Worship this Sunday

Join us for worship this Sunday, May 11th for worship. Our scripture focus will be on Acts 9:36-43 and Psalm 23.

Dr. Rev. Wendy Neff will lead the service.

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



Free Little Neighborhood

Item of the Week

Our Free Little Neighborhood Item of the week is canned food, especially easy-open or pop-top cans that do not require a can opener.  

Next time you’re at the grocery store, please pick up any canned food that would be easy for a person to cook at home.

Adult Sunday School

On Sunday, May 4 at 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m., our Adult Sunday School Class will begin an eight-week book study of How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life & Faith, by Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington.

Books are $20 and will be ordered soon. Please contact Martha Vargas 865-599-4583 or sign up in the back of the sanctuary to request a book and join us!

On January 21, 2025, many Americans were introduced to Bishop Budde thanks to what The New York Times called “an extraordinary act of public resistance.” During her prayer service for Donald J. Trump’s second inauguration, Bishop Budde addressed the president directly, imploring him “to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now,” from those who are part of the LGBTQ+ community to immigrants and refugees.

But for Bishop Budde, this moment was the culmination of a lifetime spent thinking about those pivot points when we’re called on to push past our fears and act with strength. With How We Learn to Be Brave, she teaches us that being brave is not a singular occurrence; it’s a journey that we can choose to undertake every day.

Here, Bishop Budde explores the full range of decisive moments, from the most visible and dramatic (the decision to go), to the internal and personal (the decision to stay), to brave choices made with an eye toward the future (the decision to start), those born of suffering (the decision to accept that which we did not choose), and those that come unexpectedly (the decision to step up to the plate). Drawing on examples ranging from Harry Potter to the Gospel According to Luke, she seamlessly weaves together personal experiences with stories from scripture, history, and pop culture to underscore both the universality of these moments and the particular call each one of us must heed when they arrive.

With Bishop Budde’s wisdom, we can learn to live and to respond according to our true beliefs and in ways that align with our best selves.  How We Learn to Be Brave will provide much-needed fortitude and insight to anyone searching for answers in uncertain times.

Happy Highlanders’ May Outing

Tuesday, May 20th, 11 a.m.

We have a change of plans and are looking forward to our May Happy Highlanders outing to the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, with lunch before at Countryside Restaurant. 

We will plan to meet at Highland at 11 a.m. and carpool to Vonore together. PLEASE NOTE THE EARLIER TIME.

If you have any questions, please contact Pam Clifford, 970-290-4683.  

We hope you can join us!

Pentecost Special Offering 2025

Sunday, June 8th

The Pentecost Offering unites us in a church-wide effort to support young people and inspire them to share their faith, ideas, and unique gifts with the church and the world.  Psalm 71 testifies that a foundation of faith established during childhood helps ensure lifelong faith and service. The patterns and lessons established during these formative years continue to bear fruit throughout a person's life.  By receiving the Pentecost Offering, you are nurturing the faith of children, youth, and young adults.

• 40% is retained by congregations to support work with at-risk children, youth and young adults in their local community. 
• 50% supports ministries with youth and young adults. 
• 10% supports child advocacy/children at risk. 

Most congregations receive this offering on Pentecost Sunday. However, your congregation can celebrate this Offering at any point in the year.  Congregations remit through their normal receiving agency (usually the presbytery) or Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) P.O. Box 643700 Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700.

Will Kemp - May 6

Linda Furtsch - May 7 

Kay Peace - May 20

David Kemp - May 27

Visit the new calendar page on the Highland website to stay up to date with what is happening in the life of the church.