A Joyful Noise Christmas Program
The children have been working so hard on a short Christmas program, practicing their songs and dances with so much excitement! The program will be held on December 18th at 4:00 PM, and we’d love for you to join us. We will also have a cocoa bar and cookies to enjoy after the performance. All are welcome!
Congregational Meeting
Congregational Meeting to appoint Officers and 2026 Nominating Committee - We will be holding a meeting after worship service on December 21st to appoint Officers and the Nominating Committee for 2026.
Twin Cities Christmas Chorale Concert
Dec 21 at 2:30 and 5:00 at Harrison Square Presbyterian Church. The Twin Cities Choir and live orchestra present the Christmas story in music. No tickets are needed, and there will be a free will offering. All of the offering collected will go to Hope Housing Collaborative of Lewis County.
Office Half-Day - Christmas Eve
On Wednesday, December 24th our office will be open for a half-day.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Join us on December 24th at 6pm for our candlelight Christmas Eve Service. Invite your friends and family!
Office Closed - Christmas
Our church office will be closed Thursday, December 25th in observance of Christmas. Our office will reopen Monday, December 29th at 9am.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:30am. This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Matt Myers.
After the Abundance Pantry date on the 31st, we will resume our typical schedule of every 2nd & 4th Wednesday.
Office Closed - New Year's Day
Our church office will be closed Thursday, January 1st for New Year’s day. Our office will reopen on Monday, January 5th at 9am.
Solos Group Meeting
Solos Meeting - Our Solos group will be meeting on January 4th at Sharon Miracle’s house (please contact the Church Office for address) to share a soup and salad meal. All are welcome! If you are alone in church and wish to share a meal with others, please join us!
Candlewood Service
This ministry brings together people with and without disabilities to celebrate friendship, and to belong in community with each other and God. Every second Sunday of the month, volunteers lead a worship service at the Candlewood Apartments across the street from the Church. Musical talents and new friends are always welcome to join our Candlewood team.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:30am. This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Matt Myers.
Congregational Meeting
Join us after worship on January 18th for a Congregational Meeting to review the 2025 Annual Report.
Office Closed
Our Church Office will be closed January 19th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:30am for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more.
Because our Abundance Pantry events run until we are out of food, we recommend showing up early or at 11:30am. We have a foyer with seating and coffee available as you wait.
Game Night
Game Night is a community of people that love to have fun and connect over playing games. This missional community seeks to bring people into deeper, more authentic friendships through having fun! Game Night is the first Friday of every month from 7-9pm.
Candlewood Service
Candlewood Ministries is a ministry that meets one Sunday per month at a neighborhood, state-funded apartment complex. The community brings together residents and non-residents, as well as people with and without physical and intellectual disabilities, to experience community and belonging together. The gatherings include music, conversation, communion, and celebrating “Friends News”. According to residents, Candlewood has transformed the apartment complex from a place of isolation and loneliness to one of dense community and lasting friendship.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:30am for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more.
Because our Abundance Pantry events run until we are out of food, we recommend showing up early or at 11:30am. We have a foyer with seating and coffee available as you wait.
Church Office Closed
The Office will be closed on Monday, February 16th in observance of President’s Day.
HSPC Youth Christmas Party
Youth Event - Christmas Party – This Wednesday!
Middle and high school students are invited to join us this Wednesday, December 17th, for our Christmas Party from 5:30–7:30 pm! We’ll have dinner, play some games, make gingerbread houses, and have a wonderful time celebrating the season together. It’s a perfect night to bring a friend and a great way to wrap up our fall before we break for Christmas. You won’t want to miss it! For questions or more information, contact Matt Myers (matt@harrisonsquarepc.com, (360) 669-5050)
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:30am for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Rochelle Wagner at rochelle@harrisonsquarepc.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
We recommend arriving before or at 11:30. Our foyer is open with seating and coffee.
Office Closed - Thanksgiving
Our church office will be closed Thursday, November 27th in observance of Thanksgiving. Our office will reopen Monday, December 1st at 9am.
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:30am for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Rochelle Wagner at rochelle@harrisonsquarepc.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
We recommend arriving before or at 11:30. Our foyer is open with seating and coffee.
Solos Group Meeting
All are welcome to join our Solos Group Meeting for lunch, conversation and community on November 9th after service!
Abundance Pantry
The Abundance Pantry is open every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at 11:30am for people to come and take home free produce, bread and more. If you would like to volunteer to help, please email Rochelle Wagner at rochelle@harrisonsquarepc.com
This ministry provides free fresh produce and groceries to anyone in need. We encourage people to come and take an extra bag to share with others. It is our desire to offer tangible hope by feeding the body in a practical ways.
We recommend arriving before or at 11:30. Our foyer is open with seating and coffee.
Open Hands: You Are an Important Part of the Team!, Ralph Carr
On Sunday we will continue the sermon series on “Open Hands”. If you didn’t hear Pastor Mark’s powerful sermon last Sunday, I encourage you to go to harrisonsquarepc.org and listen to it.
I will talk about stewarding our talents. I will comment on what it means to steward something. My sermon title is: “You Are an Important Member of the Team!”. The scripture will be I Corinthians 12:4-27 (a modified version of NLT). Among other things it says that each of us is given abilities by the Holy Spirit. What abilities, talents, or gifts has the Spirit given you? How are you using them to further the kingdom of God? What is your sense of the Holy Spirit in you? According to the passage, for our congregation to fulfill our entire God given mission, each of us is to steward the abilities the Spirit has given to each of us.
I am looking forward to worshiping and fellowshipping with you on Sunday.
Blessings, Ralph
Game Night
Game Night is a community of people that love to have fun and connect over playing games. This missional community seeks to bring people into deeper, more authentic friendships through having fun! Game Night is the first Friday of every month from 7-9pm.
Thanksgiving Potluck
Thanksgiving Potluck - Bring a traditional or unique family recipe for Thanksgiving “dinner” potluck on November 2nd.
Last Names bring:
A-I: Main Dishes
J-M: Bread
N-R: Salad
S-Z: Dessert
Important: Bring portioned and ready to serve. Thanks!
Open Hands: Treasure What Lasts, Mark McHugh
This Sunday, we start a new four week series on stewardship, as we’ll address the invitation from Jesus and Paul to live with Open Hands. Specifically, this Sunday, we’ll talk about money, and stewarding all the financial resources that God has given us. It can be a tricky subject as so many people have past experiences of being hurt by how a church handles money, and in particular, giving. I am very sympathetic to those who have negative experiences in this regard. Last week, I saw a viral video of a woman who was publicly reprimanded and shamed by her megachurch pastor for not bringing a large enough gift forward during the offering time. Jesus, of course, would have nothing to do with this posture of leadership.
For Jesus and Paul, the invitation is not to balance a church budget (nice as that might be), but to see money and stewardship as a primary way that our inner life is shaped and formed to live in the kingdom of God, or not. In other words, what we do with our money says everything about what we treasure most in our hearts.
Before church this Sunday read Matthew 6:19-24 and 1 Corinthians 16:1-3. And together, this Sunday, we’ll grow as a church of the open hand.
With love,
Mark
