SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013

WESTWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAFF

MINISTERS All the People

PASTORAL Rev. Dr. Lynn Cheyney, Pastor

WORSHIP John-Kevin Hilbert, Director of Music Chris Gordon, Audio Technician Dr. Namhee Han, Organist Ja’Michael Davis-Hoag, Sunday Receptionist

LEADERSHIP Anne Cioffi, Interim Director of Membership Ministries and Interim Co-Director of Congregational Life Becky Crane-Okada, Interim Director of Spiritual Formation Elizabeth Evans, Interim Director of Adult Education and Pastoral Care Assistant

Greg Halterman, Director of Children and Family Ministries, Interim Co-Director of Congregational Life Sylvia Henry, Preschool Director Mayra Newbon, Director of Operations Travis Overbeck, Director of Student Ministries and Mission Outreach, Interim Director of Pastoral Care

SUPPORT Farrah Mikail, Financial Manager Heidi Rudd, Preschool Office Manager Javier Torres, Maintenance Marianne Truitt, Contributions Coordinator Dr. Sharon Vairo, Parish Nurse Kathryn Wilcox, Choir Librarian Maya Williams, Administrative Assistant

22 Mary Ellen McNeil, Juan McNeil

23 David Birney, Alex Schloss, Graham Liney

24 Ray Sanders

26 Cynthia McWhirt

27 Sylvia Henry, Brenda Harmon, Dona Kendall

CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAYS

25 Charles Ewell (age 13)

27 Genevieve Brown (age 15)

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

Sunday, April 21 10:00 am Faith, Search & Support (Downstairs Lounge) 10:15 am New Member Class (Hoffman Hall) 12:30 pm High School Lunch Hang Out (Offsite) 3:00 pm Art & Soul (Hoffman Hall) Tuesday, April 23 5:00 pm Communications Cmte Mtg (Conf Rm) 6:30 pm Mission & Outreach Cmte Mtg (Hoffman Hall) 7:15 pm Adult Education Cmte Mtg (Conf Rm) 7:30 pm Membership Cmte Mtg (Hoffman Hall)

Wednesday, April 24 4:00 pm Wednesdays @ Westwood (Hoffman Hall) 5:00 pm CHAOS (Hoffman Hall) 6:30 pm PDSC (Conf Rm) Thursday, April 25 8:30 am Women’s Prayer Breakfast (Hoffman Hall) 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal (Choir Rm)

PRESBYTOPICS Our love and prayers are with Rev. Charles and Claire Orr following Charles’ successful heart by-pass surgery on Wednesday. If you wish an update on his progress, please call the church office. Your love and concern may be expressed through cards and notes to 11674 Nebraska Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025. We celebrate with Rachel Landers Vaagenes (daughter of Luke and Victoria Landers) in her April 13, 2013 ordination by the National Capital Presbytery to serve as Associate Pastor for Christian Education at Georgetown Presbyterian Church. Cards may be sent to Rachel at Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 3115 P Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20007. May God's face shine upon Rachel as she begins her pastoral ministry at GPC. Our prayers continue for those of our faith family in need of God's healing touch:

Cherry Belanger Richard Binggeli Charles Franklin Carol Ann Keller Anne Mathews Marjorie Millar Jim Norris Ester Rankins Amy Tan Helen Welch

COMING UP Apr. 28, May 5, 12 Art & Soul 3:00 pm Apr. 28, May 5 New Member Classes 10:15 am Sunday, April 28 Blood Drive 9:00 am Wednesday, May 1 Women Reading 7:30 pm Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes May 3-5 Family Retreat Sunday, May 5 High School Luncheon 12:30 pm Monday, May 6 Monday Nighters 7:00 pm Wednesday, May 8 Middle School Indoor Rock Climbing May 9-13 Rummage Sale Friday, May 10 High School Indoor Rock Climbing Saturday, May 11 Westwood Reaches Out Sunday, May 19 New Member Reception 11:00 am Sunday, June 2 Children’s Musical 9:00 & 11:00 am Jun. 10-14 Vacation Bible School

