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&n= bsp; Heights Presbyterian is committed to “Transforming Hearts in the= Heights”. This is affirmed in our GO PLAN which has a directiv= e that we reach out into the community and assist as we can. That is = why during the season of Lent we want to hear the stories of how the variou= s people in our congregation reach out into our community and give of thems= elves. I know many of you who take blood pressure, volunteer at the h= ospital, help at the food pantry, read in the local schools, or give of you= rself in other ways. We want to hear about all the ways you contribu= te to our communit= y. &n= bsp; As a church we have a goal of having each member of our church give on= e hour a week for our community. That may not sound like much-- most = people already do that and more! But when you put them all together, = our gifts add up to make a real difference. Let me demonstrate it in&= nbsp; economic terms: One person gives an hour a we= ek, which is 4 hours a month, or 48 hours a year. There are 120 = members = of our church which means our church impacts the community with 5,760 hours= of effort a year. For good round numbers, let us say our time is wor= th $10 an hour; that means we are giving our community $57,600. Let u= s say that your time is worth a little more, so we will round it up to $60,= 000. Imagine = if we went to the mayor and offered her $60,000 to make our communit= y a better place. That would be a wonderful and noteworthy gift from = our humble church! Considering that most of us already give at least = an hour of our time each week, we do just that. &n= bsp; We want to claim this gift we give and inspire others to join us in ou= r efforts. We do this not for our own glory or the glory of our churc= h. We do this in response= to the glory of God. Because God has blessed us, we want to be a ble= ssing to others. This will not be an |
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organized program here—we serve as God has called us and ble= ssed us. There are other organizations that can mobilize our gifts be= tter than we can ourselves; therefore, let’s work with those communit= y organizations to make a difference. &n= bsp; During this season of Lent, you are invited = to examine the gifts and talents you have to share. = Then on Easter, we want you to commit or recommit to giving some of your t= ime to our community. We want to know how you give so tha= t we as a church can support and celebrate your giving. &n= bsp; On each Wednesday during Lent we will gather together at 7:30 (j= ust after our 7:15 prayer time) and study a simple book, ReDiscover Church= , which will help us imagine how th= e church can be relevant and meaningful to people in this day and time in o= ur particular community. &n= bsp; I pray that after 40 days of such examination = we are able to commit ourselves to our church in a whole new way in Easter = Sunday. That way on Easter we will not simply talk about resurrection= , we will be feeling it and wanting to make it happen. &n= bsp; There is more to Heights Presbyterian than its numbers, because we are= more than numbers to God. God has blessed us with a calling to Trans= form Hearts in the Heights. Let’s go and DO SOMETHING. |
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Sunday: 7:30 Beacon Light Worship 9:00 AA Sober Sisters 9:30 Adult Sunday School 9:45 Modern Worship 11:00 Traditional Worship Mondays: 7:00 Boy Scouts 7:00 AA Monday Night Survivors Tuesday: 11:00 Bible Study & &n= bsp; = ; Lunch Wednesday: 6:30 Band Practice 7:15 Prayer Time 7:30 Lenten Study 7:30 Choir Practice 7:30 Youth Time Thursday: 6:30 Restoration<= span lang=3Den-US style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:118%;font-family:Garam= ond; language:en-US'> Bible Study Friday: 7:00 AA Friday Night Survivors Saturday: 5:30 Restoration Fellowship 7:00 AA We Are Not Saints
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