Staying Connected to Your Church Community

STAYING CONNECTED TO YOUR CHURCH COMMUNITY

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Worshiping together is a gift. If you haven’t had a chance yet to come “back to church” you may be amazed at how comforting it is! Entering the sanctuary, hearing the music, settling in to praise God, hear scripture proclaimed and preached, and then go to God with all our celebrations and concerns . . . it feels so good to worship together.

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Printed Order of Worship

MORNING MEDITATION

Dear Friends,

We hope these summer days have brought you rest and renewal with family and friends. Please join us for Tuesday Morning Meditation at 9:30 am, when we will meditate on God's Word and the theme Joy from Habakkuk 3:18-19. You will also find the breath prayer which follows the passage below. Come as you are able, just as you are. Peace and joy to you all,

Mary and Judy

JOY Habakkuk 3:18-19

I will rejoice in the LORD.

I will rejoice in the God of my deliverance.

The LORD God is my strength.

He will set my feet like the deer.

He will let me walk upon the heights.

BREATH PRAYER

Inhale: In you, LORD,

Exhale: I find joy.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

Church School and Youth Ministry Program Excitement :

New Interim Ministers! Ice cream! Backpack Blessings!

Outdoor Church School Fun! Comfort Check Survey!

Summer blessings to all our families with children and youth!

Mrs. T. and myself have been prayerfully planning ahead for an exciting and creative upcoming Church School and Youth Ministry program year! We are hopeful to be able to see your wonderful (masked) faces again as we make every effort to provide safe outdoor and indoor spaces for our children and youth to gather on Rally Day September 12th (rumor has it that there will be an ice-cream truck too!?!)

There are some exciting changes in store for our children and youth ministry programs as we continue to navigate how “best” to hold faith formation classes and small fun gatherings for our families with children and youth during this Pandemic time.

We will be revealing additional details as we get closer to the start of our Fall program year. To help us plan, we gently invite all our families to participate in this Family Ministry Comfort Check Survey: Click HERE!

We thank you in advance for taking just a few minutes to let us know how we might best support our parents and children in the upcoming months ahead!

Stay tuned for more information regarding Church School/Youth Ministry registration and our faith formation programming calendar of events!

Peace and joy, Rev. Anne Marie and Mrs. T.

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Church Calendar Updates

The church is closed on Monday, September 6 in observance of Labor Day. Please submit your 2021 and 2022 calendar events to be put on the church calendar.

Chancel Flower Memorials

If you wish to contribute to the weekly chancel flowers “In Honor of” or “In Memory of” a loved one, please contact Susan MacDonald in the church office. Your gift will be noted in the order of worship. Any amount of donation is welcome. Following the service, chancel flowers are delivered to members of the congregation who need our love and support, or are celebrating a particular joy, so if your wish is to bring home some of the chancel bouquet, please let a Deacon or one of the Ministers know.

Backyard Ministries

The Community Garden Backyard Ministry continues to flourish under the care of our families! Families (of all ages , shapes and sizes) are invited to sign up and tend to our gardens for the duration of the summer! Choose a date to sign up and care for the vegetables in our gardens HERE. More on the care for our gardens HERE.

Wednesday Noon Prayers

Tune into our Facebook page at noon on Wednesdays for a brief time (5-15 minutes) devoted to reflection and prayer. Rev. Judy Swahnberg and Rev. Anne Marie Holloway will alternate leading Wednesday noontime prayers throughout the summer months!

Hills Church Weekly Calendar

THURSDAY

New Beginnings (Virtual)

FRIDAY

AA Meeting (Board Room)

SATURDAY

Wax Church Floors

SUNDAY

Worship Service w/baptism (Sanctuary)

Summer Social (Church Lawn)

AA Meeting (Board Room)

MONDAY

Food Pantry (Assembly Room)

Faith Formation Support Board (Zoom)

TUESDAY

Morning Meditation (Zoom)

Food Pantry (Assembly Room & Large Kitchen)

ARCH check in (Microsoft Teams)

WEDNESDAY

Noonday Prayers (Facebook)

Chancel Choir (Assembly Room)

THURSDAY

Water Shut off for plumbing work

New Beginnings (Virtual)

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