The Witness Ministry Peace Vigil is canceled for this coming week, but will resume next week (Sept. 10) at the new location of the Chicago St. bridge, still at the time of 5pm.
A memorial service for Paul Ecker will be held Saturday, 9/6 at 2 pm at the Mt. Morris CoB. Pastor Joel will be officiating. A memorial service will also be held for Bob James on Monday, 9/8 at Pinecrest Chapel with Ginny Haney, Mt. Morris pastor officiating.
Sunday School for all ages resumes for Fall on Sunday, 9/7. Please see the brochure in the pew racks for a complete offering of classes.
Save the date of Sunday, 9/21 for a special observance of the International Day of Prayer for Peace. Details coming soon!
ALS Walk 4 Life is scheduled for September 13, beginning at 10:00 am. The 2-mile walk convenes at Montrose Harbor along the Chicago Lakefront. Remembering June Adams Gibble, family and friends will again form a team identified as June’s-J-Walkers. The goal is to have at least 50 walkers join our team and to raise $10,000.00. Persons are invited to participate through walking and/or financial support. Interpretative brochures are placed on the foyer table for registration and support.
Deacons for September are Jon and Mary Heggen.
District Conference this year is Nov. 7-9 at the Peoria CoB. Registration information has arrived and the forms are available in the church office. You are asked to register by 9/19.
Welcome to Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren, a place to deepen faith, proclaim peace, embrace community, welcome others, and serve our neighbor, in the compassionate spirit of Jesus!
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they shall be called the children of God.
Matthew 5:9
Highland Avenue is part of the denomination of the Church of the Brethren, an historic peace church conscientiously opposed to all war and intentional about peacemaking and reconciliation. 2008 marks the 300th anniversary year of the Church of the Brethren. Please join us as we praise and worship God and strive to continue the work of Jesus. We welcome and affirm diversity and celebrate the unity that comes in Jesus Christ.
Weekly Meditation
“In his earthly ministry, Jesus intruded into the homes of sinners. He showed up at a wedding and caused a scene. He came into places of death, where people hardly knew him, and brought forth unexpected life. Maybe that is one reason people try to keep religion theoretical and spiritual. [But] Christianity is not a “spiritual” religion, it is an incarnational religion. It believes that God has a body, that God takes up space, that God will not remain ethereal and vague, distant and detached. “
Highland Avenue is part of the denomination of the 
