Westminster Presbyterian Church

March 2014
The Westminster
CHIMES
1502 W. 13th Street • Wilmington, DE 19806 • (302) 654-5214 • www.wpc.org
C hil dr e n ’s M u sic a l
re your bones tired, achy,
lacking vitality and life? Would
you like to have some spring in
your step and hope for a better
tomorrow? Come hear our wonderful
children tell the story of the dry bones
from the book of Ezekiel and hear how
faith can enliven, invigorate, and make us
feel like dancing!
Make no bones about it, our children will
wake up your sleepy bones and put a smile
on your face!
Sunday, March 16
At 9:00 and 11:15 a.m. worship
In the sanctuary
Presented by the Sunshine Choir and D.R.U.M. Ensemble, with a special appearance by Dr. Greg Jones.
The Westminster CHIMES is also available online in full color — visit www.wpc.org.
CLERGY COLUMN
AS I JOURNEY WITH YOU
Randy Clayton, Interim Associate Pastor
Having only recently arrived
at Westminster as your Interim
Associate Pastor, I am looking
forward to continuing the
journey with you and being
a part of this church’s ministry
and mission. I’ve spent a lot
of time during my first few
weeks here getting to know
WPC’s programs and ministry.
Although it is still early in
my tenure at Westminster
and I still have a lot to learn,
I am glad to be a part of this
amazing church.
Having lived near the church
for many years and having met
some of you through Presbytery
work, when I was Pastor at
West Presbyterian Church,
or when I was Administrative
Pastor of Meeting Ground, I
had some knowledge of this
church before I arrived as your
Interim Associate Pastor. Even
so, since coming here, I have
been amazed by the breadth of
this church’s outreach. We are a
church that is actively engaged
in the urban community of
Wilmington and in places
across the globe.
02
I’ve experienced Westminster
as a church that is passionate
about living out the Gospel
of Jesus Christ. We are a
people of strong convictions:
convictions about worship
style, care for creation, clean
water in Guatemala, peace
in the Middle East, housing
for persons who find
themselves homeless, food
for those who are hungry in
our community, and the list
goes on and on. We are not
a church that is content
merely to hear the Gospel,
but one in which we seek to
live it out with passion.
In my early days at
Westminster, I have found
that we are a congregation
that takes seriously the
need for children, youth,
and adults to be engaged
in spiritual formation
activities. Each Sunday,
there is an amazing array of
opportunities for young and
old to grow in faith, to form
relationships with other
people of faith, and to
explore faith’s questions.
Undergirded by passion,
dedication, and a desire to live
the Gospel, this church cares
about her building, treasuring it
as a gift that provides space not
only for worship and education
but also for community groups
to use to accomplish their
missions as well. I experience
WPC as a church that values
quality music, superb preaching,
and well-planned worship. It is
a church with a very gifted and
dedicated staff and with strong
leadership from committees,
deacons, trustees, and elders.
As I journey with you in the
coming months, I am grateful
for the mission and ministry
of Westminster Presbyterian
Church. I hope you are grateful,
too, for this family of faith.
Peace,
Randy
1502 W. 13th Street • Wilmington, DE 19806 • (302) 654-5214 • www.wpc.org
The Westminster
CHIMES
Journey to the Holy Land 2009
Spiritual Pilgrimage of a Lifetime
November 2 – 13, 2014
Join us in the land where Jesus
was born, lived, and died. Sit on
the Mount of Olives and gaze
at the Old City of Jerusalem.
Venture out in a boat on the
Sea of Galilee. Visit the town
of Nazareth where Jesus spent
his childhood. See the caves
where the Dead Sea Scrolls were
discovered. Pray at the empty
tomb of Jesus in the Church of
the Holy Sepulcher.
faiths who live in contemporary
Israel/Palestine and gain a better
understanding of the geography
and the importance of this land.
Greg will lead us as we worship
as a church family.
This pilgrimage, which is
scheduled for November
2 to 13, 2014, is limited to
24 participants plus Greg
and Camilla. With 15 to 19
participants, the cost is $2,445;
We will travel to ancient sites that with 20 to 24 participants, the
cost is $2,172. This cost covers
are sacred to Jews, Christians,
and Muslims. We will meet with lodging, two meals a day,
in-country transportation,
people from all the Abrahamic
entrance fees, speaker fees, and
tips for the guides and driver.
Airfare is additional.
To request an itinerary and
additional information,
please contact Camilla
([email protected] or
302-421-9249).
To secure a spot, please send
a check for $300 per person
(payable to Westminster
Presbyterian Church with
“MEJDI” on the memo line) to
Camilla Jones, 722 Nottingham
Road, Wilmington, DE 19805.
2014 Souper Bowl of Caring
Thank you to all who contributed to the Souper Bowl of Caring
collection on Super Bowl Sunday. Your generosity produced
$1,007, which will be divided between the Hanover Food Pantry
and St. Stephen’s Food Pantry. Way to go, Westminster!
