Patricia Antonevitch (12/5)
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James Hollingsworth (12/19)
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Food Distribution this
Saturday, December 7th
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Participate in our monthly Food Distribution with our partners from the Point Church. Set up begins at 10:00am and we open our doors at 11am. If you plan to participate this Saturday, please contact
Dina
to sign-up to help.
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Name Launch Party:
Sunday, December 15th
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As the calendar year draws to a close, we anticipate the coming new year as we change from HillSong Church to Hillside Church. We will celebrate this new beginning on Sunday, December 15 following the worship service with a potluck luncheon. Turkey, ham, and a special cake will be provided. Please bring side dishes or bread to share.
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Christmas Eve Service:
Tuesday, December 24th @ 5:00pm
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Come on Christmas Eve for a special worship service of carol singing and a candle light celebration of the birth of our Savior. Bring your family, invite your friends & neighbors.
Make plans to come for a worship service of thanksgiving and rejoicing.
Please note there will be no childcare provided.
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Let us deliver your Christmas cards to the Hillsong/Hillside family for you. There are boxes in the church hallway for dropping off and picking up cards. Donate what you would normally spend on postage to
Local Missions Projects.
Updated church directories are available for pick-up.
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Email Addresses & Donation Checks
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As we transition to our new name, you might be wondering about our email addresses and how to make out your offering checks. Our new email addresses will soon be active. We will let you know when you can start using them: dina@hillsidenc.org and rob@hillsidenc.org. We will still be able to receive emails addressed to ___@hillsong.org but they will become inactive in the future.
Checks should still be made out to ‘HillSong Church’ until the end of the year. We anticipate changing over our bank accounts to the new name in January.
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Inclement Weather Reminder
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In the event of bad weather, church activities may be cancelled. If cancelling is necessary, we will contact WRAL –TV5 and WCHL 97.9/1360 AM radio to be included in their list of closings. We will also attempt to post the closing on Facebook and via a churchwide email.
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With the lowering of temperatures, the Refugee Support Center has had some urgent requests from refugees for cold weather apparel (jackets, coats, scarves, gloves, hats) for both genders and all ages. If you are able to assist, drop off your items at the Center between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00pm, Mondays-Fridays. The location is 401 NC Hwy 54 Bypass, #E15 (Carolina Apts). Due to storage space limitations, please make another organization happy with other items you may wish to donate. Thank you for doing what you can.
—
Flicka Bateman, Director Refugee Support Center
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The Furniture Project Needs You!
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We, at the Furniture Project have been very busy throughout the year. Recently we have helped many large families and are now out of furniture!! There are 3 families/individuals waiting for help at the moment. Please help us restock.. Since our inception in 2012 The Furniture Project has served 945 families (this year over 100)! Please take a moment out of this busy time of year to help us help them.
Donate basic furniture to help disabled vets, school children, working poor and homeless in Orange County. Our most needed household items are: Bed frames, Bedding, Bedroom furniture, Living room furniture, Kitchen tables and chairs, TV stands and Small appliances. For more information click
here
or call 919.612.2759.
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For more detail on the amounts in the Financial Snapshot, see the October 2019 Financial Statement. Copies are available at the back of the Worship Center on the Information Table.
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The Arrival
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from Pastor Rob
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“The arrival of a notable person, thing, or event;” this is the dictionary definition of
Advent
. Thus the Christian church refers to the season in which we celebrate the birth of Jesus as Advent. God has arrived on earth.
Of course, we believe God is omnipresent. God is in all places at all times. How can one who is already here also arrive? In Jesus, God arrives in human flesh. In Jesus, God’s presence is felt in a way previously unseen or unknown. God has always been personal, but in Jesus, the personal is now touchable. In Jesus, God can be embraced. In Jesus, God can throw back a few beers with us. In Jesus, we get to hear God’s laugh. In Jesus, God can be punched and spat upon; and, nailed to a cross.
Do you believe there is a God somewhere out there? Do you believe that God is a personal God who affects life on earth and who gets involved in the lives of women and men?
Read more
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