Long lay the world in sin and error pining, ‘til He appeared

and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope, the weary world

rejoices; for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

The Thrill of Hope: Anticipating the Light of Christ

It’s easy to skip Advent when the green and

red decorations come out November 1st and

the Christmas carols are already playing on

the radio. But for the church, these weeks

before Christmas are an important time of

watching, waiting, and anticipation. For all

the bright Christmas lights, Advent reminds

us of lingering darkness and still shortening

days. Without Christ, the world still lies in

darkness and doubt.

That’s when we need a thrill of hope, a time

to rejoice in spite of weariness, and behold

the breaking dawn of God’s loving presence.

Special Advent Services December 19, 7 PM—Longest Night Service in the Sanctuary

December 22, 8:30 AM—Lessons & Carols in the Sanctuary

December 22, 11 AM—Bluegrass Christmas in the Sanctuary (Connection & 11:00 combined)

Christmas Eve Services 5 PM—Family Service with Candles & Communion in the Sanctuary

7 PM—Traditional Service with Candles & Communion in the Sanctuary

We invite you to join us during this Advent

season of hope and anticipation: come sing

the songs of the season, retell the stories,

gather with friends and church family for

meals, service, worship, and celebration.

This is also a wonderful time of year to

invite friends and neighbors to join you for

Highland services and events. The delightful

music and family-friendly functions make it

easy to invite folks and a wonderful way to

introduce them to the Highland family of

faith.

O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!!

Church Events

• Dec. 1 - Advent Wreath Workshop

• Dec. 4 - Care & Share Breakfast After Dark

• Dec. 8 - Magnificat

• Dec. 10 - Pub Theology

• Dec. 13 - Highlanders’ Trip

• Dec. 14 - Youth Trip to Hill Ridge Farm

• Dec. 15 - Youth Party with a Purpose

• Dec. 18 - Come As You Are Nativity

• Dec. 29 - Moravian Love Feast

Ridge Rider MONTHLY NEWS AND MINISTRIES OF HIGHLAND UMC - DECEMBER 2019

Advent Adventure Join us Wednesday nights for dinner at 5:45 PM in Bradley Hall prepared by our chef Paul Swartz and stay after dinner for beloved “adventures” of the Advent season

December 4: Care and Share Breakfast (After Dark)

It’s breakfast for supper as we mark the return of a

Highland tradition--just a little later in the day. In addition

to a great meal, we will be putting together gift baskets for

Highland’s homebound members. Please bring fruit and

goodies to add to gift baskets for our shut-ins.

We will also need helpers to deliver the gift baskets!

Would you and your family would be willing to spend an

hour spreading the joy of the season to a shut-in?

December 11: Craft Night!

Who doesn’t love a good Christmas craft? On December

11 we will pack the bags for Backpack Buddies and then

spend the evening crafting together. Something fun for all

ages!

December 18: Come As You Are Nativity

Our Come As You Are Nativity is a community re-telling

of the Christmas Story. Everyone gets a part and no

rehearsals are required. It is easy and fun! We will gather

in the sanctuary after our Wednesday meal (about 6:30).

Participants will be given a choice of what part they would

like to play in the story: angel, shepherd, wiseman, donkey,

sheep, cow. We’ll make sure everyone knows their part

and place, then tell the story together. Our Children’s

Choirs will also be singing for this year’s Come As You

Are. Bring your friends and neighbors as we celebrate the

birth of God’s son--who invites all of us to come as we are.

Advent Adventure Meal Deal

If you and your family don’t typically participate in our

Wednesday evening fellowship meal this is the perfect

season to give it a try. Imagine three weeks of Wednesdays

when you don’t have to figure out what you are making for

supper! In honor of the season, we are offering a special

Advent Adventure Meal Deal. Families can purchase a

meal pass for the three weeks of Advent at a reduced rate.

Passes are available at highlandumc.org/wednesday-nights.

Pride for Parents Help make Christmas a celebration for working families across Wake County

We are collecting new and nearly new toys and

children’s clothing for the Pride For Parents Christmas

Stores. Pride for parents is an annual toy and gift sale

designed to benefit hard working families at Christmas.

Through donations of new and gently used toys and gifts

we offer quality affordable merchandise to families in

Wake County. We will sell - not give - toys and gifts to

families who can afford to pay a small price.

