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We’re grateful for the 343 households who committed $1,513,448 as a promise for Westminster’s future in 2025. You can still fill out an Estimate of Giving card to support our mission and ministry in 2025. 

Dinner for 8 is an opportunity to join a small group of eight people (couples and singles – all are welcome!) to gather for good food, great conversation, and Christian fellowship by rotating dinner at a different household or restaurant each month. The spring session will run from January through May. Email Scott & Erin Lockledge by December 20 if you would like to participate. They will send the spring schedule to participants by January 4.

We are looking for advent candle lighters during worship on Sundays in Advent and on Christmas Eve. You can do this as an individual, family or with a friend – the possibilities are plentiful! You will be provided with the instructions ahead of time as well as any readings if there are any, though it may simply be lighting the candle for that particular Sunday. Click here to sign up. Questions? Contact Pastor Jon.

This year we’re designating the Christmas tree in Spellman Jr as our family tree. During our November 17 gratitude vesper service at 5:00 pm we will bless the tree. Afterwords and throughout the Advent season, bring in an ornament that you have made, purchased, or brought from home and add it to the tree. There will be hanging labels to add to the ornament if you’d like to label them. Questions? Contact Gail Lee.

10:45 am Sundays, November 10, 17 & 24 • Spellman Jr. and Zoom
Led by Betsy Ballantyne, we will reflect on Christian history regarding indigenous people and the Christians’ role in that history, and also explore our Christian responsibility today when it comes to indigenous people. Attend via Zoom.

4:00 pm Saturday, November 9 • Sanctuary
Tim Evers and Kirsten Santos Rutschman will perform a concert in honor of the 50th anniversary of Westminster’s organ. Consisting of 3 manuals, 41 ranks and 2,358 pipes, the organ was initially installed in the old church and was moved here in 1993. The program includes works by Bach and his contemporaries through composers alive today. Highlights include a rarely heard chorale written by Samuel Barber specifically for Westminster (have you ever noticed the copy of the score hanging in the hallway near the main office?), as well as a duet for four hands and four feet. We will take a free-will offering to benefit the Music Ministry and a reception will follow the concert.

Help to make this holiday season special for those in need by hare God’s love at Christmas! The need for gift donations is even greater this year. Click the name of the organization to see the gifts needed: Pocopson Nursing Home,Migrant Ministries, Domestic Violence Center, Family Promise, and Bridge of Hope. Simply click the link, sign up for the gifts you wish to purchase, and follow the directions provided. Drop off your gifts in the Narthex on Sunday, December 1 or 8. We will deliver the gifts on December 11. If you need to make other arrangements for drop off, just let us know. Questions or assistance with gift delivery, contact Angela Emrich or Debbie Zakarian.

If you or someone you know is experiencing stress, anxiety, grief, health issues, separation, or loneliness, Westminster’s trained Stephen Ministers are ready to offer support via telephone calls, virtual technology, or one-on-one, in-person visits.  If life feels out of control, you may find it beneficial to speak and pray with a Stephen Minister.  We are here for you, and you do not have to walk alone.  If you are interested in learning more about the Christ-centered, compassionate care available through Westminster’s Stephen Ministry program, contact Ann Hatfield.