Hingham Congregational Church

United Church of Christ

Weekly Newsletter

May 2, 2024



Highlights from last Sunday

Guest preacher Ned Allyn Parker joined us for worship.

Special thanks to Amanda Cease & Jodi Nash for turning the spotlight on Cardinal Cushing Centers.

If you missed it, you can watch it on our youtube channel HERE!

Faith Formation This Week

Upcoming: Parenting on the Patio with therapist Meghan Buchanan. We welcome parents, caregivers and grandparents to join us!

 VBS is back for 2024! Register here 

FLOWERS! The Memorial Garden committee would like to thank Kris Shorey for filling the planters in front of the church with beautiful flowers celebrating Easter and Spring! Thanks so much Kris! We are looking for a volunteer(s) who would like to fill the planters next in June for the summer months. If you would like to fill the flower boxes, please contact Terri Fortin at terrifortin@comcast.net or at 781 264-7372 for a call or text.

Happy Spring Everyone!

GREEN TIP

HINGHAM NET ZERO

                                      HNZ is a local group with the following mission:

                                   1. raise awareness of the need for aggressive climate action;

                                   2. support the Town’s efforts to cut emissions; and

                                   3. work to reduce carbon emissions across our town as quickly

as possible.

Hingham has a Climate Action Commission which is charged with implementing the Hingham Climate Action Plan, the town’s roadmap for reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2040. In the near future HNZ will be reaching out to Hingham residents with a survey asking us about its efforts to de-carbonize our homes and offering cost-free coaching to help the process along.

If you are not already on the HNZ mailing list, would like to be, and/or would like to know more about what they doing, log onto their website (link below).

                                                           https://www.hinghamnetzero.org/

“USE WISELY…” HELP US CARE FOR OUR FRAGILE ENVIRONMENT

BY REDUCING WASTE.

REUSE - REDUCE - REFUSE - REPAIR - RECYCLE - ROT (COMPOST)

at 7:00 pm in the Library and on Zoom.   Please contact

Terri Fortin if you have any questions

terrifortin@comcast.net

WEDNESDAY EVENING PRAYER –

at 7:00 pm.

A Zoom Link will be sent out

the day of.

GROWING IN FAITH TOGETHER (G.I.F.T.)

Bible Study

Please contact Rev. Dr. Peter Allen to connect

G.I.F.T. Thursdays at 9am

pastor@hccucc.com

Knitting Group

This winter, meets 2nd Tuesday @ 10:00 am, and the 3rd Tuesday @ 1:30pm in Hale Hall

All levels welcome!

Contact Pennie Baltera for more info allenbalte@aol.com



CHOIR NOTES:

Senior Choir

rehearses Thursdays, 7:30-9:15 pm

All are welcome!

David Geissow, Choir Director 

david@figgypuddin.com

JUNIOR CHOIR

Please direct questions to Ed B. jeeko@comcast.net

Please note: Knitting Group has a new time (1:30 pm) for the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

MEN’S GROUP Meets on the 2nd Monday of every month at 6:30PM in Hale Hall for fellowship, food, and the occasional program/presentation. Our next meeting will be on May 13th.

• Bill Beal, Joanne Carpenter’s partner 

• Adelia Szklut, 2nd grader at South School who is fighting brain cancer

• Chris Russo, recovering from a recent stroke

• The people of Palestine, Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and the Middle   

 East; an end to suffering and for peace

• The people of Haiti

• Kristina Pryor’s lifelong friend, Kelly

• Heather Collins

• Gerald Jones  

• Ryan Lamonde, prayers for peace and courage

• Brendan, Oksana, Luka and all the People of Ukraine

• Candy Heath  

• Terri Fortin’s friend, Diane