Highlights
November 1, 2015
All Hallow’s Eve Party
3255 Edgemont Blvd. North Vancouver, BC V7R 2P1
604-980-6071 www.highlandsunited.org
churchoffi[email protected]
Highlands Upcoming Events and Programs
This list does not include rooms booked for outside rentals (Guides, AA, Alanon etc).
Highlands Event Calendar can be viewed on our web site at: www.highlandsunited.org
To book a room, contact the church office at: [email protected]
Sunday, November 1
9:30 am
Welcome Café in the Welcoming Space
10:00 am
Sunday Worship Service
11:15 am
Coffee and hospitality, Welcoming Space
11:15 am
Birthday Celebrations
2:30 pm
Esther Boulter Memorial Service, Sanctuary
4:00 pm
Spirit Connection with Cullene Bryant, Chapel
Monday, November 2
9:00 am
Highlands Quilters, Choir Room
9:00 am
Sandwiches for First, Kitchen
1:00 pm
Prayer Shawl Ministry, Choir Room
7:00 pm
Guitar for Fun, Faith Room
7:30 pm
Badminton, Gym
7:30 pm
Healing Hands, Chapel & Choir Room
Tuesday, November 3
9:30 am
Staff meeting
9:30 am
ESL/ELL Beginner Class, Faith Room
9:30 am
ESL/ELL Class, Room 201
5:30 pm
DNV Open House, Welcoming Space
Wednesday,
7:30 am
10:00 am
10:30 am
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
6:30 pm
November 4
Men’s Breakfast, Eighties Restaurant
ESL Teachers Meting, Choir Room
Seniors Connection, Lower Hall
Finance Committee meeting, Choir Room
Tai Chi, Gym
“Be You!” Art Journaling Course, Room 202
Thursday, November 5
9:30 am
ESL/ELL Class, Room 201
9:30 am
ESL/ELL Beginners Class, Faith room
12:30 pm
ESL/ELL Speakers Group, Room 201
5:30 pm
Thursday Community meal, Lower Hall tonight
6:00 pm
Genesis Too Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary
6:30 pm
God’s Free Spirits Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room
7:00 pm
Eight Deadly Sins Rehearsal, Chapel
8:00 pm
Spirit Singers Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary
Friday, November 6
7:00 pm
Intercultural Orchestra Concert, Sanctuary
Saturday, November 7
8:45 am
Tai Chi, Gym
1:00 pm
Saturday Lunch, North Shore Neighbourhood House
7:00 pm
Scottish Concert and Dance, Gym
Sunday, November 8
9:30 am
Welcome Café in the Welcoming Space
10:00 am
Sunday Worship Service
11:15 am
Newcomers Orientation, Narthex
11:30 am
CHOPS, Kitchen
12:00 pm
Fiddler on the Roof Auditions, Sanctuary
4:00 pm
Spirit Connection with Cullene Bryant, Chapel
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Responding to the Refugee Crisis
Catastrophic civil conflict has forced millions of people to flee their
homes in the Middle East, Africa and Afghanistan. This week alone,
10,000 arrived in one day on a small Greek island. Highlands has
responded to the calls for help.
We have been greatly rewarded from our sponsorship of Hasna
Mohamed, forced to flee Ethiopa, alone, and arriving here about six
months ago. Her charm, good nature and determination to triumph
over adversity and build a new life in Canada has been an inspiration
to our congregation. (More information: Marilyn MacDonald;
604-908-3747, [email protected])
More recently, Highlands has joined the North Shore United Refugee
Committee. This coalition of all seven North Shore United churches
has just taken the first steps to bring the Kawa Mohammad family of
seven to Vancouver. They fled Syria and are now in Kurdistan.
(More information: Bill Dyer; 604-980-9815, [email protected])
And if anyone is interested in learning more about the refugee crisis,
consider the following invitation to a seminar this Sunday:
Invitation to rally the churches on Nov. 1st
A “must attend” for churches/individuals wishing to engage in the
refugee crisis.
(More information: James Grunau; 604-329-8112 [email protected])
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Creches (Nativity Scenes )
Needed!
Please consider loaning your family
creche (3 dimensional, any style/type, or
hanging nativity pictures) for our Nativity
Exhibit on Friday, Nov 27 and Saturday,
Nov 28. You will be able to pick them up
anytime from Nov 29 on so you will have
them back for your Advent and Christmas
decorating.
