The Vine July 8, 2007

   Today: Lohmen in the 1st Person
             Learn how and why you and every Westminsterite
             benefits from our 20-year mission partnership with a
             tiny village in Germany.
   July 15: The Broad Impact of Homestead Presbytery
             Please welcome Barbara Hipple, the Mission and
             Outreach Coordinator for Homestead Presbytery, who
             will share an overview of the Presbytery's mission
             projects including our partnership with Presbyterians in
             Olmeca, Mexico.
   July 22: Mission: Stop Hunger
             Did you know that our congregation supports four
             separate missions to stop hunger in our community?
             Come and join us in a question and answer session by
             the facilitators of the Westminster Food Pantry, the
             backpack project, Matt Talbot's and the Gathering
             Place?

"Faith, Doubt, Intimations and Dilemmas:
  Ways of Thinking About Life"
     July 29 and Aug. 5:- Bob McCallister, former President of
             Doane College and ordained Methodist minister, is
             inviting you to participate in a two week series where you
             will look for ways to discover your personal theology. This
             seminar will help you more clearly define your
             understanding of God and how God works in your daily
             life. Topics will include how we talk about God from
             tradition to reason, and where we begin understanding
             our relationship to God.

Coming in September...
Westminster will begin a new churchwide small group experience based on Rabbi Harold Kushner's bestseller "Living a Life That Matters." For eight weeks small groups will draw on Kushner's stories, on current events, and above all on the biblical story of Jacob -- the worldy trickster who evolves into a man of God -- and address some of the most persistent dilemmas of the human condition.

Registration will begin Sunday, August 26. Small groups will start meeting the week of Sunday, September 9. At this time Small Group Ministry is recruiting small group leaders. Could God be calling you to shepherd a small group? We will offer special training sessions for small group leaders on Sunday mornings in July. Please see Kathy Collins or Pastor Sara if you would like to get involved early!
 

Thank you for being faithful                            to Westminster's                    Second Century Campaign.

Nomination Forms Available The congregation's nominating committee is meeting now, to choose the slate of officers to be voted upon in November, 2007. Nomination forms are available in the Nominating Committee mailbox located behind the reception desk.

Give prayerful consideration to nominating yourself or another congregation member for church office. Any questions? Talk to a nominating committee member: Cori Amend, Jody Batten, Joe Binge, Barbara McCall, Faye Moulton, Lee Nyberg, Harry Seward, Dan Wherry, Judy White (Moderator), Harry Wimer or Barbara Wright-Chollet.
 

Family Swimming Party                  Star City Shores                   Sunday, July 15              8:15 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.                    $2 per person          Frozen Treats will be served.     Friends and Neighbors welcome!

   CREATIVE ARTS CAMP
JULY 30-AUGUST 3, 9:00-11:30 a.m.
       Kindergarten - 5th Grade (this fall)
       $25 per child / $50 max per family
            Scholarships are available.