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FREE COFFEE SUNDAY is today at the Cave Café located outside the HYG Youth Center. Choose from an assortment of coffees, hot chocolates, and hot apple cider.
CONGRATULATIONS to Jan Crowder, who won the 2013 Ms. Cheap/Avenue Bank "What Would You Do If Someone Gave You $500?" contest. The money will benefit her students at Haywood Elementary.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO• Luanna Hunt, who will celebrate her 92nd birthday on Christmas Eve. (4904 Maywood Drive, Nashville, TN 37211)• Wilma Keeney, who will celebrate her 94th birthday on January 3. (Blakeford at Green Hills, 11 Burton Hills Blvd, BCW230, Nashville, TN 37215)
BABY SHOWERS are scheduled for Sunday, January 12, from 4:30 - 5:45 pm. • Jennifer Pence will be in the East FH. She and Daniel are expecting a boy! Selections are at Babies "R" Us and Target.• Ann Hackett will be in the West FH. She and Andrew are expecting a girl! Selections are at Babies "R" Us and Target.
WEDNESDAY FELLOWSHIP MEAL will resume after the holidays.
ADDRESS UPDATES• Joseph, Courtney and Noland Mankin - 714 Omandale Drive, Nashville, TN 37204-4424 No land line• Dena Mays-Sullivan, Andrea and Justin Mays - 410 General George Patton Road, Nashville, TN 37221-2408 No land line
NEWS & NOTES
ELDERS | Larry Boyd, Jim Brownlee, Bruce Church, Steve Church, David Davidson, Ron Feenstra, Mike Green, Phil Henry, Sid Smith; MINISTER | Daniel Hope; ASSOCIATE MINISTERS | A. M. Burton, Randall Pardue; FAMILY | John Conger; YOUTH | Joseph Mankin, Kinsley Sells; CHILDREN’S | Sheila Montgomery; MINISTRY ASSISTANTS | Kellene Adams, Susie Cronin, Teresa Green, Corine Jackson; BUSINESS MGR | Barbara Fox; FACILITIES | Sonny Jones
5800 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37215Phone 615.665.0014 | Fax 615.665.2874
www.hillsboro.org www. twitter.com/hillsborocofc
www.facebook.com/hillsborocofc
THANK YOU NOTES from Mary Boyd, Jack Bradshaw, Christine Brashear, Adelaide Davis, Ada McMeen and Gus Tomlinson are on the News & Notes board.
PRAYERS FOR MEMBERS• Brickelle Ballinger - testing
• Shay Ballinger - Crohn's diagnosis
• Edsel Brown - Vanderbilt, #5441
• Sara Church, Annette Johnson, Linda Kelso, Ann Marsh, Richard Sweeney, Sherrie Tipton, Judy Williams, Elynor Williamson
PRAYERS FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS• Christine Brashear, mother of
Belinda Brownlee
• Virginia Crowder, mother of Jan Crowder
• Barbara Engelberg, friend of Agnes Wells
• Lauren Gregory, cousin of Ben Miller
• Laurie Holmes, mother of Ben Holmes
• Caison Jones, nephew of Meredith Smith
• Carole Pettus, sister of Dianne Griffith
• Garry Quarles, friend of Howard Harris
• Steve Roberts, requested by Betty Townsend's niece
• Amelia Rogers, cousin of Keith Speer
• Nick Rynott, nephew of David Abbey
PRAYERS FOR MILITARY:• Milo Frazier• Jeremy Walker
THE RECORD DECEMBER 15ATTENDANCEBible Study 435AM Worship 552PM Worship 674Wednesday 274
BIRTHDAYSDecember 22 Andy Beachboard
December 23 Ashton Montgomery
December 24 Lauren Castles, Jean Cheatham Luanna Hunt, Mauri LoganDecember 26 Wes Cherry, Johnny Loveless Joseph MankinDecember 27 Shannon Mizell, Landon YoonDecember 28 John MuhireDecember 29 Casey Chelf, Lila WilsonDecember 30 Martha Ann Hawkins Jennifer WhiteDecember 31 Brandon Baxter, Landon Clark Tim Richards
ANNIVERSARIESDecember 22 Joe & Sarah-Jane Bedwell (8) Doug & Linda Kelso (40)
December 23 Vernon & Lee Bates (16)
December 28 Everette & Betty Hunt (57)
