Community Connect

A weekly local bulletin board for Hope Valley Uniting Church

Our Financial Giving 

Offering: $8,919
OffeAverage year to date: $6,466
Our weekly giving goal:  $7,415
Recycling:  $1,148
Gift Day $2,000 

Sunday, 12 November 2006

1263 Grand Junction Rd,
Hope Valley, SA   5090 
Tel: 8396 0788
www.hopevalleyuc.org.au 

Today’s Worship Theme

Gift Day 

‘Bridging the Gap’

Matthew 14:22-34; Romans 8:38-39  

8.30am, 10.30am & 4.30pm  -  Dean Brookes

6.30pm  -  Chris Moerman 

Next Sunday, 19 November

‘Taking a leap of faith’

John 21: 15-19

8.30am & 10.30am  -  Chris Moerman

4.30pm & 6.30pm  -  Tim Hein

Sundays - 8:30am, 10:30am, 4:30pm & 6:30pm                      
Phone: 8396 0788  www.hopevalleyuc.org.au

Booked Out!!!

There are NO VACANCIES for the Gingerbread Night on Wednesday. 

We are sorry if you missed out.

Christmas Cards

Frontier Services and National & World Mission Groups of the U.C. have a display of Christmas Cards on the Mission Board in the Western Room.

50¢ each and 8 for $3 pack

Money with order forms to M. Carlier (per Welcome Centre)

Cards can be collected the following Sunday. 

Meet the Pastor Lunch - today

If you are a newcomer or visiting today and would like to know more about Hope Valley an invitation is extended to you to come to our Meet the Pastor Lunch at 12.15pm today in the Western Room.

We would love to meet you and answer
any questions you may have.

Men’s Breakfast 

Saturday, 18 November

8am - 9.30am 

Speaker:  Peter Dobré,

Landscape Photographer

Further information from:

Nathan Brookes, David Amber, Paul Young, Fred De Niet, or Malcolm Boyd.

 Cost: $5

Parking

Tea Tree Gully Council have advised that they will be erecting No Parking signs on Austral Street in the near future.  The parking restrictions will apply every day of the week.  Can we all please observe the new arrangements from now on?

Fellowship Circle

Tuesday 14 November at 1.30pm

All welcome

                It’s Gift Day Today!!

                We hope to raise $20,000

Thanks for your generosity in

supporting our ministry at Hope Valley. 

Gift Day money will be used to provide:

·  Playground Equipment

·  Double Doors from the Western Room to the verandah and outside gathering area

·  Support for the current budget shortfall.

Summer Discovery

We are very excited about our 2007 Summer Discovery program - ‘Discover Land’.  If you have any unused small mosaic tiles that you no longer require we can put them to good use.  Also we require new colourful crepe paper, wire coathangers and gladwrap or paper towel cylinders.  We will be having a combined meeting on Monday 4 December at 7.30pm at the church to which you are invited.  If you can assist in any way we would love to hear from you.  Please see Ginny Brookes or leave a message at the Welcome Centre for more information or offers of assistance.

Postage Stamps

Please remember to collect your postage stamps and leave in the Welcome Centre.  Every Monday two people from Hope Valley go to the Synod office where, with other volunteers, they sort the stamps ready for buyers.  The money collected helps pay for the cost of postage and freight for books to schools and churches run by our partner churches overseas.  So far this year $3,586 has been given to help cover these costs.  Letters of thanks from these schools are on the World Mission noticeboard for you to read.

Seniors’ Care & Share Group

The meeting next Thursday (16 Nov) is at
Pudney’s,  4 Lakeview Cres., Highbury
at 10am.

Stay for lunch so we can hear about
Sheila Dayman’s experiences at
Bethany Home in Malaysia.

National Church Life Survey 2006

Commencing 19 November Hope Valley Uniting Church will be taking part in the NCLS.  This survey is conducted every 5 years.  Most people complete the survey form in 20 minutes.  This Church Life survey is an opportunity to review our church's qualities and strengths and make plans for the future.  In February 2007, Hope Valley will receive a unique ‘Church Profile’ based on the survey responses.  Next Sunday we will plan our worship to allow time for people to complete the survey form.

Thank you

Di and John Bolmer sincerely thank the church family for the prayers and practical support given to them over these recent weeks whilst Di has been recovering from burns.  They have appreciated the help and give thanks for the love and care given.