Hill Street News

Christmas. We need to decorate the Hall this week before the start of Christmas Events - could you help? Please speak with Jane. (Trish and Pauline will be decorating the Church)

There will be a board if you wish to send one card to all the Fellowship. Invitations to Christmas services for your friends are available today, with returnable slip for favourite carols!

N.b Already given one away? The Crib Service is now at 5pm

Yfriday

Praise God!

We have received thanks from other churches

for staging this event.

Members of Youth Club are hoping to support

Give Way concerts and wondering what we can do next...!

(Keys were found in the Car Park - please speak with Jane

for details)

This week:

Mon 7.30 Team Leaders Meeting at Christine’s

Wed 7.00 Alpha

Fri 7pm Youth Club leaders meeting

Please pray....

Praise God

And congratulations to Jane and Mick Nicholson on the birth of their first grandchild, Evie Grace, this week

Hilda Dennis celebrated her 90th birthday on Friday

For the seeds sewn at the Yfriday concert

Brian’s chest is clear, but he must still take things easy.

Asking God

Jen Earnshaw has a knee operation on Tuesday

Ida’s grandaughter Caroline also has an operation on Tuesday

Kate’s cousin, Pauline, in the midst of aggressive therapy, John’s mother, also with cancer, Trevor’s grandad with prostate cancer and all those anxious for friends and family struggling with cancer

Jennine’s mum, Joan, not at all well.

Becky Nicholls, the administrator for East Midland Baptists

Our Church Meeting approved an application for membership from Kate and Phil and we look forward to welcoming them soon, approved a budget for next year, agreed that we join the YMCA Food parcel scheme and also work to remove drafts on the church doors

Please add Louise Salt’s tel no to your directory - it’s 220353

Please see Notice Board for Books and Bibles Christmas opening.

Next Sunday 7th December - 105th performance of

Handel’s Messiah

Here, 2pm

Tickets £7 from Jane W

The situation in eastern D R Congo is deeply tragic. Caught in the middle of the fighting between government forces and rebel troops are many tens of thousands of ordinary people. A quarter of a million have fled from their villages in the last few months alone – meaning as many as a million men, women and children are now displaced in the region. There are reports of rape, abduction and children being forced to fight. Malnutrition and disease on a mass scale are a real concern. These people need help now. They need food, medicine, blankets and shelter. They need to know people care. BMS World Mission has already given a relief grant of £16,000 – if you would like to give, please use the envelope provided.