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Westminster This Week - Quick Links 

WPC Youth will go for a Photography Walk in downtown Durham on Sunday, November 1, 3:00-5:00pm. Jackson Vaughn will guide our youth around the heart of the Bull City in search of interesting light and texture. The youth will gather at Five Points Park (in front of 9th St. Bakery) and end their walk at Cocoa Cinnamon for some fancy chocolates. Bring a mask, a camera, and a friend! Sign up now.

Join the WPC Youth Group listserv to receive Alex’s weekly emails with details on all our Youth Group happenings, plus inspiration and encouragement for these crazy times. Contact Alex to get on board.

The number of families needing food support from Iglesia Presbiteriana Emanuel is increasing. Last week, our volunteers helped serve 490 people and had to turn away 25 more because the food ran out. Please consider how you can help – More volunteers are needed to cover the growing need. Anyone age 14 and older can help on-site (duties include directing traffic, counting vehicles, and loading groceries), or you can also help at home by bagging beans and rice for Iglesia Emanuel’s food pantry. Watch a video to see our volunteers in action and learn more.

Back in February (pre-Covid), Chris Tuttle took a trip with a few dozen other Presbyterians from the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum. Both in Mongomery, Alabama, the museum and memorial are the work of the Equal Justice Initiative. EJI is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, challenging racial and economic injustice, and protecting human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. EJI’s founder, Bryan Stevenson, wrote the book Just Mercy, and was featured in the film of the same name. Stevenson writes, “The true measure of our character is how we treat the poor, the disfavored, the accused, the incarcerated, and the condemned. We are all implicated when we allow other people to be mistreated.” Chris will reflect on his trip – sharing pictures and telling stories – the history of racism in this country and its legacy throughout our institutions, particularly in the criminal justice system.  

From the Global Missions Committee: How Can We Help?  

In November, when we’re able to tour the new Fellowship Hall, you will have an opportunity to contribute financially to any or all of the areas mentioned above. Committee members are currently searching for organizations where a small amount of money may make a difference or there is a connection with a WPC member. If you have family or friends that have been impacted by one of these disasters or know of a non-profit that is doing exemplary work, please email Jami Howell with the name of the organization by October 31. We will select one organization from each of the three categories. There is so much need, and we want to respond in the most meaningful way we can.

Thursday, November 12, 6:30–8:00pm

with the Rev. Rodney Sadler, Associate Professor of Bible and Director of the Center for Social Justice and Reconciliation at Union Presbyterian Seminary; and the Rev. Katie Crowe, Senior Pastor of Trinity Avenue Presbyterian Church in Durham

This series explores what "doing the work" of dismantling racism looks like for churches, practically speaking, beginning within themselves.

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Can't make it on November 12? The webinar will be recorded and shared afterward with churches in our Presbytery.