Immediate Church Family*: 

Jim Harris; Bill and Billy Lewis; Dudley Payton; Skippy Thompson.

Extended Church Family*:

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; the family of Carol Harrison (Rob Stewart’s Mother); Rene Johnson (friend of Jeff Day); Marilyn Lewis (Bill and Billy Lewis’ daughter-in-law); Donna Lowry (Robert Lowry's wife); Dee Merchant; Don Morgan (friend of the Bagents); family of Lynn Nesom (sister of Jay Nesom); Aleta Pickholtz; Malcolm and Donna Richard (friends of the Leonards) Ted and Judy Roeling; Jack Stokeld (former Principal of Lee High School); 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:

February 19 - 25: Robert Lowry (25)

Anniversaries:

February - none

2023 Lent Devotions

This year the season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 22, and continues through Easter, April 9, 2023. Highland will be offering The Presbyterian Outlook's "Examen: Inward work for outward living" as a resource during this contemplative time. You may pick up a printed copy at Sunday Worship beginning February 19 or request a copy be mailed to you by contacting Louise Dye. The devotions will also be available electronically each week through this newsletter.

In Examen: Inward work for outward living, Teri McDowell Ott explores the ancient spiritual practice of examen that focuses on honest assessment and reflection. With a different theme for each week of Lent, readers are invited to explore the connection between internal contemplation and outward action. Themes include examining our fear to live with faith, examining our pain to live with healing, examining our dishonesty to live with truth, examining our joy to live with gratitude, examining our love to live with heart and examining our burdens to live with blessing.

Click here for the introduction

Congregational Meeting,

Report to the Congregation,

Sunday, February 19, 2023

The By-laws of Highland Presbyterian Church call for us to schedule a Congregational Meeting in February of each year to give any and all members an opportunity to address the Congregation. We have not done this in a while, but will correct that on February 19 of this year. We will also have an annual report to the Congregation. If you have any business you would like brought before the Congregation, please notify Clerk of Session Louise Dye no later than February 12.

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Soup (and more) Lunch

Sunday, February 19

In conjunction with the Congregational Meeting and Report to the Congregation, we will have a Soup (and more) Lunch served in the Fellowship area on February 19 following worship. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the Fellowship area if you would like to contribute something for this lunch. Questions? Contact Louise Dye or Connie Buck.

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In the Pulpit this Sunday

Rev. Jeff Day will be back in the pulpit this Sunday. His sermon is titled "Spiritual Hearing" and is based on Mark 9:2-13 and II Peter 1:16-21.