Technology pervades our world and our lives. We can hardly live a day without engaging it in some form. While advances in this field benefit us tremendously, technology also brings great challenges and even danger. How should Christ’s followers navigate these difficulties? How should we, as men, lead ourselves and our families through this minefield? Join fellow brothers for our winter topical study through Andy Crouch’s book, The Tech-wise Family. Crouch provides biblical principles and warnings for us to consider as we engage with technology and as we shepherd our families who do so.

Our men’s study will meet in The Cave on Thursdays at 6:15 a.m. or 7:00 p.m. from February 2 through March 9. Sign up online, purchase your own book, and bring it with you to the first study. Books are available through Amazon, ChristianBook, Baker Book House, and other online retailers.

For a number of years we’ve reached out to our neighbors at Halcyon Apartments in a variety of ways. Through Family Fun Days, car washes, and personal acts of kindness, we’ve been building bridges for the Gospel.  Sunday, December 18, we will celebrate Christmas with them. Join us at 5:00 p.m. on the green next to the Halcyon clubhouse for a carol sing, doughnuts, and hot chocolate. We invite Shepherding Groups to use this as an opportunity to reach out together. Come, mingle, make a new friend, and sing of Jesus as we love our neighbors and share the Good News of Christ with them.

Ladies, please make your plans to join us for our annual Women’s Christmas Brunch on Saturday, December 3, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. We will enjoy a delicious brunch prepared by Peter Selby, followed by a talk from one of our elders’ wives, Anna Hilgeman. Anna has been teaching and discipling women in the local church context for many years, and we’re excited for you to hear from her this year.

At this point, all seats are taken for the Brunch. Please email Lisa Hansen if you would like to be added to the waiting list. Cost is $10 per person.  We are looking forward to a beautiful morning of food, fellowship, and encouragement as we head into the Christmas season!

This holiday season our church will partner again with Community Mission Baptist Church (CMBC) to provide a Christmas Store for low-income families in the Taylors area. CMBC hosts this store at their church facility, 1950 Boling Road Extension. The store is based on the concept that families would prefer to provide for themselves at Christmas rather than receive a handout. Gifts of all kinds are donated to CMBC, and families come to the church to purchase gifts at discounted prices. This gives joy to the children and dignity to the parents. Our role with the Christmas Store is two-fold:

1. Donating gifts

2. Volunteering in the store.

The store will be open December 5-9, daytime hours, and we will collect donated gifts at Heritage on the two Sundays before that, November 27 and December 4. Make your preparations to contribute to this special holiday outreach. Specific details about gifts and volunteer opportunities are available here.