Sixteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 29, 2019

Vinny loves to chase squirrels. My family and I currently live on two acres of land inhabited by all manner of wildlife, which gives Vinny, our dog, a few furry friends to play with (although I doubt they think of it that way).

Just the other day, I watched from our back window as Vinny crouched low to the ground and inched his way toward a tree where a squirrel was frolicking about. He’s a fast dog, but his agility pales in comparison to these critters. When he bolted for the tree, the squirrel quickly skittered across the yard with Vinny in pursuit. As I laughed, I turned to Abi and accidentally said, “Our god’s chasing the squirrel.”

Classic. It’s a common slip of the tongue, given that

d-o-g spelled backward is g-o-d. So we chuckled over the blooper for a moment, mainly because it was so corny and typical. But then I pondered whether there’s some truth to it. Without a doubt, God chases the squirrels and birds and rabbits — and us, too. We often speak in terms of “finding God” and “seeking truth,” and neither of these are unworthy pursuits. But do we also remember that while we were still sinners, it was God who sent God’s only Son

into the far country to find us? It reminds me of a curious moment in Paul’s

letter to the Galatians. While reminding his congregation of its blessed identity in the person of Jesus Christ, he interrupts his own line of thinking: “Now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back?”

Rather than putting the accent on human agency, Paul reminds us that the agent of salvation is God. It’s not our reaching up to God that accomplishes salvation. It’s God’s reaching down and knowing us. Or as the theologian Fleming Rutledge puts it: “God is the subject of our verbs.”

Remember this as we settle in for worship this morning. Our praise and adoration are a delightful fragrance to God. But even these things are given to us in the person of Jesus Christ, in whom we worship the Father in the power of the Spirit. That’s a comforting thing, isn’t it? We’re free to pursue God because God first pursued us.

And for that, maybe the angels will laugh and say: “Our God’s chasing the beloved.”

—Matt Dodrill

Preparing for worship

ON THE COVER: Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona. Used by permission, bigstockphoto.com.

Wilshire Baptist Church4316 Abrams Road | Dallas, Texas 75214

(214) 452-3100 | www.wilshirebc.orgPartnered with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship

Building a Community of Faith Shaped by the Spirit of Jesus Christ

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September 29, 20198:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Chiming of the Hour

The people of Wilshire gather this morning to worship God.In order for this service of worship to be focused upon that purpose,

please turn off all cell phones, pagers and alarm watches.

Prelude Fanfare Michael Helman

Call to Worship *No Time Susan BrumfieldSanctuary Choir

Rise, oh fathers, rise: let’s go meet ’em in the skies.We will hear the angels singing in that morning.

Oh, I really do believe that, just before the end of time,We will hear the angels singing in that morning.

Rise, oh mothers, rise: let’s go meet’em in the skies.We will hear the angels singing in that morning.

Oh, I really do believe that, just before the end of time,We will hear the angels singing in that morning.

No time to tarry here, no time to wait for you.No time to tarry here, for I’m on my journey home.

Brothers, oh, fare ye well, brothers, oh, fare ye well,Brothers, oh, fare ye well, for I’m on my journey home.

Sisters, oh, fare ye well, brothers, oh, fare ye well,Sisters, oh, fare ye well, for I’m on my journey home.

**Cantad! Mark PattersonYouth Choir

Alissa Payne, accompanist

Cantad a Jehova cantico nuevo. Sing to the Lord a new song.

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*8:30 worship service / **11:00 worship service+All congregants who are able are invited to stand.Hearing devices are available in the Narthex and South Atrium.

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Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord all the earth.Sing to the Lord a new song; come and lift up your praise to the Lord!

Come, every nation, come and lift up a song to the Lord.Come, sing to God above, come and sing with one accord.

Sing a song of gladness; O people lift your voice.Sing to God a new song; let all the earth rejoice!

Opening Sentences Lydia Tucker / Kurt Pottkotter

In our world of celebrity and ego and pride, we gather this morning to tell another story, a better story that’s not about how great we are but about how great is our God. Jesus is the name above all names and the name at which every knee will bow in heaven and on earth. His name is glorious.

+Hymn 344 Glorious Is Thy Name glorious name

Greeting to Worshipers Matt Dodrill / Leanna Coyle-Carr

Guests are invited to take a Response Card from the pew rack, complete it and place it in the offering plate when it is passed later in the service.

You also are invited to take the red fabric rose from the card and place it on your lapel or blouse to help others identify that you are our honored guest today.

Prayer concerns will be received and prayed for this week when listed on an intercessory prayer card from the pew rack and placed in the offering plate.