March 2014
03
Employee Anniversaries
Greg Jones
Senior Pastor/
Head of Staff
(10 years)
Jerr y r
Hunte ant
Assist
ial
Financ )
ars
(10 ye
Jerr y Reed
Facilities Assis
tant
(5 years)
Thank you all
for your years of
faithful service,
and congratulations
on your anniversary
at Westminster!
Adult Education Event With William Grassie, PhD
Sponsored by Westminster and the Community for Integrative Learning (CIL)
Monday, March 17
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Rodney Chapel
“Spirituality From the Outside In and Bottom Up”
William “Billy” Grassie, PhD
www.metanexus.net
www.grassie.net
To register:
www.cil-de.org
Phone: (302) 540-0661
Email: [email protected]
Billy Grassie is the founding executive director of the
Metanexus Institute, which promotes scientifically
rigorous and philosophically open-ended explorations
of foundational questions under the banner
“Big History, Big Problems, Big Questions.”
2013 Christmas Eve Offering
Thank you for your generosity!
Thanks to your generous support
of our 2013 Christmas Eve offering,
Westminster received $23,009! We
will distribute these much-needed
funds to help alleviate hunger in
our community through the LCS
Food Pantry and Hanover Food
04
Pantry, help enable UrbanPromise
graduates to complete their
college educations, support the
residents of Sojourners’ Place
on their journey to self-sufficiency,
fund programs that educate girls
and women in Congo, enhance
our support of the Guatemala
water project (SWIG), and promote
peacemaking projects. Thank you
for being part of Westminster’s
“Faith in Action” – you are
indeed making a difference
in people’s lives!
1502 W. 13th Street • Wilmington, DE 19806 • (302) 654-5214 • www.wpc.org
The Westminster
CHIMES
Guatemala Mission Trip
April 3 – 10, 2014
Travel to the “Land of Eternal Spring” this spring on our next
mission trip to Guatemala from April 3 to 10, 2014. Visit Rosario
Diaz, the healthcare mission dynamo, at Clinica Maya. Check in on
the Westminster microloan programs for the Ebenezer women,
including the Saturday School, the Sewing School, and the Health
Care Promoters, all models of Guatemalan-inspired programming.
Visit the water filter manufacturing site and witness the home
installation of water filters. As a congregation, we have now funded
189 filters; how wonderful to see that 189 extended families are
now able to end the cycle of waterborne illness.
If you are interested in this mission trip, please contact
Cathy Higgins at 484-770-8031 (home) or 610-368-6294 (cell).
Reading Jonah and Ruth for All They’re Worth
Tuesdays Beginning March 4
There is still time to join the Bible
study on Jonah and Ruth, which
begins on Tuesday, March 4. Time
of day will be determined based on
the preferences of the study group.
The study will run for nine weeks.
The cost is $10 for the workbook
and is payable at the first session.
The Horizons Bible Study
“Above and Beyond: Hearing
God’s Call in Jonah and Ruth”
will move us beyond our first
impressions of these two biblical
characters. Jonah and Ruth
teach us that God’s steadfast love
goes above and beyond anything
we’ve ever imagined.
If you are interested in joining this
study, please contact Anne Gunn
([email protected]
or 302-547-3784).
Youth Lock-In 2014
For all youth in grades 6 – 12!
CHANGE IN DATE:
8:00 p.m. Saturday, March 29, to
10:00 a.m. Sunday, March 30
For more information, visit our Facebook page (WPC 180°)
or contact Mike Gnade ([email protected]).
March 2014
Our past lock-ins were a lot of fun!
05
Worship at Westminster: Lent and
Easter Are Not Spectator Sports!
By Mary Beth Davis
For six weeks each winter, the
children in our Sunshine Choir and
D.R.U.M. Ensemble find themselves
part of a drama. In March, they will
present the musical “Bones,” the
story of Ezekiel, the Israelites, and
the Valley of the Dry Bones. Crafted
from scripture found in chapter
37 of Ezekiel, the musical presents
a fitting story for the season of
Lent, the story of hopeless bones
coming to life!
Each Lent, we too are called to
be part of a drama. During the
seasons of Lent and Easter, we
find ourselves alongside Jesus
as he speaks to the Samaritan
woman at the well, heals the
blind man, and raises Lazarus. We
watch as Jesus rides a donkey into
town, as he washes the feet of his
disciples, and as Judas delivers
the kiss of betrayal. We even shout
“Hosanna!” and “Crucify him!”
The season of Lent is
uncomfortable, unsettling, and
horrifying, demanding our action –
our intention and reflection. As you
consider your part in the drama,
you may even find yourself in a
different role than before. Are you
looking for living water, praying
for healing, celebrating answered
prayers, or serving the struggling
and suffering? Are you carrying
the cross for Jesus, turning away
from reality, or pounding nails that
intensify the hurt of another?
