Hancock United Church of Christ, Congregational
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Hancock

Weekly

In This Issue

Celebraton of Dana's Ministry

New Members

Restructuring for Mission

Watch Sermons Online

or Order DVD

To watch past sermons on our website, click here. You can also order a DVD of any of our services or handbells concerts by filling out a DVD REQUEST FORM (PDF). Enjoy watching!

Hancock Children and Youth Blog

Read the latest news about our Children and Youth programs on our BLOG.

Children's Program
Every Sunday at 10:20 a.m.

May 4

Children & Youth host coffee hour!

May 11 & 18th
Chapel Time & Class Activities: Women of the Resurrection

May 25th
Memorial Day Weekend
Childcare for Infants and Toddlers. Older Children and Youth stay in worship.

June 1st
Celebration of Dana's Ministry
All Ages Event in Kathie Stuart, and Children return for the close of worship

Junior Youth Organization

Every Sunday at 10:20 a.m.

May 4

Children and Youth host coffee hour!

May 18th
Youth meet in Upper Room

May 25th
No class, youth stay in worship

June 1st
JYO take part in Special Worship Service for Dana

Hancock Youth Group

Every Sunday at 7 p.m.

Youth in grade 9 also have the option of taking

confirmation class at 5 pm on Sundays. For youth in grades 7-8, we also offer an

Our Whole Lives sexual health class which meets at 7 pm on Sundays.

Save the dates

May 23
Game Night

May 30
Barbara Moore Memorial Service

May 31
Celebration of Dana's Ministry

June 7
Monroe Crossing Concert

June 8
Cantata Sunday

Jun 14
Bruce Rankin Memorial Service
Pride Parade

Jun 19-27
Fort Wayne, IN Build

To see all weekly activities and locations, please view our online calendar.
(We recommend the "agenda" view.)

reminders

Lexington Food Pantry

May is Canned Corn and Vegetables

The Lexington Food Pantry could really use canned vegetables, especially canned corn. Donation containers 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.

Spring Meeting Report

During Spring Meeting, the Spring Meeting Addendum was handed out. The Spring Meeting Addendum contains the Agenda, Nominating Slate, and a few reports that are missing from the Spring Meeting Report. If you would like to see these, please go to our website.

New Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm

To help our administrative team handle the noise and chaos of the construction project, new office hours will be in effect, starting this week until the completion of the elevator. We hope this doesn't cause too much inconvenience to the church as the busy season winds down for the summer. We'd also like to thank the congregation for your support and patience during this time.

thank you, Jane Park

Calendar Day June 3rd

Hancock Staff will be having Calendar Day on June 3rd. We will need all committees and building users to submit their schedules and room needs to Jane Park at jane@hancockchurch.org by May 22nd. Thank you for your help and flexibility during our construction period!

Submit a piece for the Hancock Weekly
or Sunday Bulletin

The Hancock Weekly Deadline is the Tuesday prior at 3pm.

The Sunday Bulletin Deadline is Wednesday afternoon.

Please include: Title, Copy text, Contact information, Image as an attachment. Please send them to Jane Park at office@hancockchurch.org.

IN WORSHIP

Sunday morning worship | 10am

Pam Cochrane preaching. John 14:15-21

"For it is the presence of the Holy Spirit that brings us courage and walks with us, that we may become for the world the very presence of justice, hope and peace."

Worship @the Well Schedule

Sundays, 6:15pm in Clark Hall

Please note on May 25th, there will be no Worship @the Well for Memorial Day Weekend. The last Evening Well Service will be on June 1st, which will also be Dana's last sermon. Please join us in Celebrating her long-lasting ministry at Hancock Church.

May 25, No Worship @the Well
June 1, the last Worship @the Well before summer, Dana's last sermon

SPOTLIGHT

Only 12 more days...

Memory Book deadline: May 27th

In only 12 days, Dana will be leaving Hancock Church! We would love for everyone to participate in creating a collective memory book that she can take with her to Andover.

If you've ever joined her on a mission trip, women's retreat, Sunday Brunch, First Thursday Discussion Group, Theology on Tap, attended her Learning in the Living Room, Hancock Grills, Starbucks Office Hours, de-stressed with Bono or have heard her sing...! THEN, you must certainly have something to say!

Please take the time to collect your thoughts--it can be anything from a few short sentences, a picture on your iphone, or a pleasant exchange that brightened your day. Mail or email your thoughts to Krystal Neale in the church office: krystal@hancockchurch.org or drop them off in boxes located in the church office and the narthex.
Deadline is May 27th.

THIS SUNDAY

Neuroscience, Spiritual Experience, & Christian Contemplative Practice
Sundays May 4, 18, 25 at 8:30am, Dining Hall

With Hancock's Dr. Stan Goldin (Cognitive Rhythms Collaborative, Harvard Medical School). Exploring questions previously owned by philosophy & theology, cutting-edge neuroscience is revealing that the human brain has unique & powerful mechanisms that enable us to experience our sense of selfhood and free will.After a brief overview of the new & surprising brain research findings we heard last week, this week will be an informal discussion: what does all this mean for the future of spiritually-grounded religious faith? Join us for some faith-reinforcing, mind-expanding good news!

