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SEPTEMBER 2019

The CORNERSTONE

2 YO! Youth Ministry

3 Gospel Story Reading Plan

3 Special Friends

4 Confirmation Class

4 Meet Rich Whiting

5 Mission Trip Recap

6 Joy! (Senior Adult Ministry)

6 Music Notes

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Helping The Community

In the coat rack area are special bins for your donations

of items for our local Project HOPE food pantry. During

September we are collecting canned meats: chicken,

tuna, Spam. Items always in need are coffee, juices,

laundry soap, dish soap and cereals. Adding just one

item for HOPE to your cart each time you shop will really

make a difference!

September 8 is Rally Sunday Don’t Miss The Festivities!

Join us as we kick off another great Sun-

day school year! Registration/Open

House for our classes for all ages begins

at 9:45 A.M. Parents of children age 3

through grade 6, you can get a head start

on things by registering online anytime.

Just click here and look for the Sunday

School Registration icon.

Our outdoor worship service begins at

11:00 A.M. under the pavilion. Seating

will be at the picnic tables, and we will

provide canopies for extra shade, but

please bring a chair if desired.

Our indoor picnic lunch begins at

noon. Pulled pork sandwiches will be

provided. Please bring your table ser-

vice and favorite sides to share. Also

highlighting the day is our second an-

nual apple pie contest. Entries are due

in the kitchen for judging by 10 A.M.

Unimaginable Impact You don’t know how many people have

been strengthened because you asked

God to encourage them; how many

people have been healed because you

prayed for their bodies; how many

spiritual runaways have come home

because you prayed for their souls.

None of us may ever know the true

effects of our prayers this side of

death. But we do know this: History

belongs to the intercessors. —John Ortberg

The Life You’ve Always Wanted

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Be a Part of Mat Making!

Join Us on September 4

Kerri McKinley and friends invite you to join them as they crochet sleeping mats for the homeless out of your plastic bag donations. The completed mats put to good use thousands of plastic bags that would otherwise go to waste. Mat Makers will begin again on Wednesday, September 4, from 6 to 8 P.M. Can’t cro-chet? That’s ok, there is a job for you. They flatten, fold, cut, and tie bags before they are ready to sew. They also need bags, so please drop them off in the parlor.

Thomas Merton, an American monk,

writer and social activist, said, “It is in the

ordinary duties and labors of life that the

Christian can and should develop his

spiritual union with God.” As the United

States observes Labor Day, may we find

meaning not simply in marking summer’s

end but in celebrating the ways nearly all

“duties and labors of life” can empower

ministry and faith.

Whether as a dentist, parent, artist,

teacher, mechanic, gardener, city

councilor, farmer, day laborer, attorney

or anything else, a Christian can begin

each workday or shift by praying for

opportunities to serve whoever they’ll

encounter. We also can pray for and seek

ways to grow in “spiritual union with

God”: cultivating spiritual fruits; ac-

tively loving God and neighbor; seeing

Jesus in the vulnerable; practicing hu-

mility, gratitude and praise.

In Labor Day, may we find inspiration to

make all our labors loving and faithful!

Youth Ministry Update by Pastor David Champ

Summer has been full of YO! activities

and events. Our annual Kennywood trip, a

night at MoCo House, our Pool Party, a

Survivor Scavenger Hunt, a night at Cow-

lick’s, and many others. Thank you to

everyone who opened their homes, helped

with transportation, and participated in

our events throughout the summer.

We have a couple of major changes com-

ing to our YO! program as we seek to

adapt to the changing needs and interests

of our students and their parents. On

Wednesdays this fall, we will be serving

at MoCoHouse from 3-close and doing

our weekly Wednesday lesson there. We

will have options early in the afternoon

and later in the evening to accommodate

our students’ schedules. On Sundays, we

will meet from 6-8 most weeks but we are

calling it our “Family Room” event. We

will be doing dinner as a youth group

Fifth Quarter Schedule

Our Fifth Quarter bonfires return again this year, right

after each home Mohawk football game. The dates for

our YO! youth ministry pizza and bonfires are:

August 30, September 20, October 4,11,and 25

Labors of Love

starting at 6, transitioning into our les-

son/discussion, and ending with our

game time with lots of new ideas this

year. The purpose of this is to deepen

the family atmosphere of our program

and to continue to be a “second family”

for our students.

Our lessons this fall will follow The

Story of Jesus. We will be reading com-

bined Gospel passages on Sunday eve-

nings and then on Wednesdays diving

deeper into why each of the Gospel

writers wrote things the way they did.

We have our kick-off on August 25 and

will begin meeting regularly from that

point on. Please pray for our students

and our new vision as we seek to better

serve our students in an ever-changing

culture.

The CORNERSTONE SEPTEMBER 2019



During this time of transition at Westfield,

I invite you to enjoy the following reading

plan that will compliment the sermon se-

ries planned for the next several weeks.

