Western's Negro Spiritual Fund Honors Black History Month
As part of our celebration of Black History Month, we will be singing and/or performing a Negro Spiritual every week during our Sunday worship. Recognizing that none of the composers of Negro Spirituals ever received compensation for their performances, Western joined other churches last year and established the Negro Spirituals Fund to “pay it forward” by making gifts to organizations performing this type of music.
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A Word from Laura: Praying to Dismantle Racism
“To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.”
-Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
As Western prepares to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, in light of a PC(USA) emphasis on dismantling structural racism, I call us, my friends, to prayer.
In his work, Dr. King prayed to the “creative force in the universe, already working to pull down gigantic mountains of evil, a power that is able to make a way out of no way…” He knew that the evil, injustice and sin at work in racism were too big for humankind alone.
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A Word from Laura: New Things
Dear Western Friends,
Greetings on Epiphany, the day we remember the Light of the star the magi followed to find the Christ child. It’s also the day we celebrate that Light in our own lives, a beacon at the beginning of our calendar year.
It’s also the turning of the year, when we take stock of who we have been and who we will become. We have a moment to look back at the past year and ask if we are measuring up to who we want to be – or better yet, who God calls us to be. We can set intentions for what lies ahead. As a church, we can ask how we will live into God’s love and justice more fully, more deeply.
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St. Mary's Court Fire Relief Fund
The Foggy Bottom West End (FBWE) Village conveys its gratitude to the members of Western Presbyterian Church who contributed (read more)
Session Notes - December 2022
Your Session sat, by Zoom, for its regular monthly meeting this week.
The main order of business was adopting a budget for 2023. The budget preparation process brought several issues into focus.
As you know, Western has a long history of running deficit budgets, and we have always made up the fiscal difference from our investment fund.
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Christmas Joy Offering
When we give to the Christmas Joy Offering, we share our love with the leaders of our Church — past, present and future.