Inside This Issue: Page 1: S.H.O.P. Event Movie showing in FH April Calendar Page 2: Page 3: Mission Friends/Team Kid April Schedule Men s Breakfast April Birthdays Quilting Ministry Business Meeting & Potluck Ladies Bible Study Page 4: 2016 Preteen Summer Camp Hope Pregnancy Center Event Feed the Aggies Men s Bible Study Page 5: Letter from the Pastor Page 6: Vacation Bible School Challenge from Pastor Craig Student Ministry Upcoming Events 10% purchase donations for Church Contact Information Living, Loving, Leading Others to Christ Volume 38, Issue 4 April 2016 A Ladies S.H.O.P. Event April 4th at 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall Baby Shower gift ideas for Hannah s Closet: *Baby clothing newborn to 12 months *Diaper Ointment *Wipes *Diapers: size 3,4 and 5 *Bath items: wash clothes, hooded towels, bath wash, baby shampoo *Gift Cards to Walmart or Amazon to purchase larger items. Dinner: Please bring a finger food for dinner. S.H.O.P. leadership will provide the desserts. Please come and join us as we shower Hope Pregnancy with baby items, have fellowship and dinner, learn more about Hope Pregnancy and play a few fun baby shower games. Our Hope is that you will join us! In 1973, a spiritual awakening captured the heart of nearly every player on the Woodlawn football team. The dedication to love and unity in a newly, desegregated school, filled with racism and hate, lends to the biggest football game ever played in the torn city of Birmingham, Alabama. Join us this Sunday evening at 5:30 pm for the showing of this special movie, WOODLAWN! 1
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 9:15 am Bible Study 5:30 pm Movie in the Fellowship Hall 6:00 pm Kidz Choir 4 5 6 9:15 am Ladies Bible Study 7 8 9 5-9pm 10 9:15 am Bible Study 11 12 13 9:15 am Ladies Bible Study 12:00 pm Feed the Aggies 14 15 16 17 9:15 am Bible Study 18 19 20 9:15 am Ladies Bible Study 21 22 23 24 9:15 am Bible Study 25 26 27 9:15 am Ladies Bible Study 28 29 30 2
Wednesdays at 6:00 pm for all kidz, Grades 1-6! Leading kids to grow in faith & discipleship! Leading Older Preschoolers to be On Mission! Wednesdays at 6:00 pm May 14th At 8 am In the Fellowship Hall Wednesday 9:15 am Ladies Bible Study Thursday 7:00 pm Men s Bible Study Sunday 4th Patricia Lavender 4th Broddrick Bailey 6th Tatum Littleton 7th Kathy Myatt 9th Geneva Eubanks 10th Alisa Rutherford 14th Lola Rojas 16th Carleigh Fox 17th Ernie Bruchez 18th Tamra Derickson 19th Marilyn Brown 20th Kanya Roblyer 20th Meredith Maurer 21st Frank Buell 25th Elise Smith 25th Monica Holder 27th Deborah Montoya 27th Judy Guest 28th Judy Jordan 29th Kristen Lehrmann 9:15 am Bible Study 10:30 am Morning Worship and 6:00 pm Youth Praise and Worship Business Meeting & Potluck April 24th at 6pm Quilts & Other Comforts Contact Suzanne Wollard 822-2824 for more information Mid-Week Ladies Bible Study each Wednesday at 9:15 am in the Adult Education Building. See Suzanne Wollard for details! 3
Hillcrest to FEED THE AGGIES! Our church will provide lunch for the Aggie Baptist Student Ministry s Noon Lunch Gathering on Wednesday, April 13, 2016! We are in need of approximately 20 cakes for dessert! If you can provide a cake, please bring it to the Church Office by 11 am on that day, April 13th! Thanks for all your help in feeding these hungry Aggies! 4
From the Pastor I am writing my newsletter article the Tuesday after Easter weekend. As I reflect back on the weekend we had, I feel so blessed. I feel blessed to be a part of a Church like this and blessed to work with the people here. The weekend started with the youth traveling to Messiah s Ranch for a Pre-Easter retreat. They had a great time with each other and with the Lord. They even seem to have come back a little closer as a group. MJ and the youth workers did a fantastic job with our young people this weekend preparing their hearts for worship and giving them a little more understanding of where they want to go as a group of believers. On Saturday we had the Easter Egg Hunt and as always Scott and everyone who came up to help with that was amazing. We once again had an overflow crowd of people in the fellowship hall and all over the grounds hunting eggs and celebrating Easter weekend. It is so much fun for me to watch Scott interact with our kids. On Sunday we had our Easter service and Mark and the choir were once again up for the challenge. We had a packed house to celebrate the Risen Lord and the music, narration, and the service as a whole was perfect. Mark and I were worried that we had so much going on in the service that we would be very late, luckily the pastor wasn t long winded and we were able to get out close to time. During this whole weekend I am reminded of how blessed I am to be able to work with these talented men and their desire to bring Glory to the Kingdom. I was also reminded that the people of Hillcrest are some of the most devoted servants I have ever had the privilege to serve along side. Now as we jump off into our Spring season, we will begin to see some new programs and ideas being put into place at Hillcrest. I want to encourage you to find your place to help serve. We are always on the lookout for men and women who are willing to serve the Lord. You can help in the children, youth or adult departments. But we aren t limited to those departments. We need more volunteers to serve with the ilove team in welcoming and reaching out to visitors. We need more volunteers to help in the sound and video areas of the church. We need more volunteers to work with the ilive teams to help get people plugged into a ministry. Pray over the next few weeks as to where you can serve God by serving the church. As we continue to grow, we will need more and more people to step up and lead. And finally, thank you. Thank you for loving the Lord with your time, talents, and abilities. Be blessed, Bro Craig 5
Vacation Bible School, 2016 July 10-14 At CAVE QUEST VBS, kids will explore the rocksolid foundation of Jesus love! It will be 5 days filled with incredible Bible-learning experiences kids see, hear, touch, and even taste! Sciency-fun gizmos, team-building games, & cool Bible songs are just a few of the standout activities that help faith flow into real life! Watch for volunteer opportunities, coming SOON! Sign Up to PRAY! Pastor Craig has challenged us to pray not only for each other, but for our neighbors as well. Join us in praying for our neighbors and our community. Hillcrest Baptist Church 4220 Boonville Road, Bryan, TX 77802 979-776-5731 fax 979-776-2322 www.hillcrestfamily.org Craig Yates, Senior Pastor..Craig@hillcrestfamily.org Scott Adams, Minister of Education.Scott@hillcrestfamly.org MJ Glunk, Minister to Students......MJ@hillcrestfamily.org Mark Taylor, Minister of Music...Mark@hillcrestfamily.org Lisa Bradshaw, MDO Director...Lisa@hillcrestfamily.org Diane Flores, Admin. Assistant....Diane@hillcrestfamily.org Bring in your church bulletin and they will give back to the Church 10% of your purchase. On a quarterly basis, they will send a check to the Church for those accumulated amounts. 6