Reading — Revelation 21:1–5a, 22–26 Judy Coleman / Andrew Warden

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.” And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all things new.” … I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb. The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. Its gates will never be shut by day — and there will be no night there. People will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.

This is the word of the Lord.Thanks be to God.

Después vi un cielo nuevo y una tierra nueva, porque el primer cielo y la primera tierra habían dejado de existir, lo mismo que el mar. Vi además la ciudad santa, la nueva Jerusalén, que bajaba del cielo, procedente de Dios, preparada como una novia hermosamente vestida para su prometido. Oí una potente voz que provenía del trono y decía: “¡Aquí, entre los seres humanos, está la morada

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de Dios! Él acampará en medio de ellos, y ellos serán su pueblo; Dios mismo estará con ellos y será su Dios. Él les enjugará toda lágrima de los ojos. Ya no habrá muerte, ni llanto, ni lamento ni dolor, porque las primeras cosas han dejado de existir.” El que estaba sentado en el trono dijo: “¡Yo hago nuevas todas las cosas!” ... No vi ningún templo en la ciudad, porque el Señor Dios Todopoderoso y el Cordero son su templo. La ciudad no necesita ni sol ni luna que la alumbren, porque la gloria de Dios la ilumina, y el Cordero es su lumbrera. Las naciones caminarán a la luz de la ciudad, y los reyes de la tierra le entregarán sus espléndidas riquezas. Sus puertas estarán abiertas todo el día, pues allí no habrá noche. Y llevarán a ella todas las riquezas y el honor de las naciones.

Esta es la palabra del Señor.Gracias a Dios.

Prayers of the People Mark Wingfield

Prayer Response — O Lord, Hear My PrayerThe congregation sings stanzas 1 and 2 with organ, followed by stanza 1 again a cappella

Tune: Jacques Berthier, © 1982, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent Text: Taizé Community, © 1982, Les Presses de Taizé, GIA Publications, Inc., agent

+Hymn 671 God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending beach spring Giving of Tithes and Offerings

When you give to Wilshire’s Unified Budget, you not only support the local work of the church but also the international work of the church through Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global Missions. Our CBF field personnel serve around the world in places we cannot go ourselves but where we do go with our generous financial support.

Offertory I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light arr. Michael Burkhardt

+Offertory Response old 100th

Our God is making all things new, a promise that we know is true.Through eyes of faith we long to see a love-transformed community.

A place where truth and justice reign and healing triumphs over pain,Where all have dignity and worth and peace is passed throughout the earth.

Hebrew Scripture Reading — Psalm 27:1–6 Jessica Capps / Darren DeMent

The Lord is my light and my salvation. Should I fear anyone? The Lord is a fortress protecting my life. Should I be frightened of anything? When evildoers come at me trying to eat me up — it’s they, my foes and my enemies, who stumble and fall! If an army camps against me, my heart won’t be afraid. If war comes up against me, I will continue to trust in this: I have asked one thing from the Lord — it’s all I seek: to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, seeing the Lord’s beauty and constantly adoring his temple. Because he will shelter me in his own dwelling during troubling times; he will hide me in a secret place in his own tent; he will set me up high, safe on a rock. Now my head is higher than the enemies surrounding me, and I will offer sacrifices in God’s tent — sacrifices with shouts of joy! I will sing and praise the Lord. — Common English Bible

El Señor es mi luz y mi salvación; ¿a quién temeré? El Señor es el baluarte de mi vida; ¿quién podrá amedrentarme? Cuando los malvados avanzan contra mí para devorar mis carnes, cuando mis enemigos y adversarios me atacan, son ellos los que tropiezan y caen. Aun cuando un ejército me asedie, no temerá mi corazón; aun cuando una guerra estalle contra mí, yo mantendré la confianza. Una sola cosa le pido al Señor, y es lo único que persigo: habitar en la casa del Señor todos los días de mi vida, para contemplar la hermosura del Señor y recrearme en su templo. Porque en el día de la aflicción él me resguardará en su morada; al amparo de su tabernáculo me protegerá, y me pondrá en alto, sobre una roca. Me hará prevalecer frente a los enemigos que me rodean; en su templo ofreceré sacrificios de alabanza y cantaré salmos al Señor.

Solo The Lord Is My Light Frances AllitsenDavid Nabors, baritone

Message “Gimme Shelter” George MasonSecond in a series, Opening Your Heart

+Hymn 566 O God, Our Help in Ages Past st. anne

Sharing of Decisions

Benediction

Postlude Toccata on st. anne arr. Michael Helman

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The flowers on the chancel today are given in honor of Alissa Payne for her accompaniment with the Youth Choir.

