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. 
Workroom Mailboxes 
and Directory Updates

There are alphabetical mailboxes in the Workroom for the convenience of the congregation. Please make sure to email or call the name on the mail before leaving it in these boxes. Otherwise, please leave the mail on the desk for the Administrative Offices to sort. 

I'm hoping to clean up the Directory as much as possible. I'll have 50 copies of the most up-to-date directory in the narthex. If your address is incorrect, or you notice anything else that is wrong, please email jane@hancockchurch.org with your correction.


 

Thank you, Jane Park

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 18
Music of Downton Abbey Concert

Jan 19
MLK Day - Offices Closed
MLK Day of Service

Jan 22
Thursday Discussion Group

Jan 25
Scout Sunday!
Church Economics 101
Caregiver's Group

Jan 26
Thelology on Tap

Feb 1
Annual Meeting

Feb 8
Choral Festival

March 8
Building Dedication!
To see all weekly activities and locations, please view our online calendar. (We recommend the "agenda" view.)

Year-Round 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!

Year-Round Classes

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.
IN WORSHIP
Morning Worship
Sunday, Jan. 18 at 10 am

Pam Cochrane preaches on John 1:43-51

 

MLK Day of Service starts at 11am on the battlegreen.

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

You are invited to come at 6pm for light refreshments!

Alex Shea Will preaches

 

As we remember MLK we'll be asking ourselves how we might continue in his faithful legacy in 2015 

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 Matthew Crawley?

 

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

Our current focus is Bible Study, led by Paul Shupe. Each week we discuss the scripture to be used in that day's sermon. Participants are especially interested in getting the inside track on the message of each sermon before it happens. 

"It is fascinating for us to examine and interpret each week's scripture before the service, and then to discover how the sermon might reflect our discussion," says one participant. All are welcome to come and learn more about the scriptures and how they are still teaching us about our faith. Come on a drop-in basis, no regular attendance required, and no homework!

Year-round Adult Education Classes are in the left-side column!

CHRISTIAN SERVICE

2nd Annual Lexington MLK Day of Service Jan 19, 2015
The Town of Lexington will commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with family-friendly volunteer activities supporting the underserved. Events begin at 11am with a Unity Walk from the Lexington Battlegreen to Grace Chapel. Presenters, including Lexington literary performer Regie O'Hare Gibson, will share the spirit of Dr. King's legacy and kick off the day's service opportunities. 

For more information to sign up to volunteer, please visit: www.lexingtonmlk.org.
Year-round Christian Service Opportunities are in the left-side column!

CONGREGATIONAL CARE

Help Brighten Someone's Day!
Did you know that we deliver small bouquets of the flowers we see on Sunday morning to members and friends of Hancock church? This is an important ministry for our members who are ill, grieving, or unable to join us on Sundays. We have many open dates for 2015! If you can give one Sunday a year, it's a great ministry opportunity for families. You can sign up online by clicking here. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Alex.
Are You Available to Drive Someone to Church in Jan or Feb?
If you would be willing to drive someone to church in the months of January of February, please follow  this link and sign up for a Sunday. If someone needs a ride that day, I will be in touch with you, leading up to the Sunday. If plans change, that's okay! Thank you for your help! If you have any questions, feel free to ask Alex. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Warrant for Annual Meeting 2015

Hancock United Church of Christ, Congregational

Warrant for the 147th Annual Meeting

Sunday, February 1, 2015

 

All members of the congregation are asked to attend the Annual Meeting, to be held at 11 AM in the Sanctuary immediately following morning worship, to consider and act upon the following: READ WARRANT HERE.

Still Time to Pledge for 2015
There is still time to make a pledge to support Hancock Church in 2015. EVERY pledge of time, talent and treasure is vital to build and sustain our community. If you have not made your financial pledge yet, or if you can increase your pledge, please send a confidential email to Kim Gladstone at financial.administrator@hancockchurch.org.
 Thank you!
Nominating Committee Introduces Adult Education Committee and Parish Life

Over the next few weeks, the Nominating Committee will be introducing the various committees of the church. Please, as your read these notes, consider which committees you might gift with your participation. 
 


 

When Jesus was baptized by John, he became a member of the community that had formed around John. When we are baptized, we join a long line of brothers and sisters who were baptized by other brothers and sisters who were baptized by other brothers and sisters all the way back to John. In a sense, Jesus is our brother in this community. Read more here.

 

When you have made your selections or if you want more information, please call or email one of us on the Nominating Committee so that we will know your wishes.

 

Linda Williams 

781-861-8448 

lbwilliams@comcast.net

 

Daryl Battin 

781-789-3763 

darylbattin@gmail.com

 

Linda Nason 

339-223-8875

linason21@gmail.com

 

Andy McClaine  

781-861-7016 

awmcclaine@rcn.com

 

Read an introduction to Adult Education Committee and Parish Life HERE!
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.

Church Economics 101: The 2015 Budget
Sunday, Jan. 25, 11:30am in Pearson
Where does the money to run the church come from and where does it go?  Come and participate in a discussion about the foundations of the church's finances and the 2015 operating budget, which will be presented and voted on at the Feb. 1st Annual Meeting.
Caregivers Group to Meet on Jan. 25th
Due to the holiday weekend on the 18th, our monthly Caregivers Group will meet on 1/25 at 7:00 PM in the Pearson room. This group gathers monthly to share a small meal and find fellowship with other caregivers in the congregation. Some of our members are currently caring for parents, spouses, and/or spouses, while others have in the past. We would so love you for you join us. While an RSVP isn't required, it is certainly appreciated. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Alex.
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.
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