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Westminster CommunityWestminster Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Tennessee

Fostering a caring, diverse & deeply spiritual community Published every other week.

Service for the Lord’s Day

January 1, 2017First Sunday after Christmas Day

Holy Communion

Isaiah 63:7-9; Psalm 148; Matthew 2:13-23

Sermon: “Another Year of Grace”

Guy D. GriffithAssisting: Whitney Booth and

Claire Berry

Anthems:11:00 am Westminster Choir

“Greet Now the Swiftly Changing Year”– Alfred Fedak

Hymns: 150 As with Gladness Men of Old

“In Bethlehem a Newborn Boy”

Childcare available. No Sunday School for any age.

January 8, 2017Baptism of the Lord

Holy Baptism

Isaiah 42:1-6; Psalm 29; Matthew 3:15-17

Sermon: Donovan Drake

Assisting: T.J. Piccolo

Anthems:8:30 am Chamber Choir

11:00 am Westminster Choir “When Jesus Came to Jordan”

– Lynn Trapp

Hymns: 744 Arise, Your Light Is Come!

482 Baptized in Water156 Sing of God Made Manifest

December 28, 2016Volume 40, Issue 23

www.nashvillewpc.org

Greetings from the Committee who is trying to create the most chaos in any 12 month period ever at 3900 West End Avenue!

The next 60-75 days will be busy and hectic as we start the Mayfair work on January 2, 2017 and the Parlor, on January 9th. Entry into the Church on the Mayfair side will no longer be possible after January 2. Please come to the Wilson side of the campus to enter.

The second phase of our renovation is a big one. This phase includes:

• An upgraded street level entrance on the Mayfair side • Renovated staff offices • A new information center in the foyer • An expansion of the Parlor • Bigger classrooms on the third floor • Improvements to Goodpasture Hall, Goodpasture kitchen and restrooms

Parking will be very tight. The upper lot on Mayfair will be used for construction equipment and materials. Please note that during this period of construction, parking and restrooms will be in short supply.

Sunday mornings will also be a little different. Parking in the north lot will be available. Entry into the building will be available through the WSYC glass doors, the Wilson entrance and the Sanctuary doors. You will not be able to enter the church building through the doors in the Parlor.

We ask for your continued prayers for the safety, warmth and care of all the construction workers who are so very dedicated to our project. Thank you so very much for the generosity from each of you that has made this project a reality.

Jeff Haynes, ChairCampus Renovation Committee

The library is one of the spaces involved in phase two of the church wide renovation. Volunteers spent Tuesday packing up books and moving them into one of the pods used for storage on campus.


Donovan Drake, Pastor [email protected] D. Griffith, Associate [email protected] Hudnut-Beumler, Interim Associate [email protected] Maness, Director of Christian [email protected] Harris Kramer,Director of Youth and Their [email protected] Booth, Associate Director of [email protected]. Piccolo, Associate Director of [email protected] Semingson, Director of Music [email protected] Brecht, Associate Director of Music [email protected] L. Webb, Church [email protected]

SessionClass of 2017Drake CaltonSusan West CareyGeorge Crawford IIIWilford FuquaEleanor GloverKate GriffinLeslie GroteCarolyn Griffin HallDoug LeinsGary ShockleyBrock SturdivantDennis R. WilliamsClass of 2018Blake BrookshireKelly ChristieLisa ColeAmy DennisonWard DeWitt IIICherrie Farnette

Hugh HarveyAnn HumbrachtElaney JohnsonPatrick WarfieldRichard WarrenTom WilsonClass of 2019Ellen AndersonLayne BryantCarol Callaway-LanePam KobanFred LowranceColleen McCanlessScott PortisBob SewellChris ShurdenNick SievekingPhil StuartRosemary Verrall

Pray ForChrist Church PresbyterianAlpine, Tennessee

Mission stateMentWith God’s help, Westminster Presbyterian Church fosters a caring, diverse, and deeply spiritual com-munity that nurtures lives of faith, hope, and love. Through prayer – and with thanksgiving for God’s grace – we seek to grow in the spirit of Jesus Christ, joyfully committing ourselves to worship, study, and service in the local community and the world.

