To live so that others will become disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
WESTLAKE UMW ANNUAL FLOWER/PLANT SALE! Forms are available in the church lobby on the table across from the elevator for your use. Please take extras for friends! All profits are given to mission. It is a Christian endeavor! Deadline for orders is Tuesday, April 18th. Questions? Please call Mary Klag at (440) 934-8084. Plant/Flower pick-up will be on Saturday, May 13th, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. CHRISTCARE GROUPS OPEN: READY TO JOIN A SMALL GROUP? Westlake UMC employs small groups as one of its ways for adults to continue to learn about their faith. With 12 different ChristCare groups that meet during the week or on Saturdays, there is likely one that will fit your schedule and interests. If not, we will create a new group! Want to talk more about growing in your faith through participating in a small group? Please contact Ellie Peiffer at
[email protected].
SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS: EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 16TH Children and youth are invited to worship together with their family, and experience the amazing music and joy of this defining Sunday. No Confirmation class. At 10:00, the preschool class invites kinders to join them class as they are interested. Childcare is available all services.
UMW GENERAL MEETING: “Exploring Our Solar System” Thursday, April 20th at 10:30 a.m. Hi Ladies! You are welcome to join this friendly group at its monthly gatherings. The meetings are always on the second Thursday of the month (this month is the exception due to Holy Week). The business meeting begins at 10:30 in Fellowship Hall with lunch following at 12noon. Remember to bring your sandwich — beverages and dessert will be provided by our hostesses. The 1:00 program will be presented by a NASA representative on Exploring Our Solar System. Surely this will be very enlightening! Questions? Please call Becky at (440) 366-5031.
FLAT ROCK HOMES: 12TH ANNUAL RACE AT THE ROCK Saturday, April 29th at 9:00 a.m. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m. The event will be held at Flat Rock Care Center located at 7353 County Road 29, Flat Rock, OH 44828. Register online. All proceeds raised at this event benefit the children, youth, and adults served by Flat Rock Homes, Care Center and Community Services. This year, Race Day events will include: a 5K run or walk, 1 mile walk, and a Special Athletes race. Join us after the races conclude for a special lunch and awards ceremony!
Join us for... Holy Week MAUNDY THURSDAY: April 13th - 6:30 p.m. Simple Soup Supper and Service; Children’s Choir sings GOOD FRIDAY TENEBRAE: April 14th - 8:00 p.m. “The Lenten Sketches” with the WUMC Chancel Choir & Guest Orchestral Ensemble. From the composer of The Weeping Tree and Song of the Shadows comes a work of deep meaning and emotion. Inspired by classic works of sacred art, this Holy Week cantata is an impressionistic portrait of the last days of Christ. Heart-felt narration joins with evocative choral anthems to create a worship moment that will be an unforgettable experience. Beautiful chamber orchestrations by Brant Adams add a spirit of contemplation and reflection.
Easter Sunday: April 16th SUNRISE SERVICE at 6:46 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Westlake (29535 Center Ridge Rd.) WUMC SERVICES at 8:15 a.m. With communion and special music 10:00 a.m. With full choir and brass quartet 11:28 a.m. With our Praise band
Who is God calling you to invite for Easter? Please take 2 business cards with our Holy Week & Easter Service times. One is for you, and one is to pass on! Cards are available from the ushers and in the lobby. Thanks for sharing! NORTHCOAST DISTRICT SPRING CONFERENCE Saturday, April 29th, 10—11:30 a.m. @Ridgewood UMC, 6330 Ridge Rd., Parma OH 44129 WUMC ADULT MISSION TRIP: BLUE ROSE MISSION June 28th (arrive 4:30 p.m.) —July 1st (leave for home a.m.) This is a United Methodist East Ohio Conference Mission Opportunity at Blue Rose Mission in Mansfield, Ohio. Come serve with your time and talents assisting homeowners in the greater Mansfield area with home repairs while developing relationships an sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. We will stay at Camp Mowana in Mansfield — a Lutheran Outdoor Ministries site. The cost is $245.00 (+ cost of meals (TBD)) per person. Please sign up on the lobby bulletin board or contact Gretty Myers:
[email protected]
YOUR WEEK AHEAD: SUNDAY, APRIL 9 PALM SUNDAY 8am—12:30pm Belgian Waffle Breakfast 9 & 11 am Individual Prayer Time 3—5 pm Eggstravaganza 3—5 pm Necessity Basket Build
F. Hall Room 203 F. Hall Rms 105-6-7
MONDAY, APRIL 10 —VBS Registration opens! Check link @ westlakeumc.org— 12:30 pm ChristCare Group (E. Peiffer) Room 205 12:30 pm Games N Such F. Hall 6:00 pm Trustees Room 105 7:00 pm Stephen Ministry Room 107 7:00 pm ChristCare Group (G/J Linch) Room 205 TUESDAY, APRIL 11 11:00 am 5:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm
Bible Study Outreach Oberlin Choristers Mission Team 11:28 Rehearsal
Simpson UMC F. Hall Room 107 Sanctuary
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 9:30 am All-Staff Meeting 11:30 am Purl Girls 1:00 pm Parish Nurse Available 1:30 pm Arthritis Exercise Group 2:00 pm ChristCare Group (J. McDonald) 7:00 pm ChristCare Group (G. Myers)
Room 205 Room 100 Nurse’s Office Room 103 Room 205 Rms 100/7
THURSDAY, APRIL 13 — MAUNDY THURSDAY 9:00 am Bible Study Room 205 10:00 am CWRU Book Group Room 107 5:30 pm Marijuana’s Anonymous Room 100 6:30 pm Maundy Thursday Service & Soup Supper F. Hall 7:00 pm Music Rehearsal for Tenebrae/Easter Sanct. FRIDAY, APRIL 14 — GOOD FRIDAY 8:00 pm “The Lenten Sketches” Tenebrae Service
Sanctuary
FINANCIAL SUMMARY: Regular Offering — 4/2: Holiday Month-to-date: Total March: Capital Gifts given in 2017
$ 12,019.00 $ 25.00 $ 12,019.00 $ 40,439.00 $ 425.00
ATTENDANCE April 2: 283
WHO WE ARE
DENIM JEANS COLLECTION — All April The Families of Faith Christ Care Group is teaming up with Sole Hope to collect used denim jeans. These jeans can be old jean or purchased from thrift stores but they must be denim. Our mission is to use these jeans to make cut outs for shoes for children in Uganda. Children in Uganda need our help because they are suffering from sand fleas that burrow into their feet and lay eggs which cause painful blisters to form on their feet. The purpose of our project is to send in patterns of shoes using the denim jeans. Once the patterns are completed Sole Hope will ship them to Uganda where the shoes will be completed. Having proper footwear for these children will protect them from these painful blisters. We will have a collection bin set up in the lobby for jeans. We appreciate any donations that you could contribute. Thank you — Families of Faith CCG
WESTLAKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH STAFF
Rev. Mollie Brown, Senior Pastor........