Will the blind see? Can the
lame walk? Do dry bones rise
up and dance?
This Lent, close your eyes and
imagine yourself in the story as
it unfolds. Which role are you
playing, and with which
characters do you most identify
– Galileans, Judeans, or Romans?
This season be in prayer, read
the stories, accept your role, and
anticipate transformation.
The season of Lent is a time
of harsh realities. Reflection,
prayer, and worship provide the
comfort, encouragement, and
inspiration needed to behold the
reconciliation and resurrection of
Easter. Don’t take a seat: Lent and
Easter are not spectator sports!
Tap your imagination, consider
your role, and get in the game!
…losing all your material
possessions in a fire.
…living with your child for a year
in a ratty motel room after
losing your home? It’s all you can
afford, with nothing left over to
save for a security deposit plus
the first month’s rent on a
decent apartment.
foreclosure? After losing your
home, placing your furniture in
storage while you struggle to
find affordable accommodations,
but losing all your stored
possessions because you
can’t keep up with the payments?
…losing your home because your
spouse walks out and you can no
longer afford the rent?
…losing your job because of
an accident and not receiving
disability payments in time to avoid
…living at a Friendship House
home for women while studying
to be a radiology technician but
IMAGINE...
continued on page 7
06
1502 W. 13th Street • Wilmington, DE 19806 • (302) 654-5214 • www.wpc.org
The Westminster
having no chair or desk
for studying?
These are the types of situations
that Sandy, the director of Lutheran
Community Services, hears too
often and works hard to alleviate.
Marcy, director of women’s housing
at Friendship House, could add
more heartbreaking stories. When
these victims of circumstances
beyond their control manage to
gather the wherewithal to move
to their own apartments, they are
usually starting from scratch as
far as furnishings are concerned.
Sandy and Marcy then call one
of our own: WPC member Joyce
Ruston. “I have a client who needs
a double bed, sheets, blankets, and
CHIMES
towels.” “Do you have any
bureaus and lamps?” “My client has
no chairs or a table where
the family can eat.”
happiness they
show is a tearinducing, heartwarming sight.
New Life Furnishings is a program
facilitated by Joyce and paid
for by Westminster’s mission
budget in which donations of
home furnishings are provided by
Westminster members and friends;
heavy, bulky items are picked up
by a local company (for a small fee
using a truck rented at our cost)
and stored in the Daughtry House
garage. Then, a family in need and
a representative of the referring
agency come to the garage with a
vehicle to select the items needed.
The excitement, gratitude, and
The garage is not large, but
Joyce manages to squeeze in any
donations, for which tax receipts
are available. In addition to
donated items, we are looking for
someone with a truck who would
be willing to deliver the donated
items to the receiving clients,
who will do all the loading and
unloading. The schedule could
be worked out at the volunteer’s
convenience. If you know of
anyone who could answer this
call, please notify Joyce at
302-654-5214, ext. 313. Thank you!
180° Senior Highs Set Their Sights on East Tennessee
by Susan Moseley
Ten youth and four adults are
preparing for a summer mission
adventure from June 21 to 28,
2014, with the Appalachia Service
Project (ASP). Having learned
about this great mission
organization through our friends
at Trinity Presbyterian Church,
who have participated in the
ASP every summer for more than
25 years, our youth and leaders
chose ASP for their 2014 youth
mission experience.
The ASP website
(www.buildanewyou.org)
explains that church groups who
come to Appalachia to make
homes warmer, safer, and drier
March 2014
return home with kids
who are stronger, wiser, and
closer to God. “Appalachia
Service Project provides one of
the most rewarding structured
service opportunities in the
nation for youth ages 14-18
and their adult leaders.”
ASP’s mission theme this year
is Radical Reversal: Building a
Servant Heart. “ASP helps shape
us as Christians to act backwards,
knowing that Christ’s power is
revealed in our weakness. When
we step to the back of the line,
when we think of others before
we think of ourselves, we are
modeling Christ’s radical reversal.”
Please begin praying now for
our youth and adults and
the Appalachian families who
will be the recipients of their
work and friendship.
Participating youth: Lilly Coleman,
Dana Davis, Olivia Eastburn,
Ben Fisher, Jack Holden,
Louisa Holden, Sara Beth Johnson,
Alana Lamb, Hugh Love, and
Zach Richardson
Participating adults: Mary Beth
Davis, Mike and Rose Gnade, and
Drew McPheeters
07
Earth Care Programs: Water Ministry
Westminster has the distinction of being certified as an Earth Care
Congregation. This honor means that we have exhibited leadership in
protecting God’s creation and being good stewards of the earth’s resources in
our worship, education, outreach, and advocacy.
The driving force for “Earth Care” comes from the biblical view of creation,
a view that permeates the biblical story.
“In the beginning...God created the heavens and the earth...” (Genesis 1:1)
“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it...” (Ps. 24:1, NRSV).
