Welcome to Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren, a place to deepen faith, proclaim peace, embrace community, welcome others, and serve our neighbor, in the compassionate spirit of Jesus!
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God.
— Matthew 5:9
Highland Avenue is part of the denomination of the Church of the Brethren, an historic peace church conscientiously opposed to all war and intentional about peacemaking and reconciliation. Please join us as we praise and worship God and strive to continue the work of Jesus. We welcome and affirm diversity and celebrate the unity that comes in Jesus Christ.
To awaken spiritually means that we develop a new awareness of God's energy in the world in order to discern what is needed to open new possibilities for human flourishing. Discernment leads to new understandings of self, neighbor, and God--a vision of what can and should be… What will make a difference to the future is awakening to a faith that fully communi-cates God's love--a love that transforms how we believe, what we do, and who we are in the world. --Diana Butler Bass, Christianity after Religion
Announcements
You are invited to celebrate with Pastor Jeanne her graduation from Bethany Theological Seminary! Graduation was the weekend of May 5 in Richmond, IN. The church family is invited to the church fellowship hall on Friday night, May 18 at 7:00 pm to celebrate this very special milestone in her life. You are invited to bring a “finger food” (some kind of hors d’oeuvre) to share. Congregational Nurture will provide the cake and ice cream for our celebration. Let’s make this make this a special occasion for Pastor Jeanne!
Are you graduating this spring or do you have a graduate in the family? Please let the church office know so we can celebrate this accomplishment the first Sunday in June.
The final Common Meal of the season will be May 23 at 5:45 pm.
Free Books! On tables in Fellowship Hall are assorted volumes from the library of one of our retired clergy. You are invited to browse, take any book you wish for yourself or a friend, and enjoy! The books will be available today through May 20th.
Planning meeting for Alternative Christmas Fair--Yes, it's early, but anyone interested in helping in any way with the next Fair is encouraged to attend a planning meeting in Room 6 on Wednesday, May 23, at 6:45 PM. Alternatives to the 'alternative' fair will be discussed, so bring your ideas! If you can't attend but are interested in helping, please let Donna Kline know.
Highland Highlights articles are due May 25. Please send your items to our editor Kathy Cunningham at highlights@hacob.org or place them in the Highlights mailbox in the narthex.
CampEmmaus registrations are in the narthex mailboxes. Please turn them in to the church office by May 27th. Contact our camp coordinator, Lisa Gibble, with any questions.
Reception for Sunday school teachers is June 3. The Christian Education Ministry Group invites the congregation to join in honoring our teachers at a punch, cake, and fruit reception in the Fellowship Hall after worship.
“Taste and See: God Is Good!” All children are invited to VBS on Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in the church Fellowship Hall…and kitchen! Our activities will involve lots of cooking and tasting God’s good gift of food. Elementary age children are invited to attend, and to bring along friends, and jr. and sr. high youth are invited to be assistants. Any adults and youth who would like to help out with VBS, please contact Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford.
Highland Avenue Coffeehouse Concerts are back !! Join Act Small Potatoes for their performance on May 11th at 7pm here at HACoB! Check them out on www.coffeehouseconcerts.yolasite.com
Sunday, May 13, 2012
9:30 am Worship/Mother's Day
Scripture: Galatians 5:13-15, 22-26; John 15: 9-17
"Fruit that lasts "; Pastor Joel preaching
10:30 Fellowship Time (downstairs)
10:50/11 am Sunday school for kids/adults