Volunteer

Bake a cake

Slice strawberries

Sell tickets

Serve food/strawberries/cake

Setup/Sell Attic Treasures/Book Nook/Plants

General Setup/Cleanup

Sign-up sheets in Fellowship Hall

Call/email church office

Attic Treasures

Kitchen/household items, knickknacks, kids’ items

(no glassware, mugs, sets of china or picture frames)

Leave in rear of Fellowship Hall

Sunday, May 25-Sunday, June 1

Jewelry

Necklaces, bracelets, pins, accessories 

Weekdays – bring to Church office

Larger Attic Treasures

Only accepting those which one person can carry (side chairs/tables, tools)

Leave outside office entrance

Sunday, June 1 and Monday, June 2

Books

Kids, fiction and non, cookbooks, etc (no encyclopedias/textbooks/VHS/CDs)

Leave in Choir Room 

Sunday, May 25-Sunday, June 1

Plants

Perennials, vegetables, herbs (mark with type of plant, sun/shade), garden tools, pots

Leave in Courtyard 

Sunday, June 1 and Monday, June 2

Cakes

Homemade/purchased/cupcakes

Leave in Kitchen 

Sunday, June 1 and Monday, June 2

Supplies

Extension cords/power strips/card tables/refreezable ice packs

Leave in Library 

Through Monday, June 2

Media Chamber Chorale Concert

7:30 p.m., Friday, May 30 (Middletown Church)

Featuring “Concert Mass” by Joseph Fitzmartin and other choral selections

Click here for tickets

Spring Cleanup

9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, May 31

Lend a hand to help tidy up the beds and spread mulch

Bring your own rakes and gloves

Light refreshments included

Media Chamber Chorale Concert

4 p.m., Saturday, May 31 (PAC Center)

Featuring “Concert Mass” by Joseph Fitzmartin and other choral selections

Click here for tickets

Music Appreciation Sunday/Communion 

10 a.m., Sunday, June 1

Pastor François Preaching

Scripture: Psalm 150; John 17:1-2, 20-26 

Selections by the Chancel Choir/Handbell Choir/Wallingford Winds

Happy June Birthday

Happy Birthday, June friends. Enjoy this candle version with our words:

Happy Birthday to You,

We give thanks for your life;

We give thanks for your presence here, 

We Give Thanks to God for You.

Summer Sunday School 

Begins 10 a.m., Sunday, June 1

Grades K-5

Watch Friends and Heroes in the Reception Room (following a Time with Young Disciples)

12 month – pre-K

lower-level Nursery Room

Continues through Sunday, Aug. 31

Summer Sunday School Volunteers

Sundays, June 1 – August 31

We have so many new families at WPC – we need YOU to help make Summer Sunday School possible for them

Grades K-5

Play the DVD lesson and interact with the kids

Click here to volunteer

Nursery Room (12 month – pre-K)

Supervise and play with the children

Click here to volunteer

Strawberry Festival Ticket Pre-Sale

11 a.m., June 1

Beat the rush – buy your Strawberry Festival tickets during Coffee Hour

Cash/credit or debit card/Venmo/PayPal/Apple Pay/Google Pay

Strawberry Festival

5-8 p.m., Monday, June 2

What else is there to say?

Strawberry Festival Red Wagon

5-8 p.m., Monday, June 2

We’re asking everyone coming to the festival to please bring non-perishables for the Red Wagon

Register for VBC

Beginning June 3

Camp Firelight, based on the Bible verse “Whenever I’m afraid, I put my trust in You.” (Psalm 56:3)

Fun, faith-filled programming

Storytelling, games, crafts, fellowship

End-of-week celebration

Mission – Red Wagon

Open to kids ages 4-11 (grouped by age for stories/crafts)

Held 6-7:30 p.m., Monday, July 14 – Friday, July 18

Click here to register

PNC Update

We wanted to let you know that the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) is making progress on the search for a new pastor following Pastor François’ retirement. We have reviewed many applications and have a shorter list for further review.

Please keep us and the search in your prayers as we try to discern God’s will for WPC.

Container Watering

May – September

Pick a week – it just takes 10 minutes, twice a week (unless there is rain)

Please also deadhead the plants (pinch off the wilted blossoms) – it will encourage more blooms

Use the Church Center app/click here

Pentecost

10 a.m., Sunday, June 8

Be sure to wear red

Abilities Initiative for Kids

10 a.m., Sunday, June 8

After Time with Young Disciples, start the series by exploring differences related to vision with “The Black Book of Colours” by Menena Cottin, discussions and other fun activities

Led by Michelle

Resistance to Tyrants

11:30 a.m., Sunday, June 8

Who coined the phrase, “Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God” (Thomas Jefferson/Benjamin Franklin/John Knox/John Calvin/All of the above)

Why do some refer to the American Revolution as The Presbyterian Revolt? Can The Scots Confession (in our Book of Confession) ratified in 1560 help answer these questions?

Join our nerdy reformation pastor, Pastor François, for answers

Rose Tree Park Summer Festival

Wednesday-Sunday, June 11 – August 10

7:30 p.m.

Free concerts featuring all types of entertainment

Includes two morning concerts for children (10:00 a.m., June 20 and July 3)

Click here for more info

Rose Tree Pops Orchestra

7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 14

Plan to attend the Rose Tree Park Summer Musical Festival featuring the Rose Tree Pops Orchestra (and our own Diane on cello)

World Refugee Offering

Sunday, June 15

Millions of people from many nations have fled to other counties because of conditions that make their lives unbearable or acutely unsafe, such as civil war, famine, religious discrimination, natural disaster, acute oppression and domestic violence. The international refugees often are destitute and in dire need of food, shelter, protection and medical care.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is the primary source of support and protection in many countries. Funding for UNHCR is desperately needed as the refugee population is growing and contributions are lagging.

In conjunction with World Refugee Day (June 20), WPC will be taking a special offering to be provided to UNHCR.

Donations may be placed in the offering plate or click here.

Fill the Red Wagon

WPC supports Chester Eastside, LifeWerks and Media Food Bank