DEFEND FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN CHINA

Chen Zhenping has been imprisoned in China since 2008 for "using a heretical organization to subvert the law." She has been held incommunicado since her arrest five years ago. Her "crime"? Chen was a practicing member of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement with a large number of supporters outlawed by the government and subjected to a long term campaign of intimidation and persecution. Her family has hired a lawyer who went to the Jingshu District People's Court and was told that Falun Gong practitioners did not have the right to hire a lawyer. Her daughter subsequently went to the court to get a copy of the sentencing document and was badly beaten. Undeterred, she returned the following day when she was finally given the document and was told that the time for filing an appeal had passed. We can add our voices to those around the world urging the Chinese authorities to let the family know where Chen is being held and allow them to visit. This is a direct affront to those of us who enjoy the right to practice the religion of our choice. Pen a non-inflammatory post card to the district court on the side porch after services requesting justice for Chen.

 

10822 Wilshire Blvd. • Los Angeles 90024 • 310-474-4535 • westwoodpres.org

WPC THIS WEEK

REMINDERS ♦ This Sunday the Flame of Unity will be at First Presbyterian

Church of Gardena, and we will pray for that congregation as others pray for us when the Flame is here.

♦ Our New Member Seminar begins this morning and continues on

April 28 and May 5, from 10:15 am-noon in Hoffman Hall. Interested in becoming a member of the WPC family? Come check us out!

♦ This year’s VBS will run from 9 am to 12 noon beginning June 10

through June 14. The fee is $50.00 per child age 4 to 11 and younger children who have completed one year of preschool. Space is limited to 50. Register at http://2013.cokesburyvbs.com/westwoodpres.

REACHING OUT ACROSS LOS ANGELES

Join WPC as we go out into our community and serve those in need through our semi-annual day of service, Westwood Reaches Out, on May 11. This years opportunities include a Habitat for Humanity build, food sorting at the

Westside Food Bank, and a family friendly assembling of beauty products for residents at People Assisting The Homeless. Visit our table on the side porch for more information and to sign up today! All participants will get a free Westwood Reaches Out T-shirt! For questions, please contact Travis Overbeck, Dir. Mission and Outreach, travis@westwoodpres.org.

ABF RETURNS TO FAITHS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Having completed the study of Angels and Demons, Adult Bible Forum will resume its examination of the faiths of Southern California on April 28th in the Conference Room at 10 am. If you missed prior sessions covering Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Mormons, Pentecostals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and 7th Day Adventists, don’t worry. We still have Hinduism, Islam, Orthodox Christianity

(Greek, Russian, and Armenian), Coptic, and Christian Scientists to go. Come join us!

DONATE!

Only 2-3% of Californians donate blood! Let’s show the Red Cross that the WPC family can do a LOT better than that. If you are able to donate blood and haven’t signed up, give it some serious thought today and sign up after church on the side porch.

The Blood Drive is next Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm in Hoffman Hall. It won’t take too much time from your weekend plans--easy to fit in. And it just might be your pint of blood that keeps an accident victim alive to make it to the hospital this summer. Sharon Vairo will be on hand to answer all questions.

WOMEN READING TRAVELS TO EASTER ISLAND Easter Island, a novel by Jennifer Vanderbes, will be featured at Women Reading, May 1 at 7:30 pm. The author skillfully weaves together parallel narratives of two women living at different time periods who each are confronted with unraveling some of the mysteries of the people who once inhabited Easter Island. “This impressive debut is rich in shades of gray: meteorological, scientific, intellectual and emotional.” The discussion will be led by Caroline Arnold and Gloria Turner. The Women Reading Potluck is June 5.

EMPHASIS ON “SEARCH” AT FS&S MAY 5 Faith Search, and Support begins a new book Sunday, May 5 (not today as previously noted in News & Concerns--humble apologies). The book is Crisis, Irony and Postmodernity, 1950-2005, the third of Gary Dorrien’s trilogy, The Making of American Liberal Theology. This last volume explores fresh ideas of contemporary theologians, who, like us, struggle to make sense of their faith in a secular world. Dorrien is Reinhold Niebur Professor of Social Ethics at Union

Theological Seminary and a professor of religion at Columbia. The class meets at 10 am in the downstairs lounge. Books are heavily discounted at $13, thanks to the good offices of Marc Labinger, and scholarships are available. The teachers are Jack Crossley, Luke Landers and John Quiring.

HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH TODAY! Whoever said, "there’s no such thing as a free lunch," has never been to WPC! If you are in 9th-12th grade, join us after the 11 am service on the side porch as we head into Westwood for lunch. This event is completely free! We'll eat, chat and catch up on all of life's happenings. Don't forget that we do this twice a month, on the first and third Sunday. See you there! Questions? travis@westwoodpres.org

RUMMAGE SALE COMING SOON

Yes, it’s that time again. The semi-annual Rummage Sale is May 11 to 13. Rummage through your garage, basement, and closets and bring us what you don’t want. Ask your neighbors what gently used items they’d like to get rid of. We can almost guarantee that a happy rummage sale shopper will want to recycle what you no

longer use.

A WPC FAMILY MATTER THROUGH MARCH 31

PLEDGES PLEDGES BUDGET YTD ACTUAL YTD

$581,251 $553,916 WPC relies on your consistent giving to meet its regularly scheduled expenses. Electronic giving provides the double benefit of relieving you of weekly/monthly check writing and smoothing the church cash flow. Please contact Maya Williams at mwilliams@westwoodpres.org or (310) 474-4535 for the automatic withdrawal authorization form.

REMINDERS ♦ This Sunday the Flame of Unity will be at First Presbyterian

Church of Gardena, and we will pray for that congregation as others pray for us when the Flame is here.

♦ Our New Member Seminar begins this morning and continues on

April 28 and May 5, from 10:15 am-noon in Hoffman Hall. Interested in becoming a member of the WPC family? Come check us out!

♦ This year’s VBS will run from 9 am to 12 noon beginning June 10

through June 14. The fee is $50.00 per child age 4 to 11 and younger children who have completed one year of preschool. Space is limited to 50. Register at http://2013.cokesburyvbs.com/westwoodpres.

REACHING OUT ACROSS LOS ANGELES

Join WPC as we go out into our community and serve those in need through our semi-annual day of service, Westwood Reaches Out, on May 11. This years opportunities include a Habitat for Humanity build, food sorting at the

Westside Food Bank, and a family friendly assembling of beauty products for residents at People Assisting The Homeless. Visit our table on the side porch for more information and to sign up today! All participants will get a free Westwood Reaches Out T-shirt! For questions, please contact Travis Overbeck, Dir. Mission and Outreach, travis@westwoodpres.org.

ABF RETURNS TO FAITHS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Having completed the study of Angels and Demons, Adult Bible Forum will resume its examination of the faiths of Southern California on April 28th in the Conference Room at 10 am. If you missed prior sessions covering Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Mormons, Pentecostals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and 7th Day Adventists, don’t worry. We still have Hinduism, Islam, Orthodox Christianity

(Greek, Russian, and Armenian), Coptic, and Christian Scientists to go. Come join us!

DONATE!

Only 2-3% of Californians donate blood! Let’s show the Red Cross that the WPC family can do a LOT better than that. If you are able to donate blood and haven’t signed up, give it some serious thought today and sign up after church on the side porch.

The Blood Drive is next Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm in Hoffman Hall. It won’t take too much time from your weekend plans--easy to fit in. And it just might be your pint of blood that keeps an accident victim alive to make it to the hospital this summer. Sharon Vairo will be on hand to answer all questions.

WOMEN READING TRAVELS TO EASTER ISLAND Easter Island, a novel by Jennifer Vanderbes, will be featured at Women Reading, May 1 at 7:30 pm. The author skillfully weaves together parallel narratives of two women living at different time periods who each are confronted with unraveling some of the mysteries of the people who once inhabited Easter Island. “This impressive debut is rich in shades of gray: meteorological, scientific, intellectual and emotional.” The discussion will be led by Caroline Arnold and Gloria Turner. The Women Reading Potluck is June 5.

