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Upcoming Events Page 2 Announcements Page 3 Session Highlights Page 4 Remember in Your Prayers Page 6 November Birthdays Page 6 November Calendar Page 7 Laity Schedule Page 8 October 21, 2015 of Hilton Presbyterian Church (USA) Church Office Hours Monday – Friday 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Pastor’s Hours Tuesdays & Wednesdays 9:00 AM - NOON or by appointment Dear Hilton Friends, Fall is here! The air is crisp, the furnace is on and leaves are turning yellow. The village is decked in mums and straw, and Hilton Presby- terian is as busy as ever! What a joy is ours to serve God in such a wonderful church! Stewardship Season begins. This week we’ve en- velopes ready for you—an encouraging word from our stewardship team and a pledge card for 2016. Our theme this year is “You are the seed! Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for God.” Think of that! Every day brings a bounty of grace. Our cups overflow! We are rich for the gifts we receive. But do we truly embrace every gift, each one, as a means for our honoring God? As Christ lives in us, we are seeds from which his mercies grow. Our lives, our talents, our treasures and songs—they might sing for Christ in his church today. For we know mercies in Sunday School, youth trips, home visits and choir, Brikin and PORT, support groups and prayer, in preaching and teaching, compassion and love, for justice and truth in our village and world. We find it here in the good news we share. We live it, we give it, “as we serve, we are transformed.” It sure is a blessing to be a part of that wit- ness. For the church, I pray, you consider a most faithful pledge. Be ready to welcome members of our sister church Brikin! They come from the Presbytery of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rev. Berthe Nzeba and two members of their congre- gation will be here Oct. 26 – Nov. 2. Thanks to all who are providing rooms, meals and travel! They’ll all be here for worship on November1. Rev. Nzeba will preach the Word and our choir will have some Brikin-spun music to share. We pray our guests may return to their homes in Brikin with loads of Hilton love to share. To our sister church we say, Dieu vous bénisse! which means God bless you! It’s joy, joy, joy for Hilton this fall! Check out these other good things going on. Last Sun- day we started up Middle School Youth Group, and this week, Family Night In (for par- ents and their children) starts up again. See inside for more information on those! Wow, so much to share…. The Great Chili Cook-off will be 6:00 pm, Sunday evening Novem- ber 1. We’ve elder training with 9 churches this Saturday, the choir will be singing at House of the Word, 1625 West. Pembroke Ave, in Hampton the afternoon of Nov. 15; and just wait until you hear the Christmas Cantata they are preparing! It’s fabulous! God bless you today and forevermore. You are the seed. Christ lives in you. Now let’s all live for Christ! In His Mercy and Grace, Interested in Joining? New members are received on Profession of Faith, Reaf- firmation of Faith, or by Let- ter of Transfer. If you are interested in becoming a member of Hilton Presbyter- ian Church or would like to learn more about the Chris- tian faith, the Presbyterian Church, or programs and ministries of HPC, please contact Pastor Clark, any Ruling Elder, or the church office. The Rev. Clark DeSarro-Raynal Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, November 1

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33rd Sunday n Or

Upcoming Events Page 2

Announcements Page 3

Session Highlights Page 4

Remember in Your

Prayers Page 6

November Birthdays Page 6

November Calendar Page 7

Laity Schedule Page 8

October 21, 2015

of Hilton Presbyterian Church (USA)

Church Office Hours

Monday – Friday

9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Pastor’s Hours

Tuesdays & Wednesdays

9:00 AM - NOON

or by appointment

Dear Hilton Friends,

Fall is here! The air is crisp, the furnace is on and leaves are turning

yellow. The village is decked in mums and straw, and Hilton Presby-

terian is as busy as ever! What a joy is ours to serve God in such a

wonderful church!

Stewardship Season begins. This week we’ve en-

velopes ready for you—an encouraging word

from our stewardship team and a pledge card for

2016. Our theme this year is “You are the seed!

Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for God.”

Think of that! Every day brings a bounty of grace. Our cups overflow!