Thus, no part of creation – other humans, other species, or even the elements
of soil and water – is our property to use as we wish. They are to be treated in
accord with the values and ground rules of God, Creator, and Sustainer.
Thus, protecting the earth is a religious value, and environmental stewardship
is a moral responsibility.
In the context of Hebrew tradition, the Apostle Paul writes that “the whole
creation has been groaning in travail together until now.” The creation has been
in “bondage to decay,” “subjected to futility.” But it waits “with eager longing” to
share in “the glorious liberty of the children of God” (Romans 8:19-22). Paul’s
words are especially evocative in our time. Creation groans in agony from human
abuse. Its bondage will begin to end as the children of God discover the meaning
of their own freedom and stewardship in Jesus Christ, who restores creation to
lively glory (Romans 8:18). In this new time, we are called to follow Christ in the
work of restoring creation. – Restoring Creation for Ecology and Justice,
a Report adopted by the 202nd General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
During the month of March, we are focusing on “water ministry.” You’ve already
heard about the great work WPC is doing to provide purifying water filters to
the Mam community in Guatemala. While we might not think of it very often,
what about the quality of water at home in Delaware?
We have two very interesting programs planned
for Sunday adult education at 10:10 a.m. with guest
speakers from the Delaware Nature Society (see
sidebar on the right).
March 9: Is It Safe
to Go in the Water?
(Wilmington’s
Water Quality)
Speaker: Kristen Travers
Are you aware that 95%
of Delaware’s streams
and rivers are considered
polluted? Learn about
current and future
pollutants of concern
and steps we can take to
improve and protect these
important resources.
March 16: Delaware and
Sea Level Rise
Speaker: Brenna Goggin
Did you know that
Delaware is sinking while
the sea is rising? Delaware
has the lowest average
elevation of any state,
making our 381 miles
of shoreline particularly
vulnerable to the serious
consequences of rising
sea levels. Learn about
the projected impact on
Delaware and actions you
can take to minimize some
of these consequences.
Please join us in Classroom 6 for these two special programs!
08
1502 W. 13th Street • Wilmington, DE 19806 • (302) 654-5214 • www.wpc.org
The Westminster
CHIMES
Building
of Pokwo,
“Village of Life”
Bethel Clinic
Guest House
Ethiopia
Teams of volunteers will be going to
Ethiopia this spring and summer to
help the local Anywaa synod build
a guest house to provide shelter
for the visiting doctors, teachers,
and ministers who teach, translate,
and heal. WPC has offered financial
support to this mission.
History
Christianity has been present in
Ethiopia for hundreds of years,
yet much of the country remains
abjectly poor and primitive. In 1964,
with a population of 20,000,000,
there were only five Ethiopian
doctors in the country and 90%
of the people were illiterate. The
Presbyterian Church in the United
States had a vision for education
and evangelism, naming their
project “The 20,000,000 Fund.”
Haile Selassie, emperor of Ethiopia
from 1930 to 1974, divided his
country into distinct sectors,
offering a sector to each of several
faiths. The Presbyterian Church
was given the southwesterly side
bordering Sudan and Kenya.
Emperor Selassie wanted
each tribal area to have
a clinic, a school, and a
church. The Presbyterian
sector contained seven
tribes. Aerial surveying
and groundwork together
identified the best spots for
missions. These tribes had no
written language or alphabet,
yet linguists only last year,
with a reflective native
alphabet, created the first
Anywaa Bible. Native language
Bibles were very important to
Selassie, but healthcare came
first. Now each tribal center has
a school, church building, and clinic.
The clinics are small but
offer hope and a higher level
of care and compassion than
any government clinic.
continued on page 10
March 2014
09
After Selassie’s death, there
was a communist takeover and
all missionaries were asked to
leave. Now that missionaries
have returned to Ethiopia,
they are delighted to find that
congregations led by local
Ethiopian pastors survived and are
leading hundreds of the faithful.
The Present
Awareness of this Ethiopian
mission work has been brought to
our attention by WPC members
John and Penny McFarland and
their incredible family. Penny and
her sister Leah grew up in South
Sudan and Ethiopia, where their
father, Ted Pollack, was in charge
of building projects. Penny’s
brother-in-law, Dave Preston, grew
up on the Pokwo mission station,
where his father was an agriculture
missionary. The extended McFarland
family and mission friends have
organized volunteers to build the
Bethel Synod Guest House from
May 4 to June 15, 2014. Without
a guest house, visiting doctors,
literacy teachers, and pastors have
only tents to live in.
The cost to build one guest house
is $50,000. Seventy-five percent
of the funding needed to buy the
steel, roofing, and cement has
been raised. Each member of the
Bethel Synod church has been
asked to donate one birr – the
unit of currency in Ethiopia equal
to 100 cents – toward this project
and will be involved in the actual
construction, working side by side
with the American volunteers.
An additional guarantee of such
mission work is a profound
lesson in real joy in the midst of
unimaginable hardship inspired by
the faith of people who are poor in
possessions but rich in their souls.
