Hancock United Church of Christ, Congregational
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The Hancock Weekly is distributed every Wednesday, around noon. The submission deadline is that same Wednesday at 9am. Please send them to Jane Park, jane@hancockchurch.org.

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

November 2nd
All Age Event in Clark Hall

Celebrating Heifer International the kids will decorate animals shaped cookies, share in activities and host coffee hour. Parents are invited to bring a baked good to share.

Reminder: from 2-4 on the 2nd, Heifer invites the community to celebrate with a living market, animals, music and birthday cake. Open to all!

November 9th, 16th, 23rd
We welcome the kids to Chapel Time and activities exploring the
story of Abraham and Sarah seeking God. (Genesis 12:1-4)

November 30th
The First Sunday of Advent
All children and youth join in the annual Advent Wreath Making Workshop in Clark Hall.
Junior Youth Organization (JYO) 
Every Sunday at 10:20 a.m.

November 2nd
Sandwich Making for the Outdoor Church & Communion

November 9th, 16th, 23rd
JYO Youth will continue dialogue on Covenant, Community and Communion in the Upper Room. 
Hancock Youth Group (HYG)
Every Sunday at 7 p.m.

Confirmation Class is offered to Youth in 9th grade, 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. 
 
For more information contact Pamela Cochrane, Acting Minister of Faith Formation, pam@hancockchurch.org.

Save the dates  

Oct 29
Meditation and Centering Prayer

Oct 31
George Deranian Memorial Service

Nov 1
Faith Armington Memorial Service

Nov 2
Heifer 70th Anniversary Event

Nov 6
First and Third Thursday Discussion Group

Nov 8
Harvest Potluck Supper

Nov 9
Reception of New Members
The Great War at 100

Nov 10
Kay Barney Concert

Nov 22
A Joyful Noyse: The Christmas Rose

Nov 25
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
To see all weekly activities and locations, please view our online calendar. (We recommend the "agenda" view.)

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19th Annual
Battlegreen Run
Nov 2nd: 10K or
5K Run/Walk

Race Registration starts at 9:30am. The run/walk starts at 12:15pm at Lexington High School. Proceeds from the Genesis BAttlegreen Run helps fund Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston, The Ovarian Cancer Education Awareness Network (OCEAN), the Genesis Community Fund, and the Pauline Briggs Memorial Scholarship Fund. Contact Bob Burbidge, rburbigde@genesishrsolutions.com.
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IN WORSHIP
Sunday morning worship | 10am

Paul Shupe preaches  

Matthew 23: 1-12 

Communion and Special Heifer Program  

 

Kids host coffee hour! 

 

Evening Worship @the Well | 6:15pm
 Join us before worship around 6PM for light refreshments, fellowship, and music from the band!

Andrew Harris preaches
Adam Dobbs, HYG 2013

Our Hancock family was made deeply sad this week by the death of Adam Dobbs, who was an active and beloved member of our Hancock Youth Group until his graduation two years ago. Adam took his own life this week at college. Our prayers go out to his father and mother, Richard and Jennifer, and his younger brother Justin, who went with our HYG to Neon, Kentucky last spring. We pray also for our dozens of young people currently in our HYG, and who have "graduated" from it, as they experience this loss together.  
 
Andrew Harris, our Student Minister to the HYG, and Alex Will, our Acting Minister for Congregational Care, will be working directly with our HYG.  Paul Shupe will be meeting with the parents of our HYG this coming Sunday evening. We hope that you will join us in prayer for the Dobbs family, for all connected with the HYG, and for all who loved this fine young man. 

SUNDAY EVENTS

Heifer International
70th Anniversary Event!
November 2, 2-4pm in Clark Hall

Kids visit a goat at Heifer Farm in Rutland.

Bring your family and friends to this exciting Heifer Celebration! Refreshments, live music, and live animals!
Fun Facts About Stewardship at Hancock!

 "As each has received a gift,

use it to serve one another,

as good stewards of God's varied grace."  

I Peter 4:10-11 (ESV Bible)

  

 

 

Did you know...

 

You don't have to be a member of Hancock Church to make a pledge! While we encourage becoming a member of the church, many become part of our community of faith through their participation in worship, service and stewardship activities before they join as members. All are welcome!

Your 2015 pledge card provides twice as much exercises as previous pledge cards. In past years, you could only check one box. This year, you can check TWO! Feel twice as good when you pledge your time, talent and prayer as well as your dollars.

 

Planning to make a pledge but just not sure yet what the amount will be? We've got a box for that. Just let us know by Dec.15 what the amount of your pledge will be.

 

Hancock offers online giving options! Save time and hassle by setting up an electronic pledge payment via your bank. See the Giving Guide and contact
Kim Gladstone.

All the pledge packets have been mailed. If you don't receive your packet by Nov. 5, please contact

MUSIC AT HANCOCK 

The Great War at 100:  
Great Britain in Song and Verse
Sunday, November 9, 2pm
This concert is presented by the Hancock Concert Series and New England Light Opera. The program includes the direct experience of the War through the poetry of Wilfred Owens, and the refracted experience of the War through the works of Herbert Howells, Ivor Gurney, Gerald Finzi, George Butterworth, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

 

 A Joyful Noyse

The Christmas Rose

Saturday, November 22, 7:30pm

 

Seasonal music for voices and instruments from medieval to contemporary, with a focus on floral imagery and legends.  The centerpiece of the concert will be Caldara's delightful Christmas cantata Amarilli vezzosa. Directed by Martins Aldins.  

