Immediate Church Family*: 

Mike Groves, Jim Harris; Bill and Billy Lewis; Skippy Thompson.

Extended Church Family*:

Lynn Nichols Dull (former member and wife of Highland's first minister); Shelli Carpenter (friend of the Leonards);

Austin Casey (Jack and Betty Bagent’s grandson); Ellie and Gigi Casey (Jack and Betty Bagent's granddaughters); Mary Lane Day (Jeff Day’s sister); Patty Farlow (friend of the Dyes); Rachel Eastman (Jack and Betty Bagent's grand-daughter); Tim Hampton; Carol Harrison (Rob Stewart’s Mother); Marilyn Lewis (Bill and Billy Lewis’ daughter-in-law); Donna Lowry (Robert Lowry's wife); Dee Merchant; Don Morgan (friend of the Bagents); Aleta Pickholtz; Malcolm and Donna Richard (friends of the Leonards) Ted and Judy Roeling; Richard Waldrop (friend of Jay Nesom); and Larry Wilcoxson (friend of the Leonards). 

*New names added to the prayer list this week are in italics.

Birthdays:

November 6 - 12 - Albina Khaliapova (7)

Anniversaries:

November 21 - Jack and Betty Bagent

Offering for Heifer International

November 20

Once a year Highland receives an offering for Heifer International, an organization that believes that ending poverty begins with agriculture. They work in 21 countries around the world (including the US) to strengthen local economies and build secure livelihoods that guarantee a living income to local farmers.  All this begins with a seed investment of livestock or agriculture, followed by mentorship to help project participants build a business, and ultimately to gain access to supply chains and markets.  These families are able to earn a living income and continuously lift up their communities as they train the next generation of leaders.

Please consider a financial contribution to this organization, by leaving a check (noted "for Heifer") in the offering plate Sunday, November 20.

"Thanks-giving" Tree

Sometimes we get so caught up in all the preparations for Thanksgiving that we can forget to take a moment and think of what we are truly thankful for. To remind us of this thankfulness, we will provide a tree branch decorated with paper leaves on which people can write notes about things they are thankful for, or what they appreciate, in their lives.  Please take a paper leaf, or perhaps several leaves, and write down something you are thankful for and then hang the leaves on the branches of the tree. The result is an autumnal decoration that also serves as a reminder to practice gratitude.

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Stewardship Sunday

November 13, 2022

Fall is a time of harvest and thankfulness. We also pause to consider what we can devote to God's mission in the world with our time, talents and resources. You should have received a Stewardship letter and 2023 Stewardship card by this time. Please fill out the card and return it to Highland either by mail or by leaving it in the offering plate on or before November 13. For more information contact Jack Bagent.

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Congregational Meeting

Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022

following Worship

A Called Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, November 20, 2022, following worship. The purpose of the meeting is to elect two Ruling Elders to serve on the Session Class of 2025 and three members of the Congregation to serve on the 2023 Nominating Committee. For more information contact Louise Dye.

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In the Pulpit this Sunday

Rev. Jeff Day is in the pulpit this Sunday. His sermon is titled "Where Grace Interrupts" based on Mark 6:30-44. (New King James Version).