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Our Care Quilters offer this beautiful quilt to be raffled and given in support of Highland's Accessibility Fund.

​Sunday, November 11, 2018
This Sunday, we recognize Highland's 65th anniversary.  Join us for worship at 10:30, followed by an anniversary reception.  

Blessings and Prayers for Highland's 65th Anniversary

Give thanks and celebrate the gifts of ministry that God gives us. 
We are here, the family of God, the body of Christ, many members drawn together in one Spirit. 
It is the Spirit of the Living God who gathers us, blesses us, and sustains us.
Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love.
Blest be the gift of faith that fills us.
Blest be the compassion that moves us.
Blest be the gift of service that sends us. 
Blest be the grace and mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen

We give thanks for those who have gone before us, and for those among us who have served faithfully for so many years. We give thanks for those who are new to our family of faith.  We give thanks for our college students, our youth, and our children who bring us new life.
 
Holy God, we give you thanks for the ministry of Highland Presbyterian Church. We give thanks that you continue to call us, even when we do not know the way.  We give thanks that you lift us when we have fallen, that you give us hope and renewal when we are struggling.  We give thanks that you nurture our faith, and that you bring forth ministries of love and mercy. Continue to shape us as instruments of thy peace.  Keep us ever faithful, following the path of Jesus Christ, our joy and our salvation.  

Rev. Billy Newton, Highland Pastor
   

 ​​HIGHLAND IN THE NEWS - click and read
Faith Without Borders
Quilting ministry pieces lives together.
"Easter invites us into gardening," by Rev. Newton


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Junior Youth activities, leading worship, serving communion, games night, making desserts, having fun!
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It's a happy day when Carrie Niceley visits Highland.
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Thank you Rev. Gloria Mencer for a message of peace!
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Studies of world religions, Wednesdays at 5:30 .
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Our friends from Cuba visiting this summer!
Every Sunday morning, we worship at 10:30.
On Sunday mornings, worship is about God's good news of love and mercy, and our calling to serve God, to love our neighbors and ourselves, reach out to people in need, and to care for God's good earth.  A nursery is available for our youngest ones. 

​Not just on Sundays, but everyday... we seek to:
Do justice.  Share kindness.  Walk humbly together with God!

What's been happening at Highland in 2018?
  • We have a Wednesday night study on world religions, exploring similarities, differences, and potential common ground.
  • This summer, we hosted friends from our partner church in Taguasco, Cuba. Over 20 Highland  members have visited Cuba to share life, faith and fellowship with our friends.
  • High school youth meet weekly, lead worship, explore faith, do mission trips and attend the Montreat Youth Conference.  
  • Jr. Youth meet for all kinds of creative activities, outdoor events, Bible study, and community service projects.
  • Kids stay for the first half of worship, which is interactive and includes a children's message from the pastor, and then they go enjoy a child-centered Sunday School.  
  • Quilters meet Tuesday mornings, making gifts of love.   
  • We recently celebrated the Blessing of the Quilts with a colorful procession and display of the patch-work love that we share.  
  • Highland goes outdoors, hiking in the Smokies with all ages!  
  • Highland co-sponsors refugees with Bridge Refugee Services. 
  • We host Girl Scouts, youth art classes, a basket-making group, OA, a late-night college group, and a silent meditation meetup.
  • In recent years, we built a new accessibility entrance and a new wheelchair ramp. We welcome people with all kinds of abilities. 
  • We support The Gate - Gateway to Independence, a wonderful daytime program for young adults with disabilities.​
  • Easter was an amazing day of celebration!  There were lots of garden tools on hand to help us understand how God gardens us and grows us into new life! 
  • On Palm Sunday, we walked with llamas, waved palms, and rang bells to welcome the Prince of Peace into our life and faith. 
  • Many of our members are active in multiple forms of civic engagement, including the Women's March, local peace walks, activities for racial unity, voter registration, protecting and preserving our environment, welcoming immigrants, and volunteering with many agencies that serve neighbors in need.
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All God's children are invited to the table.

​Highland Presbyterian Church ~ Sunday worship at 10:30
​Doing justice, loving kindness, walking humbly together with God!
721 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway (Hwy. 321)
Maryville, Tennessee  37804

​Highland in CUBA, every year since 2008:  ​For nine years, Highland members have traveled to Cuba for peacemaking and relational ministries in partnership with friends at Iglesia Presbiteriana-Reformada en Taguasco.   Read more.  
BLESSING OF THE QUILTS
Highland's Care Quilters meet every Tuesday morning to make quilts for members of our community during a time of special need or as thanksgiving for their life and service. Once in a while, we gather the quilts and invite others to brings quilts for a special blessing and celebration.
Highland Presbyterian Church
721 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway (Hwy. 321)
Maryville, Tennessee 37804

Highland is located at the intersection of Hwy. 321 and Washington Street,
​between Maryville College and Blount Memorial Hospital,
on the road to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Office phone M-W-F mornings: (865)  982-9272 
Email: office@highlandpresby.org
Church Secretary:  Ethel White
Pastor: Rev. Dr. Billy Newton