EMPHASIS ON “SEARCH” AT FS&S MAY 5 Faith Search, and Support begins a new book Sunday, May 5 (not today as previously noted in News & Concerns--humble apologies). The book is Crisis, Irony and Postmodernity, 1950-2005, the third of Gary Dorrien’s trilogy, The Making of American Liberal Theology. This last volume explores fresh ideas of contemporary theologians, who, like us, struggle to make sense of their faith in a secular world. Dorrien is Reinhold Niebur Professor of Social Ethics at Union

Theological Seminary and a professor of religion at Columbia. The class meets at 10 am in the downstairs lounge. Books are heavily discounted at $13, thanks to the good offices of Marc Labinger, and scholarships are available. The teachers are Jack Crossley, Luke Landers and John Quiring.

HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH TODAY! Whoever said, "there’s no such thing as a free lunch," has never been to WPC! If you are in 9th-12th grade, join us after the 11 am service on the side porch as we head into Westwood for lunch. This event is completely free! We'll eat, chat and catch up on all of life's happenings. Don't forget that we do this twice a month, on the first and third Sunday. See you there! Questions? travis@westwoodpres.org

RUMMAGE SALE COMING SOON

Yes, it’s that time again. The semi-annual Rummage Sale is May 11 to 13. Rummage through your garage, basement, and closets and bring us what you don’t want. Ask your neighbors what gently used items they’d like to get rid of. We can almost guarantee that a happy rummage sale shopper will want to recycle what you no

longer use.

A WPC FAMILY MATTER THROUGH MARCH 31

PLEDGES PLEDGES BUDGET YTD ACTUAL YTD

$581,251 $553,916 WPC relies on your consistent giving to meet its regularly scheduled expenses. Electronic giving provides the double benefit of relieving you of weekly/monthly check writing and smoothing the church cash flow. Please contact Maya Williams at mwilliams@westwoodpres.org or (310) 474-4535 for the automatic withdrawal authorization form.

REMINDERS ♦ This Sunday the Flame of Unity will be at First Presbyterian

Church of Gardena, and we will pray for that congregation as others pray for us when the Flame is here.

♦ Our New Member Seminar begins this morning and continues on

April 28 and May 5, from 10:15 am-noon in Hoffman Hall. Interested in becoming a member of the WPC family? Come check us out!

♦ This year’s VBS will run from 9 am to 12 noon beginning June 10

through June 14. The fee is $50.00 per child age 4 to 11 and younger children who have completed one year of preschool. Space is limited to 50. Register at http://2013.cokesburyvbs.com/westwoodpres.

REACHING OUT ACROSS LOS ANGELES

Join WPC as we go out into our community and serve those in need through our semi-annual day of service, Westwood Reaches Out, on May 11. This years opportunities include a Habitat for Humanity build, food sorting at the

Westside Food Bank, and a family friendly assembling of beauty products for residents at People Assisting The Homeless. Visit our table on the side porch for more information and to sign up today! All participants will get a free Westwood Reaches Out T-shirt! For questions, please contact Travis Overbeck, Dir. Mission and Outreach, travis@westwoodpres.org.

ABF RETURNS TO FAITHS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Having completed the study of Angels and Demons, Adult Bible Forum will resume its examination of the faiths of Southern California on April 28th in the Conference Room at 10 am. If you missed prior sessions covering Buddhism, Roman Catholicism, Judaism, Mormons, Pentecostals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and 7th Day Adventists, don’t worry. We still have Hinduism, Islam, Orthodox Christianity

(Greek, Russian, and Armenian), Coptic, and Christian Scientists to go. Come join us!

DONATE!

Only 2-3% of Californians donate blood! Let’s show the Red Cross that the WPC family can do a LOT better than that. If you are able to donate blood and haven’t signed up, give it some serious thought today and sign up after church on the side porch.

The Blood Drive is next Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm in Hoffman Hall. It won’t take too much time from your weekend plans--easy to fit in. And it just might be your pint of blood that keeps an accident victim alive to make it to the hospital this summer. Sharon Vairo will be on hand to answer all questions.

WOMEN READING TRAVELS TO EASTER ISLAND Easter Island, a novel by Jennifer Vanderbes, will be featured at Women Reading, May 1 at 7:30 pm. The author skillfully weaves together parallel narratives of two women living at different time periods who each are confronted with unraveling some of the mysteries of the people who once inhabited Easter Island. “This impressive debut is rich in shades of gray: meteorological, scientific, intellectual and emotional.” The discussion will be led by Caroline Arnold and Gloria Turner. The Women Reading Potluck is June 5.