This program first began at FCS Ministries in Atlanta and

is simple in concept: to instill dignity rather than

dependency. Parents are blessed with the gift of giving

to their children. The children are blessed with Christmas

gifts that actually come from their parents.

You are invited to pick out toys/clothing of your choice

and then leave your unwrapped gift in the bin in the

Narthex or in Bradley Hall by December 8. You can also

volunteer to help at one of 6 Pride for Parents locations.

To volunteer, sign-up on their website: pfpwake.org.

Epiphany Celebration All children and their parents are invited to join us during

the Sunday School hour on Sunday, January 5, for a special

Epiphany celebration with food, fun, stars, & stories. Please

plan to join us!

Make a Joyful Noise! Children’s Choirs Sing in Worship During Advent

The Chorister and Cherub Choirs will usher in the Advent season

at Highland as they sing in worship December 1 at the Connection

and 11:00 Service. They will sing our introit, play Orff

instruments, and partner with the Highland Choir for the anthem.

What a blessing our children are in worship; don't miss this chance

to hear them sing! Children’s choirs will also sing a set of

Christmas anthems as part of the Come As You Are Nativity on

December 18. We are grateful for the presence of several Highland

Children’s Center singers performing alongside Highland

members.

Moravian Love Feast We'll gather for one worship service on Sunday, December 29, at

11:00 in the Sanctuary to continue our celebration of the Christmas

season with our rendition of a traditional Moravian Love Feast.

This service of lessons and carols includes special refreshments,

lots of holiday music, and opportunities to share how we have seen

God at work in our lives. (No children or youth Sunday School

classes on December 29.)

The Longest Night A Service of Light in the Midst of Darkness

Thursday, December 19, 7 PM

Christmas can be a bittersweet time of year. The

Longest Night is a service for all, especially those who

have experienced loss or find the holidays a difficult time

of year. It is a service to express sadness and concern,

to realize that we are not alone, to remember those in

need, and to experience the healing presence of God as

we await the coming of Christ. Join us to hear scripture,

offer prayers for wholeness, receive Holy Communion,

and hear songs that acknowledge God’s comfort for

those who mourn, grieve, and struggle. All are welcome.

Advent Wreath Workshop Everyone is invited to join us in Bradley Hall on Sunday,

December 1, at 5 PM for our annual soup and sides pot-luck supper

and Advent wreath workshop. We will have craft activities for

younger children to make while individuals and families can make

an Advent wreath to use at home. Candles, wreath forms and other

supplies will be provided. If you have a form from a previous year

please bring it with you! A $5 donation will help to defray the cost

of candles and wreath forms.

Advent Devotionals Pick up this year’s Advent devotional Let the Heavens Be Glad,

inspired by the writings of Henri Nouwen, or for families with

younger children Wonders of His Love by Amy Welborn. These

devotionals are free (one per family) in the Narthex or in Bradley

Hall on Sunday mornings.

Hanging of the Greens Help decorate the church for the holiday season on

Saturday, November 30, at 9 AM in the Sanctuary

and in Bradley Hall. Coffee and cinnamon rolls will be

served to all who help!

Reception Help Needed

We will enjoy a time of fellowship in the narthex on Sunday,

December 22, before the combined 11 AM worship service, our

annual Bluegrass Christmas service. We need cookies, sausage

balls, cheese cubes with crackers, fruit, and other goodies. You

may sign-up by emailing Jo Anne Swartz

(joanne.swartz@gmail.com). Bring your food donations to the

narthex the morning of December 22 by 10 AM. Thank you for

making our entry hall "fair as you are able, trimming the hearth and

setting the table" for this fellowship event during Advent.

Poinsettias To purchase a poinsettia in memory or honor of a special person

and have it placed in the sanctuary during Advent, fill out an order

form from the Narthex at Highland and submit it to the church

office with payment ($10/plant); checks should be made payable to

Highland United Methodist Church, "poinsettia" in the memo. If

you prefer, make your order online at highlandumc.org/advent/

#poinsettias. Deadline for ordering is Sunday, December 8.

Poinsettias will be available for collection after the Christmas Eve

services.

