It is hard to believe that it is already time to register for the 2024-2025 school year! Time sure flies when you’re having fun! Here are the details about our upcoming Registration.
Class assignments will be made using a lottery system. The lottery will take place on February 9, 2024.
Tuition for the 2024 – 2025 school year is as follows: T/TH – $170/month
MWF – $255/month M – F $380/month
Please complete an Application Form in Brightwheel. (Check your messages in Brightwheel for the link.) Once the form is submitted, you will receive an invoice for the Registration fee, which is $115 for the first child and $75 for each additional child in the same family. The registration fee must be paid for your application to be considered.
Applications submitted by February 9, 2024 at 1:00 pm will be processed with priority given to church members, current students, and siblings. Applications received after February 9, 2024 will be processed on a first-come, first served basis.
Confirmation will be sent via Brightwheel by Friday, February 23, 2024.
If we do not have a space available, the Registration Fee will be refunded. Otherwise, it is non-refundable.
One of the biggest compliments you can give us is to refer your friends to Stepping Stones Preschool. I would be so grateful if you would spread the word about our upcoming Registration and encourage your friends and neighbors to call the preschool office to schedule a tour.
Thank you, Ms. Lisa
As you enter Harrisburg United Methodist you’ll notice that an information area has been added. There are devotion booklets, newsletters, brochure, flyers all to help you know what’s happening at Harrisburg United Methodist Church. We invite you to join us for all events and gatherings. Please feel free to contact the church office 704-455-2311 if you have questions about worship, or events happening at HUMC.
Join us for a fun evening of fellowship and service as we unite to help end hunger at this football themed event. Do you have a winning soup or chili recipe? Or, maybe you’re a great taste tester. Sign up to enter your recipe (or grandma’s – nobody will know) and/or bring a dessert to share. We’ll have hot dogs for the kids, or if you don’t eat soup or chili. Be sure to wear your favorite team attire – jerseys, hats, t-shirts, sweaters, or anything else.
Also, pick up extra cans of soup at the store to donate to the food pantry. Let’s see how many cans we can collect! Monetary donations can also be made to Rise Against Hunger. We’ll start with a fun game in the gathering space to get to know fellow church members. Then, we’ll see who’s got the award-winning recipe.
Lighthouse Congregations are a part of the UM Collective Movement in the Western NC Conference. Lighthouse congregations are particularly equipped to welcome anyone whose church has closed or disaffiliated. If you find yourself in these circumstances, we first want you to know that we see you. We love you. And we will help guide you. A Lighthouse Congregation is a United Methodist faith community that will serve as a resting place with people who will care for you while providing a haven of peace and grace. Whether you are an individual or a group of people who have become displaced or churchless because of closing or disaffiliation, Harrisburg United Methodist Congregation welcomes you to come worship with us, participate in events and programs. To Breathe, reflex To be part of our church family for a short term or long term.
Every Advent season is different. As I go back and read different things I have written this time of year, I can see that each season of Advent has had its particular flavor. Some have been super busy. Some have been emotionally difficult, like the first year without my mom. Some have been filled with lots of excitement and energy. The one thing they all have had in common is the joy I rediscover every year when I spend time hanging out at the manger. I intentionally read the birth story and spend time thinking about what that means for me and also where God might be wanting me to grow in my relationship with Him.
It is the task of discovering joy that is so important for me. I can sometimes be a stick in the mud and have a negative attitude about things, like shopping. I really do not like to shop. I really do not like crowds. So, this time of year when you put both together, I can literally turn into the Grinch! I even have Grinch pajamas! Maybe I should wear them shopping and people would move out of my way! The thing is, if I do not look for the joy in the season, I can easily miss the whole purpose of the Christmas celebration! Thus, that is why Advent, the season of preparation and repentance is so very important for me. I must take the time to discover the joy, even in the midst of the cultural Christmas chaos.
Joy can be found all around us, and is especially revealed in the “small things,” but can only be appreciated when we fully stop and recognize it. So far for me it is many of my relationships at church, or when a parishioner matures a little in their own faith. Joy for me is in my time with my reading mentee at the school where I volunteer. It is also in the quiet times at my home with my wife and dogs. It is with my youth and children at the church. It is also when I am walking with a friend who is going through difficult times. It is everywhere when I take the time to realize what is most important in my life.
How about you? Are you looking for joy this season, or simply trying to survive? Can you discover the joy that Christ child intends for us all to experience by taking the time and noticing the real world around you? Maybe this year can be filled with much more joy, if we created the space for it in our crazy lives.
