TODAY - DECEMBER 30 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship (S)

MONDAY - DECEMBER 31 - New Year’s Eve 11:00 a.m. Church Office Closes WestMark Food Pantry Closed

TUESDAY - JANUARY 1, 2019 - New Year’s Day Church Office Closed

WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 2 7:30 a.m. Men’s Coffee Fellowship (Panera Bread - 2515 N. Westlake)

NEXT SUNDAY - JANUARY 6 - Epiphany of the Lord 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship (S)

T H I S W E E K A T W E S T M I N S T E R

WELCOME! It is so good to have you with us worshipping today at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Whether you are a regular attendee or a first-time visitor, we are blessed to have your presence with us today. When we open our Bi-bles to read the Scripture for the day and meditate on those words, we show God that we love Him with our minds. When we sing in earnest our songs of praise and adoration, we are worshipping with our heart and soul. When we pray and lift up others in prayer, we are exercising our faith and showing God we love him with all our strength. And when we treat each other with genuine kindness, respect, and interest, we are loving our neighbors as ourselves. Guests, please feel free to join us in fellowship and conversation after the service. Members, say hello to our visitors and get to know them this morning. And now let us enter into a worship service that gives all the glory to God.

DECEMBER 30, 2018 First Sunday after Christmas

WORSHIP Elder Alan Willadsen Organist Doug McQueen Choir Dir. Ashley Schlatweiler Liturgist Dorothy Crozier Greeter Dick Helfrich Ushers Marge Willadsen Gary Dutro Dorothy Crozier Dan Callahan Acolyte Marge Willadsen Sound Steve Sager

JANUARY 6, 2019 Epiphany of the Lord

WORSHIP Pastor Denise Clark-Jones Organist Doug McQueen Choir Dir. Ashley Schlatweiler Liturgist Dorothy Crozier Greeter Dick Helfrich Ushers Alice Nash Bonnie Jackson John Jackson Brian Hakes Acolyte Bonnie Jackson Sound Don Bell

COMMUNION Bread John Jackson Brian Hakes Wine Pastor Denise Dick Helfrich Traveler Bonnie Jackson

Sanctuary Flowers this morning are given to the glory of God by Wendy Bowles in memory of her mother,

Virginia Wood, who was born New Year’s Day in 1917

(S) Sanctuary (N) Narthex (P) Parlor (B) Sanctuary Balcony (FH) Fellowship Hall (FP) Food Pantry (CR) Choir Room

You can find more information on what is happening on the website: WestminsterPe-oria.org or in the Westminster Window Newsletter, found in the Narthex.

WESTMARK FOOD PANTRY NEWS. The food pantry will be closed on Monday, December 31, in ob-servance of New Year’s Eve.

Food will be delivered on Tuesday, January 15, at 11:30 a.m. If you have some free time, we’d love to have your help. ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL LUNCHEON & MEETING. Mark your calendars to attend the Annual Congregational Luncheon & Meeting on January 27, 2019. To R.S.V.P. there is a sign up sheet in the Narthex. You may also email (wpc@westminsterpeoria.org) or call (309-673-8501). ANNUAL REPORT SUBMISSION DEADLINE. If you have information to submit for the annual report, please submit it electronically to Mary Lee (admin@westminsterpeoria.org) by Fri-day, January 4. If you need more time, we respectfully ask that you have your report in by noon, on January 7. Questions? Call Mary Lee 309-673-8501. OUT OF THE OFFICE. Dec. 26, 2018 - Jan. 1, 2019 Pastor Denise, Mary Lee Caudle, and Denise Wirth. / Dec. 24, 2018 - Jan. 3, 2019 Steve Sager will be gone. Dorothy Crozier will hold office hours (9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) while they are away.

