Highlights. May 20, 2018

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1 Highlights May 20, 2018 Pentecost Sunday celebrates the Spirit and today we have 6 young people stepping forward to commit themselves to the way of Christ. The Spirit has led them here and fills this place. Welcome Edgemont Blvd. North Vancouver, BC V7R 2P1 Ph: churchoffice@highlandsunited.org

2 Highlands Upcoming Events and Programs This list does not include rooms booked for outside rentals (Guides, AA, Alanon etc). Highlands Event Calendar can be viewed on our web site at: Sunday, May 20 9:30 am Coffee/Tea in the Welcoming Space 10:00 am Sunday Worship Service, Sanctuary 11:15 am Coffee & Hospitality, Welcome Space 11:15 am Joy s Dance Class, Fireside Room 11:45 am Re:Sound Rehearsal, Choir Room Monday, May 21 VICTORIA DAY OFFICE CLOSED 7:30 pm Badminton, Gym Tuesday, May 22 9:00 am Flea Market Sorting, Lower Hall 9:30 am ESL/ELL Class, Room 201 and 202 7:00 pm Finance Committee Meeting, Choir Room 7:00 pm Guitar for Fun, Storage Area Wednesday, May 23 7:30 am Men s Breakfast, Eighties Restaurant 12:00 pm Healing Hands, Choir Room/Chapel Thursday, May 24 9:30 am ESL/ELL Class, Room 201 and :30 pm ESL Speakers Group, Room 201 6:30 pm God s Free Spirits Choir Rehearsal, Choir Room 8:00 pm Spirit Singers Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary Friday, May 25 10:00 am Friday Fiddles, Room 202 Saturday, May 26 1:00 pm Margaret Butterworth Memorial, Sanctuary 1:00 pm Saturday Lunch at North Shore Neighbourhood House 7:30 pm Marcus Mosely Spring Concert at Highlands Sunday, May 27 9:30 am Coffee/Tea in the Welcoming Space 10:00 am Sunday Worship Service, Sanctuary 11:15 am Coffee & Hospitality, Welcome Space 11:45 am Re:Sound Rehearsal, Choir Room 7:00 pm Carousel Chorus Concert at Highlands

3 Summer Camps (printed) Brochures are now available in the Welcome Space and the Church Office

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6 Welcome to our Amica Friends!.Over the next several months, Amica will be providing a shuttle bus to bring residents to either Highlands or to St. Catherine s for the Sunday service. Our role in providing hosts to facilitate the Livestream service in the media room at Amica, is on hold for the time being while we hope to upgrade our livestream service over the summer. If the shuttle is well used, it may be a service that Amica decides to continue!

7 Wilderness Canoe Trip For Young Adults Murtle Lake, Wells Grey Park August Nestled among the mountains of Wells Grey Park in the very middle of British Columbia is the largest non-motorized lake in North America. Home of some of the most beautiful populations of BC s finest wildlife including bears, moose and a favorite nesting place for loons, Murtle lake is an experience of true wilderness. Here is an opportunity to clear away the sounds, the sights and the demands of life in the city, and strip away the layers that cover over life in its simplest form. This 6 day trip will help participants encounter the natural world and to feel woven into the fabric of creation. It may also challenge the many ways we separate ourselves from God in creation. Led by Will Sparks and Anna Sparks Will has a lifetime s experience canoeing and camping the interior lakes and rivers of BC. He has taken two trips to Murtle Lake and simply loves the rugged beauty and the clarity it brings. Anna has camped and canoed many of the same lakes. She was Director of MacKenzie Camp, the United Church Camp on Mable Lake where she led numerous overnight canoe trips. She has first aid and is currently the Director of WE Schools for BC and Alberta. No Canoeing gear required A training session will take place in July Registration is limited to 8 people. For more information contact Will Sparks at: will.sparks@highlandsunited.org

8 Highlands Book Circle This is a drop-in group which provides an opportunity to meet other members of our congregation in a smaller, quieter, more in-depth setting than can occur during coffee time or some other gatherings. We usually meet on the Last Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm in our church library. The next books that we will be reading and discussing are: May 29th --- The Secrets of Flight by Maggie Leffler June 26th --- The Boat People by Sharon Bala Greeters Needed for June! are a key part of the Highlands experience for newcomers and long time members alike. Many people who come to Highlands return because of the warmth and interest shown them when they first arrived at Highlands and during the pre-service and post-service coffee times. If you enjoy greeting people and could contribute to the life of this community by signing up to be a Sunday greeter for a month, please speak with Colleen Blair or sign up at the table in the welcome space. Duties are straightforward and you ll be part of a great team that help Sunday mornings to run smoothly and people to feel welcome!

9 C O MMUNITY E V ENT S Join the women of IOCO United Church in a weekend of contemplative prayer & practice, conversation, quiet, laughter, discovery, plentiful food and time in the fresh air at Stillwood Conference Centre in Chilliwack, BC. Come and be still a while. Registration fee of approx. $300 will include meals, snacks, accommodation and programming. Deadline to register: May 30 Contact Jennifer Swanson: jenniferlynnswanson@gmail.com Higher Ground Women s Ensemble Spring Concert Saturday, May 26 at 7:30 pm at Mulgrave Theatre, West Vancouver. Tickets available through highergroundchoir.com Engaging the Enneagram: through the gateway of typology, exploring our place within the cosmic whole and its place within us with Dawn Kilarski and Barry Vall Fri June 22, 6 9pm & Sat June 23, 9 4pm & Sun June 25, 2-5 pm $125 / Location: Canadian Memorial UC th Ave. & Burrard St.

10 COMMUNITY EVENTS Concert at Highlands United Church!

11 C O MMUNITY E V ENT S Concert at Highlands United Church! A message from First United Church Mission in Vancouver s Downtown Eastside First United is asking our church partners to please consider the following requests for your neighbours in the Downtown Eastside. Towels, blankets, & sleeping bags; Men s shoes (size 9-13) and pants (size 29-32) Shampoo, sunscreen, band aids, & sewing kits Thank you for your support.

12 "A Conversation with Sandra Moran Feminist, musician, social justice activist and the first LGBTQ+ member of the Guatemalan Congress, Sandra Moran will give an update on the current political situation in Guatemala. Sandra will speak about key legislation that her party CONVERGENCIA is working on to protect LGBTQ+ rights and to provide medical, social, financial and legal support to girls and teenage victims of sexual abuse. She ll also talk about their ongoing efforts to fight institutional and governmental corruption at the highest levels. C O MMUNITY E V ENT S We will also be screening the short video In My Own Voice (Con Voz Propia) which tells the story of Sandra s journey from student activist to Congresswoman, including her years in exile in Mexico, Nicaragua and here in Vancouver. DATE: Monday, June 11 TIME: 7:00 to 9:00 pm (doors open at 6:30) PLACE: Grandview Calvary Church, 1803 East 1st Ave, Vancouver ADMISSION BY DONATION WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE Organized by: BC CASA/CAFÉ JUSTICIA and CODEVELOPMENT CANADA (find us on facebook) Contact: cjgreenbeans@hotmail.com This event is taking place on the traditional, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx wú7mesh (Squamish) and Sel íl witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.