Highland Park Presbyterian Church

10/15/2026

Once a month, the Third Third ministry hosts a luncheon featuring speakers with expertise in art, faith, business, and a variety of other topics. Today, Judy Williamson Blaising, renowned photographer and author of Paper Girl’s World, reminded us of the joy that can be found in God’s creation all around the world.

We invite you to join us as we spend time in deep fellowship with each other every month at the Third Thursday Luncheons. Community is an important part of our faith and we would love for you to be a part of ours!

Learn more at hppres.org/third-third.

10/14/2026

The Fruit of the Spirit is the product of a life lived with Christ. Watch the rest of Thomas’ sermon at hppres.org/sermons.

10/14/2026

We invite you to join us for a special evening of music this Saturday, Oct. 17 at 5 pm. This concert features Dan Kyzer and Stephen Lochbaum, collaborating to perform a program titled “Baroque and Beyond” on guitars, mandolins, and theorboes in the intimate setting of our Music Room.

You won’t want to miss it!

Learn more at hppres.org/concerts.

10/13/2026

As the cost of living rises, more and more people are looking for help for basic needs like food and shelter.

Twice a month, we join long-time partner, Austin Street Center, to act as the hands and feet of Jesus by helping feed people experiencing homelessness in our city. Austin Street Center focuses on a caring, customized, collaborative approach that involves a variety of services and special programs to remove barriers to permanent housing.

Please consider joining us for the next food service event tomorrow, Oct. 14 at 5:30 pm.

Register at hppres.org/serve-our-city.

10/12/2026

Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 12 pm for a special Midweek Prayer & Worship time led by nationally renowned worship leaders and song-writers Will Regan, Young Oceans, and Ivan Theva.

Come and go as you can, and enjoy a midweek moment to refocus your heart and mind on Christ. We hope to see you here!

Learn more at hppres.org/prayer.

10/11/2026

10/08/2026

As Bailey (pictured, back right) reflects on her experience as a student in Confirmation years ago, she recalls feeling assured of her faith in Jesus because of the process and leaders who helped guide her through it. Now, as she steps into the role of Confirmation leader herself, she shares, “I’m really excited to get to know each of the girls and meet them where they are in their faith journey. 7th grade can be such a hard age, so I’m so excited to walk alongside them. And to be a safe place for them as they learn more about their faith.”

Confirmation leaders meet with a small group of 7th graders two times a month to guide them in discussions about the Christian faith throughout the school year. It’s an opportunity for students to ask hard questions, learn about our church and denomination, and build relationships with other students their age. Bailey shares, “My prayer is that every child who goes through this process will fall more in love with Jesus and more in love with our church.”

Embarking on a new journey through their faith, Bailey resonates with the 7th graders in Confirmation because this is new territory for her as well. Although the questions that the students face are ones that Bailey was asked years ago when she was a Confirmand, she is learning to rely on God in new and fresh ways. She shares, “I think this process is going to make me a lot more dependent on God. I’ll have to recognize Him, in a different way to meet these girls where they are in their own faith.”

With young children of her own, Bailey has been waiting for the perfect time to volunteer in the Highland Student Ministry. After reflecting on all the times God has called Bailey to step into a new role in the church, she was in awe of how He has provided a way with her time, energy, and support system every single time. When she saw the link to register as a Confirmation leader this summer, she knew that God would make a way because He has done so time and time again. She shares, “Every single ‘yes’ I have given to the Lord has multiplied my faith and my joy tenfold. It’s never come back void.”

Learn more about Confirmation at hppres.org/7th-8th.

10/07/2026

We can have peace because God is with us. Watch the rest of Thomas’ sermon at hppres.org/sermons.

10/06/2026

Join us on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 5 pm in the Sanctuary for the Highlander Concert Series Opener: Mass in D Minor by Anton Bruckner.

Winner of the 2025 American Prize for Choral Performance, the Highland Park Chorale and Orchestra will kick off the season with a rarely performed Mass by the great Austrian composer Anton Bruckner.

The concert is free with no ticket needed. You won’t want to miss it!

Learn more at hppres.org/concerts.

10/05/2026

Last week, Highland Park Presbyterian Chinese Church celebrated their 15 year anniversary with a leadership dinner and church-wide celebration.

The vision for a Chinese church ministry at HP Pres began in 2009. Prayers were answered in 2010 when Pastor Ben and his wife Esther were called from Los Angeles to Dallas to plant a Chinese congregation. After a year of campus outreach at SMU and UT Southwestern Medical Center, the Chinese Church was launched in April 2011. Since then, it has grown into a thriving community of Christ-followers.

As we celebrate this milestone, we invite you to join us in praying for the future of Highland Park Presbyterian Chinese Church as they face new opportunities and challenges. Ask that God will continue to lead and provide for all they need as they reach people with the life-changing news of salvation through Jesus Christ.

Learn more about our family of churches at hppres.org/about.