Read more here.  

Free Voice Lesson!
Have you been interested in singing in the choir, for our cantatas, or for the Well but just aren't sure about your voice? Our Director of Music, Mark Morgan, is offering a free 30 minute voice lesson to anyone interested.

We'll go over some basics, give you a few exercises to do do on your own, and talk about opportunities in our programs for you. No strings, no expectations! Just a chance for you to get to know your voice a little better.

Mark has a long history teaching voice and has served in the past on the voice faculties of both Boston College and Eastern Nazarene College. He can be reached at (781) 862-4220 or by e-mail at mark@hancockchurch.org. Open to anyone grade 9-adult.
Kay Barney World-Premier on Nov. 10th

The first public performance of the Quartet in A Minor, "Reflections," recently composed by Kay Barney, long a Hancock member, will be performed by the Wayside Quartet in a concert on Monday, November 10, 7:15pm in the auditorium of Carleton-Willard Village.

The quartet, about 35 minutes in performance, is in four movements, each representing reflections on the seasons of the year. All are invited to attend. As many may remember, Kay has composed a number of choral anthems, three of which have received national publication, a Cantata for Easter (chorus and small orchestra), a Festive Chorus (chorus, children's choir and brass quartet), and a Mass in Times of Sorrow and Joy (chorus, children's choir and symphony orchestra), which have been performed at Hancock and several elsewhere.

EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIP 

Meditation & Centering Prayer
Begins Tonight! Oct. 29, 7PM in Clark Hall
  

Talk & new series of workshops with Stan Goldin PhD., Harvard Medical School/Cognitive Rhythms Collaborative 

 

An introduction to the principles and concepts behind Centering Prayer, and hands-on experience of the method, are both part of this new fall series.

Harvest Potluck Supper
Saturday, November 8, from 6-8pm in Clark Hall
Come and celebrate the season with our Harvest Pot Luck Supper. This is a wonderful way to meet new friends and connect with old friends.

Please bring dishes ready to serve, including the serving utensils. We will have some plugs available for any dishes served from a crock pot. Contact Carol Puschak, cpuschak@msn.com, or (781) 863-8635. Please sign up for the dish you would like to bring.
Pastor's Class
Sundays, 8:30am in Pearson
Nancy Rottman will lead next Sunday, Oct. 26th.
Pearson Room Sessions
2nd, 3rd, 4th Sundays at 11:15am
Next Session Sunday, Oct. 26th: "Praying" with Alex Shea Will in Kathie Stuart.
First and Third Thursday
Discussion Group
Join in discussing God Is Not One by Stephen Prothero. Next session is Nov. 5 at 10am in Pearson.

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

Help Cook at Rosie's Place!
Help to cook and serve a meal at Rosie's Place in November! Contact LaurenBShifflett@gmail.com to help choose a date that will fit your schedule!
LAST CHANCE to buy Raffle Tickets! Drawing is Nov. 8th!
Oct 5-Nov 8

The Wine Raffle will benefit Sustainable Harvest International.  Tickets are available at coffee hour and are $10 each or three for $25.
Work Day, Nov. 15
Join members of the Prudential Committee on Saturday, November 15th from 9am to 1pm for an indoor/outdoor work day. Contact Susan McClements, skmcclements@gmail.com.
Lexington Food Pantry
We are looking for people who are available Fridays in the early afternoon. If we get enough people, the commitment would only be once a month or every other month. If you have any questions, please contact Scott Griffith, isb.scooter@gmail.com or (509) 710-5371.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Reception of New Members Nov 9th

Last Sunday was the Newcomer's Informational Dinner. If you weren't able to go and are interested in joining, please contact Rev. Paul Shupe or Acting Minister Pam Cochrane at (781) 862-4220, Rev. Paul Shupe or Acting Minister Pam Cochrane or Welcoming Committee chair Al Bukys at membership@HancockChurch.org.

 

Now is great time to discover more about Hancock!

Installation Service for
Rev. Dana Allen Walsh
Nov. 23 at 3pm

The Installation Service for Rev. Dana Allen Walsh is Sunday, November 23 at 3pm at South Church in Andover, 41 Central St. Reception to follow service.
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
Nov. 25 at 7:30pm on the green

All are invited to join the Lexington Interfaith Clergy Association (LICA) in our annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Worship Service to be held Tuesday, November 25th, at 7:30 pm at Hancock United Church of Christ, on the Green.  Refreshments and conversation will follow the service.  "Our Interfaith Service is a tradition of several decades," said Rabbi Jill Perlman of Temple Isaiah and a Co-President of LICA.  "It is always inspiring to see Christians and Jews, Unitarians and Muslims, Hindus and members of other faith traditions giving thanks for the blessings of life."

IN MEMORIAM 

We extend our sympathy to the friends and family of those who have passed away recently.
Remembrances
Our Hancock family extends prayers of condolence to Jacky Deranian and her family upon the death of her beloved husband George. A memorial service will be held at Hancock this Friday, October 31, at 2:00 pm, with a collation to follow.  

Faith Armington died last Sunday at The Huntington in Nashua. Faith was a fifty year member of Hancock and was beloved by many. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 1 at 11am at First Church, UCC in Nashua, NH.
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