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For Adults

Through Church School classes, special programs, inter-generational events, and discussion groups, Westminster provides opportunities for people of all ages to nurture their faith. The Church School, which meets from September through May on Sunday mornings, from 9:30-10:40 AM, is the heart of these efforts and provides classes for people of all ages.  There is also a weekly prayer group, a prayer shawl group, etc. Additional evening programs, events and workshops also occur through the year.

Adult Christian Formation for January 2022: Weekly Classes – Sundays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Prayer Shawl Ministry: Care and the love of knitting and/or crocheting have been combined into a prayerful ministry that reaches out to those within our church and beyond. Since 2011 and under the guidance of the Pastoral Deacons and church staff, we have given shawls to console those who are grieving, comfort those who are ill, and bring joy and gratitude during times of celebration.  We meet on the third Monday of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. If you are interested in joining this special ministry or have questions, please contact Beth Hochstetler.

Questions of Faith
During January, the Questions of Faith class will be studying the book For the Love of All Creatures, by William Greenway (William B. Eerdmans, 2015). On January 9, Greenway, Professor of Philosophical Theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, will meet with us by Zoom to begin the discussion of his book. Peter Gates will lead the discussion the following three weeks. We meet in Room 208 and by Zoom.
 
Library Class
In the Library, Rev. Lynne Clements and Betsy Donohoe kick off the New Year with Women of the New Testament, a follow up on last winter’s Women of the Old Testament, featuring Lynn Japinga’s From Daughters to Disciples: Women’s Stories from the New Testament, Westminster John Knox Press, 2021.  
 
Faith and Family
Beginning on January 16th, Faith and Family will explore Brené Brown’s lecture, “The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting,” in 20-minute segments played during our gatherings, across six sessions. No preparation is necessary. Susie Bruce and Derry Wade will co-lead discussion and all are welcome!

Tuesday Evening Bible Study: This year we are studying, Lessons My Grandmother Taught Me: Learning from the Women in Matthew’s Genealogy of Jesus by Merryl Blair.  Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary—Matthew names these women for a reason. How might Jesus have heard the stories of his grandmothers? What might the young Jesus have felt, as he heard about his family? What might the stories of these women have added to his sense of identity, as part of a particular family in a particular time and place? And what can Jesus’s grandmothers-of-the-faith teach us? By exploring these stories together, we will have a richer idea of what the good news is.

Here is the list of our Bible Study dates, the 2nd Tuesday of each month, at 7:00 p.m., via Zoom until January, when we will revisit how we will meet:

  • January 11
  • February 8
  • March 8
  • April 12
  • May 10
  • June 14

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

Our Mission

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

Our Values

With faith, hope, and love as bedrock Christian values, we also cherish the following:
  • Thinking and Learning
  • Inclusiveness
  • Fellowship
  • Stewardship
  • Courage

 

Westminster follows the Presbyterian Book of Confession and is a confessional church. You can view/read the Book of Confession at the PC(USA) website by clicking on the following link: https://www.pcusa.org/resource/book-confessions/.

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