“Highwater Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, will be an active family of faith in North Central Licking County, dedicated to building awareness of God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit through meaningful worship, diverse service, and genuine fellowship.”
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Monthly Archives: November 2025

Christmas Gift Giving Opportunities

Highwater Church Missions Ministry will offer two Christmas gift-giving opportunities: Salvation Army – Angel tree gifts are due back to Abby by Dec 7.  The Salvation Army distribution will be Dec 16-18 from 9-3pm in Newark. Reach out to Abby if you’d like to sign up to help The Village Network – We will be helping The Village Network which provides support for kids in foster care, by providing gift cards. Please get any gift cards to Abby Shipley by 12/7. Any amount is greatly appreciated!

Utica Food Pantry Collection Drive

The need continues to be great at our local food pantries. Last month, the Utica Food Pantry distribution was up more than 10% from the year before. Highwater is doing our part to help these organizations. Recently, checks were sent to the Utica Food Pantry, Licking County Food Pantry, and Licking County Coalition of Care to help with their needs. We are organizing a collection drive to support the Utica Food Pantry. A donation box will be located in the Narthex for contributions. Please deliver the requested items by November 16th. If you have any questions, please contact Abby Shipley

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CONNECT Youth Group Dec 7

Sunday, December 7 – 6:30 – 8:00pm – CONNECT Youth Group – Escape-It Newark, 400 Seroco Ave., Newark. Cost $20. RSVP to Pastor Gladys by December 4. Online waiver form must be completed at EscapeItNewark.com.

ADVENT: The Redemption of Scrooge

Advent begins November 30. This advent we will explore how Charles Dicken’s classic novel A Christmas Carol can help us find and embrace the hope, peace, joy and love we need now. A Christmas Carol is a story of brokenness and redemption. The beginning of the story is dark—the book opens with the words “Marley was dead.” We soon meet Marley, former partner of the main character Ebenezer Scrooge, as a ghost. Marley’s ghost promises Scrooge that a trio of ghosts will be visiting him, and the reader is to presume that none of the visits will be pleasant. Scrooge

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Live Nativity Experience

SUNDAY DECEMBER 6, 2025 – 6:30-7:30PM For unto us a child is born…”   – Isaiah 9:6 Step back in time and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas! Enjoy music, cookies & cocoa, and (of course) the nativity scenes portrayed by our Highwater Youth.

Hanging of the Greens

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2025 AT 11:30AM Annual Holiday Tradition Hanging of the Greens marks the beginning of the holiday season with beautiful decorations throughout the church. We need you! All ages are welcome to join in decorating and enjoy meaningful fellowship with others from the church family.

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Monthly Archives: November 2025

Highwater Church Missions Ministry will offer two Christmas gift-giving opportunities:

Salvation Army – Angel tree gifts are due back to Abby by Dec 7.  The Salvation Army distribution will be Dec 16-18 from 9-3pm in Newark. Reach out to Abby if you’d like to sign up to help

The Village Network – We will be helping The Village Network which provides support for kids in foster care, by providing gift cards. Please get any gift cards to Abby Shipley by 12/7. Any amount is greatly appreciated!

The need continues to be great at our local food pantries. Last month, the Utica Food Pantry distribution was up more than 10% from the year before. Highwater is doing our part to help these organizations. Recently, checks were sent to the Utica Food Pantry, Licking County Food Pantry, and Licking County Coalition of Care to help with their needs.

We are organizing a collection drive to support the Utica Food Pantry. A donation box will be located in the Narthex for contributions. Please deliver the requested items by November 16th. If you have any questions, please contact Abby Shipley at 740-975-1209.
Items to donate:
Peanut butter, Jelly, Cereal, pancake mix, oatmeal packets, Canned fruit (no applesauce), Canned veggies (no corn or green beans), Canned pastas, Soup, Rice or noodle packets, Mac cheese or mashed potato cups, Crackers. Sugar, Any toiletries

Sunday, December 7 – 6:30 – 8:00pm – CONNECT Youth Group – Escape-It Newark, 400 Seroco Ave., Newark. Cost $20. RSVP to Pastor Gladys by December 4. Online waiver form must be completed at EscapeItNewark.com.

Advent begins November 30. This advent we will explore how Charles Dicken’s classic novel A Christmas Carol can help us find and embrace the hope, peace, joy and love we need now.

A Christmas Carol is a story of brokenness and redemption. The beginning of the story is dark—the book opens with the words “Marley was dead.” We soon meet Marley, former partner of the main character Ebenezer Scrooge, as a ghost. Marley’s ghost promises Scrooge that a trio of ghosts will be visiting him, and the reader is to presume that none of the visits will be pleasant. Scrooge begins the story as an unrepentant miser whose greed has caused harm to himself and others and ends with him a changed—a redeemed—man. Just as Christ brings light and hope to a world in darkness, the events of A Christmas Carol shine light into the darkness surrounding Scrooge’s life, ultimately leading him to embrace the hope, peace, joy, and love we associate with Christmas.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 6, 2025 – 6:30-7:30PM

For unto us a child is born…”

  – Isaiah 9:6

Step back in time and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas!

Enjoy music, cookies & cocoa, and (of course) the nativity scenes portrayed by our Highwater Youth.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23, 2025 AT 11:30AM

Annual Holiday Tradition

Hanging of the Greens marks the beginning of the holiday season with beautiful decorations throughout the church.

We need you!

All ages are welcome to join in decorating and enjoy meaningful fellowship with others from the church family.