EMPHASIS ON “SEARCH” AT FS&S MAY 5 Faith Search, and Support begins a new book Sunday, May 5 (not today as previously noted in News & Concerns--humble apologies). The book is Crisis, Irony and Postmodernity, 1950-2005, the third of Gary Dorrien’s trilogy, The Making of American Liberal Theology. This last volume explores fresh ideas of contemporary theologians, who, like us, struggle to make sense of their faith in a secular world. Dorrien is Reinhold Niebur Professor of Social Ethics at Union

Theological Seminary and a professor of religion at Columbia. The class meets at 10 am in the downstairs lounge. Books are heavily discounted at $13, thanks to the good offices of Marc Labinger, and scholarships are available. The teachers are Jack Crossley, Luke Landers and John Quiring.

HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH TODAY! Whoever said, "there’s no such thing as a free lunch," has never been to WPC! If you are in 9th-12th grade, join us after the 11 am service on the side porch as we head into Westwood for lunch. This event is completely free! We'll eat, chat and catch up on all of life's happenings. Don't forget that we do this twice a month, on the first and third Sunday. See you there! Questions? travis@westwoodpres.org

RUMMAGE SALE COMING SOON

Yes, it’s that time again. The semi-annual Rummage Sale is May 11 to 13. Rummage through your garage, basement, and closets and bring us what you don’t want. Ask your neighbors what gently used items they’d like to get rid of. We can almost guarantee that a happy rummage sale shopper will want to recycle what you no

longer use.

A WPC FAMILY MATTER THROUGH MARCH 31

PLEDGES PLEDGES BUDGET YTD ACTUAL YTD

$581,251 $553,916 WPC relies on your consistent giving to meet its regularly scheduled expenses. Electronic giving provides the double benefit of relieving you of weekly/monthly check writing and smoothing the church cash flow. Please contact Maya Williams at mwilliams@westwoodpres.org or (310) 474-4535 for the automatic withdrawal authorization form.

  SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013

WESTWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAFF

MINISTERS All the People

PASTORAL Rev. Dr. Lynn Cheyney, Pastor

WORSHIP John-Kevin Hilbert, Director of Music Chris Gordon, Audio Technician Dr. Namhee Han, Organist Ja’Michael Davis-Hoag, Sunday Receptionist

LEADERSHIP Anne Cioffi, Interim Director of Membership Ministries and Interim Co-Director of Congregational Life Becky Crane-Okada, Interim Director of Spiritual Formation Elizabeth Evans, Interim Director of Adult Education and Pastoral Care Assistant

Greg Halterman, Director of Children and Family Ministries, Interim Co-Director of Congregational Life Sylvia Henry, Preschool Director Mayra Newbon, Director of Operations Travis Overbeck, Director of Student Ministries and Mission Outreach, Interim Director of Pastoral Care

SUPPORT Farrah Mikail, Financial Manager Heidi Rudd, Preschool Office Manager Javier Torres, Maintenance Marianne Truitt, Contributions Coordinator Dr. Sharon Vairo, Parish Nurse Kathryn Wilcox, Choir Librarian Maya Williams, Administrative Assistant

22 Mary Ellen McNeil, Juan McNeil

23 David Birney, Alex Schloss, Graham Liney

24 Ray Sanders

26 Cynthia McWhirt

27 Sylvia Henry, Brenda Harmon, Dona Kendall

CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAYS

25 Charles Ewell (age 13)

27 Genevieve Brown (age 15)

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

Sunday, April 21 10:00 am Faith, Search & Support (Downstairs Lounge) 10:15 am New Member Class (Hoffman Hall) 12:30 pm High School Lunch Hang Out (Offsite) 3:00 pm Art & Soul (Hoffman Hall) Tuesday, April 23 5:00 pm Communications Cmte Mtg (Conf Rm) 6:30 pm Mission & Outreach Cmte Mtg (Hoffman Hall) 7:15 pm Adult Education Cmte Mtg (Conf Rm) 7:30 pm Membership Cmte Mtg (Hoffman Hall)

