Pasta Sauce March Madness – The brackets for the NCAA Men’s Basketball will be set on March 16, and the boxes will be out in the Gallery Hall to receive your votes and pasta sauce! Bring your pasta sauce in between March 16 and April 6. You will vote for your team by placing pasta sauce in the respective bin. Families supported by Crisis Control will be the clear winners! The teams you can vote for are: Appalachian State, Davidson, Duke University, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wake Forest University, and “Change the Channel” (aka , Kentucky, Purdue, UNC Asheville, etc!). We look forward to your donations!
April 2, Fling Meal: Please join us on Wednesday for our delicious Fling meal prepared by Ednamae Fisher and Marty Moore. They will be serving pork tenderloin with an apple-cinnamon compote, rice pilaf, green beans amandine, fresh melon, dinner rolls, a vegetarian Indian Dal (lentil and chickpea stew), and for dessert, homemade strawberry shortcake. Sign Up Here!
April 2, immediately following Fling meal, Ardmore Room: The Power of Storytelling – Richard Howerton
- People forget facts but they remember stories. Joseph Campbell
- In the end, we’ll all become stories. Margaret Atwood
- There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story. Maya Angelou
- You are the perfect person to tell your story. Lin-Manuel Miranda
One evening years ago, Janice and I were sitting around our dining room table with two of our sons and our nephew, with whom we developed a close relationship before we had kids. Over desert our nephew asked, “Has your dad ever told you about the time he did …?” “No,” said our sons. I was shocked. I thought I had. So I told that story. Our nephew asked that question two more times, and I had two more stories to tell. That conversation led me to write a book that only I could write entitled, “Sparks from Lightning Bugs and Other Life Lessons.” In so doing, I had two purposes – to capture my stories for my family and friends and to encourage others to capture theirs. Join us for some entertainment, thought, and encouragement!
Join Us for Spring Cleanup , Saturday, April 5, 8:30 a.m.–noon. ‘Tis the season for spring cleaning, and many hands make quick work of it. Please sign up through the link in an all-church email and join us. If you want to help us maintain Highland but April 5 does not work for you, please contact Debbie Cesta to join Highland Property Friends. We can always find some way for you to help around our beloved space!
Men’s Montreat Retreat: We are looking forward to our annual retreat and hope that you will take a moment to check your calendars and sign up before it’s full! The Men’s Retreat will take place April 25-27 at Montreat Conference Center. Men’s Retreat Click Here.
ArtRageous! A Celebration of Creativity, June 15–19, 2025
We believe in a creative God, that we are made in God’s image and we share in God’s creative work. ArtRageous! is a celebration of this creativity. Classes in cooking, music, sewing, growing, and so much more will be part of the line up. Some of the classes offered will be “stand-alone,” while others will be sequential, over 2 or 3 days, building on your skills each day. We are building our lineup for the 2025 Artrageous. Contact Heather Ferguson if you would like to teach a class or have an idea for a class or tour. The sky is the limit, so be creative! This summer art program is open to children, youth, and adults. On-line registration will begin soon here.
Please read the current issue of Highlights for upcoming events.