Esther Pennington, (540) 291-2629
Visiting High Bridge Presbyterian Church this past Sunday was Virginia Military Institure cadet Tom Maxwell, member of the rugby team.
Thanks to Nancy Hostetter for being guest pianist this past Sunday. Donna Armentrout, our regular pianist, performed a special music presentation entitled “The Lord’s Prayer,” and spoke about her recent challenges in the past several months recovering from a stroke.
The annual church picnic will be held Sunday, July 5, after service. The winners of the Presbyterian Women’s birthday cake challenge were announced by Connie Powell. In third place was Garnette Teass’ strawberry cake, second place was held by Violet Vest with pound cake, first place was won by Esther Pennington who made chocolate cinnamon cake topped by black walnut icing. The funds donated for votes will be used to assist worldwide missions.
The family of the late Bob and Jean Tolley Bourne met this past weekend for a reunion at Cave Mountain Lake on Saturday and attended a special outdoor worship service Sunday morning at the home of Gayle Tolley.
The Presbyterian Women will host the Natural Bridge/Glasgow Ruritan Club for dinner on Tuesday, June 16, at 6 p.m. at the fellowship hall. Also, the local PW mission for the second quarter is Lisa’s House through June. Donations can be dropped into the box at the narthex at church or delivered to Lisa’s House. Betsy Shepherd is the mission chairperson and will have a list of items needed.
The Men’s Group is taking a break this summer. They will pick back up in the fall with a study of the book of Thessalonians.
The food pantry will open promptly at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, and close at 11 a.m. They welcome donations of boxed mac and cheese dinners for the month of June.
