Highlights. Highland Presbyterian Church. Volume 52, Issue 23 December 16, Advent and Christmas at Highland

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1 q Highlights Highland Presbyterian Church Phone Cloverdale Avenue Fax Winston Salem, NC Volume 52, Issue 23 December 16, 2018 Advent and Christmas at Highland Third Sunday of Advent: Joy Sunday, December 16: Worship at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Pre-Worship Carol Singing, 10:45 a.m. Caroling with Homebound Members at 3:00 p.m. Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love Sunday, December 23: Worship at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. The Winston-Salem Symphony Brass Quartet Christmas Joy Offering Christmas Eve Monday, December 24: Family Friendly Service, 4:00 p.m. Candlelight Service, 7:00 p.m. Christmas Day Tuesday, December 25: Joy to the World, the Lord Is Come! Pre-Worship Hymn and Carol Sing Sunday, December 16 at 10:45 a.m. Members and friends of Highland are invited to gather in the before worship at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, December 16 to select and sing favorite Advent or Christmas carols. All are welcome for this time of singing and preparation! Share the Joy of This Season with Caroling On Sunday, December 16, we will be sharing the Christmas spirit with some homebound members of Highland. All ages and vocal chords are welcome no matter which key you sing. We will gather in the Fellowship Hall at 3:00 p.m. for cookies and cocoa; we will share some of our favorite carols together first, then divide into groups and hop in the buses for our adventure. We hope you plan to join us, and bring a friend!

2 Nursery Workers Sunday, December 16 8:15 Room 112 Toddler & 2 s: Rachel Priddy 10:45 Room 112 Toddler & 2 s: Martha Neely 11:00 Room 301 Storytime: Nicole Gottfried Sunday, December 23 Temple Emanuel Sunday, December 30 9:45 Room 112 Toddler & 2 s: Rachel Priddy 11:00 Room 301 Storytime: Megan Bryant Sunday, January 6 8:15 Room 112 Toddler & 2 s: Debbie Patton 10:45 Room 112 Toddler & 2 s: Volunteer Needed 11:00 Room 301 Storytime: Volunteer Needed Elder of the Month: December: Linda Thorup January: Randy Shields Greeting Elder: December: Jim Swing January: Scott Templeton Visitor Greeter: December: Les Preston January: Susan Burroughs Acolytes: December 16: Jack Wells December 23: Caroline Yurkutat December 24 (4:00): Tucker Holland December 24 (7:00): Andrew Riley December 30: Hannah Ruth Bethel January 6: Ben Gardner Worship at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. December 16 Third Sunday of Advent Zephaniah 3:14 20 Luke 3:7 18 Sermon: Randy Harris Chancel and Youth Choirs December 23 Fourth Sunday of Advent Luke 1:26 38 Luke 1:46 55 Sermon: Randy Harris Winston-Salem Symphony Brass Chancel Choir December 30 (10:00 a.m. worship) First Sunday of Christmas Luke 2:41 52 Colossians 3:12 17 Sermon: Randy Harris Chancel Choir January 6 Epiphany Sunday Isaiah 60:1 6 Matthew 2:1 12 Sermon: Debbie Layman Chancel Choir Hunger Offering On January 6, please bring pasta sauce for Crisis Control and your 2 Cents a Meal for our Presbytery Hunger Relief Ministries. Thank you for your generous donations. Randy Harris, Pastor, Ext. 210, rharris@highlandpres.org Debbie Layman, Associate Pastor, Ext. 212, dlayman@highlandpres.org Courtney Stevens, Associate Pastor for Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Ext. 218, cstevens@highlandpres.org Darryl Ray, Director of Christian Education, Ext. 204, dray@highlandpres.org Joy Hamilton, Business Manager, Ext. 205, jhamilton@highlandpres.org Gidget Payne, Administrative Assistant, Ext. 201, gpayne@highlandpres.org Page 2