Copies of this suggested reading plan will

also be available in the bulletin for several

weeks. As we share the stories of Jesus’

life and ministry, may you be blessed by

the study of his forgiveness, healing and

mercy.

Monday, 8/26: Luke 1 □

John 1:1-14 □

Tuesday, 8/27: Matthew 1 □

Luke 2:1-38 □

Wednesday, 8/28: Matt. 2 □

Luke 2:39-52 □

Thursday, 8/29: Matt. 3 □

Mark 1 □

Luke 3 □

Friday, 8/30: Matt. 4 □

Luke 4-5 □

John 1:15-51 □

Monday, 9/2: John 2-4 □

Tuesday, 9/3: Mark 2 □

Wednesday, 9/4: John 5 □

Thursday, 9/5: Matt 12:1-21 □

Mark 3 □

Luke 6 □

Friday, 9/6: Matt. 5-7 □

Monday, 9/9: Matt. 8:1-13 □

Luke 7 □


Wednesday, 9/11: Matt. 12:22-50 □

Luke 11 □


Luke 8 □

Friday, 9/13: Matt. 8:14-34 □

Mark 4-5 □

Monday, 9/16: Matthew 9-10 □

Tuesday, 9/17: Matt. 14 □

Mark 6 □

Luke 9:1-17 □

Wednesday, 9/18: John 6 □


Mark 7 □

Friday, 9/20: Matt. 16 □

Mark 8 □

Luke 9:18-27 □

Monday, 9/23: Matt 17 □

Mark 9 □

Luke 9:28-62 □


Wednesday, 9/25: John 7-8 □

Thursday, 9/26: John 9:1-10:21 □

Friday, 9/27: Luke 10 □

John 10:22-42 □

Monday, 9/30: Luke 12-13 □

Tuesday, 10/1: Luke 14-15 □

Wednesday, 10/2: Luke 16:1-17:10 □

Thursday, 10/3: John 11 □

Friday, 10/4: Luke 17:11-18:14 □

Christian Symbol: Pearl

The pearl is a symbol of the surpassing value of the kingdom of God, based on Jesus’ parable in

Matthew 13:45-46 (ESV): “The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls,

who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.”


Gospel Story Reading Plan by Pastor David Champ

Russ & Judy Bryan at Golden Hill

Shirley Gibson

at Carriage Court

Eleanor Gwin at Avalon

Hazel Hassig

at her residence

Pearl Jolley at her residence

Mary Lou Williams

at Avalon

Confirmation Class Details

There will be a brief orienta-

tion and Q & A for confirma-

tion students and parents at

9:45 A.M. on Sunday, Sep-

tember 8, in room 112. If

you and your child (Jr. High

up to age 17) decide that it’s

time to confirm their faith

and become a covenant

partner of Westfield, please

call the church office at

724.667.7045 or TEXT

Lorraine Book at

724.944.6982 before Sep-

tember 8.

A trial 12-week curriculum

will be presented from Sep-

tember 15 through Decem-

ber 1.

China, Korea, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Paki-

stan, Germany, Argentina, Brazil. These

are just a few of the places Rich’s work as

a professional engineer has taken him.

Now retired, Rich says he would most

like to visit Turkey again. The combi-

nation of cultures there is diverse

and fascinating

For some great conversation and a

glimpse of Rich’s warm smile, be

sure to ask him about his two

children (Rob and Sarah), his two

grandchildren (Natalia and Sawyer),

his beloved Rosanne (who lost a

brave battle with cancer last Novem-

ber), or any of his many work-related

assignments (the story of his time in

Mindanao in the southern

Philippines is full of great details).

Although Rich has “been around for-

ever,” we were blessed to welcome him

as a Westfield Covenant Partner in Feb-

ruary.

New Member Rich Whiting



Rich Whiting and Jill Trotter

Elder Law: If I Had Only Known Deacons Offer Class Tuition and Transportation

The Deacons of Westfield Church would

like to invite you to attend the following

class offered at BC3. Cost of the class

will be covered by the Deacons and if

you need transportation to and from the

class we can help with that too. Please

contact Heather Brenner at 724-674-1589

if interested.

Elder Law “If I Had Only Known”

Elder law focuses on the legal needs and

concerns of older or disabled individuals

and their families. Do you have questions

“God is not out there or back there or yet to be, but hidden in the most ordinary things of our ordinary lives.”

—Sallie McFague

such as: Do I need a Will, Living Will,

or Power of Attorney? How do I pay

for a nursing home? How do I provide

for my disabled child? How do I keep

the state from taking my estate when I

die? How do I avoid probate? How do

I apply for Veteran's benefits? An

elder law attorney will help you answer

these questions.

This class offered at BC3 Lawrence

Crossing (on Rt. 224, Union Township

at Parkstown Corners). Each session is

2 classes. Choose either the September

session or October session.

