Highlights May 8, 2016 Our Genesis II Choir Today is the day! 3255 Edgemont Blvd. North Vancouver, BC V7R 2P1 604-980-6071 www.highlandsunited.org churchoffice@highlandsunited.org
Highlands Upcoming Events and Programs This list does not include rooms booked for outside rentals (Guides, AA, Alanon etc). Highlands Event Calendar can be viewed on our web site at: www.highlandsunited.org To book a room, contact the church office at: churchoffice@highlandsunited.org Sunday, May 8 9:30 am Café in the Welcoming Space 10:00 am Sunday Worship Service 11:15 am Coffee & Hospitality, Welcome Space 11:15 am Newcomers Orientation, meet Colleen Blair in the Narthex 11:15 am Mother s Day Lunch, Gym 3:00 pm Marcus Mosely Chorale Concert, Sanctuary Monday, May 9 9:00 am Highlands Quilting Team, Choir Room 11:00 am Walk and Talk, meet at the Church Office 1:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry, Choir Room 7:00 pm ELL Teachers Meeting, Room 201 7:00 pm Guitar for Fun, Fireside Room 7:30 pm Badminton, Gym 7:30 pm Healing Hands, Room 201/202 Tuesday, May 10 9:00 am Flea Market Sorting, Lower Hall 9:30 am ESL/ELL Conversation Class, Room 201 9:30 am ESL/ELL Beginners Conversation Class, Room 202 1:00 & 7pm Living the Questions, Choir Room Wednesday, May 11 7:30 am Men s Breakfast, Eighties Restaurant 10:00 am Seniors Drop-In, Welcome Space 11:30 am Into to Dru Yoga for Seniors, Room 201 3:30 pm Finance Meeting, Choir Room Thursday, May 12 9:30 am ESL/ELL Conversation Class, Room 201 9:30 am ESL/ELL Beginners Conversation Class, Room 202 10:00 am Healing Hands, Chapel & Choir Room 4:00 pm Building Committee Meeting, Sanctuary 12:30 pm ESL/ELL Speakers Group, Room 201 5:30 pm Community Meal, cancelled until September 5:30 pm Genesis Too Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary 6:30 pm God s Free Spirits Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room 6:30 om Refugee Committee Meeting, Faith Room 8:00 pm Spirit Singers Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary Friday, May 13 Saturday, May 14 8:30 am Garden Work Bee, meet in the front garden 11:00 am Marie Westervelt Memorial Service, Sanctuary 1:00 pm Saturday Lunch at North Shore Neighbourhood House Sunday, May 15 9:30 am Café in the Welcoming Space 10:00 am Sunday Worship Service 11:15 am Coffee & Hospitality, Welcome Space 11:15 am Birthday Celebrations, Fireside Room 11:15 am Newcomers Orientation, meet Colleen Blair in the Narthex 2
Betty Wares was given this memory quilt by Highlands Church school nursery when she and her late husband Jack moved to Parksville 23 years ago. (Some of our young adults may find their squares.) Now Betty s moving to Australia, taking her memories and the quilt with her. She says a fond goodbye to all her friends at Highlands United Church. A memorial service for Marie Westervelt will be held at Highlands on Saturday, May 14 th, 2016 at 11:00 am. 3
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Highlands United Church Notice of Congregational Meeting Please be advised that there will be a short Congregational Meeting on Sunday, May 29 th, 2016 after the 10:00 am worship service. At the meeting we will elect/appoint new Board Members and Chairs of the Highlands Standing Committees. Highlands Parking Shuttle Recognizing the increasing challenge of finding parking near Highlands, we will be offering a parking shuttle service on Sunday May 8 (G2 service) and Sunday May 29 (Spirit Singers Service) This complementary service will run from Highlands Elementary School (Fairmont and Colwood Streets) Parking is available weekends in the drop off zone in front of the school or along side streets. The shuttle (Capilano Community Service Bus) will park by the handicap parking sign in front of the main entrance to the school. There will be 3 departures before worship: 9:30, 9:40 and 9:50, and passengers will be dropped off in front of the main entrance to Highlands. Following worship the shuttle will make 2 to 3 return trips (based on numbers), with the first trip leaving 15 minutes following the end of worship and then 10 minutes after that. This is an experimental project, and if it appears to meet a need, we will continue in the Fall of 2016. Capilano Community Services has agreed to loan us their bus on Sundays for this purpose, and we will make a weekly donation to their program in exchange for its use. For information, speak to Sandi Parker or Bob Brown. 6
