Hancock United Church of Christ, Congregational
1912 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington MA 02421 | www.hancockchurch.org

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Offices Closed on MLK Day

The Administrative Offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 19 for Martin Luther King Day. 
Submission Guidelines

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.


Submissions for the Sunday Bulletin are due the Wednesday prior, as well. Submissions to the Sunday Bulletin should be sent to office.assistant@hancockchurch.org.

Please include: Title, Copy text (if it's over 100 words, the rest will be linked to the website), Contact information, and Image as an attachment. 
Watch From Home

Thanks to our TV Ministry, you can watch our morning services at home, purchase a DVD, or watch all of our sermons on Youtube!
January Children's Program 
Every Sunday at 10:20 a.m.
 
January 4th
Epiphany Sunday!
All Age event for Children and Youth celebrating the Wise Men who arrive in Bethlehem to see the new born king.

January 11, 18, 25th
We welcome the kids to Chapel Time and activities, exploring the Epiphany story Do You See What I See!

Feb 1st
All Age Event Baptized into Faith & Love

Childcare provided in the Infant/Toddler Room each Sunday morning beginning at 9am.
January JYO Program
Junior Youth Organization
Every Sunday at 10:20 a.m.


January 4th
Youth join in worship and make sandwiches for the Outdoor Church.

January 11th
Class activities and youth champion church-wide sock drive for the Outdoor Church of Cambridge.

January 18th
No regular class activity. Youth are invited to stay in worship or help with the children's program making peach cranes for MLK Day Celebration.

January 25th
Class activities in the Upper Room.

February 1st
Sandwich Making for the Outdoor Church.
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  

Jan 8
Thursday Discussion Group

Jan 11
Jazz Epiphany @the Well

Jan 18
Music of Downton Abbey Concert

Jan 19
MLK Day - Offices Closed
MLK Day of Service

Jan 25
Scout Sunday!

Jan 26
Thelology on Tap

Feb 1
Annual Meeting
To see all weekly activities and locations, please view our online calendar. (We recommend the "agenda" view.)
IN WORSHIP
Morning Worship
Sunday, Jan. 11 at 10 am

Paul Shupe preaches on Mark 1:4-11

 

Special music by Trumpet Ensemble and Chancel Choir!

 

"Listening" Session in Pearson with Moderators and Alex Will after morning worship, 11am

Jazz Epiphany @the Well!
This Sunday in Clark Hall, 6:15pm

Join us this Sunday evening at 6:15 in Clark Hall for our annual Jazz Epiphany service. Our own River Rock Band with jazz vocalist Patrice Williamson, will be joined by pianist Doug Hammer and jazz flautist Fernando Brandao. This informal service of sharing, prayer, communion, and the word will be be knit together with jazz takes on music of the season, including our signature take on We Three Kings. Nancy Rottman will be preaching. Come join us and invite a friend!

HANCOCK CONCERT SERIES

The Music of Downton Abbey
Sunday, Jan. 18, 3pm
Mark Morgan and Jean Danton

With the new season of hugely popular series Downton Abbey now underway, what better time to enjoy an afternoon of music as heard by Lord Grantham, Lady Mary, and the Dowager Countess?

 

Soprano Jean Danton, baritone Mark Morgan, and pianist Linda Papatopoli will present vocal and piano music featured on the show and from the era. Included will be popular songs, opera, operetta, ragtime, and early Jazz. You'll be drawn into the world of the Grantham's with songs like If You Were the Only Girl in the World, O mio babbino caro, I Love a Piano, and many more. A complimentary English tea will follow. 

EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIP 

Pastor's Class
Sundays, 8:30am in Kathie Stuart
Pearson Room Sessions
2nd, 3rd, 4th Sundays at 11:15am
January Sessions:
11, 18, and 25th
First and Third Thursday
Discussion Group
Meets at 10am
Jan. 8th in the CE Commons
Jan, 22nd in in Pearson.
Theology on Tap
Jan 26, 7:30 pm
Please note changes to the regular meeting date and location. Due to MLK Day, we are meeting on January 26 at Five Horses Tavern, also in Davis Square. We'll be discussing the first season of popular podcast Serial. (Click HERE to listen.) This group is aimed towards adults age 21-35.

CHRISTIAN SERVICE

Lexington Food Pantry
Food of the Month: Canned Corn
If you have any questions, please contact Scott Griffith, isb.scooter@gmail.com or (509) 710-5371.
Visit Rosie's Place in January
If you are interested n volunteering to cook and serve a meal for the women of Rosie's Place, please contact LaurenBShifflett@gmail.com to help choose a Saturday or Sunday afternoon that will fit your schedule!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Meet Our New Administrative Assistant
Sarah Burns

Sarah has joined Hancock as the administrative assistant this January. She recently obtained her BFA in Illustration from the New Hampshire Institute of Art, and loves making comics, embroidery, and collage. In her spare time, she collects ugly sweaters and curls up with her two pups, Chewie and Pepper. She also likes to dye her hair as often as possible, but is sticking with pink for right now. More than anything, though, Sarah is excited to become a member of the Hancock community. 

 

Next time you're at Hancock, please stop by the work room to say hello!

Desperately Seeking Sopranos!

Our Chancel Choir keeps growing and growing, but we are in sore need of more sopranos to join our swelling ranks! The choir sings literature from the medieval to today, from chant to Bach to gospel, and everything in between! We rehearse on Thursday evenings at 7:30 in the Chapel and sing most Sunday mornings from September-June. Everyone high school age and older is welcome to join. We have members with wildly varying backgrounds--from those who sing each week with several choirs, to those that haven't sung since high school--all are welcome! Singers need not be church members--invite a friend to join you! Please contact Mark Morgan, Director of Music at mark@hancockchurch.org or simply come by on a Thursday night.

Pearson Room Closed
Due to abatement and installation of new carpeting, the Pearson Room is temporarily unavailable for use as a gathering space. The room will be re opened and available for use beginning the weekend of January 17, 2015.
Join the 2nd Annual Lexington MLK 
Day of Service on Jan. 19th
This Martin Luther King Day, be a part of history! Live the great civil rights leader's vision of community service to those in need. Organized by the MLK Day CommUNITY Commemoration group, part of the Lexington Town Celebrations Committee, this year's events will feature many opportunities for helping. The Unity Walk starts at 11am on the green and ends at Grace Chapel where literary performer Regie O'Hare Gibson will kick off the day's activites! Click HERE for more information!
Annual Meeting Sunday, Feb 1st, 11am

The 147th Annual Meeting of Hancock Church will be held on Sunday, Feb.1st, immediately following the morning service. We hold two congregational meetings each year: one at this time of year to approve the budget and receive the reports of the committees involved in the financial affairs of the church, and one in May to elect officers and committee members and receive reports about our ministries. On Feb. 1 we will also hear progress reports from our Ministerial Search Committee and Building Committee. All members are urged to attend and participate.

Building Rededication Celebration
Sunday, March 8th

We will be be holding a day-long celebration of the building's renovations and new accessibility on Sunday, March 8th. Plans include a progressive dedication throughout the building after the morning service and around Worship @the Well, music, refreshments, a community open house, an afternoon brass concert, and more. Please mark your calendars and stay tuned for details.
HANCOCK UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST | 1912 MASS AVE | LEXINGTON, MA 02421
(781) 862-4220 | hancockchurch.org