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The Messenger Monthly Newsletter of Hillcrest United Methodist Church The Messenger Monthly Newsletter of Hillcrest United Methodist Church December 2018 It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. As I write this, we have just had the first snow event of the year. Before the snow started, I awoke at 5:30 a.m. to drop Heidi off at the airport for her weekly train ride to Chicago. The snow was just beginning to come down in the form of sleet as I walked out the door to go to the car; nothing had begun to stick, and the roads were in good shape. When I returned home I went back to bed for an hour. Much to my surprise, there was snow on the ground, and the roads were so slippery that traffic was moving at 15 to 20 mph! It took me 30 minutes round trip to drop the kids off at school when it usually only takes 10 minutes. There were accidents at every intersection. The winter season seemed to be announcing it's arrival in a big way. It is humbling to think about the nature of nature. We go through life making plans, following schedules, looking to what's ahead. Nature has a way of reminding us that you can plan ahead all you want, but know that what is occurring right now will present itself as the item of primary importance. We can dream dreams, make master-plans for life, save a fortune, or make a meal plan for the rest of the year. Nature has no respect for our plans. Life changes in an instant. As we approach this Christmas season, may we take the time to relish in the sights and sounds that only occur this time of year. The Christmas carols, the Christmas lights, and yes, even the snow, are reminders that another year is coming to a close. Take a moment to dwell on the blessings that have occurred in your life this year, and thank God. Take a moment to think of the faces of people whom you have had the privilege to participate in life with, and thank God. When meeting with family and friends, look at each of them, and thank God for their life. May you be richly blessed with a spirit of gratitude for the people with whom you have "done life." I thank God for each of you and for the difference you make in my life. Pastor Kerry THE MESSENGER PAGE 2 December Special Days Celebration December birthdays and anniversaries wil l be c el ebrat ed Sun d ay, December 2, in the HeBrew Café after the worship service. Everyone is invited as we eat cake and sing to This ‘n’ That those of our congregation with special days in December. Cake Schedule: Please note: The January newsletter deadline December: Fay Keck will be Wednesday, December 19. This is earlier than normal due to the holiday season. Please note: We have a 2019 sign-up sheet in the HeBrew Café for those wishing to provide cake for next year. There will be no Caregivers Support Group for December. Please enjoy the time with family and Journeying Through Grief friends! —Cathy Bloss Our next support group meeting will be Tuesday, November 27, at 10:00 a.m. in the HeBrew Café classroom. —Cathy Bloss Susanna’s Kitchen Our next serving date is Monday, December 3, at 10:30 a.m. Questions? Contact the kitchen at It’s time to order poinsettias! This week and 522-5893 between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. next you’ll have an opportunity to order these flowers to help decorate our sanctuary. Once Christmas is over, you may take them home with you or give them away. Order forms are Soup of Success Open House available at the Welcome Center. Forms and December 1 money must be in the office by Monday, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. December 3. 907 Oakland Ave., Elkhart Church Community Services' Soup of Success program has a number of tasty and beautiful There will be a Mitten Tree in the items that make wonderful gifts. Besides our narthex for anyone to donate popular food line that includes soup, cookie and mittens, hats, and scarves. These dip mixes, we also carry an upcycled textile line, will go to Guidance Ministries in that includes mittens, trees, purses, coasters, downtown Elkhart. Please help us wreaths, signs, and more! We offer local help others have a warm winter. delivery and nationwide shipping. Thanks to all! THE MESSENGER PAGE 3 Cottage Meetings Primetimers This is a time for Pastor Kerry and congregation Thursday, December 13 to get better acquainted. We’re asking that each gather at 11:30 a.m. with lunch at noon meeting be limited to 10 people. Please sign up for one meeting. The sign-up sheets are by the I’m sorry that we had to cancel our November hallway bulletin board. gathering, but I wanted you all to stay safe! Martha Sims graciously agreed with the decision Sunday, December 9, at noon and will keep her talk safely tucked away for HeBrew Café another time. Hostess: Jane Hershberger The Clear Family Singers will join us for our Wednesday, January 16, 9:30 a.m. Christmas Primetimers and share the joy of the HeBrew Café season through music. Come join the Hostess: Rene Wenger celebration! Saturday, June 1, 5:00 p.m. We’ll be having Martin’s chicken for lunch. All Mary Herschberger’s home you need to bring is $2 and a dish to pass. The (13368 CR 2, Middlebury) sign-up sheet is now on the narthex bulletin Hostess: Mary Herschberger board. And please remember that our December Monday, June 10, 2:00 p.m. meeting is always one week earlier. See you Jan Sharkey’s home soon! —Julie Lininger 22732 Lake Shore Drive, Elkhart) Hostess: Jan Sharkey Sunday, July 28, 2:00 p.m. at Brentwood Hostess: Linda Vredingburgh Hillcrest Community Childcare Ministry Sunday, August 18, 2:00 p.m. If you want great joy at Nancy Rowe’s home Christmas, don't miss (24990 North Shore Drive, Elkhart) Sunday, December 16, at Hostess: Nancy Rowe 9:30 a.m. Our children will be doing their Christmas Program during the morning service. We are very excited to share this with you and our families. Carols and If you know anyone who needs Daycare or Communion Latchkey services, have them call Teresa at 4:00 p.m. 574-266-7427; we have some openings. —Teresa Irelan, HCCM Director The offering will be given to the Bishop’s Christmas Offering of the Indiana UMC Conference. THE MESSENGER PAGE 4 December’s Mission of the Month Soup of Success Soup of Success is an intensive 20-week (20 hours per week) program that addresses the whole woman mentally, physically, and spiritually, Empowerment is at the core of everything they do. They help the participants find their voices, discover their direction, establish their goals, and then help them figure out a way to overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. Women must be at least 21 years old, be literate, and be drug-free. If they don't already possess a diploma or GED they must be willing to enter into a GED program. Women put their names on a waiting list and must undergo an interview before being accepted in the Soup of Success program. Along with the 20-week program of learning job and life skills, women learn skills while actually running a small social enterprise. Proceeds from sales of their products go directly to paying the training wages for the women in the program. Their current products are: gourmet soup mixes, dessert mixes, dip/dressing mixes, gift baskets, greeting cards, and recycled wool mittens. Soup of Success plants seeds of hope in the participants. Some of the things graduates have been able to accomplish are: Leave a relationship filled with domestic violence Regain custody of their children Get a job they love Move out of a homeless shelter and into their own safe, affordable housing Learn many helpful life skills All loose change and any designated monies will go to this Soup of Success. Thank You, The Missions Committee Scoutmaster Minute by Ronn Foster At our last meeting, when it came time to give my Scoutmaster Minute to the boys and seeing how we have gone from sunny and hot, to cold and wet with snow, ice, rain, and everything else imaginable, a Scoutmaster Minute on change seemed in order. We all face change. The Scouts face changes every semester in school. Additionally, once a year, each Cub Scout advances in rank. More change! Each new phase gets a little harder. Then, just when we think we have mastered the new change, WHAM! Another change is on the way. The 10th point of the Scout Law is “A Scout is BRAVE.” It takes courage to be brave when facing change. Franklin D. Roosevelt said it best when he said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear.” So, a Scout should face their fears knowing that he is not alone in his battle. The Bible tells us in Joshua 1:9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” If God is with us, who can stand against us? Who/What is the giant you are facing today? Remember to be brave, and that God is with you.
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