The Broadcaster Westminster Presbyterian Church March, 2019

"Making Disciples by Celebrating the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ"

The Pastor’s Page

Lenten Book Study: "Reaching Out: Three Movements of the Spiritual

Life" by Henri Nouwen

This Lent season Pastor David will be hosting a Tuesday lunchtime book

study on the classic Christian devotional text "Reaching Out" by Henri

Nouwen.

Originally published in 1975, this bestseller is one of Nouwen's most famous texts and has been

continuously in print for over 40 years. In the book, the author creates wonderful illustrations of how the

inner life is mended by recognizing and acting on its connection with others.

The author, Henri Nouwen (1932-1996), was a Catholic priest and world-renowned academic for his

work in the fields of Clinical Pastoral Education and Pastoral Theology. While regarded as an engaging

professor, lecturer, and public speaker, the career pursuit that best reflects Nouwen's life was as a staff

chaplain for the L'Arche Daybreak: a residential community for persons with disabilities and their

caretakers.

Nouwen's list of works includes 42 published books plus a score of academic articles, and an ever-

growing number of posthumous compilation books based on his Christian devotionals.

The Three Movements of the Spiritual Life expounded in this book include: 1) From Loneliness to

Solitude; 2) From Hostility to Hospitality; and 3) From Illusion to Prayer.

Our Lenten Book Study will meet every Tuesday in the church library from Noon - 1pm beginning on

March 5th. The Discipleship Committee has purchased 10 paperback copies of the book so that if you

would like to participate you can pick one up from the church. "Reaching Out" is also available to

purchase on iBooks, Kindle and other e-readers for $10. Additionally, three copies are available to

borrow through the Adams County public library.

Peace,

Pastor David

Dates to Remember 2

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Calendar

Worship Plan

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

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Anniversaries

Upcoming Special Events

March 6 - Ash Wednesday Service 6 pm March 10 - Daylight Savings Time Begins

THE BROADCASTER 3990 West 74th Avenue Westminster, CO 80030-4709 303-429-8508 westyoffice@gmail.com www.westypres.org Published for the members and friends of Westminster Presbyterian Church to inform members of meet-ings, provide newsworthy articles and profiles of new members. The Deadline for each issue is the third Monday of the previous month.

Pastor: Rev. David Wright

Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Ed Thwaites

Office Admin: Teddie McConnell

Music Director: Krista Larson

Custodian: Don Goodman

Officers of the Congregation and Committee Chairs:

Clerk of Session: Doris Aldrich

President: Bob Briggs

Vice President: Ron Hellbusch

Treasurer: Barbara Scanlon

Board of Deacons: John Maurer

Administration: Bob Briggs

Celebrations: Melissa Dukes

Discipleship: Andy Jaegle

Mission: Gloria Van Meter & Doris

Aldrich

Worship & Music: Cynthia Jennings

& Sue Singleton

Presbytery Commissioners:

Ron Hellbusch, Dick Peterson

Office Hours (Mon.- Thurs.)

9:30 am—3:00 pm CLOSED FRIDAYS

Birthdays

March 2 - Ray Byrd

March 5 - Kerry Nickless

March 6 - Don Rhoda

March 6 - Peg Smith

March 9 - David Graham

March 10 - Dorothy Wright

March 12 - Dick Petersen

March 17 - Tresha Boone

March 18 - Doris Thomas

March 19 - David Wright

March 23 - Kathy Benedict

March 23 - Julie Bing

March 24 - Dean Tufford

March 26 - Samantha Mable

March 30 - Barbara Scanlon

March 31 - Tom Alexander Mar 10 - Joyce & Mike Morian (47)

Sources of Strength Initiative We want to let all of you know that this month, Westminster Presbyterian will be starting our Sources of Strength initia-tive. Our community has been touched by suicide three times already this year, and we want to provide everybody with support and help in developing inner strength to help us all in times of trouble. We will be meeting right here, immedi-ately after the dinner, for about an hour. This program is open to everybody, of all ages, in our community. If you, or anyone you know, could use this kind of support, please come next month on March 21. If there is sufficient interest, we will try to expand the program to two evenings a month, after both community dinners.