Welcome to Wilshire today. If you are a guest with us today, we welcome you warmly to our congregation. We would like to get to know you and tell you more about our church. Please take a Response Card from the pew rack, fill it out and place it in the offering plate when it comes by.

George Mason currently is preaching a four-week sermon series inspired by the new book written by Rabbi Debra Robbins of Temple Emanu-El. The book, Opening Your Heart with Psalm 27, explores this psalm of David written in the context of spiritual practices for the Jewish new year.

George’s sermon series looks at the psalm to recenter our lives in God according to its wisdom. Copies of Rabbi Robbins’ book are available for $10 in the front office for any who would like to dig deeper.

During these four weeks, all are invited to engage in a spiritual practice of meditation on the words of Psalm 27. Here are some ideas on how to get started:

• Meditate on other English translations of the psalm, provided on the next two pages.

• Read one verse a day and let it soak in.• Commit to read the entire psalm every day for four weeks.• Obtain Rabbi Robbins’ book and read through it and reflect upon it

during this season. Seek to understand what a Jewish rabbi has to teach a 21st century Baptist about the ancient Psalms.

Opening Your Heart: Sermons from Psalm 27

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The Lord is my light and my rescue. Whom should I fear? The Lord is my life’s stronghold. Of whom should I be afraid? When evildoers draw near me to eat my flesh— my foes and my enemies are they— they trip and they fall. Though a camp is marshaled against me, my heart shall not fear. Though battle is roused against me, nonetheless do I trust.

One thing do I ask of the Lord, it is this that I seek—that I dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the Lord’s sweetness and to gaze on His palace. For He hides me in His shelter on the day of evil. He conceals me in the recess of His tent, on a rock He raises me up. And now my head rises over my enemies around me.Let me offer in His tent sacrifices with joyous shouts. Let me sing a hymn to the Lord. Hear, O Lord, my voice when I call, and grant me grace and answer me.

Of You, my heart said: “Seek My face.” Your face, Lord, I do seek. Do not hide Your face from me, do not turn Your servant away in wrath. You are my help. Abandon me not, nor forsake me, O God of my rescue. Though my father and mother forsook me, the Lord would gather me in.

Teach me, O Lord, Your way, and lead me on a level path because of my adversaries. Do not put me in the maw of my foes. For false witnesses rose against me, outrageous deposers. If I but trust to see the Lord’s goodness, in the land of the living—Hope for the Lord! Let your heart be firm and bold, and hope for the Lord.

Translation by Robert Alter, from The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary, W.W. Norton & Co., New York.

Psalm 27 heard in a new way

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TO THE BELOVED,THE INFINITE PRESENCE is my light and expanse, whom should I fear?The Infinite Presence is the strength of my life, what shall I dread?When forces come closeSeeming to devour meWhen narrowness threatensAnd opposition attacks

All that is menacing stumbles and falls

EVEN AS AN ARMY of mistrust besieges meMy heart does not fearEven as thoughts and desires rise up against me

I still have trust

ONE THING I ASK of the Infinite, One thing I seekTo dwell in the Presence all the days of my life To awaken to the beauty of each moment as I pass through this world

THE INFINITE shelters me as I encounter difficulty and painThe Infinite holds me close in deep and hidden places

And lifts me high upon a rock. Now I can see through to what is trueAnd I will offer my gifts of thanks

And I will sing and make music to the EternalPlease, Infinite One, Listen to my voice, hear my call

BE GRACIOUS WITH MEAnswer meYou call to my heart, “Seek my presence”Your presence I seek

Please don’t hide from mePlease don’t let me turn away in angerI long to serveYou are my helpDo not let me feel abandoned Do not let me turn awayIn You I am safeFor my Mother and father have left meAnd it is you who gathers me inTeach me Your ways. Guide me on the path of integrity

THERE IS SO MUCH to lead me astrayDon’t let me give in to all that torments me:

the lies, the illusions, the menacing threats

I MUST HAVE FAITH that I can see through all of thisI can see the good, the blessings, the ways of life

CULTIVATE HOPE in the Infinite PresenceLet your heart be strong and filled with courage

CULTIVATE HOPE

— Translation by Rabbi Yael Levy

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Meet today’s worship leadersJudy Coleman has been at Wilshire since 1975. She is a member of Compass Class and has been involved with multiple missions projects. She is a Stephen Minister and serves on the Christian Advocacy Committee. Judy and her husband, Bob, both are deacons. Their two adult children, Robert and Claire, grew up at Wilshire.

Kurt Pottkotter is new to Wilshire, along with his wife, Amy, and their three children: Joshua, Audrey and Katherine. Kurt works at SMU as deputy director of athletics.

