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Weekly Happenings

The Youth left for Jamaica yesterday for a week of

mission work and fellowship.

…WPC members helped outfit two apartments in the MNPS District to house and keep students in their home schools? A third one will be coming soon. Read about the Westminster-initiated Home Together Nashville:

https://www.cfmt.org/stories/home-together-nashville/

…Westminster’s Community Garden will have some work days over the summer? More information soon, and contact Will wwellman@nashvillewpc.org to get on the email list. The cost for the Community Garden is being covered through the Mission Initiative Fund, which was originally seeded by a generous donation.

…Westminster Home Connection has an objective of helping 33 homeowners a month? WHC estimates that there are 30,000 cost-burdened older adult homeowners in our seven-county area.

… you can you apply for a Hands-On Mission Mini-Grant? What if God is nudging you to use your gifts for good?

…WPC has packed over 120,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger over the years and will be packing another 20,000 more in July?

…Joy in Learning has its own website? It is www.westminsterjoy.org. You can subscribe directly to receive our monthly newsletters.

… The JiL Ministry has six pottery wheels?

…1/2 of those who attend Joy in Learning are not members of Westminster?

…we will have 45 refugee teens at Westminster for four days in June, and a team of cooking volunteers will head to South Nashville to be with them?

…through knitting, crocheting, and Care Notes, JiL is constantly connecting with different ministries around Nashville?

Help Make Our Refugee Neighbors’ Summer Extra Special!

Monday, June 15 - Thursday, June 18
9:00 a.m. - Noon

The request from Nations Ministry: Would we be able to provide activities such as pom-poms, knitting, oil painting, punch needling, marbleizing, canvas painting, pottery, collage, basket weaving, wood projects, hot pads, etc. for 45 middle schoolers?

Four groups of 10-11 middle schoolers

Each group would have 1-2 Joy in Learning leaders and 1 Nations Ministry staff person
Leaders: Plan just ONE, 2-hour activity you can repeat for all 4 groups.

Let us know if you can help with this request! We only need a couple more people...

Please click here for the latest Joy in Learning newsletter.

Joy in Learning ongoing activities: Hand building and Wheel pottery, oil and watercolor painting, tai-chi, mah-jongg, songwriting, knitting and crocheting.

For more info, please contact Beth Drake.

Joy in Learning Care Notes

"Kind words are like honey - sweet to the soul and healthy for the body." - Proverbs 16:24 (NLT)

We are excited to reintroduce Joy in Learning’s Care Notes, now with a new name.

Since January, this dedicated group has been busy spreading encouragement one handwritten note at a time. Over the last four months, they have penned approximately 170 cards to a wide range of recipients:

Rudy Kalis' prison ministry
WPC members in care communities
WPC 8th grade confirmands and their mentors
Hands on Mission Cockrill Elementary reading volunteers
WPC new members
WPC handbell members

Also reached out to WPC families experiencing some of life's most sacred moments, including births, baptisms, and during of sympathy.

A handwritten note is a simple but powerful reminder that someone is seen, valued, and loved. That is the heart of the Care Notes.

First Tuesday of the Month
9:00 a.m.
Westminster Cafe
Leader: Melissa Halsell

Send a little extra kindness into the world - one note at a time. Materials are provided. All are welcome.

CLICK HERE TO JOIN THIS MINISTRY!

Pottery Hand building
Tiny House

Saturdays, June 13 and 20
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
$20.00 including all supplies
Bring your own lunch.

Little house with big memories! Make a small replica of an important building in your life or just design a dream house.

For any level of pottery experience.

Led by Stephanie Wilcox and Sally Gracey
Limit: 8 participants

Pottery Hand building
Bee Watering Station

In the heat of summer, bees rely on water to regulate body temperature, dilute honey for larval food, and cool the hive through evaporation. We will make shallow watering stations shaped like a flower. The flowers are on sturdy stems, ready to be placed in your garden and your friends’ gardens.

As our most important pollinators, bees provide 1/3 of the food we eat. Step up to environmental responsibility and have fun creating it.

No pottery experience needed.

Fridays, July 17, 24, and 31
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
$30.00 including all supplies
Bring your own lunch.

Led by Cass Fagan, Janice Mann and Jill Sink
Class size: Minimum 6, maximum 10 participants.

REGISTER BY JULY 12

Have you taken a pottery hand-building class with Joy in Learning? Check out the Pottery Hand-Building page for Open Studios and Give Back Times!

GET ON THE LIST!

Quilting Class
Weaving Class

We are so excited to offer a quilting and weaving class in the near future. Right now we are asking folks to let us know what interests them and the days/times that work best.

Click here if interested.

Starting June 4
Summer Book Group

9:30 a.m.

Overlook Room

Sacred Journey and
Telling the Truth: The Gospel and Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairy Tale.

Copies of these books are available in the office.

June 4

Mardi Gras at WPC

6:30 p.m. • Ice Cream Sundaes

7:15 p.m. • Concert

Join us for a night of wonderful music and sweet treats.

We will have an ice cream sundae bar at 6:30 p.m., followed by Robert Ray's Gospel Mass.

No tickets are needed. This is a fundraising event for our 2027 Choir Trip to England. Look for the offering baskets to contribute.

Click here to make an online donation. Choose the GIVE button and put in the description 2027 Choir Trip.

Summer Hours

The office will be open Monday - Thursday,

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

On Fridays, we will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Keep up to date with the latest happenings at WPC.

Click here for a list of all our classes and events.

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