We are rich for the gifts we receive. But do we truly embrace every

gift, each one, as a means for our honoring God? As Christ lives in us,

we are seeds from which his mercies grow. Our lives, our talents, our treasures and

songs—they might sing for Christ in his church today. For we know mercies in Sunday

School, youth trips, home visits and choir, Brikin and PORT, support groups and prayer,

in preaching and teaching, compassion and love, for justice and truth in our village and

world. We find it here in the good news we share. We live it, we give it, “as we serve,

we are transformed.” It sure is a blessing to be a part of that wit-

ness. For the church, I pray, you consider a most faithful pledge.

Be ready to welcome members of our sister church Brikin! They

come from the Presbytery of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic

of Congo. Rev. Berthe Nzeba and two members of their congre-

gation will be here Oct. 26 – Nov. 2. Thanks to all who are

providing rooms, meals and travel! They’ll all be here for worship

on November1. Rev. Nzeba will preach the Word and our choir

will have some Brikin-spun music to share. We pray our guests may return to their

homes in Brikin with loads of Hilton love to share. To our sister church we say, Dieu vous

bénisse! which means God bless you!

It’s joy, joy, joy for Hilton this fall! Check out these other good things going on. Last Sun-

day we started up Middle School Youth Group, and this week, Family Night In (for par-

ents and their children) starts up again. See inside for more information on those! Wow,

so much to share…. The Great Chili Cook-off will be 6:00 pm, Sunday evening Novem-

ber 1. We’ve elder training with 9 churches this Saturday, the choir will be singing at

House of the Word, 1625 West. Pembroke Ave, in Hampton the afternoon of Nov. 15;

and just wait until you hear the Christmas Cantata they are preparing! It’s fabulous!

God bless you today and forevermore. You are the seed. Christ lives in you. Now let’s all

live for Christ!

In His Mercy and Grace,

Interested in Joining?

New members are received

on Profession of Faith, Reaf-

firmation of Faith, or by Let-

ter of Transfer. If you are

interested in becoming a

member of Hilton Presbyter-

ian Church or would like to

learn more about the Chris-

tian faith, the Presbyterian

Church, or programs and

ministries of HPC, please

contact Pastor Clark, any

Ruling Elder, or the church

office.

The Rev. Clark DeSarro-Raynal

Daylight Saving Time begins

Sunday, November 1

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Events happening throughout the Presbytery of Eastern Virginia can be found at www.pcusa-peva.org/

Chili Cookoff

November 1, 6:00 pm

Mark your calendar now, Sunday, November 1 is the annual

Chili Challenge Youth Fundraiser.

Plan to create your favorite chili recipe or just join in to taste

and help choose this year’s winner. The youth will be accept-

ing donations to help offset the cost of summer retreat expe-

riences. The middle high group hopes to attend Massanetta

next June and the high school group plans to return to Mon-

treat in July. The evening will be enjoyable and you will be

amazed by the talented cooks at Hilton.

If you plan to bring chili please let Beth Rivenbark know (591-

2447) or you can let Sarah in the church office know (595-

1313).

Halloween Handout

October 31, 5-8 pm

We’re treating the little princesses and pirates to an assort-

ment of toys to choose from and hot cocoa to warm them up.

There will be a thousand or more children coming through!

Help needed with set up, distributing the toys, greeting trick-

or-treaters, or handing out hot chocolate. Please sign up in the

narthex.

Important YOUTH Dates

Oct 25

Family Night In 5-6:30; Senior High 6-7:30

Nov. 1

Chili Night Cookoff – 6 pm

Nov. 8

Middle School 5-6:30; Senior High 6-7:30

Nov. 15

Middle School 5-6:30

Nov. 22

Family Night In 5-6:30; Senior High 6-7:30

Dec. 6

Christmas Dinner

Dec. 13

Middle School 5-6:30; Senior High 6-7:30

Dec. 20

Family Night In 5-6:30; Senior High 6-7:30

Advent Workshop

Sunday, November 22, 8:30-10:15 am

This is a favorite event for the Hilton Presbyterian family, so put

it on your calendar, and plan to bring friends!

