PRESBYTERIAN MESSENGER

UPCOMING EVENTS. . .

Every Sunday 10:00 AM Worship

Communion served 1st Sunday of Month

Choir Practice 8:30-9:30AM

Knitting Group 2nd Sunday of Month in

Sanctuary 12-1:30PM

Every Tuesday – Bible Study 7-8:30PM

Every Wednesday – Bible Study with

Rev. Lou Kilgore 10-11:30AM

Bell Choir Practice 7PM Sanctuary

Tue 11/14 NO BIBLE STUDY at 7PM

Thu 11/16 Personnel 10AM Session 7:30 PM

Fri 11/17 HMPC Book Group 1PM

Sun 11/19 Stewardship Sunday Pot Luck Lunch 11:15AM

Mon 11/20 Office Closed in Morning

Thu 11/23-24 Thanksgiving

Office Closed

Sun 12/3 First Sunday Advent

Pot Luck Luncheon This Sunday!

Please join us for a Pot Luck Luncheon on November 19^th, this Stewardship Sunday, immediately following Worship at 11:15AM.  This is our churches annual Thanksgiving gathering of all our members and friends, to share our friendship and blessings and very delicious food.  Everyone is welcome to share in the feast!

Notice

No Tuesday Evening Bible Study tonight, November 14 at 7PM. Pastor Lou needs to attend a Presbytery meeting at 4PM.

Building a Life of Blessing

We Believe in You  –  Stewardship 2018

A long, long time ago, as far back as we can even remember, God spoke to Sarah and Abraham and invited them into a relationship. They accepted.  The terms were simple.  God said “Let’s walk this life together. You be you and I will be me.  I will use you if you are willing to bless all the families on the earth.  I will give you blessings of food and, health, and spirit, faith and courage and you will in turn share these blessings with those you will come to know so that together we can respond to the broken condition of this world. “

The High Mountain Church stands in that tradition and promise. We are building a life of walking together with each other.  We are committed to sharing what we have so that others will be strengthened for a life of faith and courage.  God is calling to us and asking us to bless the world on God’s behalf.

This month we are asking you to pledge your support of our mission for the year 2018. You have been so faithful in your giving this year. Our pledges are right on track and our extra-giving campaigns are the best they have ever been.  As we begin our appeal for your promise of support in 2018 we want to show a list for you to see just a few of the ways we have shared with others from what you gave in 2017.  Here is a summary of our work together beyond our walls in the community. Your gifts of financial support have gone to:

Center for Food Action and CUMAC food pantries to relieve the pain of hunger.

Summer Camp Scholarships to encourage young people in adventure and faith.

Pastoral Care services for local hospitals for those who do not have a church community.

Strengthen Our Sisters, breaking the cycle of domestic violence.

Presbyterian Hunger Fund and Habitat for Humanity, responding to the causes of homelessness and hunger.

Safe Space and Oasis in Paterson, providing safe options for children and parents.

Mission at the Eastward, making homes safer, warmer, and dryer in Appalachia.

Disaster Response in the USA and the World Workers rights campaigns for fair food practices.

New City Kids, a ministry after school for Paterson youth and children.

2018 Stewardship Update

Please prayerfully consider what you will do when the request comes to you about your pledge of financial support for year 2018.

Please consider supporting your church generously and sacrificially so that we can be more and more of what God is calling us to be and do. We have to raise $120,000.00 in gifts and pledges to continue to grow as a community and fulfill our mission.  We are off to a great start. Last week, we received 10 pledges with a total committed of $17,550.00.  This week, we received 21 pledges with a total committed of $31,000.00 for a combined total of $48,550.00. Thank you!  Please make our job easy and help us to make plans for next year’s ministry.  Come to the great feast of thankfulness on November 19th.  Please remember to fill out an Estimate of Giving card and get it to us this week or email your 2018 Estimate of Giving to lcoll43@aol.com.

Memorial Garden Work Day

We will be working on the Memorial Garden on November 28^th.  If anyone would like to help out, we meet at around 9AM and appreciate volunteers.  Please bring gardening gloves and tools.    

