Dear Members, Adherents & Friends of Highland Hills United Church
Everyone Is Welcome!
Some Additional Announcements ...
Highland Hills United Church offers combined In-Person and Zoom services at 9:30 am.
LAST WEEK! Autumn Book Study : The study sessions are Monday mornings from 10 to 11:30 am, until Nov 16th.
Brooksong Cancer Support: Exploring Our relationship with grief. Using art materials to explore your personal relationship with grief. Created for people living with cancer at any stage (including post-cancer) and people caregiving for someone living with cancer). West Guilford Community Center, Thursday, Nov 19th, 1:30 to 3:00 pm. Please RSVP.
Christmas Luncheon – tell your neighbour, bring a friend!
Highland Hills Christmas Luncheon, Friday, Nov 20th, from 11:30 am – 1 pm. Lunch by donation. Call 705-286-3026 for more information.
Meditation Location Change
The meditation group is very grateful to Brooksong Retreat and Cancer Support Centre for welcoming us to their peaceful space for the last several months. Beth Johns and Norris Turner have offered to host us at their home for our weekly meditation sessions and the group has agreed to accept their generous offer. Should you wish to join us, their address is 1009 30th West Road (across Hwy 118 from the former Maple Lake church). We meet Tuesdays at 1:30 pm.
Knitting For Warmth meets every Tuesday at 1 - 3:30 pm. HHUC Lower Level. For more information about KFW contact Mary at 705-286-5173.
New Heat Pumps and Propane Furnaces have been installed. This gives us the opportunity for a more sustainable option for heating and cooling our Church. Total cost of the system is approximately $50,000. The Trustees of the Church have secured a favourable loan from the Toronto United Church Council to assist in the financing of the installation. This has been done with the approval of our Regional Council, ECORC. In order to reduce the amount of the loan needed, Highland Hills is launching a fundraising drive – “Warm Your Soul”. Here is how you can contribute.
Make a donation directly by:
-Including in your weekly envelope noting the $$ amount for the furnace
-Including in separate envelope marked Furnace Fund. Include your name for receipting purposes.
-Include in PAR by arranging with Don Pflug. His email is donaldpflug@gmail.com
-e Transfer to highlandhillspc2020@gmail.com Note in the comments box that the monies are for “Warm Your Soul”.
-By credit card at Canada Helps. Search for Highland Hills United Church at canadahelps.org. Choose the Building Fund option and add a message “For Warm Your Soul”.
Hope United Church has now been listed for sale. Please help us spread the word and move the building and property along to a new chapter in the life of the community. Here is a link to the on-line listing:
For those traveling south on Hwy 35 be prepared for delays. The Hwy is going to be getting a new covering and the company is busy prepping the sides of the road in preparation for the new pavement from Minden south to The City of Kawartha Lakes boundary.
A Time of Fellowship after church
Reminder that we need the congregation to sign-up to help set up, clean up and donate goodies for the after-church Time of Fellowship. Please sign up on the sign-up sheet by the kitchen opening.
Sincerely, Rev. Max
