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 Last Sunday at Westminster was energizing and exciting as we welcomed new & returning students of The College of Wooster to journey with us. During worship, we invited students to help us as a church to live up to our motto that Westminster is a church where you can be yourself, where you will be accepted, and where you can make a difference! 
We are very thankful for our greeters, Jack and dad John Veney who made everyone feel welcome. Warm smiles say we're glad you're here!
Cheryl Weiss greets first year students, Connor and Collier, with a friendly welcome to Westminster Presbyterian Church!
Don Gordon engages first-year, Selvam, and exchange student, Joyce, both from Ghana, in conversation.
Church members provided a smorgasbord of brownies - vegan, gluten-free, blonde, with and without nuts - to grateful students (and congregants) at our annual brownie reception following worship! And what a perfect day to enjoy fellowship out on the patio.
So gratifying to be a place where students from all years can connect with each other and community members as well.
Join us on Sunday as we grow in practicing radical hospitality!
See you in worship,
Dries
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Worship is at 10:45 am on Sunday mornings in Mackey Hall
This Sunday, the first of every month, join us as we learn to "Walk in Mindfulness" at 7:30 am at Oak Hill Park.
For the the next five weeks I invite you to journey with me in worship through the book of James as we "Connect Through Kindness". Although this letter is controversial in church history with its emphasis on "good deeds," it instructs us how to put our faith into action and encourages us to "be doers of the word, and not merely hearers..." (James 1:22). This coming Sunday, September 6 join us as we "Walk in Mindfulness" at Oak Hill Park located on Oak Hill Road. This worship opportunity (on the first Sunday of each month, as long as weather permits) is in addition to our regular worship in Mackey Hall at 10:45am. We hope that this worship experience will continue in The Meeting Place in a different format once it gets too cold outside.
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Westminster's Women's Bible Study will resume this coming Tuesday, September 8 at 10:00am in The Lounge, the second Tuesday of each month through June 14, 2016. This year's study will be Come to the Waters by Judy Record Fletcher. "In this study, we consider the waters of chaos in Genesis, and the River of Life in the last chapter of Revelation, where chaos is no more. Water plays a central role in the stories of creation, the delivery of God's people (through the parting of the Red Sea and the crossing of the Jordan River), judgment of a people weak in faith, and the adoption of the people of God through baptism. Sometimes there is too much water (think Noah) and sometimes there is too little water (think drought in the desert). Together, we will explore some of the Bible's 800 references to water." If you are interested contact Elaine Smith Snyder for more information or pick up your copy of the book in the office or after worship.
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 The church office will be open from 9:00am until 1:00pm Monday to Friday. We welcome you to visit us outside of these hours by making an appointment by phoning the office during these hours or leaving a message. - However, the church office will be closed this coming Monday, September 7th for Labor Day.
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School Kit Packing, Sunday, September 13
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Stay after worship on Sunday, Sept. 13 and pack Westminster's contribution of 100+ school kits. Give hope while having fun!
Following the two latest shipments of Church World Service School Kits to partner International Orthodox Christian Charities for children in Syria and Bosnia-Herzegovina, CWS has just over 5,000 School Kits in stock, against pending requests for 15,000 from Romania and 3,000 from Moldova - and more requests are expected soon. CWS School Kits give children buffeted by war, natural disaster and poverty some of the basic tools for learning, so it is vitally important that we replenish supplies as quickly as possible. Stay after worship on Sunday, September 13 and pack Westminster's contribution of 100+ school kits. Give hope while having fun!
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People Spend 16 Minutes Every Day Doing Something They Think Is Good. But NOPE - It's Bad. From Upworthy.com: "When I learned to drive, I was told it was more wasteful to turn off a vehicle and restart it than it was to leave it idling for a few minutes. I'm afraid I'm showing my age because thanks to efficient electric ignitions in today's vehicles, idling a car for just 10 seconds burns more fuel than restarting it."
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What's happening at Westminster this week?
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11:00 - Betty Hibbs Funeral Service at Custer-Glenn Funeral Home, 2284 Benden Dr, Wooster, OH 44691. Interment will followed the service.
7:30am - Walking in Mindfulness at Oak Hill Park
9:30am - Choir Rehearsal in Mackey Hall
10:45am - Worship in Mackey Hall, Pastor Dries preaching 12:00pm - Fellowship in Mackey Hall 7:00pm - Garden volunteer time at GreenPoint Garden
Church Office closed in celebration of Labor Day
8:30am - Agape Latte in the Fishbowl in the Old Main Caf�
10:00am - Women's Bible Study in the Lounge
7:00pm - Choir Rehearsal in Mackey Hall
6:30pm - Dance Group in Mackey Hall
9:30am - Choir Rehearsal in Mackey Hall
10:45am - Worship in Mackey Hall, Pastor Dries preaching
12:00pm - Fellowship in Mackey Hall
12:00pm - Help assemble 100+ school kits for Church World Service in Mackey Hall
7:00pm - Garden volunteer time at GreenPoint Garden
For the latest and most up-to-date information visit Westminster's calendar here.
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