Events

Trunk or Treat
Glow in the Dark
Thursday October 30 | Set up 5:30PM | Fun 6-7:30PM 
Join in on a fun, family-friendly evening of Trick-or-Treating in a safe and welcoming environment! There will be glow sticks, games, snacks, face painting, costume contest, and more!

See the invite page with pictures.

Bring your Car!
Sign up to bring your car! Our goal is 40 cars this year. Last year we had 200 people from the community join us so we need all the cars we can get! If you can't bring a car there are many other ways to help!
Contact Carley for more information.

Family Night
Thursdays, 9/11 - 11/6
Who is it for? Young adults, young marrieds, and all parents with kids in school

6:00-6:30 PM - Dinner Together - please keep your dinner reservations form up to date.

6:30-7:45 PM - Breakout Groups

• Adults: Practicing the Way video series + discussion (Pastor Wayne); purchase the handbook or use the handouts we'll provide each week

• Kids (5th grade and under): Kids Program (Carley)

• Middle School Youth Group: Game, lesson, small groups (Pastor Stephen)

7:30-9PM - High School Youth Group: worship, lesson, small groups (Pastor Stephen)

Questions: Contact Pastor Wayne

Welcoming the Stranger
A biblical perspective on Immigration
Tuesdays, October 7 - November 4 | 7-8:30PM | Mountain View Room
The topic of Immigration is very much in the news and one that is fraught with controversy.  But what does God’s Word say about caring for immigrants and refugees? The Micah 6.8 Team invites you to join us in a Liturgical Common Read of the book Welcoming the Stranger by Matthew Soerens and Jenny Yang. We will be joining Covenant churches across the county as together we look at the complex issue of immigration from a biblical perspective.  You can purchase the book on Amazon.

Register or Contact Terry Neifing for more information.

Women's Hike
2nd Saturday of the Month | September-November | 8:30AM
Sugarloaf Open Space
2161 Youngs Valley Rd. Walnut Creek
We'll start promptly at 8:35 for a moderate hour-long hike
Parking and bathrooms! Friendly dogs welcome and little ones, too, if they're up for the adventure 🙂
No need to sign up, just show up!
Questions? Contact Sheryl.

All-Church Lunch with D.R. Friends
Sunday October 12 | After Service | Community Center
Open invitation to a congregation-wide lunch after the service to meet and to hear from Ernesto, the Pastor of Visión Celestial Church, Hillside's sister church in the Dominican Republic, and his wife Altagracia who directs the Compassion International Center associated with that church. Contact Dan for more information. 

Student Fall Retreats
Middle School 10/17-19 | High School 10/24-26
Join us at Mission Springs for the PSWC Fall Youth Retreat, where students from across the Pacific Southwest Conference come together for an unforgettable weekend of fun, fellowship, and spiritual growth. 

Use the link below to register!
Mission Springs

Students will register and make payment directly with Mission Springs. Students will meet leaders at Hillside and drive to Mission Springs together. Contact Alice for more information.

Lunch Bunch
Wednesday October 15, 11:30AM

Everyone is invited to join us in Hillside’s Community Center for great food, fun and fellowship.

Featuring: Spinning Wheel, A reunion of the Blue Grass band with Alex Morphy and gang.

Sign up at the Welcome Counter, or call (925) 934-1110 and leave a message so we can plan enough food. Hope to see you there!

If you are able to stay after and help clean up that would be appreciated.

Men's Fall Breakfast
October 18 | 8:30-10AM | Community Center
Join your fellow Hillside brothers for a great breakfast, a great speaker and even greater fellowship. Our featured speaker is Brooke Butler who is with Athletes In Action at Cal. Brooke will be sharing about a 40 year journey through civil war, struggles and amazing victories that God has taken him on to Stanford, Croatia and now UC Berkeley.  And he will share about the focus of his ministry and how God is at work at Cal as he and his wife, Karen, develop athletes physically, mentally and spiritually. 

(Suggested donation $10)
Register or contact Jack for more information.

Hands and Feet East Bay presents
"CANDYLAND Fall Carnival & Pancake Breakfast"
Saturday, October 25 | 8:30AM-12:30PM | Meadow Homes Park, Concord
Join us in serving a Pancake breakfast with all the fixings in the Monument Community. There will be Sweets, Candyland Games, crafts, prizes and more! Join us for a wonderful celebration of the “sweet tooth”. 
Sign up or contact Tony to join the team. 

Respite Day
Next Respite Day - November 1

Three times a year, in February, May, and November, we provide 3 hours of respite for families in the community who have a child/children with special needs up to the age of 18. We take all of their children for a Saturday afternoon, and each child (including siblings) is provided a buddy. There is no fee for participation. If you know a family that might be interested in this Respite Day service contact Nathalie Sterne.

Be a Buddy

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 1-5:20PM

High school students and adults: Volunteer to be one-on-one “buddies” for the children who attend our next Respite Day. No special training is required. The best qualifications are people who smile and like to play with kids.

Sign Up or contact Ed Hultgren.

2026 Dates: Feb 14, May 9, Nov 7

Take a Next Step at Hillside
Membership Class | Sunday November 16 | After Service
Sign up to learn about who we are, what we believe, and how to get involved. We will go over the requirements and responsibilities of becoming a member of Hillside. Lunch will be provided. Contact Laura for more information.

Take a Next Step in your Faith
Next Baptism | Sunday November 23 | During Service
If you are interested in getting baptized, come and learn the meaning and how to take this step (1-hour, by appointment). Contact Pastor Wayne.

A team from Hillside will be traveling to Thailand again this year to visit Faa and the children of the GROW Home, Pastors Leik and Irene, and the residents of the Safe House. We would love to have you consider joining us!  Those who have gone in the past often remark how their perspective of God's Kingdom became so much larger. Maybe this is the year He is calling you to step out in faith and be part of His mighty work in a foreign country.

Mission Trip to Thailand - November 4 - 17

There will be an informational meeting to get more details and ask questions.

Contact Randy with any questions.

January 18 - 27, 2026
For more information please contact Wayne or Patti Freeman.