This Sunday at WEPC
July 25, 2010

TAKE A BREAK from summer heat and the summer doldrums.  Join us in worship Sunday, as we commission our great group of youth to head to Montreat for the week.  We will sing God of the Sparrow and Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore.  We will hear Psalm 85, and the epistle lesson is from the second chapter of Colossians.  Elissa Pope will offer our special music.  It will be a beautiful day in the WEPC neighborhood.

Peace, Larry

READING FROM THE PSALMS  Psalm 85
"You forgave the iniquity of your people; you pardoned all their sin."

READING FROM THE READING FROM THE EPISTLES                  Colossians 2: 6-15
From "The Message"
"Watch out for people who try to dazzle you with big words and intellectual double-talk."

Announcements

GREETINGS to all who worship here. If you are new to the congregation or visiting, please fill out a visitor card from the pew rack and place it in the offering plate. And do come back!
 
THE FLOWERS in the sanctuary this morning are given by to the glory of God and in memory of loved ones by Emma Miller.

CHURCH PICNIC Please circle the date of Sunday, Aug. 22, on your calendars for our annual popular church family picnic.  EVERYBODY is invited.  Details will be forthcoming, but the location will be the grounds below the North side club house, on Lake Longleaf.

NEW MEMBERS  If you have not yet joined our church, we will be receiving new members on Sunday, Aug. 8, and we would love for you to consider joining.  Please speak to either one of our two pastors, Larry Lyon or Chip Pope, if you are interested in joining our church on Aug. 8.  They will be happy to arrange a pastoral visit as well.

WILD AND WACKY WEDNESDAYS is wrapping up!  Even if you haven't been to a Wild and Wacky Wednesday event, I hope you'll join us this Wednesday at 10AM for our big finale.  We'll meet at Ben's Ice Cream on Hwy 211 in Eagle Springs for ice cream and a hay ride, before heading off to our pool party, complete with hot dogs on the grill.  There's no cost for this day of fun.  To register, contact Chip Pope or the church office.

MONTREAT YOUTH CONFEREES will be commissioned during worship today.  Please keep the youth, work crew members, and adult advisors in your prayers during the upcoming week.  This year's Montreat conferees are David Coughenour, Mitchell Dotson, Liana Fletcher, Charlotte McDonald, Ali Miriello, Devin Murphy, Tal Shepherd, Karen Smith, Katie White, and Logan Williams.  Joining us on work crew are Doug Clark, Logan McDonald, Michael Pigg, and Sienna Shute.  Adult advisors include Chip Pope, Valerie Ryan, and Kim White.

DURHAM BULLS BASEBALL GAME On Sunday, August 8th, West End Presbyterian Church will be headed to see the Durham Bulls baseball team take on the Indianapolis Indians! To reserve your tickets, you can sign up in the narthex on Sunday mornings or by contacting Lynne in the church office.  Tickets are $9/each, and it is preferable to pay in advance.  You will be able to pick up your tickets in the church office beginning Wednesday, August 4th or following worship on the day of the game.  We will be taking the church van. You can indicate that you would like to ride in the church van when you reserve your tickets. We can also help arrange carpooling.

CELL NUMBERS     Pastor Larry Lyon and Associate Pastor Chip Pope encourage parishioners to call them on their cell phones when necessary.  Larry's cell number is 910-986-0198, and Chip's cell number is 910-690-9129.   Please leave a message if you get their voicemails.

THE SESSION will meet on Monday, August 2nd at 6 PM in the library.

WEPC ON TWITTER   An easy way to follow church activities and receive almost daily updates of what's going on in the life of the church is to "follow" us on Twitter.com.  Just go to Twitter.com and follow "Westendpres."  WEPC "tweets" at least several times weekly.

TRIP TO SOUTH AMERICA  The CRAWFORDS are leading a trip to South America this Jan. 21 - Feb. 11. Please contact Dudley or Peggy if you would like information on the trip - or would like to receive information on future trips. (673-0680 or peggycrawford@nc.rr.com)

West End Presbyterian Church, 275 Knox Lane, P. O. Box 13, West End, NC 27376  ~ 910-673-4341