Wilmington Gun Violence: A Sunday Seminar Series (Updated)

Sundays, March 25 and April 15, 10:10 a.m.

• March 25 - Yasser Payne and Darryl Chambers from the University of Delaware will share updates from their new study that examines the relationship between opportunity, health and violence in the Northside and Westside neighborhoods.
• April 15 - Rob Prestowitz from UrbanPromise will share how pursuing mutually transformative relationships, in a structured program, empowers youth to achieve sustained positive outcomes, despite the surrounding violence.

"One Great Hour of Sharing" Special Offering

Accepting donations through April 15

On Sunday, Westminster will join other churches throughout our denomination in collecting the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering. This offering helps care for communities affected by disaster, provide food to the hungry, and change the structures which perpetuate poverty, oppression and injustice. We will receive this year's OGHS offering in worship on Palm Sunday, March 25, and will gratefully accept your gift to OGHS through April 15. Please make your check payable to Westminster Presbyterian Church and write "OGHS" in the memo line or give online at www.wpc.org (click on "Donate Now"). Let us share God's generous love.

Holy Week at Westminster - All Are Welcome!

Palm Sunday, March 25 - Easter Sunday, April 1

• Palm/Passion Sunday - March 25
  Worship - 9:00 a.m. (Sanctuary) and 11:15 a.m. (Rodney Chapel)
• Maundy Thursday - March 29
  Worship - 7:00 p.m. (Sanctuary)
  Westminster Choir and soloists present Tenebrae: The Service of Shadows. The stories will be presented by our biblical storytellers, and the music will be accompanied by organ and the somber tones of lower brass instruments. Nursery care provided from 6:45 - 8:30 p.m.
• Good Friday - March 30
  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
  Reflect on the crucifixion through silent prayer and meditation in the Sanctuary or walk the Labyrinth in the Meeting Room.
• Easter Sunday - April 1
  8:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Easter Breakfast in Community Hall (details below)
  9:00 and 11:00 a.m. - Festive worship services in the Sanctuary, with an inspirational sermon by Dr. Jones, and joyous music led by the Westminster Choir, brass, timpani, and organ
  10:15 a.m. - Easter Egg Hunt (parents and children through 2nd grade meet in Grace Hall)

Easter Breakfast

Sunday, April 1, 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Nurture your body as well as your spirit and soul on Christianity's most glorious day of the year...Easter Sunday! The deacons are busy planning the annual Easter Breakfast. Join us starting at 8:00 a.m. Breakfast will be served continuously until 11:00 a.m. in Community Hall. Remember that the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship services are identical on Easter Sunday. Due to the generosity of a Westminster family, the costs of the Easter Breakfast have been covered and there will be no charge this year. Questions? Contact Deacon Don Beddie ([email protected] or 302-635-7778).

Coming Up

Live Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany

Wednesday, April 4, 7:00 p.m. at Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church

Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church invites you to an informational meeting on Wednesday, April 4, to hear about a vacation cruise trip to see the Live Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany in September 2020. The meeting will be held in the Fellowship Hall at Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church (500 McKennans Church Road, Wilmington, DE) at 7:00 p.m. Flyers are on our literature table at Westminster.

Power and Change: Dismantling Racial Bias Through Community Action

Saturday, April 28, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at Salesianum High School

Co-sponsored by Delaware Humanities and the YWCA
As Wilmington seeks to address our crisis of gun violence, racial bias in the areas of educational and employment opportunity and the criminal justice system is a critical factor. We need to find new ways to discuss these issues and work together to find solutions. This conference offers a positive next step. Click here for more information on the conference, and visit the event website to register online.

Featured Photo

Mayor Mike Purzycki spoke at Westminster on March 18 to discuss the city's efforts and plans to address Wilmington's gun violence. Pictured left to right: Mayor Purzycki, Camilla Jones, and Charles McDowell.

Email photos to [email protected] .

News to Note

Our Story - Linda and Charlie Reinhardt

Every Sunday when we're home you'll find us in a pew at WPC, where we always receive inspiration and assurance of God's love and presence in our lives. We've often been invited to attend a highly recommended church closer to our home but can't seem to find a Sunday when we would consider missing the service and the Adult education class here! The sermons, always carefully crafted, confront issues on our minds or challenges facing us, our family, our community, country or the world. It amazes us that the prayers, scripture, music, and other service elements always support those themes, often in quite creative ways. We are very grateful for all the mission activities and wonderful music which are very important to us. For us, Westminster is 'the total package!' - Linda and Charlie Reinhardt

Opening for Nursery Caregiver

We have an immediate opening for Nursery Caregiver. This is a paid position. It requires providing childcare for children under two years old for 2.5 hours on Sunday mornings, as well as for services on Christmas Eve, Maundy Thursday, and any ecumenical holiday service held at WPC. Additional hours will be required periodically when POLO (Parent of Little Ones) have Sunday morning brunch and for the Annual Meeting in January. Experience with infant care and young children is required. Diaper changing is a job responsibility. Please contact Susan Moseley ([email protected]) if you are interested.

Is Your Green Thumb Itching?

The Clayton Street Community Garden has two garden plots available for interested gardeners. The cost of one garden plot is $25. Applications can be obtained from Susan Alexander at the reception desk. Checks can be made to Westminster Church with "Garden" in the memo line. Join us!

Our Congo Mission Co-Workers

Jeff and Christi Boyd are one of three couples serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Jeff is the regional liaison for Central Africa, facilitating support for the relationships, programs and activities of PC(USA) partners in DRC, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. He also helps connect partner churches with PC(USA) congregations that want to be involved in ministry in the region. Christi focuses on remedying the marginalization of women and children in their communities, especially trauma recovery in children in war torn areas. The Boyds visited Westminster recently and will be available next fall.

Recent Life Events

Congratulations on Your Little One!

We welcome this child into the Westminster family.

Member Deaths - Those Who Have Joined the Church Triumphant

Please remember in prayer those who are grieving the loss of their loved one.

Photo Prayer

The Westminster Weekly Word features a new Photo Prayer once a month. You may browse all Photo Prayers by Danny Schweers at any time by visiting www.photoprayer.com.

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