Beloved congregation,
The worship of God is both our highest privilege and our unavoidable duty. Man does his best to suppress the knowledge of God's existence, but all men know at the levels of conscience and soul that they must worship the invisible God (Romans 1:19-20). Given who God is, the scriptures rightly enjoin us to fear God (Jeremiah 10:7), love and praise God (Psalm 31:23), call on God (Romans 10:12), trust God (Psalm 62:8), and serve God (Joshua 24:14). Every public worship service at our church allows you to engage in these activities for which you exist.
Thank you for praying on behalf of our Pastoral Search Committee as we seek to call another Assistant Pastor to help carry the shepherding load at Westminster. Given that this new pastor will be ministering primarily to people between the ages of 20 and 40, your Session sought to select committee members uniquely qualified to evaluate a man called to this specific work. We thought it wise to have a mix of older and younger committee members, including an ample number of people in the 20 to 40 age range. We desired representatives from the Session and the Diaconate and a healthy mix of long-standing members and more recent members. We intentionally sought out people who have displayed a strong commitment to public worship, devotion to discipleship, love for the Scriptures, and a willingness to serve. I believe God has been faithful in honoring these desires through the team He assembled for us.
A couple of weeks ago, I said that I would provide the names of the committee members so that you could pray for them. I did not intend for it to take this long, so with apologies, here is the list: Josh Brown, Caroline Boyd, Aaron Finch, Bethany Firth, Jim Roberts, Julia Robinson, Peter Schmidt, Ken Shipman, Joe Steele, and Chris Thompson.
Please reach out to me or Pastor Roberts should you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions. We sincerely value your input, but especially your prayers.
In the bonds of Christ's love,
~Pastor Joe
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The worship service bulletin for Sunday's services is available HERE. It contains suggestions from Pastor Steele regarding ways for you to maximize the sense of corporate worship at home. We have also added the announcements for congregants who worship at home.
The Livestream is available HERE and will start 5 minutes prior to the start of each service. The WPC Facebook page also supports the Livestream option.
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Cross-Generational Summer Community Groups
The purpose of community groups is to deepen relationships within our church through fellowship, prayer, and learning (with an emphasis on the first two). The groups will meet in homes for 6-8 weeks and require little preparation. If you would like to participate, sign up on the Blue Sheet on Sunday. Questions? Contact Jim Roberts.
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Men’s Workday at Lincoln Academy
We will meet at Lincoln Academy at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 4th. Must be 16 or older to participate. Ages 12-15 can participate if accompanied by a dad. Please let Chris Thompson know by May 29th if you plan to attend.
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Ice Cream Fellowship
The Fellowship Team will be hosting a Sunday Night Ice Cream Fellowship that will run through the summer after every Sunday evening worship service beginning Sunday, June 5th. Please plan to join us after the evening service on the lawn by the nursery playground for a casual time of fellowship while enjoying an ice cream bar. Gluten-Free/Dairy-Free fruit bars will be available as well as traditional ice cream bars. Feel free to bring any additional or special food items you may need. If you would like to volunteer to help pass out ice cream one evening, please sign up on the Blue Sheet or visit the Fellowship Team table in the Narthex on Sunday.
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Church Picnic
Join us in celebrating the 4th of July holiday with a church picnic on Monday, July 4th from 12:00-2:00 p.m. on the WPC grounds. The church will provide hamburgers, hotdogs, buns, condiments, and drinks. Please bring a side dish or a dessert to share and if you have a larger family, please bring both. Also bring chairs or blankets for your family to sit on. Sign up on the Blue Sheet if you will attend and/or if you can volunteer to help. Questions? Contact Brian McFadden or Rachel Buhl.
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Sermons on Spotify!
Westminster's Sermons are now on Spotify. In Spotify, search for WPCHSV and you'll find our podcast. Sermons will be uploaded weekly!
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Prayer and Praise
If you are unable to attend corporate worship in person, we still want you to make your prayer requests known so we can pray for one another. Send your prayer requests to office@wpc-hsv.org and put "Prayer Request" in the subject line. The Prayer & Praise email is sent out every Tuesday.
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Church Giving
We do have a virtual option for making contributions for those who are unable to attend corporate worship in person. For online giving, click HERE. You may also mail a check to the church office. Thank you all for your continuous, faithful and generous stewardship of God's resources.
"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work"
(2 Cor. 9:7-8).
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Wednesday Night Activities
May 25, 2022
7:30 - College & Career
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College & Career
meets on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 in the Parlor.
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Children's Ministry
Click HERE to read the most recent Children's Ministry Newsletter. Have a child age 4 - 4th grade? Email the Church Office to get added to this distribution list.
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Student Ministry
Click HERE to read the most recent Student Ministry Newsletter. Have a child in grades 5 - 12? Email the Church Office to get added to this distribution list.
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