First Presbyterian Church of Hillsboro, Illinois

We will hold a Graduation Celebration on Sunday, May 19th at 10:00 AM in the church parlor for anyone graduation from Jr.High, High School or College.  Any church families with graduates, please forward the names to the office or sign up on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the main hallway.

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This year's host for the community Vacation Bible School will be St. Agnes Church.  Our VBS program will be July 14-19 in the evenings.  Our church is in charge of the crafts.  Connie Harling has volunteered to be our coordinator but we need volunteers to help with crafts each evening.  A sign-up sheet to volunteer for VBS is on the main bulletin board or you may fill out a blue pew card to volunteer.

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Cirlce III will meet on Thursday, May 30th at 6:30 PM at the Red Rooster, instead of May 23rd because of Graduation.

KIDS ALIVE meets every Sunday at 9:20 a.m. (after the opening songs are finished) and until Sunday School is over (about 10:50 a.m.).  If you have any questions or need more information, contact Jessie Huber.

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At the church we have a MEN'S GROUP that meets on Wednesday's at 6:30 PM.  They are studying a series by Mark Driscoll, "Letters to the Seven Churches" in Revelation 1-3..  All men of the church are invited to attend AND encouraged to bring a friend.  The men meet in the fellowship hall.

At the church we have a WOMEN'S GROUP that started a new study on Wednesday's at 6:30 PM  They will be going through a series by Beth Moore', "Jesus, the One and Only".  All women of the church are invited AND encouraged to bring a friend.  The women meet on the main floor.

There is a MEN'S GROUP called Jessie's Posse,  that are going through the Bible and are currently in the prophets section of the Old Testament.   Their meetings are Thurday's at 6:15 PM at the Red Rooster, in the Blue Room.  All men are invited to join them.

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If you have not gotten an email from the church lately, we don't have your email address.  Please email it to the church office at:  hillsboropc@hotmail.com and we will send you an email for upcoming events.

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PENNY JAR COLLECTION:  We are collecting loose change for our Penny Jar.  The money collected during the year helps to pay for items purchased for the local Angel Tree project.  And if you have any loose change with you when you are at church you can drop it in the 5-gallon bottle by the church library door. 

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Nursery Care is provided for children 5 years of age and younger on the lower level of the church for the Sunday Services.

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The Zone teen center has opened!  The Zone is open each Friday and Saturday, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.  There have been around 40 youth each evening.  What is needed now are additional adult volunteers.  If you want to volunteer please contact one of The Zone board members:  C J Dyas, Stephanie Dyas, Jonathan Simburger, Melanie Sherer, Shawn Huber, Rem Dyas, or Matt Ferguson.  The Zone hopes to expand the number of days it is open but volunteers are needed to make that goal a reality. 

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Let us know your birthday and anniversary if you would like to be listed in the bulletin or calendar.  You can e-mail it to: hillsboropc@hotmail.com or write it down on the blue pew card and place it in the offering box or leave it on the secretary's desk.