EASTER SUNDAYApril 12, 2020, 10:00 a.m. Hancock United Church of Christ, Congregational •1912 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA

Photo by Bruno van der Kraan on Unsplash

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WELCOME TO HANCOCKWe are delighted that you chose to worship with us today and are strengthened by your participation in our service! While we are sad that we cannot see you face-to-face this week, we are blessed to still be able to worship in a meaningful way. In these next few weeks, we will be having our worship televised and livestreamed.

In these times, community is more important than ever. Because of this, we invite you all to share your ideas of how best to feel spiritually fulfilled in these times of limited interaction. You can send any thoughts to Hancock Church at 781-862-4220, or email Paul (paul@hancockchurch.org) or Barbara (barbara@hancockchurch.org).

www.hancockchurch.org

OUR VISION: Inspired by the life and teachings of Jesus, we are changing the world through love, compassion, and courage.

OUR MISSION: In the revolutionary spirit of our Christian faith, we invite you to join us as we

• worship God with all our hearts and minds

• walk our spiritual paths together

• cherish one another

• build community in a diverse world

• protect the earth

• work for the common good

OUR VALUES:

Vision, Mission, and Values

faithfulness inclusion compassion gratitude integrity generosity humility vulnerability courage

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MOMENT FOR REFLECTIONWhen has the promise of Easter morning ever been more necessary that this morning? We are a beleaguered people: mindful of much suffering and death around us, weary with isolation and physical separation, uncertain of how long the oppression of pandemic illness will hold us in its grip. We are indeed a beleaguered people. And so perhaps, this Easter morning we can more readily see ourselves in the great story. For surely the first disciples of Jesus were also beleaguered folk: eye-witnesses to the death and destruction of Jesus; already haunted by shame and guilt and fear brought on by their own actions of betrayal, denial and abandonment, uncertain as the sun rose, how long the oppression of Rome and its violence would hold them in its icy grip. Yes. This morning, perhaps for the first time, we truly know them, what they might have been feeling, how desperate they must have been for Good News, and how utterly surprised they were to have been given it. Hold on, friends! Good News is coming. Messengers and angels, stones rolled away and tombs empty, the one who had died now is risen, and for us in our confusion and despair, comes even to us. Hear again, as if for the first time, the great Good News of our faith: Christ has died, Christ has risen, Christ will come again!

PRELUDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overture from Te Deum . . . . Marc Antoine CharpentierHancock Cantata Orchestra Previously Recorded

Awake the Harp . . . . . . . . . . . . . from Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franz Josef HaydnHancock Chancel Choir and Orchestra Previously Recorded

WORDS OF WELCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Shupe

PSALTER READING . . . . . . . . Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 . . . . . . . Hancock Worship TeamPreviously Recorded

OPENING HYMN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christ the Lord is Risen Today

1. Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia!

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia!

2. Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!

Once he died our souls to save, Alleluia!Where's thy victory, boasting grave? Alleluia!

3. Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!

Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia!Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia!

4. Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!

Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia!Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

Service of Worship

*Congregation standing—some may wish to remain seated

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5. Hail the Lord of earth and heaven, Alleluia!Praise to thee by both be given, Alleluia!Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia!

Hail the Resurrection, thou, Alleluia!

PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul ShupeJohn 20:1-18

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went toward the tomb. The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. Then the disciples returned to their homes.

But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him,

“Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni!” (which means Teacher). Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples,

“I have seen the Lord”; and she told them that he had said these things to her.

Service of Worship

*Congregation standing—some may wish to remain seated

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*CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE

GATHERING SONG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walk with Me

Walk with me, I will walk with youAnd build the land that God has planned

Where love shines through.CHILDREN’S TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David C Clark

MORNING OFFERING . . . . . Rev. June Cooper, Exec. Director, City Mission BostonThis morning's Offering will be given to City Mission. For information on how to give, see page 9.

OFFERTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Lord of the Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #206

I danced in the morningWhen the world was begun,And I danced in the moonAnd the stars and the sun,

And I came down from heavenAnd I danced on the earth,

At BethlehemI had my birth.

