Westminster Presbyterian Church
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Sunday, May 5, 2024
Fifth Sunday of Easter 10:00 a.m. on May 5, 2024
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Sunday, May 12, 2024
Mother's Day and 3rd Grade Bible Presentation Sacrament of Communion Seventh Sunday of Easter Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. in Sanctuary On Sunday, May 12, join us for worship at the 10:00 a.m. service. Rev. Dr. Blythe D. Kieffer will present the sermon titled "Roots and Wings" based on Psalm 1 and John 17:16-19. Music will be provided by Dale Rogers, organist and the Children's Choir. Founders’ Sunday, May 19
“Welcome to the Neighborhood” Party! Join us on Pentecost and Founders’ Sunday, May 19 for worship at 10:00 a.m. followed by a picnic reception in Parish Hall as we celebrate our new neighbors, the Velasquez Alonso Family. This partnership with WelcomeCorps and the Exodus World Service has been one of Westminster’s greatest joys in 2024. The Betty Smith Mission Endowment Fund along with the hospitality of so many members is truly inspiring. Come, join our fiesta featuring Nicaraguan dishes as we welcome our new neighbors. Each year on Founders’ Sunday, the Endowment Committee thanks those who have given and invites others to join the Albert Hale Circle. Those who donate or communicate their plans to make a testamentary gift by Wednesday, May 17 will be included in the Albert Hale Circle published in the bulletin on May 21 and in the June Reporter. Endowment Committee: Jeff Wilday, Chair, Jim Bryans, Randy Germeraad, Christy Pound, Dale Smith, Lucy Stafford. Advisory: Dr. Diane Rutledge and Todd Wise Steadfast Neighbor Matching Grants and Service week June 17-21, 2024
The Strategic Planning Committee and Steadfast Neighbor Mission Task Force continue to address the mandate to invest $450,000 in our neighborhood within the decade. We have 30 matching grant applications and 19 service week projects. Once again, we will assist with exterior repair and improvement projects. Work Progress at 518 S. Glenwood
Improvements continue to be made at 518 S. Glenwood in preparation for the sale of the home. Church members have worked since February to strip wallpaper, paint, and remove carpet and flooring. Work continues in April through May 4 and ministry partners can sign up for future dates here.
Graduate Information Needed by Friday, May 24, 2026 Please click here to fill our online graduation form for high school, college, doctorate, or other degrees.
Registration is open for this year’s VBS which is Monday – Friday, June 3-7 from 9:15 a.m. to noon. Children ages 4 to grade 5 will gather to experience God's love surrounded by water, trees, and rolling hills! Campers learn to face their fears while trusting in God. Each day, we will explore timeless Bible stories that show how Old and New Testament Campers trusted God in the face of their own fears and went on to do great things in God’s name. We will also learn ways we can connect with and put our trust in God whenever we are afraid, challenged, or called to do God’s work in the world. Register your child(ren) or to volunteer. https://wpcspi.mycokesburyvbs.com/ Hunger Ministries at Westminster
Click here for information on our Hunger Ministries. Click Here to sign-up on for the Little Pantry, Helping Hands, and for Give-a-Meal-a-Month for Central IL Foodbank. Westminster's 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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Founders’ Sunday, May 19
“Welcome to the Neighborhood” Party! Join us on Pentecost and Founders’ Sunday, May 19 for worship at 10:00 a.m. followed by a picnic reception in Parish Hall as we celebrate our new neighbors, the Velasquez Alonso Family. This partnership with WelcomeCorps and the Exodus World Service has been one of Westminster’s greatest joys in 2024. The Betty Smith Mission Endowment Fund along with the hospitality of so many members is truly inspiring. Come, join our fiesta featuring Nicaraguan dishes as we welcome our new neighbors. Each year on Founders’ Sunday, the Endowment Committee thanks those who have given and invites others to join the Albert Hale Circle. Those who donate or communicate their plans to make a testamentary gift by Wednesday, May 17 will be included in the Albert Hale Circle published in the bulletin on May 21 and in the June Reporter. Endowment Committee: Jeff Wilday, Chair, Jim Bryans, Randy Germeraad, Christy Pound, Dale Smith, Lucy Stafford. Advisory: Dr. Diane Rutledge and Todd Wise |
Westminster Presbyterian Church is an Earth Care Congregation of the PC (U.S.A.). Click here to read the latest Earth Care tip.
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Mission & Community Service 2023 Booklet
The total Mission Giving for 2023 is $276,263. This giving is divided among the Operating Fund, Special Offerings, Presbyterian Women, and the Support and Endowment Mission Funds. Click here to read the Mission Booklet in PDF format. |