Sanctuary United Church of Christ

The Friday Café Opening Shift
2022-10-14 11:15 - 13:30, 2022-10-07 11:15 - 13:30, 2022-09-30 11:15 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
Sign Up with the Friday Cafe Here.
Friday Cafe offers opportunities for in-person volunteers on Fridays, to serve the meal and help distribute clothing. Vaccination and masks are required, and doors and windows are open for ventilation, so bundle up! Please visit our online signup if you would like to volunteer in-person.

CONTACT: Rev. Kate Layzer, Director
EMAIL: kate@thefriday.cafe

Bread of Life - Deliver Meal, Serve, and Clean Up
2022-10-13 15:30 - 18:00 | First Baptist Church of Malden, 493 Main St, Malden, MA 02148, USA
Food for the body – nurture for the soul.
Every other month – we gather to cook up a special meal for 100 beautiful humans which we deliver and serve at Bread of Life, Malden. The meal-making is fun and sharing that love at Bread of Life is a joy.
Please join the fun, nurture your spirit – and let us know how you can help by using this Sign Up form to
1) Bake something at home and deliver to Hillside before 6 on Wednesday;
2) Join us to prep and cook the meal at Hillside (6-8pm)*; and/or
3) Pick up, Deliver, Heat and Serve the meal at Bread of Life, Malden (3:30-6pm)#
Can’t make it for the whole time? Join us as you are able!
Recurring:
*2nd Wed, Even Numbered Months (Feb, Apr, June, Aug, Oct, Dec)
#2nd Thur, Even Numbered Months (Feb, Apr, June, Aug, Oct, Dec)

Meal Making for Bread of Life
2022-10-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Hillside Community Church, 144 North St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Food for the body – nurture for the soul.
Every other month – we gather to cook up a special meal for 100 beautiful humans which we deliver and serve at Bread of Life, Malden. The meal-making is fun and sharing that love at Bread of Life is a joy.
Please join the fun, nurture your spirit – and let us know how you can help by using this Sign Up form to
1) Bake something at home and deliver to Hillside before 6 on Wednesday;
2) Join us to prep and cook the meal at Hillside (6-8pm)*; and/or
3) Heat and Serve the meal at Bread of Life, Malden ( 3:30-6pm)#
Recurring:
*2nd Wed, Even Numbered Months (Feb, Apr, June, Aug, Oct, Dec)
#2nd Thur, Even Numbered Months (Feb, Apr, June, Aug, Oct, Dec)

Homeless Street Outreach
2022-10-09 14:00 - 17:30, 2022-10-02 14:00 - 17:30 | 1555 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
The Outdoor Church is a church for chronically homeless men and women in Cambridge, MA.
Every Sunday afternoon, a team of volunteers distributes sandwiches, juice boxes, socks, and toiletries around Harvard and Central Squares in Cambridge.
If you are interested in or have questions volunteering, please contact Rev. Tom at pastor@hillsidemedford.org.

Community Meal - All Are Welcome
2022-10-09 11:30 - 12:30 | Hillside Community Church, 144 North St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Following worship we will enjoy a community meal to which all are welcome.
This is a PotLuck Meal – this month’s theme is “Sunday Brunch”. Please sign up here for your offering.
If you are able please bring a nonperishable food item for the micropantry ministry.

Sunday Morning Worship - Feel the Love
2022-10-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Onsite or Online Options Available
#Adulting is the art of growing up, not just growing old.
Whether you’re new to adulting or have been working at it for decades, this four-week series will challenge you to rise to the occasion of growing into the kind of person that God wants you to be. Drawing from the pithy wisdom of the Book of Proverbs, we’ll talk about priorities, we’ll talk about caring for others and ourselves, and we’ll talk about planning for the future.
In the end, we’ll not just have grown older together, but wiser too. We hope you can join us.

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Sanctuary and Hillside worship together every Sunday. You are welcome to attend the service in-person @ Hillside Community Church provided you are vaccinated and masked, or online via the AltarLive Interface or facebook live. Join us here online or onsite at 144 North Street, Medford, MA 02155 beginning at 10:30 am each Sunday.
For more about this Sunday’s Worship Theme – check out the Hillside website for the current worship series.

Faith and Film Family Style: Encanto
2022-10-08 14:30 - 17:30 | Hillside Community Church, 148 North St, Medford, MA, United States
Faith and Fim – Family Style: Disney’s Encanto (Watch the trailer): An exuberant celebration of community and the myriad ways we can co-create home. (Awarded 2021 Spiritually Literate Film by Spirituality and Practice; read their review.)

