September is Hunger Action Month – Support the Hillcrest Church Food Pantry
Hillcrest Church is one of 260 local Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano partner agencies to help address food insecurity in our community. Nearly half of the food distributed through the Food Bank is through partner agencies, which include soup kitchens, church pantries, transitional housing services and child-care centers. Many Hillcrest members and friends…
Friday, September 6th is National “Thank a Food Bank Volunteer” Day!
While food insecurity rates increase, communities nationwide are rising to meet it. Dedicated volunteers and staff work tirelessly alongside families to run food banks and meal programs. They’re sharing food, building gardens, and calling for changes that make healthy food easier to find for everyone. Hillcrest Church thanks our Food Room volunteers for all they…
Join Us for Worship – Sunday, September 1st at 10:30 a.m.
Worship Theme: “Do Unto Others: Kindness” In worship, we are beginning a new series on the theme of “Do Unto Others.” The first Sunday we will talk about kindness. There is always space for kindness. I am reminded of these words from Poet Laureate Joy Harjo: We see you, see ourselves and knowThat we must take…
Join Us for Worship – Sunday, August 18th at 10:30 a.m. All are Welcome!
We are at the last two weeks of our series on listening. These two weeks we are considering what it means to listen to the world. I will be sharing a special message that is ripening in my spirit. It focuses on a piece of scripture that we hardly ever read in church: Romans 13….
Join Us for Worship – Sunday, August 4, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.
All Are Welcome! Dearly beloved! We are talking about listening in these weeks and if you’ve had a chance to hear my speak, you will understand that I think about listening broadly. It is really about being deeply perceptive. We contemplated listening to God the last two. In the next two weeks we’ll consider listening to…
Hillcrest Pastor Joins Clergy for Reproductive Freedom Team
Pastor Niels Teunis has joined other clergy in Northern California’s Clergy for Reproductive Freedom team–a volunteer group of community leaders from diverse faith traditions who support and advocate for the mission and vision of Planned Parenthood Northern California. The Three Pillars include: 1. Enhance and elevate faith voices that are pro-reproductive freedom, and counter the…
Join Us for Worship – Sunday, July 21 at 10:30 a.m. – All Are Welcome!
“Love listens. It is the first task, to listen” – Paul Tillich
Join Us for Worship – June 30th at 10:30 a.m.
All are Welcome! We are at the end of Pride Month and I know that we willcontinue to celebrate the inclusive love of God throughout theentire year. Last week we saw that Jesus went to the other side“just as he was.” And just as you are you are a child of God.This week we will…
Join Us for Worship – Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.
All Are Welcome! Beloved!We are going to gain a new understanding of creation thisweek. You read that right, a new understanding of creation. And we’re going to need it becausewe have some places to go as a church. Where we are, we’ve probably done what we can so we may have to pick up and…
Join Us for Sunday Worship – All Are Welcome
Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. God Looks Upon the Heart.Beloved!This Sunday we will celebrate Father’s Day. I am deeplygrateful for all who play a father’s role in our lives, andall the unique gifts they offer.For some, this day brings painful feelings, or memoriesand if that is you, please know that I am holding…
Book Group: June 23rd
The book we are reading this month is The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences by John Wood Sweet. Based on rigorous historical detective work, this book takes us from a chance encounter in the street into the sanctuaries of the city’s elite, the shadows of its brothels, and the despair of its…
Outreach Program Updates
Layette Program Food Room Thanks to generous Hillcrest members, friends and community partners, our Food, Clothing and Layette programs continue our 55 year+ mission of feeding and clothing those in need in our community. We want to thank Lamorinda Presbyterian Church’s “Chicks with Sticks” who held their hugely successful Mother’s Day baby shower. We are…