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

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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.


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.

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Thanks to our TV Ministry, you can watch our morning services at home, purchase a DVD, or watch all of our sermons on Youtube!
February Children's Program 
Every Sunday at 10:20 a.m.
 
February 1st
All Age Event in Clark Hall
Baptized into Faith & Love
A special program and Valentine making workshop. Parent volunteers are needed! Email Pam Cochrane at pam.cochrane@hancockchurch.org if you'd like to help!

Childcare is provided for children age three and younger in the Infant/Toddler Room. Parents may pick up children after worship in Clark Hall or the Infant/Toddler Room.  Extended care and activities for children will be provided Feb 1st during the Annual meeting that follows worship.


February 8, 15, 22nd
Unit Theme for Chapel Time and Activity Centers: 
Walking With Jesus From the Jordan to Jerusalem


 

Each week we invite adults to join in the children's activities as project leaders and helpers. Look for the sign-up sheets in the CE Commons area or contact: 


 

CE Co-Chairs

Sarah Kuli, sarahkuli@comcast.net

Sarah Felton, sarah@manasas.com

or Pam Cochrane

pam.cochrane@hancockchurch.org


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

February 1st

Youth join in worship and make sandwiches for the Outdoor Church along with messages of care and love for the homeless men and women of Boston.


February 8th
Class activities in the Upper Room.

February 15 & 22nd
Vacation Week
JYO kids are invited to help with the Children's Program, sharing their sock drive for the Outdoor Church of Cambridge, and peace crane project for Dedication Sunday.

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  

Feb 8
Choral Festival
Welcoming Committee Lunch

March 1
Forum on Homelessness

March 8
Building Dedication!

March 13-14
Lenten Mini-Retreat

March 14
Progressive Dinner

March 28
Sascha - Student Exchange!
To see all weekly activities and locations, please view our online calendar. (We recommend the "agenda" view.)

Year-Round Christian Service

Lexington Food Pantry
If you have any questions, please contact Scott Griffith, isb.scooter@gmail.com or (509) 710-5371.
Visit Rosie's Place
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

Pastor's Class 
Sundays, 8:30am in Pearson
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.  
Pearson Room Sessions
2nd, 3rd, 4th Sundays at 11:15am 
First and Third Thursday
Discussion Group
Meets at 10am
Theology on Tap
Feb 9, 7:30 pm
Please note changes to the regular meeting date. This group is aimed towards adults age 21-35. Contact Alex Shea Will for more information.
IN WORSHIP
Morning Worship
Sunday, Feb. 8 at 10 am

Alex Shea Will preaches on Mark 1:29-39

Special Music from the River Rock Band

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

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

Nancy Rottman preaches on Mark 1:35-38

BUILDING DEDICATION 

Building Dedication SAVE THE DATE!
 After years of prayer, gracious donations of time, talent and treasure, Sunday-after-Sunday of surprise changes, strange construction noises, an ever-confusing building, and much waiting - the time has come to celebrate our new building! Praise God! Our Official Building Dedication is March 8th, starting with morning worship at 10am! Please read more details here, as well as a sneak-peek of things to come led by Martin Luther.

HANCOCK CONCERT SERIES

10th Annual Lexington Choral Festival
February 8, 2015 at 3pm
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The 10th Annual Lexington Interfaith Choral Festival will take place at Hancock Church! Participating this year are choirs from Church of Our Redeemer Episcopal, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, First Baptist Church, Lexington United Methodist Church, Sacred Heart Church, St. Brigid Church, Temple Emunah, Temple Isaiah, and Trinity Covenant Church. Each choir will sing 2-3 numbers of their own choosing, then all choirs will join in a mass performance of the Sanctus from Requiem by Gabriel Faure. The performance is approximately 90 minutes. A reception will follow.

This concert will be cablecast and livestreamed through LexMedia. 
Volunteers Urgently Needed for Choral Festival on Sunday!

Hancock Church is pleased to be hosting the 10th Annual Lexington Choral Festival this Sunday at 3:00 pm, but we need to some help to make it happen! We are in need of:

  • People to "shepherd" members of the other choirs around our building. We would need you from 1:15 until the concert at 3:00
  • People to help out for the reception. We need people before the concert to receive and put out the food for the reception, then people to help serve at the reception (re-fill platters, coffee etc. and to clean up afterwards)

We are hosting choirs from 9 other faith communities, plus audience members--help us put our best foot forward and make Hancock shine for the great community event! Please contact Mark Morgan at mark@hancockchurch.org or (781) 862-4220 ext 212

CHRISTIAN SERVICE

Year-round Christian Service Opportunities are in the left-side column!

EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIP 

Welcoming Committee Lunch
February 8 after morning worship

New to Hancock and would like to know more? 

Want to get a chance to meet some people and learn more about Hancock Church?    

 

The Welcoming Committee is hosting a lunch after the service on Sunday, February 8 to give you a chance to meet some members and clergy and ask any questions. If you are interested, please call the church office at office@hancockchurch.org or 781-862-4220, 

contact Pam Cochrane in the church office, or Welcoming Committee chair Al Bukys at 781-674-0339.

Lenten Mini-Retreat, Mar 13 & 14
Friday, Mar 13, 7-9pm
Saturday, Mar 14, 8am-2pm

Join Student Minister Nancy Rottman for a mini-retreat during Lent to learn more about the power of lament. During our time together we'll explore the history of lament within Christian spiritual practice, imagine the power of lament in addressing injustice and oppression in the world today, and practice writing, singing, and speaking lament individually and communally.

All are welcome and can be assured of a safe, accepting, and risk-free environment in which to share as little or as much of yourself as you are comfortable with. Friday evening dessert, Saturday morning coffee, and lunch provided.
Progressive Dinner, Mar 14th
Progressive Dinner This year's Progressive Dinner is on Saturday Mar 14 at 6:30 pm! Please consider hosting dinner at your home that evening. Around 8/8:30pm, everyone migrates to the dessert house, provided by Parish Life. This is a Parish Life event. We will be taking reservations soon. Please contact Carol Puschak, (781) 863-8635 or cpuschak@msn.com.
Year-round Adult Education Classes are in the left-side column!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

$2,000 raised for Hancock #BostonWarm

 

We are so pleased to announce that our #BostonWarm Fundraiser collected over $2,000 for our unhoused brothers and sisters in the Boston area. As these frigid temperatures bring storm after storm, we are ever mindful of how blessed we are to have homes, vehicles, and even jobs that keep us warm. We continue to pray and work for a city in which all might know #BostonWarm. Thank you to all those who contributed, those who cooked, and those who helped distribute on Sunday.

 

If you'd still like to contribute - there is time! Simply make a check out to "Hancock Church" and write "Boston Warm - No Chili" in the memo line.

Annual Meeting Report
Thank you so much for participating in this year's Annual Meeting! If you were unable to come to church last Sunday, you can read a pdf of this year's Annual Report HERE. We'd also love for you to take a look at Paul's sermon from last Sunday "Life Together" as we look forward to our building dedication and a new year together as a congregation. 
Second Minister Search Committee Profile now online!
After months of careful listening to you, and a thorough process of gathering information, we were pleased to publish on Feb 1, our congregational profile on the Employment Opportunities site of the national United Church of Christ website! This information will also be on the Hancock Church (hancockchurch.org) website soon (Jane will try to have this up by tomorrow morning!). Please check in tomorrow to read it. 
Hancock Choristers is Underway!

Our children's choir, the Hancock Choristers, is busy preparing to sing for our building dedication on March 8th. New member in grades 1-5 are always welcome! We meet on Sundays from 11:15 to noon in room 212.

Annual Forum on Family Homelessness
Sunday, March 1, 2:30-4:30pm
First Parish in Bedford, 75 Great Rd/Rt 62

Never have there been more homeless families in MA. Each night nearly 3,100 families are in shelters and 1,850 more families are in motels, with serious long-term effects on the social, psychological, and physical health.

Doors open at 2pm with light refreshments. View exhibits and chat with representatives from 16 participating homelessness prevention and service programs and housing organizations. Contact Nicole Locher or www.endfamilyhomelessness.net for more information.
Youth Exchange Bochum/Lexington 2015
Seeking Host Families for 3/28-4/10

Sascha Dornhardt visits with 12 High Schoolers from Bochum, Germany this year! Sascha was a student minister with us during the fall of 2011. We look forward to welcoming his parish's youth group during Holy Week and are seeking Hancock members to be host families for their visit. If you are interested in hosting a youth please contact Andrew Harris or Pam Cochrane for more information. We are working with Sascha, adult mentors and youth to plan an exciting exchange of fellowship and learning. 

andrew.harris@hancockchurch.org
pam.cochrane@hancockchurch.org
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