You may call the church office at 615-292-5526. If you have an article for the newsletter, please send it to Kristen Steele, Communications Assistant at: [email protected]. The next deadline is 4:00 pm on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2017.

WESTMINSTERPresbyterian Church

Westminster Community (USPS 765-260) is published January through December biweekly by Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3900 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37205-1899. Period-icals postage paid at Nashville, TN POSTMAS-TER: Send address changes to WESTMINSTER COMMUNITY, 3900 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37205-1899.

to the ChurCh triuMphantVirginia Ruth Bates Segers (Bill)December 13, 2016 Mother of Caroline Shockley (Gary); Grandmother of Connor and Graham Shockley.

Delores Lucas CookDecember 17, 2016 Wife of William R. ‘Bill’ Cook, Jr

“I am the resurrection and the life”

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Year-End ContributionsAll year-end contributions postmarked or received by December 31, 2016 will be included on your 2016 giving statement. Contributions postmarked on or received after January 1, 2017 will be included on your 2017 giving statement.

If you are donating stocks to the church, please contact Paul, ext 231, or Joann, ext 282, to let them know of the gift and how to apply the proceeds.

Westminster Wednesday Night Dinner

Due to the campus renovation, Wednesday night dinners have been postponed until Spring.

Join In CelebrationThe Sacrament of Baptism will be administered on Sunday, January 8, at the 8:30 am service to Lucy Harper Jones, daughter of Colleen and Warner Jones.

HospitalsPat Burton DischargedCaroline Darling DischargedMargaret DeGeorge DischargedDick Freeman DischargedFlynn Webb Discharged

New ArrivalsArren and Bill Beach are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter, Claiborne Beach, and their son, William Beach, on October 14, 2016

WOMEN’S RETREAT – HOLD THE DATES!FEBRUARY 10 & 11Join us Friday night in the home of a member for a great night of dinner and fellowship. Saturday we will gather at Scarritt Bennett in Nashville for a retreat, facilitated by Rev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler, Sophie Maness and others.

The focus of the retreat will be the Holy Spirit. We will engage in an exploration of the Holy Spirit in scripture, through spiritual practices, and through employing our senses in creative ways.

Watch for more information soon, and plan to join us!


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Room In The InnDue to construction, we are partnering with Vine Street Christian Church to participate in Room In The Inn this year. During the week of February 5-10, 2017 we will be providing transportation to and from Vine Street. We will also host Room In The Inn every Wednesday during January and February, like

we have in the past, using the facility at Vine Street Christian Church. We still need overnight hosts, a dinner and laundry help. For more information, or to volunteer, go to www.nashvillewpc.org, and click the “Sign-ups” button on the home page.

GETconnected

GETconnected to a Small GroupInterest Groups

• Gentle Vinyasa Flow Yoga Tuesdays, 9:15 - 10:15 am

Room E-385

• Crocheting and Knitting Thursday, January 12 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

At Rita Hood’s home Contact Beth Drake ([email protected]) to carpool from the church

FellowshIp Groups

• College and Career All young adults (18-30ish) are invited to join this wonderful group! Sundays, January 8 and 15 Lunch and study at 12:00 pm

Meet in the Parlor and walk to E-385 Contact: Beth Drake ([email protected] or Emily Cornish ([email protected])

Find out more about the Small Groups Ministry at Westminster or sign up for any of these groups at nashvillewpc.org. Click the GETconnected button!

Women’s Covenant Group – Monday, January 911:30 am - Bring your lunch and announcements.12:00 pm - Mary Lou Kreiss and Carol Ann Graham will share their beautiful quilts.

We will meet at the home of Mary Lou Kreiss - 5316 Otter Creek Court, (615)376-6410. Please carpool as parking is limited!