December Birthdays Jacob Goodin 12/01

Sarah Leighton Robbins12/01

McKinney Simpson 12/01

John Wilk 12/01

Chris Davis 12/02

Diane Penny 12/02

George Deaton 12/03

Aaron Brothers 12/04

Jan Ivey 12/04

Shawn Parker 12/04

Earl Philmon 12/05

Mark Poole 12/05

Jill Rossi 12/05

Jarrett Wood 12/05

Kathy Cope 12/06

Anna Lockett 12/06

Mackenzie Mims 12/06

Avery Pittman 12/06

Julia Cole 12/08

Bob Jones 12/08

Will Linthicum 12/08

Judi Brown 12/09

Dot Correll 12/09

Linda Norris 12/09

Polly Williams 12/09

Ryan Lockett 12/10

Shannon Anderson 12/11

Erik Griffin 12/11

Becky Wood 12/13

O'Dell Massey 12/14

Jennie Taylor 12/14

Grace Haven 12/15

Louie Lucas 12/15

Jeff Prevatt 12/15

Jim Haven 12/16

Les Brown 12/17

George Cummings 12/17

Susan Sink 12/17

Morgan Hood 12/18

John Penn 12/18

Kaitlin Dunn 12/19

Jimmy Johnson 12/19

Keith McPherson 12/19

Mary Rodgers 12/21

Banks Ferrell 12/22

Suzanne La Rocca 12/22

Tom Wolcott 12/22

Emma Claire Martin 12/24

Bob Gardner 12/25

Barbara Jackson 12/25

Rebecca White 12/25

Lorraine Gergen 12/28

Will Horn 12/28

Brandon Brubaker 12/29

Mitchell Capriglione 12/29

Jack McCarthy 12/29

Carl Brothers 12/30

Cleveland Kingsberry 12/30

Nathan Neal 12/30

Matthew Hardie 12/31

Alex La Rocca 12/31

The Highland Choir will echo Mary's song of joy as they present Johann

Pachelbel's Magnificat on Sunday, December 8, at the 11 AM Service.

The choir will be accompanied by NC Symphony members Emily

Glover, Janine Wynton, Petra Berenyi, and Nathaniel Yaffe, as well as

Highland's own Marcia Nance (organist) and Dennis McLain (double

bass). The string players will join forces with harpsichordist Phyllis

Vogel to play movements from Harpsichord Concerto in D by J.S. Bach

during the prelude and offertory. Invite a friend to join you at Highland

on December 8 for this celebration of Christ's coming.

The HUMRingers, Highland's handbell choir, will share music in

worship on December 15 at the 11 AM service. Our handbell choir

brings an extra measure of beauty and joy when they play in worship.

The HUMRingers are also playing at the State Capitol on December 6

for a community Service of Remembrance and are sharing Christmas

pieces and carols at the NC Women's Correctional Institute on

Wednesday evening, December 11.

Much joyful anticipation marks our annual Bluegrass Christmas service,

December 22 at 11 AM in the sanctuary - a combined service

(Connection & 11:00) preceded by a time of fellowship in the narthex at

10:30.

On Christmas Eve, we look forward a group of youth singers and

guitarists bringing music at the 5 PM Christmas Eve Family Service, and

our Highland Choir will present special anthems at the 7 PM Christmas

Eve service. After Christmas, the Highland Winds will play carols and

special music at our annual Moravian Love Feast on Sunday, December

29, at 11 AM in the sanctuary.

Music of the Season

Highland Women’s Retreat

One of the Ten Commandments is to “Remember the Sabbath, and keep it holy” (Exodus 20:8), but how well do we practice Sabbath? We are often torn between various commitments; and the idea of Sabbath, while it seems nice, feels impossible.

Join us for a time away in the woods to discover healthy ways to practice Sabbath in our lives. Pastor Amanda Bunce and Amy Takahashi will lead our weekend retreat at Mount Shepherd Retreat Center in Asheboro, NC, with special guest speaker Rev. Claire Clyburn. Claire is the pastor of First UMC Graham, NC, and has served in ministry for over 30 years. She is passionate about Bible study, Sabbath keeping, and music.

This event is open to women of all ages. The cottage is handicapped accessible. There are hiking trails, great mountain views, campfires, and even a climbing wall (for those so inclined). We will convene on Friday evening, and end with worship on Sunday morning. The cost is $150/person, which includes meals for the weekend. Sign up at highlandumc.org/womensretreat.

February 28 -

March 1, 2020

Youth News Lots of holiday fun and opportunities to serve for

Highland youth this December

Holiday Clothing Collection

From Dec. 1 thru Dec. 15, we

will be collecting new socks and

underwear (kids’ and adult

sizes) for Note in the Pocket.