-Peg Smith

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Elder Class of 2019 Doris Aldrich Gloria Van Meter Bob Briggs Sue Singleton Elder Class of 2020 Barbara Scanlon Janice Barker Dick Peterson Ron Hellbusch Elder Class of 2021 Don Goodman Andy Jaegle Joyce Morian Cynthia Jennings

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DEACONS

Class of 2019

Peg Smith

Sam Mazzucca

Glenda Orr

Marge Innes

Class of 2020

Pauline Maurer

Francine Taylor

Lenita Lindholm

Tenny Lindholm

Class of 2021

Linda Blancett

Cheryl Doherty

Virginia Stanley

Pat Hendricks

If you prefer to receive your Broad-caster only by email, please email the office - westypres@gmail.com.

This month’s Communion Offering is Cold Weather Care (for homeless in

Adams County, see page 5).

The deadline for the April Broadcaster is March 18th. Please email your articles to the office - westyoffice@gmail.com. Or bring them into the church office.

FROM THE MISSION COMMIITTEE:

The Mission Committee members vot-

ed to participate again this spring in

the Ralston House Pinwheel Garden

– Plant a Garden and Help Plant

Hope. The proceeds will go to support

the children in the community (Adams

and Jefferson Counties) who have suf-

fered abuse and to support efforts to

keep children safe from abuse.

The Committee will purchase 50

Pinwheels and seek donations of

$5.00 for each Pinwheel. All the Pin-

wheels will stay at the church and be

“Planted in a Garden” somewhere in

the church yard. Please consider par-

ticipating in this worthy cause. Doris

Aldrich will be collecting donations af-

ter church during March.

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FISH FOOD BANK FUNDRAISER

The volunteers of the FISH FOOD BANK cordially invite you to an

Afternoon Tea Party! Delicious teas, scrumptious

scones, yummy sandwiches, and tasty treats are all on the menu!

Saturday, April 6th at 1 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church Library Tickets are $15 person or $10 per child 10 years old and younger.

Proceeds will be used to purchase needed items for the FISH FOOD BANK. Bobbie Lowe will be coordinating ticket sales again this year. Tickets go on sale Sunday, March 3rd. There are only 60 tickets available, so be sure to buy yours as soon as possible.

Life is like a cup of tea – to be filled to the brim and enjoyed with friends.

THE POWER OF PRAYER

How do we help our neighbors know that God is here for them, that He hasn’t forgot-ten them, that He loves them?

On Sunday, March 3rd, the Celebrations Committee will hang a banner and a box on the fence between the church parking lot and the park. The box will hold cards and waterproof pens. The banner will read…

WE PRAY FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD – LET US PRAY FOR YOU, TOO!

We are inviting our neighbors to write their prayers down and attach them on the wall. The prayer cards will be routinely gathered and shared among the congregation so we

can give a voice to our neighbors’ prayer requests, their concerns and their joys.

Through our prayers we will continue to bring the Good News of the Gospel to our neighbors.

“My prayer today is that we’ll feel the loving arms of God wrapped around us, and will know in our hearts that He will never forsake us as we trust in Him.” Billy Graham

An Updated Church Directory is Now Available

Please pick up your copy from the table by the front door if you haven’t already. They include the names of the folks who will be joining the church in the next few weeks.

KING Soopers Gift Cards

Great job, WPC family! During the period from 12/30/2018 to 1/26/2019 you reloaded $3,945.00 onto your King Soopers Gift Cards, the highest monthly amount we've achieved in many months. Combined with the $3,205.00 from the prior month, we received a rebate check for $357.50 from King Soopers for the two months. I still have two cards worth $2.50 each available for purchase. If you are interested please contact me. Keep up the good work! - Deb Dougherty

Congratulations to our new

members! Hope and Hannah Smith

and Jordan Tufford completed the

Confirmation Class and joined the

church on February 17th.

