Prayer List

Blessed are you, whose ability to love crosses differences and divides that would keep others apart.

Whose love advocates for weakness and fragility. Soft heartedness and “Are you okay?” 

You who know that this kind of life-expanding love will cost you something, maybe everything. 

Blessed are you, whose heart has grown three sizes. 

Regardless. 

You who push through the fear of intimacy, 

the fear of loss, the fear of all the unknowns and love still. 



Blessed are we, loving beyond our limits. Loving when it doesn’t make sense. 

Loving without any lifetime guarantees. Loving when it might break our hearts. 

~ from Kate Bowler, "A blessing for the kind of love that costs something"

This week we pray for:

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.

John Dryer

Continued prayers for John as he prepares to see a heart specialist regarding his heart arrhythmia. Tom is grateful for the support shown to him by members of our community.

Nahida Gordon

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

Deb Hostettler

Continued prayers for Deb, who is hoping to regain her appetite and energy following an adjustment in her medication to reduce side effects.

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;
• those who are rebuilding life in the aftermath of storms, fires, and floods;
• our ministry partners in the community;
• the communities affected by the epidemic of gun violence across our country;
• for a renewed sense of connection with one another and God's creation as we journey together.

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

Office Closed until Monday, September 11

• Office Administrator on vacation

Thursday, September 7

• Dance and Exercise - 8:30 am -The Meeting Place

Sunday, September 10

• Walking-in-Mindfulness - 7:30 am - Oak Hill Park
• Worship service followed by brownies & ice cream - 10 am - Mackey Hall

*celebrating a new school year and packing school bags*

• Wooster Friends Meeting - 10:30 am - The Meeting Place

Monday, September 11

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

Tuesday, September 12

• Worship Committee Meeting - 1:00 pm - The Lounge
• LWV Civil Discourses Series, Pt. 2 - "Justice Requires Open Boarders for Human Immigration" - Wooster High School Debate Team Members - 7:00 pm - Mackey Hall

Thursday, September 14

• Dance and Exercise - 8:30 am -The Meeting Place
• 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

Office Closed until September 11

Our office administrator Jim Henery will be on vacation between September 4-11. The office will be closed during this time.

If you have an emergency, please contact Pastor Enikö by calling or emailing her. Jim will respond to all other inquiries upon his return to the office.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Welcoming a New Season

If you'd like to bring brownies or other cookies for the fellowship, please sign up here.

Ice-cream will be provided.

Spread the word and bring a friend!

Immigration Justice Conversation at Westminster

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!

Westminster 150^th Anniversary Planning Potluck

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!

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.