Good morning everyone!!!
Easter is just three short Sundays away and after a staff meeting yesterday, we decided we're doubling down on the celebration for our kids! All of us missed out on Easter last year in the pandemic, but we were especially burdened that our kids missed out on such a monumental church holiday and event. So to compensate for being closed last year, our hope is to double their fun this Easter!
Mrs. Kady will be collecting candy and eggs for the next TWO SUNDAY'S with the hopes of hiding twice as much as usual! We need candy purchasers, egg buyers, egg stuffers, and some volunteers on Easter Sunday to help make the occasion super-special for our Mountain Movers kid ministry. If you can assist, please email Kady.
We also hope to include a gift for every child on Easter Sunday. Right now we are looking at a few kids devotional books that are fun, easy to understand, and tell the story of Jesus. If you would like to help contribute to these gifts, just add a note in the appropriate line on the giving app at our website: https://highplaceschurch.breezechms.com/give/online - we are very thankful for the faithfulness of your giving during these trying times which enables us to do the work of God's Kingdom here in our community!
Clean, scrub, sweep, and shine! We are asking for any families who can work together in their own group (rather than doing one big work day) to get with Kathy Monger (who is amazing!) and pick a time to help polish up our building in preparation for Easter. We want to get into corners and spaces we might not normally have time to clean and try to do a "top-to-bottom" spring cleaning by doubling down on the elbow grease applied! If you can help get us ready for Easter and are willing to take a cleaning slot for just an hour or two between now and Easter, you can help make a big difference! To volunteer contact Kathy. Thank you!!!
Double Down on Feeding our City! High Places has a unique opportunity to take one Saturday per month over the late Spring / Summer months to glean from our local farmer's market and distribute that food to needy families. Through the Society of St. Andrew's Farmers Gleaning program, a small team of us will visit the farmer's market in Jackson Square on the last Saturday of the month, beginning in April, and deliver this food to needy families. I volunteered last year and it takes no more than an hour or two, and it is very rewarding. I am looking for 2-3 volunteers to assist in this ministry this Spring / Summer. Reply to this email to help.
Prayers for Comfort. Many of you may have already heard that our beloved Don Kittrell passed away yesterday. Don and Kathy have been members of High Places for a long time, bringing support and encouragement to us all faithfully for many years. Don will be sorely missed, but we celebrate his relationship to Jesus and the eternity he is enjoying now in God's presence. Please pray for Kathy, their children, and grandchildren as they walk through this valley of loss. Our extra touch team is working to share the love our church with them during this time. If you would like to volunteer to join the extra touch team at High Places, email Carmen.
Thank you all for being such a great church family. I love and miss you all, and while I do understand why we have all needed to stay apart during this pandemic, just know how deeply you are missed. I am holding out hope for a beautiful reunion time for our faith family very soon. God is doing some incredible things right now, He has truly been working in and through our church.
Love to you all,
David