This Week At Westminster
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Meet Dr. Divine Kwasi Gbagbo - 
Minister of Music & Worship Arts

We are excited to welcome Divine who begins his ministry with Westminster this week.

Divine is a consummate musician with varied levels of expertise in scholarship, research, teaching, and performance.  As a professional teacher, he has taught at the elementary, high school, college, and university levels in Ghana and the USA. He has been active in church music as a choir director and organist for over 25 years, and prior to his admission in Ohio University, Divine served as the national music director for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana. As a composer of choral art music, he wrote and published several works. His compositional style is a unique blend of indigenous Ghanaian-Ewe compositional skills with the acquired Western conventional composition techniques. 

Divine holds a B. Ed. in Music Education and Ewe Language from University of Education, Winneba in Ghana, and MA in Ethnomusicology from Kent State University, OH, and earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Arts (Ethnomusicology/Musicology and African Arts and Literature) from Ohio University, Athens, where he served as the music director for the International Christian Fellowship (ICF). 

Divine is married to Antoinette, and they are blessed with three daughters and a son. His pastime activities include walking and admiring nature, listening to world music, and transcribing of traditional songs.

Divine can be reached at gbagbodivine@gmail.com or (330) 462-1361.
Sunday, September 5, 10AM - Communion Sunday

Save the Date
Saturday, September 25, 5PM, Mackey Hall
  • Open Hearts, Open Minds Celebration Benefit
for the Immigrant Worker Project's Centro San Jose Scholarship Fund.
Sunday Morning Hospitality
Westminster's fellowship time is an important way to build relationships with one another. We invite you to join us after worship for light refreshments and conversation! If you would like to provide refreshments or serve as our Sunday Morning Host, please visit the SignUpGenius link.
Prayer List

Open unto me, light for my darkness 
Open unto me, courage for my fear 
Open unto me, hope for my despair
Open unto me, peace for my turmoil 
Open unto me, joy for my sorrow
Open unto me, strength for my weakness 
Open unto me, wisdom for my confusion 
Open unto me, forgiveness for my sins
Open unto me, tenderness for my toughness 
Open unto me, love for my hates
Open unto me, Your Self for myself 

Holy Wonder, open unto me!


*Prayer by Howard Thurman

This week we pray for:

Divine Gbagbo, Westminster's new Minister of Music and Worship Arts
Prayer of gratitude for Divine and blessings as he begins his ministry with Westminster.

Lemoine Peart and Tim Mendiola
Prayers of gratitude for Lemoine and Tim as they celebrate their first wedding anniversary this weekend.

Isaac Hostetler
Prayers of gratitude for Isaac whose biopsy results following the gastrectomy came back negative. Prayers for continued healing.

Jack Veney
Prayers of thanksgiving for Jack who received the Vigil Honor (the highest honor in the National Scouting Society) this weekend.

Dorothy Iams and her family
Prayers for Dorothy and her family as they grieve her oldest sister who passed away last week.

Vivian Holliday's grandnephews
Prayers for wisdom and safety for Vivian's grandnephews who are serving in the military.

Gene Icke, the Miller's neighbor
Prayers of comfort for Gene's family. Gene died last week.

Janice, Sherry Hatter-Miller's mom
Prayers for Janice as she struggles with physical and emotional challenges.

Mary Marie Deauclaire, Juli Douglass-Gillespie's sister
Continued prayers for support and guidance as Mary Marie settles into her new home in Wooster after 50 years in California.


We pray for places across the world ravaged by natural disasters like floods, wild fires, earthquakes and storms. Today we pray for the communities in the path of Hurricane Ida. We pray for those who lost loved ones, homes, and livelihoods to the storm; for first responders who assist with rescue and evacuations; for the generous people from across the country who share their time and resources to help those affected by Ida.

We pray for the people struggling for freedom, peace and justice; for places torn by conflict, famine and violence. Today we especially pray for the people of Afghanistan.

We pray for those who grieve, struggle and suffer as infections caused by the Delta variant of COVID-19 are on the rise especially among the unvaccinated in country. We pray for exhausted medical staff who care for the sick; for wisdom to do the right thing to protect the wellbeing of all in our communities; for people in countries with no access to the vaccine.
To Submit a Prayer Request:

If you would like to submit a prayer request for yourself or someone else, please fill out this anonymous form. You are also welcome to email Pastor Enikő directly, or call her at (330) 263-2208 during her office hours (Tuesday–Friday, 9am–5pm).
Congregational Care

Session members and our Congregational Care Ministry team continue to provide calls, cards, and emails to our Westminster Presbyterian Church family. You are the eyes and ears who help the church meet the needs of our faith community. Please contact the church office by email or phone (330-263-2398) and make the needs of our church family known.
For Spiritual Growth

Daily Scripture
Lectionary readings provide a disciplined way to read through the Bible. Read today's Daily Lectionary reading and find previous and future readings. Click here.

World News in Prayer
World news This Week in Prayer is (normally) compiled and posted every Thursday. World in Prayer is a ministry of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist Lodi, California, USA, and is written by a team of writers representing different denominations throughout the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Click here.

The Our Bible App
Check out the Our Bible App platform — a progressive Christian devotional resource centering the voices of marginalized communities and people of faith. Click here to visit the homepage and download the app to your smartphone.
Prayer Request and Privacy Laws

Please note, that because of government privacy laws, hospitals and care centers no longer are allowed to notify churches that a person has been admitted (even if the person lists their home church at admission). The only way that the church staff will know if someone is hospitalized is if a family member or friend lets us know. We'd rather get 20 calls about the same person than none! Thanks for your help in making Westminster a caring community. Contact the Westminster Office by phone 330-263-2398 or email to notify the church if you or someone you know is hospitalized or otherwise in need of our prayers!
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