Westminster Presbyterian Church
Let the doors of this church be a way to service.

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Saturday Worship Service
Saturday worship at Westminster will resume in the spring of 2019.
Sunday Worship Service
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany
February 17, 2019
  8:30 a.m. - Parish Hall
 10:00 a.m. - Sanctuary

The Rev. Trajan I. McGill will preach.  The  title of the sermon "When Relief Comes" is based on the scriptures Jeremiah 17:5-10 and Luke 6:17-26.  The Ministry of Music will be presented by The Westminster Choir, Dale Rogers, Organist and Eleanor and Lyle VanDeventer, soloists.

WE WELCOME VISITORS!
Information about who we are is in our Welcome Brochure located in the pew pockets and on our website at www.wpcspi.org.  Please complete the Ministry of Friendship folder located on the end of each pew. if you are interested in joining, our next New Member Classes will be
​Sunday, February 10 and 17.

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SAUSAGE ORDERS READY FOR PICK-UP
Pre-ordered sausage from the Egg-tastic Fundraiser can be picked up this Sunday in the West Narthex. It is not too late to purchase a pound of sausage for $5.  Look for Avery Pound and Bill Deemer.  We are grateful to the Jenkins for the generous donation.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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KENYA MISSION TRIP MEETING
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 11:15 A.M.
January 2020 Mission Trip to Kenya
WPC has been invited to partner with the Outreach Foundation, which constructs church buildings throughout East Africa. In September, we held a meeting for members wishing to hear about this opportunity, and there was significant interest - enough that the Mission and Community Service Committee has decided to move forward with assembling a team and funding and planning a trip! This would be a roughly 2-week trip, taking place in the second half of January 2020. It would most likely include:
  • Finishing construction of a building for the Presbyterian Church of East Africa.
  • Taking part in the first worship service in the new building and helping dedicate it with the local congregation.
  • Building school classrooms and spending time with the schoolchildren.
  • Visiting with area people, learning about local history and culture, and seeing how God is present far from Springfield, IL, at work in the church worldwide.
  •  Several days of safari.
Interested members are invited to attend the informational meeting on Sunday, February 24 at 11:15 a.m. in Parish Hall following Sunday worship. No commitment will be expected at this time. We will discuss some details about what to expect and offer questions and a timeline to help you discern whether this trip is right for you. If you might be interested but are unable to attend this meeting, please contact Rev. Trajan McGill.
ASH WEDNESDAY
March 6
Theme:  A Season of Prayer
5:45 p.m. Dinner in Parish Hall
6:30 p.m. Worship in the Sanctuary
We begin our Lenten Journey with dinner followed by a family centered worship service including Holy Communion, the imposition of ashes, and a meditation by Rev. Choi.  Children from the Bridges Fellowship will serve as worship leaders.  This year, pocket prayer squares created by K2P4 will be distributed to members as a reminder that the season of lent is a time of prayer in preparation for Holy Week.    
  
Lenten Giving: The One Great Hour of Sharing denominational offering will be received during Lent.  This is an opportunity to provide relief to those affected by natural disasters, provide food to the hungry, and empower the poor and oppressed. A Lenten Coat Drive will collect coats in the West Narthex and these coats will line the center pews of our Sanctuary on Palm Sunday and then be donated to Contact Ministries.
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Mission Statement
With each new day, we reaffirm our common purpose 
to join in the worshipful praise of God,
to teach children, to lead and inspire the young,
and to call everyone to life-long learning in the church,
to be influential participants in society by being accountable to the Gospel,to show the love and compassion of Jesus Christ toward each other,​and toward those who are hurting,
to be a caring community welcoming both friends and  strangers
to own our Presbyterian heritage, reformed and always reforming, to be prayerfully open to the renewing power of the Holy Spirit. 
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