Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

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1 Hancock Covenant of Welcome We welcome all who seek to know God. We believe that, although we are many members, we are one body in Christ. We have been called as well as challenged by God to respect and reconcile our differences. We recognize and love each individual as a child of God. We welcome, respect, support, and lovingly encourage people of every race, ethnicity, creed, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, and physical and mental ability to join us on our journey of faith. This faith journey indeed calls Hancock Members not to be silent in the face of prejudice, injustice, and exclusion, but to express our faith, in word and deed, for justice and inclusiveness for all humanity. As Paul wrote to the Galatians, In Christ there is no longer Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for all are one. Tenth Sunday After Pentecost Paul Shupe, Senior Minister paul.shupe@hancockchurch.org Mark Morgan, Director of Music mark.morgan@hancockchurch.org Pam Cochrane, Acting Minister of Faith Formation pam.cochrane@hancockchurch.org Alex Shea Will, Acting Minister of Congregational Care alex.will@hancockchurch.org Marilyn Becker, Associate Director of Music marilyn.becker@hancockchurch.org Becca Lockwood, Seminarian becca.lockwood@hancockchurch.org Nancy Rottman, Seminarian nancy.rottman@hancockchurch.org Church Office Phone: (781) Church Office Hours: M-Th 9:00-4:00 Hancock Community Prayer: (781) Emergency Pastoral Care Phone: (929) For bulletin announcements, corrections, or suggestions, office@hancockchurch.org To conserve trees and your pledge dollars, consider sharing your bulletin. Please recycle. Hancock United Church of Christ, Congregational 1912 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA August 17, 2014 Morning Worship 10:00 am

2 Service of Worship Gathering Together To Praise God MOMENT FOR REFLECTION Today s Bible story is the conclusion of the story of Joseph, the son of Jacob, whom jealous brothers had sold into slavery in Egypt. Today it is revealed that God had been at work con nuously, bringing good out of the worst possible human ac ons. Do we have me to pause, to reflect, and to see the hand of God moving in our lives and in our world? PRELUDE A Joyful Noyse Sonata Sopra L Aria di Ruggiero Salamone Rossi Sonata Quinta Sopra un Aria Frances CALL TO WORSHIP ONE: We gather this day to worship God, revealed to us through memory and story, the God of Jacob and his sons, of Joseph and his brothers. MANY: We believe that God is purposeful, working always to bring forth new life and new possibili es within us and for us. ONE: So let us praise the One whose ways are steadfast, and true. Let us praise God, who brings new life out of stale old ways. MANY: Praise be to God, who is not yet finished with us, and who calls us into tomorrow. Thanks be to God! *OPENING HYMN All People That On Earth Do Dwell #4 *PASSING THE PEACE OF CHRIST It is perfectly fine to choose not to shake hands in an effort to quell germs. If your neighbor does not extend a hand, simply smile, exchange verbal gree ngs and know the reason for their cau on. WORDS OF GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRAYER OF INVOCATION GATHERING SONG Walk with Me Walk with me, I will walk with you and build the land that God has planned where Love shines through. THE CHILDREN S TIME Pam Cochrane Children Pre K through grade 5 are invited to Adventures in Faith, which is an all ages event. Junior Youth are invited as helpers. 2 * Congregation standing some may wish to remain seated Sunday, August 17 9:00 am Pastor s Class PEAR 10:00 am Morning Worship SANC 11:00 am Fellowship Hour CLARK Monday, August 18 1:30 pm Skyloom KS 7:00 pm Boy Scouts Commi ee PEAR Tuesday, August 19 10:00 am Staff Mee ng BELL 11:00 am Staff Worship Planning BELL 7:30 pm Cub Scouts: Pack Commi ee PEAR Wednesday, August 20 1:15 pm Consort SANC 6:30 pm Hancock Grills at Michele and David Cooke s house at 107 Adams St in Lexington Thursday, August 21 1:00 pm Alex Will s Starbucks Office Hours 6:30 pm Boy Scouts CLARK KS PEAR Friday, August 22 Saturday, August 23 10:00 am AA Mee ng CLARK 3:00 pm Brass Group KS Sunday, August 24 9:00 am Pastor s Class PEAR 10:00 am Morning Worship SANC 11:00 am Fellowship Hour CLAR The Week Ahead Family Pizza and Bell Cleaning Party Wednesday, August 27 from 6-9 pm The bell program will celebrate the beginning of the new church year with a family pizza dinner at 6 in the bell room followed by an evening of cleaning