CRAFTS & ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES, NURSERY FOR UN-

DER 3

WE’LL SHARE BREAKFAST BREADS & BEVERAGES.

PLAN TO SHOP: SERRV Crafts, Zuni peanuts, & more

DONATE as a gift to the Christ Child from your family,

or receive a gift card when you donate in someone’s name

to Habitat, Heifer Project, Church World Service,

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance*, LINK, or PORT.

(*Note- Gifts to PDA can be designated –

DR000156 for International Refugee Programs.)

ADMISSION- White athletic socks, or men’s underwear, for

homeless guests at PORT, or a Gift-of-the-Heart Kit for disaster

victims (instructions in the narthex)

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

for prep, to man stations, to set up on Saturday, Nov. 21,

and clean up after worship. SIGN UP in the narthex, or contact Doris Slagle 595-9136,

[email protected], or Susie Banning 595-8942.

OUR SYMPATHY is extended to Pat & Bo Bohon on the October 8 death of their son-in-law

Art Manning. Condolences may be sent to 955 Harpersville Road #3048, Newport News 23601.

BRIKIN VISIT The Rev. Berthe Nzeba, pastor of our sister church Brikin in the Democratic

Republic of Congo, will arrive in our area on Mon, 10/26 and will stay until 11/02. Joining her

that week will be two members of the Brikin Church. It is our joy to host them all. We are co-

ordinating their accommodations. If you can help by providing some transportation, a meal or

two, or even a bedroom, please sign up in the narthex. Rev. Nzeba’s itinerary that week in-

cludes…

presbytery meeting on Tues, 10/27 at Great Bridge P.C. in Chesapeake

Congo Community Dinner on Sat, 10/31 at Grace Covenant P.C. in Va. Beach

preaching and worship here at Hilton P.C. on Sun, 11/1

Our friends have good news in Christ to share. We welcome them in Jesus’ name!

PRAYER & MEDITATION HOUR is held Thursdays at 9:30 am in the library classroom.

INTERESTED IN AN HPC SHIRT? Please see Sarah in the church office. Most sizes available

for children/men & women. Polos are $25 and tees are $10.

2015 FLOWER CHART is located above the water fountains near the bathroom. Fall dates

available.

FAIR TRADE COFFEE & TEA Equal Exchange coffee, tea and cocoa for sale. Our display is

located outside the Fellowship Hall. Fall & winter items IN STOCK!

HILTON’S FOOD DRIVE is active year-round due to the dire needs of the Peninsula Food

Bank in supplying those less fortunate than ourselves. A bin is in the narthex. Please continue to

support this local collection effort to help our neighbors. Items most needed: hearty soups,

beans, rice, canned fruit, potato flakes, boxed cereal, canned meat & tuna, canned veggies, mac &

cheese, pasta, spaghetti sauce, pancake mix & syrup, Hamburger Helper, canned & dry milk.

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Choirs Leading in Worship

11/1 Ensemble/Junior Jam/Youth Jam

11/8 Adult Choir

11/15 Adult Choir/Hilton Ringers

11/22 Ensemble

11/29 Adult Choir/Ensemble

The Keenagers

Who: Anyone over 55

When: November 5, 11:30 am

Where: The Lunch Bell

Please call Nola Atkins to reserve

your place at (757) 875-0190.

Yoga Classes

Tuesdays / 5:30-6:30 pm

Fellowship Hall

Try your first class for free!

Carol Millspaw, instructor

[email protected]

Fridays / 5:30-6:30 pm

Fellowship Hall

Try your first class for free!

Peggy Loughry, instructor

[email protected]

Circle 1: Susie Banning

November 9, 7:00 pm

Circle 2: Barbara Blowe

November 12, 10:30 am

Circle 3: Lynn Gray

November 16, 7:00 pm

Commitment Cards to Arrive Next Week

Commitment Cards for the 2016 Budget should arrive in

each member’s and regular attendee’s home this week.

Each member is encouraged to help support the programs

of Hilton Presbyterian Church—directed toward strength-

ening the children, youth, and adults within our “walls,” so

that we can more effectively reach beyond our “walls” to

the larger community needing God’s love.

