On Sunday, August 27 you are invited to our final summer concert to benefit PACEM (People and Congregations Engaged in Ministry). The concert will take place in the Sanctuary at 4:00 pm followed by ice cream in the courtyard. Soprano Megan Sharp, with Jonathan Schakel on piano, will present a program entitled, “Songs My Father Taught Me,” featuring songs by Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Gabriel Fauré, Joaquín Rodrigo, and folk songs arranged by Benjamin Britten. Megan’s late father, Stuart Sharp, was a professor of voice at Hope College and her first voice teacher. This program is a tribute to his guidance and great love of art songs.
Who’s made in the image?
We had an amazing Westminster Musical Week preparing In the Image by Mark Burrows. Westminster folks of all ages, including several out-of-town grandchildren, came together for dinner each evening, sang, played games, prayed, painted and created. This list of participants includes those who prepared meals, lead rehearsals, created sets and props, coached speakers, and lead crafts. Those who had speaking parts and played in the band have been indicate behind their name. A project of this magnitude takes many hands, and we give thanks for all of those who took part.
Anne Andrews
Diane Ballister
Winston Barham
Bob Bedford
Faith Andrews Bedford
Betty Blackburn
Tom Bloom
Diana Brawley
Lydia Brawley-Magee, Artsy
Nathaniel Brawley-Magee
Elizabeth-Latta Brother
Carolyn Brown
Anne Clements, Literalist 1
Lynne Clements
Martha Craddock
Margaret Anne Doran, Poet
Judy Dunscomb
Dana Eastman
Annabelle Garth, Dancer
Eden Garth
Melanie Garth
Peter Garth
Tina Goode
Aaron Heflin, MUCK 2
Hayden Heflin
Beth Hochstetler
Carolyn Kelly
Barb Mann
Beth Nissen
Dana Patek
Leah Patek, violin
Jake Paulson, percussion
Joey Paulson, percussion
Nancy Paulson
Lila Peck
Will Peck
Jane Edmister Penner, Craftsy
Dick Redding
Elijah Redding
Jonathan Schakel, piano
Paul Schakel, MUCK 1
Megan Sharp
Anna Smith, Drummer
Aurelie Spencer
Wyatt Spencer, Wow
Kaitlyn Spitzer
George Stetkevych, Sleepy
Robert Stetkevych, Literalist 2
Andrew Stetkevych, You Know
Nancy Takahashi, bass
Charlotte Thomasclarke
Ellen Thomasclarke
Emily Thomasclarke, Catalyst
Dee Weikle
Ellie Weikle, Environmentalist
Lynanne Wilson
Debbie Wolfe
Montreat News
Last week was beautiful and refreshing up in the mountains of North Carolina. The group that attended the Worship and Music conference included Megan, Jonathan, Paul, Jane Penner, and her sister Judy Edmister. We met up with friends that have been going to the conference for years. Jane and Megan sang in the chamber choir, Paul sang in the middler choir and participated in drama and drumming, and Judy attended the art workshop and created a banner to take back to her church in New York. A huge thank you to Westminster for providing continuing education funds and worship leadership funds to help support this inspiring trip. We hope you will consider attending next summer.
Call for Creation Supplies
God created the heavens and earth from nothing. For those of us who will be recreating the heavens and the earth for the musical about creation, we will need more to work with. So, if you have odds and ends of fabric — or who knows what else — that might become bears or trees or fish or raindrops or clouds or flowers, please leave them in the box at the “In the Image” sign-up table in the Gathering Space between now and July 10, when preparations begin in earnest. Then come to worship on July 16 to see what they have become. If you have questions, call Carolyn Brown at 293-5895.
A Little Summer Music-Rafael Scarfullery, guitar
A Little Summer Music presents a recital by classical guitarist and composer, Rafael Scarfullery, this Sunday, at 4:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. A native of the Dominican Republic, Rafael is music director and organist at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. The recital will feature his own compositions. A collection in benefit of PACEM will be taken, and an ice cream reception in the courtyard follows the concert.