Merry Christmas from Hillcrest

Charles Billingsley in Concert December 14, 6:00pm No Tickets - A love offering will be taken.

Celebrate ADVENT with us during Sunday Morning Worship Services beginning December 3rd.

We will begin a new sermon series highlighting the five gifts of Advent: Peace, Hope, Joy, Love and Christ. Each service we will light the Advent candle, have dramatic scripture readings and hear special music from the Worship Choir entitled "Journey to Bethlehem." Please join us for this special time celebrating the birth of JESUS.

Sunday, December 24 Sunday School & Worship 9:15am & 10:45am Christmas Eve Service 5:00pm, Worship Center Church Office Closed December 25 & 26 January 1

THE Sweetest Gift Each year the Children's Ministry provides names and Christmas lists for children in need within our area. If you, your family, your Sunday School class or LifeGroup would like to provide Christmas gifts for one or several of these children, names and lists are available for pick up in the foyer of the Worship Center. Also, during the week you may stop by the office to pick up names and lists. Gifts should be wrapped and turned in at the Student Center (Bldg B) on Wednesday, Dec. 13 from 7pm until 8pm, Thursday, Dec. 14 from 9am until 6pm, or Friday, Dec. 15 from 9am until 6pm.

Christmas Break Schedule: Children: AWANA ends December 17 and resumes January 7. JAM (Jesus And Me) ends December 19 and resumes January 9. Children's Missions ends December 20 and resumes January 10. Students: NO ENGAGE December 24 and 31 NO ELEVATE December 27 Counseling: NO Support Groups during December. See our website for class schedules for 2018. ( hbce.org )

Women's Ministry: Coffee Conversations: December 6, 6pm, Room D108 (Ground Floor below the AWANA Room) Winter Bible Study "The Gospel of Mark" by Lisa Harper January 10 - Feb. 21 Facilitated by Rena Squier. Book: $13/ea Singles Christmas Luncheon December 10, following the 10:45 Morning Worship 2018 Women's Conference February 9-10 Enterprise Performing Arts Center Guests: Lisa Harper, Author & Bible Teacher Laura Story, Grammy Award Winner, Songwriter, and Singer Tickets: $35 Available NOW in the church office.

DISCIPLE NOW 2018 JANUARY 12-14 FOLLOWER: LIVING AN AUTHENTIC FAITH Contact the Student Ministry for more information. hillcreststudents.net

GRACE MARRIAGE: ENRICH. PROTECT. GROW. New Ministry Coming to Hillcrest in 2018!

Senior Adult Game Day & Covered Dish Luncheon December 7, 10am, FH Sunday Night Senior Worship: Sundays, Dec. 3 and 10 5pm, FH Senior Adult Christmas Dinner Monday, December 11 5:00pm, FH, Cost:$10 RSVP by December 4 Victorian Front Porch Christmas Tour Opelika, AL Saturday, December 9. Admission if free. Pike Piddlers Storytelling Festival Saturday, January 27 Tickets: $10/each Deadline: Thursday, Jan. 4 Contact Ronda in the church office for more information.

FUTURE MISSION TRIPS - SPRING 2018 - ETHIOPIA: FEBRUARY 16 - 26 ASHEVILLE, NC: MARCH 22 - 25 BENNINGTON, VT: MARCH 24 - 30 COSTA RICA: APRIL 6 - 14 For more information about these trips, please contact the Missions Office.

IMPORTANT NOTES: * Poinsettias If you purchased a poinsettia for the Worship Center, please take it with you after the 5:00pm Christmas Eve Service. * End of Year Contributions All 2017 contributions must be brought to the church office by 11am on December 29, be postmarked no later than December 30, or placed in the offering plate during the Worship Service on Sunday, December 31st. Family Night Supper Wednesdays, 4:45pm - 5:45pm December 6 Grilled/Fried Chicken Fingers, Mac & Cheese, Butter Beans, Salad, Roll, Peach Cobbler December 13 Breakfast: Grits, Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Biscuits w/Gravy December 20 Hamburger Steak w/Gravy, Rice, Green Beans, Salad, Roll, Apple Cobbler December 27 & January 3 NO Activities/NO Supper