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At the Stated Meeting of the Session of Hilton Presbyterian Church on October 5, 2015, the Session:

Approved as corrected the minutes of the Stated Meeting of September 1, 2105,

Ratified the e-mail vote to approve the Facility Use Request of the Girl Scouts to use several Classrooms on the second floor of the education wing beginning on Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. every other week.

Approved a motion to authorize Blythe Raines and Jym New-ton to purchase an LCD projector for use by adult and youth education teachers, administration and worship personnel.

Approved passing out small packages of almonds at the Hal-loween toy give away on October 31, 2015.

Reviewed the existing Pastor/Congregation Covenant and approved minor amendments to the Covenant.

Elected Chuck Paul as Elder Commissioner for the Presby-tery meeting on Tuesday October 27, 2015.

The next session meeting will be November 3, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.

We’re Hosting the Next

Blood Drive!

Tuesday, November 10 / 1:30 - 6:00 pm

Fellowship Hall

Our church has a history of giving and has been heroic in

the number of people who have donated blood.

Remember, one donation can save THREE lives!

Can’t donate blood? Well, don’t worry, you can “give,”

too! There are opportunities for several people to do

some easy, “just-show-up” kind of jobs to facilitate offer-

ing a comfortable, efficient use of a blood donor’s life-

saving job. The non-donating jobs involve:

Set up and/or take down tables and chairs for the

Red Cross team.

Greet and sign in the potential donors.

Set up and serve donors in the “canteen” area. This

can be a social as well as service providing job. We

offer light snacks, provided by the other Hilton Area

churches, to help the donors re-energize and keep

up their fluid intake before getting on with their eve-

nings.

Encourage others who have an interest to come out

and give the gift of life.

There will be a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for non-

blood-donor help. Thank you for your consideration

in this vital ministry!

Potential blood donors…the Red Cross is trying to make

the blood donation process more convenient and effi-

cient in a number of ways these days. Technology has

been helpful in that regard. Here are some aids for expe-

diting the process:

Make an appointment online at

www.redcrossblood.org (the Sponsor Code is Hil-

tonAC) or download the free Blood Donor App by texting

BLOOD.

A BRAND NEW TOOL is available. It’s called Rapid

Pass. The pre-reading and answering of pre-donation ques-

tions may be accomplished online at home or from your

workplace the day of donating to reduce the time spent at

the blood drive by as much as 15 minutes! To access this

process visit www.redcrossblood.ort/RapidPass and follow

the instructions given.

In summary, donate blood if you can, sign up to help facilitate the

blood drive, an/or tell your friends about this ministry and en-

courage them to consider being lifesavers!

Thank you,

Wanda Fletcher

HPC representative to the Hilton Area Churches Blood Drive

(757) 249-0122 or

[email protected]

What’s Your Hymn Personality?

A lot of people think musical taste runs along the line of “I like traditional

hymns” or “I like contemporary music,” but it is more about your hymn

personality. Some people like stately marching music like, “Guide Me O,

Thou Great Jehovah” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” or “Siyahamba.” Notice

they like entirely different styles, but all lend themselves to a heavy march-

ing rhythm. Some people like dancing music like, “Come, Thou Long Ex-

pected Jesus,” “Hear the Good News of Salvation,” “Blessed Assurance,”

or “Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore.” Some people are medita-

tors. They like Taize music like, “O Lord Hear My Prayer,” “Wait for the

Lord,” the contemporary “As the Deer” or the traditional “Silent Night.”

Then there are the rhythmic folks, (that’s me!) who like those unpredicta-

ble rhythms “Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord,” “Everlasting God,”

“Hallelujah, We Sing Your Praises!” and a very early Presbyterian hymn,

“Comfort, Comfort, Now My People.”

I hope that you noticed that all of these types have been visited in our ser-

vices of worship. You probably won’t have all four in every service, but I

do try and see that we are all fed while lifting up the theme of the day. So

remember, as one of my favorite new hymns says, for everyone born a

place at the table. Every meal may not be your favorite, but you will find

food for the soul.

