WESTMINSTER MINISTRIES

CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP Joyce Yancey, Pilot & Elder (’17)

yancey@ntelos.net

COMMITMENT

Curtis Foltz, Elder (‘18), curtisfoltz@ntelos.net

Co-Pilots, Kaitlin Steck and Ed Glover

FELLOWSHIP & CONGREGATIONAL CARE Cathy Loomis, Pilot & Phyllis Gorsuch, Elder (‘17)

phyllis.gorsuch@wwrc.virginia.gov

FINANCE Bill Ralston, Pilot & Alex Davis, Elder (‘19)

j.alexanderdavis@gmail.com

PASTORAL RELATIONS Kathy Baker, Elder (‘19) rekabka51@gmail.com

PERSONNEL Sue Krzastek, Pilot

skrzaste@ntelos.net

PROPERTY Chuck Vailes, Pilot & Andy Shifflett, Elder (‘17)

2ashifflettts@ntelos.net

WITNESS Terry Team, Pilot &

Marti Elliott, Elder (‘18) martielliott@comcast.net

WORSHIP Lisa Vailes, Elder (‘19), lvailes@inbio.com Co-Pilots, Judy Glover and Lisa Schwenk

CLERK OF SESSION Ed Crawford, edcrawrph@gmail.com

Jim Gordon - Summit Square, 501 Oak Avenue, HC14, Waynesboro, VA 22980 Harding Lonas - 104 Patton Farm Road, Apt 150, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 Bob Scates - Shenandoah Nursing & Rehab, Room #109, 339 Westminster Drive, Fishersville, VA 22939 Louise Shannon - Augusta Nursing and Rehab, Room #329, 83 Crossroad Lane, Fishersville, VA 22939 Theresa Sykes - Royal Care, Room N-4, 54 Imperial Drive, Staunton, VA 24401

John and Phyllis Butler, 6201 Lansgate Road, Midlothian, VA 23112 | 804-739-4897 Dr. Jim Deacon, 128 South Oak Lane, Waynesboro, VA 22980 | 942-4840 Jeanne Lackey, 43 Chandelle Boulevard, Waynesboro, VA 22980 | 942-1957 Charlie and Jean Martin, Royal Care, Room N-7, 54 Imperial Drive, Staunton, VA 24401

STAFF CORNER- Church Office, Open

8:30 a.m-2:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday

April Cranford, Pastor, 540-414-4427

Robin Pfeifer, Admin. Assistant, 540-942-1145

Bettie Tindall, Director of Music Ministries,

540-363-4224

John Tindall, Dir. of Christian Education &

Youth Ministries, 540-810-1519

Wes Bush, Finance Assistant,

wbwest04@outlook.com

Doris Lunsford, Custodian

Shirley Gillespie, Treasurer

Scott Russell, Red Door Worship Leader

Erin Spencer, Nursery Attendant,

540-910-0135

Sue Wright, Organist

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upcoming Ministry News

Can we borrow your Bible in January 2018? The first five weeks of the new year, we will embark on a

sermon series that wrestles with the Scriptures. During this study, we would like to display a Bible in each room of the

church building and church office. The Bibles will be on placemats, opened to a favorite passage of scripture and labeled with the owner’s name along with a paragraph of why this Bible holds a special meaning to them. We hope these Bibles would be used and read by those who are in the various rooms of our church. If you have a Bible we could borrow, please drop it by the church office today Dec. 24, with the your name, a favorite scripture verse

marked and a paragraph why this Bible is special to you. Please contact Rev. April Cranford if you have any

questions. (Please do not submit Bibles that are fragile or could not be read.) Thank you.

Brown Bag Bible Study January 4 - February 1

Rev. April Cranford will lead a Bible study on Thursdays from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Church Office’ s Faith Room. Beginning January 4 we will focus on the upcoming text

used in Worship. The next sermon series is, Wrestling with the Word. You are invited to bring your Bible and lunch. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor April.

Ushers for 12/31/17

11:15 Service

Bobbie and Mark Bonar & Norma and John Lindsay

9:00 Service

Ruth Hamner & Jack Hengert & Margaret Foltz

Ministry news

The Church office is open only on Wednesday, December 27 from 9:30-12:30.

Visitations: Please contact Hugh Robertshaw the week of Dec 26-Jan 1 for visitations at the hospital, facilities of care or the home. Hugh's number is 540-943-2825

All 2017 Contributions and Donations by check or cash need to be made on or on Wednesday, December 28 from 9:00-12:30. If you would like to give online or on your mobile device, you can do so up until 11:59 p.m. on December 31 using the online giving option. Go to our website, scan the QR code in the fridge news, or use this web address, https://secure.accessacs.com/access/oglogin.aspx?sn=96441. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Shirley Gillespie, 540-470-0685 or Wes Bush, 942-1145.

