Weekly Church Announcements August 23, 2026
Dear Members, Adherents & Friends of Highland Hills United Church,
Attached are the Worship Order of Service for Sunday at 9:30 AM & Musings by Rev. Peter.
Everyone Is Welcome!
Some Additional Announcements and the
Worship Instructions below...
(For Rev. Peter’s Musings PDF version click this link)
Highland Hills United Church offers combined In-Person and Zoom services at 9:30 am.
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.
Diner’s Club: Our Diner’s Club convener this year is Jean Anton, and it is being held on the second Thursday of every month at noon; next one is on Thursday, September 10. If you are interested in any future dinners, please call Jean to get on the calling list at 705-286-3756.
Knitting For Warmth starts again September 15th. Tuesdays at 1:00 – 3:30 pm. HHUC Lower Level. For more information about KFW contact Mary at 705-286-5173.
Site: Minden
Service: Women's Centre of Haliburton County
Transition Support Workers provide support, information, emergency accommodations and resource materials to help women live free from violence and abuse.
All support services are free, confidential, and women-centred
Services are available by appointment during office hours
Programs offer support to women and their children who are living in, or wondering about leaving an abusive relationship; information about housing and income supports, assistance navigating the Family Court system, and Haliburton Emergency Rural SafeSpace (HERS)
Office Phone 705-286-1942, Collect calls accepted
Crisis Phone 705-743-4135, Crisis and Support Line 24 hours 1-800-461-7656; 705-991-0110 24-hour text line
HERS – Haliburton Emergency Rural SafeSpace
HERS provides a unique safe space within Haliburton County so that women and their children can move away from the abusive situation in their home, without leaving their support systems, jobs and schools, families and friends behind.
Both of our two-bedroom units of temporary housing are available on an as-needed basis. While staying at HERS, families live independently and have access to support staff 24 hours a day.
We also provide supportive counselling, information about housing and income supports, assistance navigating the Family and Criminal Court systems and more.
More Information about HERS
We encourage you to contact us directly on our business line, 705-286-1942, or our support and crisis line, 705-286-6442, or email ywcahal@ywcapeterborough.org. For after hours inquiries or referrals, please call 1-800-461-7656.
E-mail info@ywcapeterborough.org
Website http://www.ywcapeterborough.org
Sunday, September 20, 2026, Trinity United Church in Bobcaygeon will be hosting the Moderator of The United Church of Canada, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Kimberley Heath, who will be leading worship that day. They're planning a warm welcome for Kim - and, they hope, for all of us as well! We are most sincerely invited to join them for worship that day at 10.30 a.m. and for lunch afterwards. The service at Highland Hills UC will continue as usual. We encourage carpooling for those who would like to go.
We got the word, the oil tanks for our two furnaces need to be replaced. This gives us an opportunity to move to a more sustainable option for heating and cooling our Church. The Property Committee has examined and received quotes for a range of options. At the last Board Meeting it was decided to proceed with a Heat Pump system with a propane backup supplied by Walkers Heating who provided the best all round quote. 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.
· We’ll be hosting a fundraising concert on Nov. 13 at 7:00 pm highlighting the music of Gordon Lightfoot and Neil Young. Save the date and watch for more details.
· Make a donation directly by:
ü Including in your weekly envelope noting the $$ amount for the furnace
ü Including in separate envelope marked Furnace Fund. Include your name for receipting purposes.
ü Include in PAR by arranging with Don Pflug. His email is donaldpflug@gmail.com
ü e Transfer to highlandhillspc2020@gmail.com Note in the comments box that the monies are for Warm Your Soul.
ü 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”
Sincerely, Rev. Max