You may have noticed a change in the music ministry. In Tom’s ab-sence, Doug McQueen will be filling in as organist and Ashlie Schlatweiler is stepping in as Choir Director. THESE DAYS. The January - March of 2019 edition of These Days: Daily Devotions For Living By Faith is now available in the Narthex. Pick up your copy today. It is available in both regular and large print. LECTIONARY BIBLE STUDY. The Lectionary Bible Study will begin on Thursday, January 10, at 1:30 p.m., in the Parlor, providing that the weather is good. If we do not meet, Marilyn Luman will contact you by email or phone. The scriptures to be read and studied will be: January 13 - Baptism of the Lord. Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Acts 8:14-17; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 January 20 - 2nd Sunday after Epiphany. Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; John 2:1-11 2019 OFFERING ENVELOPES. Envelopes are available in the Narthex and will be through the month of January. If you have any questions, please contact Den-ise Wirth at 439-9740 or by email at: financesecy@westminsterpeoria

SCRIPTURE READINGS December 30, 2018 1st Sunday after Christmas Day 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 Psalm 148 Colossians 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52

January 1, 2019 New Year’s Day Ecclesiastics 3:1-13 Psalm 8 Revelation 21:1-6a Matthew 25:31-46

January 6, 2019 Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Brian Slutz Helen Lagoda Linda McDaniel Brian Hakes ANNIVERSARIES None this week THIS WEEK’S CHURCH MEMBER We take special note in our prayers today of church member, Tippy Short 2724 W. Reservoir Blvd Rm. E1 Peoria, Illinois 61615-4137 SANCTUARY FLOWERS If you would like to reserve a Sunday in honor or in memory of a loved one, check the flower schedule in the Narthex for available dates. TO STAY INFORMED? To see if a church service or event has been cancelled, just check the website for a red box to appear on the home- page. If it has, you will see it appear right under the picture sliders. FOLLOW US ON . . . Facebook www.facebook.com/westminsterpeoria Twitter Westminster Peoria@westminsterpeo Google + https://plus.google.com/u/0/

DEC 30 - JAN 15

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS. Will not meet in the month of January. The next meeting will be Tuesday, February 5, 9:00 a.m., with Peggy Bragg as our hostess. Hostesses please remember to turn in your information 2-3 weeks in advance to make the announcements. 2019 Hostesses are: Feb 5 - Peggy Bragg March 5 - Peggy Carter April 2 - Carol & Alice May 7 - Joyce Hakes June 4 - Bonnie Jackson If you have any questions, please contact Anna Bussian. TAKING DOWN THE GREEN. Sunday, January 6, 2019, 11:00 a.m. we will be putting away the Christmas decorations for the year. What goes up must come down! Join us after the morning service to take down the Christ-mas decorations across our facility. Stay for all or any portion of this fun and lend a helping hand! Dorothy will have refreshments in the Parlor. This is a great opportunity. JAZZ VESPERS MOVES TO ONCE A MONTH. We resume on January 13, still at 4 p.m. but only on the second Sunday of the month. We will continue to meet one time a month through April 14, 2019. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE. Do you need prayer? Know of someone who does? You can fill out a prayer card located in your pew and in the Narthex. Place your request in the offering plate or give it to an usher. Prayer needs will be listed for four weeks unless you ask for continual prayer. Email your prayer requests or praise reports to: prayer@westminsterpeoria.org or you may contact Alice Nash or the church office at 673-8501. - For our homebound - For Denise Wirth, our Financial Secretary, who is recovering from a hairline fracture in her shoulder. - For the families of the seven Marines who lost their lives in a Training exercise, Okinawa, Japan, one of whom was a native from Tremont, Daniel, 21.. - For Tom Clark-Jones, who is recovering from surgery ... - For the family of Eunice Stockdell, 78, Alice Nash’s sister-in-law, who passed away Nov. 26... - For the family of Adele Fleming, 93, who passed away Dec. 7. - For the family of Virginia Drexler, 90, Dan Callahan’s aunt, who passed away December 12..

SAVE THE DATE

December 31 New Year’s Eve Church Office Closes at 11 a.m.

