Announcements 

COMMUNITY FORUM ON HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS Come to the Community Forum on Thursday, March 25th, from 6:45-8:45 p.m. at Immanuel United Methodist Church (545 Moody Street in Waltham) to learn about creative ways we can take action together to end homelessness. The event will be followed by a panel discussion with local homeless services providers. Local legislators have been invited to share remarks. Keynote Speaker: Representative Byron Rushing. Please RSVP to Caitlin Golden at cgolden@mhsa.net or 617-367-6447 ext. 28. For more information, contact Rev. Joan Murray, Waltham Ministerial Association, 617-504-6877.

WELLESLEY INTERFAITH FOOD DRIVE Thank you all for your very generous donations all month long. We have a grand tower of paper products. Also, $10 gift cards to Roche Bros. are greatly appreciated. The food drive will come to an end this Saturday, March 27th. If you would still like to donate, please bring your items to the Assembly Room stage, or contact Linda Kinch at 781-235-7840 or email j.kinch@comcast.net. We will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday to give thanks for the abundance of food and products donated and, then, we will deliver them to the Food Pantry. If anyone, including middle or high school students, would like to help, please contact Linda Kinch.

WOMEN’S RETREAT Enjoy the fellowship of Hills Church women for a time of individual reflection and group discussion. This retreat, led by Rev. Bonnie Scott Jelinek and Seminarian Lauren Lorincz, will take place on Saturday, March 27th, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at Bonnie’s home in Wellesley. The event is open to all women of the Hills Church. Contact Bonnie Jelinek at bsjel@usa.net and Lauren Lorincz at lauren.lorincz@gmail.com.

CALLING ALL KNITTERS Please put Saturday, March 27th, at 1:00 p.m., Reception Room (as well as the last Saturday of each month) on your calendars for our knitting and crochet group for the remainder of the year. It is red scarf time and the yarn is here. If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to knit, join us. Our experienced knitters love to share their skills. For more information, call Donna Kent 781-449-2045 e-mail dekent@rcn.com.


BARBERSHOP QUARTET CONCERT
The Seniors Ministry Committee invites everyone to join in a Barbershop Quartet Concert on Wednesday, April 7th, at 1:30 p.m. Have Voices Will Travel is a Boston area group that has been performing together for 5 years and, individually, for more than 50. The program will be held in the Reception Room followed by light refreshments. Please call the church office for reservations and rides, if needed, at 781-235-4424.

METROWEST INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK NEWS
The Metrowest Interfaith Hospitality Network (MIHN) is a cooperative, interfaith partnership of houses of worship who offer transitional shelter to families with children as they seek permanent housing. The next MIHN hosting week at the Hills Church begins Sunday, May 9th. If you would like to take part, but have yet to be trained, the next scheduled training session is: Tuesday, April 6th, at Christ the King (600 Central Street, Holliston). Training sessions begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, email Laurie Stewart Otten at laurie.otten@verizon.net.

Jobs our MIHN guests are searching for (resumés available): 

Power Generator Service Technician: with certifications in EPA, Ford STST Credentials, Automotive Information Specialist and Ford Technical Customer Handling. Past employment includes Comcas Comcast and New England Telephone. He is a car/truck mechanic and able to work on hydraulics; he has experience with excavation equipment and power generators.

Preschool Teaching Position (or Customer Service Position): Teacher certified for Infants, Toddlers and Preschool; First Aid and CPR Certified. Two years experience..

PSALMS ALIVE GROUP
Next meeting: April 9th, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Read Book II: Psalms 42-72 (concluding doxology: Ps. 72:18-19). For more information, email Becky Williams at williams.becky@yahoo.com.

OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY...VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Serving one meal a month to residents of the Woods-Mullen Shelter in Boston has been a longstanding activity of the Hills Church Outreach Committee, whose members, coordinated by Jim Conlin, handle most of the cooking and serving duties. But, for one Saturday each month, we need from 2 to 4 additional volunteers (1 or 2 adults or youth in the afternoon to help prepare the food in our church kitchen, and 1 or 2 adults later to help transport the food and serve it). Anyone interested in giving something of themselves for the good of others should contact Jim Conlin, John Worral (Committee Chair), or call the church office at 781-235-4424.

NURSERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Do you like holding babies, or playing with the little ones of the church? Then, we need you! If you’d be willing to serve the kids and families of the church by volunteering a few Sundays to care for children in our Nursery during worship, please contact Jim (jim@hillschurch.org, 781-245-4425, x216). We need your help to provide a warm and fun space for our little ones. And we now have speakers in the Nursery, so you’ll be able to listen to the worship service while caring for our children.