| Weekly News Friday, February 15, 2013 |
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| Sign Ups |
"Vegan Potluck"
Thursday, Feb. 21st, at 6:00 p.m. in Mackey Hall.
"Cooking with Natalie"
Natalie Friedrich lead a cooking class prior to the Vegan Potluck at 4:30pm.
Sign Up Here
or contact Carly Jones for more information at cjones@wooster.edu.
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| Worship |
February 17:
First Sunday in Lent with the Rev. Lynn Bozich Shetzer preaching
February 24:
Second Sunday in Lent with The Rev. Virginia Birks preaching
Celebrating the Gifts of Women with The Rev. Virginia Birks preaching
March 10:
The Rev. Virginia Birks preaching on this Fourth Sunday of Lent.
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Pastor Dries and Beth Coetzee Out of Office
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Pastor Dries and Beth are leaving for South Africa on Tuesday, February 12 and will return on Friday, March 15th. While in South Africa they will be joined by members of Westminster to explore Dries' native country from Friday, February 15 through Friday, March 8. Before and after the Westminster trip, Session approved vacation for them to spend time with family.
Pastor Virginia Birks will fulfill pastoral duties and preach, with the exception of February 17 when the Rev. Lynn Bozich Shetzer (alumna from The College of Wooster) will preach. Please contact Carly Jones in the church office with concerns or needs during this time at 330-263-2398.
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| Per Capita 2013 |
General Assembly 6.87
Synod 3.25
Presbytery 18.36
Total 28.48
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Fundraiser Banquet for Open Arms
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 FUNDRAISER BANQUET FOR OPEN ARMS - FEBRUARY 2013 When:Thursday, February 21 Time: 6:00 PM Where: Fairlawn Mennonite Church - Community Center (back side) 8520 Emerson Road Apple Creek, Ohio
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Deacon Meeting
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The Deacons will be meeting on Sunday, February 24th following worship back in Mackey kitchen.
Contact Kathy Hothem for more information.
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Celebrating Community (in South Africa!)
|  It was with excitement that the Beerys, Bells and Coetzees arrived in South Africa on Wednesday, February 13th. While the Bells and the Beerys are visiting Namibia to reconnect with some of Barbara's friends and colleagues from her time when she worked at the National Library of Namibia in Windhoek, Beth and Dries are visiting his brother and reconnecting with family. On Friday, February 14th the rest of the group will depart Wooster to arrive in South Africa on Saturday the 15th. Head over to the Westminster Blog early next week to read more about our experiences as we explore South Africa.
This coming Sunday, February 17th Rev. Lynn Bozich Shetzer, alumna from The College of Wooster, will preach. She brings with her a lot of experience as she and her husband Tim lived several years in Jerusalem where he worked for the YMCA and she represented the Presbyterian Church (USA) as Mission Co-Worker for the Middle East. As Lynn preaches on this first Sunday in Lent and a delegation of Westminster are traveling South Africa, we continue to explore this Lenten season and what it means to be a community following the ways of Jesus of Nazareth ... a community that crosses borders, boundaries, and nations as we realize that we do not live in isolation, but that we are connected to a global community that is very much part of who we are. It is this realization that gives rise to the awareness that we are interrelated with one another, and that life is not just about ourselves, our families, and our nation, but about the whole of the human family. |
| Worship This Week | 
February 17, 2013-
First Sunday in Lent
Gospel Luke 4:1-13The season of Lent is a time of prayer, fasting and self-examination in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord at Easter. It is a period of 40 days - like the flood of Genesis, Moses' sojourn at Mount Sinai, Elijah's journey to Mount Horeb, Jonah's call to Ninevah to repent and Jesus' time of testing in the wilderness. (The Sundays in Lent are not counted in this reckoning of the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter, as every Lord's Day is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.)
Westminster Presbyterian Church
is a safe place for all people to worship regardless of race, creed, age, cultural background,
or sexual orientation.
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| Per Capita |
 You can further support the mission of the Presbyterian Church (USA), as well as helping offset costs from Westminster's budget, by writing a check to Westminster Presbyterian Church for $28.48 for each confirmed member in your family and marking it in the memo line as "Per Capita."
First, what it isn't.
The per capita apportionment is not a tax, although it has been called the per capita tax or 'head tax'. By definition a tax is mandatory, not voluntary. The General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission in 2003 reaffirmed an earlier ruling: "a church may neither be compelled to pay nor punished for failure to pay any amounts pursuant to such [per capital system] plan." There is no force or compulsion here, only a request for you to support the work of the larger church.
Just what is per capita, and why are we asked to pay it?
It is the apportionment, or equitable distribution, of the administrative costs of the presbytery, synod and General Assembly on a per-member basis. Churches with larger membership and more resources pay more than small churches with limited funds. Each of these governing bodies establishes by vote the amount of apportionment and then makes it known to the sessions of our churches.
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| Green Tip of The Week |
 The time for cozy fires is here. Reuse your old newspapers to make fire logs. Roll sheets of newspapers up tightly in the shape of a log. Tie them tight with string and use them in your fireplace or on a camp fire for great kindling.
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Annual Meeting Report
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Unable to make it to the Annual Congregational Meeting on February 10th? Extra copies of the Annual Report are available in the church office. Stop by to pick one up, or e-mail Carly (cjones@wooster.edu) and we will put one in the mail for you.
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| This Week at Westminster | |
What is Happening at Westminster this Week?
All events can also be found on our website
February 17, 2013 - First Sunday in Lent
10:45am - Worship Service in Mackey Hall. Rev.Lynn Bozich Shetzer preaching.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
7:00pm - Choir Rehearsal in Mackey Hall
Thursday, February 21, 2013
7:00pm - Vegan Potluck in Mackey Hall (see sign ups section above for more information)
Sunday, February 24, 2013 - Second Sunday in Lent
9:30am - Choir Rehearsal in Mackey Hall
9:45am - Children's Sunday School in Sunday School Room
10:45am - Worship Service in Mackey Hall. Rev.Virginia Birks preaching.
12:00pm - Deacon's Meeting in Mackey Hall kitchen
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 "We are an Intentionally Inclusive Church"
Westminster Presbyterian Church embraces the "house" metaphor for our community as we worship at the Westminster Church House and have a strong sense of hospitality and desire to be a welcoming and inclusive church for all. We endeavor to give voice to a "progressive" expression of Christianity that emphasizes among other things:
- intellectual integrity in matters of faith;
- acceptance of all people regardless of race, creed, age, cultural background, or sexual orientation;
- openness toward the value of other religious traditions;
- a strong commitment to social justice, peacemaking, and the care of our planet.
Sincerely,
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Andries J. Coetzee
Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church
353 Pine East Pine Street, Wooster, OH 44691
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