El Semanario, August / Agosto 6, 20179th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.Rev. Dr. Antonio "Tony" Aja, Pastor

Preaching on: "The Peace Of Christ Is With you.....Or Is It"Based on Psalm 85: 8 & 10; Matthew 5:9

Dear WPC Family and Friends:The session/council of WPC approved the following motion at the last stated meeting:"MOTION made and unanimously approved that the Session of WPC will considerjoining the Covenant Network of Presbyterians and More Light Network ofPresbyterians following a period of discernment and conversations with thecongregation."We will have the first of these ''conversations'' on joining these two LGBTQ advocacyPCUSA affiliated organizations on Sunday, August 27, at 9:00 am in the Koinonia Hall. Toprepare for these conversations, please go to their websites:

More Light Presbyterians - https://mlp.org/Covenant Network of Presbyterians - http://covnetpres.org/

You will also receive via email other information and will have hard copies of resources atthe conversation meeting on August 27 at 9:00 am.Thank you for considering participating in this important meeting for the life andministry of WPC.

Pastor Tony Aja &

Clerk of Session Cindy Piatt

The weekly schedule for Taizé services will begin again on Thursday,

September 7th at 5:30 p.m. and run through May of 2018.

We have finally reached the point where we are able to begin to rebuild the website

wpcsf.org. When we are finished the site should be much more user friendly and

explain clearly who and what Westminster Presbyterian Church PCUSA is.

The GREAT NEWS is that once again you can find "el Semanario" on the website,

beginning with last week's edition (which was mistakenly labeled 7/23/17). To do

that all you have to do is to go to the el Semanario page on the website.

Check out what has been done so far. We welcome your input on how best to

improve our website so more people will use it. We would especially welcome

some testimonials about what makes Westminster special for you.

Please pray for these members and friends of our congregation: Cindy Piatt’s friend,Reverend Pam Normille, working through a serious recurrence of cancer; for comfort andjoy for Elizabeth Roghair’s mother, Elizabeth Byer in Lancaster, PA; Carol, a friend ofGeorgia Ortiz, who is undergoing cancer surgery; Loyda Aja’s brother-in-law, PepeAntonio, recovering from a major stroke in Spain; Jonathan Sayago, a friend of the Ajas,diagnosed with a brain tumor; for David Hinds, friend of the Ajas, with terminal cancer,and for his young family; for Libby Naranjo’s friend, Carmen Burciaga whose son,Antonio Flores, is in a coma from a motorcycle accident; Elizabeth Roghair, as shecontinues to recover from hip surgery; for Jim Elliot’s son Stephan, and his family inIsrael; Bob and Phyllis, friends of Rod Sewell, both fighting cancer; John Burnett and hiswife, Desiree, as he recovers at home;Michael Brinegar’s co-worker, Andy Brasher,recovering from surgery for a brain tumor, and his young family; Bill Taylor’s mother-in-law, and brother-in-law, both fighting illness; for Carmen Chavez’s family members;continued prayer for Jackie Tway’s mother, Jo West; James Case, friend of the Twayfamily, who is undergoing further surgery and cancer treatments; Erika Roth, recoveringfrom cancer treatments;Margi Coxwell’s friend, Doug, recovering from surgery; GabrielHanson, dealing with several issues;Margarita Lopez, FPC member; Brian Garcia, whois awaiting a kidney transplant;Marian Goad; Dotti Tryk; Andy Thorne; Kim Sewell;Bob Miles; Kevin Hart; Margi Coxwell’s brother, Loren Jacobson; Candace Stebbins;Robert McDonald; Margaret Walsh; Juanita Sandoval; Joe Dudziak; Ruth Ortega;Beverly Garrett; Suzanne Dreith; Mario Gonzales; Jan Chesnut's sister and family inDamascus, Syria; and the staff and congregations of the Reformed Presbyterian Church ofCuba.

May those who have suffered the loss of a loved one find comfort and peace no matter howlong ago the loss occurred. Our life here is but for a time, it is in passing that we are trulyreborn.

Please note: we will keep names on the prayer list for as long as wanted. If you knowof others in our midst who are in need of prayers, please contact Rev. Tony Aja or thechurch office. We also want to hear your good news and joys: marriages, children,graduations, retirements, or new jobs.

