Coming soon to HCC!  “Living Prayer” seminar, based on the Lord’s Prayer, presented by Dennis Fuqua will be offered Jan. 29th and 30th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Prayer is an essential part of our walk with Jesus. Jesus is the best possible instructor on the topic of prayer. He gave us very clear instructions on how to pray. Come and join us as Dennis Fuqua provides a 6-hour interactive seminar that has proven to be life changing to many. The cost is $15.00, either in advance or at the door. This includes a 200+ page book . To learn more about the living prayer ministry,  go to www.livingprayer.net. There are also brochures on the back table of the sanctuary.

Nin Dickinson, with a little help from Santa (Jack Spencer) and helpful elf (Jake Jensen) provided free haircuts to 75 children on Monday, Dec. 19th at the Salvation Army Moore St. Community Center in Portland, OR. Nin, owner of Perfect Image Salon in Portland has provided free haircuts on this annual event for 18 years.  If you would like to know more about the event or more information on Nin’s salon, please contact the church office between the hours of 10 am and 2 pm any week day.

On December 24th, HCC hosted its annual Candle-light service. The whole congregation joined together in worship and song while experiencing the Christmas story through oration, sign, and slide show presentations. The closing of the service included the lighting of the candles by everyone present. The message clearly demonstrated that when we each let our lights shine for Jesus, collectively our lights illuminate an entire room with the glory of His presence.

HCC was once again blessed beyond expression as the very talented young ladies of “Joy of Dance” ministered in music and dance on Sunday, 12/18/11.  We were encouraged to “linger at the cradle,” rather than allowing the busyness of the season to distract us and cause us to miss the amazing gift that transcends all time and generations - Jesus. If you would like to know more about “Joy of Dance”, click on this link: http://www.joyofdanceschool.com/info/