Worship this 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

November 8th, 2024

Worship this Sunday

Join us for worship this Sunday, November 10^th which will be the first Sunday following the Presidential Election. Whatever this week may bring or has brought, let us remember that we put our faith in God above all else. Some aspects of worship will be more flexible than most Sundays to allow for God’s Spirit to move in our midst as we recognize how straining this election season has been. Come to worship and find a place where you can rest in God’s presence.

If you have not had a chance to turn in your pledge card for this year, please do so as soon as you can. If you do not think you’ll be at church any time soon, you may email your name and pledge to the church office.

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 cold weather clothing. As the weather is getting colder, please donate any hats, gloves, scarves, jackets, or socks you may not be using anymore or new ones you would be willing to buy.

Happy Highlanders November and December

We hope you can join us Tuesday, November 19, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. as we gather in the Parlors to create Christmas ornaments and decorate the Parlor Christmas tree together. Please note the time change for a 2-hr event. Please bring your lunch and join us.

In December, we will come together for our annual Christmas luncheon on Tuesday, December 10th, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. This year it will be a potluck at the home of Bruce and Pam Clifford, and Pam will be sending out an email with a link to the potluck sign-up sheet. If you do not have email, please let Pam or Bruce know you will plan to attend and what you would like to bring to share. This is always a highlight of the Happy Highlander year, and we look forward to enjoying celebrating together. (Pam, 970-290-4683, Bruce 970-290-3791)

Small and Mighty Youth

Sunday, November 10^th

The youth (5^th-12^th grade) of Highland are invited to our next Small and Mighty Youth event, a Friendsgiving dinner atFarragut Presbyterian Church on Sunday, November 10^th at 4:45 p.m. .Youth are welcome to bring a dish to share, and we can carpool to the event. RSVP to Pastor Matthew!

Highland Work Day

Saturday, November 16^th

Join the Building and Grounds Committee at Highland on Saturday, November 16^th from 9:00 a.m. to noon for a church work and cleaning day. We will have various projects inside and outside to keep our property looking beautiful. Come out for some or all of the day and we’ll have a great time!

Friday, November 15^th

A Night with UKirk

You are invited to learn more about UKirk at UT on Friday, November 15^th at Second Presbyterian Church from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. with dinner, music, and storytelling. UKirk will recreate the atmosphere of their campus ministry house and tell you about the things happening every day at this wonderful ministry. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door and you can email their campus pastor, Rev. Rachel Penmore, at revrachel@ukirkutk.org to RSVP.

Highland Soup Lunch

Sunday, November 24^th

Stay after worship on Sunday, November 24^th as we enjoy a soup lunch and time together in our fellowship hall. You can get a bowl (or two) of soup while we are together and we’ll have containers for you to take soup home. We invite you to bring a soup to share and you can contact anyone from the Hospitality Committee to let them know what soup you’ll bring. We will accept donations that day and all proceeds will go towards our accessibility entrance loan payments.

Advent Book Study

Tuesday night Zoom and Sunday school

For the season of Advent we will read through Walter Brueggemann’s book Names for the Messiah on either a Zoom call with Pastor Matthew on Tuesday nights at 6:00 p.m. or in the Adult Sunday school class that meets in the parlor at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Books can be purchased from the sanctuary or the office for $15. A description of the book is provided below.

In Isaiah 9:6, a divine utterance is given to us using four royal titles- Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. Names for the Messiah ponders each royal designation and how the people understood it then, how Jesus did or did not fulfill the title, and how Christians interpret Jesus as representative of that title.

Christians have claimed from the beginning that Jesus was the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament. In this study, best-selling author Walter Brueggemann tackles the questions:

"What were these expectations?" and "Did Jesus fulfill them?"

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.

Diane Hicks’ Nephew - Prayers for Diane’s nephew, Michael, who recently had by-pass surgery in Asheville recently and it was a successful surgery and he is recovering well.

Reese and Eleanor Wills - Prayers for the Wills family following the passing of their son-in-law’s father. May their family be comforted during this time.

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

Hurricane Helene damage - Prayers for all the communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. Our presbytery is organizing ways to help and donate and announcements will be made in the Highland Happening and on our social media as we get them.

Our country - As we get closer to Election Day, please make sure you have a plan to vote and keep our country in your prayers as we prepare for what is likely to be a contentious election night and following days.

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.

November Birthdays

Holly Elliot - Nov. 2

Jennifer Pierce - Nov. 9

Jason McTeer - Nov. 14

Brian Kilgore - Nov. 17

Rebecca Judy - Nov. 19

Susan Ambler - Nov. 20

Jean Wortman - Nov. 21

Ethan Lloyd - Nov. 22

Kim Chaney-Bay - Nov. 27

Billy Newton - Nov. 28

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