3 Overflow Homeless Shelter Sign Ups Sign-ups are underway for the overflow homeless shelter! We partner with sister congregations to care for homeless neighbors during this cold season. Highland is responsible for the shelter every Monday night. All other nights are open for sign-ups too! We will serve as greeters, check-in volunteers, dinner providers, snack bag providers, and overnight volunteers. More information and an easy sign-up link can be found in the green box on Highland s website, If you have questions or need help signing up, Kat Campbell, kaelle78@yahoo.com or Debbie at dlayman@highlandpres.org. Thank you for in serving with our sisters in need. Overnight (2 needed each night) 7:00 pm. 7:00 a.m. Check-in (2 needed each night) 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Dinner for 25 (1 contact) 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Snack Bags for 20 (1 contact) Drop off between 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Highland s Alternative Christmas Giving Women, Water and Wellness This year our alternative Christmas giving focuses on support for sisters in need around the world, in particular their need for education, clean water and sanitation. Our gifts will be directed through the Presbyterian Giving Catalogue, a ministry of the PCUSA agency, Presbyterian Mission. Gifts in any amount will be accepted. Stop by the Conference Room of the Gallery Hall to learn more, to make a donation, and to pick up your honor cards. We need your gifts to meet our goal of $6,000! If we are going to see real development in the world, then our best investment is women. ~Desmond Tutu Coffee, Donuts, and Fellowship December 23 The Christian Education Committee will host a fellowship hour between the two worship services on December 23. Come and share holiday greetings with your Highland family. A continental breakfast will be provided by the CE Committee. Join us anytime between 9:30 and 10:30 in the Fellowship Hall. A special invitation goes out to our visitors and college students home for the holidays. Page 3

4 News and Notes Known Sick: Heather Greene, The Oaks; Jane Watkins, daughter s home in Cornelius; Jean Thatcher, The Oaks; Caryle Wilkie, Home; Carol West, Home; Betty Orr, daughter s home in Charlotte; Peggy Chapman, Arbor Acres; Buddy Robinson, Trinity Elms. In Memoriam: Bruce Dowell, December 2, husband of Anne Dowell. Jade Penick, December 5, daughter of John Penick. Dear Highland Family, Thank you for the many ways you all showed love and support to me and my family following the death of my brother. From the meals, cards and s to the hugs and tender words, we have felt God s presence with us through your very tangible expressions of caring. ~ With deep gratitude, Katina Barksdale Bless You! ~ Our prayers for one another. Each week we invite you to pray for members of our Highland family. We will pray not because anything is wrong, but because we care about each other. FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 16, Jim, Jessica, and Lydia Bass; Brian Carter; Pete, Melissa, Drew and Garrett Fisch; Henry, Julie, William and Christina Heidtmann; Paul MacAnanny, Erika, Johnston, Elizabeth and James MacAnanny; Donna and Will Palmer; Michael Schmidt; James, Gillian, Sydney, Caitlin and Mallory Thomas; Bobby, Barbara, Anna Grace and Caroline Yurkutat. FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 23, please pray for Corinne Bass; Bob Caudill; Fred, Christine, Paul and Rose Fischer; Hayes, Elizabeth, Pierce and Olivia Henderson; Brierley Maddox; Marianne Parham; Wendell and Jayn Schollander; John Thomas; Steve Zorn. FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 30, Whaley Batson; Steve, Tonya, Ashley and Lilly Cavanaugh; Katie, Nick and Lila Fogleman; Molly Henning; Will, Rebecca, Hudson and Lexi Maddux; Ed and Emily Parker; Carrie, Alex, Mason and Zach Scott; Web, Beth and Katie Alexander; Tim and Rose Lynne Bowman; Barbara Brooks. FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 6, please pray for Mitch, Tina, Will and Julia Batson; Jim, Debbie and David Cesta; Stephanie Folger; Sarah Kate, Elisha and Sophia Hicks; Victoria Mardis; Morgan, Steven and Kimberly Parker; Andy, Laura, Josie and Ellie Scott; Royce, Annette and Henry Thompson; Stephen, Kara and Stephen Doughton. The Lord bless you and keep you. (Numbers 6:24) Page 4

