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		<title>Karla Koll &#8211; Christmas 2011 Prayer Letter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas 2011 Prayer Letter Dear Sisters and Brothers, The days of Advent are slipping by. In the midst of writing reports and making plans for the coming year, I only have time for an abbreviated prayer letter this month. We are so grateful for the extended community of caring of which we are a part.<a href="http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/12/karla-koll-christmas-2011-prayer-letter/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Karla Koll &#8211; November 2011 Prayer Letter</title>
		<link>http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/12/karla-koll-november-2011-prayer-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Sisters and Brothers, Greetings from Guatemala. All Saints’ Day, November 1, is a holiday here. Most Guatemalans spend the day decorating the graves of their loved ones and eating traditional food. The markets and cemeteries explode with color. The flower supply is down this year and the prices are up. The heavy rains in<a href="http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/12/karla-koll-november-2011-prayer-letter/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Giving from the Alternative Gift Market</title>
		<link>http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/12/holiday-giving-from-the-alternative-gift-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alternative Giving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Go Green and Help your Neighbor Worldwide – Come browse and/or take a catalog to see the various projects that you can support which offer aid to our neighbors near and far. You CAN make a difference in our neighbor&#8217;s lives and build a better world. For more information or to help staff the table,<a href="http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/12/holiday-giving-from-the-alternative-gift-market/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Joy Offering</title>
		<link>http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/12/christmas-joy-offering/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year’s Christmas Joy Offering will be received during the worship service on Christmas Eve. This special offering supports the Presbyterian Church USA’s Racial/Ethnic Colleges and offers assistance to retired clergy across the country. Envelopes for this special offering will be found in the pews beginning in December. You are encouraged to make a gift<a href="http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/12/christmas-joy-offering/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Food Drive with Worthington Hooker School</title>
		<link>http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/11/thanksgiving-food-drive-with-worthington-hooker-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the holiday season approaches we turn our thoughts to turkey dinners and time with family. We here at First Presbyterian also turn our thoughts toward those without the means to provide a Thanksgiving feast for themselves and their families. Again this year, First Presbyterian Church is partnering with Worthington Hooker School and Christian Community<a href="http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/11/thanksgiving-food-drive-with-worthington-hooker-school/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Giving Thanks – This Year’s Thanksgiving Offering</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Food Donations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lillian Marquez, CCA’s Director of Emergency Family Services, is one of the many saints at Christian Community Action. Every day she works with families who have lost their housing and are in various other forms of distress. She knows the realities too many of our neighbors face. Lillian is also deeply involved in Christian Community<a href="http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/11/giving-thanks-%e2%80%93-this-year%e2%80%99s-thanksgiving-offering/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Evening with Nancy Collins &#8211; November 16, 6:15 pm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mission Committee is hosting an evening with Nancy Collins! On the evening of November 16, Nancy Collins, our PC(USA) regional liaison for East Central Africa, will share her insights into the work done on our behalf in Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Zambia. Nancy has a long history of mission work in Egypt focusing on<a href="http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/11/evening-with-nancy-collins-november-16-615-pm/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Abraham’s Tent Companionship Training for Volunteers October 17</title>
		<link>http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/10/abraham%e2%80%99s-tent-companionship-training-for-volunteers-october-17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Companionship is a way of being present with another person in the midst of struggle or suffering. On October 17, volunteers from more than 20 area congregations who anticipate participating in the Abraham’s Tent program this winter will gather at First Presbyterian Church for Companionship Training.

We will explore the way of companionship – our natural capacity for sensitivity and compassion. We will share in the basic practices of companionship – hospitality, sharing the journey side by side, listening and accompaniment. We will learn how to honor our limits and support a person in building a circle of care.  We will explore ways to practice the way of companionship in our lives – at home, in our congregation, and in our community.

First Presbyterian Church will host Abraham’s Tent from January 17- January 24, 2012. If you are interested in participating in this year’s program, please plan to attend this training on Monday, October 17, 2011 from 6 - 9 p.m. in the Miller Gathering Hall. Dinner will be served.

Please bring a dessert to share!]]></description>
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		<title>Peacemaking Offering -Sunday, October 2</title>
		<link>http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/09/peacemaking-offering-sunday-october-2/</link>
		<comments>http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/09/peacemaking-offering-sunday-october-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>fpcnhadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The theme for the 2011 Peacemaking Offering is “A harvest of justice is sown in peace” (James 3:18).  This offering, begun in 1980, was created to support the efforts of the PC (USA) to live out a deeper commitment to peacemaking as part of our faithfulness to God.  Our God grants us peace and wholeness<a href="http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/09/peacemaking-offering-sunday-october-2/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Worldwide Mission Conversation – September 9, 7:00 PM</title>
		<link>http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/09/worldwide-mission-conversation-%e2%80%93-september-9-700-pm/</link>
		<comments>http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/09/worldwide-mission-conversation-%e2%80%93-september-9-700-pm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hunter Farrell, Director of PCUSA Worldwide Mission, was the scheduled speaker on Friday, September 9th but has been called away to attend a summit meeting on the relationship of the PCUSA and the Presbyterian Church of Mexico (INPM).  It appears that after 139 years of partnership in mission, the INPM has voted to sever the<a href="http://fpcnh.org/missionnews/2011/09/worldwide-mission-conversation-%e2%80%93-september-9-700-pm/" class="read-more">Continue Reading</a>]]></description>
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