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March 2026

March Birthday at Hillside

Vickie Seng (03/15)

A Wartime Prayer

by Pastor Rob

When Jesus walked the earth (approximately 6BC – 30AD), God in human flesh, one empire was more powerful than the rest and imposed its will on other nations, disregarding their sovereignty. That was Rome. The country that does that today, the 21^stcentury equivalent of the Roman Empire, is the United States of America. The U.S.A forced a regime change in Venezuela in January of this year, now in March, the U.S.A is in the process of doing it again, this time in Iran. The United States can do this because it is bigger and stronger than other nations.

Can We Pray with You?

If you have prayer requests or praises to share with the church family, please send an email to prayer@hillsidenc.org. Your requests and praises will be included in the church-wide prayer email that is sent out. Only details that you want us to share will be included in the email.

Don't Forget to Spring Forward!

Daylight savings time begins this Sunday, March 8th at 2 am. Don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour.

Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Annual Meeting

The North Carolina Cooperative Baptist Fellowship annual meeting will be held March 19-20 at Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh. Click on the "More Info" link below for more information.

More Info

Looking Ahead to Holy Week

Maunday Thursday Service: April 2nd, 7pm
Good Friday Service: April 3rd, 7pm
Easter Sunrise Service: April 5th, 6:45am
Easter Sunday Worship Service: April 5th, 11am

There will be a potluck breakfast after the Easter sunrise service. A biscuit order form will be available and emailed closer to Easter.

Save the Date!

On Saturday, April 11th from 4-6 pm we will host our second annual Savor the World Youth Fundraiser. More details will be shared later, but we hope you will plan to join us!

Food Pantry Updates:

Exciting News from the Food Pantry!

Base molding will be installed in both the small pantry and the downstairs main room this month as we prepare for the arrival of our new walk-in cooler and freezer. Once the town approves our permits, these units will be installed in the downstairs main room.

Thanks to a grant from Feeding America and the generous donations from friends of the pantry, we were able to make this important purchase. A HUGE thank you to everyone who contributed to make this possible!

Your generosity is helping us streamline our process and move from seven separate freezers to one! This will make a tremendous difference in the amount of frozen goods we can store and how we serve our community.

Our next Food Distributions will be March 7th & March 21st at our usual time from 11am-noon

HELP KEEP IT GOING!

Volunteer for one or more of the drive-through food distributions. Many opportunities are available.
Donate groceries. We are collecting dry and canned goods. Go to the church website for a more detailed list. Please check the ’sell by’ dates when donating. There is a collection bin outside the church entryway where you can leave your donations.

To volunteer, please use our online Community Sign Up Genius Form. If you have any questions, please contact Candy or Diane.

Bible Study Fellowship

Bible Study Fellowship is offering a 5-week mini study — Nehemiah: Build with Perseverance. Men, women, and students (K-12th grade) are welcome to attend.

When: March 9, 16, 23 and April 6, 13. 6:55-8:30 PM

Where: Church of the Good Shepherd, 3751 Garrett Road, Durham

Questions? Contact Tina Falker, 919-323-9483 or Tfalker@aol.com

Come and join us! You are welcome to attend any or all class nights. Study materials are available at:

https://resources.bsfinternational.org/trybsf/exile-return/

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No. It's Hillside's New HVAC unit!

On February 25th one of the church's HVAC units was replaced. It was quite a production, complete with a crane hoisting the unit onto the roof of the church!

A huge thank you to the Deacons, John Roberts and Dina Sit for their work to ensure heat has been restored to those areas serviced by this unit.

Photo Credit: John Roberts

January Numbers

More details on the amounts in the Financial Snapshot are in the January 2025 Financial Statement. Hard copies are on the back table in the Worship Center.

Your tithes and offerings can be dropped off, mailed, or given electronically. Use the button below or go to our website.

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