HCC news: Fun Day prayers

Halswell Community Church
October 29, 2025

Pastor’s Message

I would like to start by thanking everyone who was serving this last week and continues to serve, whether at the front or in the background. Thank you all for the work you did and continue to do. I know that the weight of responsibility may differ, depending on what you are doing, but it is all service to God. May God continue to see your heart of service. The verse I had for this as I was reflecting was 2nd Corinthians 4:5-7.

5 For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.

2 Corinthians 4:5-7

Now turning our attention to the Fun Day. This year, I had the feeling that we needed to do something gospel-centred. In addition to all the services we offer, we need to be more deliberate with our sharing of the gospel. To this end, we will have an evangelism station, but in addition, we will be inviting people to sign up for an Alpha course later. We still do not know the exact dates, but we are hoping for early next year. Therefore, we have some responsibility as far as this Family Fun Day is concerned.

Prayer: For all the elements, including the weather, the advertising, and the people coming. Please add to the list prayer for open and receptive hearts as we share the gospel during the event.

Inviting: We all know someone who we can invite to the Family Fun Day, right? So do not just think about it, but send the invitation out to them and follow up as well.

Pre-loved clothing: This is a good exercise for us. Go through your closet and bring out those clothes that you would like to donate. Think of it as a time to do some “spring cleaning” to your closet.

Volunteering: There will be a variety of things to do on the day, so once we have the duties set up, please volunteer in one of the areas for a few hours. The event runs from 10 am to 2 pm, but for us helping, it’s a long day because we start at 8 am. Thank you all for being part of what God is doing at HCC and, by extension, in the Halswell area.

Have a spring-clean week.

Mato.