1368 U.S. Hwy 1, P.O. Box 443, Hancock, ME 04640
PH: 207-422-3100
Rev. Teresa (TJ) Mack
Calendar
Sunday Worship Services
Please join us in the Sanctuary for the service at 9:30 a.m., with Coffee Hour to follow in the Fellowship Hall
Click the Zoom link below to join us virtually. Meeting Passcode: 131738.
Board Meetings
All meetings are open to the congregation, both in person and on Zoom. If you would like the Zoom link to any or all the meetings, please email Vicky at hancockmaineucc@gmail.com and she'll send you the link.
Sunday School & Nursery (same times as above)
We have books, art supplies and activities located in the first pew of the Sanctuary to keep children occupied after the Children's Message each Sunday. Children are free to quietly move around the Sanctuary and use the supplies offered while they listen to the service.
Wednesday Shared Book Group
All are welcome to join in a shared book group between the Point Chapel and Hancock UCC communities. We will meet at the Hancock church at 10:00 – 11:30 am on Wednesdays July 17, 24, and 31. Our book will be Refugia Faith, description below. It can be ordered on Amazon. Please send any questions to Alison Boden (aboden3321@gmail.com) or Mandy Schumaker (mandy@mandyschumaker.com).
Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth explores how Christian spirituality and practice must adapt to prepare for life on a climate-altered planet.
Refugia (reh-FU-jee-ah) is a biological term describing places of shelter where life endures in times of crisis, such as a volcanic eruption, fire, or stressed climate. Ideally, these refugia endure, expand, and connect so that new life emerges.
Debra Rienstra applies this concept to human culture and faith, asking, In this era of ecological devastation, how can Christians become people of refugia? How can we find and nurture these refugia, not only in the biomes of the earth, but in our human cultural systems and in our spiritual lives? How can we apply all our love and creativity to this task as never before?
By weaving nature writing, personal narrative, and theological reflection, Rienstra grapples honestly with her own fears and longings and points toward a way forward--a way to transform Christian spirituality and practice, become a healer on a damaged earth, and inspire others to do the same.
Choir Rehearsals - 8:45 a.m. Sunday before the Service.
Outreach - Third Thursday of the month at 4 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall or Zoom.
Deacons - Second Friday of the month at 12 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall or Zoom.
Council - Third Friday of the month at 11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall or Zoom.
Passcode: 430477
Upcoming Events
Outreach Committee Meeting
Thurs. August 29th at 4:15 p.m.
Fellowship Hall and via Zoom
Regular monthly meeting.
Pilgrim Lodge Family Camp
Labor Day Weekend (Aug. 30 - Sept. 2)
Pilgrim Lodge Camp
Let’s sign up for Pilgrim Lodge! Registration is open for Family Camp, Labor Day Weekend, Friday through Monday, August 30, – Sept 2. Sign up for all 3 nights or choose a shorter stay. Let Pastor TJ know if you are interested, please.
Special Congretional meeting
Sunday September 1st at 10:30 a.m.
Sanctuary after the service.
The Union Congregational Church of Hancock, United Church of Christ will hold a special congregational meeting on Sunday, September 1st, 2024 immediately following the 9:30 morning worship service (in-person and Zoom) for the following purposes:
1. To vote on a permanent time for the worship service on Sunday mornings, (A) year round at 9:30 a.m. or (B) 9:00 a.m. on the Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day and 10:00 a.m. the rest of the year.
2. Any other business to come before the congregation.
Trustees Meeting
Wednesday September 4th at 4 p.m.
Fellowship Hall and via Zoom
Regular Monthly Meeting
Celebration of Life of Margaret Emigh
Thursday September 5th at 2 p.m.
Sanctuary
We will hold a Celebration of Life for Peggy Emigh on Thursday, September 5th at 2:00 pm with a reception in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the service.
Council Meeting
Fri. September 6 at 11:30 a.m.
Fellowship Hall and via Zoom
Regular monthly meeting.
Budget Committee Meeting
Friday September 6th at 12:30 p.m.
Fellowship Hall and via Zoom
Regular seasonal meeting
Deacons Meeting
Friday Sept. 19th at 3 p.m.
Fellowship Hall and via Zoom
Regular monthly meeting.