Lydia Tucker and her husband, Max, joined Wilshire in 2016. They are members of Epiphany Class and volunteer with Friday

Friends. She recently served on the lay support team for Pastoral Resident Aaron Coyle-Carr and serves on the Churchwide Social Committee. They are the parents of an adult son, John.

Andrew Warden and his wife, Wendy, came to Wilshire in 1999. They are members of Avodah Class, where he is one of the teachers. He and Wendy are the parents of Nick, an eighth grader, and Joe, a seventh grader. Andrew works as a partner with the business consulting firm Credera.

George A. MasonSenior Pastor

(214) 452-3132Mark Wingfield

Associate Pastor(214) 452-3128Doug Haney

Minister of Music(214) 452-3123Jeff Brummel

Associate Minister of Music/ Organist

(214) 452-3122Tiffany Wright

Minister for Care Ministries(214) 452-3107

Heather MustainMinister of Missions & Advocacy

(214) 452-3110

Jessica CappsMinister to Senior Adults

(214) 452-3129Darren DeMent

Minister to Students and Young Adults

(214) 452-3102Julie Girards

Minister to Children(214) 452-3104

Joan HammonsMinister to Preschoolers

(214) 452-3141Leanna Coyle-Carr

Pastoral Resident(214) 452-3154

Leigh CurlPastoral Resident

(214) 452-3152

Jared JaggersPastoral Resident

(214) 452-3153Ryan Wilson

Pastoral Resident(214) 452-3158Matt DodrillMcIver Fellow

(214) 452-3156David Nabors

Director of Business Admin.(214) 452-3157

Dale PrideFacilities Manager

(214) 452-3101J. Preston Bright

Associate Pastor Emeritus

Staff contacts

To email any staff member, use the first letter of the first name combined with the full last name and add @wilshirebc.org.

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Civil Dialogues continues

Join us this Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Community Hall for the third in a three-week program on how to have civil dialogues about difficult issues. This week’s presentation will be led by Amanda Tyler, executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Religious Liberty, on the subject of Christian nationalism. Amanda has been a frequent visitor to Wilshire and has led a recent national effort to call attention to the dangers of merging national and Christian identity.

Wilshire on the Go

You’re invited to something new: Wilshire on the Go is a way to connect with Senior Pastor George Mason and our pastoral residents at Tuesday noon gatherings across the city, close to where you work and live. Four luncheon dates are planned for this fall. This is a great way to bring a friend or coworker to meet George and hear an informal dialogue about issues of the day. The first event will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Legacy Hall Food Court in far north Plano. Meet there with George and Leigh Curl. Prepaid vouchers for the food hall will be available for $15. Get a voucher, gather your lunch and meet the group in a reserved space on the third floor. Gather anytime between 11:45 and noon, and leave when you need to. The second Wilshire on the Go lunch event will be held on Oct. 15 downtown at The Woolworth, 1520 Elm St. Plan to order off a preset menu. Additional luncheon events are planned for Oct. 29 in the Galleria/Addison area and Nov. 19 at or near CityLine (LBJ and Bush Tollway). No reservation is needed; just show up — and bring a friend.

Register for youth fall retreat

This year’s Wilshire Student Ministry fall retreat is Nov. 23-24 at the URJ Greene Family Camp near Bruceville, Texas. Retreat theme is “Seeking Shalom,” and retreat speakers are Christine Browder, Mary Beth Foust and Mary Lu Hare. Registration is $90, and financial assistance is available. Register online at wilshirebc.org/registration.

Festival of Church Music

Wilshire’s Sanctuary Choir will participate in a Festival of Church Music on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Meyerson Symphony Center. Held every three years, the festival features prominent national and international conductors. This year, Eric Nelson, artistic director of the Atlanta Master Chorale, will conduct the 400-voice choir comprised of singers representing dozens of churches throughout North and East Texas. Designed to highlight sacred music representing many eras and styles, the festival will feature music from chant to Gospel to classic hymns, as well as a new setting of Psalm 150 composed by Eric Nelson. Ticket prices for the concert begin at $10. Follow the link at wilshirebc.org/registration.

The Holy Spirit before Christianity

Wilshire congregant Jack Levison will present a brief talk about his newly published book next Sunday, Oct 6, at noon in Community Hall. Lunch will be served, and no reservation is needed to attend. His book, The Holy Spirit before Christianity, expands the foundation of Christian belief in the Holy Spirit by taking readers back 500 years before Jesus, where he discovers history’s first grasp of the Holy Spirit as a personal agent with the prophet Haggai and the author of Isaiah 56–66. He argues that Christian pneumatology—

The Wilshire Tapestry

Keep up with all the Wilshire news at wilshirebc.org or by using our Wilshire app or via social media. Worship is live streamed every Sunday at 11:00.