Refrain: Dance, then, wherever you may be,I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,

And I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,And I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he

I danced for the scribeAnd the pharisee,

But they would not danceAnd they wouldn't follow me.

I danced for the fishermen,For James and JohnThey came with me

And the Dance went on. Refrain

I danced on the SabbathAnd I cured the lame;

The holy peopleSaid it was a shame.

They whipped and they strippedAnd they hung me on high,

And they left me thereOn a Cross to die. Refrain

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I danced on a FridayWhen the sky turned black

It's hard to danceWith the devil on your back.

They buried my bodyAnd they thought I'd gone,

But I am the Dance,And I still go on. Refrain

They cut me downAnd I leapt up high;

I am the lifeThat'll never, never die;

I'll live in youIf you'll live in me -

I am the LordOf the Dance, said he. Refrain

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Shupe

*DOXOLOGY . . . . . . . From North and South and East and West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S-29

CALL TO PRAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . Just As I Am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #410, vs 3

Just as I am, your love unknown

Has broken every barrier down;

Now to be yours, and yours alone,

O lamb of God, I come, I come!

PASTORAL PRAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Genna Beatty

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A TIME OF SILENT PRAYER

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 temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

GATHERING WORDS (responsively)One: We gather now at the table of Christ, seeking mercy, forgiveness, joy and peace. We remember that this is his table, and so we say, Come from the north and come from the south, come from the east and come from the west. Come regardless of age or race or sex or creed or orientation or identity. Come not because you must, but because you may.

Many: Come because it is our Lord’s table, and he bids us come.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION (responsively)

One: We remember that on the night He was betrayed, Jesus sat at table with His disciples, and when they had eaten, He took the bread, and He blessed it and broke it, and He gave it to them saying,

Many: “Take and eat. This is my body, broken for you. Eat of this bread as often as you will, and remember me.”

One: After they had shared the bread, he took a cup, and he blessed it, and he gave thanks to God, and he poured it out for them and said,

Many: “This is the cup of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sin. Whenever you drink of it, remember me.”

One: These are the gifts of God...

Many: ...for the people of God. Come, let us share the feast!

COMMUNION

COMMUNION MUSIC . . . . .The Great Storm Is Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Bob FrankeMark Morgan

THE SERMON . . . . . . . . . . . Everything Is Different Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Shupe

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*CLOSING HYMN . . . . . . . . . . . . The Strife Is O’er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #209

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

The strife is o’er, the battle done;The victory of life is won;

The song of triumph has begun:Alleluia!

The powers of death have done their worst,But Christ their legions hath dispersed;

Let shouts of holy joy outburst:Alleluia!

The three sad days are quickly sped,He rises glorious from the dead;

All glory to our risen Head!Alleluia!

Christ, by the stripes which wounded thee,From death’s drea sting thy servants free,

That we may live and sing to thee: Alleluia!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

*BENEDICTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Shupe

BENEDICTION RESPONSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . God Be With You Till We Meet Again

God be with you ‘til we meet again,Loving counsels guide, uphold you,With a shepherd’s care enfold you:God be with you ‘til we meet again.

*PASSING THE PEACE

*POSTLUDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hallelujah Chorus . . . . by George Friederich HandelPreviously Recorded

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Walk our Spiritual Paths Together

Morning offering

During this time of “virtual church”, please note our updated instructions for participating in the offering.Each week at Hancock we accept an offering of gifts for two purposes:Mission Partner of the Week. Each Sunday we accept gifts for one of our mission partners, a select organization doing God’s work in the world. Many are local or regional organizations whom we’ve worked with for years; all are effective organizations making a difference in people’s lives. These donations are passed directly to the organization and are in addition to the donations included in Hancock’s budget.Sustaining Hancock’s Vision. Gifts are also welcome in the Sunday offering plate for Hancock Church that supports our staff, our building, community outreach and all of the worship and programs at Hancock. You may make a gift for either in one of three ways:• Through our website. Go to www.hancockchurch.org, click on the Give button in the upper right, and follow the instructions to make a gift by credit or debit card or ACH bank transfer. Be sure to indicate in the dropdown menu whether the gift is for “Mission Partner” or “Hancock Church.”• Send a check. Make it payable to Hancock UCC, and note on the memo line either “Mission Partner” or “Hancock.” Our address is 1912 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington MA 02421.• Text to give. From your smart phone or tablet, text the dollar amount along with "Mission" or “Hancock” to 781-386-0866 and tap the link to enter your credit card information.

