Upcoming Events
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connection and faith.
New Member Class
Interested in joining our church? Or just want to find out more about who we are as a church and denomination? Come to a new members class! Contact Pastor Judy with questions at gracelift@aol.com, or just show up! Additional class on April 27.
Earth Day property cleanup!
Property Committee will lead this property beautification event - all hands are needed! We will rake, pick up trash, trim, weed, spread mulch, and do a little planting. Grab a coffee, and then join us!
New Member Class
Interested in joining our church? Or just want to find out more about who we are as a church and denomination? Come to a new members class! Contact Pastor Judy with questions at gracelift@aol.com, or just show up!
Native Plants for Native Pollinators: Helping the Earth from Your Own Back Yard
All are welcome to this free talk by environmental consultant Shannon Phelan, certified by through the UMass Extension Program and the Native Plant Trust. Shannon will talk to us about how using native plants that attract and nourish pollinators enhance your yard's ecosystem. Planting and other activities for kids too! Invite friends, family, and neighbors! A program of Missions & Social Justice.
Family Fun Day!
Open to all! Come for community fun at Buffumville Lake. Cookout, games of all kinds, the lake for swimming, and good company!
Game Night!
Come play! If you play to win, or just play for fun, you’re welcome at our family game night! Bring your own games, or play ours. Every third Friday and open to all ages!
LGBT Asylum Task Force Community Dinner
Learn about the Task Force and issues of importance to LGBTQ+ asylum seekers at this monthly supper, free and open to all.
Safe Harbor Support Group
Open to all who identify as LGBTQ+ and facilitated by Associate Pastor Julie Payne Britton, CSW. Held every first Tuesday of the month. Supper will be served.
Easter Sunday!
Join us for this uplifting service with special music! All are invited, bring friends and family!
Informational session on proposed legislation affecting new work permits for asylum seekers
Open to the public. Come to hear more about this legislation and learn how you can help protect the rights of asylum seekers to work. Features Asylum Ministry Director Al Green and immigration attorneys. Rep. Jim McGovern hopes to participate too. Register to join by zoom at https://bit.ly/resistDHS2026
Palm Sunday: Children stay in worship service; followed by coffee hour and an egg hunt!
10AM Regular worship service
11AM Coffee hour and egg hunt following the service! All are welcome, bring friends.
No Kings peaceful action
We will have a group participate in this action, and all are asked to wear HPC hoodies. Located at Institute Park, Worcester.
HPC food pantry is open
Our food pantry is open Saturdays from 9-11 AM, and Tuesdays from 1-3 PM, when it is staffed. Those who need it are invited to come for 2 bags of food every four weeks. Check with the office ((508) 752-7489, 1-4 Tuesday-Friday) if you are unable to come at those times and we will try and accommodate you.
Lenten Series: "Lent as Resistance"
Free simple supper at 6, followed by a service of prayer, song and stories. Series will run every Wednesday evening until Holy Week.
Worship Service with Sunday School; followed by coffee hour with special program on work permits
10AM Regular worship service with Sunday School
11AM Coffee hour with a special Q&A session for HPCers explaining proposed legislation that could effectively eliminate new work permits for asylum seekers, and what we can do about it. Presented by Al Green.
HPC food pantry is open
Our food pantry is open Saturdays from 9-11 AM, and Tuesdays from 1-3 PM, when it is staffed. Those who need it are invited to come for 2 bags of food every four weeks. Check with the office ((508) 752-7489, 1-4 Tuesday-Friday) if you are unable to come at those times and we will try and accommodate you.
Lenten Series: "Lent as Resistance"
Free simple supper at 6, followed by a service of prayer, song and stories. Series will run every Wednesday evening until Holy Week.
Worship Service with Sunday School; followed by coffee hour
10AM Regular worship service with Sunday School
11 AM Coffee hour
HPC food pantry is open
Our food pantry is open Saturdays from 9-11 AM, and Tuesdays from 1-3 PM, when it is staffed. Those who need it are invited to come for 2 bags of food every four weeks. Check with the office ((508) 752-7489, 1-4 Tuesday-Friday) if you are unable to come at those times and we will try and accommodate you.
Lenten Series: "Lent as Resistance"
Free simple supper at 6, followed by a service of prayer, song and stories. Series will run every Wednesday evening until Holy Week.
Community Dinner: LGBT Asylum Task Force
Join us every second Monday at 6 pm for our monthly community dinner.
There is no need to RSVP — just show up!
Learn more about our ministry at lgbtasylum.org
Worship Service with Sunday School; followed by coffee hour
10AM Service and Sunday School
11AM Coffee hour
Lenten Series: "Lent as Resistance"
Series will run every Wednesday evening until Holy Week. More detail to come.
Safe Harbor Support Group for LGBTQIA+
Facilitated by Pastor Julie Payne Britton, CSW. Held every first Tuesday of the month.
Worship Service with Sunday School; followed by Coffee Hour
10AM Regular worship service with Sunday School
11AM Coffee hour
Lenten Series: "Lent as Resistance"
Series will run every Wednesday evening until Holy Week. More detail to come.
Family Game Night!
We do church differently—and we play differently too! Join us for a fun-filled evening every THIRD Friday of the month, open to all ages. We’ll have a dedicated kids’ table, a selection of games for everyone, and a Group Game of the Month where winners get their photo featured in our Sunday worship slides. All are invited!
Ash Wednesday (weather pemitting)
Check social media/email for possible cancellation. Ash Wednesday marks the day Jesus turned towards Jerusalem, facing head-on into the Roman Empire and that terrible cross. With that commitment to Love, he ushers us an invitation as well. How are WE to respond to the hypocrisy and suffering of our time? How are WE to respond to our own mortality and the finitude of everything around us? These are not easy things....Join us at 7 PM to meditate upon these mysteries and to receive the ashes that mark you as Beloved.
Annual Meeting
Our annual meeting on Zoom is open to all, however only HPC members can vote. It’s a great way to learn about the inner workings of our church and hear about all the great work our committees are doing! Members, please plan to attend on Feb. 15 as we need a quorum - and your input!
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