We carefully record each set and keep them under lock and key we know how precious they are to you. You may bring them to
the church office any week day, or on Sundays, place them on the
table in the choir room or ask someone at the nativity table in the
welcome space.
All scenes need to be in by Sun. Nov. 22, but it is helpful if you
bring them in as soon as possible!
Nativity Weekend Volunteers Needed!
Sign up for 2 hours or a whole day to help with the Nativity.
Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
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Exhibit hosts: serve cider, welcome guests and provide ‘gentle’
security…
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Exhibit set up and decorating (Thursday 26th or Friday 27th day
time)
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Christmas Cafe: prep on Friday day or serving and cleaning
on Friday evening or Saturday
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Outside Decor: light placement and setup
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Kids’ cookie decorating table and kids’ “please touch” room
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Distributing posters around the community
Sign up online at http://www.mysignup.com/nativity , at the Nativity
Display table on Sunday mornings or contact Sandi Parker
at [email protected]
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From Highlands' Climate & Environment Action Group:
A New Faith Statement on Climate Justice
United Church Moderator Jordan Cantwell, along with 25 other
Canadian faith leaders, has endorsed the statement "On Promoting
Climate Justice and Ending Poverty in Canada." This statement
represents a meeting of the minds and hearts of many diverse faith
organizations, including the World Buddhist Council, World Sikh
Organization of Canada, and a broad range of Christian
denominations.
In advance of the 21 st United
Nations Climate Change
Conference (COP21, to be held
this December in Paris), the
statement calls on Canadian
leaders to create “a comprehensive
plan, with the appropriate policies
in place and the full encouragement of Canadians, to keep our
promise to reduce emissions, meet or surpass the agreed targets, and
so do our part in slowing the effects of climate change.” A United
Church delegation will bring this call for leadership on climate change
to the COP21. Here is the statement:
https://www.councilofchurches.ca/faith-climate-justice/
How You Can Be Involved
Thursday November 5 -- Rally for a Canada based on caring for each
other and the planet. Join author and activist Naomi Klein, CUPE
National President Paul Moist and others, as well as special musical
guests. Jack Poole Plaza, 1055, Canada Place, noon to 2 pm.
https://www.facebook.com/events/515109875319751/
Sunday November 29 -- One day before the start of the United
Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, people around the globe
will march in the largest climate mobilisation the world has ever seen.
March with us in Vancouver, BC. 1 pm, at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Watch this space for more information. More details on these and
other local events at http://peoplesclimateconvergence.org/
For more information speak to members of our group: Sandi Goldie,
Karl Ireland, Kathy Martinez, Ann Echols, Dave Boal, Jon and Simone
Carrodus
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CHOPS
Cookies for Highlands Outreach Projects
Attention children: Do you want to earn your baking
CHOPS? Come and join the “Cookies for Highlands Outreach
Projects” baking group, and have fun baking cookies with
friends and sharing them with the community at Saturday
lunch outreach!
The next CHOPS event will be on Sunday November 8
following the service.
Bring an adult and a lunch and we'll have a communal
"picnic" after church, before starting the mixing, baking and
decorating. If you have a favourite recipe you'd like to make,
bring it along! We will provide staple ingredients.
This activity is targeted to children from preschool to grade 3
with a parent or other adult, though all ages are welcome. We
would love to have some new CHOPs families join our crew!
If you have questions or would like more information, please
contact Nancy ([email protected]) or Amanda
([email protected]).
We hope to see you on November 8th.
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Message from Highlands “Visiting Ministry Team” for
North Shore Senior Care Facilities
Have you been waiting for the “right volunteer position” at
Highlands United? Are you interested in providing monthly
visitations for some very nice folks from our Congregation in
various Senior Care Facilities?
Don’t like meetings? Want a flexible volunteer position within your
own private time? Want to feel like “giving back” fills you up with
kindness, a feeling of joy & self satisfaction?
Perhaps you have been waiting for the right time to volunteer or
the right thing to put your energies into. Then, maybe being a part
of the “Visiting Ministry Team” is for YOU!!
One visit a month is required to a designated Senior Care Facility
to bring news from Highlands, a listening ear & just to be a friend
to one of our many Seniors who are not able to spend time with
us at church.