On March 29, we raised $1,110 for the Lexington Food Pantry and the Middlesex Human Services Agency. Thank you!

Upcoming offering: April 19: Sustainable Harvest International

Our Mission is To...

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Work for the Common Good

Join Us for Virtual Coffee Hour Following Morning Worship!Join us immediately following Morning Worship for virtual coffee hour via Zoom! Here's how to participate! To join by video:

• Download the Zoom app on your phone, tablet, or computer that you will use for the conference. A non-handheld device is best.

• Click "Join a meeting." Then enter the Meeting ID Number: 835-957-432, followed by your name.

• Select "Join with Computer Audio." A picture will appear if your camera is enabled. Use your device settings to enable the camera if there is no picture.

To join by phone:

• Dial 646-558-8656.

• When prompted, enter the Meeting ID Number, 835-957-432, followed by #.

AppeAl for Unopened Boxed n95 MAsks for HeAltHcAre Workers

There is an urgent appeal from Boston area hospitals and Mayor Walsh for unopened boxes of N95 masks desperately needed by health care workers as they care for patients with COVID-19. I have been asked by Hancock folks who are health care providers in Boston hospitals to help with a local appeal for this PPE [Personal Protection Equipment]. There is a similar

drive in the Wellesley area.

Along with unopened boxes of N95 masks, commercial boxes of gloves or masks are also needed. Mayor Walsh’s appeal was on WHDH this week, reaching out particularly to building sites, construction sites, and anyone who uses protective gear; also singling out asbestos abatement and demolition companies.

If you have boxed N95 masks or other PPE or know of sources for such, please contact Daryl Battin (email: darylbattin@gmail.com or text 781-789-3763) or Amy Swanson (swanamy5@gmail.com) who have offered to collect these items (will pick up). Once collected, all items will be taken to an MGH doctor who will make sure collected PPE is (1) verified to be functioning at the standards required for health care workers, and then 2) distributed to hospitals with the most need (which can vary). This urgent appeal being done to protect front line health care workers as they care for patients with COVID-19. Your help most invaluable - thank you so very much!

Our Mission is To...

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HAncock conversAtions

We miss seeing each other – the informal chats we used to have after worship, or before committee meetings, or in myriad other ways. But thankfully we have tools to fight the impact of our physical isolation. This week we’re trying a new one: Hancock Conversations, a series of offerings that give us the opportunity to connect over topics of mutual interest.

These are one-hour conversations conducted through Zoom, the video/audio teleconferencing program that’s become very popular and is easy to use. In each case a Hancock member has agreed to host the conversation, but they don’t profess to be an expert, just someone who’s interested in talking with others about the topic involved.

So take a look at the initial set of offerings below, and if one interests you, please email conversations@hancockchurch.org to sign up. We’ll confirm your registration and send you Zoom instructions. And if you need a Zoom tutorial, let us know.

If this works, we’d like to keep doing this for as long as we’re apart. So please consider hosting a conversation! Email us at conversations@hancockchurch.org with your ideas and questions. What’s most important right now is that we just keep talking and connecting. Initial offerings:

"Small Talk." Light conversation. Small connections. No preparation needed. Drop in to say Hi to old friends and meet new ones. Share an experience, a thought, a wish, a deed. Who else has the same interest, cause or question? Where have you found a moment of joy or a burst of energy? Join in for all or a part of the conversation. Share your smile. Tuesday April 14, 4-5pm. Hosted by Barbara Shafer. Limit 20.