Bins will be set up in the

Narthex, Bradley Hall, by the

office and in the youth room.

All of Highland is encouraged

to contribute to the youth

clothing collection.

Youth Group

Dec. 1 - We will be eating

dinner with the church at the

Advent Wreath Workshop

(potluck soup & sides) and then

we will be making Christmas

cards for our homebound

members. We will also be

making ornaments to take home

and for the people at our Party

with a Purpose. (5 - 7 PM)

Dec. 8 - Youth Group, 5 - 7 PM

Hill Ridge Farms

We’re taking a trip to Hill

Ridge Farms in Youngsville on

Saturday, December 14, 4 - 9

PM, for an evening of lights and

holiday fun. Get all the details

and sign-up at highlandumc.org/

youth.

Party with a Purpose

Join us on Sunday, December

15, 5 - 8 PM for our Party with

a Purpose. We’ll be visiting

with residents at Waltonwood,

singing Christmas carols, and

giving cards and ornaments.

Then we’ll come back to church

for snacks and a white elephant

gift exchange ($5 limit).

Winter Lock-in

Plan to join us January 3 as we

kick-off the new year with a

lock-in at church, 6 PM - 9 AM.

Plan on joining us for dinner,

movie, manhunt, and more.

Family Promise Many thanks to the returning

volunteers of Family Promise

who help make our guests

welcome and comfortable. I

especially want to recognize

the members of the Upper

Room Class who have

provided the first meal of

each WIHN/Family Promise

week for decades (since the

start of the program) and in

all the other capacities they

have repeatedly served.

Highland Youth cooked and

served a pasta dinner for this

most recent session’s Sunday

evening meal.

Next year Highland is

scheduled to host the

following three sessions:

January 26 – February 2

May 10 – May 17

October 4 – October 11

Again, thank you to all our

returning volunteers who fit

Family Promise into their

schedules. If you have not

experienced Family Promise in

a while, I invite you to join us

even if just once a year. Most

activities (serving meals,

driving the van, playing with

children, set-up, tear down) on

the sign-up board last two hours

or less. The overnight hosts are

at church from 6:30 PM until

7:00(ish) the next morning with

guests being in their rooms by

8:00 p.m. (little later on Friday

& Saturday). Come be a

blessing! The guests are truly

appreciative.

Please email or call Hope

Dodson with any questions:

2hadodson@gmail.com

or (540) 409-7471.

Remembrance Tree You are invited to support Family Promise in honor of loved ones

who will have a light lit in their honor or memory Dec. 1 to 31. To

purchase a remembrance tree light, email the name of honoree,

address for mailing, and name of giver to amymassey69@att.net;

then mail your $10 check (marked - Remembrance Tree) to

HUMC, 1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607 or drop in the

collection plate. The last day to purchase lights is December 1.

Cub Scouts Cub scouts from Pack 357 at Highland participated in a

cleanup of Raleigh's greenway at House Creek Trail, Mile 1

-2 on Saturday, November 9. This adopted mile of

greenway runs from Lake Boone Trail to Glen Eden. This is

the sixth greenway cleanup over the past two years our

cub scouts have completed. To date, over fifty scouts

along with friends and family members have contributed

more than 250 hours of community service helping to

keep our local environment clean. Youth (girls & boys) in

1st through 5th grade are welcome to join pack 357 at

anytime. We meet Tuesdays at 7 PM in Bradley Hall. For

more information to scoutingpack357@gmail.com or Jim

Johnson, Cub Master at (919) 412-3546.

Join us in the new year for dinners on

Wednesday nights. Find all the details at

highlandumc.org/Wednesday-nights.

Prayer Shawl group will meet Dec. 5 and 19.

We currently have 9-10 women

meeting and producing prayer

shawls for those folks who

need a “hug” and a reminder of

the love and care that each

shawl carries. We welcome

new members at any time to

our wonderful fellowship.

Contact Nancy Klein for more

information

(nancyannklein@gmail.com).

January Studies How will you grow your faith in the new year?

Monday Night Bible Study

continues to study the book of

Acts, led by Rev. Dr. Alan

Swartz and Connie Williams.

meeting from 6:30 - 8 PM in the

3rd-floor Assembly Room. It’s

not too late to join in!

Questions? Contact Connie

(connie.williams@me.com).