Directions to her home: off Granny White Pike, 1/2 block S of Otter Creek Road (Radnor Lake entrance across from Granny White Market). The development is Stratford Place and is on the left when heading south.

For more information, contact Sallie Bailey ([email protected]) or Sondra Cruickshanks ([email protected]).

Presbyterian Women’s GroupsThe Evening Circle meets at 7:00 pm at Rita Hood’s home on the Monday evening before the second Tuesday of each month (January 9). For more information, contact Rosemary Verrall (615-269-6875).

The Lydia Circle meets in members’ homes at 10:00 am on the second Tuesday of each month (January 10 at Carol Wattleworth’s). For more information, contact Dena Williamson (615-373-4018) or Judy Frances (615-891-7744).

The Margaret Liston Circle meets in room E-386 (**note room change**) at 10:30 am on the second Tuesday of each month (January 10). For more information, contact Elizabeth Graf (615-352-8883).

Men’s CoffeeMen meet for fellowship on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:00 am in the temporary Parlor. Their next meeting is Wednesday, January 11.

Westminster Book Group -- January 24

Waking Up White by Debby IrvingPresented by Guy GriffithRoom E-3829:30 Refreshments and Fellowship10:00 – 11:00 Book Discussion

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING CALLED FOR JANUARY 8, 2017The Session of Westminster Presbyterian Church has called a congregational meeting to convene on January 8, 2017 in the Sanctuary at the conclusion of the 11:00 am worship service. The purpose of this meeting is (1) to hear and act upon the Associate Pastor Nominating Committee’s report on a candidate for Associate Pastor of Young Adults and Young Families; and (2) to act on other matters arising out of the former.


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WPC Calendar and Room NumbersSaturday, December 31 11:30 am AA Meeting (E-382 & E-385)Sunday, January 1 – New Year’s Day 11:00 am Worship (Sanctuary)Monday, January 2

Church building closed all day Tuesday, January 3 7:00 am Morning Bible Study (Temp. Parlor) 9:00 Harvard Handbells (E-379) Handbell Nursery (E-389) 9:15 Vinyasa Flow Yoga (E-385) 9:30 Pastor’s Aides (E-383) PW Bible Leaders (E-382) 10:30 Morning Prayer (Sanctuary) 7:00 pm Adult Ed Committee (E-383) Wednesday, January 4 7:00 am Men’s Bible Study Group (Temp. Parlor) 9:00 Centering Prayer (E-383) 9:30 Changing Gears Handbells (E-379) Disciple I (E-386) Disciple II (E-385) Disciple IV (E-382) 5:00 pm Alleluia Choir (E-374) Gloria Choir (E-385) Nursery Committee (E-240) 6:00 Young Adult Covenant Class (E-386) 6:15 Benevolence Committee (E-374) 6:30 Unity in Christ (E-385) Katie Malone’s class (E-382) Baptism Seminar (E-240) Congregational Care Prayer Team (E-383) 7:00 Westminster Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)Thursday, January 5 6:30 am Disciple II (E-383) 9:30 Women’s Bible Study (E-385) Friday, January 6 7:00 am Men’s Bible Study (Temp. Parlor) 9:30 Westminster Ladies Bridge (E-385)Saturday, January 7Sunday, January 8 8:30 am Worship (Sanctuary) Choir Class (E-379) 9:45 Covenant and Adult Bible (Chapel) Murdoch MacLeods (E-285) Young Families (C-153) Search (C-152) Children’s Sunday School (E Wing, 3rd fl) 11:00 Worship (Sanctuary) 12:00 pm Youth and Their Families (E-386) College and Career Luncheon (E-385) Germany Trip Info Meeting (Chapel)

