July Events at WBPC

CHURCH OFFICE IS CLOSED JULY 4

The church office will be closed on Thursday, July 4, for the Fourth of July holiday.

Emily Lorbacher will be working remotely on Fridays in July and August. On Fridays, you can call the church or email the office and she will be available from 9:00am-1:00pm.

HAITI FUNDRAISER

SATURDAY - JULY 13 - 5:00PM

Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 13th in the Fellowship Hall. We will gather at 5:00pm for appetizers and welcoming video. Please let us know you are coming by using the link to RSVP so we can have a dinner head count. We are asking a $20 donation for adults and $5.00 for kids for the meal. Free Child Care in the nursery will be provided for the little ones. We are also in the process of receiving donations to the Envelope Challenge. During the next few weeks, you may be asked to pick an envelope and to donate the amount on the envelope from $1.00 to $100.00. We are aiming to raise $5,050. Of course, other donations are always welcomed. This tax-deductible donation will be presented to Chedlin to be able to get the children settled in their new temporary home safe from the gangs in Cap Haitian. Please contact Kathy Johnson (wojo2005@gmail.com or 919.622.1059 if you have questions.

LOAVES AND FISHES FUNDRAISER

SATURDAY - JULY 20 - 11:00AM-2:00PM

Hungry for some delicious food? Come on Saturday, July 20, between 11:00am-2:00pm for chicken BBQ! All funds raised will benefit the new combined Loaves and Fishers/Avent West Children's Mentoring. Look for more details in the Weekly Word and Sunday bulletins.

NEW HOPE PRESBYTERY

MATTHEW 25 MINI-CONFERENCE

MONDAY - JULY 22- 9:30AM-3:30PM

The Presbytery of New Hope will be hosting its first semi-annual Matthew 25 Mini-Conference on Monday, July 22, from 9:30am-3:30pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Durham. Speakers from throughout the PC(USA) will be leading workshops on how we are called to connect with our community. To register for this conference, please contact Shauna Villela in the Presbytery Office (919-322-0147; svillela@nhpresbytery.org).

On Sunday, July 21, we have the great pleasure of welcoming back Natarsha Sanders as our guest preacher for both services! Natarsha and her family are past members of WBPC, and she will be in town as one of the leaders of the Mini-Matthew 25 Conference on July 22.

POETRY & PRAISE SERVICE

SUNDAY - JULY 28 - 5:00PM

On July 28, the @ The Table Service will be an in-person service featuring poetry, prose and special music written and arranged by Van-Anthoney Hall. If you write poetry, prose or inspirational narratives, we would love to include them as part of our worship that day! It’s not a requirement that you read what you share; you are welcome to read it yourself or invite someone else to read it for you! Please contact Van-Anthoney (vananthoney.h@gmail.com) or Frank Mansell (frank@wbpresbyterian.org) to share your writings. And mark your calendars for a future Poetry and Praise Service on August 11. Thank you for your help in collaborating on this special worship service!