Friday Morning Women’s

Study will begin a new study

on January 10: A Grace-Full

Life by Jorge Acevedo. Join us

for this four-week exploration

of God’s grace, as celebrated in

the Wesleyan tradition. We

meet on Fridays, 9:30 - 11:30

AM, in room 202, led by Rev.

Janet Baucom

(janet@highlandumc.org).

Small Groups & Sunday

School Classes: Are you

participating in one of these life

-giving groups where you can

build friendships and grow in

your faith? If not, contact Rev.

Janet Baucom about finding the

right group for you.

UMW News Circle 1 will have their

annual holiday brunch on

Monday, December 9, at 9:30

AM at the home of Meg

Smither.

Circle 7 will meet on

December 2 at 6 PM in the

conference room for our

annual Christmas party

honoring senior adults in our

church. Pat Scott and Ellen

Fortenberry are in charge of

the program. It will be a fun

night of singing carols,

games, fellowship and eating

together.

Circle 8 will meet on

December 10 at 2 PM in the

parlor to continue their study of

Adam Hamilton’s When

Christians Get It Wrong.

In the new year, Circle 1 will

host the General UMW’s annual

"Flu Kit Build" on Monday,

January 13, at 9:30 AM. Guest

speaker Ruthie Wofford,

Community Outreach &

Volunteer Coordinator for

Alliance Medical Ministry, will

give a brief update of what’s

happening at Alliance. We will

then assemble flu kits for

Alliance. All women are invited

to join us in the Conference

Room for this fun event.

50th Anniversary Celebration Highland is approaching the 50th anniversary of our sanctuary,

which we will celebrate in worship on Sunday, January 12, 2020.

We are looking for Highland members who were actually present

for that first worship service on January 11, 1969. If you were one

of those lucky worshippers, please contact Rev. Janet Baucom and

let her know (janet@highlandumc.org, 919-787-4240 ext. 105).

Remember in Prayer Jeanine Lueke, Wilder Prevatt, Don Scott, Barbara Bunch,

Jean Shelly, Charles Cimerro, Dot McGee, Jim Haven,

Linda Aschbrenner, Bill and David Babcock, Leota Baird,

Brady Beck (son of Bev and Keith Beck), Julia Braswell,

Debbie Beavers (friend of Harriet Mills), Mary Cherry, Dot

Correll, Liz Deaton Crossley (Beth and George Deaton's

daughter), Janet Finch (Elizabeth Yarborough's mother),

Ginny Gralla, Bill Davis, Ginny Davis, Phyllis and Donald

Edwards, Harold Fuller, Linda Gross (Diane Racey's sister),

Norman Ingle (Amy Massey's brother), Jacqueline Jackson,

Dot McGee, O'Dell Massey, Rob Parady (Tristan Parady's

father), Banner Smith, Marge Walker, Preston, Conor &

Sarah Mann Willcox, Polly Williams

Please also remember in prayer those serving in our

military: Christian Bugger, Robert Boone, Erich Dix, James

Noneman, Matthew Bawden, Ryan and Margarita Shorter

Join us for Pub

Theology on December

10 at 7 PM at Buffalo

Brothers on Lake

Boone Trail.

United Methodist Men will meet on

Saturday, December 14, at 8:30 AM in Bradley Hall for

breakfast and to hear from guest speaker

Lisa Levine, Director of Education at the

Dementia Alliance of NC.

We’ve written our prayers for the new stage on the

walls and the floors, and now we look forward to

the Bradley Hall construction finishing in the new

year!

Highlanders Even though we call this a “seniors” group, any and all Highland adults and friends are welcome.

Friday, December 13, 2019 - Day trip to Selma and

Smithfield, NC to attend Christmas Jubilee at the Rudy

Theater in Selma, lunch at Holt Lake Restaurant in

Smithfield

The church buses will load at 9:30 and depart promptly at

9:45 AM. We will travel to Smithfield, NC, and have lunch

at 10:45 AM at Holt Lake Restaurant. After lunch, we will

ride to the Rudy Theater in Selma to attend the matinee

production of their Christmas Jubilee Show which begins

at 12:45 p.m. Forty-five tickets have been purchased. Cost

is $27.50 each (payable in advance to Fred Alphin) and

lunch on your own. Please sign up at the reception desk no

later than December 1, 2019.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 12:15 PM - Luncheon in

Bradley Hall followed by presentation by Dr. Dennis

Kekas, "What Makes NC State's Centennial Campus

Unique Among Research Campuses in the United

States"