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belief in the Holy Spirit—is not an exclusively Christian experience but instead teaches the presence of God in the grand scheme of Israel’s history. Jack is the W.J.A. Power Professor of Old Testament Interpretation and Biblical Hebrew at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University.

Praying with a Pen

Wilshire has been invited by Smith & Helwys publishing to test-drive a new writing group project, “Praying with a Pen.” During five weekly sessions, participants will read some of Jesus’ most-familiar parables, call upon the Holy Spirit to lead their thoughts into new areas of understanding and then write down and share perspectives with each other. This will be a time of personal spiritual formation as well as experimentation, with members invited to participate in a survey that will help Smith & Helwys shape this new activity for other congregations. The group is open to writers, journalers, scribblers and thinkers but will be limited to 12 participants. Sessions will be on consecutive Sunday afternoons, Oct. 6 to Nov. 3, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Parlor. If you would like to participate, sign up at wilshirebc.org/registration.

Wilshire Welcome Class

Get to know Wilshire through a rotating series of Sunday morning classes that begin at 9:40 a.m. most Sundays. Today, join in for Coffee and Conversation with George Mason in the pastor’s study.

2020 WOW! Retreat

Women of Wilshire are invited to save the date for the 2020 WOW! Retreat. The weekend retreat will be held Feb. 21-23 at Wildcatter Ranch near Graham. This ranch/resort is located two hours from Dallas. The retreat theme will be “Bloom and Grow,” and the leader will be Pastoral Resident Leanna Coyle-Carr.

Jazz + Faith class

Jazz has been called “America’s classical music” and has a presence at Wilshire through jazz vespers services and the hosting of JazzStand on Abrams. Mark McKenzie will lead a three-week class including a brief history of the music and will offer tips for listening and appreciating jazz on a deeper level. Various connections between jazz and faith will be explored, from the music’s roots in African American spirituals to expressions of religious devotion in the work of John Coltrane and Duke Ellington. The class will meet at 6 p.m. Oct. 9, 16 and 23 in Room 1205-L.

You’re Already a Theologian class

Whether we realize it or not, Christians understand our world theologically and behave accordingly. You may never have considered yourself a theologian before, but we’re all looking at the world through the lens of how we understand God. A new three-week series led by Jared Jaggers and Ryan Wilson will help you become more aware of your implicit theology and give you new tools for theological reflection. The class will be offered at 6 p.m. Oct. 9, 16 and 23 in Room 1205-G and at noon those same dates in Community Hall.

Thursday Noon Brown Bag Book Club

The Women of Wilshire Thursday Noon Book Club will meet Oct. 3 to discuss The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin; then on Nov. 7 for I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon; Dec. 5 will be a potluck brunch to discuss The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. For more information, contact Tiffany Wright at (214) 452-3107 or twright@wilshirebc.org.

WOW! Tuesday Evening Book Club

The Women of Wilshire Tuesday Evening Book Club meets monthly from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Parlor.

Upcoming dates and book titles are: Oct. 15, Educated by Tara Westover; Nov. 19, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng; Dec. 10, holiday book to be determined.

Property tax help offered

North Dallas resident Will Toler has been lauded in the Dallas Morning News and other media outlets for his generous work helping senior adults and others with limited incomes sort out their problems with property taxes and deeds. Because of his connection to several Wilshire members, he has offered his pro-bono expertise to Wilshire members who need help getting deeds corrected, knowing which tax exemptions apply, knowing how to access home-repair programs or need help understanding the tax-protest process. He is a licensed property-tax consultant who will offer service at no fee upon referral from Wilshire staff members. To learn more about Will or to connect with him, contact Jessica Capps, minister to senior adults, at (214) 452-3129 or jcapps@wilshirebc.org or Mark Wingfield, associate pastor, at (214) 452-3128 or mwingfield@wilshirebc.org. References are available.

Wilshire MOPS update

Wilshire MOPS kicked off the 2019-2020 year with a playdate at the Ridgewood Splashpad Aug. 16 and a welcome dinner at Matt’s Rancho Martinez Aug. 29. The group had its first meeting Sept. 6 with Kay Wyma speaking about ways to manage the overwhelming parts of motherhood. The group’s second meeting was Sept. 20 with Kacie Barnes, a registered dietitian nutritionist, and owner of Mama Knows Nutrition, sharing helpful tips on how to manage picky eaters and prepare wholesome meals for the whole family. Wilshire MOPS meets every other Friday in James Gallery throughout the school year. If you are interested in joining MOPS, contact Katie Murray at wilshiremops@gmail.com or visit www.wilshirebc.org/mops.