Wednesday, April 24 4:00 pm Wednesdays @ Westwood (Hoffman Hall) 5:00 pm CHAOS (Hoffman Hall) 6:30 pm PDSC (Conf Rm) Thursday, April 25 8:30 am Women’s Prayer Breakfast (Hoffman Hall) 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal (Choir Rm)

PRESBYTOPICS Our love and prayers are with Rev. Charles and Claire Orr following Charles’ successful heart by-pass surgery on Wednesday. If you wish an update on his progress, please call the church office. Your love and concern may be expressed through cards and notes to 11674 Nebraska Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025. We celebrate with Rachel Landers Vaagenes (daughter of Luke and Victoria Landers) in her April 13, 2013 ordination by the National Capital Presbytery to serve as Associate Pastor for Christian Education at Georgetown Presbyterian Church. Cards may be sent to Rachel at Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 3115 P Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20007. May God's face shine upon Rachel as she begins her pastoral ministry at GPC. Our prayers continue for those of our faith family in need of God's healing touch:

Cherry Belanger Richard Binggeli Charles Franklin Carol Ann Keller Anne Mathews Marjorie Millar Jim Norris Ester Rankins Amy Tan Helen Welch

COMING UP Apr. 28, May 5, 12 Art & Soul 3:00 pm Apr. 28, May 5 New Member Classes 10:15 am Sunday, April 28 Blood Drive 9:00 am Wednesday, May 1 Women Reading 7:30 pm Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes May 3-5 Family Retreat Sunday, May 5 High School Luncheon 12:30 pm Monday, May 6 Monday Nighters 7:00 pm Wednesday, May 8 Middle School Indoor Rock Climbing May 9-13 Rummage Sale Friday, May 10 High School Indoor Rock Climbing Saturday, May 11 Westwood Reaches Out Sunday, May 19 New Member Reception 11:00 am Sunday, June 2 Children’s Musical 9:00 & 11:00 am Jun. 10-14 Vacation Bible School

DEFEND FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN CHINA

Chen Zhenping has been imprisoned in China since 2008 for "using a heretical organization to subvert the law." She has been held incommunicado since her arrest five years ago. Her "crime"? Chen was a practicing member of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement with a large number of supporters outlawed by the government and subjected to a long term campaign of intimidation and persecution. Her family has hired a lawyer who went to the Jingshu District People's Court and was told that Falun Gong practitioners did not have the right to hire a lawyer. Her daughter subsequently went to the court to get a copy of the sentencing document and was badly beaten. Undeterred, she returned the following day when she was finally given the document and was told that the time for filing an appeal had passed. We can add our voices to those around the world urging the Chinese authorities to let the family know where Chen is being held and allow them to visit. This is a direct affront to those of us who enjoy the right to practice the religion of our choice. Pen a non-inflammatory post card to the district court on the side porch after services requesting justice for Chen.

 

10822 Wilshire Blvd. • Los Angeles 90024 • 310-474-4535 • westwoodpres.org

WPC THIS WEEK

  SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013

WESTWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH STAFF

MINISTERS All the People

PASTORAL Rev. Dr. Lynn Cheyney, Pastor

WORSHIP John-Kevin Hilbert, Director of Music Chris Gordon, Audio Technician Dr. Namhee Han, Organist Ja’Michael Davis-Hoag, Sunday Receptionist

LEADERSHIP Anne Cioffi, Interim Director of Membership Ministries and Interim Co-Director of Congregational Life Becky Crane-Okada, Interim Director of Spiritual Formation Elizabeth Evans, Interim Director of Adult Education and Pastoral Care Assistant

Greg Halterman, Director of Children and Family Ministries, Interim Co-Director of Congregational Life Sylvia Henry, Preschool Director Mayra Newbon, Director of Operations Travis Overbeck, Director of Student Ministries and Mission Outreach, Interim Director of Pastoral Care

SUPPORT Farrah Mikail, Financial Manager Heidi Rudd, Preschool Office Manager Javier Torres, Maintenance Marianne Truitt, Contributions Coordinator Dr. Sharon Vairo, Parish Nurse Kathryn Wilcox, Choir Librarian Maya Williams, Administrative Assistant