5 Highland s Congregational Care Committee Wishes Joy to Our January Birthdays! 1 Lisa Alley 1 Peggy Dunlap 1 Beverly Edwards 1 Terry Hauser 1 Hudson Maddux 1 James McInnes 2 Bryan Beane 2 Lora Benoff 2 Bill Hill 3 John Garrou 3 Jack Wells 4 Eben Carroll 4 Alice Michalove 4 Ian Rushing 5 Audrey Bragg 6 Susan Burroughs 6 Anne Carter 6 Fred Fischer 6 Nan Hartman 6 Cheryl Walker 7 Jan Branon 7 David Campbell 7 Betsy Sell 8 Jon McKinney 8 Dianne Scearce 9 Esther Buzzard 9 Marc Eppley 10 Kay Chalk 10 Pierce Henderson 12 Chloe Peterson 13 Susan Janke 13 Anne McLain Laws 15 Will Palmer 15 Sara Quandt 15 Mary Ellen Smyth 15 Pat Toole 16 Andy Tyson 17 Gabriel Bryant- Prosterman 17 J D Byers 17 Laura Clay 17 Linda Garrou 17 Skip Pickett 18 Ellen Doyle 18 Ellen Lafferty 18 Lexie Maddux 18 Jay Plaisted 18 Caroline Wright 19 Jan Penick 19 Kevin Spainhour 19 Jim Swing 19 Johnnie Taylor 20 Jud Milam 21 Elizabeth Gee 21 Jerry Greene 21 Hugh Wright 23 Katherine Campbell 23 Barbara Summerlin 23 Scarlet Young-Sink 24 Marilena Conrad 24 Ann Long 25 John Eckart 25 Teeny Paxton 25 Linda Thorup 26 Cissie Anderson 26 Tom Seaver 27 Emelda Lawing 27 Carrie Swing 27 Farra Wilson 28 Anne Dowell 29 Bob Bechtold 29 Susan McBurney 29 Debbie Patton 29 Natalie Sevin 29 Courtney Stevens Year-End Offerings and Reimbursements Please make all offerings for 2018 by Monday, December 31. The IRS stipulates that any donations not received or postmarked by December 31 must be credited to Also, please submit any requests for reimbursement of funds spent on behalf of the church by this date. If you have any questions, please contact Joy Hamilton, ext Offering Envelopes You may pick up 2019 Offering envelopes now available on the table close to the entrance door in the Gallery Hall. Please leave your name and the number of the box you pick up on the table provided. Thank You From Temple Emmanuel We are so fortunate to live beside such caring and thoughtful neighbors. The welcoming reception you organized for Stand Up Shabbat was beautiful. You touched our hearts, brightened our souls and brought tears of joy to our eyes. We cannot thank you enough for your friendship and support. ~ Forever grateful, Temple Emmanuel Page 5

6 Christmas Joy Offering Received on December 23 The Christmas Joy Offering is one of our four denominational offerings and is split evenly between the Assistance Program of the Presbyterian Board of Pensions and scholarship funds for Presbyterian-related racial ethnic schools and colleges. Help us support these faithful servants and students in their hour of great need and hour of great promise. Look for the Christmas Joy Offering envelope, and please give generously. Please Bring Gifts for Shelter Residents In this season of giving, we reflect on God s greatest gift. One of the ways we respond to God s generosity is to share gifts with others. The Community Service Committee is collecting necessities and gifts to share with those in our overflow homeless shelter. Please bring unwrapped gifts to place under the Christmas tree in the. They may be brought between now and Christmas Eve. Items needed include hand warmers, Clorox wipes, white cotton crew socks and underwear (all sizes), adult size gloves and new winter hats, rain ponchos, deodorant, toothpaste, tissue, and soap. We will deliver the gifts after Christmas Eve. Thank you for your generous Highland s Food Pantry Needs For the month of December we are in need of stuffing mix, canned corn, canned yams, Jiffy biscuit mix and canned fruit for our food pantry that supports Moore Elementary School families. You may place your donations in the box provided in the Gallery Hall. Thank you for your support! Highland Advent Devotionals Highland members of all ages have once again put together a booklet of devotions to share in the Advent season. The theme Between Two Worlds will guide us as we share voices of Advent along with scriptures and prayers. Copies of the booklet can be picked up at the church, and daily devotion s from the booklet are also available. Sign up for the daily s through the link on Highland s website, Page 6

