West Wind
Westwood Baptist Church Newsletter
| Words from the "Interim"...
According to the most recently released figures from the U. S. Census Bureau, “Cary is the nation’s fifth-fastest growing large city.” When I read this article about Cary’s growth, I could not help but think of the opportunities for Westwood Baptist Church to grow. This church has been planted in a fertile mission field! Cary is a place of new homes, new subdivisions and most importantly, new families.
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| Weekly Activities
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| Minister on Call
If you have a ministerial need over the weekend please contact the minister on call: 2nd
& 3rd Caroline Allen
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| August Sermon Topics 3rd - It Is OK To Be Different 10th - Why I Need to
Be in Church 17th - Turning the World
Upside Down 24th - Is That Your Final
Answer? 31st - Do You Know Jesus?
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| Mission Statement A
community of believers
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Wednesday Schedule
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A thank you note has been received
from Becky Waller. Please stop by the bulletin board in Hall A to
read her words of appreciation. |
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Join a Saltshaker group!
Saltshakers are small groups of families, couples or singles that
meet once a month for 4 months. You meet in homes or in local restaurants.
It’s a time to have fun and fellowship and to get to know your
Westwood family better. The fall group will meet from September through
December. The sign-up sheets will be posted on bulletin boards throughout
the building. Deadline to sign up is Sunday,
August 24th. Any questions, call Pam White at 467-9058 or email
pwhite62@mindspring.com.
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It's Your Turn...To Make Beautiful Music! Can you count to 4? Then you can play handbells! Plan now to join a choir in August. With just one short practice a week you can make beautiful music.
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Grifton, NC Mission Trip
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| Recipes
Wanted! Westwood Needs Your Help In Creating
Westwood Single Adults are sponsoring a cookbook project for our Church. We will be collecting your recipes through August 15. Please click HERE for a form. Boxes will also be located there to collect your recipes.
Don't forget to include those favorite recipes of your parents, family and friends; and fill free to put their names on the form in honor or memory of that person.
We will be taking final orders for the cookbooks thru August 15. They should be printed and back in time for you to give as Christmas gifts to your family, friends and neighbors.
The money raised from this project will be given to Westwood's DROP Fund.
Matthew 5:15 – Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. Let your recipes shine
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Men's Wednesday Evening Bible Study
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Workshop
on Scientology Monday,
September 29th |
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Crown Financial Ministries
Is Coming to Westwood Crown Financial Ministries, founded in 1976, is an interdenominational ministry dedicated to equipping people around the world to learn, apply, and teach biblical principles. Crown has taught or equipped more than 50 million people in over 40 nations with the life-transforming message of faithfully living by God’s financial principles in every area of their lives.
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Senior Adults The Senior Adults will attend the production of “A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline,” Thursday, Aug. 28 at the Temple Theatre in Sanford. Meet at the church at 12:30pm (eat before coming) to ride in vans to the 2:00pm matinee. Afterwards we will stop for a seafood dinner. The cost of $35 includes tickets, dinner and van rentals. There is a sign-up sheet on the Senior Adult bulletin board. Please sign-up by Wednesday, August 13.
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| Dealing with Digital Photographs Class
Digital photography is wonderful,
but do you often take pictures and end up leaving them on the memory
card or stored somewhere on your computer? You are invited to a 2-session
seminar on Thursdays, September 11th and 18th
from 10:00 – 11:30 AM in the Fellowship
Hall. Thinking Ahead: Tips for Taking
the Photos You Want
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| Monday Morning Bible Study
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| Wednesday Night Women's Bible Study
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North Carolina Missions Initiative Poverty in Our Own Backyard In Partnership with the Cooperative Baptist
Fellowship of North Carolina Again this year, we plan to participate in the North Carolina Missions Initiative: Poverty in Our Own Backyard during the weekend of October 24-26. Opportunities will include light construction, painting, demolition, yard work, Kid’s Carnival*, ministry to women, cleaning up trash and debris, and feeding the hungry. The weekend is planned for Friday evening through early Sunday afternoon. Since we will be working in the Roanoke Rapids area (only about 1.5 hours away from Westwood), some folks will find it more convenient to travel to the site on Saturday morning and return home after our work on Saturday evening. However, we hope that many will consider spending the entire weekend, becoming immersed in this mission experience. On Friday evening, we’ll have time to spend in fellowship and devotional time with our Westwood team. On Saturday evening, we’ll attend a dinner celebrating the work done during the day where we’ll here reports from all the job sites. On Sunday, we’ll worship at one of the host churches and enjoy a lunch with them prior to returning to Westwood. See the Sample Itinerary below for more details. The cost for the weekend is $25 per person not to exceed $65 per family. Last year, we stayed at the Hampton Inn in Roanoke Rapids The cost was $71 plus tax per night and included breakfast. This weekend is a wonderful opportunity for individuals, families, Sunday School classes, missions circles, and other ministry groups who want to “get their hands dirty” sharing Christ’s love, presence, and compassion in areas of intense poverty in our state. Please indicate your intent to participate in this rich missions experience by placing your name on the sign up sheets in either Hall A, B, or in the Children’s area. Please sign up soon as we must register our group and secure hotel reservations by early September. If you have questions, see Mike, Michelle, or Caroline or call the church office. *NOTE: Families with children in the 5th grade or younger should participate in the Kid’s Carnival. SAMPLE ITINERARY
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Saltshakers!
