Easter Egg Scramble is this Saturday, April 12 from 10 to 11:30 AM. It's a great morning of games, inflatables, and the Egg Scramble outside on the grassy hill. Each age group scrambles to pick up as many eggs as possible! Invite your friends and neighbors to this community outreach event which includes music, donuts, coffee, and door prize drawings.

There's still time to join our serve team if you let us know by Thursday! Sign up here to meet new people, serve alongside others, and make it a fun community outreach event. We especially need people to sign up to bring door prize baskets-please indicate your interest on the form. If you took empty eggs to fill with candy, please fill and return by Thursday.

This Sunday, April 13, we'll finish up the harsh season of Listening in the Shadows by exploring John 19:28-42 together and witnessing Jesus’ final words with a message from Nate Severson. It is incredible to think that Jesus was welcomed as the Triumphant King just a week before his triumph on the cross. See you at 9 or 10:45 AM in person or online here... 

Hillcrest is hosting the Annual Ministry Celebration of the Midwest Conference, a network of nearly 100 Covenant churches in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Delegates, pastors, and ministry leaders from all around our conference will be gathering at Hillcrest for this special event and YOU CAN HELP! Sign up here to help with childcare for our guests or special cleaning projects prior to the conference.

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Good Friday | April 18. Join us at 6:30 PM to remember the passion of Jesus as he laid his life down for you and me. Death could not slow him, and the tomb could not hold him—he gave himself freely that we might live. We will remember and praise him. Nursery and preschool available for birth to 3 years old.

Easter | April 20. Jesus is the resurrection and the life, and he changes us. We'll gather to remember the empty tomb and the emotional reunion of Jesus and his followers. We'll also have baptisms! Regular kids programming for birth to 5th grade during the 9 AM service only. Join us at 9 or 10:45 AM or online.

1 Corinthians-part 1 Women's Thursday Bible Study starts April 24 | Walk with us through this video study with Pastor Gary Hamrick followed by table discussion 

for women of all ages. Meets from 9:30 to 11:30 AM in Fellowship Hall through June 12. All materials are provided. No sign-up required. Questions? Email Dana Ator 

at dana.ator@gmail.com.

Caregiver Support Group meets on Tuesday, April 29 | Caregivers need care and encouragement, too! Meet with others who understand your daily challenges. As caregivers we'll listen, encourage each other, share tips, and support and pray together. Caring for the Caregiver meets once a month on Tuesdays, from 11:30 AM to 1 PM in the Hillcrest Prayer Room.

Cinco de Mayo-themed Brunch Potluck on Sunday, May 4 after each service in Fellowship Hall. Hillcrest provides the main dish: Mexican egg casserole. You bring a side dish to share. Last names A-M bring a savory dish (muffins, pastries, churros; N-Z bring fruit, parfaits, yogurt and granola. We'll have a cake to celebrate our graduating seniors.

Healing the Wounds of Our Heart Workshop on Sunday, May 4 at 12:15 PM | Join us for the potluck and then head to Room 204 for this workshop. Using American Bible Society materials and led by Natalie and Mel, we'll learn to make space to allow God to heal us when we are heartbroken, suffering and grieving, or lonely. More. Sign up here...

Serve Team Celebration on Wednesday, May 14 from 6:30 PM to 8 PM at the Heppner house. This event is for everyone serving at Hillcrest, whether with kids ministries, prayer, safety, greeters, etc. It’ll be Hawaiian themed so get your outfits/shirts ready! We’ll have Hawaiian Bros for food, games, tropical juice boxes, giveaways, and more! Sign up here...

Fourth Friday Concert at Franklin Park on May 23 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Join us where Roe and 83rd meet in Prairie Village for live music from the Recliners, a classic rock cover band, food available for purchase from a local food truck, and community (that’s YOU) for a fun evening for all ages! Bring a lawn chair, grab some friends, and enjoy a music-filled night under the trees.