For further information on how
you might get involved, contact
Penny or John McFarland
( [email protected]).
Lenten Study on Tuesday Evenings
Facilitated by Susan Moseley and Janet Steinwedel
Tuesdays, March 4 to April 8
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Ruth Christie Room
First Light: Jesus and the Kingdom of God is a DVD study of the historical Jesus and the Kingdom of God with
John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg, two of the world’s leading Jesus scholars.
In this class, we will learn together,
share together, pray together,
and rediscover Jesus together.
We will also grow together as
people of faith and disciples
of Jesus. For more information
or to sign up, please contact
Susan Moseley ([email protected]).
10
Themes include the following:
◦◦ The Matrix of Jesus
◦◦ Substitutionary Atonement?
◦◦ Jesus as Lord
◦◦ Crucifixion and Resurrection
1502 W. 13th Street • Wilmington, DE 19806 • (302) 654-5214 • www.wpc.org
The Westminster
CHIMES
Camp Promise Thank You Notes
During the school year, Camp Promise is an after-school program conducted at Westminster
for children from Wilmington’s West Side. It is one of six such programs in various parts of
our city, organized and staffed by UrbanPromise. Many of you have met Vanessa Church, the
Camp Promise director, who frequently worships with us on Sunday mornings.
These “camps” provide safe, caring environments for our city’s children, many of whom live
in areas scarred by violence. During the summer, Mondays through Thursdays, Westminster
hosts full-day Camp Promise programs for 70 to 80 children!
This past December, our Christmas Boxes program reached out to Camp Promise families
to help ensure that they would experience the joy of food and gifts to supplement their
Christmas celebrations. Here are some of the notes we received in return.
We are so grateful for our ongoing
partnership with UrbanPromise as together
we seek to provide safe environments
where children and youth may grow in
faith, knowledge, respect, and love.
March 2014
11
Thank you to all those listed here who have
responded to God’s grace with gratitude
and generosity. Your faithful commitment
to the life and work of Westminster for the
year ahead will make such a difference in
the lives of so many people.
How blessed we are to be part of this wonderful
community of faith! In good times and bad,
celebrating joys or mourning losses, praising God or
searching for meaning, reaching out to help others
or gratefully accepting help ourselves, we know
that we are not alone.
Westminster is a church family, a community of faith,
dedicated to sharing our lives, our talents,
our resources, and our faith in ways that express
our gratitude to God.
Making a commitment to Westminster in the form
of a pledge of financial support is a shining example
of faith in action, one that exemplifies a trust in the
words of Scripture that God will provide.
Rebecca S. Abel
Karen Beer
Vernon J. Albright
Audrey M. Bennett
Shawn M. Alexander
James R. Bercaw
Susan M. Alexander
David P. & Ingrid E. Berlien
Nora Andresen
Paul W. Best
Richard E. & Barbara Armen
Linda L. Beyer
Ann Ashley
Brenda S. Bilous
David E. & Janice Atadan
Charlotte W. Bispham
Charles W. & Sharon K.
Babcock
Lewis S. Black
Lisa A. & Ken Bachman
Alfred E. & Elizabeth Bacon
Dodson R. Barineau
Joseph & Mary Ann Blair
Herbert S. & Nancy Boden
Anthony & Gina Bosworth
If you have not yet done so, please give
prayerful consideration to making your pledge for 2014.
It is never too late to share God’s gifts. Please visit
www.wpc.org/pledge or call Debbie Brown at
(302) 654-5214, ext. 129.
Each pledge matters, each pledge makes a difference,
to giver and receiver. Thanks be to our God!
With deep gratitude,
2014 Stewardship Team
Sue Linderman
Craig Stabler
Melissa Stabler
Jon McPheeters
Fred Nelson
Fred Iobst
Bob McKeown
Dianne M. & William S.
Browne
Robert A. & Virginia Chagnon
Gary A. & Susan Bryde
Chad H. & Diane Chandler
Donald & Meg Burich
Richard B. & Natalie S. Bush
Sarah L. Buttner
G. William & Jeanne S. Butz
Hugh C. & Naomi Campbell
Laura Campbell
Michael & Marcia Carle
Elizabeth A. Carpenter
Thomas & Martha Carper
Carol Bova
Ronald F. & Kimberly Carrick
Peggy Carroll
Kenneth & Fay D. Barnaby
M. Elizabeth & Ronald
Bowersock
John C. & Signy L. Carson
Jonathan & Grace Barrington
H. Wesley Bowman
Frederick J. Carspecken
Paul L. & Elizabeth Wells
Bechly
John R. Bowman
James T. Carter & Polly E.
Pyle-Carter
William B. & Nancy Barlow
Tia Becktel
Edward H. Bedrossian
John L. Beeghley
12
Charles D. & Turner Broll
Christine Schiltz
Nicole Hughes
Debbie Brown
Greg Jones
Sally M. Brooks
James A. Cartmell
Charles M. & Deborah C.