EVENTS

Hancock Game Night
May 23, 6pm in Clark Hall

Bring your favorite games, bring your family, and bring your friends, because we are having another game night at Hancock! We welcome and encourage everyone to join us. The fun starts at 6 pm in Clark Hall.

Contact Scott Griffith at isb.scooter@gmail.com or 509.710.537for more information.

Training Session for Using the Lift
May 27, 11:30am

We will have another training session for using the lift next Tuesday, May 27 at 11:30 a.m. The company who installed the lift Garaventa will send a representative over to make sure we understand how to troubleshoot any of problems we've been having. This is an open training session, so please feel welcome!

Celebration of Dana's Ministry

Save the Date: May 31-June 1st

Saturday, May 31

3:00 PM Reception (Clark Hall)

4:00 PM Program of memories and thanks (Sanctuary)

Sunday, June 1

10:00 AM Worship (Dana preaching)

11:15 AM Coffee Hour (Clark Hall)

Memory Book

Please send in your notes, cards, or photos with favorite memories and stories of Dana's ministry at Hancock for a Memory Book which will be assembled and presented on May 31st. Mail or email items to Krystal in the church office (Krystal@hancockchurch.org) or drop them off in the boxes in the office and the Narthex, by Tuesday, May 27th.

Gift for Dana and Sean

We will send Dana and Sean off with a dining room table for their new parsonage. This table will be blessed by being used for communion on June 1st. If you would like to contribute to this collective gift, please send or drop off a check made out to Hancock UCC, with "gift for Dana" in the memo line, to our financial administrator Kim Gladstone's attention in the church office.

New Members Join the Church
on June 8th!

The church will be celebrating new membership for several families on Sunday June 8th. If this is the right time for you to join the church, or you would like more information on membership contact the church office or the Membership Committee chair Al Bukys at bukys674@gmail.com or call the office at 781-862-4220 by Monday, June 2nd.

Your Input Needed!

The Restructuring for Mission team has proposed a number of recommendations for improving how we organize ourselves here at Hancock, including the operation of committees, the launch of new initiatives, and the engagement of our members in mission. Standing Committee has referred their report to the congregation for comment. You can download a copy of the report HERE, or pick up a copy in church this weekend.

Questions and comments are welcome! Please e-mail or call any member of the team, or attend one of the listening sessions scheduled for early June in the Pearson Room: June 1st at 9 am and 7 pm, and June 8th at 11:30 am.

-Charlie Wyman

Mark Your Calendars!

Bluegrass Weekend is Coming June 7 & 8th

On Sunday, June 8th the band will accompany our choir on The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass that will be woven through our morning service. This work was written for Monroe Crossing and they will be en route to play at Carnegie Hall the next night! They will play traditional music starting at 9:45 for the prelude, and accompany our hymns fro the service.

On Saturday evening, June 7th, the Monroe Crossing will play a concert of traditional bluegrass music here in the sanctuary. Opening for them will be local favorites the Merrimack Valley Bluegrass. The show starts at 7 and is great for the whole family. Tickets are $15 in advance and can be purchased in the church office or online at http://monroecrossing.brownpapertickets.com. Tickets at the door are $18 and all tickets for kids 18 and under are $5.

It's time to sign up for the Boston Pride Parade! Help us celebrate what's great about the GBLT Community! This year's marshalls are Ashley and Jamie Davis, and Alex Will. If you missed Ashley's Faith in Action moment, please watch it here. To sign up please fill out this form, or call the Church Office.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Is Your Pledge Up to Date?

As you head into summer, and all the places that the warm weather takes you, please remember that the expenses of your church continue throughout the summer months. Why not make your gifts now, while you're thinking about it? Thanks for your on-going support of the ministries of Hancock.

Thank you for everyone for participating in the
Interfaith Garden Celebration!

We had a lovely Blessing this afternoon.

Many beautiful, spiritual blessings were shared. Jill Perlman of Temple Isaiah shared from one of the stories of their tradition that had angels whispering "Grow, garden, grow". We also had many leave their own heartfelt blessings on a garden stake that will be used to label our beds.

Want to give it a try? For information, visit interfaithgarden.org or contact liaisons Amy Swanson (amy.swanson@rcn.com) or Laurel Cooley (cooley.laurel1@gmail.com)

Pam receives special award

Pam Cochrane, Director of Children's Ministries, received a special award at commencement on Saturday. She was awarded the Massachusetts Bible Society Award to Excellence in the Public Reading of Scripture. It was presented to her by The Reverend Ms. Anne Robertson, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Bible Society. Congratulations Pam!

Beloved Seminarians Graduated!

We celebrated with cake and hats!

Alex and Pam sporting staff-made hats yesterday during our weekly meeting.

Progress and Hold-ups in Construction

Some great work has been finished in the Children's Education Wing! Please take a look at the brand new carpet and painted walls! Progress is being made in construction, but it's been a little slow. The construction crew has run into a deteriorated pier within the walls, and work in the kitchen is being held up by a mechanical subcontractor.

IN MEMORIUM

We extend our sympathy to the friends and family of those who have passed away recently.

Bruce Rankin died of a stroke last Thursday at the Huntington. A memorial service will be held for him on June 14th. More details to come.

Memorial Services at Hancock

Friday, May 30, 2:00 pm - Memorial Service for Barbara Moore

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