Westminster Presbyterian Church
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Sunday, February 23, 2020 8:30 A.M. service in Parish Hall 10:00 A.M. service in Sanctuary Transfiguration of the Lord The Rev. Dr. Blythe D. Kieffer will preach the sermon "Buena Vista" based on scripture reading Exodus 24:12-18 and Matthew 17:1-9. The ministry of music will be provided by the Westminster Choir and Dale Rogers, organ. Adult Education Forum Presents:
Civil Rights and 20th Century Music Sundays, February 23 This class will resume on February 16. During the 20th century, emerging technologies permitted musicians Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley to develop new genres of Jazz, Rock and Reggae that would transform the music industry and lead this march of the civil rights movement. Dr. Peter Kieffer will lead the class. |
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Steadfast Neighbor
How precious is your steadfast love, O God? All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wing. Psalm 36:7 For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment. You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Galatians 5:14 Steadfast Neighbor Update
The Strategic Planning Committee met in January to propose the timeline for the winter, spring, summer and fall as we proceed with the Steadfast Neighbor Endeavor. The following is a brief outline of what 2020 holds for us! Loan In January, Session approved our request to apply for a loan up to $1.3 million with the Presbyterian Church (USA) Investment and Loan Program which will be repaid with accumulated endowment earnings in the Special Church Support Fund. After bids are received and the amount for the loan is finalized, approval is needed from Session, the Congregation, and Presbytery. Hardscape and Landscape Task Forces Once we receive final approval from the City of Springfield for the parking lot plan created by Vasconcelles Engineering, bids will be secured. The apartments at 517 and 519 S. Walnut are vacated and abated of asbestos. Bids for demolition are being sought which will include the garage at 522 S. Glenwood and half of the garage at 519 S. Walnut. The 522 S. Glenwood garage will be replaced. The West Terrace plans created by John Shafer are being finalized and work will begin this Spring. Mission Task Force The task force is creating a letter to be sent to neighbors in the Spring. The letter will include an application for Westminster’s Steadfast Neighbor Matching Grant, information on the City of Springfield Grants, and an application to sign up for the Steadfast Neighbor Service Week next summer. A team of members will do minor repairs on neighbor homes the week of July 13-17, 2020. Providing advocacy and information for renters is also being explored. $30,000 from accumulated endowment earnings in the Mission and Benevolence Fund has been designated for 2020. Founders’ Sunday May 31, 2020 Founders’ Sunday will be commemorated on Pentecost! We will celebrate the culmination of the Building a Legacy of Faith Twenty-Year Anniversary Endowment Campaign initiated in 2015 and participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Steadfast Neighbor Site and Landscape Plan. Work on the parking lot and East Entry begins Monday, June 1 with the goal of completion by Commotion Sunday, September 13. Landscape work will continue in the fall. Learn more by clicking here. Todd Knox, Chair of Strategic Planning 
Per Capita Giving Reminder
All Presbyterians are called to take part in the whole church’s ecclesiastical and administrative work through per capita giving. The annual rate is a per-member apportionment that is assessed biennially by the General Assembly. (Book of Order, G-3.0106) Church members receive Per Capita envelope with their first quarter 2020 envelope packets, however the payment may be made at any time. As the primary source of funding for the Office of the General Assembly (OGA), it is how Presbyterians mutually and equitably share the costs of moving the church forward in the 21st century. This year's fee is $35.00 per adult Westminster member. Members may pay by check, noting Per Capita in the memo line or pay online by clicking here. 
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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and on our website at www.wpcspi.org. Please complete the Ministry of Friendship
folder located on the end of each pew.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church is an Earth Care Congregation of the PC (U.S.A.), committed to caring for God's earth in worship, education, facilities, and outreach, promoting environmental stewardship in property decisions, administrative practices, and teaching. Click here to read the latest Earth Care tip. Presbytery of Great Rivers highlighted WPC's Earth Care efforts in their weekly newsletter on Mar. 28, 2019. Click here to read the newsletter, in which Dr. Peter Kieffer shared his passion of leading environmental justice ministry at Westminster. |