SENIOR ADULTS
ABOUT
The Senior Adult Ministry at Highland is focused on encouraging mature people to continue fervently serving the Lord. They know that God is not finished with them, so they seek Him and share Him with others. Senior adults are a strategic part of the Body of Christ. Their wisdom and faithfulness inspire and motivate other generations of worshippers. Many seniors are intentionally making disciples, some are involved in prayer groups, and many others serve in various capacities. Highland loves our Senior Adults and their love for Jesus!
GET INVOLVED
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Special event
We have reserved 21 spots for the Beloved Gallery on Thursday, Aug. 20 at 2pm. We will load our HBC Bus and Van around 9:30am in the parking lot by the Wellness Center, and drive to Marble Falls. We'll have lunch at the River City Grille on the Colorado River and then go to the gallery. Lunch has an average cost of $13. If you would like to go, please contact Patti Blake. We will be standing and walking in the gallery for an hour. Transportation is not wheelchair accessible, so please consider your mobility.
We'll head to Waco right afterward with a brief stop on the way. Bring your own water bottle. There is an option of giving a donation for the Gallery tour; if you want to do that, bring cash.
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Senior Lunch Hang-out
Stay tuned for upcoming lunches!
For more information, email Janet Ross.
Naomi Fellowship
Our Naomi Fellowship is a monthly dinner program for our widows and widowers. The meals are catered and free as a gift to the Naomis. We also use these evenings as fund-raisers for missions. The programs are inspirational, fun, and usually musical. We meet together monthly from May through December. We meet in the Fellowship Hall from 5-6:30pm. Reservations can be made with Mary Ramos at (956) 206-3285 or by emailing Janet Ross.
Our upcoming Naomi Fellowship will meet on Aug. 18, in the Fellowship Hall at 5pm. The Classic Voice choir will be with us and sing a special program. Ivy Childers will share with us her vision for ministry on Baylor's campus.
Contact Janet Ross for more information.
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We are always in need of people who would like to serve on our senior adult ministry team. Contact Janet Rossfor more information.
Nursing Home Ministries
We lead a monthly hymn-sing and devotions for Stoney Brook of Hewitt - Memory Care. Another ministry with music and Bible teaching takes place at Royal Manor in Hewitt one Sunday a month. We also meet at Waco Healthcare twice a month on Wednesday and Thursday mornings. We provide a service for Asher Point the last Sunday each month at 10am. We lead a Bible Study at Stillwell Independent Living, Regent care, and The Highlands, also. Carol Haines leads a devotional service for Residences of Ridgewood twice a month. If you are interested in any of these areas of ministry, contact Janet Ross.
Highland currently has 20 people in Senior Care Homes. If you would like to visit and pray with residents, that would be a blessing to them! Contact Janet for a list of residents.
Meal Ministry Team
When one of our Senior Adults is ill, has had surgery, or transitioned to Heaven, the Adult Bible Fellowships (ABFs) and Connection Groups (CGs) usually provide meals. If the person was not in an ABF or CG, the request for food goes to the Meal Ministry Team for a meal train or a meal following a funeral. If you would like to cook or bake for those in need, contact Janet Ross.
Helps Team
We have a Helps Team made up of people who are willing to drive others to the doctor, rehab, or stores. We also have people willing to do repairs or yard work. If you need help or are willing to offer your services to those in need, call Patti Blake at the church office or email Patti Blake.
Patti Blake keeps a list of who can do a variety of jobs for our seniors - odd jobs, repairs, household or yard chores. If you are willing to help, please give Patti your name and what you can do. Call her at the office at 254-754-0335.
WATCH & PRAY
Watch & Pray is an intercessory prayer gathering that meets on Wednesdays at 4-5pm. We pray for Highland concerns, Waco, the USA, Israel, missions, the persecuted church, and other nations. Our desire is to be part of what God is doing - and we do that best through prayer. Join us in the Wellness Center Den as we agree together for God's will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven. All ages are welcome.
Corrie ten Boom wrote: "If you will work for God, form a committee. If you will work with God, form a prayer group."
1 Peter 4:7- “But the end of all things is at hand; therefore, be serious and watchful in your prayers.”
Matthew 26:41a – “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation…”
RECORDED MEDIA
To find out more about Discipleship, email Janet-Ross@hbcwaco.org.
SENIOR ADULTS STAFF
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Janet and Reuven Ross
Senior Adult Ministers
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Patti Blake
Hospitality/Senior Adult Assistant