A Hand Up, not a Hand Out

Cold Weather Care

Mission: Providing life-saving shelter and support for the fami-

lies and individuals in Adams County during the cold months

of October to April.

Vision: Equipping and empowering people to regain control of

their lives by moving toward self-sufficiency; providing a hand

-up, not a hand-out.

WARM BEDS. GOOD MEALS. CASE MANAGEMENT.

We provide services that intervene in the road towards chronic homelessness. Each person reclaimed from chronic homelessness saves our community over $15,000 per year in resources. We lovingly provide emergency shelter, meals and case manage-ment. CWC is the only shelter in Adams County serving families as well as single men and women.

Daylight Savings Time Starts on March 10th

Remember to set your clocks forward. Otherwise, we’ll see

you for coffee and fellowship.

Why do we have to pay per capita? I’ve heard this question at least a thousand times, and in spite of the number of times the question is asked, the answer is always the same. “Because.”

That’s easy to say, but the rationale behind per capita giving is more involved.

Per Capita literally means “for each head,” and it’s essentially a “per-person” fee paid to the denomination to keep the denomination running. For a lot of folks, that seems like carrying coal to Newcastle. Why does the denomination need our money? What difference does it make if our church does or doesn’t give to this fund?

The denomination needs the giving of every church because giving is an act of faith. Yes, there are endowments and investments and a whole lot of churches pay their per capita without fail, and yes, the giving by a lot makes up for the lack of giving by a few. But it’s important to remember that per capita is the primary source of funding for the Office of the General Assembly, and it is through participation in per capita giving that nearly 10,000 PCUSA congrega-tions equitably share the costs of the work of the wider church. It also supports Denver Presbytery and the Synod of the Rocky Mountains.

Giving is a holy discipline. When the disciples went out into the world to share the Good News, they relied upon the generosity of the churches they planted to support their work. Furthermore, they encouraged those new churches to set aside a collection for the widows and orphans, the hungry and helpless, the bro-ken and bereft. It is our call as Christians and as Presbyterians to share in the ministry of all our churches, to fairly pay those who serve Christ at all denomi-national levels, and to offer compassion and support to our sisters and brothers in need.

Why do we have to pay per capita? Because we care about the future of our churches.

Because we care about each other. Because we are still being sent into the world to share the glorious Good News of Jesus ’ life, death and resurrec-tion. Because we are under grace, and it is from there that we can see how dy-namic our graciousness can be.

- Transitional Presbytery Pastor, Rev. Dana Hughes

The Per Capita cost this year is $32 per member.

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March Service Participants

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Greeters Bob & Gloria Van Meter

Doris Aldrich & Larry Ewoldt

Bobbie Lowe & Eliz-abeth Price

Mike & Joyce Morian Don & Karen Good-man

Ushers Sam Mazzucca, Colleen Mazzucca,

Elizabeth Price, Pat Hendricks, Joyce

Russell

Vicki Esposito, Ron Hellbusch, Bob

Briggs, Shirley Briggs, Bonnie Kramer

Trudy Tufford, James Tufford, Jor-dan Tufford, Sean Gopalakrishnan

Bob Van Meter, Gloria Van Meter,

Keith Conklin, Bob-bie Lowe

John Maurer, Paul-ine Maurer, Lyle

Lafferty, Myrna Lafferty

Lay

Reader

Tenny Lindholm Pat Hendricks Sue Singleton Melissa Dukes Elizabeth Price

Sound Bob Van Meter Gloria Van Meter John Maurer Lyle Lafferty Keith Conklin

Coffee

Servers

Tenny and Lenita Lindholm

Lyle and Myrna Laf-ferty

To be determined Bob & Shirley Briggs

To be determined

Acolytes James & Jordan

Tufford James & Jordan

Tufford Hope & Hannah

Smith Hope & Hannah

Smith To be determined

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