Schedule:
2:30 – 4:30 Watch the film together
4:30 – 5:30 Snacks and Crafts for Kids with adult supervision (provided by others!!)
4:30 – 5:30 Wine and Cheese, Faith and Film Discussion for Adults
Please click here to let us know you are coming (so we can plan snaks and childcare)
Overview of the Story
“Encanto” tells the tale of the Madrigals, an extraordinary family who live in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. Each child has been blessed with a magic gift unique to them—each child except Mirabel. But when the family’s home is threatened, Mirabel may be their only hope.

Spiritual Themes in the Film:

JUSTICE
QUESTING
YEARNING

Other key themes in the film: CLASS, COMMUNITY, CULTURAL CRITICISM, EMPATHY, FAMILY, HISTORY, IMMIGRATION, MAGIC, MYTHOLOGY, RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-ESTEEM

Fresh Vegetables Distribution
2022-10-07 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-09-30 16:30 - 17:30 | Sanctuary United Church of Christ, 458 High St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
First Come, First Served – one bag each until the vegetables are gone.
Please wait outside until you are invited in to collect vegetables. Masks required! Bring Your Own Bag.
Through a generous donation and partnership with The Plough & Stars Project – Sanctuary’s Micropantry Mission is able to offer these farm fresh vegetables. The vegetables and quantity will change each week depending on the season and yield. About https://www.ploughandstarsproject.com/

The Friday Café Closing Shift
2022-10-07 13:15 - 15:30, 2022-09-30 13:15 - 15:30 | First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

Committee of the Whole/Leadership Circle Meeting
2022-10-06 17:00 - 18:30 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82581670394?pwd=[REDACTED]
All are welcome! Gather online ONLY!

Sanctuary UCC Annual Meeting voted to implement a Committee of the Whole Model of Governance; wherein all members and partners of Sanctuary UCC are now “elected” to do the work of the Leadership Circle. Here is the Mission and Ministry Plan that will guide that work this year.
Did you miss last month’s meeting? Here’s where you can find minutes from previous meetings. (https://medfordchurch.org/minutes/)
Here’s the Agenda for the October 06 Meeting

Create an agenda at the beginning of the meeting (so bring your ideas) as we seek to implement the 2022.2023 Mission and Ministry Plan;
Elect officers (Moderator, Vice Moderator, Clerk);
Review day/schedule/time going forward for the Comm of the Whole meeting.

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OWL Gr. 8/9 Program
2022-10-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Hillside Community Church, 144 North St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Our Whole Lives (OWL) Gr. 8/9 Program
For details, full schedule, and registration
Sanctuary UCC and Hillside Community Church are proud to offer to the wider community Our Whole Lives (OWL), a comprehensive sexuality education class for 8th and 9th graders. The program equips teens of all genders with accurate, age-appropriate information and skills to help them lead sexually healthy, positive, and responsible lives. Grounded in a holistic view of sexuality, OWL addresses a wide range of topics including body image, relationships, social media/internet, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexually transmitted infections, contraceptives, pornography, and cultural influences on sexuality. OWL is secular in content and contains no religious doctrine*.

Hillside/Sanctuary @ Tufts Community Day
2022-10-02 11:00 - 15:00 | Academic Quad of the Tufts University Medford/Somerville Campus
Come to the Hillside/Sanctuary Table at Tufts Community Day and invite our neighbors to our community meals , arts and film events, community service opportunities, and wonderful worrship! Let’s share some good news!!

Sunday Morning Worship - Feel the Love
2022-10-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Onsite or Online Options Available
#Adulting is the art of growing up, not just growing old.
Whether you’re new to adulting or have been working at it for decades, this four-week series will challenge you to rise to the occasion of growing into the kind of person that God wants you to be. Drawing from the pithy wisdom of the Book of Proverbs, we’ll talk about priorities, we’ll talk about caring for others and ourselves, and we’ll talk about planning for the future.
In the end, we’ll not just have grown older together, but wiser too. We hope you can join us.~~~~~Sanctuary and Hillside worship together every Sunday. You are welcome to attend the service in-person @ Hillside Community Church provided you are vaccinated and masked, or online via the AltarLive Interface or facebook live. Join us here online or onsite at 144 North Street, Medford, MA 02155 beginning at 10:30 am each Sunday.
For more about this Sunday’s Worship Theme – check out the Hillside website for the current worship series.
