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A Message from Gregory Knox Jones |
Lent is a time in the life of the church for reflection and introspection, and to remember that unless we are willing to release destructive thoughts and actions – anger, selfishness, contempt, arrogance, revenge, inequity – we cannot be raised to new life in Christ – love, generosity, respect, humility, forgiveness, and justice. |
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TONIGHT: DVRC Efforts to Improve Voting Rights
Thursday, March 3, 7 p.m. on Zoom
Dwayne J. Bensing, Staff Attorney, ACLU Delaware and member DVRC
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The Delaware Voting Rights Coalition (DVRC) is Delaware’s first statewide coalition of voting rights organizations and advocates. The coalition encourages voters and policy makers to consider reforms that will improve access to voting. The DVRC seeks to empower communities, especially communities of color, people who speak English as a second language, people involved in the justice system, and young people, to identify and remedy barriers to the ballot box. The DVRC seeks to work with legislators, local election officials and the Department of Elections to make these reform recommendations a reality. Please join in learning about this important work. Hosted by Westminster’s Peace & Justice Work Group. |
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Zoom Meeting ID: 860 2752 1655 |
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Cereal Sunday
Sunday, March 6, 8:30–10:00 a.m. in the church parking lot
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The Ides of March are upon us, and we need your help! Cereal Sunday is this Sunday, March 6. Cereal, non-perishable food items, and personal care items are always welcomed and in short supply, so let’s continue to demonstrate our caring for those in need. See you in the church parking lot this Sunday! |
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Women Composer Sunday
Sunday, March 6
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Members of the Society for Women Organists, the Royal College of Organists, and the American Guild of Organists will be commemorating International Women's Day, March 8, by programming organ and choral music by female composers on the weekend of March 4–6. Sunday’s anthem at Westminster will be Rosephanye Powell’s setting of Walk with Me, Lord, which was commissioned by the American Guild of Organists for the 2018 AGO National Convention. The Alabama native (b. 1962) and Westminster Choir College alumna has been hailed as the most often performed and published African American female composer of choral music of our time.
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Did You Complete a Code Red Earth Care Pledge This Month? |
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February was “Code Red” month at WPC to learn more about the climate crisis and ways to help. We asked everyone to sign an Earth Care Pledge. This Sunday, March 6, members of the Earth Care Task Force will be available to collect your signed Earth Care Pledge and hand you a WPC travel mug before and after each worship service. Unable to attend church? You can drop your signed pledge off during the week and get your mug. Don’t want a mug? We would still like to know you completed the pledge! Just drop your signed pledge off at church on Sunday morning or during the week (Tue – Fri, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.). Thanks to everyone who took the Code Red Pledge! Now spread the word!
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Mozart and Beethoven: The Piano Quintets
Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m. in the sanctuary
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The 2021–2022 Westminster Concert Series continues this Sunday at 3 p.m. The program will feature piano quintets of Mozart and Beethoven performed by Antonello Di Matteo, clarinet; Lyndsie Wilson, horn; Meghan Woodard, oboe; Juliette Anglouvant, bassoon; and Thomas Weaver, piano. The concert is presented in cooperation with Artcinia and Partners for Sacred Places. A free-will offering is requested. Reserve your ticket(s) online at Artcinia.com.
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Looking ahead:
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April 3 at 3 p.m., The Copeland String Quartet POSTPONED
- May 22 at 3 p.m., Westminster Choir
- June 5 at 3 p.m., Philadelphia Brass
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180 Youth This Sunday
Sunday, March 6, 5–7 p.m.
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Calling all 6th to 12th graders! Come on out to 180 this Sunday night at WPC. There will be games, dinner, and small groups. You don't want to miss it! See you there! For more information about 180 youth ministry, contact Tommy Neilson ([email protected]).
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Innocence Project
Thursday, March 10, 7 p.m. on Zoom
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Judith Ritter, President of the Board of Directors
Megan Davies, Executive Director
Exonerated Defendants have collectively spent over 25,000 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. Innocence Delaware was formed in 2017 and formally began accepting cases in 2020. Judy and Megan will speak about the creation of Innocence Delaware and why this organization was long overdue for our state. They will provide a background on the history of innocence work, the major causes for wrongful convictions, and the barriers to finding relief. Judy and Megan will provide updates on initiatives across the country and where Delaware stands on a national scale. Hosted by Westminster’s Peace & Justice Work Group.