the bells. Past, present and future ringers and their families welcome. Come for part of the evening or the whole me. Jobs for all ages and abili es. It s a great chance to chat and make new friends while polishing the bells. Please RSVP to Cheryl Kraley at cheryl@kraley.com. Lexington Food Pantry Dona on baskets are located throughout the church. The food Pantry is always accep ng food and monetary dona ons as well as volunteers. LOCATION KEY BELL Bell Room CHAP Chapel CHOR Choir Room CLAR Clark Hall CONF Conference Room DR Dining Room RM205 Room 205 KS Kathie Stuart LIB Po er Library PEAR Pearson SANC Sanctuary WILS Wilson UR Upper Room To schedule an event or rent space, contact the Church Office at office@hancockchurch.org or call The complete Hancock calendar is available at calendar. 11

3 Hancock's Programs for Children and Youth begin on September 14th Children PreK-5th Grade are invited to our "Come Join the Circle" program on Sunday Mornings in the newly renovated education wing. Children begin in worship with their families at 10am, after the "children's message" they proceed to the Education Wing for Chapel Time and activity centers. Childcare is provided from 9am-11am in the Infant Toddler Room with Eliza Duncan and teens helpers. Hancock's Junior Youth Organization (JYO) offers discussion, fellowship, and mission projects for middleschool youth. JYO youth also begin in worship at 10am and then head to the Upper Room for dialogue and activities 'til 11:00am Any adults that would like to help out or share their gifts in the classroom, please contact Pam Cochrane, 10 ANNOUNCEMENTS Blessing of Backpacks on Sunday, September 7 We will bless backpacks before delivering them to Russell Elementary School. Have your kids bring their own backpacks to be blessed for the upcoming school year! The Backpack Drive for Russell School Elementary will run un l Sept 21st. Drop off backpacks or donate money. Make checks payable to Hancock Church, memo backpacks. Please contact Laurie, lbergstrom@rcn.com for more informa on. Junior Handbell Choir is Moving to Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 pm! The Junior Handbell Choir is moving their rehearsals to Wednesdays, starting Sept 24th. We will learn how to ring handbells and develop music reading skills. Children in the community can join, as well! We will fill the pots from Hancock first before we advertise outside of our church. If you would like to reserve spot for your child, or if you have questions, please Marilyn, marilyn.becker@hancockchurch.org. THE MORNING OFFERING Service of Worship Giving Thanks To God OFFERTORY ANTHEM Yitgaddal veyitkaddash Salamone Rossi Magnified and sanc fied be His great name in the world He created according to His will; and may He establish His kingdom during your life and during your days and during the lives of all the House of Israel speedily and shortly; and say "Amen.". Blessed and praised and glorified and elevated and exalted and extolled and honored and celebrated be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He. High above, high above all blessings that we offer in this world; and say "Amen.". May acceptance be granted to the prayers and pe ons of all the House of Israel by their Father who is in heaven: and say "Amen.". May there be much peace from heaven and a good life for us and for all Israel; and say "Amen.". May He who makes peace on His heights, Himself, in His mercy, make peace for us and all Israel: and say "Amen.". *DOXOLOGY *PRAYER OF DEDICATION From North and South and East and West, May God s eternal name be blessed! Alleluia! Alleluia! Till everywhere beneath the sun, Thy kingdom come Thy will be done. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! The Prayers of the People PRAYERS FOR OUR HANCOCK COMMUNITY A TIME OF SILENT PRAYER Alex Shea Will PRAYERS FOR THE WORLD Nancy Rottman * Congregation standing some may wish to remain seated 3

