Bulletin — November 17, 2019

HMC EVENTS

Our HMC AGM & Potluck is on Sunday, November 24 after the service. Please bring along a main course dish to share & plan to stay for the meeting to learn what’s going on in the life of our church. Members and non-members alike are invited to attend. Please pick up a booklet today and read through the reports. Any questions can be sent to Karen Schmalz, MC Chairperson chairperson@hanovermissionary.com

Jr/Sr Youth Shopping Trip to purchase items for Christmas. stockings is on Friday, November 29. Every year, our youth deliver stockings to those stuck in the hospital over the Christmas season. Forms are available at the Welcome Centre, or download one here.

Please join us for the Christmas Basket Making Night on Wednesday, December 4 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Help us put together baskets to be delivered to families from the Saugeen First Nation.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Our Condolences to Paul and Elaine Nelson on the passing of their granddaughter, Lori. Please pray for the family as they grieve.

Please continue to keep Sue McDougall and family in your prayers. She has been diagnosed with aggressive lymphoma and is currently undergoing chemo treatments.

Please pray for our Warming Centre as it continues this week. Pray for the volunteers and for the people who will frequent it.


The snow is here and we will be keeping our eyes on the road. If the Hanover buses are cancelled, mid-week ministries (mid-week meal & sr youth) are also cancelled. We will do our best to list any ministry cancellations on our Facebook page as well as the website home page.

BRANCHING OUT

Operation Christmas Child boxes should be back by now. Thank you to everyone who participated! If you forgot your box at home, check the schedule on the poster that’s posted at our front doors for times you can drop off your box at the collection centre in our portable.

Our Warming Centre is up and running every Thursday from noon to 2:00, providing a place for those in need of warmth and company to enjoy a hot bowl of soup and friendly conversation. We are accepting donations of non-perishable food items that can be handed out to those who attend. These items can be dropped off at the hutch in the foyer that is labelled HMC Pantry. Also needed are donations of bars of soap and small bottles of shampoo, as well as knitted goods. If you’d like to volunteer for this great ministry opportunity, whether it’s to hang out with our guests, to serve or clean up, or to make soup, please connect with Marcia Burt. There is a soup sign up at the Welcome Centre.

Hanover Heights is looking for donations of small hats, socks, and gloves/mittens that can be distributed to children who don’t have the necessary means to stay warm. These items can be dropped off at the pantry cupboard in the foyer.

OPPORTUNITIES

Do you love to bake? If you’re interested in helping to provide desserts for our MIDWEEK MEAL, please connect with Pastor Kristina.

We are still looking for volunteers to fill a few gaps. If you’d be willing to serve on the usher team, or if hospitality is something near and dear to your heart, please talk with Pastor Kristina.

Are you interested in helping us fill our freezer? We’d love to have a selection of home cooked meals we can hand out as blessings. Please connect with Pastor Lyndsay if you can help.


Congratulations to Klaas and Marie Inthof who are celebrating their 66th wedding anniversary!