Preschool parents Bible study

Joan Hammons is leading a free Bible study for parents of preschoolers on Monday mornings. The group meets from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. in Room 3205. This study focuses on five Bible stories that teach about God’s love and care. The stories will build upon the ones being taught to preschoolers

in Sunday School. For more information, contact Minister to Preschoolers, Joan Hammons, at jhammons@wilshirebc.org or (214) 452-3141.

Koinonia Café: Oct. 2 — Grilled beef with Burgundy sauce, wild mushroom chicken, egg noodles, green beans, grilled squash, roasted potatoes, salad bar, dessert bar. Kids menu: Chicken sandwich, potato chips, sliced peaches. Oct. 9 — Apricot-glazed turkey, pecan-peppercorn pork loin, wild rice pilaf, mashed sweet potatoes, broccoli, zucchini with bacon and tomato, salad bar, dessert bar. Kids menu: Steak fingers, rice, peas and carrots. Oct. 16 — Italian meatloaf, shrimp and spinach manicotti, cauliflower Parmesan, roasted potatoes, fried zucchini, Italian vegetable medley, salad bar, dessert bar. Kids menu: Pepperoni pizza roll, broccoli, applesauce. Oct. 23 — Grilled citrus chicken, roasted leg of lamb, basmati rice, potatoes with feta, broccoli with herb butter, green beans, salad bar, dessert bar. Kids menu: Grilled cheese, roasted potatoes, salad. Oct. 30 — Chicken cordon bleu, Marsala pork chops, tomato-basil gnocchi, roasted broccoli, snap peas, spinach and artichoke rice, salad bar, dessert bar. Kids menu: Pasta, meat sauce, salad.

New member: Dee Dee McCroskey. JazzStand on Abrams

After a successful season debut in September, the next JazzStand on Abrams concert will be Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. in Wilshire’s Sanctuary. To mark 60 years since The Shape of Jazz to Come, a tribute to Fort Worth native Ornette Coleman will be performed by Flipside with special guest Pete Clagett on trumpet. Flipside is Dave Monsch on saxophone, Paul Unger on bass and Dennis Durick on drums. All JazzStand concerts are free and open to the public.

Marriage Connections

The next Marriage Connections is Friday, Oct. 11, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Geri McKenzie will lead a program titled “The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Introduction.” Child care reservations are due Sunday, Oct. 6, at www.wilshirebc.org/registration. Free child care is provided at the church while couples have a chance to learn from a speaker’s brief presentation and then couples are able to leave and enjoy a meal on their own until 9:30 p.m.

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Have you signed up to attend a Generations home meeting for dinner and dialogue with George Mason and a pastoral residency alumnus? The informal home meetings start this week. A link to the online Signup Genius may be found at wilshirebc.org/registration. Date and time Host home Resident alumnus

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 6:30 p.m. Home of Ed and Linda Francis Jason Edwards 6906 Robin Willow Dr., Dallas 75248

Sunday, Oct. 6, 5:00 p.m. Home of Steve and Gail Brookshire Austin Almaguer 6141 Deloache Ave., Dallas 75225

Monday, Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m. Home of Jim and Rhonda Walton Timothy Peoples 9744 Van Dyke, Dallas 75218

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 6:30 p.m. Home of Jim and Shannon Nadalini Brad Jernberg 4628 College Park Dr., Dallas 75229

Sunday, Oct. 20, 5:00 p.m. Home of John and Carolyn Gillis Andrew Daugherty 9415 Hill View Dr., Dallas 75231

Monday, Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m. Home of Vickie Conn Beasley Matt Marston 3521 Ainsworth, Dallas 75229

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 6:30 p.m. Home of Mike and Linda Imhoof Annette Thornburg 9113 Loma Vista, Dallas 75243

Sunday, Oct. 27, 5:00 p.m. Home of Bob and Judy Coleman Garrett Vickrey 7039 Westlake Ave., Dallas 75214

Monday, Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m. Home of Sam and Rachel Murphy Erica Whitaker 6230 Berwyn Lane, Dallas 75214

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 6:30 p.m. Home of Jim Sterling & Joey Hamilton Anne Scalfaro 5454 Druid Lane, Dallas 75209

Six ways to support

Wilshire’s mission

1. In worship: Place your cash or check (payable to Wilshire Baptist Church) in the offering plate during any of our worship services.

2. By mail: Send to Lori Gooden, Wilshire Baptist Church, 4316 Abrams Road, Dallas TX, 75214. Please write on your check if it is intended for the Unified Budget or another purpose.

3. Online: Schedule a recurring or one-time gift charged to either your debit or credit card or directly as an ACH from your checking account. Visit wilshirebc.org/give (be sure you have enabled cookies on your phone or tablet) or scan the QR Code in today’s order of worship.