Save the Date – HPC Adult Choir will be singing on

Nov 15th at 5:00 pm at “House of the Word,” 1625 W.

Pembroke Ave, Hampton. We made a connection with

Pastor Mary Jones at the Day of Prayer events.

Lois Reese,

Music Director

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FALL ACTIVITIES @ HPC

Sunday Morning CHILD CARE is provided for toddlers and infants in Room 103. Preschool-age CHILD CARE is in Room 104.

Junior Jam Sundays / 9:00-9:20 am / Grades K-2

Room 207 In Junior Jam we will learn the basics of leading in worship. Singing, move-ment and playing instruments all help us put our musical gifts into play.

Youth Jam Wednesdays / 4:30-5:00 pm / Grades 3-8

Room 207 Teamwork is what it is all about here. Singing, drumming, chimes, orff instru-ments, studying hymns old and new; you name it, we'll try it. We'll be ex-ploring the many ways there are to lead worship

Adult Choir Wednesdays / 6:30-8:00 pm

Choir Room The Adult Choir is responsible for leading our congregation in song as well as singing responses and anthems. We sing everything from Bach to Bern-stein and Mendelssohn to Ray. We do two major musical works a year, at Christmas and in the spring.

Hilton Ringers Thursdays / 6:30-7:30 pm / Grade 6-adult

Sanctuary This in an intergenerational handbell choir for youth and adults. A basic knowledge of reading music notation is helpful to join this group. This choir adds to the worship experience through playing anthems, accompanying other choirs and hymns, and doing processionals.

Ensemble Alternating Thursdays 7:30-8:30 pm

High school-adult Sanctuary

These are the leaders of our contemporary music. We have 4-5 singers and a group of instrumentalists including congas, guitars and bass.

Prayer & Meditation Hour

Thursdays / 9:30 am / Library Classroom Every week we set aside time for spiritual refreshment. Our gatherings include centering time, meditative readings and responsive prayers. The leadership varies; each time is unique.

Family Nite In See page 2

@ Hilton Events As announced

New Members New members are received on Profession of Faith, Reaffirmation of Faith, or by Letter of Transfer. If you are interested in becoming a member of Hilton Presbyterian Church or would like to learn more about the Christian faith, the Presbyterian Church, or programs and ministries of HPC, please contact Pastor Clark, any Ruling Elder, or the church office.

Presbyterian Women (Circles meet monthly) Contact Beth Rivenbark or Betty Blackburn for more information.

See page 2 for more information.

Keenagers (Age 55+) The Keenagers meet on the first Thursday of each month at 11:30 am. See page 2 for more information.

CHILDREN / YOUTH Sundays / 9:15-10:10 am

Pre-K Kathryn Dabbs

Room 104

Grades K-2 Anna Chenoweth, Donna DeSarro-Raynal,

Carol Preston Room 205

Grades 3-5 Doug Baker, Chris Cann

Room 204

Grades 6-8 Blythe Raines, Jessica Watkins

Room 202

ADULTS

Adult Discussion Class be not afraid: Facing Fear with Faith

by Samuel Wells Join us as we explore this subject and discuss what it means to us.

Margaret Lassiter, Barbara Savage, Jay Taylor, Chuck Webb

Fellowship Hall

Faithlink Class This class provides a Christian perspective on contemporary issues that allows Scripture, Christian tradition, and open thinking to guide the discussion.

Pax Goodson, Sue Hogue, Lisa Schlickenmeyer, Lee Anne Sulzberger

Room 208

Men’s Bible Class Utilizing a six-year plan to cover major themes of the Bible, the Standard Bible Series is the guide for study, questions, and discussion for this men’s group.

Charlie Slagle Men’s Classroom (library)

Middle High Fellowship

See page 2

Senior High Fellowship 6:00 - 7:30 pm / Sr. High Room (lower level)

Our Senior High youth have three emphases: fellowship, chosen discussion topics and mis-sions.

