Church News (Page 5)

Dear Westport Presbies, family and friends,  Our annual Thanksgiving Dinner is Sunday, November 18 after worship. Please make your reservations as soon as possible. You can reply to this email, sign up on Sunday or call the church office. Adults $12. Children 10 and under $6. 3 and under are free. The dinner is only a little over two weeks away, so make your plans now!…

Dear Westport Presbies, friends and family,  Greetings to you and prayers for God’s grace in your daily journey through work, chores, studies, relationships, recovery and rest. We are thankful for our friendships and spiritual connections to each other and for our mutual connection in our…

Dear Westport Presbies, family and friends, We greet you in the name and power of the pioneer of our faith, Jesus Christ! We are thankful for you and for all you are doing to follow Jesus in the course of your life! We are keeping Carly Simon in our prayers as she recuperates from a second knee…

Dear Westport Presbies, family and friends,  We celebrate with Jesus followers all around the world this Sunday, Oct. 7, WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY. It’s a reminder of the need for global thinking, that our cause is global, and that despite wars and violence, we are always preparing and working…

Dear Westport Presbies, family and friends, These are such challenging times in our world, our country, our congregation, many people’s personal lives, many of our own lives. So I thought I would send out my two recent messages rooted in THE GOSPEL OF MARK. Mark’s gospel is a GOSPEL OF CHALLENGE AND INSPIRATION so it’s perfect for all the challenges…

Dear Westport Presbies, family and friends,   First, we send love and hugs to Evan Barclay, whose mother, Cindy Kinbrough, passed late last week. We know this loss is hard on Evan, a young college student. If you want to reach out to Evan, you can do so on his Facebook page or at this email…

Dear Westport Presbies, family and friends,  Greetings to you in the continuing holy season of Pentecost and the lively, healing, filling Holy Spirit! We are grateful to God for the blessing of being alive, for our souls’ capacity to experience God, for the experience of God’s grace in daily living and in worship and prayer, relationships of love, and through…

Dear Westport Presbies, family and friends,  A beautiful memorial service was held for Etta Marie Carlisle on Saturday, July 14. Sweet memories shared by all, beautiful music, prayers and message. And Etta Marie is still helping the church as there have been quite a few gifts to the Westport Concert Series in her honor. Thanks to all who were part of it, in person and in…

Dear Westport Presbies, family and friends,  A memorial service celebrating the life and spirit of Etta Marie Carlisle will be held this Saturday, July 14, 10 am in the sanctuary. There will be a reception afterwards, a pot luck event including Etta  Marie’s Christmas Eve popcorn balls. Smile. All memorial gifts received will go to the Westport Concert series.…