What s Happening at

Highland

On Sunday, September 26, we were blessed in worship by Jo Anne Swartz

singing this beautiful hymn, a love song from God to all God’s children of all

ages. The lyrics are a beautiful poem that we wanted to share with

everyone in the church family:

God Is With Us - Always

1. “I was there to hear your borning cry, I’ll be there when you are old.

I rejoiced the day you were baptized, to see your life unfold.

2. I was there when you were but a child, with a faith to suit you well;

In a blaze of light you wandered off to find where demons dwell.

3. When you heard the wonder of the Word I was there to cheer you on;

You were raised to praise the living Lord, to whom you now belong

4. If you find someone to share your time and you join your hearts as one,

I’ll be there to make your verses rhyme from dusk till rising sun.

5. In the middle ages of your life, not too old, no longer young,

I’ll be there to guide you through the night, complete what I’ve begun.

6. When the evening gently closes in and you shut your weary eyes,

I’ll be there as I have always been with just one more surprise.

7. I was there to hear your borning cry, I’ll be there when you are old.

I rejoiced the day you were baptized, to see your life unfold.”

OCTOBER 2021

Office Hours The church office is open

9 AM - 12 PM, Monday -

Friday. If you need

assistance or to conduct

onsite church business

outside those hours,

please contact a member

of the staff to ensure that

you will have the

assistance you need.

Pastoral concerns -

Alan's cell 919-210-9120

Business Office concerns

- Jim's cell 919-606-0135

Facilities concerns -

Tom's cell 919-624-1405 Fall Worship Schedule Thank you to everyone who is faithfully masking and practicing social

distancing on Sunday mornings for our time of worship together:

8:30 AM Communion Service in the sanctuary;

8:45 AM Connection Contemporary Service in Bradley Hall;

9:45 AM Sunday School for all ages;

11:00 AM Traditional Service in the sanctuary.

Fall Studies In this transistional season, more and more

church activities are a combination of online and

in-person, including many of our fall studies

Women's Bible Study

Rev. Janet Baucom is

leading the study Hebrews:

Grace & Gratitude by David

deSilva on Monday

mornings, 10 - 11:30 AM in

the Conference Room

at Highland. There are also

several participants online

joining the group via Zoom.

Contact Janet Baucom

(janet@highlandumc.org) for

information and/or if

interested.

This group’s next study will

begin on October 25, a Bible

study on the prophets Elijah

and Elisha entitled Hope for

Hard Times by Magrey

deVega.

Monday Night Study

Pastor Alan is leading a

study on Monday nights of

N.T. Wright's The New

Testament You Never Knew.

Classes will be held online,

6:30 - 8 PM, beginning

September 20.

Contact Pastor Alan

(alan@highlandumc.org) to

participate or learn more.

Celtic Spirituality and Holy

Friendship

Pastor Amanda and Rev.

Molly White from Hayes

Barton UMC are partnering

to lead a monthly class on

Celtic Theology and Holy

Friendship, meeting the first

Sunday of the month, 7 - 8

PM, beginning October 3.

This class sprang out of a

desire to prepare for the

October 2022 Celtic

Pilgrimage to England/

Scotland (space is still

available), but this class is

open to any who wish to gain

a new/old perspective about

Celtic theology, Christian

history, and the deep roots of

Holy Friendship.

The location of the class will

rotate between the two

Fall Festival Help us welcome our community for an evening of outdoor fun and fellowship

Join us on Sunday, October

10, 4 - 6 PM for a time of

food and fun for all ages.

The Pumpkin Patch will be

open for sales and photo ops.

There will be food for

purchase, free games and

activities for children and

youth, tours of our

Community Victory Garden,

and information about ways

to make an impact in our

local community. In

addition, we'll be collecting

canned foods for Interfaith

Food Shuttle.

CROP Walk Sadly, another year of COVID has necessitated major

modifications to the Greater Tringle Area CROP Hunger

Walk. Instead of a single, massive gathering, teams and

individuals are encouraged to still secure pledges for

contribution and to do their own walk! Highland is still

determining how we will accommodate these plans for our

team, but your financial contributions are still welcome!

Support a walker that you know personally, or make

contributions through the church office with “CROP Walk”

in the memo to support our team’s fundraising. CROP Walk

contributions go to the ministry work of Church World

Services, helping to end hunger locally and globally.

Welcome Sarah Evelyn

Highland is pleased to welcome Sarah Evelyn Jarvis onto

our staff as Assistant Business Administrator. Sarah

Evelyn is a North Carolina native, a UNC graduate twice-

over, and a Certified Public Accountant. In her free time,

she enjoys reading, cooking, and painting. A life-long

Methodist, Sarah Evelyn and her husband Connor are

members at Church on Morgan in downtown Raleigh. If

you're in the church office during the week, stop by,

introduce yourself, and welcome Sarah Evelyn to the

Highland family.

Trunk or Treat returns! Our Children’s Ministry Team is organizing this

beloved Halloween tradition for Friday,

October 29. If you want to decorate a trunk and hand out candy, or just donate candy for that

evening, please contact Amy Takahashi:

amy@highlandumc.org.

participating churches and

there be a zoom option as

well. If you are interested in

participating in the

class, please contact Pastor

Amanda

(amanda@highlandumc.org).

