Participate
Church @ the Park representatives DJ Vincent, John Marshall, and Monica Fiedler will be here this Sunday. The hunger/shelter team of MPEJ are hosting them to discuss ways Westminster can be a part of their ministry. All are welcome to join for the hour starting at 11:30 in Eastminster Room.
Men's Night Out is Tuesday, October 17, at 6 pm at The Ram. RSVP to John Dalen at john.m.dalen@gmail.com.
It's that time again for everyone young and not so young to get out their bowling balls and shoes. Come to the All-Westminster Bowling Party on Saturday, November 11, at 1 pm at AMF Firebird Lanes (4303 Center St NE). RSVP to Michele by October 29 at 408-402-2396.
We need nursery volunteers who can help welcome our youngest children and provide care during Sunday morning worship services. We would like a team of ten to twelve people who can rotate in this important role. We’re planning to hire a person who would be the primary caregiver, and this volunteer team would support that person. Please send your name to Lucy Foster, chair of the Worship Committee, at lucyannf@comcast.net or 503-508-3417.
Our annual Trunk or Treat event would love your donations of individually wrapped candy or snacks to hand out to our trick or treating visitors! Donations can be dropped off at the main office or given to Vik anytime before October 25. Feel free to invite your neighbors and friends to the event as well! Thank you!
Save the Date
October 22: Stewardship Pancake Breakfast
October 25: Trunk or Treat
November 12: Stewardship Hoedown Luncheon
November 19: Open Debrief with Elders: Budget & Scouts
In the Community
Help save a life! First Pres Salem in partnership with ARCHES needs volunteers to help open their building as a warming shelter on the coldest nights of the year. Their building can host 80-90 people, but they need help. Shifts are four hours at a time overnight. To sign up or learn more, email engage@salemfpc.org or plan to attend a training on October 17 at 6 pm at the YMCA.
Salem's 34th Annual Peace Lecture is Wednesday, October 18, at 7:30 pm. The lecture will be delivered by the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, an ordained Presbyterian minister who teaches at Union Theological Seminary in New York, directs the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice, and is co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign. The title of her lecture, "Peace, Peace When There Is No Peace: Addressing Poverty, Racism, and Militarism from the Bottom Up" includes areas which she is eminently equipped to address and are also the issues the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was dealing with at the time of his assassination in 1968. The lecture will be held in the Mary Hudson Hall at Willamette University. There is no charge, but donations are accepted. Westminster has been a long-time supporter of the Peace Lecture through our local missions budget.
Join The Cascades Presbytery Committee On Representation's discussion with author Sarah Augustine via Zoom on Saturday, October 28, 9:30am-11:30am. The discussion will focus on her prophetic and highly-recommended book, The Land is Not Empty, which unpacks the harms of the Doctrine of Discovery. More info and registration here.
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