Brown
H. Beatty Chadwick
Margaret P. Cartmell
Joe B. Chambers
Eleanor Charles
Craig S. Checkel
Robert L. & Jeanne T. Checkel
Winona S. Church
Robert K. & Edwina Churchill
James S. & Jeannice H. Clark
Randall T. Clayton
Barrett J. & Rosemary Cobb
Willard H. Cobb
James N. Coker
Nancy B. Colbert
Arthur W. Colbourn
John B. Coleman & Mary Jane
Taylor-Coleman
Kevin G. & Chelsea Collins
P. Clarkson & Donna Collins
Joan M. Connolly
Doris H. Corner *
continued on page 13
1502 W. 13th Street • Wilmington, DE 19806 • (302) 654-5214 • www.wpc.org
The Westminster
Robert E. & Linda B. Cox
In Loving
Memory
Travis L. & Emily Crawford
Jessica J. & Matthew
Fischer
Elizabeth B. & John
Crowell
Paul Fleckenstein
H. Theodore & Virginia
Harcke
Nancy A. Fleming
Carol N. Harris
Joe D. & Patricia Cunning
Thomas A. Ford
Jean & Robert Custin
Louis F. & Ann Fortunato
Melissa J. & Robert
Harrison
Joseph E. & Tamra L.
Daley
Amanda Fox
Christopher F. & DeVon
Daniels
William A. & Rosemary C.
Francis
Edward S. Davis
Warren L. & Nadya Davis
Recent
Member Deaths
CHIMES
Ivan K. & Helen S.
De Blieu
Kristin L. DeMesse
Alan A. Dennison
Charles A. & Linda Depfer
Martha DeWees
Nicole Fox
Richard Hankel
Robert C. & Janis Harrison
Edwin J. & Susan Harron
Denison H. & Wendy
Hatch
Ruth Franklin
Richard & Audrey Hatfield
Tommy G. & Natalie
Freeman
Dorothy L. Heldt
Nancy Henderer
Allison & David W. Freeth
David C. & Constance H.
Henke
Robert W. Frelick
Susan Frost
Louise B. Fuller
Joan E. Henke
John A. & Judith Herdeg
Donald L. & Eleanor J.
Furry
Jonathan R. & Jamie
Hickey
Helen C. Higgins
Nancy L. & Art G. Diver
William R. & Gloria O.
Galloway
Rodney B. Higgins
Richard L. & Deborah B.
Diver
James H. Garvin
John & Sara C. Gavenonis
James R. & Margaret
Hodges
Charles W. Donaghy
Nancy D. Gemmell
Robert J. & Alice W.
Donaghy
Mark Gerstenschlager &
Jennifer Barrington
Thomas E. & Carol E.
Hogue
October 31, 1921 –
January 12, 2014
Jerome Downie & Pamela
Bailey
Donald L. & Juanita
Gerwig
Merris Hollingsworth
Kim & Tamara A. Holm
John A. & Nancy L. Doyle
R. Ross & D. Jill Getty
Dorothy A. McCutcheon
Elizabeth A. Drennen
Sara H. Geuder
Richard A. & Laura A.
Holmes
December 17, 1930 –
January 12, 2014
Sara Dubberly
J. Caroline Glaeseman
Sean E. & Melisa P. Dulin
Catharine Glober
Amy H. Dunigan
Michael B. & Shelley
Gnade
We remember the families of
our members who recently died.
We pray that the families will be
comforted in their loss and be
assured that their loved ones have
joined God’s heavenly kingdom.
Doris H. Corner
Andrew B. Kirkpatrick
Peter E. & Karen F. Dietz
Linda Blanchfield Dillow
Frank J. & Claire E.
Dunigan
January 16, 1929 –
January 18, 2014
Catherine A. Edge
Anne G. Stern
George E. & Sandra R.
Evans
March 24, 1920 –
January 23, 2014
Marilyn Davis
January 27, 1930 –
January 26, 2014
March 2014
Thomas M. Eliason
Michael J. Enderle
Gail Everett
Roy J. & Elizabeth Fahl
William B. Farnham
Jerry A. & Barbara M.
Fedeler
Mary K. Field
Jean Firestone
Sally Goodman
Arthur W. & Barbara M.
Gorman
Hazel M. Gregory
Kathrine B. & John Hogan
Gertrude T. Hood
H. Todd & Dorothy S.
Hoopes
Harry E. Hoopes
Matthew M. & Tara
Hoopes
Robert R. & Judith Hoopes
Robin M. & James Hoosty
Gerald G. & Lucille M.
Greth
Conrad L. & Barbara A.
Hoover
Charles A. & Linda F.
