The Presbytery of the Highlands of New Jersey

06/17/2026

Tonight is the ecumenical virtual worship service in honor of World Refugee Day! We hope to see you there: bit.ly/WRDService

Today, more people are displaced than in any other time in our shared history. Despite the great need, more and more countries that have traditionally provided aid have pulled back on their support. Join us in worship as we pray for the safety of those displaced worldwide.

06/17/2026

LOUISVILLE — Members of the Special Committee to Write a New Confession shared their work Monday during a webinar that’s part of a series informing Presbyterians about some of the work before commissioners and advisory delegates to the 227th General Assembly.

Next week the General Assembly’s Reformed Identity in the United States Committee will take up RUS-10, the report of the Special Committee. The Rev. Dr. Margaret Aymer and the Rev. Dr. Edwin Aponte were co-moderators of the Special Committee; they’ll present to the GA committee next week during online proceedings.

In a confession, the Church “declares to its members and to the world who and what it is, what it believes and what it resolves to do,” Aymer said. “Confessional standards are subordinate to Scripture, but they are nonetheless standards that ought not to be ignored or dismissed.”

Read more: https://pcusa.org/news-storytelling/news/2026/6/16/special-committee-explains-how-it-wrote-new-confession-church-usa?utm_campaign=21707023-Daily%20News%20RSS%202025&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9ult-LmrgVwU_uaU-wJt50TDxX4p0FBR9Dm1gUzotTvTRiEdPT1TuzJgJkU4OGtJl8a3JP0dx7IEpiHRUo9H2zBoYJuHCiW2yOipA-bYYQRYByp8I&_hsmi=424142973&utm_content=424142973&utm_source=hs_email&shem=rimspwouoe,rimspwouohe,

05/26/2026

Outlook's Guide to GA227
A free, downloadable guide explaining the major issues, overtures and decisions shaping GA227.
Designed for pastors, elders and commissioners preparing for General Assembly, with clear context and guidance for congregational conversation.

A Presbyterian 5th grade Sunday school class wrote what they learned after studying Genesis. One lass recorded, “Adam and Eve ate a bad apple and were driven from the Garden of Eden. I don’t know how they were driven because they didn’t have cars.”

05/14/2026

What does freedom of religion look like across America now, and how much does it represent what our founding fathers intended? A special live simulcast of the 1A show with Religion News Service. Register at
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jIlLFnzmQWmOJ58x8A8NMA?utm_source=RNS+Updates&utm_campaign=efa7060ae4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_22_01_30_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-531797354c-128580332 #/registration

05/13/2026

05/12/2026

05/11/2026

Not long ago, I learned about the many gardeners in Highlands Presbytery. So upon reading this reflection by our own Christine Davies, Chaplain and Specialized Minister, I thought some of you might find this particularly meaningful.

What a dying patient taught me about hope and what gardening teaches us about living.

05/08/2026

https://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/ecourses/course/custom/104/practicing-spirituality-with-protestants-2026

(May 11 – June 19, 2026) Progressive Protestant teachings on love, justice, prayer, and social action.

05/06/2026

A prayer for your week!