Favorite Movies. If you could take no more than five movie DVD’s with you on a long space journey or to a desert island, which would you choose? We’ll each share our choices and the reasons why. Thursday, April 16, 4-5 pm. Hosted by Charlie Wyman. Limit 10.

Introduction to Qigong. Experience the benefits of qigong. This is a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, breathing technique, self-massage, sound, and focused intent. It's great for you at any time - but especially during a pandemic! No equipment necessary - just comfortable clothing and a chair for the sitting exercises. Saturday, April 18, 10-11 am. Hosted by Beth Schutt. Limit 10.

Favorite Cookbooks. What are your favorite cookbooks? Which ones do you go to time and again, and why? Share what you like about them and learn about others you might not know. Saturday, April 18, 11 am – noon. Hosted by Sally Wyman. Limit 10.

Our Mission is To...

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Walk Our Spiritual Paths Together

sign Up for tHe HAncock dAily!To connect with Hancock Monday through Friday while we're physically apart, contact church.administrator@hancockchurch.org to sign up for the Hancock Daily! On Monday, we'll offer an entry from the Ministers' Blog; on Tuesday, a guided meditation; on Wednesday, an invitation to Bible

study with the preacher; on Thursday, an invitation to weekly prayer; and on Friday, our song of the week from Mark

songs of Hope on April 23Join us on Hancock's YouTube channel for Songs of Hope, live on Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. Our Director of Music, Mark Morgan, will be performing an evening of songs and stories of hope – live from our sanctuary! Rock, folk, roots – it will be an eclectic evening of songs new and old to help us get through this time, and remind us of what's to come.

This 45 minute show will be broadcast live via our YouTube channel. Invite your friends and neighbors! The show will be for all ages, and the songs are secular so all are welcome. Watch this space next week for ways you can share this with your wider world.

Our Mission is To...

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Worship God with all our Hearts and Minds

connect WitH pAUl And BArBArA viA virtUAl office HoUrs

Paul and Barbara will be holding virtual office hours. Paul's office hours are on Mondays from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. and Tuesdays from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Barbara’s office hours are Mondays from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Tuesdays

from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., and alternate Thursdays from 9:0 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

To sign up, contact Paul at Paul@hancockchurch.org or 781-698-8953, or Barbara at Barbara@hancockchurch.org or 336-558-1242. You can of course always call or email and talk with us in times outside of these specific hours as well.

BiBle stUdy WitH tHe preAcHers on WednesdAys viA ZooM

The Bible Study, usually held on Sunday mornings, will now be offered Wednesdays at noon. Paul and Barbara will alternate leading it each week. This will be led via Zoom.

Weekly sHAring And prAyer every tHUrsdAy

Every Thursday at 11:00 a.m., we will hold a time of sharing and prayer led by your ministers. If you are subscribing to the Hancock Daily, the Zoom link will be emailed to you on Thursday mornings. We hope that you will join us as we continue to find new expressions for the ways in which we cherish one another, and embrace new ways of walking our

spiritual paths together, during in this time. To sign up to receive the Hancock Daily, contact church.administrator@hancockchurch.org.

Our Mission is To...

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.

The 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 in Galatians, “In Christ there is no longer Jew or Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for all are one...”

Hancock Covenant of Welcome

Paul Shupe Senior Minister paul.shupe@hancockchurch.org

Barbara Callaghan Minister barbara.callaghan@hancockchurch.org

David C Clark Minister of Children and Families david.clark@hancockchurch.org

Susan Clinkenbeard Congregational Care Coordinator susan@hancockchurch.org

Genna BeattyMinister of Youth and Young Adults

genna.beatty@hancockchurch.org

Mark Morgan Director of Music

mark.morgan@hancockchurch.org

Marilyn Becker Associate Director of Music

marilyn.becker@hancockchurch.org

Kathryn Dominguez Church Administrator

kathryn@hancockchurch.org

www.hancockchurch.org

Church Office Phone: (781) 862-4220Hancock Community Prayer: (781) 862-6845.

For Emergency Pastoral Support: Paul: (781) 698-8953 | Barbara: (336) 558-1242

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