December 29 Sid & Joan Smith (49)
December 30 Andy & Kristen Robinson (24) Ray & Kay Simons (46)
UPCOMING EVENTSSunday, December 22• Free Coffee Sunday | Cave Café• Children's Worship• Children's Bible Hour | 6:00 pm | #211• L2L (1st - 6th) | 6:00 pm | Pathfinders' area• Praise, Prayer & Teaching | 6:00 pm | Chapel• Life Groups | 6:00 pm | Various
Tuesday, December 24• Christmas Eve | Church Offices Closed• Community Candlelight Christmas Eve
Service | 5:00 pm | Auditorium
Wednesday, December 25• Christmas Eve | Church Offices Closed
Saturday, December 28• Room in the Inn | 6:00 pm
Sunday, December 29• HYG Service at Retired Teachers' Apt in
Green Hills | Leave HCC at 3:30• HYG Christmas Party | 5:00 pm | Youth
Center• Children's Bible Hour | 6:00 pm | #211• L2L (1st - 6th) | 6:00 pm | Pathfinders' area• Praise, Prayer & Teaching | 6:00 pm | Chapel• Life Groups | 6:00 pm | Various
CALENDAR
H I L L S B O R O C H U R C H O F C H R I S T | D e c e m b e r 2 2 , 2 0 1 3
AM WORSHIP Here I Am to Worship | screen | Joseph Binkley
Welcome & Baby Recognition | D. Rosenblum
Prayer | Phil Henry
Go Tell It on the Mountain | screen
Angels We Have Heard on High | screen
Worthy Art Thou! | #782
Reading | David Buffington
Prayer | Chris Simmons
Offering
O Little Town of Bethlehem | #490
Reading
Silent Night | #577
His Grace Reaches Me | #237
Lord's Supper | Lynn Griffith
Reading
We Will Glorify | #738
Joy to the World | #376
"Hope" | Daniel Hope
My Only Hope Is You | screen
Family News
O Holy Night | screen
Prayer | Brett Hesselrode
Card CollectionAndrew Dale, Kyrien Hardy, Elan Henton
Tell Magness, Walton Magness, Kaleb ScripLogan Yoon
PM WORSHIPChapel • Philippians 2:5-11•DanielHope
LifeGroups•SeeWinterBrochureHYG•YouthCenter
LadstoLeaders•Pathfinders'AreaChildren'sBibleHour•#211
H I L L S B O R O H E R A L DGlorifying God Together
December 22, 2013 Daniel Hope
HOPE
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13
A world without _________________ is a world without _____________.
Hope with an _________________________ ___________ is not hope.
For what do we hope? ___________.
In whom do we hope? ___________________.
What does hope provide? _______________________________________.
CHILDREN'S MINISTRYHELP NEEDED IN TWEENIE CLASS
Teacher's helper is needed immediately on Wednesday nights in the tweenie class. Please contact Sheila Montgomery ([email protected]; 804-8288) to volunteer.
PATHFINDERSStudents in grades 1 - 5 are currently
engaged in a study from the book of Acts. They are focusing on the women in this book who exhibit a servant attitude—women like Dorcas, Priscilla, and Lydia. To put their knowledge in action, the children made blankets for the ladies of Mending Hearts, an organization that provides shelter, hope, and healing to women who may be homeless due to addiction, and/or co-occurring mental health and substance related disorders.
• FREE CUP SUNDAY— Stop by the Cave Café TODAY! Choose from an assortment of coffees, hot chocolates, and hot apple
cider. (Hillsboro family members and guests - Cave Café is located outside the Youth Center.)
• CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE—Bring your family and friends as we celebrate the season. See you at 5:00 pm!
• SUNDAY SERVICE—DECEMBER 29 Next Sunday we will be leading the afternoon service at the Green Hills Apartments for Retired Teachers. We will leave from the building at 3:30 and return in time for our Christmas Party that will be held in the youth center.
