Prayer List

Friends,

This Lenten season we are exploring questions that deepen our faith, that help us foster deeper relationships with God and with one another, and our planet.

Hope you join us on this journey of healing, transformation, and renewal!

As we travel through Holy Week, I invite you to reflect on this question:

What emotions does this week stir up in you? How do you sit with those emotions?

God of our best days and our worst days, this week is laden with emotions. I feel the joy and the fear of Palm Sunday. I feel the grief and the love of Maundy Thursday. I feel the pain and the injustice of Good Friday. Help me to sit with these emotions instead of running from them. Allow me to be present to the full story so that I might be present to you. Amen.

~ Prayer by Rev. Sarah A. Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org

This week we pray for:

Tom and Catherine Graves

Continued prayers for Tom and Catherine as they settle into their new home. You may reach them at their new address:

939 Portage Road, Villa J

Wooster, Ohio 44691

Sue Coleman

Continued prayers for healing for Sue who broke her wrist this past week..

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 who are grappling with illness of mind and body, with difficult life circumstances;
• Those who grieve the loss of loved ones, who feel lonely, who long for God’s presence and abiding care;
• Our society struggling with gun violence, mental illness issues, weather crises, and other issues the create turmoil and despair;
• A world desperate to address climate issues, wars, terror, and divisions that lead us away from God’s beloved community;
• God’s light to chase away every darkness and bring the peaceful reign of God.

In the First Epistle of John we read:

If we live in the light in the same way as God is in the light, we have fellowship with each other. (1 John 1:7)

As we move through Holy Week, may we lean into these words with faith, hope, and love... and strive to shine God's light around us.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, April 6

• Maundy Thursday Service with Simple Meal and Communion - 6:00pm - Mackey Hall

Friday, April 7 - Office is Closed

• Good Friday Interfaith Vigil - 1:30 pm - Wooster City Square
• service organized by Wooster Area Interfaith Partners (WAIP)

Sunday, April 9 - Easter Sunday

• Easter Sunrise Service. - 7:30 am - Westminster parking lot (353 E Pine St)
• Easter Breakfast - 8:00 am - Mackey Hall
• Choir - 9:00 am - The Meeting Place
• Easter Service with Communion - 10:00 am - Mackey Hall

Monday, April 10 - Office is Closed

Thursday, April 13

• Dance and Exercise - 8:30 am -The Meeting Place
• Benevolence Committee Meeting - 5:15 pm - The Lounge

Sunday, April 16

• Contemplative Prayer - 8:30 am - The Lounge
• Worship Service - 10 am - Mackey Hall
• Wooster Friends Meeting - 10:00 am - The Meeting Place

Maundy Thursday Service

GATHERING 6 - April 6 - Maundy Thursday Worship, 6:00 pm - Mackey Hall

Come and share a simple meal of soup and bread, followed by worship with communion.

ALL ARE INVITED!

Anamnesis - Journey through the Stations of the Cross

with The Many & Dan Callis III.

The ancient practice called The Stations of the Cross began in the 1500s, when small shrines were set up as visual reminders of the path Jesus took to the cross and some of the moments he experienced along the way. These "stations" eventually found their way into churches and onto streets far away.

It's a practice not just for remembering what was, but as David Bjorlin tells us, it's "anamnesis" - bringing the events of the past into our lives now, looking at them through the lens of the present moment and making them part of our own story and the story of our world today. 

For this journey through the stations, along with a song and a prayer from The Many, and poems from a variety of writers, each station will include visual art from Dan Callis III, an incredible artist whose work, STATIONS: RESURGAM had its gallery premier in the LA area about 2 weeks ago - it's a powerful collection of work that explores grief, lament, and meaning-making. 

Read all about Dan and STATIONS: RESURGAM here. 

The site is set up for you to easily create the experience that is most meaningful for you. Just use the nav buttons on the left to choose something to see, listen to, read, or for a prayer to pray. 

You may choose to do all the things at each station. Or only one or two. You may want to experience one station in the morning and one in the evening, following a rhythm of morning prayer and evening prayer.

Our hope is that as you walk this ancient path in the middle of our world, you will remember how Jesus walks right into the pain and suffering of us all, and walks through it all with us. We hope this experience will help you find a way to connect more deeply with your own heart and with the heart of this aching world. 

Sunday Morning Hospitality & Liturgist

March & April

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.