How Can We Help?!
If you're new to Mercy Hill, we want to extend a special welcome to you. Feel free to fill out a Connection Card (below) if you have questions about Jesus, our church, or you just simply want prayer. We'd be happy to help any way we can!
Announcements
Pumpkin Carving Party!
Come join us for a fun afternoon of pumpkin carving/decorating (and candy too!) on Saturday (10/26) from 3:00-5:00pm at Allen at Steinbeck Elementary School (courtyard/picnic tables area). Please RSVP by Wednesday (10/23) to guarantee a FREE pumpkin for your child(ren), ages 2-18. This event is for our Mercy Hill Church community, friends and family, as well as for our local community. This is a great opportunity to invite family, classmates, neighbors, and friends! If you would like to help out, please contact Joey.
RSVP: https://mercyhillchurch.churchcenter.com/people/forms/818357
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Joey Wang at
Mercy Hill Men’s BBQ Hangout + Tasting Tour!
Men of Mercy Hill! There are a lot of good BBQ joints around the Bay Area and we thought it might be fun to hit some of them up together. What better way to connect and encourage each other towards Jesus than while enjoying a burger or some smoked brisket : )
The next (and last!) stop on our tour is going to be Mesquite & Oak BBQ (856 N 13th St, San Jose, CA 95112). We'll meet at 1:00pm for lunch on Saturday, October 19th. We hope to see you there!
To RSVP, please click here.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Paul Walton at
Covenant Membership Class - Open Registration!
At the request of some in the congregation, registration for the Covenant Membership Class is now open! If you are interested in becoming a member or simply want to re-familiarize yourself with what we’re all about, please register online here. We will leave registration open for the next few weeks, then we’ll pick a Sunday to hold the class. To learn more, visit our Covenant Membership page online.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at .
Mercy Hill Kids - Volunteers Needed!
Calling all adults with a passion to plant seeds of truth in the hearts of our youth! Would you please prayerfully consider being a part of Mercy Hill Kids ministry? Currently, we are in need of teachers and helpers for our preschool classroom! We are also looking to start a nursery/toddler class and would love to include you as a volunteer. Looking forward to working alongside you!
Please reach out to Megan at for more information.
CityTeam's Grace Village Apartment Renovation
CityTeam's Grace Village Apartments are housing women who face domestic violence and abuse, together with their children. These apartments allow them to stay longer and free up space in the shelter, and they provide space for women whose children are too old to stay in the shelter.
Mercy Hill Church volunteers will be renovating one of the apartments from floor to ceiling: plywood, tile, drywall, fixtures, and painting. We will be there Saturdays beginning July 13—starting at 8:30am and continuing until early afternoon—and we’ll continue each weekend until the job is done. All adults are welcome to join, and children with parental supervision (keeping in mind safety, considering that it’s construction work, except for the painting near the end). You can join all weeks or just the weeks you’re available.
In addition, if you'd like to make a donation to help fund this project, please visit Mercy Hill's giving page online and locate "City Team - Special Projects" in the dropdown menu. The total cost of renovating a unit is $22,000, and we hope to cover the cost of the unit we’re working on. This giving opportunity will be available until early October. Thanks!
If you're interested in helping, please reach out to Chris Keener at
Men's DNA Group: Frontline Men!
The Christian life is a battle that is worth fighting till the very end. Unfortunately, many Christian men today have all but abandoned the good fight that Christ has called us to. We often sit on the sidelines and ignore costly discipleship for the sake of comfort or avoiding fear. It is time for Christian men to get back on the frontlines of the spiritual battle. It is time for us to wage war against the kingdom of darkness and advance the kingdom of God; first in our own lives, then in the world.
The goal of this group is to call men out of the snares of isolation, sexual sin, and cultural Christianity and into a radical lifestyle of following Jesus, no matter the cost. During our gatherings, we will take time to bond with each other in fellowship, study Scripture together, encourage one another to grow in our accountability and discipleship, and pray for one another. We hope you can join!!
For more info and to find a link to sign up, click here.
Sunday Prayer Walk - Pumpkin Promo - Sunday, October 20th!
This month's Prayer Walk will be a bit different. Because of the Pumpkin Carving Party coming on October 26th, we decided to bump up the Prayer Walk from the fourth Sunday to the third. This way we can pass out flyers in the neighborhood and invite people to join us for the party on the following Saturday!
Note: Due to the Members' Meeting that is also taking place this day, the time for the Prayer Walk will be bumped back to 2:30-3:30pm.
We hope you can join us!
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Chris Keener at .
All Church Prayer - Sunday, October 20th!
Prayer is the start of everything good (Acts 1:14). It is the death of self-reliance and the lifeline of faith. It is the moving of our eyes outward and upward. It is the stretch of our empty hands towards a Father rich in mercy. As a church we prioritize this regular prayer meeting because of our deep-seated conviction that, while man can plant and water, it is only God who can cause the growth (1 Cor. 3:7).
This Sunday's prayer meeting will held in-person at 6:00pm at the Wilson Residence. Click here for more info.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at .
All Church Hangout - Sunday, November 3rd!
Meaningful community is hard to find in Silicon Valley, even in the church. Our congregation is spread out all over the city. But there is one day of every week when we all commit to gather together and worship our God: Sunday. It seems strategic to take this pre-existing momentum and work with it in an attempt to develop deeper community within our body. Therefore, on occasional Sundays throughout the year we will invite the church to enjoy picnic-style afternoons together immediately following the service.
The Plan: After service, bring or buy your lunch and join us at the tables out back for a picnic-style afternoon (we may shift inside depending on weather). We’ll also open the gym for people to play in!
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at .
New City Catechism - This Week's Q&A
Question 20
Who is the Redeemer?
The only Redeemer is the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, in whom God became man and bore the penalty for sin himself.
(For more, click here.)
Note: For 2024-25, we will be progressing through the catechism at a slower place—lingering on the same question for two weeks at a time.