7 Disciple New Testament Bible Study Beginning Wednesday, January 9, 7:00 p.m., Ardmore Room Disciple Fast Track: Bible Study for Busy Lives is a lifetransforming 12-week study in which participants will read, reflect, listen, discuss, and pray as we grow as disciples. We will begin January 9 and finish April 3, By the end of the study, participants will have read major sections of New Testament, but will also have reflected extensively on scripture s witness to God s work in our lives, in the church, and in the world. Additional information about this study is also available on the bulletin board in the Gallery Hall across from Darryl Ray s office. If you want to take part, or want to know more, please contact Randy Harris (rharris@highlandpres.org) or Darryl Ray (dray@highlandpres.org). Reserve your spot now. Dinner for Eight At the end of December it will be time to reshuffle our Dinner for Eight again. This will be our 34 th round of groups. Many people have participated in all of the previous 33 rounds! In case you have not been participating and would like to join, Dinner for Eight is a fellowship opportunity for all members (and often non-members). We currently are composed of 17 groups of approximately 7 8 people each, who meet, usually for dinner, four times during each six-month period. Sometimes we go to each others homes, sometimes restaurants, or occasionally even Fling. Dinner for Eight is all about fellowship, not fancy dining, and is a great way for you to get to know your fellow Highlanders, whether you are new to Highland or are a longtime member. If you would like to join, or if you need to drop out, please contact either Carol Varnado ( ); cvarnado849@gmail.com (please note, this is a new address) or Jan Penick ( ); janpenick@gmail.com ) by the end of December. As always, if you are currently participating and we do NOT hear from you we will automatically include you in a new group. We look forward to seeing you at dinner! ~ Fellowship and Communications Committee Page 7

8 Men s Breakfast 2nd Wednesday On January 9 the Men of the Church will meet for breakfast beginning at 7:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All men are welcome for this time of food, fellowship and study. Men, come join us! Young Adults Thursday Night Study Group Contact Courtney Stevens, cstevens@highlandpres.org We gather weekly on Thursday nights welcoming anyone in their twenties and thirties looking for connection and discipleship. Join us at Five Points Restaurant in the bar area at 8:00 p.m. most weeks. (Continued from page 10) Sunday January 6 8:30 a.m. Worship Service (nursery provided), 9:30 a.m. Education for All Ages 11:00 a.m. Worship Service (nursery provided), 2:30 p.m. Girl Scouts, Education Building 4:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship, Fellowship Hall Monday January 7 11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting, Library 6:00 p.m. Committee Chair Orientation, Ardmore Room 6:00 p.m. Boy Scouts, Scout Room Wednesday January 9 7:00 a.m. Men s Breakfast, Fellowship Hall 5:00 p.m. Small Group Study, Salem Room 5:00 p.m. Gloria Choir, Room 101 5:30 p.m. Chime Choir, Room 100 6:00 p.m. Fling Fellowship Meal, Fellowship Hall 6:30 p.m. Youth Choir, Room 101 7:00 p.m. Disciple Book Study, Ardmore Room 7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir, Room 101 Tuesday January 8 6:30 p.m. Listening to Black Voices Book Study, Salem Room 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Council, Scout Room Page 8

9 faith.net Children Getting All Caught Up in God s Story Church School for Elementary Age Children Sundays 9:30 10:30 a.m. THE GREAT BIG STORY It s a great big story of a little bitty baby how a God in heaven saw a world that needed saving. We couldn t get to God so God came to us; it s a great big story of a great big love. Faith.net Parents and Friends The faith.net classes invite you to their musical presentation of The Great Big Story on Sunday, January 6 Join us upstairs in the Master Peace Theater Room 304 at 10:00 a.m. Highland s Inclement Weather Reminder As winter begins, please remember that announcements of cancellations of worship or other programs will be made through , WXII (both on TV and and through a link on Highland s website. Page 9

