Highland Presbyterian Church. Documentary Focuses on Vulnerability

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1 q Highland Presbyterian Church Phone Cloverdale Avenue Fax Winston Salem, NC Volume 52, Issue 12 June 24, 2018 Once Upon a Parable Sunday, June 24, 10:00 a.m. Join the cast of our summer musical as they present Once Upon a Parable, a reflection on the teachings of Jesus. In addition to cameo appearances by numerous Biblical characters, the stories of the Wise Man and the Foolish Man, the Mustard Seed, the Prodigal Son, and the Workers and the Vineyard are heard in full. This 35-minute musical by Allen Pote will be presented in worship on Sunday, June 24 at 10:00. The summer musical is led by experienced and creative individuals from Highland and the broader community. Come celebrate our campers who have spent six days together crafting a show that both teaches and entertains! Documentary Focuses on Vulnerability The Gifts of Community, June 24, 4:00 p.m. Our summer documentary series is focusing on the gifts of community and how each one of us has the power to make a difference in the world around us and in the lives of our sisters and brothers. Our monthly gathering to watch and discuss a TED Talk will be this Sunday, June 24, at 4:00 p.m. in the Ardmore Room. We will focus on the topic of vulnerability and watch the TED Talk on that subject by Brené Brown. Our panel will include CareNet Counselor Will Eads and pastors Randy Harris and Debbie Layman. We hope you will bring open and loving hearts (and a friend!) for our conversation as we seek to build up this part of the body of Christ.

2 Nursery Workers Sunday, June 24 9:45 Room 112 Toddler & 2 s: Peggy Tyson 10:00 Room s & 3 s Story Time: Nicole Gottfried Sunday, July 1 9:45 Room 112 Toddler & 2 s: Rachel Priddy 10:00 Room s & 3 s Story Time: Liz Bragg Sunday, July 8 9:45 Room 112 Toddler & 2 s: Kelly Greene 10:00 Room s & 3 s Story Time: Missy Carroll Elder of the Month: June: Gordon Jenkins July: Esther Preston Greeting Elder: June: Roberts Bass July: Linda Collins Visitor Greeter: June: Jud Milam July: Sheila Lambert Acolytes: June 24: Ben Gardner July 1: Mary Douglas Mendenhall July 8: Sienna Lambert Worship at 10:00 a.m. Summer Sermons: The Apostle Paul Goes to the Movies June 24 Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time Proverbs 2:1 11 Matthew 13:10 17 Once Upon a Parable Summer Musical Theater Presentation July 1 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ephesians 2:11 22 Philippians 6:1 4 Fences Sermon: Courtney Stevens Summer Choir July 8 Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Jeremiah 29:1 7 Romans 13:1 7 Black Panther Sermon: Randy Harris Summer Choir Save the Date Montreat All-Church Retreat Friday, October 5 Sunday, October 7, 2018 We hope you ll plan to join us! Hunger Offering On July 1, please bring your 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 Steve McCutchan, Pastor Emeritus Darryl Ray, Director of Christian Education, Ext. 204, dray@highlandpres.org Nate Zullinger, Director of Music, Ext. 202, nzullinger@highlandpres.org Joy Hamilton, Business Manager, Ext. 205, jhamilton@highlandpres.org Gidget Payne, Administrative Assistant, Ext. 201, gpayne@highlandpres.org Page 2

3 Summer Choir Begins July 1 Meeting at 9:15 a.m. in the Choir Room All are welcome to make a joyful noise on the following dates: Sunday, July 1 Summer Choir (Grade 6 and up) Sunday, July 8 Summer Choir (Grade 6 and up) Sunday, July 15 Chancel Choir will sing (no Summer Choir) Sunday, July 22 Summer Choir (Grade 6 and up) Organ Recital at Highland Sunday, July 8, 7:00 p.m. The Sounds of Summer recital series, designed to showcase the organs of Winston-Salem, will be coming to Highland Presbyterian Church on Sunday, July 8 at 7:00 p.m. Reid Gilliam, Adam Waldo, and Henry Tysinger will present a 45-minute program on our very own R. J. Brunner organ. This is a Family Fun Concert, with musical selections that are appropriate for all ages. The recital is free and will be followed by an opportunity for children to try out the instrument. This is an excellent opportunity to share Highland with your music-loving friends of all ages. Reception for Nate Zullinger: Save the Date Sunday, July 15 will be Nate Zullinger s last worship service with us. We re planning a reception in his honor following worship that morning. Please plan to be with us as we celebrate Nate s ministry with us, and as we wish him well as he departs for his new position at Haverford College. Vacation Church School, 2018 Join Daniel, who was torn from his home and forced into the king s service. Explore exotic sights and smells in a Babylonian bazaar. Kids and adults will find that they re not much different from Daniel and his friends, who kept their faith in a faithless culture. Each day we will discover what life was like in a Babylonian bazaar. Children ages four through rising Fifth Graders are invited to take part in this joyful and energetic three days. Friends are always welcome. Our Adventure will begin on Tuesday, July 24 and continue Wednesday and Thursday (July 25, 26) 9:00 a.m. noon. Questions? Please contact Barbara Yurkutat, Nicole Gottfried, Betty Balser or Darry Ray. You may register on-line at Page 3

