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One Great Day of Fellowship and Service


For the past six years, church members and friends have made a one-day commitment to work on projects that benefit our church and community at large. Our latest event was held Sunday, April 18, and included the following projects:

 

#1. Sandwich Workshops
Preparing sandwiches for Salvation Army Soup Kitchen and All Nations Church Kitchen for the Homeless

 

#2. Cancelled Stamps for Congo
Presbytery of Eastern Virginia project that sells stamps for the purchase of medical supplies and training for Christian workers in the Congo

 

#3. Food Closet
Annual cleaning of shelves and sorting of food in food closet

 

#4: VBS Craft Preparation
Preparing craft projects to be used during Vacation Bible School

 

 

#5: Gutter Cleaning
Cleaning the gutters around the church building


#6: Home Assistance
Yard clean up and small fix-up jobs for Hidenwood members who need help in this area

 

#7: International Cooperating Ministries

ICM builds churches throughout the world. Help mail prayer letters and prayer guides

 

#8. Letters to Military Personnel
Writing letters to military personnel who are HPC members or the relatives of members to thank them and encourage them for their good works and witness.

 

#9. Student Letters to Military Personnel
Service men and women especially treasure letters from students. Great project for students in grades 4-12

 

#10.  Simple Sewing for Choir
Sewing bell table covers and costumes

#11.  Costume Preparation for Children’s Choirs
Hot glue costumes for children’s choir’s May performance


#12.  Clean-up Sunday School Resource Room
Straightening, cleaning, and organizing Room 200 (upstairs, educational wing)

#13.  Property Committee Projects
Power washing outside of church around playground area

#14.  Sound System Training
Training all interested persons in the running of the sound system and PowerPoint presentations for Sunday morning worship

#15.  Prayer Vigil
Praying for those in need in our community and around the world. Praying for God’s wisdom and guidance for Hidenwood Presbyterian Church; its leaders, staff, mission, and congregation. It is hoped that everyone participating in “One Great Day” will join in the prayer vigil at sometime during the two-hour project time

#16.  Garden Project Brain Storming
Is it possible to sustain a vegetable garden at HPC?

#17.  Craft Preparation for Dresden Drive Preschool
Preschoolers require certain pre-preparation of craft projects before they can proceed to complete the craft.  (Similar to VBS craft preparation.)

#18.  Health Kits for Haiti
Preparing individual health kits for Haiti earthquake victims from resources collected by our Cub Scouts.

 

 

Upcoming Events

Thu Jul 29
Montreat Youth Conference
Fri Jul 30
Montreat Youth Conference
Sat Jul 31
Montreat Youth Conference
Sun Aug 01 @09:00AM - 09:45AM
Adult Summer Sunday School
Sun Aug 01 @10:00AM - 11:00AM
Summer Worship Service
Mon Aug 02 @07:30PM -
Guitar Group
Wed Aug 04 @10:30AM -
Morning Bible Study
Wed Aug 04 @06:30PM -
Taize Worship
Wed Aug 04 @07:15PM -
Book Club
Thu Aug 05 @07:00PM - 09:00PM
Ways & Means Committee Meeting

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