4. Automatic bank pay: Go to your bank’s website, log in to your individual bank account and follow your bank’s instructions to set up Wilshire as a new payee. Your bank will print and cut a check.

5. Text: Using your smartphone, text WILSHIRE and the dollar amount (example: WILSHIRE 50) to 73256, then follow the link that pops up. The first time you use this option, you will enter credit card and contact information. All text gifts will be applied to the Unified Budget.

6. Wilshire app: Download the Wilshire app from the App Store or Google Play to make gifts easily from your phone or tablet.

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Finding Your Place in God’s WorldNovember 11-12, 2019

Hear three exceptional speakers and so much more!

Perkins Convo2019

Global music with IziBongo | Q & A Sessions | Worship with Oak Strategies 7 Workshop Options | Panel Discussions | Devotions with Jack Levison

TV Host Rick Steves will talk about connections between his Christian faith and lifetime of travel.

You’re invited to Perkins for a time of intellectual engagement and spiritual renewal, as we discover more about our mission in God’s world.

Célestin MusekuraSamira Izadi Page Rick Steves

Register at smu.edu/fc19

CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE?

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Join us Monday at 7:30 p.m.

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Deacon nomination formThe Deacon Nominating Committee respectfully asks Wilshire members to submit names of persons to be considered for deacon service, to be ordained in January. Nominees should be individuals who have been church members for at least one year and who have modeled consistent, faithful service and leadership in the life of Wilshire Baptist Church. You may nominate as many individuals as you wish. Those chosen will begin three-year terms of service in February 2020. You also may nominate a deacon in reserve to rotate into active service.

Although an exhaustive list is not necessary, please indicate for each nominee the qualifications you believe most important for the committee to consider as exemplified by the four practices expected of members: Worship, Learning, Giving and Serving.

Deacon Nominee: _____________________________Qualifications:

Deacon Nominee: _____________________________Qualifications:

I am an ordained deacon/minister ________________________________

The Deacon Nominating Committee appreciates your thoughtful suggestions, and if you are willing to advocate for your nominee(s) to a member of the committee, please indicate your willingness on this form. Remember, the committee’s work is sensitive and confidential; we thank you for trusting the work of the Holy Spirit and praying for us as we serve. — Michael Moorhead, chairman

Your name and contact information (optional): ___________________________________

Return completed nomination forms to Debby Burton in the church office or place in the offering plate. Our deadline is October 20, 2019. Submissions also may be made at wilshirebc.org/registration.

Also use this form to let us know if ( ) you are a new member who is an ordained deacon from another church or ( ) you are a deacon who is age 70 or older and want to move to deacon emeritus status.

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Roster of members ordained as deaconsDeacons in Reserve

(eligible to be nominated)

Akins, AllanAlverson, KathyBarner, ClaudiaBlaker, MicheleBooth, GinnyBrookshire, Steve Brown, ChadBrown, DennieBrown, KileBruster, Bill Burgin, CharlesBurton, DavidCabaniss, JoniCarter, LesCarver, MaryClanton, DavidCoffman, SueColeman, David Cotter, KarenCullum, Fred Cullum, PatEggert, MarkFarner, NathanFloyd, Don Forsyth, NelsonGarner, LindaGarrett, LindaGranberry, JillGush, JenyceHallman, SteveHamilton, DeanHill, AnnHinton, GradyImhoof, MikeJackman, Mary KayKirkham, DarylKrause, TimLaw, BobLawson, GayleLeal, GabeLeonard, SusanLewis, BradMadding, ChadMartin, GloriaMartin, PhillMeripolski, Debbie Mirochna, JanellMoore, JulianaMorrison, JimMullins, Monica

Nabors, DavidNewsom, KirkPerry, JamesPlunk, MichaelRampey, DebbieRoan, DwightRoan, LindaSegner, Susan AustinShilling, GeraldSkelton, PaulSmith, DennisSmith, LauraSmith, GuySullens, JoeVigil, JulianWilson, Trey Woodbury, PaulaYarbrough, Charles

Active Deacons(currently serving)

Akins, KellyAustin, PatBanta, RobBrookshire, GailBrown, AllisonBrown, Leigh AnnCabaniss, CarolCabaniss, KevinCapps, MichaelClay, SteveCoates, JohnColeman, JudyColeman, Bob Conner, SteveDeMent, JohannaEarly, DianaFrancis, EdFrancis, LindaGranberry, LarryHampton, Jeff (officer)Hampton, LeAnnHines, AnnaImhoof, LindaJernberg, BillKeath, TravisKeith, CraigKeller, KentonKeller, MaryKolenovsky, GladysLink, KatyLuttrell, Richard

