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OCS 40th Anniversary

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The 40th anniversary concert of Westminster’s Organ Concert Series features Zephyrus Early Music  Vocal Ensemble, directed by Megan Sharp and organist Jonathan Schakel. This special anniversary concert, “Lutheran Choral Vespers” will include music by Praetorius, Scheidemann & Scheidt.

In prosperous North Germany during the Renaissance, afternoon vespers in Lutheran churches were occasions for lavish musical productions featuring choir and organ. In this concert, Zephyrus performs some of the finest 17th-century music written for vespers, with chants from Franz Eler’s Cantica sacra, elaborate choral works by Schütz and Praetorius, and organ music by Scheidemann and Scheidt.

Zephyrus is a non-profit vocal ensemble based in Charlottesville, that is dedicated to the performance of music from the medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and modern eras.

Advent & Christmas at Westminster!

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Join us to prepare the way through Advent — and celebrate Christmas: from the Advent Workshop on the First Sunday of Advent, all the way to Christmas Eve with a child-friendly service at 5 p.m. and a traditional candlelit service at 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 1
First Sunday of Advent
Worship at 11 a.m.
Advent Workshop, 9:45 to 10:40 a.m.

Wednesday, December 4
Fellowship on Tap, 5:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8
Second Sunday of Advent Worship, 11 a.m.
Session Meeting, 12:30 p.m.
Christmas Kick-Back, 1 p.m.
Open Study Hours begin, 2 to 10 p.m., and run through December 16

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10
Tuesday Evening Study Group, 7 p.m.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 15
Third Sunday of Advent Worship, 11 a.m.
All-Youth Brunch, 9:30 a.m. Common Grounds
Lessons & Carols, 5 p.m.
Come and enjoy a traditional service of Lessons and Carols led by the Choristers and Singers choirs. Readings and carols retell the story of Christ’s birth, with candlelit singing of Silent Night. Gather for a potluck meal and carol singing in Fellowship Hall afterward.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19
Christmas Eve Choir Rehearsal, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20
Youth Christmas Party, 6:30 p.m. Common Grounds

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22
Fourth Sunday of Advent Worship, 11 a.m.
No classes for adults, youth, or children.
Christmas Eve Choir Rehearsal, 9:30 a.m.
Caroling, 3 p.m. All are welcome to join in song and share carols with those in our congregation in need of Christmas cheer. Directions and song sheets available when we gather in fellowship hall.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24
Christmas Eve Worship, 5 p.m. This child-friendly service includes carols and candlelight.
Christmas Eve Worship, 8:30 p.m. Share the joy of the season in a communion service with carols and candlelight on this holiest of nights. Organ prelude begins at 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER, December 29
First Sunday of Christmas Worship, 11 a.m.
Guest preacher, Colleen Earp

SUNDAY, JANUARY 5
Epiphany of the Lord Worship, 11 a.m.
Pick up a star word to guide your spiritual practice this year!

Dedicate a New Hymnal!

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       We’ve passed the halfway point in raising funds to purchase our new hymnal, Glory to God. Through your generosity, we’re able to purchase 199 hymnals; we’re hoping to raise enough to buy 350. We’ll need about $3,000 to reach our goal.
       In May, Westminster’s Session received and approved a recommendation from the Music Committee that we purchase this new hymnal from our denomination in Louisville. Many of the hymns will be familiar to you, while others will be new. We owe a great debt of thanks to a small group of people here who, in recent months, studied, sang, and prayerfully considered Glory to God.
       If you would like to buy one hymnal or fifty, please consider making a donation to the New Hymnal Fund by writing a check to Westminster Presbyterian Church and writing “Hymnal” on the memo line. Donations to the New Hymnal Fund can also be made at www.westminsterva.org. The cost of each hymnal is $20, which includes, at your request, a bookplate in honor or memory of someone you admire or love (please be brief; there’s limited space on the bookplate). The total cost of hymnals (including large print) is $7,000.
       The editors of Glory to God were guided by the notion that this particular collection of hymns would reflect the world around us, including its diversity and its challenges. They also hoped that our singing would draw us away from ourselves to focus on the God who loves us. Please consider making a donation to the New Hymnal Fund. Our plan is to begin using the hymnal this fall.
       To donate now, visit www.westminsterva.org and select “Hymnal Fund.” In the comments section, specify “In honor of ________” or “In memory of ________.”
Blessings,
Nadine Roddy, Music Committee Chair
Hal Collums, Worship Committee Chair
Ken Henry, Pastor

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

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Sustained by grace, we are called to serve Christ, share God’s love, and work for justice in a complex world.

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  • Fellowship
  • Stewardship
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