4 News and Notes Known Sick: Anita Cox, Home; Rubye Linville, Homestead Hills; Jan Wilson, Forest Heights Assisted Living; Whaley Batson, Homestead Hills; Buddy Robinson, Trinity Elms; Flowe Price, Home. Happy Birthday to Marianne Parham who will turn 93 on July 9. Congratulations to Cody Beane who graduated from Davie High School. He will head to Appalachian State University in the fall. Congratulations to: Stephen and Kara Doughton on the birth of their son, Stephen Mark Doughton III on June 3. Nina Woosley and Alan Beck on the birth of their daughter, Charlie Ray Beck on June 10. In Memoriam: Ryland Neely, father of Frank Neely, May 29. David Robinson, brother of Buddy Robinson, June 1. not because anything is wrong, but because we care about each other. FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 24, please pray for Jason Bragg, Kelley Gondring, Audrey and Alice Bragg; Cathy Davis; Lee and Cathy Garrity; Matt, Lindsay, Kayla and Logan Greene; Cam, Sue, Colin and Lauren Kent; Terry, Sarah and Laura Mixon; Les and Esther Preston; Jane Watkins; Sara Smith; James, Mandy, Riley, Taylor and Hudson Weihe. FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 1, please pray for Miles Abernethy; Susan Bristow; Ross Broadway and Zac Campbell; Helen Dent; Jane Garrity; Aaron and Annie Greene; Sam and Susan Kirkman; Katie Mixon; Fred and Flowe Price; Mac and Mary Ellen Smyth; Brian, Jennifer and Jack Wells. FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 10, please pray for Melanie Adams; Kit Broadhurst; Frances Thomas-Dillender; Pat and Jess Kirkman; James Montgomery; Rachel Priddy; Brock and Anna Snyder; Margaret Pike, David Werle, Katherine and Gracen Pike-Werle. Bless You! ~ Our prayers for one another. Each week we invite you to pray for members of our Highland family. We will pray Chancel Choir Concert CD Orders If you would like to purchase a professional recording of Endings and Beginnings, please contact Gidget (gpayne@highlandpres.org). The cost is $12 per disc. This recording was made at the Chancel Choir concert on Sunday, April 29. Orders are tentatively scheduled to be delivered in early July. Page 4

5 Highland s Congregational Care Committee Wishes Joy to Our July Birthdays! 1 Ty Andrus 1 Lucy Lancaster 1 Caroline Mendenhall 1 Tami Pittman 3 Anna Hux 3 Betty Jones 3 Jeff Patton 4 Robbie Grier 5 Henry Heidtmann, III 5 Anna Jordan 5 Andrew Lipovan 5 B J Swing 6 Alex Byers 7 Dawn Nelson 8 Rick Weavil 9 Martha Meyer 9 Marianne Parham 9 Jessica Williamson 10 Bill Hammond 11 Devlin Burke 11 Ian Burke 11 Tim Collins 11 Frances Dillender 11 Rebel Hart 11 Eve Ingram 11 Martha Neely 11 Kelly Templeton 11 Jim Varnado 12 Ben Morgan 12 Deana Smart 13 Roger Black 14 Berrilynn Norman 15 Matt Salley 15 Glenn West 16 Ann Charles 16 Kristin Eckart 16 George Hodge 16 Bodhi Whitler 17 Emily Collins 17 Carson Meyer 18 Maggie Collins 18 Wendy Guerry 19 Cynthia Tysinger 19 Rebecca Walker 19 Darlene Williamson 20 Fred Price 21 Marie Hodge 22 Jason Bragg 22 Julia Davis 22 Madelynn Gore 22 Carol Healy 22 Gilmour Lake 22 Glenn Otterbacher 23 Sam Bowman 24 Morgan Harris 24 Danielle Keever 24 Katie Pike-Werle 25 Lee Garrity 25 Jim Medlin 25 Ruth Phillips 25 Matthew Ronsheim 27 Lane Albright 28 Dorothy Barrett 28 Mary Kate Gargis 29 Harry Hall 30 Mary Bland 30 Linda Collins 30 Debbie Layman 31 Judy Bass 31 Mike Burke 31 Steve Hux 31 Mary-Hollis Williams Dinner for Eight At the beginning of July it will be time to reshuffle our Dinner for Eight names again. This will be our 33rd round; in the last round we had 132 people participating! In case you have not been participating, Dinner for Eight is a fellowship opportunity for all members (and often some non-members). We currently are composed of 17 groups of 7 or 8 people, who meet, usually for dinner, four times during each six-month period. Sometimes we go to each other s 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 at ; cvarnado849@gmail.com; or Jan Penick at ; janpenick@gmail.com by the end of June. As always, if you are currently participating and we do NOT hear from you we will include you in a new group. Note: It is very important to let us know before we reshuffle the names if you are dropping out, in order to keep the groups with enough people to operate well. Thanks! ~Fellowship and Communications Committee Page 5

