Hillcrest Baptist Church 2019 November Newsletter
In This Issue
Women's Ministry
Coffee Conversations
November 6, 6pm
Multipurpose Room

Women's Ministry
T-shirts for sale
$10/each. available in the church office.  Shirts are pink  w/blue lettering.

Men's Ministry
Iron Sharpens Iron
Men's Bible Study, 6am Missions Room,  Facilitated by Rev. Jim Duhaime

Student Ministry
BONFIRE
November 9 at Josh & Haylee Scott's House. 
Meet at church at 3:30pm,
return at 8:30 pm. 
We will serve hotdogs.

Save the Date:
Disciple Now 2020
January 17-20
Earlybird Deadline: Nov.13 @ $30 per person
Regular Deadline: Jan. 6
@ $40 per person

Elevate
Student Worship: 
Wednesdays at 6pm
*Will not meet Nov. 27
due to Thanksgiving

Engage
Bible Study, Sundays  5-7pm
* Will not meet  Nov. 10 nor Nov. 24.

The Church Office will be closed Monday,  Nov. 11 for Veterans Day

The Church Office will be closed for Thanksgiving Holidays Nov. 28-29.

No Wednesday
Activities Nov. 27.

Churchwide Workday
Saturday, November 16, 8am - 12pm
Bring your gloves and yard tools:  trimmers, rakes, wheelbarrows, etc.

Poinsettias  for the Worship Center
It's time to order Christmas Poinsettias for the Worship Center. Cost: $13 each. Envelopes available in the Sunday School folders and at the Welcome Centers.

Volunteers needed
We appreciate our Wednesday night servers! But we are in need of a few more! Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in helping with this ministry.  

Preschool/Children's Ministry

Save the Date
* Parent letters regarding the 6th grade mission trip have been mailed. Make sure to Save the Date for this trip - January 16-19, 2020!  
* Baby Dedication is December 22 during the second worship service! Contact the Children's Ministry office to sign up!

November Holiday Schedule
* Awana will not meet on November 10 or November 24 due to Veterans' Day and Thanksgiving. 
* JAM will not meet on November 26.
* Children's Missions will not meet November 27 due to Thanksgiving.
We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

RA Campout
The RA Campout is November 8 at the property of Aaron Rascoe. All RAs, 1st through 6th grade, and their dads are encouraged to attend.
Bring a tent and anything else you need for camping out. Sign up on Wednesday nights during RAs. There is no cost for this event.

Mom's Night Out
It's baaaack! Mom's Night Out is Friday, November 15 from 6pm-8pm. Moms of all ages are invited. Cost: $10 Childcare is provided. We will be painting this month so make sure you sign up by November 5! We will NOT be able to add anyone after this date due to supplies needed for the craft.

The Sweetest Gift
It's that time of year and we are so excited to start our Sweetest Gift program! We have 130 children from Coffee County Family Services that we have committed to purchase Christmas gifts for.   Packets, including wishlists, will be available beginning November 17. Stop by our table in the Worship Center foyer on Sundays or at Prayer Service on Wednesday nights.   Packets will also be available in the Children's Ministry office during regular office hours.

Breakfast in Bethlehem
All children, ages 2 through 6th grade, are invited to join us for Breakfast in Bethlehem on Sunday, December 8.  The breakfast will take both worship hours on this day. Children will go to their regular classrooms first thing that morning. Preschoolers will be picked up from their classrooms - 1st through 6th graders will be picked up from the Fellowship Hall.  We hope your children will join us on this special day as we celebrate our Savior's birth!

Preschool moms, you're invited to MOPS!
(Mothers of Preschoolers)
Are you a frazzled preschool mom??  Are you longing for adult conversations that actually make sense?? If so, MOPS is for you!!
If you are pregnant or have children newborn to age 5, join us and experience authentic community, personal growth, practical help and spiritual hope through guest speakers, craft projects and more.
MOPS meets one Friday a month, 9:00am-11:00am in the Fellowship Hall. October's meeting is October 11th. Childcare is provided.

Operation Christmas Child
We have shoeboxes available throughout the campus. Stop by one of our tables and grab yours. Make sure to pick up a flyer - it has packing ideas as well as drop off information!   NATIONAL COLLECTION   WEEK IS NOVEMBER 18-25

Sr. Adults

Sr. Adult Game Day & Covered Dish Luncheon
Thursday, November 7, Fellowship Hall, 10:00am. Bring a covered dish and join us for a fun-filled time of fellowship, playing games, and a delicious pot-luck lunch.

Sunday Night Senior Worship
Walk As Jesus Walked: Being a Disciple in a Broken World
Traditional Worship on Sundays a t 5:00pm in the Fellowship Hall
Teaching led by Paul Pariseau,  Worship led by Bryan Peacock
We will meet on November 3 and 17. We will have a snack supper following each meeting in November.  

Homebound Ministry Meeting
Wednesday, November 13,  10:00am, Room C100 
Please come be a blessing to our Homebound church members. We will be taking goodies to our Homebound, Nursing Home and Assisted Living residents. 

Senior Adult Fitness Class
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:00am. The Monday and Friday classes meet in the Fellowship Hall and the Wednesday class meets in the Multipurpose Room.

Gaither Vocal Band in Concert
Friday, November 15, 7:00pm, Montgomery Performing Arts Center
Tickets are $21 each. We will leave the church at 2:30pm and have dinner in Montgomery before the concert. Please sign up in the church office.

Senior Adult Christmas Dinner 
Monday, December 9, 5:00pm, Fellowship Hall
Christmas Handbell Concert by Bro. Ed Brasher, Minister of Music at FBC.
Special Christmas music by Kelli Sparks. Dinner catered by Mrs. Laurette Blair. Cost: $10 each. Please RSVP by December 3.

Family Night Supper

Wednesdays, 4:45 - 5:45pm
Please make your reservations by 2:00pm on Monday.

* Volunteers Needed to serve Family Night Supper once a month. Contact Phyllis at [email protected].

* Each meal consists of a meat, one or two sides, roll/bread, salad, dessert and tea/lemonade except the Spaghetti and Breakfast meals.

Children (3-12 years old): $3 each
Students (13-17 years old): $5 each
Adults (18 and older): $5 each
Max per family with children under 18: $15
ALL carry-outs are $5 each

* NOVEMBER 6:  Fried Chicken, Mac & Cheese, Butter Beans

* NOVEMBER 13:  Fried/Grilled Chicken Fingers, Sweet Potato         Casserole, English Peas

* NOVEMBER 20:  Hamburgers, French Fries, Baked Beans

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500 Alberta Street
Enterprise, AL 36330