22 Mary Ellen McNeil, Juan McNeil

23 David Birney, Alex Schloss, Graham Liney

24 Ray Sanders

26 Cynthia McWhirt

27 Sylvia Henry, Brenda Harmon, Dona Kendall

CHILDREN’S BIRTHDAYS

25 Charles Ewell (age 13)

27 Genevieve Brown (age 15)

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

Sunday, April 21 10:00 am Faith, Search & Support (Downstairs Lounge) 10:15 am New Member Class (Hoffman Hall) 12:30 pm High School Lunch Hang Out (Offsite) 3:00 pm Art & Soul (Hoffman Hall) Tuesday, April 23 5:00 pm Communications Cmte Mtg (Conf Rm) 6:30 pm Mission & Outreach Cmte Mtg (Hoffman Hall) 7:15 pm Adult Education Cmte Mtg (Conf Rm) 7:30 pm Membership Cmte Mtg (Hoffman Hall)

Wednesday, April 24 4:00 pm Wednesdays @ Westwood (Hoffman Hall) 5:00 pm CHAOS (Hoffman Hall) 6:30 pm PDSC (Conf Rm) Thursday, April 25 8:30 am Women’s Prayer Breakfast (Hoffman Hall) 7:30 pm Choir Rehearsal (Choir Rm)

PRESBYTOPICS Our love and prayers are with Rev. Charles and Claire Orr following Charles’ successful heart by-pass surgery on Wednesday. If you wish an update on his progress, please call the church office. Your love and concern may be expressed through cards and notes to 11674 Nebraska Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025. We celebrate with Rachel Landers Vaagenes (daughter of Luke and Victoria Landers) in her April 13, 2013 ordination by the National Capital Presbytery to serve as Associate Pastor for Christian Education at Georgetown Presbyterian Church. Cards may be sent to Rachel at Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 3115 P Street, Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia 20007. May God's face shine upon Rachel as she begins her pastoral ministry at GPC. Our prayers continue for those of our faith family in need of God's healing touch:

Cherry Belanger Richard Binggeli Charles Franklin Carol Ann Keller Anne Mathews Marjorie Millar Jim Norris Ester Rankins Amy Tan Helen Welch

COMING UP Apr. 28, May 5, 12 Art & Soul 3:00 pm Apr. 28, May 5 New Member Classes 10:15 am Sunday, April 28 Blood Drive 9:00 am Wednesday, May 1 Women Reading 7:30 pm Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes May 3-5 Family Retreat Sunday, May 5 High School Luncheon 12:30 pm Monday, May 6 Monday Nighters 7:00 pm Wednesday, May 8 Middle School Indoor Rock Climbing May 9-13 Rummage Sale Friday, May 10 High School Indoor Rock Climbing Saturday, May 11 Westwood Reaches Out Sunday, May 19 New Member Reception 11:00 am Sunday, June 2 Children’s Musical 9:00 & 11:00 am Jun. 10-14 Vacation Bible School

DEFEND FREEDOM OF RELIGION IN CHINA

Chen Zhenping has been imprisoned in China since 2008 for "using a heretical organization to subvert the law." She has been held incommunicado since her arrest five years ago. Her "crime"? Chen was a practicing member of Falun Gong, a spiritual movement with a large number of supporters outlawed by the government and subjected to a long term campaign of intimidation and persecution. Her family has hired a lawyer who went to the Jingshu District People's Court and was told that Falun Gong practitioners did not have the right to hire a lawyer. Her daughter subsequently went to the court to get a copy of the sentencing document and was badly beaten. Undeterred, she returned the following day when she was finally given the document and was told that the time for filing an appeal had passed. We can add our voices to those around the world urging the Chinese authorities to let the family know where Chen is being held and allow them to visit. This is a direct affront to those of us who enjoy the right to practice the religion of our choice. Pen a non-inflammatory post card to the district court on the side porch after services requesting justice for Chen.

 

10822 Wilshire Blvd. • Los Angeles 90024 • 310-474-4535 • westwoodpres.org

WPC THIS WEEK