Opportunities to Worship
May
SUNDAYS Sunday School 9:15 AM Morning Worship 10:30 AM Evening Worship 6:00 PM
Saturday, May 4 8:00 AM Golden Corral in Aiken
WEDNESDAYS 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting Mission Friends Children in Action Youth Group Choir Practice 7:30 PM
Wednesdays 6:30 PM Mark your calendar! Vacation Bible School Sun., June 23 - Thurs., June 27 6:00 - 9:00 PM nightly
Online registration on church website.
Easter Weekend What a Glorious Time! A special thank you to all the volunteers who made this weekend possible. God was glorified as we celebrated together.
From our Associate Pastor of Music and Discipleship This week I was reading in 2 Corinthians 6 where Paul writes, “We live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us, and no one will find fault with our ministry. In everything we do, we show that we are true ministers of God…” (2 Cor. 6:3-4a, NLT) At first reading it seems that Paul is boasting, but at closer inspection, Paul is explaining that he is a man of integrity. Moody Commentary states, “His driving purpose in life was that no one would find fault with his gospel ministry because of an offense he committed. His life reflected his message.” Ask this question of your own life: Do you live in such a way that no one will stumble or find fault with your ministry? Our lives are to be a reflection of who Christ is. People want to see authenticity in us. In our culture, living a Christian life often gets us branded as fanatics, but it’s more important that we are found faithful to the calling God has placed upon our lives. In the words of Paul, may “we live in such a way that no one will stumble because of us.” .
From our Children/Youth Pastor A shout out from the "Hill Top" - thank you to all of the volunteers for making our Hillview Easter Extravaganza a success. We had the opportunity to welcome new faces and share the love of Christ. As our guests departed we had them stroll down "Mainstreet" in Kidzview to exit the building. Our guests were amazed at the decor. The "wow" factor was on full display to the hearts and minds of those precious children and adults too. With summer rapidly approaching we are in full swing with VBS preparation (June 23-27) and our upcoming mission trip with World Changers. Make sure you have your 4k - 5th grade students signed up for VBS, and we have three spots open for our youth mission trip on July 15 - 23 to Oxford, Alabama. We are excited to see all that God is doing in the children and youth of Hillview. Blessings, Pastor Mike & Felicia
Greeters for May Date 5 12 19 26
Sunday School Class Soul Seekers Senior Men’s Class Life Disciples Life Explorers
2019 Year to Date Average Attendance Sunday School 116 Morning Worship 159 Contributions thru April 21 Budget $181,979.71 Special Offering 12,914.00 Total $194,893.71
Dates to Remember
Nursery Rotation for May
Wednesday, May 1 Korean Children’s Choir 6:30 PM Saturday, May 4 Men’s Breakfast 8:00 AM Golden Corral in Aiken Wednesdays in May Prayer Meeting 6:30 PM Children and Youth Programs 6:30 PM Choir Rehearsal 7:30 PM Sunday, May 12 Mother’s Day No Evening Worship Sunday, May 26 No Evening Worship Monday, May 27 Church Office closed for Memorial Day
Babies Wed 1 Sun 5
Yuverkys Baez
Iesha Hankerson
Megan Morgan AM PM
May Birthdays 2 5 9 10 11 14 15 21 22 25 27 28 30 31
Brad Harmon Joan Harmon Felicia McAlpin Kamden Cates Greg Daugherty Mike Sides Ines Bartley Stan Harmon Frankie Adams Butch Carroll Lloyd Hatfield T.L. Coleman Heather Nash Gloria Dunagan Nancy McGowan Carolyn Hardy
Wed 22 Sun 26
Wed 29
Naiya Hill
AM Yuverkys Baez Naiya Hill Emily Thompson Renee Johsnon PM NO Evening Service
Wed 15 Sun 19
Iesha Hankerson
AM Emily Thompson Megan Morgan Rose Daugherty Anne Burckhalter PM Emily Thompson Megan Morgan
Wed 8 Sun 12
Toddlers
Yuverkys Baez
Megan Morgan Emily Thompson Mary Phillips Dixie Lee Maxwell Megan Morgan Emily Thompson Iesha Hankerson
Naiya Hill
AM Iesha Hankerson Yuverkys Baez Naiya Hill Katie Bateman PM NO Evening Service Iesha Hankerson
Naiya Hill
If unable to work your scheduled nursery date, please find a replacement. If all attempts have been made, contact Lisa Shealy (803)645-5146.
May 2019 | Vol 6 Issue 5 Dear Church Family, I am becoming more and more aware of how blessed we are to be in the Family of God. “Oh, how He loves you and me.” The Lord has continued to bless His Church here on the hill. We were blessed and challenged to purchase 30 additional acres behind our present property. The church property is now at 40 acres. I tell you this so that you might praise the Lord for the future opportunities and so that you may begin praying for how the Lord would have us move forward in Building His Kingdom. The staff and leadership have begun to pray. We are leaning toward a strategy that would reach back to our children, youth, and young families. I am in my last quarter, as with many of you, and see the Great Commission target as those coming behind us. There are subdivisions all around us with younger families. Acts 1:8 (NASB95) 8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” I believe our Jerusalem is Graniteville and the surrounding area. So begin praying with us as we dream and ask the Lord to give Hillview a Vision that lines up with the Great Commission and is saturated with the Great Commandment.
Matthew 22:37–40 (NASB95) 37 And He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 “This is the great and foremost commandment. 39 “The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 “On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.” Proverbs 29:18 (The Message) 18 If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. Suzanne and I love and appreciate you!
Pastor Donald
Wednesday, May 1 6:30 PM Contact Information phone - 803-593-5125 hillviewchurch.org Email-church@hillviewchurch.org 1974 Jefferson Davis Hwy Graniteville, SC 29829