POLAR BEAR PLUNGE The second annual New Year’s Day
Polar Bear Plunge benefiting Haiti Missions will take place at 11:00 am on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at the home of Lynn and Dianne Griffith (4029 Outer Drive). Everyone is invited to witness the event! Lynn will be swimming for five minutes in the cold, while visualizing the warmth of Haiti! Information on how you can help and the projects that will benefit from the proceeds is available on the News & Notes table. If you have questions, please contact Lynn at [email protected].
CHILDREN IN NEED Inner City Ministry at Hillsboro will
resume in January, and plans are already being made for the spring semester. Do you have a special place in your heart for children in need and have a little extra time on Monday evenings? Please consider joining our team by riding the bus, working in the classroom as a teacher or helper, or preparing a meal for the children.
Ride the bus:Steve Church 377-5971 or [email protected]
Teach or help in the classroom:Leslie Landiss 383-4318 or [email protected]
Prepare a meal: Delores Davidson 832-6671 or [email protected]
CLOTHING NEED Clothing for all ages is needed (new
& gently used) for the Seventh Avenue congregation downtown. Donations can be left on the table near the News & Notes board through December 29.
FRIENDSPEAKFriendSpeak needs one volunteer to
work with a female who is on the waiting list. Schedule is 6:45 - 7:30 pm on Wednesday evenings. Please contact Kira Fleshman to learn more ([email protected]; 615-517-7718).
ROOM IN THE INNVOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Sign up at the News & Notes board or contact Beth Chambers or Lincoln Yarbrough.
Hosts (two men)• January 11, 18• February 1, February 15 (one needed)
Laundry (one or more members to launder bed linens) • February 15
Bus Driver (one member)• January 18• February 1, 8, 15
Y.E.S. CHRISTMAS PARTYThanks to all those who volunteered!
MAKE-UP SUNDAY IS JANUARY 5 • HILLSBORO GYMBEFORE CLASS (8:30 - 9:00) or 30 MINUTES AFTER AM WORSHIP(No appointment necessary)
BABY RECOGNITIONThis morning we celebrate with Mark
and Emily Hise on the birth of their son, "Jett" Grayson Hise, on October 5. Welcoming her little brother is Reegan. "The Beginner Bible" and "Praying Circles around Your Children" are presented to the parents on behalf of the Marriage and Family Ministry. A prayer of commitment and encouragement will be offered by one of our elders, Phil Henry.
FIRM FOUNDATION(Young Families)
Our annual New Year's Eve party is scheduled for Tuesday night, December 31, in the fellowship hall. Please bring finger foods, movies, XBox/PS3, cards, and board games. Join us for a night of family fun to ring in the New Year! The gym will also be open, so dress accordingly. We need all adults at the party as we have challenged the kids to another dodge ball game. Party will begin at 8:00 pm! —Chris Simmons
LADIES' MINISTRYWINTER RETREAT
Need a pick-me-up packed with friendship, sisterly love, hospitality, and spiritual gifts—all the while glorifying God? Join us for the Ladies' Winter Retreat on January 31 - February 2, 2014. We will be returning to Five Star Retreat with an added option of staying an extra night! Look for details and pricing in coming weeks. Interested in being a part of the planning team? Contact Sophia Birdwell ([email protected]) or Natalie Church ([email protected]).
BIBLE STUDYThe Wednesday morning women's Bible
study will resume on January 15 at 10:00 am. Two studies will be available:• A scriptural study alongside Bill Wiese's New York Times Best Seller, "23 Minutes in Hell," will be led by Susan Saunders. If you plan to join this study, please pick up a copy of the book and read the first two chapters prior to the first class.• Fragrance of Faith by Cassandra Martin is an in-depth study of the Beatitudes. This is a continuation of the study that began in the fall. Interested? Contact Nancy Merritt (297-2115).
Childcare will be available as needed. Please contact Susan if you plan to use this service.
A big thanks to Rebecca Whitworth for designing the artwork for this series.
Holiday Schedule Tuesday, December 24
Church offices closedCommunity Candlelight Christmas Eve
Service•5:00pm•Auditorium
Wednesday, December 25Church offices closed
Sunday, December 29Bibleclassesforallages•9:00am
Worship•10:00amLifeGroups&ChapelService•6:00pm
Tuesday, December 31Church offices closed
Wednesday, January 1Church offices closed
FamilyDevotionalinChapel•6:45pm
