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Holy Week 2025:
 
Joy Comes in the Morning
 
 
MAUNDY THURSDAY / April 17
5:30 pm:  Community Potluck Supper
 
GOOD FRIDAY / April 18
 

 
HOLY SATURDAY / April 19
8 am:   Hour of Silent Prayer & Meditation
 
Easter Sunday / April 20
10 am:   Worship with Choir & Brass
12 noon:  Worship with Band at the Table
 
Easter Sunday / Celebrating the Resurrection
Sunday, April 20 at 10 am and 12 noon
 
Our two Easter services invite one and all to celebrate the gift of God’s love and the resurrection of Christ!  Join us for powerful and inspiring music (a brass quartet at 10, a blues band at noon)–and lean into the kind of community that resists hatred with love and injustice with commitment and courage.  We are an Open & Affirming Church, dedicated to God’s embodiment in all generations, and all walks of life.  And we look forward to seeing you, to praying with you, to welcoming you and your beloveds on Easter Sunday!
 
 
‘No Other Land’ / Best Documentary in 2025 
Friday, April 25 in Portsmouth
 
“No Other Land” won this year’s Oscar for Best Documentary Film!  It’s a deeply personal portrait of two friends and colleagues–one Israeli and the other Palestinian–as they encounter devastating violence in the West Bank together.  Sadly, it’s not been widely released, and its producers targeted by the mainstream movie industry.  We’re grateful that the Jewish group “Not In My Name” has decided to sponsor a second showing in Portsmouth at Space 3S on Friday, April 25.
 
 
Spring Baptismal Celebration
Saturday, April 26 / 2 pm / at Jackson Landing
 
Join us for a wonderful celebration of Easter faith as we baptize two of our own in the waters of the Oyster River–and rejoice with a handful of others who will be renewing their baptismal vows at the water’s edge.  In this ancient ritual, our two friends go all the way in, a powerful symbol of love and solidarity and the Easter promise of new life!  We’ll see you at Jackson Landing in Durham at 2 pm on the 26th!  All are welcome to join us in support and celebration!!
Blessings and Peace!
 
If you’ve found the site today, I imagine that you’re curious about spiritual community–and what it offers us, here and now, in today’s world of wonder and uncertainty.
 
Look around.  Explore our values, our vision, our programs.  And know that your curiosity itself is a God-gift: a gift to be treasured, pursued and enjoyed.  Maybe you’re new to Durham, UNH or the Seacoast itself.  Check out out a service, a program, a class we’re offering. See if your spirit’s lifted in some way by the community of friends you find here.
 
The best way to know what we believe is to see how we do what we do! Church isn’t just a building: it’s a movement.  As the Community Church of Durham, we’re creating a movement of many generations, many voices and many gifted souls.  It’s a lot of fun, it’s a circle of wonder; and it’s a movement for the blessing of all life.
 
If you’ve got any questions, I’m always eager to talk!  Wherever you are on life’s journey, you’re welcome among us at the Community Church.
 
Dave Grishaw-Jones, Pastor