2018 Giving Envelopes: The 2018 giving envelopes for those who requested them, are on the table in the Colonnade. Please pick up yours at your earliest convenience.

The Salvation Army is extremely grateful for our generous support of their Christmas Stocking project. Our 65 bulging stockings are a very significant contribution to their Christmas outreach to children. Thank you so much, Rebecca Rider and Witness Ministry.

The WOW ministry will resume on Wednesday, January 10 with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and Children, Youth Ministry and Ministry Team Meeting Night at 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Night Youth Group resumes, January 7.

Tuesday Night Youth Bible Study, resumes January 9.

Is God calling you to serve in Haiti, May 2018? Dr. Bob Gunther is attending a medical mission trip with other area churches in Cherident, Haiti during May. There are 12 spots for the trip and so far 8 people have signed up. If you would like to go, talk to Dr. Bob about details of the trip and speak with one of the witness ministry team leaders regarding a portion of funds available to support your trip cost; Marti Elliott or Terry Team.

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SESSION COMMUNICATION CORNER– Highlights from December Meeting

December 19 at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Joyce and Steve Yancey

*Approved the 2018 church budget

*Approved Communion Dates for 2018

*Elected Ed Crawford to another term as Session Clerk

*Elected Kay Adamson as church treasurer

*Accepted the resignation of Angie Honeycutt from Session who resigned for personal reasons

Our Vision: We are a community of faith living the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ.

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FRIDGE MINISTRY NEWS

PRAYER CORNER Please fill out a prayer card and place the card in the offering to list a joy or concern in the prayer corner.

Names in Bold are New this Week

Names with * are members Names updated every two months.

Concerns The Ryder Family Andrew Ipock Zander Layman Susan Cosby Dillow Sue Marion Tom Yancey Doug Tyree Tom Sheaffer Bob Scates Chuck Hanson Helen May Borman *Libby Wingfield Rob Scates (Bob’s son) *Bill Conner *John Wangler

Staff Update Rev. April Cranford, John Tindall, Bettie Tindall and Robin Pfeifer will be out of the office December 25 - January 1. Wes Bush, will be out of the office, Dec. 25, 26 29 and January 1.

Sunday, December 24 9:00 AM Worship, Chapel 10:05 AM Church School, Various Classrooms 11:15 AM Worship, Sanctuary 7:00 PM Candlelight Service, Sanctuary 11:00 PM Candlelight & Communion Service, Chapel

Monday, December 25 Office Closed

Tuesday, December 26 Office Closed

Wednesday, December 27 9:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. - Church Office Open

Thursday, December 28 Office Closed 6:15 PM Shifflett Small Group, Faith Room 7:00 PM Refuge Band Practice, Chapel

Each evening gifts were placed on the pillows for

our guests in the shelter. Many thanks to Rebecca Rider and her mom for the handmade mittens!

CALENDAR

Birthdays over the next 2 weeks

WORSHIP ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK, December 17, 2017

9:00 A.m. Service — 91 11:15 AM Service— 153

Offering Budget (Income/Expenses) for 2017: $328,366.00 General Giving Update thru November 2017

Budgeted Giving: $ 300,983.76 Income/Giving Received: $ 289,152.23

Cold Thermal Shelter– Dec 11-18 A few pictures from the Week

Picture above is from the social hall set up with 20 cots for our guests.

Picture to the left is the finished 500 piece puzzle that was completed by

many guests and volunteers during the

week.

Picture below is a thank you note with offering for Westminster.

Mission Highlights

To all those who bought, prepared and served food for the WARM shelter last week I want to say,

"Congratulations on a job well done!" You certainly nourished the bodies of all our guests! And we hope

that our caring and visiting with them nourished their souls as well. My heart was touched and my

mind expanded by meeting them, even in such brief encounters. And it is wonderful to see Westminster

join together in this important mission. Thank you! Bobbie Bonar

12/24 Nicholas Luedtke

12/24 Cathy Waldorf

12/25 Julia Luedtke

12/26 Sara Jordan

1/1 Jeff Loomis

1/1 Zach Cash

1/2 Scott Via

1/6 Rick McKibben 1/9 Mattie Tindall 1/8 Doug Tippett 1/10 Thomasine Lemons 1/10 Joey Wright 1/12 Bill White 1/12 Nathan Luedtke 1/12 McCauley Vailes

Ministry News THs Week, Dec. 24

9:00 a.m. - Red Door Worship Service, Chapel 11:15 a.m. - Open Door Worship Service, Sanctuary

7:00 p.m. - Candlelight Service, Sanctuary 11:00 p.m. - Candlelight and Communion Service,

Chapel

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