[email protected] Annie Kaschube .................... Organist, Children’s Choir Director, and Director of Handbells Betsy Kaiser .......................................................... Nursery Assistant Carol Ryan ......................................... Christian Education Director Don Lefelar .......................................... Volunteer Visitation Pastor Ellie Peiffer ....................... Small Group & Welcoming Ministries Gretty Myers .................................. Stephen Ministry Coordinator Jeanette Albrecht ................................................ Nursery Assistant Jeanne Halaby..................................................... Nursery Assistant Joshua Konow ............................................. Chancel Choir Director Jill Farkas ........................................................................... Custodian Kathy Tafuri ................................................ Volunteer Parish Nurse Lynne Wolf .............................................................. Office Assistant Morgan Lux........................................................... Nursery Assistant Patti Barnes..................................................... Nursery Coordinator Rachael Haning .................................................. Youth Coordinator Rich Gallo................................................... 11:28 Worship Leader Sharon Parks........................................................ Finance Manager Stephanie Fries .............................. Church Operations Manager WUMC Librarians: Nanci Danburg & Katie Salis Other pastors connected to this congregation: Rev. Ron Dietrich Rev. Don Lefelar Rev. Bob Remington Rev. Diana Guyette Rev. Dr. Richard Lehto Rev. Tom Taylor Rev. A. Renee Jacobs Rev. Dr. Richard Parks
OUR IDENTITY
United Methodists hold to the historic doctrines of the Christian faith. We value the intellect and modern science, while at the same time look to the Bible as the authoritative guide for faith and practice. As Methodists our passionate faith is advanced by strong convictions. Yet, we also recognize that the world is not always black and white. We are willing to ask questions, to wrestle with difficult issues, and to do so with grace and compassion. At Westlake United Methodist Church, we welcome people of all ages, races, social and economic backgrounds, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Our emphasis has been on personal faith, lived out in the world with direction and purpose.
OUR PURPOSE To live so that others will become disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.
OUR VISION
To be people who provide opportunities for community worship, spiritual growth and missionary service.
Sunday, April 9, 2017 UMM ALL-CHURCH ANNUAL BELGIAN WAFFLE BREAKFAST 8:00 A.M.—12:30 P.M. No reservations needed! Delicious waffles; tasty strawberry, blueberry, & apple toppings; scrumptious sausage; maple syrup; OJ, coffee, milk, tea, and water. All profits go will go to Africa University and The Society of St. Andrew Mission Projects. Suggested donation: $6 per meal.
INDIVIDUAL PRAYER TIME & COMMUNION SUNDAYS, 9—9:30 OR 11—11:30 A.M. IN ROOM 203 Stephen Ministers are available to offer a quiet, reflective time for individual prayer and communion.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION: First time visitors – we have a special gift for you, and we look forward to the opportunity to meet you personally. Please be sure to pick up this gift in the lobby or narthex before you leave today. Live Streaming — Enjoy the worship service but cannot physically make it some Sundays due to travel or illness? Please tune in to the 10:00 service which is live streamed every Sunday via our website: westlakeumc.org All members, friends, and visitors are invited to sign the Attendance Pad as indicated in the Order of Worship. Help us to keep our information up to date and get to know those worshiping near you. Westlake United Methodist Church welcomes the hearing impaired. Personal listening devices are available at the entrances—or please ask an usher. Childcare is available during morning worship services. An usher will be glad to assist you in finding the nursery.
EGGSTRAVAGANZA: 3—5 P.M. Bring your eggcitement for creative egg dying, creations, and snacktivity! Please stay after egg dying to help out with our joint event: The Easter Necessity Basket Build for families in need via Ohio GuideStone. Bring one dozen hard boiled eggs per egg-dying participant. We will provide the dyes, and other supplies. Please dress appropriately (ie., anticipate messiness!). Questions? Ask Carol Ryan!
EASTER NECESSITY BASKET BUILD: 3—5 P.M. Like an open house, just come when you can! Join us to help assemble baskets with supplies, make prayer beads and cards to go with the baskets, and/or fill plastic eggs with candy. Folks with young children should head to egg dying at 3:00 in Fellowship Hall, and all Mission Only friends go to the Education Wing for the great build of baskets, beads, cards, and more. After 4:00, our children and their families will come and help out too!
WESTLAKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 27650 Center Ridge Road • Westlake, Ohio 44145 (440) 871-3088 • westlakeumc.org •
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