The Fellowship team wants to celebrate Thanksgiving dinner this year by offering it at our church for any of our church family who may not be able to be with loved ones. We plan to gather at noon in the Fellowship Hall. A family has offered to provide fried turkey, and we are asking that each household bring a dish to share.

Suggested items are: Dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casseroles, vegetables, salads, rolls, cornbread, deviled eggs, pies, cakes, other desserts, other traditional Thanksgiving foods that you enjoy.

Please contact Cathy Steve by email here, or call (904) 312-1539 if you are interested in participating, advising what you plan to bring so there will be a good variety of foods. 

Sign up to sponsor a local child through Salvation Army Angel Tree. The deadline to return your gifts is December 8. Have even more fun shopping by asking a friend or two to join you to sponsor the same child.

Join us for Cookie Baking

December 7, 9:00am - 11:00am

Sponsored by the Children's Ministry Team

RSVP to Ms JoAnne

Do you make a delicious chili or soup?

Bring a large pot and share it with others!

Advent crafts will be available and we will be introducing

Christian Formation’s Christmas Project, "Join the Flock".

The church will provide salad, cornbread, crackers, dessert and drinks.

OneBlood

In worship this Sunday we will be praying for OneBlood. The OneBlood Red Bus visits our parking lot four times a year to give members a convenient way to donate blood and show our stewardship to the Jacksonville Community. The process takes about 30 minutes and not only rewards the donors with the satisfaction of helping our neighbors but includes a OneBlood item, like a T-shirt, towel, or gift card to a local shop or diner. This Sunday, Nov 17, is the last blood drive for 2024 and four are scheduled for 2025. To donate please contact Tim Keeley here

This month the preschool is helping at risk teens through Daniel Kids. We are collecting gift card donations of any amount now through Thanksgiving. If you would like to participate with us, gift cards can be turned in to the preschool office and please note the purpose. Popular stores like Amazon, Walmart, Target, Publix or gas cards are the recommended.

Kimberly K. Welch

HBPC Preschool Director

Arlington Community Services Update

Let's get ACS ready for the holidays by donating all the fixings for a wonderful holiday meal - canned cranberries, green, beans, corn or yams, stuffing mix, dried potatoes, canned pumpkin with a pie crust (not frozen). If you can donate one frozen turkey or chicken, please leave it in the right side of the HBPC freezer. Thank you! 

Construction on the new Memorial Garden is underway! Watch our Facebook page for updates.

Several people asked about how to donate to the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance for Hurricane Helene. PDA established one fund several years ago to be used for all hurricanes and typhoons. PDA is already at work here in Florida assisting not only with Helene recovery but also Debby. They are also going into Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. You can give online directly to PDA using this link Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (pcusa.org)

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