We also need folks who may want to just fill in for the monthly
regular visitors when holidays occur or a personal sabbatical is
required. Maybe being part of the Sub/Alternate group would fit
with you?
If so, please notify me if you are interested in being a full time
Visitor or even a Sub/Alternate. We would love to have you join
our Team!!
Call the Church Office: 604-980-6071 & ask for Jacqueline Scott.
Upcoming Memorial Service
Ester Boulter
Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 2:30 pm
Highlands United Church
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SOCK APPEAL FOR FIRST UNITED
Highlands Local Connections Committee is
again asking for your support in helping us
reach our target of providing 1000 pair of men’s and women’s socks by
mid November for the programs at First United Church in the
Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.
( In Nov. 2014 we delivered 1500+ pair)
You can help by contributing socks-- white, black or any colour in
between or by donating money toward the purchase of packages of
sport socks. Contribution cheques can be made out to HIGHLANDS
UNITED CHURCH and note SOCK APPEAL in the memo line. Your
donation will be included for tax purposes with your annual statement.
A member of the Local Connections Committee will be at the Action
Table today to receive and record your contribution.
Many thanks to those who have responded.
Healing Hands Ministry at Highlands Church
For the past 18 years Healing Hands sessions have
been offered at Highlands Church.
Currently there are13 active practitioners who offer sessions of
healing --usually in pairs-- to members of the congregation and the
community every week . People come to receive for many reasons:
for relaxation, for stress relief, or for accompanied prayer. Some
who come to receive are dealing with pain or illness or are
caregivers. Others are dealing with grief or troubling spiritual or
emotional questions.
You are warmly invited to come and receive a healing hands session
this fall sessions will be
Thursday Oct 1, Oct 15, Oct 29, Nov 12, Nov 26, Dec 3 and Dec 17
at 10:00 a.m.
Monday evening times are: Oct. 5, Oct. 19, Nov. 2, Nov. 16, and
Dec. 7, at 7:30 or 8:15
We are also available to offer sessions in homes, care centres and
hospital. Appointments are booked by calling Lorraine Elliot at 604985-4502. If you would like more information contact Sharon Yetman
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at 604-988-5827
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Up-Coming Book Circle Titles
As always we have chosen books that are
varied in terms of style, topic and time.
Nov. 24th: "The Far Side of the Sky" (2012) by Daniel Kalla
Jan. 26th: "Coming Ashore" (2014) by Catherine Gildiner
Feb. 23rd: "Madame Bovary" (1856) by Gustave Flaubert
Drop-ins are welcome so feel free to come whenever your schedule
permits or when a particular book catches your fancy.
We meet on the last Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. This is a small
group activity with attendance varying from 6-10 people so it is a great
opportunity to meet or get to know others at a deeper level than is
possible just at coffee time. For example, during a recent discussion
we learned that one of our regular attendees spent the first two and a
half years of her married life in the Dominican Republic which was the
setting for part of the book under discussion. Our varied backgrounds
lead to many similar insights about the locations and themes of the
books we select.
FAIR TRADE CHRISTMAS MARKET AT ST. ANDREW’S
UNITED CHURCH
1044 St. George’s Avenue and 10th Street in North Vancouver
Saturday, November 14th from 10 am to 4 pm
Men and women around the world have a simple dream—to earn an
honest living, to provide for their children and to be gainfully
employed in a job that brings dignity and joy. Ten Thousand
Villages, the oldest and largest Fair Trade non-profit organization in
North America partners with thousands of talented artisans around
the world in healthy business relationships. And they’re presenting a
Fair Trade Christmas Market at St. Andrew’s United Church. Join us
on November 14th and make a positive difference by purchasing
Fair Trade handcrafted gifts, decorations and products for the
Christmas season. Info: 604-985-0408 / [email protected] / www.st-andrews-united.ca
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Community Events
St. Martins and SMP Dramatics present Puttin’ on the Ritz a gala evening
of fun and entertainment! Sip on a glass of bubbly, browse the Silent
Auction then sit for a while and enjoy an evening cabaret while nibbling on
hors d’oeuvres. After the show, dine on desserts and dance the night
away! Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28, 7pm – midnight.
Tickets: $35, available @604 985 5919 or [email protected]
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