McClung, BrittMcKenzie, MarkMcLaughlin, SuzyMoorhead, MichaelMoorhead, Shaeron Morgan, TimMosley, Meredith Murray, CarolynNadalini, ShannonO’Brien, BillOrtegon, GinaParnell, JohnSchoellhorn, Jon-ErikStafford, AllanStone, HenryTerry, SteveThomas, KyleThompson, HankTinsley, SamWalton, RhondaWarden, Andrew Williams, EverettWilson, MeganWingfield, AlisonWoodbury, JasonYarbrough, CollinYarbrough, Judy

Deacon Emeriti(honorary status)

Austin, JimBratcher, TomBruster, CharlotteBullock, Stan Conner, DaleHerold, ClaireneHerold, Fred Laquey, PhilLaux, Dot Morris, BrendaMorris, GwinMusick, VirgilPost, MaxRamsour, DavidSmith, BobSmith, GarlandWallis, Sondra

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Sunday, September 29• Morning worship – 8:30

a.m. • Coffee and Conversation

with George – 9:40 a.m. • Sunday School – 9:40 a.m. • Morning worship – 11:00

a.m. • Youth Choir lunch – noon • Youth Choir – 12:25 p.m. • Shekinah – 1:20 p.m. • Nova – 1:30 p.m. • Carillon Ringers – 3:00

p.m.

Monday, September 30• Preschool parents Bible

study group – 9:45 a.m. • Game of 42 – 10:00 a.m. • Ice Cream on the

Playground-Preschool Families – 2:45 p.m.

• Wilshire Winds – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 1• Yoga class – 12:15 p.m. • Senior women’s exercise

class – 2:00 p.m. • Stephen Ministry CE and

supervision – 6:30 p.m. • Generations home meeting,

Francis family – 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 2• New Song – 9:30 a.m. • Ukulele group – 11:00 a.m. • Koinonia Café – 11:00 a.m. • Bible Study – noon • Koinonia Café – 5:00 p.m. • Children’s handbells – 5:00

p.m. • Music & Missions – 6:00 p.m. • Civil Dialogue Series:

Amanda Tyler – 6:00 p.m. • Cord of Three prayer group

– 6:00 p.m. • Yoga class – 6:15 p.m. • Watershed – 6:30 p.m. • Sanctuary Choir – 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 3• The Bridge/Stew Pot – 11:15

a.m. • Women’s Ministry Brown

Bag Book Club – noon • Knit Unto Others – 1:30 p.m. • Senior women’s exercise

class – 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5• Library volunteer

appreciation brunch – 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, October 6• Morning worship – 8:30 a.m. • Second/third grade Sunday

School open house – 9:30 a.m.

• Wilshire Welcome – 9:40 a.m. • Sunday School – 9:40 a.m. • Morning worship – 11:00 a.m. • Luncheon and dialogue

with Jack Levison – noon • Christian Advocacy

Committee – noon • Deacon Nominating

Committee – noon • Youth Choir – 12:25 p.m. • Shekinah – 1:20 p.m. • Nova – 1:30 p.m. • Carillon Ringers – 3:00 p.m. • Praying with a Pen

workshop – 4:30 p.m. • Generations home meeting,

Brookshire home – 5:00 p.m.

Monday, October 7• Preschool Parents Bible

study group – 9:45 a.m. • Game of 42 – 10:00 a.m. • Generations home meeting,

Walton home – 6:30 p.m. • Wilshire Winds – 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 8• Yoga class – 12:15 p.m. • Senior women’s exercise

class – 2:00 p.m. • Building and Grounds

Committee – 6:00 p.m.• JazzStand on Abrams –

7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 9• New Song – 9:30 a.m.• Ukulele group – 11:00 a.m. • Koinonia Café – 11:00 a.m. • Bible Study – noon • Wilshire Adventurers

Committee – 1:15 p.m. • Koinonia Café – 5:00 p.m. • Children’s handbells – 5:00

p.m.• Jazz + Faith class – 6:00

p.m. • You’re Already a Theologian

class – 6:00 p.m. • Committee on Committees

– 6:00 p.m. • New member fellowship –

6:00 p.m. • Yoga class – 6:15 p.m.• Watershed – 6:30 p.m. • Sanctuary Choir – 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 10• Knit Unto Others – 1:30 p.m. • Senior women’s exercise

class – 2:00 p.m.

Friday, October 11• Friday Friends – 10:00 a.m. • Alzheimer’s support group –

12:30 p.m. • Adoption and Foster Care

Parents Night Out – 6:30 p.m. • Marriage Connections –

6:30 p.m.

Wilshire calendar