SPOTLIGHT

WEEK 5: OCT 30th

What Can We Learn From Evangelicals?

Discussion led by Dana Allen Walsh

Hosted by Yvette and Bill Kirby at 272 Concord Ave (entrance on Scott Rd.)

In the past 50 years, there has been a cultural shift from mainline Protestant Christianity to a more fundamental, evangelical theology in our country.  What attracts people to the evangelical church?  How is it different from the ways we worship and practice?  What can we learn from our evangelical brothers and sisters?

Letter from Paul and MaryAnn Shupe 

 ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS 

 EDUCATION & SMALL GROUPS 

The First Thursday Discussion Group will continue this fall. Rev. Dana Allen Walsh will be leading the group. The group meets: 

   October 3

   November 7 - we'll be discussing ch. 5-8 

   December 5  

   at 10 am in the Pearson room 

We will be discussing Lean In:  Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg. All are welcome to join the group for a lively conversation of thinking outside of the box. Contact: Lois Smith Martin smithmartin224@verizon.net, (781) 270-0304.

There is a lot of buzz about this new book.

Like or dislike; agree or disagree, come and join the conversation!  Here are some quotes from the book we'll be discussing:

"What would you do if you weren't afraid?"

"Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence."

"We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change."

 SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES   

Hancock will help serve on Saturday, November 9th. We are in need of volunteers!  

The food of the month for November is 15 oz canned fruit, along with 20-22oz pineapple.

Donation containers for the Lexington Food Pantry are located all around the church. Hancock has a long history of supporting the Pantry with food donations, monetary assistance and the most important: volunteers.  

If you would like to distribute food at the pantry, please contact Scott Griffith at isb.scooter@gmail.com or 509-710-5371.

Join Sustainable Harvest International and other Hancock Church members for a hands-on, educational service trip in Panama.

Live and work with local families who are learning how to use organic and sustainable farming techniques to improve their lives and restore tropical forests.

Join Sustainable Harvest International and other Hancock Church members for a hands-on, educational service trip in Panama

The Trip: Travel to Tranquilla, Panama - a rural community in the highlands - to work with local families on sustainable farming and reforestation projects. Local farmers will be our teachers, and together, we'll work, reflect, relax, and build deep and lasting bonds. Participants will stay with host families while in the community, and the trip will end with a relaxing stay on the coast of Panama.

The Purpose: To support Sustainable Harvest International in its mission to provide farming families in Central America with training and tools to overcome poverty while restoring our planet's tropical forests. 

Work Projects: Planting vegetable gardens, building tree nurseries, building wood-conserving stoves, planting trees, implementing erosion control measures, building rice patty and fish pond systems.

When: Tentatively scheduled for the week of February 16.

Cost: Trip fee is $1500 (excluding air fare). Deposit of $500 is due November 20.

For more information please contact Charlotte Dougherty (781) 863-8018, charlottepdougherty@gmail.com; or Nancy Rottman at nancy.rottman@hancockchurch.org. 

This year the Fuller Center for Housing will host its annual Legacy Build in memory of Millard Fuller in Louisville, KY April 6-11, 2014. The goal is to renovate 10 houses in the Shawnee neighborhood of Louisville, once a lovely family neighborhood that has sunk into disrepair over the last half century. The Fuller Center Covenant Partner in Louisville is a very proactive organization with support from the city, business organizations, and the religious community. Incorporated just four years ago, they have been vigorously revitalizing this area of abandoned and substandard housing.

Hancock is planning to send a delegation. All skill levels are needed. Training will be provided. Registration of $200 ($225 after Dec 1, $250 after Mar 1) covers lunches, snacks, and dinners. Transportation will be determined by the participants: rental van, sharing driving and costs, or flying are the most likely options. Housing is available at Hotel Louisville, a training program for needy individuals, at $25 per night double occupancy or there is a local Holiday Inn Express for $75 per night.

This is an opportunity to make a big difference in the life of a family, doing God's work, working side by side with home owners and volunteers from Hancock and around the country.

If you are interested in learning more or for questions, contact Cheryl Kraley at cheryl@kraley.com or 781-862-2209. (Cheryl and Mike Kraley attended a build at this site in March 2011.) Additional information is available at. If you plan to attend, you can register online now to get the early bird rate. To be included on future e-mails, send an e-mail to cheryl@kraley.com. An organizational meeting for all those on the e-mail list will be scheduled for January to arrange transportation, housing, etc.