Highlights November 13, 2016 Speak, O Lord, as we come to You To receive the food of Your Holy Word. Take Your truth, plant it deep in us; Shape and fashion us in Your likeness, That the light of Christ might be seen today In our acts of love and our deeds of faith. Speak, O Lord, and fulfill in us All Your purposes for Your glory. 3255 Edgemont Blvd. North Vancouver, BC V7R 2P1 Ph: 604-980-6071 churchoffice@highlandsunited.org www.highlandsunited.org Rev Will Sparks, Lead Minister
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 Sunday November 13 9:30 am Coffee/Tea in the Welcoming Space 10:00 am Sunday Worship Service, Sanctuary Monday, November 14 9:00 am Highlands Quilting Team, Choir Room 1:00 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry, Choir Room 7:00 pm Healing Hands, Chapel and Choir Room 7:30 pm Badminton, Gym Tuesday, November 15 9;00 am Crafters Circle, Welcome Space 9:30 am ESL/ELL Conversation Class, Room 201 9:30 am ESL/ELL Beginners Conversation Class, Rm 202 1:00 pm Living the Questions, Choir Room 1:00 pm Dru Yoga for Adults, Room 201 7:00 pm Living the Questions, Faith Room Wednesday, November 16 7:30 am Men s Breakfast, Eighties Restaurant 10:30 am Seniors Connection, Lower Hall 12:30 pm Healing Hands, Chapel and Choir Room 1:00 pm Fraud Prevention Seminar for Seniors, Welcome Space Thursday, November 17 8:00 am Women s Breakfast, Daisy Restaurant 9:30 am ESL/ELL Conversation Class, Room 201 9:30 am ESL/ELL Beginners Conversation Class, Room 202 11:00 am Seniors Discussion Group, Faith Room 12:30 pm ESL/ELL Speakers Group, Room 201 5:30 pm Thursday Dinner, Gym 6:00 pm Genesis Too Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary 6:15pm Asking the Big Questions, Faith Room or Room 202 6:30 pm God s Free Spirits Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room 8:00 pm Spirit Singers Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary Friday, November 18 6:00 pm FUEL Youth Group for Grade 4 and Up, offsite Saturday, November 19 1:00 pm Saturday Lunch at North Shore Neighbourhood House 4:00 pm Yoga Chapel, Sanctuary Sunday November 20 9:30 am Coffee/Tea in the Welcoming Space 10:00 am Sunday Worship Service, Sanctuary
Nativity Scenes / Creches Needed! Please consider loaning your family crèche (3 dimensional, any style/type, or hanging nativity pictures) for our Nativity Exhibit on Friday, November 25 and Saturday, November 26. You will be able to pick them up anytime from November 27 on so you will have them back for your Advent and Christmas decorating. We carefully record each set and keep them under lock and key we know how precious they are to you. You may bring them to Sandi s office any week day or on Sundays and Thursday evenings. All scenes need to be in no later then Sunday November 20th. Nativity Weekend Volunteers Needed! Exhibit hosts: serve cider, welcome guests and provide gentle security Exhibit set-up and decorating (Thursday Nov 24 or Friday the 25th day time) Christmas Café: prep on Friday daytime or serving and cleaning on Friday evening or Saturday Outside Décor: light placement and set-up Kids cookie decorating table and kids Please Touch room Distributing posters around the community Sign-up at the Nativity Display table on Sunday mornings or contact Sandi Parker (sandi.parker@highlandsunited.org) If you have brought a scene before, please attach the registration sheet and carefully check to make sure the number of pieces in your crèche set is still the same. For scenes that have not been displayed before, please complete a registration form (available from Sandi or in the Church Office)
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Welcome Hosts and Greeters lunch and check in on Sunday, November 20 th in the Fireside Room at 11:30am. Anyone interested in participating in this Ministry of Hospitality is welcome to join us! RSVP to: colleen.blair@highlandsunited.org
Sybil's "Stick" Carrying Bags Raised $760.00 for Highlands Saturday Lunch Program Sometimes all it takes is a simple idea to raise a few dollars for an organization that reaches out weekly to many in North Vancouver. THE FUNDRAISING IDEA and how it came about: Our North Shore Tai Chi Spirit group is learning a new Qigong form called "Taiji Yang Sheng Zhang", and the "Jian Gan" form. To learn these forms requires each person to have two sticks to practice with. These two Qigong forms are practiced to help strengthen, stretch, and coordinate the body and the mind, in ways that ordinary exercise alone does not accomplish. Knowing that these two sticks needed to be transported to and from each class, Sybil Moody, a student of our Tai Chi Group at the North Shore Neighbourhood House (North Vancouver), came up with the idea to create a carrying bag for herself. But Sybil, with a thoughtful heart, expanded her idea to offer it to others who either didn t have the time, the equipment or the material to create their own carrying bag. Sybil thought there would only be a few interested, say, about 5 or 6 bags. But almost all 57 people wanted one. So, Sybil and her daughter, worked tirelessly to create each one of them. >>>>
>>>> Each bag had to be customized by size for each person. Sybil donated not just her time and expertise but all the material for all the bags.sybil's effort were amazing! But none of this would have happened if it hadn't also been for Joe Cash and Paul Pederson who manufactured the custom-designed and sized sticks. While Sybil came up with the idea of the carrying case, and manufactured them all with her daughter s help, it was our Tai Chi-ers and Qigong-ers who donated all the money to make Sybil s wish to help others in the Saturday Lunch Program come true. It is a wonderful community coming together to help others. The Saturday Lunch Program, operated completely by volunteers, provides free weekly lunches at the North Shore Neighbourhood House. The volunteers are all managed through Highlands United Church (North Vancouver). The total monies collected from all participants in our Custom Carrying Case fundraiser was $760.00, which will help feed 50-70 people once a week for many weeks. Our contribution is small, but the sentiment is huge. We all came together to make it happen!
Sock Appeal for First United A Message from Doree Piercy and the Local Connections Team: Once again sincere thanks to everyone who responded so generously to the Local Connections Committee s Appeal for Socks for First United. Our goal was 1000 pairs. With your gifts of money and socks we will probably double our target number. The staff and Foot Care volunteers truly appreciate our donations. I am sure that those who receive a dry pair of socks feel even more appreciative, especially in this wet weather. Blessings to you all, Doree
Community Events Israeli Folk Dance Classes Location: Har-El Synagogue at the south-west corner of Taylor Way / the Upper Levels Highway Teacher: Naomi Taussig; Cost: $6.00 a session Time: Beginners from 6:00 to 6:50pm (new class starting on Nov. 7 th ) Intermediate: 6:50 to 8pm; Advance & Open Dancing: 8pm onwards