Events

Our annual Lenten Study program will begin on Tuesday, March 15, with our usual simple dinner of soup, salad and bread, followed by an unusual venture into a remarkable book by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. Borg and Crossan are 'old friends' from several DVD-based studies we have used in the Sunday Adult Seminar. Their book is entitled "The Last Week: A Day-by-Day Account of Jesus' Final Week in Jerusalem."

Read more: Lenten Soup and Bread Evenings

On September 19, the Rev. Rachel Anderson will join us to discuss the work of Presbyterian Border Ministries and Pueblos Hermanos in Tijuana. This work, on both sides of the border, engages churches in issues of immigration, poverty, health, and women’s rights and safety and supplements the work of Baja Presbyterian Ministry. Rachel’s mission began in April and she is anxious to share the good news of the impact Presbyterians can have in building bridges of shalom with Christian brothers and sisters in Mexico. Please mark your calendars to hear this dedicated and charismatic partner in mission.

Come join us, the Womem of Westminster at our annual retreat. It will once again be at the beautiful, relaxing Vina de Lestonnac in Temecula.. The dates are Friday evening., October 23, through Sunday morning, the 25th. 
MaryElva Smith will once again be our leader. This will be her last leadership for a bit, so all you fans be sure not to miss this year. The cost will once again be $200.00, but remember you can eat all you want for 5 meals! We look forward to reconnecting with all of our long time friends, and getting to know new ones. Some scholarships will be available.

Give to the Peacemaking Offering

This Year’s Offering Theme and Art

The theme for 2009 is taken from Psalm 85:10, “Justice and peace shall kiss each other.”

 

The art is a serigraph by John August Swanson titled PSALM 85. Learn more about about Mr. Swanson.

The Peacemaking Offering was created in 1980 to support the efforts of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to live out a deeper commitment to peacemaking as part of our faithfulness to God. It is one of four special offerings designated by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s General Assembly.

Most churches receive the Offering on World Communion Sunday, the first Sunday in October, which this year is October 4. We encourage churches to use whatever Sunday works best for them.

Each congregation is encouraged to retain 25 percent of the Offering it receives to use for local ministries of peacemaking within the church and its community. Twenty-five percent is used by presbyteries and synods, and 50 percent is used by the General Assembly ministries through the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program.

In accordance with the action of the 217th General Assembly, we encourage congregations to consider directing a portion or all of their 25 percent of the Peacemaking Offering as a faithful Christian response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.