Paul Shupe preaches

Special Music by organist David Owens and soprano Emily Thorner 

Worship @the Well happens every Sunday evening from 6:15 - 7:00 pm in Clark Hall. The Well begins this year on September 7th with a "Blessing of the Animals" Service. Be sure to come with that special animal in your life for a blessing and a treat! 

MUSIC FOR CHILDREN 

The Junior Handbell Choir is moving their rehearsals to Wednesday s starting September 24th. The weekday rehearsal time will give us a more consistent weekly rehearsal day and also make it possible for Marilyn Becker, our Associate Music Director, to lead the group.

Junior Handbells is open to children entering 3rd through 5th grade. No musical experience is necessary. We will learn how to ring handbells and develop music reading skills, all in a fun, supportive environment. Marilyn has years of experience working with children and has a teaching certificate from the State of NJ. She will be assisted by two experienced handbell ringers, Joan Rutila and Lynn McClaine.

Our new time, 5:30-6:30PM on Wednesdays, will also allow us to open the group to children in the community at no charge. If your child has a friend who would like to learn to ring, but has another Sunday commitment, this is a great opportunity.

We are going to fill the spots from Hancock first before we advertise outside of our church, so if you would like to reserve a spot for your child, or if you have questions, please email Marilyn at marilyn.becker@hancockchurch.org.

EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIP 

Back by popular demand, the weekly "Pastor's Class" will return for our summer theme. Working in tandem with Alex, Craig Zaehring has stepped up to lead the group in thoughtful conversation. The class will meet on Sundays at 9:00 AM in Pearson. This group will continue throughout the summer based on interest from the congregation.

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

It's high season at the Interfaith Garden!  On a recent Saturday 236 pounds of fresh produce in 3 garden carts were wheeled over to the Lexington Food Pantry.  Hancock volunteers helped harvest red and white potatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, kale, beans, carrots, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, artichokes, garlic, basil, dill, tarragon and parsley.  Come join us working with other faith communities at the garden.  No experience needed.  Hancock is scheduled to next work:

Sat, 8/23, 8-9:30am  

        Tues, 9/2   4:30 - 6pm

ANNOUNCEMENTS

As part of his responsibilities leading The Well this coming year, Alex is looking to put together a leadership team from the congregation. This group will be assisting Alex in planning, evaluating, and promoting The Well.  

To accomplish this, The Well Leadership Team will be using Trello - a collaborate, online platform. This will allow for team members to log in whenever they have some time to contribute. Alex is hoping this medium will allow for a wide demographic of people to contribute to the worship life of the church for the life-giving service. All that's needed is a willing spirit and a love of worship! Alex will be providing tutorials for all team members! If you'd like to serve on this team or have any questions, please let Alex know.

With the excitement at the end of the Spring, you may have missed that our former seminarian Becca has been called away as Youth Minister at First Parish in Gorham, Maine! While this is good news, we bet that many of you never had a chance to say goodbye and thank her for her service. If you'd like to send her a note of congratulations or share your thoughts with her, you can email her at: lockwoodhrl@gmail.com.  

IN MEMORIAM