Highwater Congregational United Church of Christ
Sunday Services
Welcome to the Heartbeat of Highwater
Pastor Scott Schieber
8:30a.m. Early Worship Service
Service held in the Sanctuary
9:30a.m. Faith Formation Hour
• Adult Sunday School and Faith Formation
- Mary Jo Layman
• Confirmation Class - Grades 7-8
- Pastor Scott Schieber
10:30a.m. Main Worship Service often includes special music
• Children's Church for all Kids in Grades K-6
• Supervised nursery available for infants-preschool
8:30a.m. Early Worship Service
Service held in the Sanctuary
9:30a.m. Faith Formation Hour
• Adult Sunday School and Faith Formation
- Mary Jo Layman
• Confirmation Class - Grades 7-8
- Pastor Scott Schieber
10:30a.m. Main Worship Service often includes special music
• Children's Church for all Kids in Grades K-6
• Supervised nursery available for infants-preschool
Bible Studies
Recipes
Prayer Requests
The Highwater Pulse
The Purpose of Worship is to Joyfully Praise Our God!
Currently Under
Construction
Construction
New Year’s Resolutions
Like many of you, I look at my calendar on December 29 and start to think about my New Year’s Resolutions. I had assumed that resolutions were a relatively recent phenomena, but I was mistaken—they actually began just before Jesus’ day in 153 BC. Emperor Janus started them and they were a time where Romans asked forgiveness from enemies and moved forward in grace. It is interesting that the entire resolution phenomena began as a way of improving relationships and has moved to a time of personal improvement.
The calendar does allow us the time to turn over a new leaf, a time to improve ourselves and to make improvements as a church. The church council will use its retreat in mid-January as a time to resolve new priorities and new directions. Kevin Campbell, our outgoing moderator, set the tone at his final meeting in December when he stated that time, care, and attention has to be given to the children and youth of the church. My personal, professional resolution, is to make that happen. You will hear about it from the pulpit, and you will hear about it when I call you to ask you to help. Most significantly, I hope you’ll see this resolution in my actions in the coming year.
I’ve always been told that you should tell people you love about your resolutions and plans for self-betterment. These people love you enough to hold you accountable to your vision. I pray you will experience success in whatever you aspire to in the New Year. I pray that you will hold me accountable in my resolution to make the children and youth of the church my priority in 2012, and I hope a few of you make the same resolution.
Peace,
Pastor Scott
Like many of you, I look at my calendar on December 29 and start to think about my New Year’s Resolutions. I had assumed that resolutions were a relatively recent phenomena, but I was mistaken—they actually began just before Jesus’ day in 153 BC. Emperor Janus started them and they were a time where Romans asked forgiveness from enemies and moved forward in grace. It is interesting that the entire resolution phenomena began as a way of improving relationships and has moved to a time of personal improvement.
The calendar does allow us the time to turn over a new leaf, a time to improve ourselves and to make improvements as a church. The church council will use its retreat in mid-January as a time to resolve new priorities and new directions. Kevin Campbell, our outgoing moderator, set the tone at his final meeting in December when he stated that time, care, and attention has to be given to the children and youth of the church. My personal, professional resolution, is to make that happen. You will hear about it from the pulpit, and you will hear about it when I call you to ask you to help. Most significantly, I hope you’ll see this resolution in my actions in the coming year.
I’ve always been told that you should tell people you love about your resolutions and plans for self-betterment. These people love you enough to hold you accountable to your vision. I pray you will experience success in whatever you aspire to in the New Year. I pray that you will hold me accountable in my resolution to make the children and youth of the church my priority in 2012, and I hope a few of you make the same resolution.
Peace,
Pastor Scott