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Zoom Meeting ID: 860 2752 1655 |
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Tread Lightly for Lent
Lenten calendars now available!
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The Earth Care Task Force is distributing PC(USA)’s Lenten calendar, “Tread Lightly for Lent.” This calendar provides suggestions for reflection, prayer and Bible study during the Lenten Season. Hard copies are available on the literature table in the main hallway at church, or download a digital version (PDF). The calendar is another piece that reflects WPC's role as an Earth Care Congregation. We hope that you will find it a useful and interesting tool. It could be used for discussion in the home and as a resource to learn more about how the church family is trying to honor/respect God's creation. Click here for additional information and activities.
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Alzheimer’s and Memory Care
Sunday, March 13, 10 a.m. in the sanctuary
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As the USA’s population is living longer, the instance of Alzheimer’s and memory loss is becoming more prevalent. This is causing hardships within many families in Wilmington and across the nation. To find out more about this and how to interact with people with Alzheimer’s, come to a presentation on Sunday, March 13 by Dr. Jim Ellison at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary. |
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Join Us for In the Stranger’s Guise
Worship and Music Conference (June and July 2022)
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The Worship and Music Conference, held annually at Montreat Conference Center in beautiful Montreat, North Carolina, is a special place for musicians, clergy, educators, artists, and ALL who love worship to learn, play, create, and glorify God together. Based on Matthew 25, this year’s theme – In the Stranger’s Guise – speaks to the commandment that we feed, clothe, shelter, and love our neighbor. If you participate in person or online, you’ll see a familiar face on the chancel; our Associate Pastor – the Rev. Sudie Niesen Thompson – will be serving as the Conference Liturgist.
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Westminster recently sent a variety of beautiful stoles to our partners in Guatemala. Betsey Moe (PCUSA Mission co-worker) and Arnoldo Aguilar (Coordinator of CEDEPCA's Biblical Theological Program) received the stoles last week in the CEDEPCA offices in Guatemala City and are grateful.
Top header photo: Many thanks to Bob Moore and Camilla Jones for decorating our sanctuary beautifully on Ash Wednesday, March 2.
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Thank You – Helping Hands Project |
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A note of thanks for your generosity and support of the "Helping Hands" Glove and Mitten (and scarves and hats and socks) Project! Thanks to you, Westminster, we donated over 1,000 items of warmth to the Friendship House Clothing Bank to be distributed to those in need. If you have any questions about Friendship House, the Clothing Bank, or how you can help, please email [email protected]. Thanks again!
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Congratulations on Your Little One!
We welcome this child into the Westminster family.
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Luna Marvel Eaton – Born February 21, 2022 to Hayley Rosser and Bryan Eaton and grandmother Robin Rosser
Member Death
Please remember in prayer those who are grieving the loss of their loved one.
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Out of One, Many
The tree trunk branches as it rises, the limbs multiplying as they divide, until an array of toothpick-thick fingers tickle the sky, each limb separate yet the whole still one tree. A single fertilized cell divides and becomes feet and arms, ears and eyes, belly and butt, the whole organism trying to survive, even flourish, as individuals we call Beatrice and Bob. And out of Adam came the multitude — families, tribes, cities, and nations. We can be, we will be, we are one as we reach toward the light.
Photo of a tree overlooking the Rio Grande Gorge near Taos, New Mexico.
Photo © 2015; text © 2022 Danny N. Schweers
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Sunday Service – February 27, 2022
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Time with Our Children – Recipes
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Thank you to our dedicated volunteers and staff who work hard to provide these videos. If you have a Google/YouTube account, please sign in and give them a "thumbs up" on YouTube! |
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Current Church Office Hours:
Tuesday – Friday,
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday Worship:
9 a.m. (Sanctuary)
11:15 a.m. (Rodney Chapel)
Parking:
Lot located at N. Rodney and W. 13th Streets
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Pennsylvania Avenue and N. Rodney Street
1502 West 13th Street | Wilmington, DE, 19806
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