Joy In Learning Orientation (E-384) 4:00 This We Believe (E-386) Jubilate Choir (E-374) Tintinnabulation (E-379) 5:00 Chiming Children (E-379) Laudate Youth Choir (E-374) 6:00 Jr. High Youth Group (E-385)Monday, January 9 9:30 am Acts of the Disciples (E-382) The Way of Discernment (E-386) 11:30 Women’s Covenant Group (Mary Lou Kreiss’ home) 3:30 Girl Scouts (E-385) 7:00 Evening Circle (home of Rita Hood)Tuesday, January 10 6:30 am Covenant Class (E-383) 7:00 Morning Bible Study (Temp. Parlor) 9:00 Harvard Handbells (E-379) Handbell Nursery (E-389) 9:15 Vinyasa Flow Yoga (E-385) 10:00 Lydia Circle (Carol Wattleworth’s home) 10:30 Margaret Liston Circle (E-386) Morning Prayer (Sanctuary) 1:30 Congregational Care Steering (E-383) 7:00 pm Denominational Affairs (E-383) Wednesday, January 11 7:00 am Men’s Bible Study Group (Temp. Parlor) 9:00 Centering Prayer (E-383) 9:30 Changing Gears Handbells (E-379) Disciple I (E-386) Disciple II (E-385) Disciple IV (E-382) 11:00 Men’s Coffee (Temp. Parlor) 5:00 pm Alleluia Choir (E-374) Gloria Choir (E-385) 5:30 Generosity Committee (E-383) 6:00 Young Adult Covenant Class (E-386) 6:30 Unity in Christ (E-385) Katie Malone’s class (E-382) 7:00 Westminster Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)Thursday, January 12 6:30 am Disciple II (E-383) 9:30 Women’s Bible Study (E-385) 10:00 Crocheting and Knitting (Rita Hood’s home) Friday, January 13 7:00 am Men’s Bible Study (Temp. Parlor) 3:30 pm Joy In Learning (E Wing, 3rd fl.)Saturday, January 14 11:30 am AA Meeting (E-382 & E-385)


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In January, the building will undergo the second phase of our renovation. ALL meetings will be in a different location.

Please refer to the calendar and floor plans to find where your group is meeting now.


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Life At WestminsterMeet Rachel PenceCandidate for Associate Pastor of Young Adults and Young Families• Tell us about yourself. I was born in 1986 and grew up in Jacksonville Florida, attending Riverside Presbyterian Church, where I am still a member. At thirteen I was invited by a friend to go to youth group. It was there that I began to gain a foothold in the church community. I went on trips to Montreat and Massanetta, served on Presbytery Youth Council and incorporated youth group and worship into my weekly life. It was during this time that I began to be able to express my faith and encounter scripture in a meaningful and intentional way.

Get to Know Rachel Pence and the role of Associate Pastor to Emerging Generations

The Associate Pastor Nominating Committee enthusiastically recommends Rachel Pence for the call of Associate Pastor to Young Adults and Young Families. The Session of Westminster has called a Congregational Meeting for the purpose of voting on the committee’s recommendation. The meeting will take place on Sunday, January 8th in the Sanctuary following the 11:00 am worship.

Rachel is steeped in the traditions and order of worship Westminster appreciates. You immediately feel an easiness in conversation with her. She compliments the current staff and will connect quickly with our young adults and the church as a whole.

– Jarron Springer, Committee Co-Chair

Following high school in 2004, I went to Winthrop University. I applied to work as a camp counselor at Montgomery Presbyterian Camp and Conference center in Starke, Florida and my faith was re-engaged and began to bloom on new levels. I found a deep connection with nature and the importance of community. I began to understand that faith is imperfect and messy and has no boundaries for expression. In my junior year in college I transferred to Queens University in Charlotte, NC and began a degree as a religion/philosophy major. My two years at Queens were filled with dramatic rebuilding of my person as well as my faith. I became involved with the chapel program, playing music and joining the leadership team. I delved into the world religions as well as classes that looked at the “problem of evil” and delving deeply into scripture. It was during these two years I was able to travel abroad to South Africa, Guatemala, and Northern Ireland. All of these pieces gave birth to the foundation of my current faith. The weekly chapel services, the community I gained, the international travel, as well as the class study awakened a thirst for knowledge and deepened my personal faith.

