At Hiland, we strive to create varied opportunities for adult fellowship and study.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VBS 2012 – June 11-14 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. (includes light meal) with closing program June 15 at 7pm. If you want to make a difference in the life of a child – in the lives of many children – and you want to have great fun doing it – volunteer today! It only takes a moment - Click here to volunteer.
CRAZY CRAFTERS, AVID ARTISTS, DILIGENT DOODLERS
Hiland needs your special skills to help us fill our Story quilt. We provide the patch; you provide the artwork. Pick your favorite chapter of The Story and design a patch to illustrate it. Whether you have skill with a needle & thread or are a whiz with fabric paints or markers, you can create a beautiful square to help us illustrate our journey together through God’s unfolding story.
See Roz Fitzgerald any Sunday to sign-up and pick up your blank patch. Then just deliver your completed square to Roz or Linda Davis before the service (dates when chapters are being covered are on the sign-up sheet) and we will get it in the hands of a capable youngster who will present it to Larry during the Children’s Sermon. This is a great project for families, friends, or small groups to do together!
REGULAR EVENTS
C3 (Christ, Coffee, and Conversation) – Adult Education hour on Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m. Sunday sermons are only one resource in learning the wisdom that God’s Word holds for us. Join us as we learn to navigate our faith journeys together. Child care is available.
Christ, Coffee, and Conversation otherwise known as C3: Join us after worship for enlightening speakers and stimulating discussion. We meet behind the sanctuary at 11:00 a.m.
April 22 & 29: The C3 class will be led by Rev. Dr. Don Dawson on the topic Unless They Are Sent ( Romans 10:13-15). God has called WMI to participate in among the Eastern Cham people in Vietnam. Don will lead the class to consider how God might be using what is taking place in Vietnam to help the American church become more faithful disciples. Dr. Dawson is the Director of World Mission Initiative at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and also Director of New Wilmington Mission Conference.
May 6: We welcome back Rev. Scott Sunquist to lead our class in examining the question: What Is a Church Good For? If you’ve been wondering, “Whose idea was ‘church’ anyway?” you might find some answers here. We’ll be looking at the nature of the church, biblically, historically, and in terms of the present realities of global Christianity. Dr. Sunquist has been on the staff at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary since 1995. He is currently Professor of World Mission and Evangelism. Before coming to Pittsburgh, he served nine years as a missionary in Singapore.
May 13: No class on Mother’s Day. Go be nice to your mother, run/walk in the Susan G. Komen Race, or hang out after church and talk about your mother.
May 20: Rev. Ron Barnes will lead the C3 class on the topic Traits of the Healthy Family in an Unhealthy Society. Ron is the Executive Director of Anchorpoint Counseling Ministries, located here in the North Hills. Anchorpoint offers counseling, parent education, leadership training, and tutoring.
The C3 class will be taking a break for the summer after May 20th, but we be back in September.
Missed a class? Read the CLASS BLOG for an update.
ANNUAL EVENTS
Women’s Retreat - In January, Hiland women and their lady friends and family gather for a weekend of fun, fellowship, and spiritual instruction and reflection at Crestfield Camp and Conference Center.
Men’s One-Day Retreat – In October, Hiland men and their gentlemen friends and family gather at Hiland on a Saturday morning for breakfast, fellowship, and spiritual instruction and reflections. After lunch, the men then reconvene on a local golf course for an afternoon of golf.
Come In Out of the Cold Breakfast – Hiland makes a special effort on the first Sunday in December to welcome our friends, neighbors and family to join us in worship followed by fellowship and a wonderful breakfast prepared by the Hiland Chefs.
Spring and Fall Work Days – One Saturday morning in May and again in November, the Hiland family dig out their work gloves for outdoor fun and fellowship planting flowers, spreading mulch, raking leaves, and making a few minor repairs around campus. The work day ends with lunch on us.
Fall Kick-Off Church Picnic – To kick off the new program year, Hiland holds a church-wide picnic in September with food, fun, music, and games for the kids. It’s a great time to reconnect with old friends and form new friendships in the Hiland family.
