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 passionately 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!

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Activities

The Making of a Disciple Study (Matthew 5) meets on Tuesdays, at 6:30pm, for Senior and Young Adults together from Sept. 3 - Nov. 19, 2024.  This challenging, intergenerational study also provides trusted relationships as we share and pray together in small groups. We meet weekly in the Chapel for teaching, and then break into groups. Studying to live the beatitudes and Sermon on the Mount will change your life!  For information or to register, email

Monthly Events

Game Days

On a regular basis, Senior Adults meet for games and shared desserts. All are welcome! While playing games, we have great conversations. It’s a wonderful opportunity to build friendships and community. 

Join us on Sept. 26 and Oct. 24 at 2pm in the Wellness Center, multi purpose room. Bring your favorite dessert to share.  We'll play bingo with prizes! Email  for information.

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 (usually TCF Mercy in southern Africa).  The programs are inspirational, fun, and usually musical. Meeting together monthly from May through November allows us to fellowship with one another. We meet in the Fellowship Hall from 5-6:30pm. Reservations are required and can be made with Mary Ramos at (956) 206-3285 or with Janet at

On Sept 17, at 5pm, our Naomis will enjoy the music ministry of Tom and Jeanie Johnson. 

On Oct. 15, our Naomis will pack shoeboxes together for Operation Christmas Child.

Contact  for more information.

Ways to Serve

We are always in need of people who would like to serve on our senior adult ministry team. Contact Janet Ross for 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 Thursday mornings. We provide a service for Lakeshore Estates the last Sunday each month at 10am. If you are interested in these areas of ministry, contact Janet Ross.

Highland currently has 16 people in eight facilities. If you would like to visit and pray with residents, that would be wonderful! 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 repair work or yard work. If you need help or are willing to offer your services to those in need, you can call Patti Blake at the church office or email or email

Highlanders who can serve our widows and senior adults

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 Highland office at 254-754-0335.

WATCH & PRAY

Watch & Pray is an intercessory prayer gathering that meets on Wednesdays at 4-5:15pm. 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 as we agree together for God's will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven. All ages are welcome.

Intercessor Leonard Ravenhill wrote: “No man is greater than his prayer life. The pastor who is not praying is playing; the people who are not praying are straying. We have many organizers, but few agonizers; many players and payers, few pray-ers; many singers, few clingers; lots of pastors, few wrestlers; many fears, few tears; much fashion, little passion; many interferers, few intercessors; many writers, but few fighters. Failing here, we fail everywhere.”

Recorded Media

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The Sermon on the Mount Discipleship Study meets on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 for Senior and Young Adults together. This challenging, intergenerational study also provides trusted relationships as we share and pray together in small groups. We meet in the Chapel for teaching, then break into groups. We are starting a new class on Matthew 5 on Sept. 3, 2024. For information or to register, email

Newcomers are welcome!

Staff

Senior Adult Ministers