In the fall of 2010, I entered the Masters of Divinity Program at San Francisco Theological Seminary. The school had a unique living situation that was an intentional community. We cooked meals together, prayed for one another, and supported each other.


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Life At WestminsterRachel is well qualified to challenge us all with the height,depth, length and breadth of the gospel. She's very intelligent and highly creative. I'm excited about being her colleague and discovering new ways of engaging people of various ages in ministry.

Donovan Drake

Rachel is so full of energy and charisma; she is exceedingly competent in the areas of her ministry and just very likeable! Our committee is confident she will be a catalyst for the continued development of ministries reaching the emerging generations of Westminster.

Blake BrookshireCommittee Co-Chair

I know Rachel will be a great addition to our staff and church - bringing an enthusiastic spirit, a sense of adventure, a grounded faith, and a sincere desire to share and live God’s word.

Amanda WhatleyCommittee Member

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We were all in different phases of seminary, but the seven of us were a community that grounded my seminary life. We spent long nights discussing theology and our own struggles with faith, intermingled with shared meals and sing-alongs. After my first year of seminary I spent a year working with Asheville Youth Mission, a non-profit based in Asheville, NC creating mission opportunities for youth to engage with those on the margins of society. I was so drawn by this program that I spent a year and a half between my second and last year of seminary working for them. The last semester of seminary I took a class called “God and Human Suffering”, that challenged me to look at this death and see how my faith worked now that death was a part of the narrative. It was after this deeply challenging work that I found myself grounded in my faith, my understanding of God in the world and the importance of being Christ’s hands and feet in all I did. Throughout my life I have found myself in a variety of different ministry contexts, gaining a great deal of experience as well as knowledge along the way. Currently, I have felt deeply called to put roots to my ministry, to be grounded in a community and let God move through me and to encounter where God is already at work in a community. I feel drawn to the liturgical community of the church because it is this tradition of PC(USA) that has been the foundation of my ministry and formed me into the minister that I am, and hope to be.

• Tell us about your ministry experience? Coordinator, Committee on Ministry and Committee on Preparation for Ministry, Charlotte Presbytery. (January 2016 - December 2016) Stakeholder in Visioning Initiative of Charlotte Presbytery. Representing interests of younger generations in the future strategic planning of the Presbytery. (2016) Volunteered support of ministry to Youth and Families at Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC. (January 2016 - December 2016) Chaplain Resident, Carolinas Medical Center. On-Call coverage as well as daily response for pediatric, psychiatric, adult and intensive care units. Charlotte, NC. (2014-2015) Chaplain Intern, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Airforce base. Daily hospital response as well as coverage for psychiatric and adult intensive care units. Fairfield, CA. (2014) Mission Immersion Director, Asheville Youth Mission. Programming support for 13 different service agencies partnering with youth ages 12-21. Asheville, NC. (May 2012 – August 2013)

• What are your hopes for ministry and why, in particular, are you interested in this position? I have endless hopes for ministry. But currently I feel the best way to express my hopes can be in the quote by St. Theresa of Avila “Christ has no body now on earth but yours.” My hopes for ministry are to embody the love of Christ in all that I do, and to encourage, create, and foster space for others to do the same. I am interested in this position because of the age group and the potential that I can see within what is offered. Young adults are a very important demographic in the church that is often overlooked. I feel that at this age it is a very important time to ask tough questions, delve deeply into questions of faith, and find how that faith can be put into action with social justice opportunities. Their lives are changing or have changed in dramatic ways and navigating how faith plays a role is very important.


Rachel Pence, continued...The location of this church and the energy behind young adults is very exciting to me, and leaves me bursting with ideas.