Extravagant Generosity Our October worship series is in conjunction with this year’s stewardship campaign, “Extravagant Generosity.” Generous giving is a direct reflection of our hearts — what and who we love, our hopes and dreams, and how we want to reflect God’s generous love by sharing it with others. Take time this month to think about your own heart and your commitment to God’s work and ministry: What do you love about your church? Who are people you love in the church? What are your hopes and dreams for our church? And what are you willing to do and to give to make those dreams happen? You will receive additional mailings with details about this year’s stewardship campaign and church finances, as well as a pledge card. Please prayerfully consider how you will support Highland in the coming year and return your pledge card to the business office or in worship on October 24.

October Birthdays Rachel Morrison 10/01

Phyllis Vogel 10/01

Vance Alford 10/02

Betty Bridges 10/02

Earleen Barnes 10/03

Steve Sykes 10/03

Bill Black 10/04

Norman Childs 10/04

Owen Lockett 10/04

Ellen Dale Burke 10/06

Allan Eure 10/06

Laura Horn 10/06

Dashiell McCarthy 10/07

Anna Rose Shutt 10/07

Charles Smith 10/07

Florence Whatley 10/07

Jennifer Yarborough 10/08

Byron Baird 10/10

Jack Brewer 10/10

Kate Brewer 10/10

Jacqueline Capriglione 10/10

Tung Nung 10/10

Anne Sutton 10/10

Hoihnu Hoih 10/11

Allison Morgan 10/11

Austin Hughes 10/13

Sarah Watson 10/14

Brian Schuster 10/15

Sarah Louise Johnson 10/17

Ann Scott 10/17

Lynn Tucker 10/17

Pattie Penn 10/18

Joe Burton 10/19

Ray Cooksey 10/20

Paul Langfield 10/20

Glenn Alphin 10/21

Genieve Nunn 10/21

Gracie Brewer 10/22

Linda McLain 10/22

Linda Edwards 10/24

Karen Smith 10/24

Tom Stocum 10/24

Vung Man 10/25

Mae Keas 10/27

Hannah Morgan 10/27

Mary Catherine Pittard 10/27

Marilyn Stuber 10/29

Jason Pendleton 10/30

Kiyo Takahashi 10/31

Bible Presentation Congratulations to our 4th-graders who received their

Bibles from their Highland family on Sunday,

September 12: Piper Cole, Sarah Griffin, and Hadley

Myers.

Pumpkins! Pumpkins arrive Saturday, October 2, and will

be on sale through Halloween. Stop by and

pick up a pumpkin for your fall decorating,

bring a grandchild to visit, or volunteer to

work a sales shift. Contact Neil Smith for more

details (neil@highlandumc.org).

Welcoming Families

One of the biggest

challenges of the pandemic

has been finding ways to

safely gather together for

worship, for fellowship, and

for general ministry and

church life together. More

recently, this has been

especially true for families

with children who are still

unable to receive COVID

vaccines.

Our Children’s Ministry

Team has again and again

risen to the task, finding

creative ways to connect

with families and especially

using outdoor gathering

space to provide a safer

setting for ministry.

Children’s Sunday School

has transitioned to Wonder

Kids, where elementary-aged

children are learning about

God and growing in their

faith. This program has

successfully accommodated

a shift to meeting outdoors

on the playground on Sunday

mornings.

In addition, families are

frequently looking for

opportunities to have fun as a

family in ways that feel safe

at this time. Family Movie

Nights on the Lawn are a

great example and have

become an easy and visible

way to welcome our

community for a monthly

evening of family time.

Similarly, the Children’s

Team has sought COVID-

safe ways for children to be

in service. On Friday,

September 17, ten families

pitched tents at Highland and

Remember in Prayer Mark Adamson, Amy Massey, Keith Pendleton,

Katherine Robbins, Roz Thompson, Bonnie Anderson,

Lisa Anthony, Melva Armstrong (Amy Massey's cousin),

Jason Christian Bayer (Wanda Easley's nephew), Brady

Beck (son of Bev and Keith Beck), Debbie Beavers (friend

of Harriet Mills), Paul Braun, Charles Cimerro, Archie

Clark , Helen Cook, James Cornell (Amy Massey's son),

Dot Correll, Liz Deaton Crossley (Beth and George

Deaton's daughter), Ginny Davis, Beth Deaton, Phyllis

and Alex Edwards, Bill George, Cleo Flowers (Kevin

Flowers mother), Harold Fuller, the Harris family

(friends of Chet Mottershead), Grace Haven, Mark Haven

(Grace Haven's son), Doug and Pat Hoffman, Michael

Hughes, Glenda Johnson, Tara LaFrance (community

prayer request), Jeanine Lueke, O'Dell Massey, Georgie

McKenzie, Dennis McLain, Mary McLeod, Dot McGee,

Linda Moran, Brenda Murphy (Joyce Hicks sister), Rob

Parady (Tristan Parady's father), Gail Pritchard (Vicky

Earp's mother), Diane Racey, Savonda, Destiny and

Melissa (friends of Harriet Roland), Candi Scott, Jean

Shorter, Frances Shutt, Marge Walker, Mary Ward,

Preston, Jane Webb, Conor & Sarah Mann Willcox,

Charles & Anona Williams (friends of Whitney White)

Please also remember in prayer those serving in our

military: Christian Bugger, Robert Boone, Erich Dix,

James Noneman, Matthew Bawden, Ryan and Margarita

Shorter

at homes to raise awareness

about homelessness for our

Sleep Out to End

Homelessness. For each tent

pitched, contributions have

been pledged to raise funds

for Family Promise.

Please continue to be in

prayer for our families and

their children as they

continue into this new school

year.