Westminster Presbyterian Church February "Making Disciples by Celebrating the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ"

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1 Westminster Presbyterian Church February 2019 The Broadcaster "Making Disciples by Celebrating the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ" The Pastor s Page -New Members, New Leaders, New Season February 2019 will be a big month for us at Westminster Presbyterian in terms of welcoming new faces. On Sunday, February 3rd we will be celebrating with the Jaegle Worship Plan family and Tufford family in baptizing their newborn son. It's also going to be a busy Sunday with Communion and the Souper Bowl of Caring. But what a wonderful day to celebrate so many relationships we have as a church family! The next week on February 10th, will be Scout Sunday Later in the month, on Sunday, February 17th we will be celebrating Confirmation Sunday. This past fall, five of our young people: Ellie Bredenberg, Eric Green, Hannah and Hope Smith, and Jordan Tufford completed the confirmation course and were invited to become members of our church. That Sunday our young people will lead worship with us as we celebrate their commitment in faith and to the life our congregation in membership. On a later Sunday we will also be welcoming new members to our church who have come to us from other congregations. This is also the season for us to welcome and encourage our new leaders. The January annual meeting is a time when our congregation affirms the leadership gifts and entrusts new Elders and Deacons to lead our congregation, many of who have never previously served as Elders or Deacons in our church. Some are even newer members of our congregation who are so passionate about the mission of our church that they are willing to take on the responsibility of leadership through ordination. As members of our congregation, let s do our best to encourage these new leaders as they get to know "the ropes", recognizing that their ideas may be different from the way we have always done certain things. And that is more than okay: it is wonderful for us to have new leaders, fresh ideas, and the trust to change as we grow together in faith. So please do your best in the month ahead to extend your welcome and encourage new faces. It is vital to us as a congregation that we allow seeds of faith to grow without squelching them. It is an exciting time to be your pastor and a wonderful new season for us as Westminster Presbyterian Church. Peace, David INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Dates to Remember 2 News 3-4 Calendar 5 6

2 February Birthdays February 1 - Pat Estridge February 1 - Jeremy Scanlon February 6 - Gary Jasper February 8 - Glenn Colthart February 9 - Illa Mae Immroth February 11 - Marilyn Davidson February 20 - Shirley Briggs February 25 - Bob Nickless February 25 - Ron Hellbusch Upcoming Special Events February Anniversaries February 6 - Trudy & Dean Tufford (38) February 7 - Bob & Carol Kentfield (65) February 12 - Gary & Judy Jasper (13) February 16 - Sam & Colleen Mazzucca (34) February 2-8 am Men s Breakfast at Great Scott s February 3 - Reach for Change, Souper Bowl of Caring February 10 - Scout Sunday February 17 - Confirmation Sunday Have a Heart February is "heart" month, and that is how we came to name Have A Heart. From our beginning in December 1996 we just used "hey you" or "that project". Then came February and our 501C3 status and we named Have A Heart to express a new Mission for the Presbyterian Church. With the help of the Westminster School District and Smith World Travel we are still providing food and clothes to those in our area who need it. TOTAL FAMILIES SERVED THIS PAST YEAR 1,464 for a TOTAL OF 6490 PEOPLE. Thanks. - Jo Smith THE BROADCASTER 3990 West 74th Avenue Westminster, CO westyoffice@gmail.com Published for the members and friends of Westminster Presbyterian Church to inform members of meetings, provide newsworthy articles and profiles of new members. The Deadline for each issue is the third Monday of the previous month. Pastor: Rev. David Wright Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Ed Thwaites Office Admin: Teddie McConnell Music Director: Krista Larson Custodian: Don Goodman Officers of the Congregation and Committee Chairs: Clerk of Session: Doris Aldrich President: Bob Briggs Vice President: Ron Hellbusch Treasurer: Barbara Scanlon Board of Deacons: John Maurer Administration: Bob Briggs Celebrations: Melissa Dukes Discipleship: Andy Jaegle Mission: Gloria Van Meter & Doris Aldrich Worship & Music: Cynthia Jennings & Sue Singleton Presbytery Commissioners: Ron Hellbusch, Dick Peterson Office Hours (Mon.- Thurs.) 9:30 am 3:00 pm CLOSED FRIDAYS 2

3 This month s Communion Offering is Souper Bowl of Caring. SOUPER BOWL OF CARING SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3 A simple prayer: "Lord, even as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those who are without a bowl of soup to eat" is inspiring a youth-led movement to help hungry and hurting people around the world. This prayer, delivered by Brad Smith, then a seminary intern serving in Columbia, SC, gave birth to an idea. Why not use Super Bowl weekend, a time when people come together for football and fun, to also unify the nation for a higher good: collecting dollars and canned food for the needy? Once again, the youth group will be collecting cans of food on Super Bowl Sunday, February 3, before church. In addition, the Communion Offering will be collected in the name of the national Souper Bowl of Caring. All funds will be donated to the Westy Pres FISH Food Bank. SESSION Elder Class of 2019 Doris Aldrich Gloria Van Meter Bob Briggs Sue Singleton Elder Class of 2020 Barbara Scanlon Janice Barker Dick Peterson Ron Hellbusch Elder Class of 2021 Don Goodman Andy Jaegle Joyce Morian Cynthia Jennings DEACONS Class of 2019 Peg Smith Sam Mazzucca Glenda Orr Marge Innes Class of 2020 Pauline Maurer Francine Taylor Lenita Lindholm Tenny Lindholm Class of 2021 Linda Blancett Cheryl Doherty Virginia Stanley Pat Hendricks If you prefer to receive your Broadcaster only by , please the office - westypres@gmail.com. The deadline for the March Broadcaster is February 19th due to Presidents Day. Please your articles to the office - westyoffice@gmail.com. Or bring them into the church office. 3

