Emmanuel Church ~ a Summer Chapel

A place of worship since 1888 in the heart of the Monadnock Region, Dublin, New Hampshire

Welcome and Why We Keep Coming Back

The Emmanuel Church leadership and congregation extend a warm greeting to our website!

For 137 years, this small summer church has been a place of worship for us. Generations have held it fondly, perhaps even more dearly than our regular, winter churches. Here, life in the present links to our past. We are community of people connected to one another. Through our memories and dreams of summer warmth and sunshine, cool lakes, lazy days, and the smell of the hot pines binds us in sharing our faith.

For us, “vacation” has not meant a holiday from worship, rather it has given our worship a particularly joyful context where the present and the past help to anchor us to more firmly in God's abiding love.

Come and worship with us this summer and perhaps summers to come.

Next Page: “How to Find Us”

How to Find Us

The Church and Rectory are located at 924 Dublin Road in Dublin, New Hampshire. We are adjacent to the campus of Dublin School, a boarding and day school, grades 9 through 12.

Sunday Services start the last Sunday in June through the Sunday before Labor Day and begin at 9:00 a.m.

Mailing Address is PO Box 30, Dublin, NH, 03444

Phone number throughout the summer is 603-563-8328

Email Address: dublinemmanuel@gmail.com

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Emmanuel Church circa 1888

Rectory circa 1889

Next Page: Meet our Priests-In-Charge & Organist

Meet our Priests - In - Charge

Our Priests primarily prepare and deliver the liturgy for Sunday services and conduct a Bible Study each week. Pastoral Care is provided to the Congregation upon request. They also consult with the Organist on hymns and special guest musicians. Weddings, Baptisms, and Funerals/Memorial Services for members of the Congregation and their families are approved in consultation with the Priests and Senior Warden.

Intentionally, rest, relaxation, and renewal are an important part of the Priests’ time away from their home churches. We are happy to provide this time for them to enjoy all that the Monadnock Region has to offer in the summer months. The Priests and their families live in the Rectory next door to the church.

The Very Reverend Gideon L. K. Pollach ~ June/July

Gideon began serving Emmanuel in 2014.

He is the Rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Cold Spring Harbor, New York. He serves as the Dean of the North Nassau region of the Diocese of Long Island.

Gideon previously served as Head Chaplain at the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Chaplain at Shrine Mont, Associate at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City, and in Christian formation and youth leadership roles at St. Stephen’s Church Richmond and Christ Church, Alexandria as well as Clerk to the Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee, the 12th Bishop of Virginia.

Gideon is a graduate of The General Theological Seminary, Trinity College and St. Albans School, and a former Thomas J. Watson Fellow. Gideon is a parent of four (Abigael, Woodford, Peyton, and Tilghman), married to Sarah Broaddus Pollach, a Nurse Practitioner with Optum Health.

Marklove Organ circa 1883

Graham Omerod, Organist (photo to follow)

Reverend Ginger Solaqua ~ August/September

Ginger will begin serving Emmanuel in 2025.

She is the Priest-in-Charge at the Episcopal Churches in Lowell, MA which include St. John's as well as the English-speaking and Spanish-speaking communities at St. Anne's.

She has been a priest for 13 years and a church staff member for 20 years. Ginger is a graduate of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Yale Divinity School.

Ginger’s ministry has taken her from France to New York to California – though it’s important to note that she is from Texas. Ginger is a colleague at Bethany House of Prayer in Arlington, leading retreats in a range of contexts.

She lives in Wakefield, MA with her husband. They love hiking, skiing, and snowshoeing in the White Mountains, reading, traveling, and eating Mexican food.

Altar and Stained Glass Windows

Next Page: Meet the Managing Committee

Meet the Managing Committee

Officers

Bill Raymond, Senior Warden
Yank Brame, Junior Warden
Kathryn Miner, Treasurer
Ann Conway, Secretary

The Managing Committee is responsible for year-round management of the church, buildings and grounds, finances, and planning for the future. Lay Leadership consists of four officers and eight committee chairs.

Managing Committee Chairs

Cynthia Chace, Altar Guild
Ted Pearre, Buildings & Grounds
Ellen Avery, Communication & Website
Christine Clinton, Finance
Sally Collier, Service Ministry
Bob Englund, Music and Retired Emmanuel Organist
Martha Raymond, Rectory
Amy Manley, Service Volunteers

Next Page: Many Hands Make Light Work

Many Hands Make Light Work

Emmanuel’s Service Ministry

Each Sunday, Emmanuel Church relies on parishioners to meet the needs of the Service Ministry. It is a meaningful way to give back to all we receive.

Signing up is easy! The "Uber" Board can be found in the entry way into the church. Each week’s service options for the entire summer are listed. All you need to do is print your name. Someone will guide you if you have any questions.

Altar Guild ~ Prepare God's Table for the Service and Eucharist
Flowers ~ Two arrangements are provided at the Altar. Vases are available in the Sacristy.
Ushers ~ Two people greet parishioners as they arrive, provide answers to questions, and assist during the service by collecting the offering and managing the flow up to the altar rail for those partaking in the Eucharist.
Readers ~ Two people each take a reading from either the Old Testament or the Epistle (New Testament).
Coffee Hour ~ One or two families host each week’s social time after church. They bring “goodies” to share along with coffee and lemonade.

Details for each task are provided as well as reminders are sent out in the weekly E~Pistle newsletter, complete with a copy of the readings.

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Next Page: Looking Back Where it All Began

The history of Dublin tells the story of the founding of Emmanuel. The Rev. Rueben Kidner had conducted Episcopal services in the Town Hall for several years. He was surprised to get a letter from Miss Mary Greene saying that she and her sister, Miss Margaret would give $2000 towards the building of a Church in memory of their sister, Elizabeth Clarke Greene Crowninshield, wife of Brevet Brigadier General Casper Crowninshield, who had died in Dublin. The Rev. Kidner reported "that some of them thought that a church was not needed, the Town Hall serving their needs pretty well but there was nothing to do but build. Before they knew it, they had $4000 to hand."

The building of the Church proceeded with Dr. Hamilton Osgood and Raphael Pumpelly serving as Trustees and as the building committee. Mr. Robert Andrews from the Boston firm of Andrews and Jacques prepared the plans for the church and donated his services. The building was consecrated by Bishop William Woodruff Niles of New Hampshire on August 3, 1888.

Three chancel windows to the left and right of the altar were designed by Mr. Frederic Crowninshield (1845-1918) a teacher of the Boston Museum School. At the bottom of the windows is the verse of a hymn that reads "angels of Jesus, angels of light, singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night." This quote can also be found on Elizabeth Greene Crowninshield’s grave marker in Dublin.

On the left of the church are a group of Tiffany windows which center our attention on the beauty of God's creation. These windows were given in memory of Georgiana and William Parsons and William Bedford, Elizbeth Coxe and Rebecca Royall. The three central windows on the right of the church were given by Mr. Graham Blaine to commemorate those who died in World War II and are known as the "War Memorial." Flanking them are two windows which may be Tiffany windows. The central triptych over the altar, the "Henderson Memorial," is the most recent window, dated 1973.

The organ, acquired through the Organ Clearing House, is a John G. Marklove Tracker organ made around 1883. It had been used for years in a Methodist Church in West Winfield, New York. The organ was acquired by Dublin church in 1967 at a cost of $3000 - only $1000 less than the cost of the church in 1888.

The church rectory, summer home of the minister, was built in 1889 and was also designed by Robert Andrews.