10 ADULT CHURCH SCHOOL Sundays 9:30 10:30 All adult classes are meeting in the Activity Building THE PRESENT WORD: OUR LOVE FOR GOD Activity Building AB5 Christ poured out divine love into the world and showed us what divine power is really like. God s power is not used to destroy or coerce, it is used to shape how God s power is used for the sake of the world. The good news is that we can never be too bad to be loved by God. We are loved with an infinite love and are given hope for a new future. Led by various teachers THE LECTIONARY CAFÉ Activity Building Salem Room AB2 As the name suggests, we'll be discussing the selected scriptures for each Sunday's service, putting them in context, and relating them to our own lives. We'll do these things with plenty of social time and enough Fair Trade coffee to wake you up on a Sunday morning. Led by Grady Elliott AGAPE CLASS: THE GIFT OF THE NUTCRACKER Activity Building Ardmore Room AB1, December 16 The Nutcracker was first performed in 1892 and quickly becoming a holiday tradition, one that continues for many families to this day. In our study The Gift of The Nutcracker, we look at this Christmas classic in a new way through the lens of faith. The iconic tale will help us understand God s greatest gift of the Christ child and of the kingdom that Christ came to build. This is a video-based study by Matt Rawle, United Methodist pastor. Led by Cathy Seaver PARENT AND FRIENDS OF YOUTH: EIGHTH GRADE Activity Building Scout Room, December 9 As adults we try hard to comprehend the perplexing behavior of the teenagers in our lives during the often awkward transition from child to adult. Using the film Eighth Grade as our guide, we wander through our questions together. Led by Courtney Stevens Page 10

11 Youth News Youth e-411 s go out each Wednesday with detailed information for the week. To be added to the list, contact Courtney at Youth Fellowship December 16 3:00 p.m. We will join in with Highland s afternoon of Christmas caroling. Meet in the Fellowship Hall at 3:00 p.m. wearing your most festive attire and ready to sing! Enjoy your Christmas holidays! We will see you back for Youth Fellowship on January 6! Senior High Lock-Out Friday, December 14 Join us for an evening of adventure! We'll meet at the church at 7:00 p.m., and then we're locking the doors to go out and find fun. Your Youth Council has planned a night full of laser tag, broomball, and surprises. We'll return to the church after a midnight breakfast, play some games, worship, and watch movies until the sun rises. We'll share breakfast head home around 8:00 a.m..! Page 11

12 Calendar Sunday December 16 8:30 a.m. Worship Service (nursery provided), 9:30 a.m. Education for All Ages 11:00 a.m. Worship Service (nursery provided), 2:30 p.m. Girl Scouts, Education Building 3:00 p.m. All Church Caroling, Fellowship Hall Monday December 17 11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting, Parlor 6:00 p.m. Boy Scout Meeting, Fellowship Hall Tuesday December 18 6:00 p.m. Listening to Black Voices Book Study, Salem Room 6:00 p.m. Diaconate, AB4 6:30 p.m. Joint Officer Meeting, Fellowship Hall 7:30 p.m. Session, Ardmore Room Wednesday December 19 7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir, Room 101 Thursday December 20 6:00 p.m. Finance Committee, Ardmore Room 7:00 p.m. Community Service Committee, AB 4 8:00 p.m. Young Adults Study Group, Five Points Sunday December 23 8:30 a.m. Worship Service (nursery provided), Please check the website, for changes or cancellations. 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Fellowship Hall 11:00 a.m. Worship Service (nursery provided), Monday December 24 11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting, Library 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Family Service, 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, Tuesday December 25 Office Closed, Merry Christmas! Wednesday December 26 Office Closed, Christmas Holiday Monday December 31 11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting, Library Tuesday January 1 Office Closed, New Year s Day Wednesday January 2 7:15 p.m. Chancel Choir, Room 101 Thursday January 3 8:00 p.m. Young Adult Study Group, Five Points (Continued on page 8) Highlights (Permit # 189) published biweekly by: Highland Presbyterian Church, 2380 Cloverdale Avenue, Winston Salem, NC RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Non-Profit Organization US Postage PAID Winston Salem, NC Permit # 189