Beth Rivenbark, Patti Grayson, Jack Jackson

Adult Book Study Solomon’s Porch

See page 4

SUNDAY MUSIC & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Family, Friends and those Recovering will be kept on our pastoral care list for one month unless an

extension of time is requested. Please notify the church office of any changes.

Beth Shalom Lifecare (Richmond): Barbara Smith

Coliseum Nursing Home: Mary Church

The Huntington at The Newport: Margaret Hurt

The Newport: Edra Mayer

Our Lady of Peace (Charlottesville, VA): Steve Lanning

At Home Recovering/In Treatment: Cathy Stinnette, Ed Bolish

Friends/Family: John Philbrick; Cliff Blowe (son of Bill & Barbara Blowe); Robert Miller

(Diane Clear’s father); Bennett Wood (Matt Burgener’s father-in-law); Patti Minium

Moonis, Barry Beam (Kristen Witt’s father); Sonny Sorenson (friend of Bill Blowe); Keenan

Clear, John Zug (Sue Hogue’s nephew); Leonard & Berla Peterson (Lynne Peterson’s par-

ents)

Our Sister Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo:

Brikin Church, Kinshasa

Our Missionaries: Tom & Nancy Rach in Mexico

Military: Karri Kypriandes* (Patty & Aderon Gibbs), Casey Leser, Karl Sembroski (Lois

Reese’s nephew), Joey Doherty (Jessica Perry Doherty), Taylor Herring (Margaret Lassit-

er), David Melendez* (Nelson Farley), Mike Roane (Lynne Peterson), Ron Wagner, Jr.

(Kate Perry Wagner) *Deployed

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1 Ian Edwards, Helen Honeycutt

4 Kate (Perry) Wagner

5 Izzy Drewer

6 Sarah Frederick

7 Nancy Milton, David Warren

9 Kevin Clear, Colin Hunt

11 Jackie Peters, Buddy Wood

12 Michael Mulkey

13 Dot Adams

15 Megan Heatwole

18 Christy Laurent

22 Jay Taylor 24 Ed Bolish, Jonathan Gibbs, Melissa

Goodson

25 Patti Grayson, Bob Sulzburger

28 Bill Williams

29 Lisa Schlickenmeyer, Blair Williams

30 Eli DeSarro-Raynal

If your name is not listed, please contact

the church office so we can celebrate

your birthday too!

Dear HPC and Preschool,

I thank you all for sending me wonderful and

useful cards and gifts (on my dad’s passing). I am

still gravely sad, but I have been uplifted with

your thoughts and prayers. God has been with

me and I believe he has greatly appreciated your

sympathy, as I have. I wanted you to know I

wrote this because I have received your love

and thoughtfulness, even if you did not send

anything. In simple words, Thank You.

Romy (& Sarah) McGinnis

Dear friends,

I want to thank my Hilton family so much for all

of the calls, cards, food, and flowers! Every-

one's concern and support has meant so very

much to me, I can't begin to thank you all

enough! The love and kindness you all give so

readily is a true blessing in my life.

Debbie Barber

Photo Directory

Thanksgiving holiday

November 27 & 28

HPC is a congregation deeply rooted in our community. We propose to translate this mission statement beginning into visual images. It has been five years since our last pictorial directory. We have contracted with Life Touch, a company that com-bined with Olan Mills. They recommend the photo shoot on two days after Thanks-giving, Friday 2:00 to 9:00 and Saturday 10:00 to 5:00, 28-slots each day. There will probably a makeup day early the next week for those out of town Friday and Satur-day. Ideally college students will be home around Thanksgiving and school will be out providing time for a photo shoot. We are told that family pets are welcome in pictures if desired. The preschool and others from the community can come and get a free professional photo shoot and a free 8 x 10 picture (feel free to spread the word). They will not be in the directory, but for each non-church family that partici-pates, the church will receive an extra directory. We will need two volunteers to work on registration and flow during photo shoots. Sarah McGinnis and I serve as coordinators. Life Touch will provide two photographers, one to take pictures and one to display pictures taken electronically. There will be no salespeople and no pressure to purchase additional prints, although they make their money this way. Prices they say have not changed in 10 years. The final product will capture who we are as a congregation and a community of faith. My hope is that you will all join this process enthusiastically. There will be a page at the end for people who cannot make the photo-shoot (home-bound, military personnel and college/university students) to post electronic pictures. For an additional $10, these photos can be integrated into the body of the directory rather than being on the separate page at the end. We have four weeks to publicize the process. In the end I believe we will have a directory that is positive and uplifting. Scheduling information TBA...