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Upcoming Events Sunday May 8: G2 Service Parking shuttle Highlands Elementary 9:30, 9:40 & 9:50 Mother s day brunch $5/per person $20/family Sat May 14: Garden Work Bee, 8:30 am Marie Westervelt Memorial Service, 11:00 am Sun May 15: Pentecost Spirit Singers will be in Salmon Arm. Tif McNaughton will be our guest preacher Birthday Celebrations, Fireside Room after worship Sun May 22: Ken Irwin will be preaching Baptism for George Bogle and Reeve Haynes. Sun May 29: The Spirit Singers will lead worship in word and song. Parking shuttle available from Highlands Elementary. Congregational Meeting after worship Sun June 5: Grads Recognition Celebration of Hasna s One Year Anniversary Members Recognition / Re-Affirmation / Transfers Fri June 10: IGNITE worship 6pm July 4-8 Musical theatre Camp for K to Gr 4 July 11-15 Wild Life Day Camp for K to Gr 6 July 18-22 Musical Theatre Boot Camp for Gr 4-12 July 25 29 Space Jam Day Camp for K to Gr 6 Sun Aug 21: We welcome our new Minister, Will Sparks, to Highlands! Welcome Barbeque after Service Reminder: the Thursday Community Meal is now over for the season and will return in early September. 8
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Membership Recognition, Re-Affirmation and Transfers June 5 Some of you were surprised to discover you were not on the membership roll when we had our congregational meeting a few weeks ago. If you have been either baptized as an adult or baptised as an infant and later confirmed in a different church or a different denomination you can easily transfer your membership in to Highlands. Some of you have been part of our congregation for a long time, and if this situation applies to you we would like to make it easy for you to become a full member. Then we will have a recognition of membership on Sunday June 5 th. Please send an email or call Sandi Parker if you would like to become a member in this way. For those who have not been baptized or confirmed, we will have a workshop in the fall and a service of confirmation then. Contact: Sandi Parker sandi.parker@highlandsunited.org Next Drop-in Wednesday, May 11 10
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The Interfaith Statement on Climate Change A message from Highlands United Church Climate and Environment Action Group We must reflect on the true nature of our interrelationship to the Earth. It is not a resource for us to exploit at our will. It is a sacred inheritance and a precious home which we must protect. United with the shared hope that arises from faith, we the undersigned believe that the means, desire, and will to care for Earth and all life can and will become action as our political leaders ratify the promises made in Paris -- and thus safeguard the greater promises of this generation and of all those to come. We therefore: Urge governments to rapidly sign, ratify and implement the Paris Agreement.... Insist on rapid emissions reduction.... Strongly advocate more funding for adaptation and loss and damage.. Urge the swift phase out of all fossil fuel subsidies.... Encourage faith communities to reduce emissions.... Call for fossil fuel divestment and reinvestment in renewables.... --- from the Interfaith Statement on Climate Change, signed by 270 leaders of various faiths from over 50 countries (including our Moderator Jordan Cantwell). You can read the full statement here: http://www.interfaithstatement2016.org/statement (sorry, incorrect link given in last week s Highlights) 12
Community Events A message from Josie and the Tai Chi Group: Our Qigong & Tai Chi group enjoyed celebrating the annual World Tai Chi & Qigong Day in our home gym at Highlands United Church on April 30 th, 2016. This is a huge global event involving over 80 countries and millions of people standing in appreciation of these two ancient health regimes that helps train our sensitivity to our own qi energy which in turn helps us strengthen our body, mind and spirit. Our group came together to help wrap our planet in a focused consciousness of good intention for all humanity. It was a profound moment. While our small group celebrated globally, we acted locally by raising over $263.00 for Highlands Saturday Lunch program. 13
"Highlands' Men's Breakfast group spent last weekend in Likely BC, graciously hosted by Pete van Drimmelen at his family's lodge on Quesnel Lake." The above group shot is at Quesnel Forks where the Quesenl River is joined by the Caribou - in 1860 a gold mining town started here but was eclipsed a few years later by Barkerville. 14
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