4 Service of Worship THE LORD S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into tempta on, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. PRAYER RESPONSE Odekha ki anitani I will thank You, for You have answered me and You have become my salva on. The stone rejected by the builders has become the head cornerstone. From the Lord did this come; it is a marvel to our eyes. This is the day made by the Lord; let us rejoice and be glad in it. The Good News Is Proclaimed THE HEBREW BIBLE READING Genesis 45:1-15 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried out, Send everyone away from me. So no one stayed with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. And he wept so loudly that the Egyp ans heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard it. Joseph said to his brothers, I am Joseph. Is my father s ll alive? But his brothers could not answer him, so dismayed were they at his presence. Then Joseph said to his brothers, Come closer to me. And they came closer. He said, I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. And now do not be distressed, or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life. For the famine has been in the land these two years; and there are five more years in which there will be neither ploughing nor harvest. God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. So it was not you who sent me here, but God; he has made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Hurry and go up to my father and say to him, Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay. You shall se le in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children s children, as well as your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. I will provide for you there since there are five more years of famine to come so that you and your household, and all that you have, will not come to poverty. And now your eyes and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see that it We come from all around the area, not just Lexington. We re also from Acton, Arlington, Woburn, Bedford, Waltham, and Somerville. Our senior members may live alone or in re rement communi es, like the Hun ngton in Nashua, NH, Brooksby Village in Danvers, and Newbury Court in Concord. At Hancock we can and do believe in a variety of ways. We take the Bible seriously as a way to understand how God yearns to interact with us humans but we never read it literally. We celebrate the use of reason, and regard science and faith as equally essen al and highly compa ble. Each of us is responsible for growing in our understanding of faith and belief, and no member is compelled to agree with any other member. Our ministers do not speak for us, but bear witness to us. We re a growing church. In the past few years, many new folks of all ages and from many different backgrounds have joined us: other Protestants, former Catholics, and those from no prior religious tradi on. Many new families find their way to Hancock they are our largest growing group. We have active, growing children s and youth programs. Every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. our children s programs invite kids from pre school to Junior High for worship, prayer me and classroom ac vi es. Confirma on Class (Grade 9) meets from 5 6:15 p.m., Our Whole Lives (a curriculum exploring sexuality for grades 7 8) meets from 7 8:30 p.m., Hancock Youth Group (grades 9 12) meets from 7 8:30 p.m. More than 170 families are involved. Please feel free to address inquiries to our Ac ng Minister of Faith Forma on Pam Cochrane. Our Staff includes a music director, an organist, three ministers, a director of children s ministries, two seminarians, a facili es manager, a financial administrator, and two administra ve staffers who ensure that the church offices run smoothly, assist members of the congrega on as needed, and handle a myriad of communica ons. The church is run by the congrega on, who elect the lay leadership team and vote on all important issues, including the hiring of the ministers and the annual budget. In thanks to God, members voluntarily contribute to the church budget. 4 * Congregation standing some may wish to remain seated 9

5 Whoever you are, or wherever you are on life s journey, you are welcome here! We worship in tradi onal, Congrega onal style on Sunday mornings, at 10 a.m. in our main sanctuary. We worship in the contemporary, par cipatory, low key style at 6:15 p.m. in Clark Hall Well). Music is important to us. Our morning service includes music by the Chancel Choir, which twice each year performs with orchestra, four handbell choirs, a kids choir, and opportuni es for instrumentalists. In addi on, our Sunday evening service, Well, features our River Rock Band. You ll hear a mix of Cel c, bluegrass, jazz, folk, gospel, world and everything in between! Both services include regular appearances by top professional ar sts in various genres throughout the year. We value thinking and learning. Having ques ons is not only okay it s encouraged! Come and learn more on Sunday or during the week in a small group. We discuss topics like poetry and spirituality, prayer, the bible, raising kids today, grief, life in the Sandwich Genera on, or aging well. For those in their 20s and 30 