6 Thank you for All the Diapers and Wipes Our Diaper Drive (which we hold annually from Mother s Day to Father s Day) was a great success! We exceeded our goal with 4,244 diapers (LOTS of size 5 ones) and 7,210 baby wipes. Many children (and therefore parents!) in the Triad will be drier and happier! Thank you for supporting mother's and father's in need in our community! Helping Hands Save the Date, August 25 We hope you will plan to join us for our ninth annual morning of service. We ll gather at the church at 8:30 a.m. for our commissioning to serve in the community. All ages and skill levels are invited to participate as we share with community partners such as Sunnyside Ministries, Riverwood and Hospice. Watch for sign-ups! Summer Overnights at Samaritan Inn We need YOU to sign up and support our homeless brothers at Samaritan Inn. This spring and summer Highland has committed to one night a month at Samaritan Inn. The new facility at Samaritan is beautiful and reflects much community support and intentionality in caring for the men who are guests there. The shifts run from 6:15 p.m. till 7:00 a.m. Upcoming dates are: Saturday, July 14 and Friday, August 24. We need to have six Highlanders sign up each night. Sign up in the Gallery Hall, or contact Steve Zorn, srzorn@hotmail.com, or Debbie Layman, dlayman@highlandpres.org, , or if you have questions. We hope you will support this meaningful outreach. What We re Reading This Summer Highland members have asked what program staff members might be reading this summer. Here are a few of the books on our lists. Randy: Leonardo da Vinci, by Walter Isaacson; I m Still Here, by Austin Channing Brown Debbie: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond; More Than Words: 10 Values for the Modern Family by Erin Wathen Courtney: Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults by Christian Smith; Social Intercourse by Greg Howard Darryl: How (Not) to Be Secular by James Smith; Telling Secrets by Frederick Buechner Page 6

7 Acoustic Café Returns Sunday, July 29 Music, Dessert, and Fellowship, 4:00 6:00 p.m. We are so excited that this fun-filled event is returning! Acoustic Café will feature live music by members and friends of Highland. This year s gathering will include performances by Highland members John Calhoun, Henry Heidtmann, Fred Conrad, and Laura Clay, along with the musicians and groups with whom they regularly perform. We ll also provide a variety of desserts from Camino Bakery and have some delicious coffee! We hope you ll join us for this afternoon of live music, tasty treats and great fellowship. Bring a friend! Faithful Past Blessed Future Investing in Highland and Our Mission Several months ago, we kicked off the Faithful Past, Blessed Future Capital Campaign with a stated goal of raising $650,000 to retire debt left over from the Activity Building renovation and the purchase of adjoining land to the parking lot, initiate a complete transformation of the playground into a spiritual Atrium, install new signage, make organ repairs and address other issues around our physical plant. While our goal was to raise $650,000, our desire was to actually hit the $1,000,000 mark in gifts so that we could create a fund beyond the Permanent Fund that could be available for expansion of Highland s mission in ways that cannot be predicted at this time. Access to a fund such as this gives Highland the flexibility to respond to both opportunities and challenges while avoiding the need for another capital campaign. I m pleased to report that Highland has responded with widespread support throughout the congregation and the total dollars pledged stands at $1,083,357. This is a major accomplishment in the life of Highland, and we are truly blessed by the ongoing commitment demonstrated so tangibly by the congregation. Our committee would like to thank the close to 50 volunteers who helped with the specifics of the campaign. On a personal note, I would like to thank the members of the committee, Jim Gallaher, Anita Bain, Bobby and Barbara Yurkutat, Don Thorup and Esther Preston for the many hours they spent organizing and delivering the message. Likewise, to Randy for his constant presence and advice, but most of all to our wonderful Highland family who once again have responded so enthusiastically. ~John Loftis, Campaign Chair Page 7