4 Bob s Musings A year ago, on the first Sunday in January 2018 the Westminster Presbyterian Church started a new journey when the Rev. David Wright became our spiritual leader. Under his leadership our church has had an outstanding year. He has made the Westminster Presbyterian Church his church and has taken us to new heights. For example: our first Easter Sunrise Service in a long time, a bible study with B nai Torah Congregation, a new community awareness of our mission outreach to our community and its homeless, and most important is David s Family and what they mean to all of us. Some new things for 2018 include a nursery attendant, new Christmas lights, roping and trees, new windows in Nickless Hall, two new office computers, a membership class that will soon bring us 10 new members and the ability to say that we completed, successfully, our 126 th year as a congregation. One of the things that you and I can do as members of the congregation is to ask past members, friends and neighbors to join us in worship and learn about our new church, and remember that we need to attend on a regular basis as well. As we start 2019, we ask God s blessing as we start the church s 127 th year that he be with us on our journey to God Bless you all!!!! - Bob Briggs, President Karen and I wish to express a heartfelt and grateful thank you to all who donated money, garage sale items, and purchased dinner tickets as we raised funds for the beautiful new windows, which are now installed in Nickless Hall. - Don Goodman Do you love to read? Do you like to get together to talk? If you do, you should come to the book group! We are meeting on March 10, at 7:00 pm, at Pauline and John Maurer s home to discuss our latest selection, Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens. It s a story about an abandoned child, Kya, who lives in the marshlands of North Carolina. Will she be able to learn to trust human connections? How does a murder mystery tie in? Read the book to find out, then join us to talk about it. We re a friendly bunch, and we would love to see new faces. 4

5 10 Scout Sunday 17 Confirmation Sunday Events in black are Church-related, events in blue are building use. Facilities - 1st Mon. even numbered months 6 pm /Admin 1st Mon. 10 am Celebrations - 3rd Tues. odd numbered months 6 pm/w&m 2nd W at 4:30 Mission - 2nd Tues. 9:30 am/deacons 2nd Tues. odd months 4 pm CBT= Congregation B nai Torah February 2019 Calendar entries as January 22, 2019 For reference only. Subject to change. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 3 Souper Bowl of Caring 12:30 Board Meeting-CBT 12:30 CTB Religious School in Library, Nickless Hall, nursery & youth &choir rooms 12:30 Religious School- CBT in Library, Nickless Hall, nursery & youth & choir rooms 12:30 in Library, Nickless Hall, nursery & youth & choir rooms Religious School-CBT 24 12:30 Board Meeting-CBT 12:30 Religious School- CBT in Library, Nickless Hall, nursery & youth & choir rooms 4 10 am Administration 6 pm Facilities 6 pm Boy Scouts 11 6 pm Boy Scouts 18 President s Day FISH Food Bank and Office 25 6 pm Boy Scouts 5 5:30 pm Cub Scouts 12 9:30 am Mission Committee 5 :30 pm Cub Scouts 6 pm Troup Committee 19 Broadcaster Deadline 5 :30 pm Cub Scouts 26 9 am Head Start in Youth Rm 5 :30 pm Cub Scouts 6 9:30am Head Start in Youth Room 13 4:30 Worship & Music 20 1:30 pm Clergy Wellness Group in Youth Room am Sewing Circle Valentine s Day 1 pm John Hyson Circle 2 pm Marketing & Promotions Committee 7 pm Harmony Circle am Elizabeth Nickless Circle 5:30 Community Dinner 28 7 pm Session 6 pm Family Shabbat CBT pm Shabbat Service CBT 2 8 am Men s Breakfast at Great Scot s 10:30 SWAG Art Class in Nickless Hall 9:30 am Youth & Model RR :30 SWAG Art Class in Nickless Hall 23 5

6 WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 3990 WEST 74TH AVENUE Westminster, CO Time Valued Mail Return Service Requested February Service Participants Greeters Lyle & Myrna Lafferty Doris Aldrich & Melissa Dukes Deb Dougherty & Bonnie Kramer Bobbie Lowe & Pat Estridge Ushers Trudy Tufford, James Tufford, Jordan Tufford, Sean Gopalakrishnan, Samantha Mable Bob Van Meter, Gloria Van Meter, Keith Conklin, Bobbie Lowe John Maurer, Pauline Maurer, Lyle Lafferty, Myrna Lafferty Tom Alexander, Janet Alexander, Jeanie Curran, Leslie Alexander Lay Reader John Maurer Pauline Maurer Bob Nickless Melissa Dukes Sound Gloria Van Meter John Maurer Lyle Lafferty Keith Conklin Coffee Servers Immroth and Bates Family Bob & Shirley Briggs Elizabeth Price & Pat Estridge Celebrations Committee for Confirmation Acolytes James & Jordan Tufford James & Jordan Tufford Hope & Hannah Smith Hope & Hannah Smith 6