• What ideas do you have to grow this ministry?First, I would want to find ways to plug this ministry into what is going on already in the church, in order to continue to foster community and participation in your small group ministry as well as the outreach already established. Some other ideas that I would love to try would be a young adult book club, beer and theology, and outdoor excursions such as hiking and camping to establish a connection with creation. I noticed that you are an earth care congregation, and I would love to connect that aspect of your community with the young adults. I would love to create and encourage mission opportunities. Living in a city there is a unique opportunity to engage in dialogue and grow in our faith while experiencing what is happening right in our back yard. Above all, I would want to create space for dialogue. The world we are living in is struggling, and there is a constant question of how do we respond? How do we live out our faith in the face of the current state of our world? There are few spaces where these tough questions can be asked and wrestled with, and I would hope to grow this ministry to create those spaces and allow space for those questions.

• How would you be a good fit for this position?As a young adult myself, I am passionate about young adults in the church. I have been searching for a call that would allow me to be creative, as well as engage with the foundational church that has called me into ministry. I would be very excited to work in a multi-staff church, as I work very well on a team and appreciate diverse personalities especially in a ministry setting. Above all, I have a lot of energy for the church, and this position would place me in a demographic that I feel has lost its energy. I want to delve into why that is, and how we can continue to be the church, and what church looks like as a young adult.

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Life at WestminsterRachel has the enthusiasm, organizational skills and outgoing personality that will serve her well in ministering to our young adults and young families. I believe Rachel will be an important addition to our already strong staff as we strive to do God’s work in the world. – Linda Koon, Committee Member

The Associate Pastor Nominating Committee has identified a candidate for the position of Associate Pastor to Young Adults and Young Families. The committee will report on the progress of this search at the Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 8th following the 11:00 am worship service.


Children’s MinistryConstruction plans for Children

NO Sunday School on January 1. We will start back on January. 8.

Beginning in January, Sunday School will be from 9:45 am – 10:30 am to allow for parking to clear out between services.

Some nursery rooms have moved, please watch for signage to direct you to the new spaces, all right there on the pre-school hall.

All pre-school children will continue to go directly to their rooms just as they have been. Their space will not be affected.Elementary children will have some changes:

• 1st – 4th will NOT meet in the chapel during January and February. They will go upstairs and go directly to classrooms.• 5th and 6th grades will continue to go directly to their rooms.

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INTERESTED IN JOINING WESTMINSTER?Westminster Presbyterian Church welcomes all people to share our common journey to become more faithful disciples of Christ. There are multiple ways to learn more about Westminster, and to explore membership:

1. Speak with a greeter following worship on Sunday mornings, and receive a packet of information about WPC.

2. Speak with someone at the GETConnected table on Sunday mornings, and learn more about the many opportunities for involvement at WPC – education opportunities, interest groups, fellowship groups, discipleship groups, and opportunities for outreach and service.

3. Speak to any of the pastors, or be in touch with Rev. Heidi Hudnut-Beumler, Interim Associate Pastor for Congregational Care and New Members (615-292-5526, ext. 227, or [email protected]), or with Elder Jim Hartman, Chair of the New Members Assimilation Committee ([email protected], or 615-383-8759).

4. Attend our next series of New Member Classes. Given the renovation, the winter classes for 2017 are moving to the spring. The projected start date for this series of classes is March 5, with joining following Easter.

5. If you want to become a member before the spring classes, that is possible. Please be in touch with Heidi, if you so desire.

6. Receive our invitation to become involved with Westminster’s life of worship, study, fellowship, and mission – and jump in as you feel led!

As a vibrant and inclusive congregation, Westminster seeks to foster a caring, diverse, and deeply spiritual community of faith. With a spirit of gratitude and love, all are welcome here!


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Prayers Requestedfor the January 13-15 Youth Ski TripPlease hold the participants of the Youth Ski Trip in your prayers. Pray for safe travels, safe skiing, fruitful reflection, fun fellowship, and that we will continue to grow together as we learn about God.

Save The Date: Senior High Retreat at NaCoMe March 3-5Are you a high schooler who feels that the Koinonia Youth Summer Trips seem so far away? Or maybe you are a high schooler who loves retreats? Or maybe you are a high schooler who wants to meet other Presbyterian youth? Well if you fit into any of those scenarios, this NaCoMe Retreat (which is a Presbytery of Middle Tennessee event) may fit your needs! Save the date, and stay tuned for more info!

