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Get Involved
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Help make Westminster the warm and inviting place we are called to be! Sign up to be a Sunday morning greeter, to provide flowers, or bring goodies for fellowship time after worship. If you are interested in helping, please sign up through Sign Up Genius, on t he sign up sheet in Mackey Hall, or by contacting Carly Jones 330-263-2398) in the church office.
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Worship at Westminster
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We invite you to click on the dates below to learn more about future worship services at Westminster. Pastor Dries will update the information of the week's worship by Friday morning.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
On the Third Sunday of Easter Pastor Dries will share a short meditation and we will be joined in worship by the children's choir from Our Lady of Pompeii School, New York, NY directed by Mr. Curtis Gomes. In what has become a yearly tradition for nearly twenty years. This service promises to be fun, energetic, and inspiring as the young people lead us in worship. ...>>>
Worship service at 10:45am in Mackey Hall, Westminster Church House with the Rev. Deborah A. Rundlett preaching. Debbie currently serves as General Presbyter of Muskingum Valley Presbytery with oversight of 85 congregations across 14 counties in Ohio. ...>>>
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Cantate Singers
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Cantate Singers Spring Concert is Sunday, April 19th at 4:00pm at the Orrville UCC, which is located downtown across from the public library.
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Reflection of the Week
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After an exciting Easter weekend at Westminster, we invite you this week to continue the journey. In our fast-paced culture we so easily forget that Easter is not a day, but a season of the liturgical calendar reinforcing that Easter is a Way of Life! On Sunday our Call to Mindfulness will read; "As a people of faith we desire to make Easter a way of life, seeking personal as well as political transformation. Through mindfulness we are called to cultivate the transformation of the world by following Jesus of Nazareth and standing for what he was passionate about. Through addressing systemic issues of greater economic justice, less dependence on military power for our security, and
human rights for all, including environmental justice, leading us to a more economically just and peaceful world"
It is in this spirit that I will share a sermon on Acts 4:32-35a focusing on economic justice and fair treatment in the workplace, especially as it relates to wages. In worship we will hear from College of Wooster sophomore Dylan Hamilton about the Living Wage Campaign on the campus of The College. To learn more about poverty in Wayne and Holmes County you can listen to the presentation, "Poverty and Dehumanization" by Bobbi Douglas, Executive Director of Liberty Center, given at Westminster on Sunday, March 22, 2015. If you want o read more about Sunday's service, click here to be directed to Westminster's website where you will find more resources for Sunday's worship.
Blessings,
Dries
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Conversations with Dries
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 Through the season of Easter into the summer we will meet in the Lounge for conversation (with one exception on Sunday, April 19 with the Gomes Choir visiting). Please join us this Sunday as we talk about everything Westminster and as we make plans for this summer. See you in the Lounge from 9:30 am until 10:30 am (I will excuse myself at 10:15 to prepare for worship). Our conversation will be of such a nature that teenagers can participate as well! |
April Vegan Meal
|  Join us for the last Vegan Potluck of the academic year on Thursday, April 16, at 6:00 p.m. in Mackey Hall. This meal is a great opportunity for WPC members, Wooster community members, and College of Wooster students to enjoy delicious food and good fellowship while learning more about sustainable living. Just bring a pot-luck dish containing no meat, dairy, or eggs (no need for students to bring a dish, but always welcome).
This month we will be recognizing the seniors who have been a part of the Vegan Potluck during their time at Wooster. We hope to see you there!
RSVP through Sign Up Genius or to the Church Office.
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Come & Support Westminster's Soprano Choral Scholar
|  Those of you in worship Easter Sunday were fortunate to get a preview of Lauren's amazing talent. Come and support one of Westminster's own choral scholars. You'll be glad you did!
Lauren Vanden Broeck's
Junior Recital
Sunday, April 12th
2:00pm
Scheide Music Center
The College of Wooster
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Thank You Westminster!
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Dear Westminster,
Thank Yyou so much for making our recent visit possible. We were so glad for the opportunity to meet with your students and church leaders. We appreciate your partnership and look forward to remaining in touch as the journey unfolds. In Christ's Joy, Scott & Elmarie
Dear Children of Westminster,
Thank you so much for the palm and Easter basket full of treats. I am sorry I was not in my room when you delivered the gifts. I so appreciate your kindness. God Bless You!
West View Manor Resident,
Betty Hibbs
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Hygiene Kit Donations
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 We have enough hand towels and washcloths to assemble 45 hygiene kits. To complete the kits we still need the following donations: 27 fingernail clippers, 23 wide-tooth combs, 9 individually-packaged toothbrushes, and 6 bath-size bars of soap.
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People to People Donations for March & April
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Think "breakfast" when you think about People to People food items for March and April - hot and cold cereals, complete pancake mix (just add water) and syrup are the most needed items. Peanut butter and jelly make tasty spreads for toast, too.
The donation bin is under the bench in the narthex.
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| Green Tip of the Week | 
Take a shorter shower. Every 2 minutes you save on your shower can conserve more than 10 gallons of water. If everyone in the country saved just one gallon from their daily shower, over the course of a year it would equal twice the amount of freshwater withdrawn from the Great Lakes every day.
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What's happening at Westminster this week?
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All events can also be found on our website
www.wpcwooster.org
We hope to see you there!
Sunday, April 12th
9:30am - Choir Rehearsal in Mackey Hall
10:45am - Worship in Mackey Hall, Pastor Dries preaching
Monday, April 13th
noon- Building Committee Meeting in the Lounge
Tuesday, April 14th
8:30am- UKirk's Agape Latte in Kauke Old Main Cafe
10:00am- Women's Bible Study in the Lounge
Wednesday, April 15th
7:00pm- Choir Rehearsal in Mackey Hall
Thursday, April 16th
6:00pm - Vegan Potluck in Mackey Hall
6:30pm- Dance Group in the Meeting Place
Sunday, April 19th
9:30am- Choir Rehearsal in Mackey Hall
10:45am- Worship with Gomes Choir in Mackey Hall, Pastor Dries preaching
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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.
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Andries J. Coetzee
Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church
353 East Pine Street, Wooster, OH 44691
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