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Summary of April Session Meeting

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Westminster’s Session held its Stated Meeting on April 15. Among the business conducted:

  • Met with candidates for church membership
  • Approved the Personnel Committee’s recommendation to elect an Associate Pastor Nominating Committee for a position in university ministry and mission & outreach
  • Approved an Audit Team to review Westminster’s financial records as required by Presbytery
  • Heard updates on the following:
    • Nominating Committee
    • Safety & security audit
    • Wedding policy revision

Winston Barham, Recording Clerk

Westminster and Earth Day

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WPC — on the way to 100% green power

This April we observe the first anniversary of the installation of the solar panels on the kitchen roof.  This has produced excess electricity that has been sold back to Dominion for about $677.  The total production by the solar array in the most recent 12 months was 9.84 Megawatt hours (MWhr).

The church used 175 MWhr from July 2016 to June 2017.  This was down from 187 MWHr used the previous year.  A member of the committee whose all electric household only has two people used 14 MWhr during this same time frame.

Also, in September 2017, the session approved the purchase of wind Renewable Energy Certificates through Arcadia Power.  This supports wind farms in other parts of the USA.  Arcadia provides 100% offsets for all of Dominion’s electricity used at Westminster.  This program has worked well and now we, as citizens, need to make Arcadia redundant by lobbying Dominion to provide clean renewable power here in Dominion’s service area.

The Green Team

Litter Pick-up event

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On Saturday, March 31st from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon we will be partnering with the University of Virginia’s Facilities Management Office and the UVA student Environmental Club for a litter cleanup event of the area along the railroad right-of-way from the Culbreth Garage to the UVA Corner.  Our lower parking lot will be the site for the kick-off of the event and one of the collection sites as well. Please join members of our church Green Team in hosting a great group of UVA students whether you actually pick up litter on the slopes or hand-out water and trash bags to support the students!

March Session Summary

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Westminster’s Session held its Stated Meeting on March 11. Among the business conducted:

  • Reporting on the February 17 Presbytery meeting, Rev. Lynne Clements was introduced as a new clergy member of Presbytery, and final approval was given for her to be installed as Westminster’s Called Associate Pastor. Winston Barham was among those commissioned to General Assembly.
  • Fran Hooper, member of Cove Presbyterian Church and the Presbytery Committee on Ministry, advised Session on the process of calling an Associate Pastor for university mission and social justice.
  • Disbursed funds for transportation to the upcoming March for Our Lives in Washington, DC, and for emergency medical supplies and training.
  • Reports from the following:
    • Nominating Committee
    • Youth Initiative
    • Peace, Justice, and Inclusion
    • Administration Division
    • Board of Deacons
    • New Member Committee

Winston Barham, Recording Clerk

“So faith, hope, and love abide, these three;
but the greatest of these is love.”
−1 Corinthians 13:13

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  • Inclusiveness
  • Fellowship
  • Stewardship
  • Courage

 

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