Item Collection for People Experiencing HomelessnessAs the harsh winter months continue, the needs of the homeless population escalate. The Westminster Youth hope to address a part of these needs with care bags that the youth will assemble throughout the winter. If you are able to donate the items listed below, please drop off them off during the week in the main office, or in the hallway of the main office on Sundays. Thank you!

• Hand/Foot Warmers • Powerbars • Cough Drops • Socks • Hats • Gloves

Preston Taylor Ministries Wrapping Party a SuccessYouth volunteered at the Preston Taylor Ministries Wrapping Party on December 16, helping children in our community pick and wrap presents for their families, and leading us in fun outdoor games. A good time had by all!

Youth Caroling Hit a High NoteWPC Youth sang and had a delightful visit with the residents at Park Manor on December 18 and finished the night off with the always delicious Moe’s.

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Adult Education All classes meet at 9:45 am unless otherwise specified.

Class Offerings

January 1There will be no Sunday School for any age group on New Year’s Day, Sunday, January 1. There will be childcare available during worship.

January 8

Adult Bible During the renovation, this class will join Covenant Class in the Chapel.Murdoch MacLeods - Please meet in the vestibule of Donovan’s office on the second floor of the Wilson Wing.Search Please join us in room C-153. It is on the first floor of the WSYC wing. Ongoing: A discussion of the Bill Moyers series “The Wisdom of Faith with Huston Smith.”

Young Families - Please join Covenant Class today.

Covenant Class • Chapel

We welcome to Westminster Tom Frist, brother of our member Dr. John Frist, and first cousin to members Tom, Bobby, and Bill Frist. He is the youngest of the four children of Dr. John Chester Frist, a Presbyterian minister, and Betty Ferran Frist, a writer.

Tom Frist has spent much of his life promoting the health, relief, rehabilitation, and economic development of people in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. After graduating from Davidson in 1967, Tom taught English and American literature in India on a Fulbright Grant and studied the similarities and differences in Christian and Hindu mysticism. In 1968-69 he was a UNICEF field representative in Vietnam responsible for building hospital wards in Saigon and Danang and for emergency relief and refugee feeding programs in Danang, Hue, and Quang Ngai, feeding ten thousand children daily.In 1989, Tom returned to the U.S. from Brazil to become the president of the American Leprosy

Missions (ALM International), and in 1993 was appointed secretary for administration for the 14th International Leprosy Congress. From June 1994 to June 1996 he served as president of the International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations (ILEP) with work in a hundred countries.

For three years, Tom and his family lived in Nicaragua, where he structured and administered a job creation and micro lending program named Adelante.

Tom is the author of five books and has founded several nonprofits. He is married to Clare Strachan Frist of San José, Costa Rica, and they have two children, Lisa Kristin and John Daniel. Tom and Clare now live most of the year in Montreat, N.C.Presently, Tom is still involved with Adelante and SORRI, and he and Clare are exploring the possibility of establishing a Christian ecumenical retreat and training center in Brazil on their farm. He continues to write and volunteers with various organizations.

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Presbyterian Church3900 West End Avenue • Nashville, Tennessee 37205

WESTMINSTER PERIODICAL Life at Westminster

CalendarSee page 4 for an expanded calendar with new room assignments. Thank you for your patience during the campus renovation.

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Associate Pastor Nominating Committee (APNC)Nominees Sondra CruickshanksBarbie DraughnKen Hande Carolyn HarrisNancy Langdon Bob Parker Don Schulze

Elder Class of 2020 Nominees Suzanne AllenDoug BerryJodie FolkAnders HallPaige HardenRichard LaneMark LawrenceMyra LeathersBeth MooreEli RichardsonSarah WilkinsonLisa Wooley

Nominees will be voted on at the Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 29. Look for photos and bios of the nominees in the January 11 newsletter.

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