November Newsletter

Our serving focus for the month of November is supporting the Iowa County Santa Cop Program. Since 1994, the Iowa County Santa Cop Program has been dedicated to making a positive impact in our community through two important missions:

  • Building positive relationships between children and law enforcement by showing that the people behind the badge are caring members of the community.

  • Providing Christmas gifts to children who may not otherwise receive them.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of Iowa County businesses, organizations, and residents, the program distributes more than $15,000 in gifts each year. These gifts include clothing, books, and toys for children, as well as fruit baskets for elderly residents throughout Iowa County.

This month we are asking for donations of small puzzles, board games, hats, scarves and mittens for children. These donations can be put in the red tote in the lobby. 

To give financially, you can:

  • Drop cash or coin donations in the collection jar at the Connection Center on Sunday mornings.

  • Put a check or cash in your offering envelope and mark “MSF” in the memo line of the check or mark it on the envelope and place it in the offering box.

  • Give online and select DV Monthly Serving Focus as your donation category.

Pancake Breakfast! Join us for our FREE pancake breakfast on Sunday, November 8, immediately following the service in Club 45. Stay after for some fabulous food and fellowship. A huge thank you to all those who volunteer to serve us in this way. 

The Band of Brothers Breakfast group will be meeting on Saturday, November 14 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. The breakfast will be served at 6:30 a.m. with a short program following. A great way to start your Saturday morning! This men’s group will meet the 2nd Saturday of each month through April. Contact dmenard@hiddenv.com for more information.

You’re already buying groceries, gas, and meals, right? What if paying with gift cards made it easier for you to give to Hidden Valley? We are part of a program called Raise Right. Through the purchase of their gift cards for participating vendors, like Amazon, Kwik Trip, Walmart, Starbucks, Menards, you will help raise money for Hidden Valley. Each vendor sets a percentage of sales they will give to each participating organization. WalMart, for example, gives 2.5% of sales to Hidden Valley through their gift cards. Kwik Trip gives 4%. Help Hidden Valley by making everyday purchases through Raise Right! There are several ways you can utilize this program - either with a physical card or with eGift cards with their online wallet. Go to raiseright.com/enroll and use the enrollment code 483552262L467. Got questions? Email admin@hiddenv.com and Lori will help you get started.

Current Sermon Series: God’s Fingerprints: The Book of Esther.  Wouldn’t it be great if we could see God working in our lives? How do we know when or even if God is at work in our lives? God often shows up in the ordinary and it is so easy to miss Him.  Maybe we should look for His fingerprints.He might be touching your life in ways that you never imagined.

November 1:    Life Interrupted, Life Intended 
November 8:    Following without the Details
November 15:  God notices the Little Things
November 22:  The Power of Fingerprints

Upcoming Sermon Series: Reasons for the Season. Christmas comes with candy, presents, carols, trees…and slogans! We have all heard the Christmas slogan:  Jesus is the Reason for the Season. That slogan reminds us to look at the One born that first Christmas, but what if there are actually reasons for the season? What if you and I and him and her are all reasons for the season?

November 29:   Life can be a Mess

Be a part of the Reasons for the Season series video! What if there is more than one reason for the season? What do you think are some reasons for the season? What are some of the fun things that define the holiday season for you? Maybe it’s Elf on the Shelf? Maybe it’s Christmas cookies or singing Christmas songs? Tell us one of your reasons. Make a short video and send it to Lorie Rule through Messenger or email Lorie at lorie@hiddenv.com and set up a time she can make the video with you. Thank you!

Winter Weather Closures: If we encounter winter weather on a Sunday morning and need to cancel services, we will send out a church-wide email and/or text. We will also post on our Facebook page and on our website.

Collision: Our youth group meets every Wednesday during the school year. Collision is for grades 5 -12 meets at Hidden Valley from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  For more information, contact collision@hiddenv.com or follow the Collision Facebook page. During the winter months, if the Dodgeville School District cancels school, Collision will be cancelled. There may also be instances where we will need to cancel if the weather changes during the day on Wednesday.

Life Groups at HVCC: Our current life groups can be found on our website: https://www.hiddenv.com/life-groups 

Our service time is 9:00 a.m. Children’s programming is available for nursery through 5th grade. If you can’t join us in person, we do livestream our service at https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenvalleycommunitychurch.

Stay Awesome!