Blessings, Chuck Webb

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 DST begins 9:15 am SS 10:30 am Worship (Congo visit) 11:30 am Vision & Architecture Mtg 6 pm Chili Cookoff

2 9 am Soup kitchen

3 (5:30 pm Yoga) 6:30 pm Session

4 4:30 pm YJ 6:30 pm Adult Choir

5 6:30 pm Handbells

6 9 am Soup kitchen (5:30 pm Yoga)

7

8

9:15 am SS 10:30 am Worship 11:30 am Christian Ed Com 5:00 pm MH 6:00 pm SH 6 pm Solomon’s Porch

9 9 am Soup kitchen 7 pm Circle 1

10 1:30-6 pm Blood Drive (5:30 pm Yoga)

11 4:30 pm YJ 6:30 pm Adult Choir

12 10:30 am Circle 2 6:30 pm Handbells 7:30 pm Ensemble

13 9 am Soup kitchen (5:30 pm Yoga)

14

15 Stewardship Dedication 8:30 am Advent Workshop 10:30 am Worship 6 pm Solomon’s Porch

16 9 am Soup kitchen 7 pm Circle 3

17 (5:30 pm Yoga)

18 4:30 pm YJ 6:30 pm Adult Choir

19 7:30 pm Ensemble

20 9 am Soup kitchen (5:30 pm Yoga)

21

22 9 am JJ 9:15 am SS 10:30 am Worship 5:00 pm Family Nite In 5:00 pm MH 6 pm Solomon’s Porch

23 9 am Soup kitchen 6:30 pm Admin/Finance Com.

24 (5:30 pm Yoga)

25 Newsletter

26 Thanksgiving Office Closed

27 Office Closed 9 am Soup kitchen (5:30 pm Yoga)

28

29 Advent I 9 am JJ 9:15 am SS 10:30 am Worship 6 pm Solomon’s Porch

30 9 am Soup kitchen

November 2015

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(Activities in parenthesis are not HPC Activities)

SS = Sunday School AC = Adult Choir

JJ = Junior Jam

YJ = Youth Jam

HPP = Hilton Pres. Preschool MH = Middle High

SH = Senior High

SP = Solomon’s Porch

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Laity Assistant Schedule If you are unable to be at church on a Sunday you’re scheduled to serve, please arrange for a substitute, and if time allows, contact the church office.

Week of November 1 Week of November 8

Building Security Greg Raines Greg Raines

Greeters/Ushers Diane Clear, Paul Clear, Barbara Savage, Doug Wolff, Isaac Chenoweth

Diane Clear, Paul Clear, Barbara Savage, Doug Wolff, Isaac Chenoweth

Counters Jim Barnes, Julie Richter, Jane Day Jack Jackson, Al Riutort, Paige Williams

Nursery Desiree Mujais, Lynn & Chelsea Gray Desiree Mujais, Vicki & Sam Signorelli

Children’s Time Pastor Clark Melissa Goodson Liturgist/Lay Reader Kathy James-Webb Hagen Hines Multimedia Doug Baker/Francie Pearce Doug Baker/Francie Pearce Flower Delivery Kathryn Dabbs, Jessica Watkins Kathryn Dabbs, Jessica Watkins

Giving Flowers Lynne Peterson Lois Oglesby

Week of November 15 Week of November 22

Building Security Greg Raines Greg Raines

Greeters/Ushers Diane Clear, Paul Clear, Barbara Savage, Doug Wolff, Isaac Chenoweth

Diane Clear, Paul Clear, Barbara Savage, Doug Wolff, Isaac Chenoweth

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