Month: April 2025
We Need You!
June 23-27, 2025
We need YOU to help our workshop leaders with their workshops! We need more ADULT volunteers in the morning and the afternoon to keep us compliant with our safety policy and legal mandates for Camp Spark. We can also use as many youth volunteers as possible to help with workshops AND all of the transition times and connecting with the kids during lunch, snack times, etc. Morning help needed with: Drama, Dance, Percussion, and a fun “What’s THAT?” workshop designed to learn more about the church building and transitions. Afternoon help needed with: Baking, Art, Outreach – packing backpacks & lunches, and other presentations. No experience with those skills needed. Just a willingness to offer helping hands! Time is ticking! Click here to sign up and/or register your child(ren). Questions? Contact Cacila Rollet.
Calling All Bakers
April 17, 2025Another school year is coming to an end. Cheyney University students are preparing for finals week. We will provide them with cookie/brownie treats to show them we are thinking of them, and to help them get through finals week. If you love to bake, we need you! Each bag should include 3 cookies or one large brownie per each clear bag. No nuts please! We are hoping for 12-24 bags per each baker. We will collect treats before each service on Sunday, May 4 in Spellman Hall and deliver them to the students on Monday, May 5. Email Nancy Tuttle to sign up.
Holy Week Schedule
Maundy Thursday
7:30 pm Thursday, April 17 • Sanctuary & Live Stream • Bulletin
Hear the Passion story in a worship service with scriptures and the Stations of the Cross. Celebrate the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper and reflect on Jesus’ Last Supper. Worship will also include hymns and then watch as the chancel is stripped of all the familiar Christian symbols before you leave the Sanctuary in silence.
Good Friday
12:00 pm Friday, April 18 • Sanctuary & Live Stream • Bulletin
Good Friday is the day we remember Jesus’ crucifixion. The hours of noon to 3 p.m. are particularly significant as these commemorate the time Jesus hung on the cross. This 40-minute worship service will include prayers, biblical storytelling, moments of silent reflection, and music.
Easter Vigil
5:00 pm Saturday, April 19 • Chapel & Live Stream • Bulletin
Join us for the first service of Easter. This is a Taizé service with communion, remembrance of baptism, hymns, and scripture readings from the Old and New Testaments.
Plan Your Easter Sunday
April 17, 2025Sunday, April 20
This Easter Sunday, we will hold two traditional services at 8:15 and 9:30 am with our Chancel Choir, brass and bells. We expect an abundance of visitors and want to make room for those who may attend Westminster for the first time. We ask those who normally attend the 9:00 am worship service, as a sign of hospitality, please consider attending one of our other services instead.
- Sunrise Service
6:00 am April 20 • Courtyard
Join us as we journey around the Westminster building to celebrate Christ’s resurrection. We begin in candlelight in the courtyard and travel to the crosses, Memorial Garden, and we end the service in the Sanctuary to celebrate communion. Following this service enjoy a light breakfast in Café 10 West. - Traditional Service
8:15 am April 20 • Sanctuary
Brass, bells and the Chancel Choir lead this traditional Easter service. - Traditional Service
9:30 am April 20 • Sanctuary & Live Stream
Brass, bells and the Chancel Choir lead this traditional Easter service. Nursery care provided for children 6 months – 4 years. Following the Thought for Children, we invite older kids to Easter storytelling, egg hunt and decorating a flower cross. - Contemporary Service
11:00 am April 20 • Sanctuary & Live Stream
Our worship band leads this contemporary Easter service. Nursery care provided for children 6 months – 4 years. Following the Thought for Children, we invite older kids to Easter storytelling, egg hunt and decorating a flower cross.
Easter Sunday Traffic: RIGHT TURN ONLY WHEN EXITING THE CHURCH PARKING LOT! We will have police assistance at our entrance to facilitate more efficient entrance and exit from the parking lot. Thank you for your help!
Bring Flowers on Easter
Westminster has a tradition of “flowering the cross” on Easter. Throughout the years we have had a cross in the courtyard when we add flowers to bring “new life” to the cross. After last Easter the old cross, having seen many better years, was replaced by a brand new, beautiful white cross made by our own Jerry Shuts, that will help continue this tradition for years to come. We invite you to bring your own flowers (from your gardens or purchased) to adorn our cross with new life on Easter morning!
Highlight: Anxious Generation
April 10, 2025
Meet Lori Willingham and Rev. John Willingham, a retired school nurse and pastor in this short video (2.5 minutes). They introduce a workshop they’re holding from 5:30-7:30 pm May 4 & 5 on the book, The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. We will discuss what the research tells us about an unintended impact of the digital age on today’s young people and steps that can be taken to halt this disturbing trend.
You don’t need to read the book ahead of time, but simply come with a desire to learn more and be part of the change. Meals and child care are provided. $10 suggested donation to cover the cost of the meals. Click here to register.
Pickleball Season 3: The Divine Dinkers
6:00 pm Mondays & Wednesdays starting April 21 • Rear Parking Lot
Join us for pickleball at Westminster, where fun and fellowship meet on the court! Whether you’re picking up a paddle for the first time or are an experienced player, we’ve got a game for you, and don’t forget to bring friends! We’ll play Monday and Wednesday evenings beginning Monday, April 21. We will use the Team Reach app as a main means of communication and sign ups. Click here for Androids or click here for iPhones and enter the code WPCdink. Questions or have trouble downloading, contact Laureen Smith or Debbie Anderson.
Support One Great Hour of Sharing
For over 75 years, One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) special offering has provided avenues of partnership with those who have the least. The ministries supported by OGHS – Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Presbyterian Hunger Program, and Self-Development of People – work in a variety of ways to rebuild and restore the lives of families and communities. OGHS is the single, largest way Presbyterians come together to work for a better world by advancing the causes of justice, resilience, and sustainability. Each donation to OGHS helps change the lives of people who are in these challenging situations. Consider donating as an Easter offering. Click here to donate.
Order Easter Flowers
Honor a loved one or friend by ordering a flower to decorate Westminster on Easter. Contact Barb Drain with your name and the dedication you would like listed in the bulletin. The cost this year is $15 and orders will be taken until Tuesday, April 15. Session also encourages those who wish to contribute to the Endowment Fund in memory or honor of a loved one or friend to do so; names will also be listed in bulletin.
Help in the Nursery on Mother’s Day
8:15-10:10 am or 10:10 am -12:00 pm Sunday, May 11
Give our regular nursery staff Mother’s Day off so they can spend time with their children. We’re looking for volunteers (two per service) to spend time caring and playing with children 6 months to 4 years old. Background clearances are needed and we can help you get them if you don’t already have them. For more info or to volunteer, contact Mary Maina.