Worship Sunday

Highland Presbyterian Church seeks to be a diverse and inclusive Christian Community as we embody the love and forgiveness of Jesus by serving the Community and the World, drawing people to Christ.

Highland Happening

September 27th, 2024

Worship this Sunday

Join us for worship this Sunday, September 29^th as we read in the Gospel of Mark the story of another person casting our demons in the name of Christ and the disciples feeling like this needs to stop. Jesus in turn tells them that anyone who is working for good would be considered a friend. Where have you experienced God’s mighty or gracious action in the church and in the world? What does it mean for the church to pray or act in the name of Jesus Christ? Let’s gather for worship to hear about this and more.

Please plan to stay after worship as the Admin committee and Pastor Matthew share with the congregation a big change that is beginning next year for Pastor’s Terms of Call and the way pension/healthcare will be calculated for pastor’s going forward.

Watch the service live on our Facebook page at 10:30 a.m.

Bulletin (PDF)

Bulletin (Word)

Free Little Neighborhood Item of the Week

Our Free Little Neighborhood Item of the week is canned vegetables or beans. Help us continue to take care of our neighbors in need with delicious and healthy options of veggies and beans!

Highland's biannual compost sale is coming up! Save the date for Saturday, October 5, 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

We will be selling a rich mixture of mushroom compost and topsoil to nourish your soil through the winter and help you get ready for next spring!

We appreciate your past support and hope you will help us spread the word so we can continue to grow our sustainability efforts at Highland.

If you have any medium-large feed bags or pet-food bags, please bring those to the church so we can sustainably use those to package compost.

For questions, please contact Élan Young: 865-566-7563

A Place to Stay SOS Day

Saturday, October 12^th

The local non-profit, A Place to Stay, is holding its next quarterly SOS Day, a resource day for unhoused or those needing extra help, at Monte Vista Baptist Church from noon - 3 p.m. There is a great need to supply lunch for the 300 people who usually show up after a local church has decided to withdraw their support of the lunch since Blount County Pride will be there handing out sanitary supplies. If you would like to make a donation towards the lunch, please make out a check to Highland with SOS Day in the memo or put cash into one of our giving envelopes and write ‘SOS Day’ on the outside.

World Communion

Sunday Bread

Sunday, October 6^th

We will celebrate World Communion Sunday on Sunday, October 6^th. This is the Sunday every year where we recognize the global nature of the church and that there are so many ways to come to the Lord’s Table.

We invite you on Sunday, October 6^th to bring some type of bread that we would normally not see on the Communion Table. It would be great to see different cultures represented on our table!

Flowers in the Sanctuary

We have a new sign-up board on the back table in the sanctuary, where you can sign up to bring flowers to brighten the sanctuary for Sunday worship. Please volunteer as you are able. Flowers can be cut from the Highland garden - there is a lot in bloom right now! We also now have vases for you to use. Questions? --- contact Kim Chaney-Bay.

Virtual Bible Study

Presbyterians For Earth Care

and Presbyterian Women

Presbyterians for Earth Care will host a virtual Bible study based on the Presbyterian Women’s Horizons Bible study, “Let Justice Roll Down: God's Call to Care for Neighbors and All Creation”, by Patricia K. Tull.

On the fourth Sunday evening of each month, beginning on September 22, Revs. Courtenay Willcox and Lucy Youngblood of Presbyterians for Earth Care will lead a 75-minute discussion on the nine-lesson Bible study. To learn more about the study and its author, and to access the author’s blog, click here:

https://www.presbyterianwomen.org/bible-study/justice/.

To order a copy of the Study Guide, access the Zoom link, or learn more about the study’s leaders, click here:

https://presbyearthcare.org/bible-study-pw-2024-2025/.

Prayers, Concerns and Joys

Please pray for our members, families, and friends.

We lift-up prayers for those among our community who are shut in. Be with them as they are separated in body from their loved ones.

Maryville College Faculty- Prayers for the Maryville College family following the loss of a professor's child. May their community be held in love during this time of loss.

Rich Schenk’s Cousin - Prayers for the Schenk family following the passing of Rich’s cousin, Brian Frazen.

Colwell Family- Please keep the Colwell family in your prayers following the passing of Kristen's father, James Paul Graves. You can read his obituary by following this link.

David Kemp’s Friend - Prayers for friends of David, Jan and Tyra, who have both been diagnosed with cancer.

Millie’s Friend - Millie Sieber lifts up prayers for her friend, Fred, who has been diagnosed with cancer and is receiving treatment.

David Kemp’s friend - Prayers for Paul Coffin, a friend of David’s who is undergoing chemo treatment.

Our country - Millie lifts up prayers for our country and leaders during this contentious election season.

Homeless - Let us pray for those who do not have a safe space to stay on any given night. As warm weather approaches, let us pray for those who are forced by life’s circumstances to sleep outside or wherever they can find.

Ukraine - Let us continue to keep the people of Ukraine in our prayers as the war there continues on well past two years.

Palestine and Israel - Prayers for peace and reconciliation as the war between Palestine and Israel continues.

Sudan Famine - Prayers were lifted up for Sudan which has been moved to famine status. Prayers for all who live there and countries who can help.

September & October Birthdays

Jussara Horton - Sept. 4

William Martin - Sept. 5

Carole Schenk - Sept. 5

Jennie Puffer - Sept. 6

Cheryl Baker - Sept. 6

Dennis McCarthy - Sept. 8

Don Kilgore - Sept. 13

Pam Clifford - Sept. 13

Bergen Erickson - Sept. 15

Janice Simcox - Sept. 18

Katie Hill - Sept. 20

Portia Carver - Sept. 20

Tiara Kemp - Sept. 27

Molly Bay - Oct. 2

Sarah Norquist - Oct. 6

Heather Skiver - Oct. 7

Darrin Devault - Oct. 9

Gene Johnson - Oct. 19

Rich Schenk - Oct. 25

Christie Morris - Oct. 26

Sweet Young - Oct. 27

If there are any announcements that you would like to include in the Highland Happening, please email office@highlandpresby.org by noon the Wednesday prior to the Highland Happening going out.

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