Beloved congregation,
My family returned from vacation on Tuesday, and I am always surprised how much preparation is necessary for going out of town, especially when you take five kids with you! There are bags to pack, reservations to check, pets to hand off, and so many other things to do. The question arises in my mind: Do we spend an adequate amount of time preparing to meet with the Lord each Sunday? Do we make time to meditate upon our sin and God's gracious character before we arrive for worship? Do we take time to pray for the worship services? Do we make sure that we are well rested the night before, with appropriate thought given to Sunday morning tasks so that we can be on time for church? May I encourage you to spend dedicated time each week preparing to meet with the Living God? I'm confident that doing so will enhance your ability to render praise to Him.
Please don't forget that we have an excellent opportunity for church fellowship at our church picnic this Saturday. The picnic will be at Monte Sano State Park from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, condiments, and drinks. Please bring side dishes for your own family and lawn chairs if you think you will need them. The weather looks like it will be very nice, so come and enjoy spending time with God's people.
I hope that all of our mothers have a meaningful and Christ-honoring Mother's Day this Sunday. May you enjoy a sweet time of fellowship with the covenant children God has given you, wherever they might be.
In the bonds of Christ's love,
~Pastor Joe
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The worship service bulletin for Sunday is available HERE. It contains the hymns we will be singing and 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 on Sunday at 9:25 a.m. for the morning service, 10:55 a.m. for Sunday school, and 5:55 p.m. for evening worship. The Westminster Facebook page also supports the Livestream option.
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Church Picnic at Monte Sano State Park
This Saturday, May 8, 2021
11:00 am - 2:00 pm with lunch served at 12 noon
Bring lawn chairs/blankets plus side dishes for your family.
The church will provide the hamburgers, hot dogs, buns,
condiment packets, drinks and paper products.
We have rented the pavilion so there is no need for you to pay when entering the park. The weather looks great and we are looking forward to having a time of fellowship, food and fun! Hope to see you there!
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VBS REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Olympion 2021 - June 22-25 - 8:30 A.M. -11:30 A.M.
If you would like to register your children (ages 4 years-5th grade) for VBS, please pick up a yellow registration form located on the foyer table or by the nursery. Once completed, please turn into the offering plate or place in the “turn in folder” by the nursery! If you are interested in volunteering (6th grade and up) with VBS this year, please sign up on the Blue Sheet on Sunday and Sydney will contact you with available positions.
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Thank you to everyone who filled out a survey last weekend during the Women's Weekend event. We still need more feedback so if you haven't filled one out yet, please click HERE to fill out the survey!
Summer Opportunities!
Women’s Ministry is excited that we have several opportunities to gather and chat about the book, Gentle and Lowly, this Summer!
We are offering a variety of times and locations for in-person and outdoor discussion in an effort to provide one to fit your schedule.
Click HERE to see the Summer Ministry brochure.
Remember that a Zoom option is also being considered. Please contact Tracey Zumbach at mrszee4@gmail.com or 256-508-8044 by Saturday, May 8, to indicate your intent to attend online. We are proposing these dates: Tuesdays, June 1and 15; July 13 and July 27. Starting time would be 7 pm.
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Graduate Sunday
We will recognize our graduates during the morning worship service on Sunday, May 16th. The deadline for turning in the form for your graduate is today, May 6th. If someone in your family will graduate in May or graduated in December 2020 (from high school, college, or post-graduate program), please contact James Ensley so he can provide you with a form to fill out for your graduate.
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Missionary Spotlight:
Nicholas & Elise Bullock
Stuttgart, Germany
Since late 2019, Nicholas Bullock has served as a PCA pastor at Covenant Fellowship Church, a congregation of U.S. military families, Germans, and internationals in Stuttgart, Germany. The Bullocks have also established an outreach ministry with the biblically liberal University of Tübingen. In a recent correspondence, Nicholas has expressed the congregation's weariness of Covid-19 restrictions, which include being barred from holding services indoors. Nicholas also asked for prayer that the Lord will continue to raise up and prepare qualified men (with convictions that match the Westminster Standards) to become officers in their church as it continues to grow.
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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 |
Schedule for May 12th:
6:00 - Youth Group in Cafeteria
6:15 - Nursery opens 6:30 - Choir Practice in Sanctuary
7:30 - College & Career in Parlor
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Student Ministry
Click HERE to read the most recent Student Ministry Newsletter. Have a child in grades 6 - 12? Email the Church Office to get added to this distribution list.
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