaking with this gentleman, something new was learned…In his quest to “do what he can” for his family, he saves all his aluminum cans and, when he has a bulk load, brings them to a junk yard who pays him by the pound for these cans.

Light bulb goes off – A form of ministry is born.

Instead of leaving our empty aluminum cans at the curb for pickup by the town, we can give them to someone in need. This will help to address BOTH hardships:

A few notes to reinforce, to ensure we don’t create an unsightly mess.

• ONLY bring bags of aluminum cans on Sunday
• Place bags at the drop spot BEFORE Worship Service
• Do NOT bring bags into the Church
• Place ONLY in the drop spot, to minimize exposure from the street
• Please make sure the aluminum cans are in a non-leaking plastic bag

That’s it! Recycle with a Purpose – Help Someone In Need!

If you were unable to attend Pastor Moa’s Service of Installation on Sunday, October 19, the recording is now available on Hudson’s Public Access Channel. Simply click here, or on the image below, to view the recording.

It was a fantastic celebration in the life of our church. You don’t want to miss it 🙂

In case you don’t receive (or read) the Hudson-Litchfield News, Pastor Moa’s Service of Installation (held on October 19) was the cover story!

If you’d like to view the article, simply click here, or on the image below.

What a thoughtful and comprehensive article, published by our local media.

Thank you HLN!

Also, if you were unable to attend the Service of Installation it was recorded and should be available for viewing online soon, at the Hudson Community Access Channel. So, stay tuned for that!

The First Baptist Church of Hudson, NH is sponsoring a “Trunk or Treat” night on Friday, October 31*. Members of the church will gather and park their cars in the church parking lot, open their trunks, or the backs of their vehicles, decorate them, and then pass out candy from their trunks to all the little trick or treaters. The goal of this event is to provide a safe, family environment for the children of Hudson.

Suggested themes for trunk decorations include: Luau, Harvest, Sports, Nascar Racing, Sesame Street, Disney, a favorite movie, Western, Camping Out, a Favorite Holiday or Jungle theme. We’ve asked that participants not use scary items, like blood, bats, witches, spiders, monsters, or gore.

This is a great opportunity for the community to get to know our church.

We will be serving free hot dogs, apple cider, hot cocoa and chips. This will be a great chance for people in our neighborhood to linger and talk with our Pastor and members. If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer to help, please get in touch with Deb Lavoie, Jan Russell or Bruce and Terry Mostrom.

Please join in on the fun and don’t forget to invite your family, friends and neighbors!

*The hours of our Trunk or Treat will follow the town of Hudson’s posted trick or treat hours.

Many, in the FBC family, are aware of a couple in our church who is struggling financially. More specifically he, who attends our Worship Service most Sundays, received a work-related injury several months ago rendering him unable to work.

Being unable to work brings 2 forms of hardship:

1. Financial (the obvious)
2. Psychological (desiring, but difficult, to be productive)

We have assisted this couple via the Food Pantry and Helping Hand Fund, which helps with the 1st hardship (financial).

In recently speaking with this gentleman, something new was learned…In his quest to “do what he can” for his family, he saves all his aluminum cans and, when he has a bulk load, brings them to a junk yard who pays him by the pound for these cans.

Light bulb goes off – A form of ministry is born.

Instead of leaving our empty aluminum cans at the curb for pickup by the town, we can give them to someone in need. This will help to address BOTH hardships:

A few notes to reinforce, to ensure we don’t create an unsightly mess.

• ONLY bring bags of aluminum cans on Sunday
• Place bags at the drop spot BEFORE Worship Service
• Do NOT bring bags into the Church
• Place ONLY in the drop spot, to minimize exposure from the street
• Please make sure the aluminum cans are in a non-leaking plastic bag

That’s it! Recycle with a Purpose – Help Someone In Need!

This is expected to be an exciting time of celebration in the life of our church!

The community of Hudson and area churches are cordially invited to attend.

The event will begin with a reception at 6pm including light refreshments and fellowship, followed by the Service of Installation at 7pm.

If you plan on joining us, please RSVP by contacting the church via phone (603-882-6116) or email (fbchudson@myfairpoint.net) so that we can plan accordingly.

To learn more about Rev. Moa Imchen please click here.

In case you haven’t heard, Pastor Moa is leading our adult Sunday School class this year. And, he is basing it on a book / study he used in his prior church: Upside Down Living, by Greg Laurie. As stated in the title’s tagline, it is: A Template for Changing Ourselves and the World from the Book of Acts.

After the first “official” class participants are finding this to be a rich and rewarding study, with lots of stimulating conversation!

If you’d like to acquire the book and participate in this exciting Sunday School class (there is still time to join in), simply click on the book’s image below to be transported to Amazon. If you order now you should have it in time for class this Sunday at 9:15am.

Hope to see you there!

New Hampshire Bible Society September 2014 IN THIS ISSUE NHBS Statement Bookstore Bible Reading Marathon! Putting God’s Word into the hands, heads and hearts of the people of New Hampshire in a form and language they can understand. Greetings!Come by the bookstore. The New Hampshire Bible Society offers a variety of Bibles; Study, Large print, Pew Bibles, in many different translations and languages to meet your needs. The Bibles are available at greatly reduced prices and often we are able to eliminate the cost altogether. We also offer to speak to your church about the work of the Society, its history and mission, either during worship or meetings during the week. The Society has been performing its work, partnering with the churches of NH since 1812, and we have no intention of slowing down now so we invite you to call or e-mail or stop by the office to see what we can do for your church and ministry. We are ready to be your partner, whether we help you find the translation or language you seek, or provide a Sunday mission moment for your church. As always, we keep you in our prayers as you continue to serve the Servant Christ. Peace and Blessings, Rev. David A. Richardson Executive Director NH Bible Society Got 15 Minutes for God? Join the NH Bible Marathon! SEPTEMBER 17-23, from 8:00am to 7:00pm, at the State Capitol-Concord Sign up for your 15 minutes to read! Join us as we read God’s word from Genesis to Revelation in 7 days! So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it Isaiah 55: 11 You may sign up at Bible Reading Marathon – on our website at www.nhndp.org or call Judy Mason praynh The New Hampshire Bible Society Rev. David A. Richardson, Executive Director 125 Airport Road PO Box 1087 Concord, NH 03301 Concord NH 03302 603-224-1352 info www.biblenh.org Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 to 2