Westminster News

July 28, 2022

Please mail contributions or sensitive correspondence

to the church using our new PO Box address:

Westminster Presbyterian Church

P.O. Box 5389

Huntsville, AL 35814

Preparation for Worship

Beloved congregation,

I am occasionally asked why we have so many Scripture readings in our worship services, particularly by visitors. After all, we announce God's Word in our call to worship, we read his Word in our confession of sin and assurance of pardon, we sing his Word through psalms and biblical hymns, we use his Word as the touchstone of our pastoral and congregational prayers, we read and receive his preached Word in a sermon, and we pronounce a blessing from God's Word in the benediction.

We saturate our services with Scripture because we understand that Worship is to be God-centered and not man-centered. The best way to ensure that our worship services are God-centered is to fill them with God's self-disclosure of himself in the Word. Moreover, what our souls need the most is truth from God, about God—not a word from man, about man.

We have a rich diet of spiritual food for you this coming Lord's Day. Please come prepared to feed upon God's preached Word for the edification of your souls.

Also, please remember to be in prayer for the pastoral search committee. We sincerely need your intercessions for wisdom in choosing the right man.

In the Bonds of Christ's Love,

~Pastor Joe

Online Worship

The worship service bulletin for Sunday's services is available HERE. It contains suggestions from Pastor Steele regarding ways for you to maximize the sense of corporate worship at home. We have also added the announcements for congregants who worship at home.

The Livestream is available HERE and will start 5 minutes prior to the start of each service. The WPC Facebook page also supports the Livestream option.

Church Attic/2nd Floor Clean Out

THIS SATURDAY!

The long-anticipated attic cleanout is scheduled for THIS Saturday, July 30th starting at 7:00 a.m. There is a significant need for MANY helpful hands. You can bring down items from upstairs, load a utility trailer, organize the storage area behind the stage or help load items into the shipping container. Please contact John Kirkwood at 256-541-7920 if you think you can help with this need. We need many hands to expedite this process. Thank you in advance for your help so that construction can begin!

WCA Teacher & Staff Breakfast

Volunteers Needed!

WPC is excited to support Westminster Christian Academy by providing a hot breakfast for the faculty and staff on Monday, August 8th at 8:00 am in the WCA Cafeteria. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered to help with this breakfast. We are looking for a few more volunteers to help set up and clean up. To sign up, please CLICK HERE. Contact Barbara Laflin or April Stegman if you have any questions.

Christmas in July Brunch

The College & Career group is invited to take an imaginary break from the heat and enjoy Christmas brunch at the Robison’s on Sunday, July 31^st at 12:30 p.m. (or after the Good News Club meeting.) Feel free to bring your favorite Christmas morning fare and enjoy fellowship, board games, and unseasonable Christmas cheer.

RSVP to Hilary Robison at herringhilary@gmail.com.

Good News Club

The Good News Club is a group of trained volunteers from local Bible-believing churches who meet once a week after school with children who have been given permission to attend. An informational meeting to further present the ministry will be held after Sunday school on Sunday, July 31st in the church parlor. The meeting will begin at 12:10 and will last approximately 20 minutes. For those who plan to volunteer with this ministry, there will be a mandatory training on Saturday, August 13th, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Paperwork needs to be done prior to this training. If you are interested in serving with Good News Club, please contact Sydney Knight by August 10th.

Crates For Ukraine

Thank you to everyone who donated funds to Crates for Ukraine! We have purchased the supplies and will be packing 3 basic wound care crates on Saturday, August 6^th at 10 a.m. in the WCA cafeteria. Please sign up on the Blue Sheet on Sunday if you plan to help pack crates. Questions? Contact Isabella Berhow.

Crown Club Update

Beginning on Wednesday, August 3rd, the Crown Club will meet offsite at an ARP church located at 770 Nance Road. They will continue to meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 10:00-12:00 at this location during construction. Crown Club is our senior ministry and they are currently studying 1 John. For more information, contact Brad Alstadt.

Men's Ministry Kickoff Event!

Saturday, August 27th

All men and boys (5th grade & up) are invited to attend the Men's Ministry Kickoff event on Saturday, August 27th from 8:00-10:00 a.m. at the church. We will review upcoming events for ministry for the 2022-23 Academic Year and enjoy a time of fellowship and connecting with one another. Special Guest Dee Lauderdale will speak on "Courageous Leadership" and will challenge men to lead with boldness as we serve Christ in the workplace and in our communities. An optional breakfast is available for $5 so be sure to register by August 23rd so we can plan accordingly. We would love to see a great turnout as we kick off our ministry season. Please feel free to bring a friend! For those unable to attend in person, we will Livestream the event beginning at 8:30 a.m. Questions? Contact Nat Causey (256-975-4796) or Pastor Roberts. You can register on the Blue Sheet this Sunday or by calling the church office.

Sermons on Spotify!

Westminster's Sermons are now on Spotify. In Spotify, search for WPCHSV and you'll find our podcast. Sermons will be uploaded weekly!

Prayer and Praise

If you are unable to attend corporate worship in person, we still want you to make your prayer requests known so we can pray for one another. Send your prayer requests to office@wpc-hsv.org and put "Prayer Request" in the subject line. The Prayer & Praise email is sent out every Tuesday.

Church Giving

We have a virtual option for making contributions for those who are unable to attend corporate worship in person. For online giving, click HERE. You may also mail a check to: P.O. Box 5389

Huntsville, AL 35814

Thank you all for your continuous, faithful and generous stewardship of God's resources.

"Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work"

(2 Cor. 9:7-8).

Wednesday Night Activities

August 3, 2022

6:00 - Youth Group (Cafeteria)

6:30 - College & Career (Parlor)

College & Career

meets on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 in the Parlor.

They will not meet on 8/17.

Children's Ministry

Click HERE to read the most recent Children's Ministry Newsletter. Have a child age 4 - 4th grade? Email the Church Office to get added to this distribution list.

Student Ministry

Click HERE to read the most recent Student Ministry Newsletter. Have a child in grades 5 - 12? Email the Church Office to get added to this distribution list.