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10am Service
Preaching this week: Dana Allen Walsh
"Ever Changing, Never Ending"
Did you miss last week's sermon? Watch Paul Shupe preaching "Leaving in the Middle" HERE.
Order a DVD of any of our services or handbell concerts by filling out the DVD request form HERE.
Worship @ the Well 6:15pm
 This coming Sunday @ the Well, we will be serving as a neutral pulpit site for pastoral search committee of a nearby UCC congregation. They are considering a candidate to be their minister who lives at a distance. We have been asked to provide an opportunity for the candidate to preach and to lead worship for the search committee. This is a wonderful way for Hancock to extend our hospitality to the wider United Church of Christ. We also get to hear a good and challenging sermon! But to be truly welcoming, we need a good congregation! Please come and worship @ the Well, 6:15 pm, and help us open our arms to sisters and brothers doing the happy and difficult work of finding a new minister for their congregation. Great music by our River Rock Band with jazz singer Patrice Williamson. And mark your calendars for next Sunday, June 9th--the final Well of the season and Dixieland Jazz night with many special musical guests! See you then!
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Programs for Children |
June 2nd, Hancock Choristers and Junior Handbell Choir in morning worship.
June 9th, Bell Sunday! Kids stay in worship.
June 16th, Faith Across the Lifespan Celebration
June 23rd, Sunday Summer Adventures in Faith begins! Adult volunteers are welcome!
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Choristers will sing in church June 2nd!
Any questions, contact mark at mark@hancockchurch.org
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JUNIOR YOUTH ORGANIZATION
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June 2nd, JYO and fifth graders are invited to Sandwich Making in Wright Lab.
June 9th, Bell Sunday! All stay in worship.
June 16th, Faith Across the Lifespan Celebration
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Green Sheet
June 2: End of the Year BBQ! Our last meeting of the year, time TBD.
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Wednesday May 29:
1:15p Consort--Kathie Stuart 7p Carillon Rehearsal--Bell Room 7p Teaching Parish--Wilson Thursday May 30: 6:30p Boy Scouts--throughout Building Friday May 31: 9:30 Morning Glories--Bell Room Saturday June 1: 8 AA Women's Step Study--Chapel 10 AA meeting--Dining Room 3p Brass Group--Choir Room Sunday June 2: 8:30 Chancel Choir Rehearsal--Sanctuary 9 Bagels and Bible Discussion Group--Wilson 10 Morning Worship- Communion, Staff Appreciation--Sanctuary 10:20 JYO-- Sandwich Making, Wright Lab 10:20 Church School--Children's Chapel and Classrooms 11 Welcoming Coffee for Newcomers--Dining Room 11 Fellowship Hour--Dining Room 6:15p Worship @ the Well--Clark Hall Monday June 3: 9:30 Projects with Purpose--Conference Room 1:30p Skyloom--Kathie Stuart 7:30p Deacons Meeting--Potter Library 7:30 Cub Scouts-- Room 208 Tuesday June 4:
10 Staff Meeting--Conference Room
11 Staff Worship Planning--Conference Room
7:30p Adult CE Meeting--Potter Library
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Please click the link below to visit our calendar on-line.
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Hancock Weekly and other Communications Deadlines
The deadline for submitting news for this e-mail newsletter each week is Tuesday at 3pm. Submissions should be sent to: office@hancockchurch.org
Kindly send text and images as separate attachments. Thank you!
Click Here for the Communication Deadlines resource sheet.
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Staff News
Cindy Johnson, our new Administrative Assistant, joins the Hancock Staff team on Monday, June 3. She replaces Jane Park, who has been promoted to Church Administrator. As you will discover, Cindy is a bright and friendly person, who brings a great many skills to our team. She has served in administrative capacities in the non-profit world, and most recently, at the First Baptist Church in Worcester, where she lives. She leaps bravely aboard even though her office is temporarily in the workroom, and the construction dust is about to fly. We are pleased to welcome her and hope you'll stop in and say hello!
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Stray Plates and Serving Dishes
Are you missing a plate or serving dish that you brought to a coffee hour, potluck, or other event at church? There are many unlabeled plates and serving dishes in the church kitchen on the wooden countertop to the left of the coffee maker looking to be reunited with their owners. Dishes will remain there for your viewing and taking until 5/26. After that time, any remaining dishes will be given to Goodwill.
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Hancock PRIDE!
36th Annual Pride Interfaith Service Saturday June 8th, 2013, 10am Old South Church Copley Square, 645 Boylston Street, Boston
You can help us create a city, a state, and a country where all are treated equally in our churches, communities, schools and workplaces. Join us for Boston Pride! We will be meeting our Hancock Parade Marshals at the Interfaith Service at Old South Church- 10am, handing out Hancock Skittles, and showing our Hancock PRIDE.
Following the Interfaith Service at Old South, Hancock will carry a banner in the Pride Parade led by our fearless leader Paul Shupe! Read more about parade details on the Boston Pride website here: http://www.bostonpride.org/parade/
Contact Sarah Keeping-Sarah.Keeping[at]gmail.com for more information about participating this year with Hancock.
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Dana is Back!
From the Rev:
"This is my first week back after maternity leave. My son, Leighton Allen Walsh was born 3 months ago. He is a happy and healthy baby with the build of a linebacker. He smiles and babbles and loves long walks in his stroller. I'm excited and anxious to be back. I'm anxious because I'm sleep deprived and distracted by thoughts of my little baby. I'm excited because I return to a community that I've dearly missed and a calling I feel to my core. I also know that I will continue to need your grace and flexibility as I navigate this new terrain of motherhood and ministry."
