Blessing of the Backpacks – August 20
Kids…. bring your backpacks for a special blessing on Sunday, August 20th at 9:30am. Pastor Gladys will hand out laminated backpack tags during the Worship Service.
Kids…. bring your backpacks for a special blessing on Sunday, August 20th at 9:30am. Pastor Gladys will hand out laminated backpack tags during the Worship Service.
Come and enjoy some summertime fun following the 9:30am worship service. Youth exhibiting at the 2023 Hartford Fair are encouraged to bring their trophies and ribbons to display for the congregation.
Rally Day is September 10. We will begin our fall schedule starting with an 8:30am and 10:30am worship services. At 11:30am, we will celebrate with a Carnival including a Bounce House and an Ice Cream Social. Bring your family and friends for a day of celebration.
VBS will be offered mornings, 9 am-noon, June 27-30 at Highwater Congregational Church. The theme this year is, “Every living thing needs shelter, food, air, and water.”. June 27 – Shelter (Psalm 62:8), June 28 – Food (John 6:35), June 29 – Air (Job 33:4), June 30 – Water (John 4:14). Every day will include games, crafts, music, a FUN and engaging apprach to learing about GOD, and so much more! VBS Registration: https://bit.ly/LifeCampVBS
James Andrew Kalas graduates from Northridge High School and wll be attending John Carroll Univeristy to study Engineering and continue his football career. He is also going to be part of ROTC, on an Air Force Scholarship. Eliot Layman graduates from Johnstown High School and will be attendng The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, Ohio. Lauren Layman graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion, Nutrition and Exercise Science from The Ohio State University. Tralie Storts graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Social Work Degeree. She plans on
2023 MARCH MADNESS is here! https://forms.gle/nhfTR7wh31gaRa1e7 Sign up your team or yourself for this years 3 on 3 March Madness Tournament on MARCH 19, starting at 11:30am.. There is a 12 TEAM MAXIMUM so sign up soon! Teams must have at least 2 players under 16 years old, and no more than 5 players per team. If you do not have a team but still want to play, sign up individually and we will add you to a team. We will play 5 minutes halves, running clock, half court games. Free admission and free sign up. Lunch will be provided,
Youth, 6th grade and up, are invited to attend this event on February 26 from 5-6pm. This group meets the last Sunday of every month.
Denison University will offer a class on Sunday, January 8th from 3-5pm on world religions. The university has invited the youth of our church to attend. The class will be taught by Denison’s chaplain, Rev. Debbie McLemore, alone with leaders of the Buddhist and Jewish traditions. The afternoon will end with pizza and fellowship. Please sign up in the binder at church or contact Bekah Kalas.
A youth lock-in for all ages will begin at 9:30pm December 2 and end at 9:00 am on December 3. A Sign up Sheet will be in the Binder at church. Please contact Bekah Kalas for more details.
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