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Saturday, May 22 9:00 a.m. Please join us here at Westminster to have fun, to be physical, to reconnect with friends you haven’t seen in a while and live out God’s love. Nearly 1,000 children under the age of five die every day from poor sanitation, improper hygiene, and drinking contaminated water. Six kilometers (6K) is the average round-trip distance a person in the developing world must walk to …
St. Catherine of Sienna in Beechview This is yet another volunteer opportunity for our church to lend a helping and caring hand. This program provides both hot and cold meals to those in need. It also provide essential items such as coats, clothing, etc., depending on season and availability. Whether you're preparing or serving meals or helping to set up, it is a humbling experience. It's those…
Mission agencies are doing so much good work around the corner and around the world. Each month Westminster’s Outreach Commission will occupy a corner of the Spire to share stories about the impact your giving, time, and talents are having on our various mission partners’ efforts. Some of our partners, such as SHIM, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s Produce to People, and City Mission, engag…
Through the Deacons’ newly minted Surprise & Delight Committee, the church recently reached out to almost 100 extraordinary members of our congregation. The committee, with the help of the JAM students, created Easter bunny bags filled with spring treats, poems, puzzles, prayers, and words of encouragement to let these members know we are thinking of them and praying for them during this time w…
Treasures for Troops Collection May 15 - 24 To honor our troops for Memorial Day, the Deacons are hosting a donation drive for Operation Troop Appreciation. OTA is a local organization dedicated to the active and veteran members of our Armed Forces by providing them with items that contribute to their morale and well-being. All donations are used for OTA’s “Active-Duty Wish-List Program” and “Vete…
photo credit: Paul Turner Several years ago, I had the privilege of walking St. Cuthbert’s Way, a pilgrim trail that begins just below Edinburgh and traverses the border lands between Scotland and England, ending at the North Sea. St. Cuthbert roamed that region in the early seventh century, introducing Christianity with only the Gospel of John and the psalms he sang by heart. Most days we e…
When my daughters were young, we came to Easter worship at Westminster Church with my extended family. We all got dressed up in our Sunday best and a few of us arrived early to “hold our pew.” We got the one we wanted, five rows back on the right-hand side. A bit later, the rest of the family arrived along with hundreds of other church goers in their Sunday best. The sanctuary was adorned with pre…
