Highland Hills Faith Community

A Shared Ministry of

the United and Presbyterian Churches

Explore our website.

www.highlandhillsfaith.community

Office:

Jennifer

905 627 9251

office@stmarksunitedchurch.ca

Next week: Tuesday & Thursday

Ian

905 973 2367

imcphee@sympatico.ca

Our Community Caring Corner

There are many in our congregation

who are coping with health issues.

Please include them in your thoughts and prayers.

Meetings and Gatherings

Sundays

Worship: 10:30 am

Tuesdays

Knit and Chat: 2:00 pm in the Fireside Room

Handbell practice: 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary

Wednesdays

Walking Group: 10:00 am at the Dundas Driving Park

Sit to Be Fit: 11:00 am in the Fellowship Hall

Thursdays

Guitar & Ukulele Ensemble rehearsal: 5:00 pm

Choir rehearsal: 7:00–8:30 pm

Fridays

Sit to Be Fit: 11:00 am in the Fellowship Hall

Thanksgiving Sunday

This year, Thanksgiving Sunday is October 11 and the Worship Team is decorating the front altar. We are asking the congregation to participate by bringing fruit, vegetables, canned goods or other food items to supplement our Thanksgiving display. These food items will be collected after the service and delivered to the Dundas Food Bank. We offer this opportunity for giving as one way of supporting those who could use a little extra. 

Thank you from your Worship Team! 

Community Dinner Gift Table

It has been our custom to provide a small gift item in December to our Community Diners. The Caring Kitchen Team would like to do this again. This year we are offering an opportunity for our Community of Faith to participate. We need approximately 60 gift items which would provide each individual or family to take home something from Highland Hills. The Caring Kitchen Team has come up with some suggestions for your consideration:

• Practical items (flashlights, batteries, small tool kits, pens or markers)
• Kitchen items (oven mitts, can openers, cooking utensils)
• Personal hygiene items (shampoo, deodorant, soap)
• Books (puzzle books or novels)
• Games (cards, puzzles)

There will be a labelled box in the Narthex to collect these items. We will be collecting gift items on October 18 and 25.  All donations should be unwrapped, and we have put a $20.00 limit on each gift item. We hope to provide a good variety of gifts. Thank you for considering this opportunity to support the Community Diners.  

Hi everyone!

Remember the stew pot analogy from an outdoor service a few years back? It was at the very beginning of blending our ministries. Rev Peg and Rev Penny were our clergy.

A few of us are having a little getaway next week. I know we will come to know each other better and be tossing around ideas for our Highland Hills community. We need everyone’s voice to enrich this ministry that we are living.

If you have an idea that has been nudging you to share it ……. PLEASE, send your thoughts to us so they can be added to that giant stew that we started!

Barbara Williams

barbara.williams@bell.net

text 289 880 2499

“What in your life is calling you, when all the noise is silenced, the meetings adjourned... The lists laid aside, and the Wild Iris blooms by itself in the dark forest... What still pulls on your soul?” – Rumi

CALLING ALL KNITTERS….COOLER WEATHER IS IN THE FORECAST

It’s time to get out our knitting needles, crochet hooks and yarn to create some winter warmth for clients of Wesley and the Dundas Food Bank. This year Wesley has asked for mitts, slippers and blankets. The Food Bank would be happy to receive hats, mitts and scarves for the children, women and men who use their services. Usually the adults are looking for darker colours but most children like cheery colours too. Just remember to use yarn that is machine washable and dryable and any pattern you choose. We have patterns to share - just contact us. Watch for our clotheslines to appear in the narthex in mid November. Many thanks for this gift of time and talent.

(Dorothy Bartalos for The Community Outreach Team)

COOK WITH ME DUNDAS…..

INTERGENERATIONAL COOKING CLASSES 

We are partnering with the Hamilton Family Health Team to offer a free 3-week cooking program led by their Registered Dietitians. Six teens from Dundas Valley Secondary School will be paired with six adults from Highland Hills Faith Community to prepare and share a delicious meal together. Topics such as food and mood, nutrition and gut health, and food to build strong muscle and bones will be included, and each participant will receive a set of recipes to take home.

WHEN? Tuesday, November 3, 10 and 17 - 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

WHERE? In the church kitchen and Fellowship Hall

REGISTRATION: Contact Dorothy Bartalos (905-627-7977)

(Coordinated by The Community Outreach Team)

United Church of Canada

Mission & Service Stories

The House of Friendship

At St. Luke’s United Church, a strong sense of belonging for newcomers is being expressed through intentional welcome, shared meals, and community. Simple acts of hospitality are helping people who are rebuilding their lives to feel supported, known, and at home.

Click on the underlined for more info.

St. Mark's Donations

Please remember that you can e-transfer your donations to office@stmarksunitedchurch.ca or contact Jennifer to set up PAR.

Cheques can be made out to St. Mark's Church or Highland Hills.

Knox Presbyterian Church Donations

· By PAR (pre-authorized remittance)

· By e-transfer to knoxpresbydundas@gmail.com

· By mail: Knox Presbyterian Church, Attn: Rev. Ian McPhee, 1 Lynndale Dr, Dundas, ON L9H 3L4 

If you want us to include an item in this weekly update, please send it by Thursday morning. Email your submissions to office@stmarksunitedchurch.ca or call 905-627-9251.