s, come and talk at Theology on Tap, a monthly gathering at a pub in Somerville. We are convinced that God is s ll speaking. We try to embody our values. We support each other when we need help. We seek jus ce, march in the Gay Pride Parade, build houses with Habitat, grow organic veggies for those in need in an interfaith garden, take our high school kids on an annual service trip to Kentucky, and support our partners, including: homeless people in Cambridge, a music program in South Boston, and a village in Honduras. Service of Worship is my own mouth that speaks to you. You must tell my father how greatly I am honored in Egypt, and all that you have seen. Hurry and bring my father down here. Then he fell upon his brother Benjamin s neck and wept, while Benjamin wept upon his neck. And he kissed all his brothers and wept upon them; and a er that his brothers talked with him. THE SERMON What I Did on My Sabbatical Paul Shupe *CLOSING HYMN If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee #83 *BENEDICTION POSTLUDE Sinfonia No. 1 and Gagliarda detta la Zambalina Salamone Rossi SPECIAL THANKS TO A JOYFUL NOYSE Aija Rekke - violin and soprano Julie Tierney - soprano Alastair Thompson - harpsichord Hannah Davidson - bass viol Martha Davidson - tenor viol Rich Bias - bass Rob Dobson - tenor Martins Aldins - tenor and recorder Today s Flower Offering Given in loving memory of her parents, Wallace and Edith, and her brother, Richard, by Susan Rockwell. We are an open and affirming church, which means we welcome people regardless of sexuality, race, or gender iden ty. We love you, whoever you love. 8 * Congregation standing some may wish to remain seated 5

6 Summer 2014 Welcome to Hancock! Pastor s Class SUNDAYS at 9:00am Last Hancock Grills of the summer! We are delighted that you chose to worship with us today and are strengthened by your par cipa on in our service! We warmly invite you to punch and refreshments immediately following worship. If you d like to learn more about our church community and ac vi es, please take the flier hanging in the pew. You may also fill out the Welcome slip in the pew holder, and hand it to one of the clergy or ushers today. We hope that you feel very much at home here and that you will make Hancock Church your church. If you have any ques ons, our Welcoming Commi ee would be happy to help: welcoming@hancockchurch.org. Child care is available each Sunday beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the nursery and toddler room. All children and youth are invited to worship with their families, to come forward for the Children s Gathering, and then recess to the Church School for K 5. Older children are invited to stay in worship or help with younger youth. Large print bulle ns, hearing assist aids, and a stair li are available at Hancock Church. Please ask an usher for assistance. All services are recorded and cablecast locally by LexMedia Cable TV (RCN 3, Comcast 8 and Verizon 35) Sunday 10 AM and 7 PM, Tuesdays 10 PM. For more informa on, please visit the Hancock website at *** SERVICE DVDS AVAILABLE Just fill out the orange form just outside the television studio on the lower level. The cost is $10.00 which can be paid upon ordering or upon pickup at the church. All proceeds go to support the television ministry. HANCOCK CHURCH SERMON IN HD Online at WATCH SERVICE LIVE Online at livestreaming.html from 10am 11am 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 though ul conversa on. The class will meet on Sundays at 9:00 AM in Pearson. This group will con nue throughout the summer based on interest from the congrega on. Volunteer for the Interfaith Garden! Saturday, August 23, 8 9:30am To sign up or get more info, contact Amy Swanson, swanamy5@gmail.com. STARBUCKS OFFICE HOURS with Alex Shea Will THURSDAYS, 1-3pm Stop by to see Alex on Thursdays from 1 3pm at the Starbucks in Lexington Center. Sit and chat or just say a quick hello! If Alex isn t at Starbucks, check Peet s! There s a chance it was too full at Starbucks. He ll have an update on the Facebook page! Come to the Hancock Grills for Fun and Fellowship! Bring your own meat, fish, or veggies; and a dessert or side to share! Lawn chairs or blankets are also recommended. Everyone is encouraged to RSVP to the host family when possible. August 20 Michele and David Cooke 107 Adams Street in Lexington RSVP cooke.michele@gmail.com You can park on Mill Brook Rd, which is perpendicular to their house. Please park only on one side of the street. If you have any ques ons, please contact the Church Offices or Lisa Sandeen. ANNOUNCEMENTS 7