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Issue: February 2021 |
Posted on January 28, 2021
Mondays, beginning February 22
10:00 a.m. on Zoom
Join Louise Rogers on Monday mornings for a Zoom study at 10:00 a.m., beginning February 22, to talk about the book Lent in Plain Sight by Jill Duffield. In this devotion for the season, Jill Duffield draws readers’ attention to ten ordinary objects that Jesus would have encountered on his way to Jerusalem: dust, bread, the cross, coins, shoes, o…
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Issue: February 2021 |
Posted on January 28, 2021
It isn’t a Bible study, or a Sunday school class, or a prayer, mission, or Christian fellowship group. It is all of these things! Genesis 2.0 is engaging scripture discussion, a safe place to voice questions and doubts, deeply felt intercessory prayer, and awareness of and responses to where people are hurting in our community. We're currently using Reading John for Dear Life by Jaime Clark-Soles a…
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Issue: February 2021 |
Posted on January 28, 2021
Through this Transfiguration hymn runs an implicit comparison between the attitudes and assumptions of the three disciples on that mountain and the expectations of present-day Christians as they gather for worship. This event is reported in Matthew 17:1-9/Mark 9:2-9/Luke 9:28-36.
We have Come at Christ’s own bidding to this high and holy place,
Where we wait with hope and longing for some token o…
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Issue: February 2021 |
Posted on January 28, 2021
Children’s & Family Ministry initiated virtual Sunday school using Zoom for Advent 2020. We are grateful for the Sunday school teacher volunteers who helped us make this happen: Lindsay Carter, Beth Ketterman, and Kelsey O’Leary.
Virtual Sunday school during Advent consisted of a Bible topic and story, lighting the Advent candles, music and singing, scripture verse, game, and a prayer. The chi…
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Issue: February 2021 |
Posted on January 28, 2021
Support your spirit, mind, and body with WROC fitness classes!
As winter collides with the ongoing coronavirus battle, we can easily find ourselves bored, lonely, and frustrated. Exercise is one of the best things we can do to help develop the coping skills we need as we head down the final stretch of the pandemic. Participation in an exercise program, either in person or virtually, can help…
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Issue: February 2021 |
Posted on January 28, 2021
"As I grow older, I discover more and more that the greatest gift I have to offer is my own joy of living, my own inner peace, my own silence and solitude, my own sense of well-being. When I ask myself, 'Who helps me the most?' I must answer, 'The one who is willing to share his or her life with me.’"
— Henri Nouwen
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Issue: February 2021 |
Posted on January 28, 2021
The Writers of Westminster have made a $2,000 contribution to the church's endowment fund in memory of Art Humphreys, one of the group's original members. WOW sold out all 220 printed copies of their Christmas book, Somewhere Under the Rainbow, and have $300 remaining in their account toward their next book.
The group, averaging between 12 and 20 writers at any given meeting, has been active for…
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Issue: February 2021 |
Posted on January 28, 2021
Sunday, February 21
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Fellowship Hall
Westminster Deacons are hosting their first blood drive of the year on Sunday, February 21. We invite everyone in the congregation who is 18 and over to consider donating for this worthy cause. Our doors are also open to the community, and we welcome additional donors for this event. The Westminster Deacons thank you for your continuing s…
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