January 18, 2018
Vol. #2 Issue #3
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Preaching This Sunday: Lynne Clements
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Worship Services at 11:00
January 21
Judges 4:1-10; 5:1-2
This Week's Offerings:
January 21
The New Testament from Scratch: Most of our stories about Jesus and his disciples come from the Gospels, but there is so much more to discover in the New Testament.
Contemporary Theology continues its study of Reinhold Niebuhr.
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Annual Congregational Meeting & Lunch is Sunday, January 21, 2018
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Worship will be shortened to allow time for the Congregation’s Annual Meeting; childcare will be available for infants through Pre-K. Items of business will include: hearing a report on the 2018 budget; election of two Trustees; approval of Pastors’ Terms of Call...
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We Return to Two Services
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Beginning on
Sunday, January 28th
we return to two worship services - 8:30 am and 11:00 am service
Church School at 9:30 am
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You Are Invited
to
Brittany Caine-Conley's
Ordination Service
on
Sunday, January 21st at 3:00 pm
at
Sojourners United Church of Christ
1017 Elliot Avenue
Charlottesville, VA
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Church Closing due to Weather Emergency
In case of snow, sleet, or freezing rain, we will air any cancellation on local radio and TV stations. Bear in mind that there are Westminster Presbyterian Churches in many other cities—including Waynesboro, Lynchburg, and Richmond. Please be sure you hear the announcement for Westminster in Charlottesville.
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SNOW PARTY: Fun for kids, Parents’ Night Out for Adults!!
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Wonderful opportunity for another
Parents’ Night Out. January 26, 2018 from 5:30 – 8 PM, children ages 5 – 10 years old...
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Youth News: Upcoming Events
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Souper Bowl competition has begun!
January 21 – Lynne preaches candidating sermon before Annual Meeting where congregation will vote on calling Lynne as Associate Pastor...
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Souper Bowl Sunday - February 4, 2018
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Join the youth classes in a fight to end hunger in our area by bringing in donations of canned food and non-perishable food items.
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SAINTS AND SINNERS: 25 CHRISTIANS WHO TRANSFORMED MY FAITH, by Karen Wright Marsh
ON TYRANNY: 20 LESSONS FROM THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, by Timothy Snyder
MAKING SENSE OF THE ALT-RIGHT, by George Hawley
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Music Notes - January 21, 2018
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This week the church holds its annual meeting after a shortened service, so the choir will sing one anthem, “I want to live so God can use me,” by Alice Parker. This anthem is one part of a larger, multi-movement work, A Sermon from the Mountain, written as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Katie Couric’s documentary film “Under the Gun”
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Please join us at WPC on
Friday, January 19th at 7:00 p.m., in the Library.
Katie Couric’s documentary film, “Under the Gun” will be shown here in the Library. You will not be the same after seeing this film.
Free and open to the public.
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A new chapter of the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is forming
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Our group began meeting during the summer and has so far focused on building a living wage certification program that will bring attention and movement to struggles of our lowest paid workers. Our work on this project continues.
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Habitat for Humanity – No Hammer Required
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No Hammering Required is a one Sunday “class” in which we will get an update on Habitat in C’ville and all the ways – especially those that don’t require building skills – volunteers contribute to that effort to chip away at the affordable housing crisis.
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Faith-Rooted Conference - February 10
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A conference exploring food justice through theology and our local context.
February 10, 2018
from 9 - 4 at Trinity episcopal Church. Sponsored by WPC and The Charlottesville Food Justice Network.
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I found something lying around outside Westminster Presbyterian Church. Take a look. It’s a piece of the Beta Bridge–that colorful-message-painted bridge out on Rugby Road, the bridge that crosses over the train tracks right outside our front door. It’s not a piece of concrete.
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Here are some of the prayers shared during "Prayers of the People" this past Sunday
David Garth: Prayers for the safety of six members of our church and 30 others who will be attending the Martin Luther King Jr. 26th annual Vigil and Advocacy Day tomorrow in Richmond.
Jim and Wendy Craig ask for prayers for their daughter, Laura, who has breast cancer. Laura lives in Atlanta.
Aaron Heflin, prayers for his dad David who has recently been hospitalized due to complications from his knee surgery.
Carol Brinkerhoff thanked everyone for their prayers and support. She received good news from a recent bone density scan and cat scan, no cancer! She also expressed her gratitude for all those great folks in the medical field.
David Strider asked for prayers for Hanah Clark who was injured in a car accident in Ohio. Prayers for her parents and family.
Rickie Weikle reports that his friend Madison, who has cancer in her leg is doing well. She is happy and is an inspiration to all, a wonderful spirit.
Rosemary Beard asked for prayers for Shauna Jones and Ed Schyler, their 18 month old baby has just been diagnosed with leukemia.
Mary Sullivan would like prayers for a co-worker's boyfriend who has glioblastoma and vision loss.
Lynne closed our prayer concerns with a prayer for those national leaders who spread compassion to all God's children.
Amen.
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January 21 - Lynne Preaching
January 28 - Ken Preaching
February 4 - Rev. Floyd Thompkins
February 11 - Youth Sunday
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Sun., Jan. 21
9:30 a.m., Church School
11:00 a.m., Worship
11:45 a.m., Congregational Meeting followed by Lunch in the Fellowship Hall
Tues., Jan. 23
6:00 p.m., UKirk Student Fellowship, Common Grounds
Thurs., Jan. 25
11:00 a.m., Worship Committee, Lounge
4:00 p.m., Choristers, Choir Room
5:30 p.m., Policy Committee, Lounge
7:00 p.m., Adult Choir, Choir Room
Fri., Jan. 26
5:30 p.m., Snow Party, Fellowship Hall
Sun., Jan. 28
8:30 a.m., Worship
9:30 a.m., Church School
11:00 a.m., Worship
12:15 p.m., Deacons meeting, Lounge
12:15 p.m., Singers Rehearsal, Choir Room
12:15 p.m., UKirk Brunch, Common Grounds
(undergrads, grads & young adults)
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Michaelene Elzinga | Westminster Presbyterian Church | 434-2967208 | 434-293-3133 | info@westminsterva.orgl | www.westminsterva.org
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