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Summer Musings

8/8/2014

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Although our office is closed for the summer, it is a busy place. Barbara has purged the paper and computer files and is upgrading software. She installed Servant Keeper which is new church data base software. These improvements, we expect, will make our work more efficient. I am so grateful for all these upgrades to our office environment!

Angel has painted the kitchen. Be sure to let him know how great it looks. He is also painting the small office on the 3rd floor which will become the new childcare room. On the first floor, the Thou Art classroom and hallway have new tile floors.  Many thanks for the time and effort of our Stewards of Building and Grounds, Gail Durland and Lisa Lyles.

These physical updates are just part of the updates we have planned for the fall. Some of us have been talking about how to deepen our community life. We are wondering how to create entry points for new people and not-so-new people to become deeply connected with one another. We would love to hear your thoughts on this in the fall (or now if you have the time!).  I find that my open office hours at LaQ allow for wonderful drop in conversations that are not necessarily solely church business. I am considering expanding the times of these hours in the fall for more informal conversations.

It will be great to see you all in another month!  Enjoy the remainder of the summer. 

Blessings, Beth

My next open drop-in office hours at LaQ (corner of Franklin St. and Belmont) on August 20th from 3-5 P.M. Please stop in and say hello! I am available for appointments in my church office; please let me know a good time for you. 

During my vacation time, one of our church deacons and a pastor colleague are on call for emergencies. Please call the office and on my line will be a message about whom to call. I am on vacation August 11-15 and August 23-September 1st
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    Rev. Beth Horne

    Beth has served the Highlands Church as our teacher and pastor since 2009. In addition to preaching and pastoral care, Beth leads our congregation alongside our deacons and stewards. Beth lives here in Melrose and in Newburyport. She attended Boston College graduating with a B.A. in Philosophy and Management (cum laude). Beth also attended Andover Newton Theological School graduating with a M. Div. (honors).  Beth enjoys tilling the soil and planting the seeds to see what might grow.

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