Good morning High Places,
Just a quick reminder that our summer camp Sunday is this week, so come enjoy some camp music, a video of our week, and learn how a great group of teenagers and their leaders spent the week. We tend to have more guests on camp Sundays, so having our regular High Places family out to support, meet, and give warm welcomes to these families is always a big plus.
We had have people out for our "Jesus Stories" bible study last night, which I anticipate is going to grow significantly in the next week or two. For those interested in going deeper with the stories we share on Sunday, and learning how to share Jesus naturally with friends and family, we will be meeting the next five weeks on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM at the Grove.
August is going to be a busy month, but before we get there, we have one last big July event on July 31st. "Chili Dog Days of Summer" is Saturday, July 31 and I could use a few volunteers to make crockpots of chili, assist in the kitchen, or perhaps take up donations at the door. The bands / music we have lined up are truly incredible. Check them out on our Facebook page -- https://www.facebook.com/events/870818253867339/?active_tab=discussion which has links to some of their Spotify pages.
Would love to see great participation from our High Places family for this great opportunity, and all the proceeds from this event will go to help us maintain our ministries in the theater. Invite your friends, share the event page on social media, and help us spread the word.
Look for another leadership meeting in August and an end-of-the-year plan that will cover our involvement in Periodic Tables, our Thanksgiving and Christmas schedules, as well as discussion for our 2022 Adult Retreat in February. There will be much on this agenda, so please plan to attend.
Lastly, Saturday this week is our Saturday to glean the Farmer's Market. It is highly possible that once again we have more vegetables that we can distribute to families, so please be thinking of families that YOU know who need a little extra help post-pandemic. We typically have plenty of squash, cucumber, and zucchini to give away and I always appreciate help delivering that food to food pantries and other areas of our community experiencing food scarcity.
Thank you for all your support. We are still taking donations for the Oak Ridge 85 celebration, Periodic Tables, and Lewis's funeral. We have not finished tallying the final camp numbers, but camp donations are always appreciated as well. We also lost Brenda Lisenbee recently, so pray for Joe and that family. You may remember them as the couple who often sat in the back, Brenda had stomach cancer.
Please keep Lauren and Julie Tauber in prayer after the passing of their mother (Chole's grandmother) Joyce. The memorial service is Friday at the Grove. Also remember Danny Brannon in prayer as he begins the long journey of hip rehab. Pray for Tony, Barbara, and others who are recovering from cancer treatments, and for Regina Fleischer as she has been mostly isolated during the pandemic because her kidney struggles do not allow her to receive a vaccine. We miss her and look forward to the day she can rejoin us in worship.
God is doing some wonderful things at High Places. He seems to be "adding to our numbers daily" as the book of Acts suggests He will when the Spirit is moving.
Love to you all,
David
If I should die, let this be my epitaph:
"THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDED
FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD WAS MUSIC."
-- Kurt Vonnegut