Pottery repaired by Kintsugi, an ancient Japanese method of

mending broken pottery with gold.



2nd Sunday After Pentecost

Scripture

2 Corinthians 4:5-12

Sermon

  Hidden Treasure

The Rev. Julie Emery

Bulletin

Zoom Meeting ID: 822 3301 6989

Any questions, contact Becky Kimberly in the office

at office@westpresby.org.



The Session has called a congregational meeting on Sunday, June 2 immediately following our worship service. The purpose of the meeting is to elect Elders and Deacons and to receive any nominations from the floor. A slate of nominees will be presented by the Nominating Committee chaired by Art Riihimaki, Elder. All congregational members are entitled to vote and are encouraged to attend. Click here for the slate of nominated officers.

Any questions about the meeting can be directed to Will Hoelzel, Clerk of Session at bill.hoelzel@gmail.com.

Come celebrate the talented musicians of Westminster with our third annual Community in Concert. Donations collected through a free-will offering will support our Tilton Music Scholarship program. This program, which began in 1987, allows Westminster to benefit from the musical gifts of our Tilton Scholars who currently include Zac Burns, Makenna Fowler, Ryan Mancini and Vanessa Paré. This program is funded completely by donations. Please invite your friends and neighbors. We hope you can join us for this amazing night of music.

We invite you to join us for Music Appreciation Sunday. Our worship service will include scripture, prayer, music and song. Music will be provided by the Chancel Choir, Children’s Choir and Handbell Choir, as well as by talented vocalists and instrumentalists from our church community. Music beings at 9:45 a.m. with worship starting at 10:00 a.m. Our plate offering that Sunday will go to support our Tilton Scholarship program. We hope to see you there!

Enjoy the music of Down to Funk, whose band members include our own Tilton Scholars Ryan Mancini and Vanessa Paré. Many of you have danced and enjoyed their music at Westminster's Raking in the Fun Fall Festival held at the church last fall. They'll be performing at Celebrate West Hartford, a two-day town festival held on the grounds of West Hartford's Town Hall. They will be playing Sunday afternoon from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., making it a great finale to a wonderful weekend of music for our Westminster community!

On Thursday, May 23, an email went out to the Westminster community with a message from Rev. Julie Emery regarding her upcoming sabbatical. She will be on sabbatical from June 10 to September 30. Please Click here to read the email, which includes

a message from Rev. Julie as well as a sabbatical FAQ.

Thank you to our spring clean up crew whose work helped beautify the Memorial Garden in time for the Memorial Garden service held there last Sunday.

On Sunday, May 19, Westminster hosted a Community Conversation on Suicide Awareness. The event helped raise awareness and provided training to help recognize the warning signs of suicide.

This event included free QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training led by certified trainers from the West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District. The event promoted meaningful dialogue about the ways to help those who may be suffering and considering taking their own life.

Westminster's Community Hub Taskforce is in the midst of planning more community conversations and events focusing on mental health. If you're interested in learning more, please contact Tom Buckley at tbtrailrun@hotmail.com or Janet Wade-Utay at MainSt.chef10@gmail.com 

Have a graduate? Please share your graduate's information with us so we can celebrate their accomplishments with our church community. Send their name, school, and degree information (if they are graduating from college or graduate school) to Becky Kimberly at office@westpresby.org.

Janet Wade-Utay's brother George Wade, who is battling cancer; Art Riihimaki; Greg Hammond's cousin Bridget, who is battling a recurrence of breast cancer; Ellen Smith and her mother Marge Martin; Jim and Vivian Carlson; Marsha Whitman (mother of Charlotte Logan) and Sam Logan (father of Cameron Logan) as they each recover from recent health issues; Art Riihimaki's friend Linda; David MacMeekin and family; Elsie Harp and family; Susie Scoville's friend Ron; Ross and Ginger Ludeman; the people of Palestine and Israel; Cori Mackey; Liz Grabber's nephew Drew Newsom; Rhys Logan; Howard Sprout; Laura Berman and family; Karen Wagner's friend Rich; Jon Scoville; Paige Logan's friend Mia; Muriel Sherman; David MacMeekin's brother-in-law, Dan Reinhard; Rachel Lloyd’s Aunt Katie; Stella Madjitey and Betty Stokes. 

We grieve with:

• Friends and families of those in recent months who mourn the death of loved ones. May they be comforted.

Peter Benner (Flourish) pbenner16@gmail.com 

Cyndi Buckley (Serve) cindykozak59@gmail.com

Ma'Lynn Feingold (Worship) mlnewportmd@aol.com

Greg Hammond (Engage) rgregoryh@yahoo.com

Will Hoelzel (Clerk) bill.hoelzel@gmail.com

Ann Osoba (Care) osoba32007@gmail.com

Art Riihimaki (Sustain: Finance) ariihimaki@me.com

Craig Schramm (Sustain: Buildings & Grounds) ccschramm@comcast.net 

Janet Wade-Utay (Sustain: MR&P) mainSt.chef10@gmail.com