8 ADULT CHURCH SCHOOL Sundays 9:00 9:45 Through September 2 The Present Word: Justice in the New Testament Room 124 We become upset when we see people who do wrong become popular and powerful. This summer we will learn how God sets things right through Jesus life and teaching. When Jesus comes to live among us and show God s love, we see more of God. In Jesus, we see how God has begun to set things right and promises to the job when Christ comes again. Join us each Sunday this summer for this study of God s Justice. Led by various teachers Church School ON THE GO! While you are away this summer, take church school with you. Enjoy learning more about the Bible while traveling this summer using the 13 videos series of What s in the Bible. Taking you from Genesis to Revelation, these videos make learning fun and informative for all ages. We invite families to take a video and use it in the car while traveling. When you finish one bring it back to check out another one. You can find the videos in the Gallery Hall next to Darryl Ray s office. In-Depth Bible Study Coming This Fall Disciple Fast Track: Bible Study for Busy Lives is a lifetransforming 24-week study in which participants will read, reflect, listen, discuss, and pray as we grow as disciples. We ll spend 12 weeks on the Old Testament this fall, and then 12 weeks on the New Testament this winter and spring. By the end of the study, participants will not only have read major sections of both Old and New Testaments, but will also have reflected deeply on scripture s witness to God s work in our lives, in the church, and in the world. Those who would like to learn more are invited to an information meeting on Sunday morning, August 19 at 9:00 a.m. in the Lectionary Café (Room 123). 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). Reserve your spot now. Page 8

9 Youth News 2018 Summer Youth Opportunities Are you signed up? Senior High Montreat Youth Conference (completed 9 12 graders) July Middle School Service Week (completed 5 8 graders) August 1 5 Spots on these summer offerings are still available. Get your deposit in or let Courtney know you re interested in coming before the cost of these trips increases. Look for more information in your Youth Ministry Guidebook or in your weekly e-411 s. Senior High Greetings from Northern Ireland Our Senior Highs and their leaders have arrived safely and are making their way around Northern Ireland, with the guidance of recently-retired Presbyterian Peacemaker Doug Baker. As they explore challenges and opportunities for peace and reconciliation there, their itinerary includes worshiping with Protestant and Catholic faith communities, touring Belfast and other towns, meeting with religious leaders and students, and exploring the unique landscape of Northern Ireland, including Giant s Causeway (pictured). The Senior Highs taking part are Jackson Boring, Kyndall Brown, Maggie Collins, Richmond Griner, Christina Heidtmann, Jess Kirkman, Kelly Templeton, and Samantha Walker; adults are Courtney Stevens, Miles Abernethy, Liz Bragg, David Neely, and Martha Neely. Please keep them in your prayers as they finish their journey there, and as they make their way home on June 25. Summer Nursery Volunteers Needed Open dates INFANT & TODDLER ROOM September 2. STORYTIME August 12 and 19; September 2. Please contact Gidget in the church office: Thank you so much! gpayne@highlandpres.org or Page 9

10 Calendar Sunday June 24 9:00 a.m. Present Word Class, Room :00 a.m. Worship Service (nurseries provided), Sanctuary 11:00 a.m. Lemonade in the Shade, Slate Patio 4:00 p.m. Documentary Series, Ardmore Room Please check the website, for changes or cancellations. Tuesday July 3 6:30 p.m. Personnel Committee, AB 5 7:00 p.m. Boy Scout Council, Scout Room Wednesday July 4 Office Closed, Holiday Monday June 25 11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting, Parlor Tuesday June 26 10:00 a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry, Salem Room Thursday June 28 7:00 p.m. Membership Committee, Ardmore Room Sunday July 1 9:00 a.m. Present Word Class, Room 124 9:15 a.m. Summer Choir (Grades 6 & Up), Room :00 a.m. Worship Service (nurseries provided), Sanctuary 11:00 a.m. Lemonade in the Shade, Slate Patio Monday July 2 11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting, Parlor Saturday July 7 Saturday July 14 Senior High Youth, Montreat Conference Sunday July 8 9:00 a.m. Present Word Class, Room 124 9:15 a.m. Summer Choir (Grades 6 & Up), Room :00 a.m. Worship Service (nurseries provided), Sanctuary 11:00 a.m. Lemonade in the Shade, Slate Patio 4:00 p.m. American Guild of Organists Concert, Sanctuary Monday July 9 11:00 a.m. Staff Meeting, Parlor 5:00 p.m. Stewardship Committee, Salem Room