Westminster Presbyterian Church
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Saturday Worship Service
Saturday worship at Westminster begins at 5:00 p.m. in Parish Hall. Rev. Dr. Blythe D. Kieffer will preach the sermon titled "Collaboration" based on Scripture reading: Luke 10:38-42 on July 20. We are grateful for the innovative music provided by Deb Watts and the Westminster Jazz Trio. Members are encouraged to join us for this meaningful worship experience! Sunday Worship Service
Sacrament of Communion July 21, 2019 8:30 a.m. Service in Parish Hall 10:00 a.m. Service in Sanctuary Rev. Dr. Blythe D. Kieffer will preach the sermon titled "Collaboration" based on Scripture reading: Luke 10:38-42. The ministry of music will be provided by Westminster Choir and Dale Rogers, Organist. Upcoming Events
Spero Chamber Chorale
Sunday, July 21 4:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary This chorus of 26 singers under the direction of Abby Musgrove will present a concert at Westminster featuring works of Smallwood, Handel, Palestrina, Joseph Martin, Randall Thompson, and others. The chorus, in its second season, is a group of professional musicians and amateur singers from Springfield, Williamsville, Rochester, Chatham, and Jacksonville who come together to share their love of music and their over-arching sense of hope. SPERO, is the Latin word for Hope. Mark your calendars for this very special summer music event. 
Presbyterian Men’s Fellowship
Summer Cookout Sunday, August 4 5:00 p.m. Men of the congregation and their significant others are invited to a summer cookout at the Grigsby/Hale Farm (15594 Rogge Street, Tallula 62688) on Sunday, August 4 at 5:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Jennie Alt and let her know whether you will bring a side dish or dessert or RSVP online. 
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 Session approved the Steadfast Neighbor Endeavor in April 2019 empowering the Strategic Planning Committee and related task forces (Hardscape, Landscape, and Mission) to continue to groom their plans, communicate to the neighborhood, seek permits and bids, and develop mission opportunities.
The significance of the name: “Steadfast Neighbor” affirms our commitment to the neighborhood and resonates with the “steadfast love of God.” Steadfast in the sense of continuity, consistency, resilience, being there, and staying the course provides rich imagery for God’s faithfulness to us and God’s call for us to be faithful to our neighbors. Learn more by clicking here. Dr. Todd Knox will make a presentation to our neighbors on Tuesday, August 6, from 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. in the Second Floor Classroom prior to the Historic Westside Neighborhood Association National Night Out which we will host. Click here to see the letter sent to our neighbors from Westminster.
THE 2019 NOMINATING COMMITTEE is now receiving nominations for the following positions of leadership at Westminster.
Deacon (Class of 2022) Elder (Class of 2022) Nominating Committee (Class of 2020) Strategic Planning Committee (Class of 2022) Nomination forms may be found in the bulletin or by clicking here. You may complete the fillable online form and print it or email it. Nominations may be placed in the offering plate, emailed to the committee chair, Jim Kincaid, at jbkin@comcast.net or placed in the Nominating Committee’s mailbox on the wall in the West Narthex by the Edwards Street doors. Please complete by August 18, 2019. Nominees will be presented for election at a Congregational Meeting on Sunday, October 13, 2019. 2019 Nominating Committee members: Jim Kincaid (Chair), Norma Adams-Johnson, Bill Donels, Amanda Kurmann, Camille Massey, Julie Sundquist, Phil Wheat. 
Kenya Mission Trip
January 14-30, 2020 We are delighted to introduce the Kenya Mission Team as of July 4, 2019. Dr. Jane Arbuthnot, Dr. Marc and Jen DeJong, Bob Fox, Drs. Todd and Judy Knox, Mary and Charlie King and Harold Hale have committed to join Rev. McGill on this exciting mission. It is not too late to join this exceptional team. If you have interest, contact Rev. Trajan McGill at tmcgill@wpcspi.org. This is Westminster’s first international mission trip as we partner with the Outreach Foundation to fund a new church building as well as participate in the construction and dedication. $15,000 from Westminster’s Mission Endowment has been designated. You may learn additional details 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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folder located on the end of each pew.
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.
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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 shares his passion of leading environmental justice ministry at Westminster. |