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March 13 & 14, 2026  • Westminster 
The world can feel overwhelming, and yet hope persists. Join women for a weekend of rest, renewal, and shared discovery. This retreat offers a chance to step away from daily demands, breathe deeply, and reconnect with God’s gifts of strength and possibility. MaryAnn McKibben Dana – pastor, ministry coach, and author of Hope: A User’s Manual – will guide our time with wisdom, warmth, and humor. Click here to register.

Thank you to everyone who donated $3,867 to our Souper Bowl of Caring which will support the West Chester Food Cupboard. Didn’t have a chance to donate? There is still time, click here to donate online or mail a check to Westminster with souper bowl in the memo line.

9:00 am – 2:00 pm Sunday, March 1 • Spellman Hall
Help us pack 20,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger.  We need volunteers from ages 4-104! Click here to register for this fun intergenerational service project. Unavailable to help? Click here to make a donation. A $90 donation will feed a school age child for a year! 

6:00-8:00 pm Friday, February 27 • Spellman
Come out to play a variety of games for all ages with your church family. Feel free to bring your favorite games to play and snacks to share. We’ll provide snacks and drinks, too. A family friendly movie will be shown in Spellman Jr. if you decide you need some “chill” time and space. Bring a blanket/stuffy if you wish. Lots of bean bags will be there for comfy places to sit. Stay for the entire time, or come and go as you are able. Click here to RSVP.

10:15 am Sundays, February 22- March 29 • Spellman Jr & Zoom
The Psalms provide a perfect framework for experiencing Lent through the verses that were Jesus’s own scriptures, offering us strength and wisdom in a painful and redemptive season. Join us for this six week DVD/Book study as Barb Roose combines an interpretation of the psalms with real life stories. We encourage you to read the book; however, it is not required to participate. Click here to join via Zoom.

Our New Director of Spiritual Care begins Sunday, March 1

Mark comes to us with over 30 years of ministry experience. Mark’s ministry has centered around pastoral care, spiritual direction, chaplaincy, retreat leadership and worship ministry. For the last 20 years, much of his work has been centered in an international mission context ministering around the world to leaders and other members of the mission. Mark holds a master’s degree in Spiritual Formation & Leadership and is trained as a Spiritual Director. Mark & Kim have been married for 35 years, have two adult children, and live in West Chester with their corgi Maisie who regularly offers pet therapy to those in need of it. Some of Mark’s favorite things in life are music, reading, the arts, the great outdoors, coffee and people.

Beginning Handbells (Grade 3-Adult)
4:00-5:00 pm Sundays, March 1-15 • Spellman
Are you interested in handbells? Learn the basics of handbell ringing in three weeks. No experience or music-reading skills necessary! Meets Sundays, March 1-15 from 4:00 – 5:00 pm.  Register here.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our journey in Lent, a time in Christian life historically marked by prayer, fasting, and a return to other spiritual practices in preparation for the Easter season.

Morning Worship
9:10-9:30 am Wednesday, February 18 • Sanctuary & Live Stream
Prayer, Communion, Imposition of Ashes.

Pancake Dinner
5:30-7 pm Wednesday, February 18 • Spellman Hall
Start the Lenten season with our annual pancake supper. Gather with your Westminster family for dinner and fellowship followed by the Ash Wednesday worship service. Suggested dinner donation is $5/person or $10/family. RSVP for dinner.

Evening Worship
7 pm Wednesday, February 18 • Sanctuary & Live Stream
Traditional service with imposition of ashes.

Walk the Stations of the Cross
We will place our Stations of the Cross in each window of the Sanctuary. Come and walk the Stations around the Sanctuary.