Grieco
Howard F. & Nancy Horne
Susan Horty
Charles C. Griffith
Anne Gunn
Richard J. & Mary-beth
Howard
J. Richard & Mary Kay
Haden
Barbara M. Hoy
Sarah F. Hurlock
Jane Arthur E. Hamlin
Walter E. & Rebecca Huzar
continued on page 14
13
Richard J. & Stacie
Immesberger
Tara J. Lee
Frank C. & Barbara Miller
Janet S. Rucker
Charles L. Ingersoll
Virginia D. Lee
Lola Miller
E. Wayne & Janet Lemons
Andrew G. T. Moore
Kristin D. & Angela S. RueblingJass
Gordon H. Lewis
Robert A. Moore
Linda B. & Eric Ruoss
Ralph L. Lewis
William R. Moore & Jane E.
Palmer
Joyce K. Ruston
Christina & Robert Rydgren
Calvert A. & Gaye W. Morgan
Shawn E. & Carrie M. Saathoff
Frederick W. Iobst
Emmett S. & Ann Jacobs
Ann W. Jarrett
Brock W. & Barbara Jobe
Suzanne R. & Robert C.
Linderman
Kathryn R. Johnson
J. Patrick Little
Alice H. Morse
George A. & Barbara B. Scanlan
Steven C. & Janice B. Johnson
Mary Longenecker
Edmon & Alexandra F. Morton
Gayle Schadle
Steven R. & Carol L. Johnson
Jeanette Lonia
Susan & James Moseley
Christine P. & Todd Schiltz
J. Patrick & Sandra K. Johnston
Margaret P. Lounsbury
Mark & Carol Mosher
Frederick E. & Julia M. Schmitt
John F. & Dede Johnston
Robert H. & Cynthia D. Love
Betty P. Murchison
Sue Scofield
Richard T. Jolly
Robert Hugh Love
William K. & Ruth M. Nace
Ann Shadduck
Camilla Cofer & Gregory Knox
Jones
Rachel K. Lowthian
Wheeler K. & Carol D. Neff
W. Thomas & Donna V. Shaw
Ruth A. Joslin
Teresa M. Lunardi
Frederic F. & Donna M. Nelson
C. Russell H. Shearer
Dennie T. & Marsha M. Mah
Margaret S. Odiorne
Ronald V. & Carol M. Shelly
Olga Manners
Lindsay Orr
Mark B. & Lori A. Shiflett
Anne D. Marsh
Roland C. & Mary Lu Pamm
Carol T. Shortlidge
D. Patrick & Nancy Martin
George R. & Janet C. Patrick
Christian J. & Beth Singewald
Kristen W. & Scott M. Marvel
Lynne M. Perkins
Constance M. Smith
David A. & Jennifer Mathe
Keith & Emily Pfaff
Kim W. & Kathy Snyder
Marilynn R. Mathews
Sonja W. Pfautz
P. M. & Martha V. Snyder
Jeannie Mattson
Charles D. Pfleegor
Caroline M. Sparks
Richard H. & Jean M. May
Frank M. Pickering
Wayne & Cora Sparling
William T. & Deanna G. Mays
Bonita W. & Raymond J.
Piekarski
Jerrold P. & Susan Spilecki
D. Keith Pierce & Mary K. Vane
R. Craig & Melissa Stabler
William Kaye
Beatrice Kelley
Helen H. Kelley
Don M. & Marlys M. Kerr
F. Frederick & Lynne A.
Kielhorn
Kathryn G. Kiley
Fletcher A. & Alexandra W.
King
Tee Jay King
Carolyn M. Kleinpeter
Robert C. Kline
Sylvia B. Kniel
Kalmia Kniel-Tolbert
Betsy C. Knox
Judy Knox
Johannes R. Krahmer
Kevin L. Krick
John Krill
George & Carla S. Krupanski
Cynthia H. Kuespert
Jane B. Laird
Catharine F. Lang
Elizabeth A. & Timothy
Langlois
Mary Laskaris
Frederick B. Law
Mitzi Kiser Law
Arch H. & Melody J.
Layman
14
David C. & Sally McBride
Janet W. McClelland
M. Blair McConnel
Kelly McCulloch
Debra E. McCullough
Dorothy A. McCutcheon *
Charles S. & Mary Lou
McDowell
Herman H. & Nancy McFadden
John D. & Penny McFarland
Paul G. & Linda McGregor
Robert A. McKeown
Andrew H. McPheeters
Jon R. & Susan McPheeters
Brian Mead
Evelyn S. Measley
Janet S. Meyer *
John H. & Eleanor Michener
Suzanne W. Milazzo
Clark A. Miller
Todd & Paula Piercy
Cassandra L. Piovoso
Stephen C. & Elizabeth H. Poole
Thomas P. Preston & Laura
Scanlan
Jeffrey A. & Carla Pyle
Kristine S. Qualls
Kent H. Quisel
Margo J. Reign
Charles F. & Linda Reinhardt
Roger A. & Sandra W. Reinicker
Jean H. Reynard
Patricia G. & Robert R. Ridout
Patricia A. Rittenhouse
Jennings G. Ritter
David & Jane Stabler
Steven & Lynnette Stallone
Barbara A. Steen
Steve & Janet S. Steinwedel
Glenn I. & Marion Stelzer
Anne G. Stern *
Margaret Lyle Stevens
W. Ross & Zora R. Stevens
Suzanne V. Stewart-Lamb
Judith L. & Robert D. Stoddard
Judith & Paul R. Stoffer
Gordon & Julia Stone
William & Lisbeth Stone
Spencer H. & Margit A.
