Sunday info

Second Sunday of Advent

“And this is my prayer…”

Donovan Drake preaching

Guy Griffith assisting

Luke 3:1-6
Canticle, Hymn 109
- MERLE’S TUNE
Philippians 1:3-11

Anthems:

8:30 a.m.
Laudate Youth Choir

Prepare the Way of the Lord

- William Rowan

11:00 a.m.

Jordan Haas, Tenor

Westminster Choir

Children of the Heavenly Father

- Eric Nelson

And the Glory (Messiah)
- G.F. Handel

Hymns:

106 Prepare the Way, O Zion

475 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing

105 People, Look East

For those of you worshipping with us online,
the hymns are available at the back of the bulletin.

Bulletin

LIVE Stream

Giving

Sunday, December 8

Service of Hope and Healing

7:00 p.m. • Sanctuary

(and via Livestream, see the online bulletin for setting up a worship table at home)

As we enter the Advent/Christmas season, many feelings well up in us. Joyful Christmas carols seek to bring good cheer, yet for many experiences of grief and loss, anxiety and health concerns, depression and painful relationships are on our hearts.

Through scripture and prayers, candlelight and music, this service is for all people seeking hope and healing during this season. We invite you to bring a photo or other symbol of whatever is on your heart to this service, and place it in the candlelit windows, or hold it in the pew.

All are welcome to join us as we claim the promises of God in Emmanuel, God-with-us, and for Christ’s peace to make us whole.

Click here to download a copy of the bulletin.

December 8, 15, 22
Alternative Christmas Gift Market
Parlor

The Alternative Christmas Gift Market offers a different way to give gifts to friends and family while also giving to those in need. Nineteen non-profit agencies and WPC missions have provided “shopping lists” that offer gifts to enhance the quality and faith-based nature of gift-giving this holiday season. You can “purchase” gifts from the participating groups in honor of family members and friends.

Join us in the Parlor on Sunday.

December 8

Youth Bake Sale

Parlor

Looking for homemade cookies, brownies, holiday breads and your favorite Christmas treats? Come to the Parlor and stop at the Youth Bake Sale! Your support will fund SCHOLARSHIPS for upcoming Youth trips, including outreach opportunities and the Montreat Youth Conference.

Bring your cash and checks to purchase these delicious homemade goodies --

Enjoy right away or freeze for the holidays!

Update Your Membership Contact Info

Visit the membership table in the Parlor and talk with a member of the GETconnected team to update your contact info and photo.

Second Sunday Celebration

Come enjoy specialized coffee with a goodie over fellowship! Grab a cappuccino, latte macchiato or flat white plus a pastry in the Parlor from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Our Generosity - a Fresh Perspective

Maybe it is easier to think of our generosity as not simply about what we give— but as the very heartbeat that sustains the life of our church and fuels the ministry to which we are called. Every gift, whether seen or unseen, ripples outward. It touches lives in ways we may never fully see. Without our financial support, the vital work we do here - out of love for one another and for those in need, simply would not exist. And now, as God is doing a new thing in our midst—calling us to deeper purpose and greater faith—our generosity becomes the foundation upon which we build the future of Westminster.

We invite you to see your generosity not just as a financial transaction but as an act of investment in the Kingdom of God. Each gift is a seed sown into a community that seeks to live out God's love, hope, and healing. When we give together, we become part of something far greater than ourselves in a world that desperately needs it. This advent, may we become agents of love and healing by thinking of our gifts as a profound act of faith; one that has lasting impact. Thank you for joining us in this work, as we trust in God's guidance and embrace the new thing God is doing right here.

"I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?" Isaiah 43:19

Generosity 2025 Pledge

All Sunday School classes begin at 9:45 a.m.

Covenant Class • Fellowship Hall

Against the Tide: With Luke Through Advent

Led by Lucas Waweru Mburu

Lucas, a native of Kenya, is a husband to Eunice and

father to Grace and Timothy. He is an ordained minister of

the Gospel of Jesus Christ, serving with the Presbyterian

Church of East Africa in Kenya. Lucas earned his Master

of Arts (Theological Studies) degree from Columbia

Theological Seminary in the spring of 2021. He is pursuing a Ph.D. program in New Testament and Early Christianity at Vanderbilt University.

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 840 1429 6479

Passcode: 199458

Back to Basics: Bible •

Goodpasture Hall

NEW LOCATION

Westminster is launching a new series of Sunday School classes to help us get back to the basics! This fall, we’ll start with an introduction to the Bible. We’ll explore what exactly the Bible is including its structure and history as well as spend time learning about and interpreting various texts together. Attendees will become familiar with the Bible and its contents and develop the skills and understanding so they can comfortably read and interpret Scripture.

For more info, please contact Will Wellman.

Faith & Fellowship • 214

What is in Your Manger?

We will be examining the Nativity Story and our hopes for the Starry Night.

For more info, please contact Donna Schwaber,
dkschwaber@gmail.com.

Murdoch MacLeod • Library

We will discuss this week's gospel lesson.

For more info, please contact Paul DeWitt,
pdewitt@comcast.net.

Young Families • Overlook Room

Join us for a discussion on the book Woven with Sophie Maness.

Sunday School for Youth | 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

Sixth/Seventh Grades • Breakout Room 89

Eighth Grade • Confirmation Class Café

Ninth - Twelfth Grades • Breakout Room 87

Sunday School for Children | 9:45 - 10:45 a.m.

2s are in room 149
3s are in room 161
4s are in room 163
Godly Play/Kindergarten in 183
4th & 5th Grade in room 292
1st - 3rd Chapel first and then will be picked up in rooms.

Contact Sophie Maness for more information.

Children & Youth Choirs

4:00 p.m. Rehearsals

Gloria

Alleluia

Jubilate

Tintinnabulation

5:00 p.m. Rehearsals

Chiming Children

Laudate Choir

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