8:30am & 10:30am:  Dean Brookes
‘Welcome Christ, welcome others’
Isaiah 11:1-10; Romans 15:4-13

6:30pm:  Roger Brook
‘Two Worlds Collide’
Sampson: Team impact got nothing
on this guy

Next Sunday, 16 December, 2007

8:30am & 10:30am:  Roger Brook
‘A prepared way’
Matthew 11:2-11; Isaiah 35:1-10
Children’s Presentation at 10:30am

6:30pm:  Carl Robinson
‘Two Worlds Collide’
Hannah: Persevere

Fellowship Circle
Our Christmas meeting on Tuesday
11 December will be a luncheon at the
Civic Park Family Restaurant,
171 Reservoir Road, Modbury at 11:45am.
Members - please notify Thora on
8264 7879 if you are unable to attend. 

The next meeting will be in the
Western Room on Tuesday
12 February 2008 at 1:30pm.

Thank you Journals for
Dean Brookes and Chris Moerman

We have available in the Welcome Centre two thank you journals,
one for Chris and one for Dean. 
You are invited to use these if you wish,
to write your farewell, thanks or
reflections for them. 

These journals will be in the Welcome Centre until Thursday 20 December.

Christmas Hymns
and Carols
at Hope Valley Uniting Church

Today,  Sunday 9 December
at 2.00pm

Bring a plate of afternoon tea to share.

Practising the Gifts &
Presence of God

Monday, 10 December at 7:30pm

In the Ministry Centre

Please bring your gift (of the Spirit) to share at our last meeting for the year.  If you are not sure what gift you have, please come to perhaps receive a gift.  
Bring a notebook and pencil to journal
when God speaks to you.

God is good
Enquiries to Tony Green

Letterbox drop for Christmas

We have arranged a letterbox drop into
the community with an invitation to share
the Christmas Presentation,
‘Summer Road’
at the Christmas Eve services
at Hope Valley.

Please help to distribute the invitations
this week by collecting a bundle of
postcards from the office foyer today.

Diary Date for 2008!!
Jump Out is planned again for February 23, 2008 for all you eager volunteers. 
Please write this in your Diary Planner
for next year.

Christmas Services

Christmas Eve, 24 December
7pm & 9pm :  Kynan Brookes
‘Summer Road Presentation’

Christmas Day, 25 December
9am :  Kynan Brookes
‘Glory to God in the Highest Heaven’

Giving Envelopes for 2008
 are now available from both foyers.

Come and enjoy a children’s
Christmas craft morning

Wednesday 19 December
9am - 12noon in the Western Room
Bring a drink and morning tea to share

Please register your interest at the
Welcome Centre. 
Enquiries to Kerry Ball

Gifts of Love
is our World Mission focus for Christmas.  Envelopes are available on the display. 
Many people give donations on behalf of a friend or relative and cards are available 
in the foyer.

Our December Mission offering will support Uniting Church International Mission projects. 

You might like to pool your resources as a group and buy a cow for a family in Timor but there are many inexpensive projects.

Lost Property
If anyone knows the whereabouts of our large green tablecloths could you please advise the Welcome Centre.   Thank you

Copies of the Minutes of the Congregation Meeting held on
25 November are available in the
front worship foyer.

Revamp Graduation Ball
Friday 14 December  :  7pm - 10pm
at Hope Valley Uniting Church
Tickets: $15