If you have any prayer requests or notices, please fill out a prayer card and put it inthe offertory plate or email them to Margaret at: mw@margaretw.com

Let’s say Feliz Cumpleaños to those celebrating birthdays this coming week:MarissaYtuarte 8/10.

Thank you to Dr. Grace Nadell, Margi Coxwell, Elizabeth Ethelbah and Loyda Aja fortheir dedication in providing piano and organ accompaniment to the service each Sunday.Also thank you to those who provide special music, Bill Taylor, andMichael and KeriBrinegar. Music is of the angels.Also thank you toMichael Brinegar for attaching a new, longer silver rope to the churchbell, thus enabling the few shorter deacons to ring the bell at the proper time!

IMPORTANT DATES

August 12 - 11:00 a.m. Jicarita Cluster Celebration atCamp Lomos Verde

August 13 – 2:00 p.m. Immigration & Sanctuary DiscussionAugust 20 – 5:oo p.m. ELL PicnicAugust 27 – 12:00 p.m. AGAPE FAST – Boys & Girls Club

ChimayoSeptember 4 - LABOR DAY – OFFICE CLOSEDSeptember 7 – 5:30 p.m. Weekly Taizé services resume

WESTMINSTER NEWS

FROMMONEY CARE

Net Surplus/Shortage through 6/30/17

Total income: $76,935

Total expenses: $67,112

Net Surplus: $9,823

The Stewardship Committee is gathering materials for this year's Stewardshipcampaign in the fall. They have asked that if you have pictures of the church oractivities that could be used in these materials that you e-mail them tosdreith@cybermesa.com for consideration of inclusion in materials that may be used ina brochure, on Westminster's Facebook page or our website later this year.

FROMMISSIO DEI

Westminster has been supporting Rev. Dr. Karla Ann Koll, PCUSA Mission Co-worker in Costa Rica though Missio Dei giving. Her latest Prayer Letter can be foundby copying and pasting this link into your browser:http://mailchi.mp/77dfdfe730f1/july-august-prayer-letter?e=3834f9a726

To all coffee lovers and supporters of “Just Coffee” thatwe sell at WPC, we just received notice that the problemthat had with the new Nafta regulations are solved andwe are back on the track.This coffee is from the coffee growers in Chiapas,Mexico and we have been supporting them since 2004,by enjoying a cup of coffee at Social Hour and offeringit for sale. Now our cabinet if full of “Cafe Justo”. Thank

NATIONAL CALL FORMORAL REVIVAL ~MASSMEETING IN ABQTUESDAY, AUGUST 15 @ 7:OO PM

For Details on this event, go to:

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102467289681&ca=adfa1dac-0784-472b-b89f-f887f82b333c

Many have already seen this article from the Las Cruces Sun-News. If youhaven't, it's a beautiful tribute to Justin and his father and their family legacy offighting for human rights. You can read it here:

http://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2017/07/27/new-mexico-father-son-lead-sanctuary-efforts/514746001/

Read the latest newsletter, :Good News From theBorder" from Fontera de Christo.

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Good-News-From-the-Border-July-2017-.html?soid=1103337725578&aid=BJxJY0otKPc

Allegra Love, Director of the Santa Fe Dreamers Projectspoke about their work at the June Agape Fast. Theyhave now put together a newsletter: " Beautiful StoriesFrom Dreamers/Bad Stories from ICE" You can read ithere:

http://mailchi.mp/aa7216faf24f/beautiful-stories-from-dreamersbad-stories-from-ice?e=a477b261d4

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR

IN THE ARTS

TGIF Concert At First Presbyterian Church. All are invited to TGIF

concert at First Pres. tonight at 5:30 p.m., Friday, August 4, 2017, featuring

Santa Fe Opera Quartet. Next Friday, August11, 2017 the TGIF Concert will

feature Laura Metcalf, cello and Rupert Boyd, guitar.

The current show in the Back Pew Gallery is a digital photography

exhibit from the Santa Fe Community College called" Shadow

Memory II". It will run through August 27th. Take time after the

concert to view the exhibit.