August 2017 Student minister—Jan McCormick,

available for Pastoral Care Visits by arrangement Valerie’s hours, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 10-2 answering emails from hillcrestuc8958@gmail.com 24/7

Greeters Schedule – August 20 John Field & Dave Emigh 27 Ross & Margaret Wark September 3 Michelle Bauman & Eleanor Lawrence 10. Denyse W & Judy Barr 17 The Ford Family 24 Doug & Carolyn McDonell Please speak to Valerie to be added or removed from this list.

Upcoming Services

August 20, Services resume, 10:30 am

September 10, Sunday School resumes

Celebrating our Country, our Community & our Church

Come join us for this special service Sunday Sept. 10th.

Not only will church school be starting for the children but a

service of celebration is also planned. Following up on the

popular Canada 150 service held in June, we invite everyone to

bring a small flag or two representing your country/countries of

origin. (you can print these off the internet or draw one.)

We will also be celebrating the many ways Hillcrest is involved

in the community.

September Eat & Meet

Mark Tues. Sept. 19th on your calendar for our first

Eat & Meet of the fall season. We plan to follow up on the

Canada 150 theme, further exploring the heritage of our vari-

ous members. If you would be willing to share a little of your

family history, please speak to Carolyn, Verna or Dave.

Note the Tuesday date, not our usual Wednesday night

8958 Trafalgar Road, Georgetown ON L7G 4S5 www.hbuc.ca Office: 905-878-4872 E-mail: office@hbuc.ca

5 SIDEROAD CLOSURE-weekend of Aug 18 Please be aware that 5 Sideroad, west of Trafalgar Rd will be closed for watermain work the weekend of August 18th. The church parking lot will be accessible from Trafal-gar Rd for those travelling west on 5 Sideroad and east-bound on 5 Sideroad by going past the barrier marked ‘local traffic only’. We hope to see everyone back for service on August 20th!

HILLCREST WEBSITE

The website has been up-

dated. Check it out!!

www.hbuc.ca, items such as

the newsletters, upcoming

events, contact information,

hours and other information

can be found here! Please let

the office know if anything is

missing, spelled incorrectly

or messages / information

that you would like to see

posted.

It’s a work in progress.

ONGOING HILLCREST ACTIVITIES

Coffee and Conversation

Join us Wednesday mornings at 10 am for coffee, tea and a home baked goodie.

Meaning conversations in a safe and confidential small group of friends.

All are welcome. This group will be look forward to meeting again in September .

Prayer Shawl

The group will take a break and re-start next September.

Going Deeper:

An opportunity to explore scripture passages and sermon messages in more depth.

Meet the last Sunday of each month, immediately following worship, will resume

in September

Bible Study Group

Stay tuned for the next study group!!

Children and Youth

6:30-8:00 pm for kids in grades 4-8..

Will resume on Friday October 20th.

For more information, please talk to Jenn.

PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE

The Barr Family would like to express their thanks for the flowers and c a rds during the time of Judy’s sister’ s passing . The c ontinued p rayers and support from Hillc rest throughout this time meant more than anyone c an imag ine.

Hillcrest Baseball The team is having an

awesome season,!!

Just a few games left

Come out and cheer on the team!!

All games start at 7:00 pm Wednesday August 16 at Lion’s North

Wednesday August 23 at Lion’s North (1)

Milton Fall Fair

September 22,23,24

Volunteers will be needed

again for this fundraising effort we have

been providing for a few years now. Spend

time wandering the fall fair and making

sure it is clean and garbage and recycling

is removed. Speak to Kathy if you haven’t

already. She will be making a

schedule soon. It’s great for

all ages, and high school kids

can get volunteer hours!

Message from Jenn, Children and Youth Leader

Sunday school resumes September 10th. I am looking forward to

seeing everyone. Please send in you Flat Jesus pictures so we can

add them to the weekly powerpoint.

Junior youth group resumes Friday October 20th. Anyone in grades 4-8 are wel-

come to come. Youth group runs from 6:30pm until 8:00pm.

Christmas Craft Show will be Saturday November 18th. We will need someone to

run the bake table, Granny's attic table and raffle room. Please let Jenn know

what you can help out with.

Jenn

Flat Jesus with the Wassenich Family as they

travel through Saskatewan past the canola fields Flat Jesus travelling into Manitoba

with Liz and Bernie W

Mark the date

CHRISTMAS

CRAFT SALE

Saturday November 18th!

Vendors can book a table

through Jenn

New Photo Directory There have been many changes since our last church directory was com-pleted in 2012, particu-larly our amalgamation with Bethel. Therefore we are planning to do a new directory this fall. We are look-ing for someone to take the photos for the directory - they do not have to be profes-sional quality. If you would be interested in helping in this capacity, please contact Verna, Dave or Carolyn.

STAY UPDATED!

Hillcrest United Church has a won-

derful website and a Facebook page.

If you need updates or access to in-

formation about what’s happening

check these sites out!! www.hbuc.ca , https://

www.facebook.com/hillcrestunitedchurch/

NEW INFORMATION? Please keep the office updated with your new information. New address or e-mail? Or maybe you have given up your landline and are only using your cell phone now. We want (need) to know!!

Hillcrest United Church – Hornby Pastoral Charge is again very grateful to the James and Barbara Snow Family Foundation (a fund held within the Oakville Community Foun-dation) for their generous support. Maintaining a viable rural church and supporting the many organizations and activities that use our facility is a chal-lenge but made much easier through this support.

We have opened our doors to a group supporting troubled youth. Along with several other Milton churches we have sponsored a Syrian family. One of our areas of interest and support is to the Darling House, a hospice for youth. Thanks to the James and Barbara Snow Family Foundation we continue to sup-port these and many other groups and activities in the Milton / Georgetown area.

We are in the process of updating our website and will be including a hyper-link their site: www.theocf.org

MORVE VOICES HYMN BOOKS Donations for the new More Voices Hymn Books are always welcomed. Envelopes are located on the back table. For donations of $20 or more you can get a bookplate to put in the front cover (Presented to.. ..by..., in memory of…, in honour of...) Please speak to Valerie to get a bookplate if you have made a donation and need a bookplate.