Read the rest of Dana's letter to the congregation HERE.
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Celebrate Our Newest Members
This Sunday during Coffee Hour we will celebrate the joining on May 19th of our newest members. Please stop by to introduce yourself to our new members, and enjoy a piece of cake.
The Welcoming & Membership Committee will also be available to answer questions about the church and its work and activities for anyone who is new to Hancock or wants to learn more about how to get involved. Look for our table in the Dining Room, or for information pick up a blue Welcoming packet in the front entry of the church, or email our committee at welcoming@HancockChurch.org
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Building Update: Early Payment of Pledges Welcome
Any early payment of pledges already promised would be extremely helpful. As soon as we have settled on a General Contractor we will finalize arrangements with the UCC Cornerstone Fund for a loan to pay construction costs not yet covered by pledges received (a construction loan). The cost of loan interest and title insurance can be reduced if additional pledge payments are received before June 1st. Bids will be coming in from interested contractors next week. Thank you!
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Kitchen/TV/CE Wing Appeal
The supplemental campaign appeal to help fund the kitchen renovation, TV system overhaul, and improvements to our sanctuary sound system and CE Wing is making steady progress. Through Tuesday we have received 46 pledges totaling $236,680 towards our $500,000 need. Have we heard from you? We know many are unable to add to their generous pledges last spring, but if you haven't participated in the campaign yet and would like to, or if you're able to add to the pledge you made last spring to help fund these priorities, your pledge will be greatly appreciated. Please fill out and send in the card you received in the mail, or call the church office or pick up a pledge card in church. Follow the details of our progress on the chart in the lobby.
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Bagels & Bible
Please check out our blog BagelsAndBibles.wordpress.com for discussions on "Who Wrote the Bible?"
For the past six months, the members of the Bagels and Bibles class have been studying Jesus' parables and the Passion of the Lord using the Scriptures as the primary focus. In almost every session, questions about the origin of the Bible have come up, so this summer we have decided to study the history of the Bible. We will use Richard Elliott Friedman's book "Who Wrote the Bible?" as a guide.
We will spend a total of twelve weeks studying the cultures, literary forms, and authors that influenced the Old and New Testaments. We'll also learn how the ancient scrolls became the book we know today. Stop in for a single lesson or join up for the entire series.
We will extend our classroom discussions on the new blog, BagelsAndBibles.wordpress.com. New topics will be posted on Mondays while we continue to meet for conversation on Sunday mornings at 9am. If you cannot join us in person, please feel free to leave a comment on the blog. We'd love to have you participate in any way!
Join us at 9am on Sunday June 2nd
as we discuss chapter 3 of Richard Friedman's "Who Wrote the Bible?" Copies of the book are available in the library.
If you cannot meet us on Sundays, please join us online at BagelsAndBibles.wordpress.com. Questions? Contact Kerra Fletcher at BagelsAndBibles@outlook.com.
Questions for Chapter 3:
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What is the difference between the ark and the Tabernacle?
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Why does God reveal His name to Moses at the burning bush?
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In the evolution of God in the Old Testament, who is more important, Abraham or Moses? Justify your answer.
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Which is a more likely explanation of the stylistic similarities of J and E sources: imitation or a common third source? Why combine the to sources?
- Does the sex or gender of the author matter?
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Hancock Poetry Group meets second Wednesdays of each month--Join us!
The Hancock Poetry group meets on the second Wednesday of each month, in the Pearson room. We gather to share the poetry of others, or our own, whatever has inspired us lately. Long time poetry lovers, and those just discovering the joys of poetry are all welcome! |
Indoor/Outdoor Workday June 8th
Indoor/Outdoor Work Day Saturday, June 8th from 9am-1pm. Join members from the Prudential Committee for one more work day. Thanks to the dedicated and hard working volunteers at previous workdays, we have made a dent in our to do list. Much more remains to be done as we prepare the building for the start of Capital Campaign construction work. No special skills required! Meet in the conference room. Come for all or part of the day. Refreshments provided. Contact Prudential Committee member Susan McClements with any questions, skmcclements@gmail.com.
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Interfaith Garden--Want to Help?
The garden has been cleaned up from the winter, compost has been added and the first of the cool weather crops have been planted. Parsley, lettuce, beets, radishes, spinach and peas were planted to join the crops that wintered over (asparagus, strawberries and garlic). Hancock regularly joins members of 12 other churches and temples working at the garden. The produce will go to the Lexington Food Pantry. All are welcome...bring a friend, neighbor or your kids. There are plenty of times that extra help is needed...not just when Hancock is scheduled. If you are interested in working at the garden, contact Amy Swanson amy.swanson@rcn.com.
| Sat | 6/15/13 | 8:30 to 10am | | Sat | 6/29/13 | 8 to 9:30am |
| Sat | 7/20/13 | 8 to 9:30am | | Sat | 7/27/13 | 8 to 9:30am |
If you or anyone you know are interested in more information or want to sign up to work any of those days, contact Amy Swanson amy.swanson@rcn.com . More information available at http://interfaithgarden.org/
Read the first Garden Report from Opening day on March 30th Here
Read the Garden Report from April 6th Here.
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