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It is with joy that we introduce you to Janet Gauger who has graciously and enthusiastically volunteered to be our new Prayer Ministry Coordinator. Janet and her husband Rich joined Westminster in 2010 and she has also served as the Sunshine Coordinator for the Chancel Choir over the years. Janet’s gifts of compassionate care, deep listening, and faithful service to the church will allow for this Prayer Ministry of and for the people of Westminster and beyond to continue each week. Contact Janet or the church office if you wish to join our prayer ministry team or have a prayer concern you’d like our prayer ministry to lift up. Prayer request forms are located in the sanctuary pew racks.

Is Westminster filling your spiritual needs? Tell us what you value about worship and how we can make or deepen our connection with you. What can we do better? Let us know! Your responses to this 5-minute questionnaire will help leaders assess how we can best serve and connect with you and your household.

We are looking for a new volunteer administrator to help lead the prayer chain ministry. This ministry takes a few short hours a week to gather emailed requests for prayer and send them out compiled in one email to Westminster’s faithful Prayer Warriors. Questions or to express your interest in leading this valuable ministry, contact Jennie Moffitt in the church office.

90% of the students at Cheyney Qualify are low income, disabled, or are the 1st in their family to attend college. We would like to welcome all 750 Cheyney student back to campus with a gift from Westminster. Each student will receive an aluminum water bottle filled with goodies. We will collect colored pens & highlighters, colored sticky notes/index cards, candy, $5 Wawa gift cards, and popcorn between July 23 – August 13. Please drop off donations of any of these items in the collection bins around the church. Questions? Contact Angela Emrich or Nancy Tuttle.

Our Gleaning Garden is growing produce for local food cupboards, and we can use your help. This week we finished spinach and are picking peas and herbs. We’re starting to harvest peppers, tomatillo, cucumbers, squash and beans. No gardening experience is needed, and the time commitment is flexible. If you have an hour or two during the day and could harvest and then deliver to a Food Cupboard, that would be ideal. Groups, families and weeders are welcome! Click here to signup to volunteer. Questions? Contact Anita Gordon.

We need volunteers to prepare dinner for 20 residents of Safe Harbor on August 5. You will prepare, deliver and serve hot meals for up to 20 residents. Click here to signup. Questions? Contact Angela Emrich.

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America and has arrived at Westminster! We now have two courts back by the outdoor chapel (the back right corner of the parking lot.) If you are an experienced Pickle Baller or new to the game, come out and have some fun and join us for a game of pickleball 6:30-8 pm Monday, June 27 or 1:30-3 pm Monday, July 10. We will give instructions for those who are new. The goal is to have open play for any member of Westminster once we get a locked equipment box. If anyone has a large metal box or other appropriate box-like structure (40 inches or longer) that can be locked and wants to donate to hold our equipment or if you have paddles you would like to donate, please contact Laureen Smith or Tim Jaques.