26 November Community Connect A weekly local bulletin board for Hope Valley Uniting Church

Prayer Requests Welcomed

We have several groups who, at short notice, can respond to any urgent prayer request that you may have. Prayer Request Sheets are to be found on two wall slots just inside the main church entrance. If you pick up a form on entry to worship, complete it and place it in with the offering or complete it during worship and pass in to the Welcome Centre after worship. Remember that prayer troops are greatly encouraged by positive feedback from their ministry via the Church Office anytime. - Pastor Allan

Today’s Worship Theme

‘Entering unchartered territory’
Acts 1:6-11, Deuteronomy 30:15-20

8.30am & 10.30am - Dean Brookes
4.30pm & 6.30pm - Kynan Brookes

Next Sunday, 3 December

‘ Standing in the presence of God’
Luke 1:1-20

8.30am & 10.30am - Kynan Brookes
4.30pm & 6.30pm - Tim Hein

Sundays - 8:30am, 10:30am, 4:30pm & 6:30pm Phone: 8396 0788 www.hopevalleyuc.org.au

Your Help Needed!

On the first Sunday of each month we have communion and on that day a mission box is made available for people to bring in any non-perishable food items for mission outreach to help needy people. We are happy to receive non-perishable items, eg: tin food, longlife milk, packet food, rice, cereal etc.

Summer Discovery

We are very excited about our 2007 Summer Discovery program

- ‘Discoverland’.

If you have any unused small mosaic
tiles that you no longer require we can
put them to good use.

Also we require new colourful crepe paper, wire coathangers and gladwrap
or paper towel cylinders. These can be left in the box in the Western Room.

We will be having a combined meeting on Monday 4 December at 7.30pm at the church to which you are invited.

If you can assist in any way we would love to hear from you. Please see Ginny Brookes or leave a message at the Welcome Centre for more information or offers of assistance.

REMINDER

No parking in Austral Street

Extended Care Department

All Pastoral Visitors are reminded that our final get-together this year will be held on Monday 27 November at 7.30pm in the Western Room.

Entertainment and light refreshments provided, great fellowship guaranteed.

Congratulatins!!

Tim and Priscilla Hein are now the proud parents of little Claudia Patricia Hein, born at the Women’s & Children’s Hospital last Tuesday 21 November, weighing 3lb 11oz.

Thank You to everyone who supported the Sausage Sizzle last Sunday to raise money for the Year 12’s who are going to Thailand. We raised another $300 which brings the total this year to $4,200.

Thank you - Kim Burgis

Infant Baptism

Andrew & Laura Cockburn bring their son, Nathan, to be baptised today at the 4.30pm service.

If you wish to send a sympathy card or letter to Bev Saunders her address details are: Bev Saunders, 15 Rusden Court, Armidale, NSW, 2350.

Colours of Christmas

Christmas Tree Festival

30 November - 3 December

St John’s Lutheran Church
182 Hancock Road, Ridgehaven

Walk among the decorated Christmas trees, nativity scenes, banners & wall hangings and floral arrangements

Items by the St David’s School Choir and Ridgehaven Primary School Choir and Musical Interludes

Morning and Afternoon tea/ light lunches and suppers (daily)

Buy biscuits, cakes, produce, assorted sweets, plants and Christmas gifts galore!

Donations $2 p/p (under 12 free)

All proceeds will support Christian Pastoral School Workers and Programs in our local schools (formerly Chaplains)

Supported by the Churches of Tea Tree Gully
See flyer on Noticeboard for details
of opening times

Bus Stop 30

Half Price Sale

Recycled Clothing & Bric-a-Brac

Monday 27 November - Thursday

14 December

The shop is located near Bus Stop 30 on Balmoral Road at Dernancourt, opposite the Dernancourt Uniting Church and affiliated with the Church.

See flyer on Noticeboard for details

of opening times

Worship and Healing Service

Wednesday 6 December : 7.30pm

‘Stories of God’s Presence’

Two of our Hope Valley members will

be sharing their stories.

Holy Communion will be celebrated