Prayer List

For the gift of laughter

we give you joyful thanks.

For the laughter of friends

who remember the stories

and listen with laughter all the same;

who see the hilarious

in the tribulations;

who enlarge our worlds

with their generous laughter:

we give you joyful thanks.

For the laughter that makes a sharp point

that is yet generous to our humanity;

the laughter that sees the emperor

indeed has no clothes;

the laughter that tells the truth

and gathers justice-seeking community:

we give you joyful thanks.



For the laughter of the child

whose own toes bring delight;

the laughter of the joke-teller

who is laughing too much to tell the punch line;

the laughter of those who embrace their foibles

with grace and so make room for our own:

we give you joyful thanks.

~ adapted from Rev. Jemma Allen

This week we pray for:

Candy and Ferenc Relle

Prayers for safe travels and a wonderful time reconnecting with relatives in Germany and Hungary.

John Dryer

Prayers for John as he is undergoing testing regarding his heart arrhythmia in the coming weeks.

Deb Hostettler

Continued prayers for Deb, who is still experiencing fatigue - a side effect from her medication.

Antoinette and Divine Gbagbo and their family

Continued prayers for peace and guidance for the family as they settle into their new life in Los Angeles.

Lynn Hamrick

Continued prayers for healing after a knee replacement surgery.

Nahida Gordon

Continued prayers for continued healing for Nahida following a pacemaker implant.

Barbara Mykkanen

Continued prayers for Barb as she participates in a study to help others with similar cancer diagnosis.

We pray for

• those among us who are grappling with illness and changing life circumstances;
• those who are struggling with frustrations and searching for community;
• all who are grappling with infection by the new variant of Covid;
• the people of Maui, Morocco, and Libya, grieving so many deaths and so much destruction;
• a renewed sense of connection with one another and God's creation as we journey together;
• those "who pull out a magnifying glass to discover, to notice, to taste, to smell the small joys and simple pleasures that make a life worth living (Kate Bowler)."

Friends, as we continue our ministry, may the fruit of the Spirit guide our hearts and minds in service and worship, bound together in love!

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, September 13

• Benevolence Committee Meeting - 5:15pm - The Lounge

Thursday, September 14

• Dance and Exercise - 8:30 am -The Meeting Place
• Building Committee Meeting - 10:00 am - The Lounge
• WPC Book Group - 7:00 pm - Zoom

Sunday, September 17

• Worship service - 10 am - Mackey Hall
• Wooster Friends Meeting - 10:30 am - The Meeting Place

Monday, September 18

• Scout Troop 61 - 6:00 pm - The Meeting Place

Wednesday, September 20

• WPC Session Meeting - 6:30 pm - The Lounge

Thursday, September 21

• Dance and Exercise - 8:30 am -The Meeting Place
• Personnel Committee Meeting - 5:30 pm - The Lounge
• "The Letter" movie screening and conversation - 6:30 pm - Mackey Hall

Saturday, September 23

• Muskingum Valley Presbytery Stated Meeting - 1:00 - 3:30 pm - Wayne Presbyterian Church (7152 Burbank Road)

Sunday, September 24

• Worship service followed by 150th Anniversary Planning Potluck - 10 am - Mackey Hall
• Wooster Friends Meeting - 10:30 am - The Meeting Place

Westminster 150^th Anniversary Planning Potluck

We have an historic and significant event to recognize next year. Our beloved church community will celebrate its 150^th anniversary in 2024.   Professor Henri Behoteguy noted on our 50^th anniversary:

It was on the 10^th day of May, 1874, in the Chapel of the old University building … that a committee composed of three ministers and one elder met at four o’clock of a Sabbath afternoon, and under direction of Presbytery proceeded to organize a second Presbyterian Church in Wooster. 

Join us for a potluck luncheon following service on September 24, and we will talk about visions and hopes for a 150^thAnniversary celebration next year.  

When: Sunday, September 24^th, after church service

What: Bring a potluck dish of your choice



Why:    Fellowship and plans for our 150^th anniversary next May 2024

Please sign up here to indicate how will you help.

We look forward to good conversations!

Westminster Book Group

The Westminster Book Group welcomes all! 

We are reading My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem. 

Our next meeting will be on 

Thursday, September 14 at 7:00pm.

At this meeting we will cover Chapters 13 through 14.

"The body is where our instincts reside and where we fight, flee, or freeze. My Grandmother's Hands is a call to action for us to recognize that racism is not only about the head, but also about the body. Menakem introduces an alternative view of what we can do to grow beyond our entrenched radicalizes divide and takes readers through a step-by-step healing process based on the latest neuroscience and somatic healing methods."

At our meetings there are no wrong questions. We honor each other by creating space for openness and vulnerability. 

We are meeting online to make it accessible for everyone. Here is the Zoom link for the gathering:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9154265912?pwd=eDQ3TUdUMmxBTGR5aVFNMnJJOWh4UT09

Meeting ID: 915 426 5912

Passcode: 353Pine

Feel free to invite friends. Hope you join us to share about life and faith... 

our passions and struggles!

Sunday Morning Hospitality & Liturgist

September & October

Westminster's worship and fellowship time is an important way to build relationships among all attending.

We invite you to participate as a liturgist, assistant, provide flowers to decorate our alter or supply treats for our after worship fellowship time.

If you are able to fill one of these areas,

please click here to sign up.

Thank you for your contribution to our worship service.