Prayer List

Lord, Lord, open unto me. 

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 — love for my hates.

Open unto me — your Self for my self.

Lord, Lord, open unto me. Amen.

~ prayer by Howard Thurman

This week we pray for:

Erica Ewing

Prayers for guidance and protection for Erica who is spending 2 weeks in El Salvador with Centro de Intercambio y Solidaridad; may this be a wonderful time of learning, of connection with mission partners in El Salvador, as well as a time of respite.

The CIS promotes a vision of sustainable development, not just short-term projects. Social Organizing in communities means fostering awareness and community participation to protect and improve living conditions in El Salvador.

Organizers live and work in their communities striving to educate community members, create community-member-led steering committees to increase participation, make decisions in a collective manner and implement local development plans.

They facilitate programs regarding clean water, education, entrepreneurship and more.

[read more here.]

Lynn Hamrick

Prayers of gratitude for a successful knee replacement surgery. We pray for a smooth recovery.

Nina Yarnell, Sandy Beery's mother

Prayers for peace and comfort for Sandy and her family as they grieve the passing of her mother Nina. You may read Nina's obituary here. If you'd like to send a card to the Beerys, you may do so at this address:

Dick and Sandy Beery

1400 East Avenue, Unit 204

Rochester, NY 14610

Adam Shaw, son of Tom and Susan

Continued prayers for healing for Adam who contracted Covid while traveling in South Korea.

Julia Hancock

Continued prayers for healing for Julia following her ankle injury.

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 from a couple of weeks ago.

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

• students, teachers, and education staff, as they return to the routine of attending school;
• healing and strength for those recovering from long-term health concerns and surgery; 
• God’s comfort and care as people recover from new variants of Covid;
• those who are grieving the loss of loved ones;
• those who feel weary and uncertain of the future;
• those dealing with the aftermath of the fires, floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes, in our country and around the world;
• those facing the tragedy of gun violence and unsafe living conditions;
• church and government leaders;
• our ministry partners; today we especially pray for One-Eighty; we pray also for a safe and fun Break the Cycle fundraiser ride for all this Saturday;
• all the ways we are called to follow Christ and share the peace, compassion, and love Christ embodied while he lived among us.

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, August 23

• Religious & Spiritual Life Organization Fair - 2:00-4:00 pm - Academic Quad
• WPC Session Meeting - 6:30 pm - The Lounge

Thursday, August 24

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

Saturday, August 26

• Break the Cycle - Wooster & Millersburg (for details read here.)

Sunday, August 27

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

Monday, August 28

• Scout Troop 61 - 6:00 pm - Mackey Hall

Wednesday, August 30

• CAMO - 9:30 am - Orrville
• Nursery School Year Opening Celebration - noon - Mackey Hall
• KILLBUCK DISTRICT Eagle Boards of Review - 5:00 pm - The Meeting Place

Thursday, August 31

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

Sunday, September 3

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

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, August 24 at 7:00pm.

At this meeting we will cover Chapters 10 through 12. 

Friends, I encourage each of us to do the exercises at the end of the chapters.

(Take a journal and write down what you observe, what you experience in your body as you do the exercises.)

This book is not meant to be an intellectual endeavor only, 

but a bodily experience.

"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.