January 1 New Year’s Day Church Office Closed

January 4 Annual Reports Due

January 27 Congregational Luncheon Annual Congregational Meeting

CELL PHONES Please remember to silence your mobile phone before service begins. Thank you. BULLETIN DEADLINE All bulletin announcements need to be into the church office by noon on Monday for inclusion in the following weekend’s bulletin. Please submit copy to: wpc@westminsterpeoria.org READ THEM ONLINE Sermons are available for two months and weekly announcements are usually online the day before the Sunday service. HOSPITAL ADMITTING TIP When you are asked if you belong to a church or your religion, please mention the full name of Westminster Presbyterian Church, not just Presbyterian. This will help us know that you have been admitted and not overlooked when we do our daily hospital calls. Also, if you know you are going to the hospital and do not want this information shared, please let the office know this. We understand your privacy and want to respect it.

1. Search “Connect Our Church Community” 2. Download the app 3. Use Invite Code: Westminster1420 4. Contact the office with any questions.

Westminster Presbyterian Church

A Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the Presbytery of Great Rivers

1420 W. Moss Avenue, Peoria, Illinois 61606

DID YOU KNOW? You may request a CD copy of most any service. Just contact the office and give the date and service time which you’d like copied. HEARING UNITS Hearing units that are integrated with our sound system are available. You may request a hearing unit from one of the ushers. After worship, you may leave the hearing unit in the pew. LIVE BROADCAST If for any reason you need to exit the Sanctuary during worship, the service is broadcast in the Parlor. WORSHIP BAGS Worship bags for children joining us in the Sanctuary are available in the Narthex. The bags contain items designed to engage children as we worship together. Please ask an usher for help. CHILDCARE Childcare for infants and children is provided separately in the church nursery downstairs beyond the choir room. A changing table is in the main- floor restroom next to the elevator. EMERGENCY EXITS In case of emergency, please use one of four exits: 1) the exit in the front of the Sanctuary near the piano, 2-3) the two exits in the rear of the Sanctuary, 4) the exit down the chancel staircase behind the cross.

Our mission is to serve

God with open mind,

hands and heart. We are

a diverse and dynamic

community of believers

dedicated to worshiping

God, increasing our faith

and serving our commu-

nity.

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Telephone ..............................................309-673-8501

Fax .........................................................309-673-6708

Website ..................................... WestminsterPeoria.org

Office Email ..................... wpc@westminsterpeoria.org

Rev. Denise Clark-Jones

Office ................................................309-439-9739

Mobile ...............................................717-329-7121

Email ....................... pastor@westminsterpeoria.org

CHURCH STAFF

Dorothy Crozier

Office Assistant

Steven Sager

Buildings Manager

Denise Wirth

Financial Secretary

Mary Lee Caudle

Adm. Assistant

COFFEE HOUR To continue to have a successful coffee hour, there needs to be someone who will be our host for that Sunday morning, start the coffee, set out the refreshments, and a very small clean-up after. If we could encourage each member to sign-up for a Sun-day, then we would have all the Sundays filled until the spring. That would be awesome and then nobody would have to volun-teer for multiple Sundays.

Dorothy Crozier has graciously volunteered to oversee this min-istry and to help out those who volunteer to be the host for that Sunday. So please, take a look at the schedule, and sign up to host one. Don’t let this important gathering fall to the way-side.

If you have any questions or any coffee pot fears, give Dorothy a call at 310-977-4904 CHANCEL FLOWERS The 2019 sign-up sheet is now available in the Narthex. Placing flowers on the chancel for our worship services is a wonderful way to honor someone you love and appreciate or to remem-ber a departed loved one. A NEW YEAR’S BLESSING May God make your year a happy one. Not by shielding you from all sorrows and pain, But by strengthening you to bear it, as it comes; Not by making your path easy, But by making you sturdy to travel any path; Not by taking hardships from you, But by taking fear from your heart; Not by granting you unbroken sunshine, But by keeping your face bright, even in the shadows; Not by making your life always pleasant, But by showing you when people and their causes need you most, And by making you anxious to be there to help.