Please join the Highlanders on January 21, 2020, to hear a

very interesting and informative discussion of the

Centennial Campus by Dr. Dennis Kekas, Assoc. Vice

Chancellor, Office of Partnerships and Economic

Development, NC State University. Paul Swartz will serve

a delicious lunch at 12:15 with the program following at

1:00 PM. Cost of lunch is $9.00. Please sign up at the

reception desk no later than January 17, 2020.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 - 12:15 PM - Luncheon in

Bradley Hall followed by Musical Performance by

Cardinal Singers

We are pleased that the Cardinal Singers, directed by

Elizabeth Beam, will be returning to again entertain our

group. Elizabeth indicated that February 11 is "perfect for

Valentine’s Songs." Paul Swartz will serve a delicious

lunch at 12:15 PM with the Cardinal Singers performance

at 1:00 PM. Cost of the lunch is $9. Please sign up at the

reception desk no later than Friday, February 7, 2020.

Finance Update

As you can see in the summarized financial report, as of

October 31st, we have a General Fund deficit of more

than $126,000. The only somewhat good news in this is

that we are better off than we were at the same time

last year. But in 2018, even though we had strong giving

from late November through December, we still finished

the year more than $35,000 in the red.

We want to thank all those who have given so faithfully

and generously this year, and who continue to do so, as

well as those who continue to fulfill their commitments

to the capital campaign that is funding our building

project.

But we all need to be aware that current trends indicate

we could be facing a $45,000 (or higher) operating deficit

at 12/31/19. In addition, the current amount pledge for

2020 is down almost 16% compared to where we were in

pledges submitted last year. Without significant

increases in revenues, we are likely facing some serious

and painful reductions in general expenses for 2020. We

simply cannot sustain such large deficits year after year.

Please continue to keep our congregation and its

leadership in your prayers and in your year-end giving

plans as you are able. If you have any questions about

this report, please feel free to contact Jim Duke in the

business office (jim@highlandumc.org, 919-787-4240

ext. 108) or Finance Chair Ruth Moore

(rpmoore1@live.com).

Endowment News Call for Grant Applications The next Highland Endowment Committee grant

application deadline is January 1, 2020. Interested

Highland teams are eligible to apply for missions,

outreach, ministry, music, and capital-project grants.

Worthy outside 501 (c) (3) nonprofits may apply for

missions and community-service grants. Note that

applications must be approved by vote of the team making

the application. Please download an application from

highlandumc.org/ministries/legacy-giving or contact

Endowment Chair George Deaton (gdeaton@att.net). Feel

free to contact George if you have questions.

General Fund Contributions $777,973

Other Income + $164,540

Total G.F. Income = $942,513

G.F. Expenses $1,068,741

Net Income -$126,228

Reminder: If you haven’t submitted your 2020

Commitment Card, you can drop it in the offering

plate, bring it by the church business office, e-mail Jim

Duke (jim@highlandumc.org) or submit it online at

highlandumc.org/stewardship.

CONTACT US

Main number: 919-787-4240

Senior Pastor ................................. Rev. Dr. Alan Swartz, ext. 103

Associate Pastor ............................ Rev. Amanda Bunce, ext. 101

Minister of Communications .......... Rev. Janet Baucom, ext. 105

Director of Children’s Ministry ............. Amy Takahashi, ext. 109

Business Administrator ................................... Jim Duke, ext. 108

Office Assistant ....................................... Deanna Clack, ext. 122

Director of Care Ministries .......................... Candi Scott, ext. 104

Facilities Manager ........................................ Tom Lamb, ext. 107

Office Receptionist ...................................... Gail Parrish, ext. 100

Choir Director ....................................................... Jo Anne Swartz

Handbell Choir Director .............................................Kevin Quick

Contemporary Worship Leader .................................. Paul Reece

Pastoral Emergencies During church office hours, please call the church office to contact one of our ministers. If you are unable to reach a pastor or if it is after hours, contact the Rev. Dr. Alan Swartz on his cell phone at (919) 210-9120 and leave your message. He will contact you as soon as possible. Spread the Word Please submit content for the website, the Ridge Rider, and the weekly eNews to Rev. Janet Baucom at janet@highlandumc.org. The deadline for the next issue of the Ridge Rider is the 15th of the month. Website: www.highlandumc.org

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