Congregational E-mails
Congregational Email April 29, 2021
Dear Congregants, Last Saturday, we had an abbreviated Leadership Team retreat via Zoom. I took hope in how much all of our Teams and Committees are doing in spite of our limitations. So many Westworth congregants are giving, serving, knitting, phoning, calling, emailing, texting, zooming to keep our ministries alive and care for those within …Read more
Congregational Email April 22, 2021
Dear Congregants, Last week we submitted grant applications for an enhanced AV system that will allow us to offer a hybrid of in-person and virtual worship, workshops, interfaith dialogues, etc. We received letters of support from some of our community partners for these grants that amazed me in their praise for Westworth’s ministry. I would …Read more
Congregational Email April 15, 2021
Dear Congregants, I love snow. It brightens and refreshes. Snow storms invite comfy cocooning with a good book. And so, when I saw the forecast, I thought that I would enjoy cocooning with my computer and phone. But when I awoke to a foot of snow, my spirits were not very bright or refreshed. Although …Read more
Congregational Email April 8, 2021
Dear Congregants, As we move into our season of Easter, we may remember the risen Christ appearing to two of his disciples as they were walking on the road to Emmaus. Jesus listened to them as they talked about all of the things that their rabbi, Jesus had done while he was still alive. When …Read more
Congregational Email April 1, 2021
Dear Congregants, We are entering the final days of Holy Week as we celebrate Maundy Thursday tonight and remember Jesus’ last supper with the disciples. The online service tonight will include a communion liturgy. Good Friday follows, when we will be remembering Jesus’ crucifixion in light of the crosses that guests of our community ministries …Read more
Congregational Email March 25, 2021
Dear Congregants, We are approaching Holy Week and this year, all of our Holy Week services will be joint services with St. Andrew’s River Heights United Church. We begin with Palm Sunday when we tell the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey and being greeted by crowds waving palm branches. Rev. Karen Lumley, …Read more
Congregational Email March 18, 2021
Dear Congregants, Barbara Brown Taylor writes, “Human beings may separate things into as many piles as we wish—separating spirit from flesh, sacred from secular, church from world. But we should not be surprised when God does not recognize the distinctions we make between the two. Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is …Read more
Congregational Email March 11, 2021
Dear Congregants, Loraine is sending blessings of hope as she takes a one week break. She will return next week. BECAUSE THERE IS HOPE HERE: LENT 2021 WORSHIP SERVICES This year’s Lenten services will feature congregational reflections on hope. March 14: Loraine will be on holiday March 8-14 and Rev. Earl Gould will be leading …Read more
Congregational Email March 5, 2021
Dear Congregants, Our Lenten focus on hope is aligning with growing hope within our province as more vaccines are being offered and our numbers continue to decline. It is a cautious hope, as variants continue to be detected and many unknowns still lie before us. Westworth is therefore continuing to be cautious in its reopening …Read more
Congregational Email – February 19, 2021
Dear Congregants, We have now entered the season of Lent—or did we ever leave it from last year? Diana Butler Bass writes that this has been the longest Lent ever—it began last year and hasn’t ended! But this Lent we will be doing something different. Instead of giving up something for Lent, we will be …Read more
