Sundays - 8:30am, 10:30am & 6:30pm                      

A weekly local bulletin board for Hope Valley Uniting Church

Our Financial Giving
Week 20

Last Sunday’s Offering:     $6,358
Average YTD:     $6,739
Weekly target to reach:      $7,500

Today’s Worship Themes

8:30am & 10:30am:  Roger Brook

‘The Power of Ownership’
Isaiah 65: 17-25;  2 Thessalonians 3: 1-13

6:30pm:  Chris Moerman
‘Two Worlds Collide’
Pharaoh, Pharaoh, Oh baby let my people go

Next Sunday, 25th November, 2007

8:30am & 10:30am:  Dean Brookes
‘Prevenient Grace’
Luke 1:68-79;  Colossians 1:11-20

6:30pm:  Kynan Brookes
‘Two Worlds Collide’
And the walls came tumbling down

 Sunday, 18th November, 2007
Tel: 8396 0788

www.hopevalleyuc.org.au

‘Growing a Nation of Hope’
We have available in the Library for reading the Uniting Church National Assembly Federal election resource, ‘Growing a Nation of Hope’.  

The resource covers important areas of public policy in Australia.  It is non-partisan and non party political.  The booklet contains theological reflections on issues and a set of 12 Hot Issue Briefs which contain a short summary of facts and other issues of significance to our lives, eg. Poverty, Fair Taxation, Multiculturalism, etc. 

All material can be photocopied and also  downloaded from the election website,
http://nat.uca.org.au/election2007.

Baby Harrison Chilcott Journal: I have added a brief update.  The journal is kept in the Library.  Love Maree

Baby Massage

Learn how to relax a crying baby or just enjoy one on one with your baby after bath time.

When:  Monday 26 November
                       (during new Mums Group).
    Time:  10:30am-11:30am  BYO towel.
No bookings necessary.

Bring friends and enjoy a cup of coffee and an interactive demonstration.

MISSION OFFERING
Today, 18th November

Today’s Mission Offering will support the Community Care Orphanage in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi, Africa.  Boyd one of our young people has recently spent several weeks in Lilongwe and had involvement with this Orphanage.

The word orphanage in Africa has a different meaning to what we think of as an orphanage. In Malawi the local church ran an education program for children from very poor families. The children would come daily to the orphanage and as well as education the church would provide meals for the children. Our mission offering will go towards this project. Leighton will talk to us about the work he was involved in Lilongwe.

Christmas Seminars in
Primary Schools

From Monday 26 November to Friday 7 December, Pray TTG will be taking teams into local primary schools again to share the Christmas story in a fun creative 50 minute program. Last year they went into 12 local schools and were able to share with over 2100 children!

This is an amazing opportunity of open doors God has provided. If you enjoy being with children,  relate well to them, are free one or more days during the 2 weeks, have a heart to see children hear the gospel, have a good happy attitude, Pray TTG would love to have you on their team. You can contact Maxine Mostert at maxinem@clovercrest.com.au or on 8397 9400 or  Rosemary Mack on 8288 1758. They will provide everything you need, you only need to be available!

Congregation Meeting

When: Sunday 25 November at 12 noon.
Topics: The annual report will be received and there will be a property update. 

A copy of the Report to the Congregation is available in the worship foyer today.

Response Slip
Celebration Time.  To celebrate and recognise 12 years of ministry for Dean and Ginny at HVUC, you are invited to a BBQ Tea at the Church on Friday evening, 30th November at 6:00pm.
The meat, salads, cake and coffee will be provided.  Bring a bottle of soft drink to share.  A gold coin donation would be appreciated.                                                                                           See reverse for reply

If you wish to attend the BBQ tea for Dean and Ginny, please write your family name and how many will be attending.  Please tear off this slip and place it in the mission offering bowl today.
Please RSVP by 19 November to the Welcome Centre for catering purposes.

Name:_________________________________________   How many guests: _________

Christmas Hymns and Carols
At Hope Valley Uniting Church

Sunday 9 December at 2.00pm
Bring a plate of afternoon tea to share.

Barn Dance

Saturday 24 November : 7:00pm—10.30pm

Professional Caller:  Jeff Seidel

$5 per person or $10 per family
Ticket purchase essential

This is a Family-Fun night
at Tea Tree Gully Uniting Church hall
592-600 Milne Road, Banksia Park
Telephone: 8396 3252 or www.ttguc.org.au 

BYO drinks & nibbles.  Soft drinks for sale
Tea & coffee provided