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~ Hillside Events and News ~

Come and join the learning!
Adult Bible Study and L.I.F.E. for Children, K-8th gr.
Hillside Sunday School - 9:30 to 10:30 (no Sunday School, Bible Study January 1)

Children's Church
Discovery Zone (during the worship service) Discovery Zone Children’s Church is held in the lower level every Sunday for children in Kindergarten thru 5th grade. The children join their parents in the Sanctuary for the beginning of the worship service so they can participate in worship praise and prayer. Then they'll be dismissed to Discovery Zone.They have begun a new theme called “Dodgeball City”. TaDah!!

Ministry Board meets first Tuesdays.

~ February NEWS ~

Ash Wednesday Service – February 22 at 7 PM

SERMON SERIES The current sermon series is on the book of Genesis. Many of Pastor Pat’s sermons are now on the church website and available as mp3 files. If you missed a recent sermon or want to hear one again, they can be found here.

WEDNESDAYS IN THE WORD All are invited to attend Pastor Pat’s Wednesday evening Bible study from 7-8 PM. The next series begins February 29 and runs through April 4. The group meets in the lower level from 7-8 PM. Bring a friend! We’ll supply Bibles if you don’t have one.


FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
Enjoy a FREE movie and popcorn fellowship with Hillside's Friday Night at the Movies. Join us for our next movie night on March 16 at 7:30 PM. We will be showing the 1986 comedy “Saving Grace” with Tom Conti. “A newly-elected Pope Leo XIV finds himself accidentally locked out of the Vatican. Unknown to the outside world, he winds up in an impoverished Italian village, where his adventures ultimately teach the Pope and his new friends some important lessons about friendship and self-esteem.”
All are invited. Bring friends!

MEN’S RETREAT
The men of Hillside had a great time. Take a listen to some of the sound bites at Skylodge Men's Retreat

~ SMALL GROUPS ~

SISTERS IN CHRIST meet twice a month for lively discussion, prayer, and fellowship. They will begin with a short devotion study and look at what God says about living in the 21st century as women loving the Lord. Their time together will close with praise and prayer for each other, our church, and any other concerns brought to share. Bring a friend! The meetings will be on the 1st and 3rd Thursday’s of the month from 7-8 PM.

MEN ON THE HILL Calling all men! The Men on the Hill take place on the 2nd and 4th Monday’s of the month from 7-8 PM. They are using the book: The Samson Syndrome: What You Can Learn from the Baddest Boy in the Bible by Mark Attebury. Copies will be provided.

Here is a brief description of the book:
The story of Samson is the perfect vehicle to reveal the twelve tendencies that can bring down strong men: disregarding their boundaries, struggling with lust, ignoring good advice, overestimating their own cleverness, and others. Written in a compassionate, funny, and practical style, The Samson Syndrome offers readers powerful ideas for making sure they use their greatest strengths to honor God in every situation.

COVENANT COUPLES Coming Soon! A good time with each other and other couples when Pastor Pat and his wife Cherie will be hosting the event, Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage.

LIT LOVERS Women's Book Club
A bookmark with the September through December selections and the meeting dates are on the information table outside the sanctuary. All meetings take place in the lower level of the church from 7-8:30 PM on the last Thursday of each month. All women are invited to attend any discussion and enjoy tea and treats. Contact Faith Albano for further information.

~ WAYS YOU CAN HELP ~

Discovery Zone is looking for additional adult helpers on Sunday morning to assist Cheri. Please prayerfully consider if you can help. We are hoping to have enough helpers to set up a rotation schedule. No preparation/planning - just be another pair of hands. Both men and women can help. Please let Pam Berg or Cheri Coakley know if you are willing and interested.

BENEVOLENCE
Thank you to everyone who has been helping us keep a supply of benevolence items (toiletries, paper towels, detergent, etc.) on hand. Please check out the bulletin board at the top of the stairs for items needed. Take an index card, purchase the item, and bring it to church with you. You can leave the item(s) by the office door. Please note that we are now distributing items only on the first Sunday of the month. This will enable us to build up a supply of items and to keep better track of those items we are distributing.

FOOD PANTRY - You can help in many ways. Take a look here or here.

~ CONFERENCE/DENOMINATION INFORMATION AND UPDATES ~

 

Free Methodist Church USA

MISSION NEWS

Read the latest news from the Wilsons, serving in the Philippines for more than 20 years. Jim is stateside during this summer. Hopefully, we will be able to have him visit while he is here. Our goal to support them and our other missionaries is $3,500. Please contact Faith Albano if you wish to contribute.

AIRMAN JAKE ADAMS
Take a few minutes to send Jake Adams a note of encouragement as he completes his training at Lackland Air Force Base. Here is his address:
AB ADAMS, JACOB D.
331 TRS/SLT 642 Dorm B-8
1320 Truempers Street
Unit 369571
Lackland AFB, TX 78236-6095

INTERCESSORY PRAYERIf you desire prayer for yourself or someone else, please bring it to the attention of our church administrator. Your request will remain confidential unless you indicate that it should be placed in the weekly prayer bulletin insert. Read some good thoughts about prayer from Supt. Mark Adams.

FOOD PANTRY

Our food pantry was highlighted on the Christian Broadcasting Network on Thursday, December 1. In early November they came and spent the day going to the Evanston Farmer’s Market and then at the pantry during distribution. We are mentioned in the article and we are on the video. Check out the link: Food Banks Become the New Normal

The ‘Hillside Food Pantry’ is now on Facebook! Check it out for pictures of what we are doing and updates of what’s been happening lately.

If you are able to contribute over and above your regular tithes and offerings to the church, please consider the food pantry. We are in need of funds to purchase non-perishable items from the Food Depository through their warehouse. Since we are a member agency, we can purchase items by the case for minimal cost. There is something going on every day. The food pantry also needs financial assistance to purchase food/pantry related supplies – paper bags, plastic bags on a roll (for food items), food from the Greater Chicago Food Depository, etc. Checks can be sent to the church, placed in the offering plate during the Sunday morning worship service, or given to Faith Albano. You can also donate through our website (Google and PayPal.)

The food pantry requires at least 20 volunteers during distribution on Wednesday’s and Saturday’s. Volunteers are always needed in distribution, check-in, parking detail and food rescue (picking up and helping put the food away once it arrives at the pantry). Opportunities to serve are available every day. Depending on the day we need help in the morning, mid-day, or during distribution in the afternoon. If you are able to spare some time, whether once a week, a couple times a month or even once a month, or if you are already on the schedule and need to change your scheduled time, please email volunteer coordinator.

~ LIGHT AND LIFE COMMUNICATIONS ~

The Free Methodist magazine, Light & Life Communications, is now an online magazine. ***There will be an upcoming article in the magazine about the Hillside Food Pantry. Stay tuned for details.

Interested in joining Hillside? Want more information about the Free Methodist Church?
Contact the church administrator for details.

Hillside Church ~ 2727 Crawford ~ Evanston, IL ~ 847-328-7182 ~ contact us