Sanctuary United Church of Christ

Homeless Street Outreach
2023-02-05 14:00 - 17:30, 2023-01-29 14:00 - 17:30, 2023-01-22 14:00 - 17:30, 2023-01-15 14:00 - 17:30, 2023-01-08 14:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | 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.

Coffee and Connection
2023-02-05 11:30 - 12:30, 2023-01-22 11:30 - 12:30 | Hillside Community Church, 144 North St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Join us for a nosh and get connected with conversation, conviviality, and cool people.
Sign up here to help with coffee hour! Bring the simple snacks , setup/make the coffee & help with clean up!

Sunday Morning Worship - Feel the Love
2023-02-05 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-01-29 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-01-22 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-01-15 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-01-08 10:30 - 11:30 | Onsite or Online Zoom Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84616806419?pwd=[REDACTED]
Go to the Connection Hub for access to this week’s electronic worship bulletin/hymns/prayer wall and more.
For more about this Sunday’s Worship Theme – check out the Hillside website for the current worship series.
Sanctuary and Hillside worship together every Sunday. You are welcome to attend the service onsite @ Hillside Community Church, 144 North Street, Medford (Vax & masks expected) or online via Zoom or facebook live.
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SoulCollage® Mini-Retreat w/Suzanne O'Neil, certified facilitator
2023-02-04 13:00 - 16:00 | Hillside Community Church, 144 North St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
SoulCollage® is an expressive arts practice done individually or in community. Founded by Seena B. Frost, the method develops creativity and intuition, encourages self-discovery, and provides personal guidance. SoulCollage® meets you wherever you are on this journey called life. You don’t have to be an artist to make SoulCollage® cards. Anyone can create and enjoy this powerful practice.

About this Workshop/Mini-Retreat with certified SoulCollage® facilitator Suzanne O’Neil: With guided meditation, dreamy music, and delicious snacks, we will spend time in luxurious card-making during this mini-retreat. Come play, explore, and relax in a safe space with like-hearted souls and learn more about Council, Committee, Community, and Companion cards.
Click Here for Secure Registration and Payment (Onsite space is limited to 20; online capacity is limited to 6): $35/per person; includes Mat boards, scissors, glue, images, snack, tea, water. You are welcome to bring images if you have any you would like to use (this is optional). We will mail materials to online participants who register by January 30.

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More about SoulCollage®

SoulCollage® is an easy, enjoyable, intuitive collage process for self-discovery and community. People make their own decks of collaged cards for their personal use from found images.
The SoulCollage® method helps people discover their unique inner/outer guides and challengers, and access their own wisdom to answer their life questions. SoulCollage® is a method used in many contexts and applications.
We who are attracted to SoulCollage® are evolving. We’re creative, self-reflective, and eager to discover and balance the many parts of ourselves. We each want to be able to be the best version of ourselves we can be and contribute our gifts to others.
We are challenged, we struggle, but we always return to our basic willingness to look at what is so, to listen and to change. From that ever-evolving, empowered place of wholeness, we cannot help but contribute to and affect our worlds—our friends and families, our communities, and our fields of interest.
SoulCollage® cards are made with the simplest of tools – magazine images, scissor, mat boards and a glue stick (all provided).

See the gallery of sample cards at the bottom of the home page on the soulcollage.com website.
Learn more about making a SoulCollage® card.
Learn more about theSoulCollage® story of You: Discover your wisdom. Change your world.

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The Friday Café Closing Shift
2023-02-03 13:15 - 15:30, 2023-01-27 13:15 - 15:30, 2023-01-20 13:15 - 15:30, 2023-01-13 13:15 - 15:30 | 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

The Friday Café Opening Shift
2023-02-03 11:15 - 13:30, 2023-01-27 11:15 - 13:30, 2023-01-20 11:15 - 13:30, 2023-01-13 11:15 - 13:30 | First Church in Cambridge, 11 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

All Hands Meeting - Committee of the Whole/Leadership Circle
2023-02-02 17:00 - 18:30 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82581670394?pwd=[REDACTED]
Committee of the Whole/Leadership Circle Meeting
All are welcome! Gather onsite @ 458 High Street or Gather online!
Here is the proposed agenda and lead pastor’s ministry updates for this month – February (you can “add comments” to this google document!
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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 Recurring Agenda:

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
2023-01-29 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-01-22 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-01-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Hillside Community Church, 144 North St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Our Whole Lives (OWL) Gr. 8/9 Program
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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*.

Parent & Youth Orientation - OWL Gr. 5/6 Program
2023-01-29 15:45 - 17:45 | Hillside Community Church, 144 North St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Our Whole Lives (OWL) Gr. 5/6 Program
For Details, Registration, and Schedule
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 puberty, body image, relationships, social media/internet, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexually transmitted infections, contraceptives, and cultural influences on sexuality. OWL is secular in content and contains no religious doctrine*.

Community Meal - All Are Welcome
2023-01-29 11:30 - 12:30 | Hillside Community Church, 144 North St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Sign-up here for the “Try Something New” Potluck!! This month we will all try a new recipe (and eat some new things) for the new year
Following worship, we will enjoy a community meal to which all are welcome. Bring a friend!!
If you are able – please bring a nonperishable food item for the micro pantry ministry.

Coffee and Connection
2023-01-22 11:30 - 12:30 | Hillside Community Church, 144 North St, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Join us for a nosh and get connected with conversation, conviviality, and cool people.
Sign up here to help host of coffee and connection! Bring the simple snacks, setup/make the coffee & help with clean up!

Arts and Inspiration Team Meeting (Virtual)
2023-01-11 15:30 - 16:45 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85004890439?pwd=[REDACTED]
The Arts and Inspiration Team plans programs and activities associated with Faith and Film; the Sanctuary Art Gallery, including receptions and reflections with the artist; and other art programs. All are welcome.
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