Today’s Worship Themes

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

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

Next Sunday, 23 December, 2007

8:30am & 10:30am:  Dean Brookes
‘God is with us’
Matthew 1:18-25; Isaiah 7:10-16

6:30pm:  Caryn Rogers
‘Two Worlds Collide’
David: Blessed, Chosen … Human

 Sunday, 16 December, 2007

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 to write your farewell, thanks or reflections for them.  These journals will be in the Welcome Centre until Thursday 20 December.  

There will be recognition of Chris’ ministry at all services on Sunday 23 December.

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

World Mission News

• A letter has been received from the Home of the Open Heart in Thailand thanking Hope Valley Church for their donation of $1831.70 for the playground project.  They will forward us some photos once the project has commenced.
• A letter has also been received from African Enterprises thanking us for the November Mission Offering of $1,976.40.  Leighton Boyd spent time with this group in Malawi recently and was a complete blessing to the team.
• The latest newsletter from Fiona Dixon-Thompson in Mwandi is on the World Mission Noticeboard.
  

Reminder

There will be no 6:30pm service on
Sunday 30 December.
Allan George will be speaking at the 8:30am and 10:30am services on ‘Leaving 2007 and Trusting God 2008’.

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.

Leadership Breakfast 2008

Saturday 2 February
8.00am - 10:30am
at Hope Valley Uniting Church

An invitation letter from Kynan is in the pigeon holes.  If you are on a church roster or in leadership, please collect your invitation to the Breakfast from the Welcome Centre today.

(RSVP: 25 January 2008)

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.

Save all your Postage Stamps
and hand them in to the Welcome Centre.
Volunteers at the Synod Office sort and prepare the stamps of buyers.  The money collected helps pay for the cost of postage and freight for books to schools and churches run by our partner churches overseas.

Give Away
6 Kindy chairs, blue with wooden seats
Contact Peter Pledge