During July, 152 families/ 441 individuals were served; and 4,248 pounds of food were distributed. Thank you to everyone who continues to support this vital community ministry.

 

It meets each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Please come and bring your children. There are classes for every age group!

 

 The first meeting for 2010-2011 will be TODAY at 12:45 p.m. in the Session Room.

 This group will meet TOMORROW at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Hillside.

 

 It will be held THIS Wednesday, August 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

This group will meet at the home of Janice Hale NEXT Sunday, August 29 at

2:00 p.m. They will be discussing A Pigeon and A Boy by Meir Shalev. They will carpool to Janice’s home in Winder. See Joanne Nurss, Lelia Crawford, Ava Johnson, or Deloris Bryant-Booker if you are interested in joining them.

It is scheduled to air NEXT Sunday, August 29 at 2:00 p.m.

 This will be at 6:00 p.m. and begins Wednesday, September 1.

They will resume Thursday, September 9 at 7:30 p.m., in the Choir Room.

 

The Worship Ministry invites all acolytes, ushers, communion servers, banner changers, floral arrangers, nursery workers—everyone involved in the ministry of Worship—to a workshop to be led by Dr. Melva Costen on Saturday, September 11, 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in the Session Room and Sanctuary. See Dawn Reaves or Sarah Vaughan for further details.

This Ministry will meet on Monday, September 13 at 7:00 p.m. in the Session Room. The meeting date has been modified due to the Labor Day holiday on September 6.

This group will have its first meeting for 2010-2011 on Saturday, September 18 at 10:00 a.m., due to a conflict with the Annual Retreat on September 24-26. The regular schedule will resume in October. They are looking forward to seeing all women of the church in attendance!

It will be held at Calvin Center and will start Friday evening at 6:30 p.m., and end with a continental breakfast on Sunday, the 26^th. We will return to Hillside for Service on Sunday. Please complete the reservation form insert in today’s bulletin and place it in the offering plate.

The Partnership Ministry, in conjunction with the FPC Christian Education Department, will sponsor a series of upcoming discussions in the Fall and Spring. The Autumn theme is “Immigration & Refugees in the West”. First up for discussion are: The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper (Thursday, September 30) and Little Bee by Chris Cleave (Thursday, October 21).

 

It is currently scheduled for Saturday, October 16. There will be more details in the weeks ahead.

New applicants are needed to serve on the Partnership Ministry Steering Committee, to help plan and implement the 2010-2011 year calendar. Requirements: A big smile, a can-do attitude and a willingness to “step outside the box”. The Steering Committee members call themselves “bridge builders”. If you are up to the challenge, please contact Reverend Connie Lee at 404.289.3092 or Darryl Payne at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Hillside has a scholarship/education fund which has helped some of our college students in the past. To access this fund, students will need to have at least a 2.3 (out of 4.0) grade point average, complete a scholarship/education fund application, provide proof of receiving a high school diploma, and proof of acceptance in a college or job training certification program. Please make donations in the envelopes found in the pews and indicate “Education Fund”.