Stradley
Paul R. & Sally Robinson
Barbara H. Stratton & E. Martin
Knepper
Carolyn Roland
Jane C. Suiter
Robin L. Rosser
Henry R. & Martha J. T. Tatnall
continued on page 15
1502 W. 13th Street • Wilmington, DE 19806 • (302) 654-5214 • www.wpc.org
The Westminster
CHIMES
Jonathan B. & Leslie Taylor
Lowell T. & Lois B. Underhill
Hannah Wayne
Marilin M. White
Diane H. Thomas
Jan A. T. & Kathryn A. van
Amerongen
LaVerne Weaver
Kiersten K. Williams
Leucia B. Venable
Thomas B. & Charlene Weaver
Bruce W. & Teresa Weber
W. Randall & Susan S.
Williamson
Richard J. & Sally Bittel Thomas
J. Stark & Sandra W. Thompson
Natalia Thompson
Vaughn P. Victor
Jill A. Voss
Philip Timon
James G. & Janet H. Waddell
Susan Kelley Timpson
Karl J. & Jennifer Wagner
Steve Tindall
Chris M. Waisanen
Sandra R. Tisdall
Reade Y. & Sarah B.* Tompson
Jennifer K. & John Trickey
Frank J. & Anne O. Waldburger
Helen C. Walker
Daniel P. S. Weber
Carol & Verne Weidman
John Weikart
Susan W. Weissinger
Barbara Gravely Welch
Kerry G. Welsh
Charles W. & Elizabeth Uhlinger
Esther M. Ward
Vincent J. & Mary R.
Wemlinger
Erik A. Underhill & Claudia M.
Van Lenten
Deborah S. Wat
Craig D. Wemmers
Linda & Melvin Watson
Tenney H. Wheatley
James L. & Pamela J. Wilson
Donald G. & Dolores C.
Windsor
Kristen D. Wolanski
Jason M. & Susanne Wolff
Kathleen C. & J. Cameron
Yorkston
David C. & Mary W. Young
Linda Youngerman
Fredrick C. & Helen M.
Zumsteg
*Deceased
A Warm Welcome to Our New Members
Cheryl Sertlian grew up in Cincinnati and worked for Delta Airlines as a flight attendant.
After her flying days, she decided to complete her degree at the University of Florida. She
is married, and her husband attends an Armenian church in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. In
her free time, Cheryl loves travel and scuba diving.
Rick Suarez is Managed Care Director at AstraZeneca and was invited by Dave
and Sally McBride to attend Westminster. Born in Tampa, Florida, Rick lived in
Woodbridge, Connecticut, before moving to our area. He is partnered with Josh
Thomas, and they live in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. In his free time, Rick likes
cooking, singing, and art.
Josh Thomas is partnered with Rick Suarez. Josh was raised in Clearwater,
Florida, and moved to Delaware a year and a half ago. Also invited to
Westminster by Dave and Sally McBride, Josh is the Executive Director of the
National Alliance on Mental Illness/Delaware.
Dorothy Wauhop is married to Iles and resides in Media, Pennsylvania. Dorothy has been
attending Westminster for several years. She is a retired nurse with three grown daughters.
Dorothy has been active in ministry to homeless families at her previous church. In her free
time, she loves being outdoors and enjoys biking and walking.
Please welcome these new members to our church family!
March 2014
15
Non-Profit Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Wilmington, DE
Permit No. 30
1502 West 13th Street
Wilmington, DE 19806
302-654-5214
www.wpc.org
Pastors
The Rev. Dr. Gregory K. Jones
The Rev. Dr. Randall T. Clayton
The Rev. Jill Getty
WPC Director of Communications
& Database Management
Nicole Hughes
Graphic Design by
Trellist Marketing & Technology
Next Chimes Deadline:
Monday, March 10, at 11:00 a.m.
For the April 2014 Issue
Submissions can be made at
www.wpc.org/communications
We begin our Lenten Journey with
the imposition of ashes to remind
us that we are mortal creatures
who have a limited time on earth
before our eternal life with God.
For a full celebration of Easter, you
should begin the season of Lent
with Ash Wednesday.
This year’s service will also include
celebrating the Lord’s Supper.
Please join us for worship at 6:00
p.m., followed by a soup dinner in
Community Hall.
Wednesday, March 5
6.00 p.m.
The Westminster CHIMES is also available online in full color — visit www.wpc.org.