Prayers & Announcements

Announcements for the Sunday WorshipService should be emailed to the church office. If you would like the community pray with you please call the office at201-891-0511.

Sunday Servers

One great way you can help HMPC is through your Stewardship of Time. By volunteering once a year, once a quarter or once a month, as a Greeter, Reader, or Hospitality person, you keep our Worship service and spirit of community going! These jobs are super easy and if you would like to try one, please call church office at 201-891-0511

Outreach: Two Christmas Trees to Help Needy Kids

Our annual Mitten Tree and a new Christmas Angel Tree will be ready for your gifts and decorations from Dec. 1 to 10. Thanks to Lynn Collins, Stephanie Adler, and Iggy Rodriguez for introducing the Christmas Angel Tree this year.

• Mitten Tree by the front door. Bring new mittens, gloves, scarves, hats, or socks in youth or children’s sizes and hang them on the tree. These go to families assisted by the Center for Food Action.

• Christmas Angel Tree in the Covenant Room. Bring unwrapped new toys, books, clothing, or stuffed animals for children from birth to age 13. Write your name on an angel ornament made by our Faithworks children, and hang it on the tree. Your gifts will brighten the holiday for working families who receive childcare subsidies through the Office for Children, Bergen County Department of Human Services.
• Monetary gifts also can be made through Dec.10. Add “Mitten Tree” or “Christmas Angel Tree” to the check memo line.

HMPC Live Stream

http://highmountainpres.org/hmpc-live-feed/

HMPC is live to view, Sundays at 10am EST. Feel free to browse the HPMC YouTube channel, for past streams.Hold your control button down and click on the following: HMPC YouTube Channel for a selection of pre-recorded services

Reading Group @ HMPC

The Book Club meets on the 4th Friday

of the month and anyone is invited to

come and discuss the books.

11/17 News of The World by Paulette Jiles

12/15 100 Year Old Man Climbs Out the Window by Jonas Jonasson

Outreach Team Donates $1000 for South Sudan Relief Work

Severe famine and ongoing fighting between ethnic groups have made survival difficult for millions of people in South Sudan.

“Half of the population, six million out of 12 million people, are experiencing food vulnerability, and lack of water is always a problem,” said the Rev. Dr. Laurie Kraus, PDA director. “Because of the violence, another four million people are fleeing to camps for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the capital city of Juba, or leaving for refugee camps in neighboring countries.

“South Sudan is a six-year-old country and for four of those six years, it has been embroiled in internal conflict,” said Kraus.

PDA is funding large-scale emergency relief projects and working through Presbyterian Relief and Development Agency (PRDA), the humanitarian arm of the Presbyterian Church of South Sudan (PCOSS), to find solutions to the growing challenges which are now spilling over into neighboring countries as hundreds of thousands leave their homes.

The Outreach Team chose this project so we can impact an international crisis which has been mostly ignored by the world community.

New City Kids

As you may know, our church is a proud partner of New City Kids: Paterson. New City Kids is a powerful ministry which breaks the cycle of generational poverty for at-risk youth and sets them on a trajectory of life change. Youth are taught music, trusted with responsibility, empowered with leadership, and discipled and mentored by invested adults who walk alongside them from first grade through high school and onto college.

New City Kids: Paterson has invited us to share a night of wonder and joy as their youth tell the transformative story of New City Kids. We support the work and ministry of New City Kids and encourage you to accept the invitation to experience the legacy of The Red Guitar. Register now for your free ticket at bitly.com/theredguitar – the most exciting and inspiring benefit performance of the season, on Tuesday, November 14^th at 6:30PM.

                                   HMPC Sunday Servers: Fourth Quarter 2017

*Assigned families can decide who will be reader. Please inform Chris (201-891-0511), who is reading one week before you are scheduled. If you will not be available for your assigned date, please try to switch with someone else and inform the office of this change.  Please check PM regularly to see the date of your assignment.        

Thank you for taking time to assist with this church service!