Rev. Jay Hutchinson to lead service in Meredith

MEREDITH — Rev. Jay Hutchinson will lead the worship service at the Union Church of Meredith Neck on Sunday, July 13. His sermon is titled Go and Do Likewise.

Hutchinson has just finished his first year as the Chaplain at Holderness School where he teaches theology, ethics and morality, English, and world religions. From June through August of 2025, he is serving as the interim summer priest-in-charge at Trinity Church in Meredith.

Prior to answering the call to ordained ministry, Hutchinson taught and coached at Canterbury School, St. Mark’s School, St. Andrew’s School and Choate Rosemary Hall, as well as serving as the chaplain in the Phillips Andover summer session. He volunteers regularly at Got Lunch, the Bridge House in Plymouth and with New Hampshire Adaptive sports programs.

Recently he led a group of students to Poland with the Common Man Ukraine to work with children who have lost their parents in the war. In Holderness, Hutchinson coaches the boys’ JV lacrosse team. He and his wife, Whiz, who has retired from her work in schools, live in Holderness year-round. Their son, Jack teaches at Kents Hill School in Maine.

Charlene Malek will welcome visitors to the service and music will be provided by the duo known as the Sweetbloods. Phil and Janet Sanguedolce are both singers and song writers and their repertoire is varied, blending tight vocal arrangement with guitar accompaniment to craft a tasteful version of classic songs from different genres. Mary Rivers will provide piano music to accompany the hymns which will be “All People That on Earth Do Dwell” and “O love How Deep How Broad How High.”

For more information, visit unionchurchmeredith.com.