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This is my honorary sister’s personal blog post, but I share it here this morning as she speaks of the tenderness and care we at ACC offer one another. Thank you, Cindy LaJoy!

5/20/2019 Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again - my Savior and my God Psalm 42:11 (NLT) View in Context We still are a Church family!

North Quabbin Citizen Advocacy presents: Valuing Lives Film Screening Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Workers Credit Union 32 New Athol Rd, Orange 4:00 -6:00 pm Discussion to follow Join us for Valuing Lives, a documentary about Wolfe Wolfensberger, a professor and change agent who triggered the paradigm shift in the 1970's popularizing and expanding the principle of normalization for persons with developmental disabilities. Through archival images and footage, and dozens of interviews, Valuing Lives explores the principle of normalization, an idea that challenged our fundamental assumptions about people with intellectual disabilities, and the iconoclastic professor whose intense, multi-day workshops trained thousands of human services professionals in the theory and practice of this idea. Refreshments The movie is 50 minutes. For more information about Valuing Lives, please visit https://rtc.umn.edu/valuinglives/

We will be honoring and remembering veterans during worship on Sunday, May 26th, at 10:00AM. Immediately after worship, we will move outside to the common for an ecumenical service of remembrance at 11:15AM. If you wish to have a loved one remembered by name, please fill out the form in the picture below and return it to the church office with a small donation made out to Athol Congregational Church, memo line: Veterans. All donations received will go towards funding the free Veteran’s breakfast which will be held in the fall.

All hands on deck...Athol Church members are all working hard to bring the annual Country Fair to uptown Athol on Saturday, June 1st!

Please join us this Sunday from 12:30 - 1:30 for a program celebrating the ministry of Rev. Dr. Beverly Prestwood-Taylor. We have all learned so much from her, and alongside her, and we’d love to have the community join us in celebrating her! Refreshments will follow.

We will be honoring and remembering veterans during worship on Sunday, May 26th, at 10:00AM. Immediately after worship, we will move outside to the common for an ecumenical service of remembrance at 11:15AM. If you wish to have a loved one remembered by name, please fill out the form in the picture below and return it to the church office with a small donation made out to Athol Congregational Church, memo line: Veterans. All donations received will go towards funding the free Veteran’s breakfast which will be held in the fall.

The 16th Annual Foodathon is scheduled for May 21 from 6AM to 6PM. This community has been very generous over the years. In the 15 years, the North Quabbin community donated over $414,000 and close to 250,000 items if food. 100% of all proceeds go to five local food pantries; Athol Salvation Army, Our Lady Immaculate, Franklin County Community Meals Program, St. Vincent de Paul at St. Mary’s Church and Wendell Good Neighbors. You can watch the Foodathon on AOTV Channel 1301 or listen on WVAO 105.9FM. Just a couple of spots needed to help with the foodathon on May 21, Market Basket. Call Dan Parsons to confirm your spots. ACC has filled 2 of 4 spots...can we do two more? 978-846-6626

Remembering Rachel Held Evans and praying for her family after her sudden death.

For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock? 2 Samuel 22:32 (NLT) View in Context

4/26/2019 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Hebrews 10:23 (NLT) View in Context

They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the LORD to care for them. Psalm 112:7 (NLT) View in Context

Caprice Bachelder is giving the Leadership Club at ARMS a helping hand to get ready for "Green Clean Athol" Town clean up day on Saturday, April 27 from 9 - 12 . Meet at the Millers River Park at the Athol Library for directions and areas that need special attention. There will be a Celebration when we return at noon for snacks, music, and a special recognition of work well done when many hands pitch in to help. There will be lots of room to add your hand to the giant poster too!

Hope everyone had a nice Easter! 4/21/2019 He isn't here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. Matthew 28:6 (NLT) View in Context