Choose One 2-class session:

Wed., Sept. 18 and Wed., Sept. 25

6:30PM - 8:30PM each night

Cost $49 (tuition cost will be covered)

OR

Wed., Oct. 16 and Wed., Oct. 23

6:30PM - 8:30PM each night

Cost $49 (tuition cost will be covered)


Parker Evan Lyons is a 2019 graduate of

Mohawk High School. His is the son of

Kristy Bailey, the step-son of Jim Bailey,

and a grandson of Bonnie & Evan Ernst.

Parker was president of ski club, football

captain and received 2nd Team All-State

by coaches’ selection. He played in the

2019 Penn Ohio All-Star Football Game

this summer where he was also selected as

a team captain. He is a 4-year letterman in

football and track and a 2-year letterman

in basketball.

Parker has accepted a football scholarship

at California University of Pennsylvania

where he will major in finance.

Mission Trip 2019 by Sue McCurley

building a new deck, washing the out-

side of an entire double-wide building by

hand, general cleaning, and some minor

repair work.

This year our efforts were directed to the

agencies that help other people instead

of helping individuals directly. We were

showered with gratitude by all the folks

we worked for and met during the week. If you ask any mission team member

they will tell you how much we enjoyed

what we did, how much we enjoyed each

other, and how nice it was to share

Christ’s message of caring and compas-

sion with the folks of Hannibal and

Paris. If you have never experienced a

mission trip, then put it on your list of

things to do in 2020. You won’t be dis-

appointed.


Mohawk Graduate Parker Lyons

Nominations Are Underway

Please keep the members of our

Nominating Committee in prayer as

they go about the work of bringing

nominations to the congregation for

the Session, Board of Deacons,

Trustees, and Pastor Nominating

Committee (PNC). Currently serv-

ing are the following individuals:

Debbie Liggett, Brian Yorns, Susan

Schweikert, Wes Stoner, Scott

Deal, Dave McCullough, Bruce Har-

man, Mary Mikesell, Janet Wigg,

Dave Trotter, Shirley Miles, Marian

Spieker, Loraine Book, Dave

Schmolly and Judi Spears.

Another successful mission trip was ex-

perienced by 32 Westfield Church mem-

bers in June. If you didn't hear our report

to the congregation in July, here is just a

brief synopsis to share how special this

ministry is for everyone.

After a 12 hour drive to Hannibal, Mis-

souri, we settled in to the First Presbyte-

rian Church which was our home for the

week. The work we did was for agencies

of the United Way of the Mark Twain

Area.

Our group was split up and assigned to

the following places: The Avenues

Women’s Shelter, The Child Center; the

Northeast Community Action Corpora-

tion Family Planning Clinic; Senior Citi-

zen Center of Paris, MO; Douglass

County Early Head

Start; Douglass County

Community Services;

and the United Way

Office. Projects in-

cluded packing lunches

for children who had

nutritional issues,

tearing up and laying

down flooring, installing

new flooring, painting,

and more painting, re-

modeling and reinstall-

ing 3 bathrooms,

It may be a short month, but JOY is not

short on activities this September. We’ll

be celebrating Grandparents, Chocolate

Milkshake Day, and Apples throughout

the month.

This is also the month of our Field Trip to

the Flight 93 Memorial on September 19.

There will be no JOY gathering on that

day as many of our members will be on

the trip.

Now that school is back in session and

summer activities are winding down, let’s

all take the time to be thankful for a safe

summer and good times spent with family

and friends.

If we haven’t seen you at JOY lately, we

MISS you and hope you’ll be able to re-

turn soon. We have new friends who

have joined us and many new (and some

“old” favorite) activities coming up.

Joy Tip of the Month: Go to a high

school football game to see the excite-

ment and hear the band! (Many area

high schools offer free or reduced admis-

sion to Seniors.)

Joy Needs: Someone to teach us how to

play BUNCO. We also need BUT-

TONS! (Do you still have that Mason jar

full of buttons that you can share?)

Music Notes by Sarah Phillips

Apples, Bus Trips and Trivia, Wow! by Doreen Hietsch



Annual Senior Luncheon 12 Noon

Thursday, October 11 Sponsored by the Deacons

Details Coming Soon

torture, and imprisonment. The issues

are in the church library.

The Sacred Music Clinic at Volkwein’s

Music in Pittsburgh is another great

gathering of musicians. This year Larry

Shackley directed the workshop. Many

great ideas for Chancel Choir were in-

troduced. I also gained inspiration from

collaborating with other choir directors,

organists, pianists, arrangers, compos-

ers, pastors, worship leaders, and Chris-

tians of all denominations.

The Sacred Music Clinic at Stanton’s

Music in Columbus, Ohio is rewarding

and productive. This workshop is a

little more progressive and never disap-

points. Jay Rouse directed this work-

shop. His arrangements and composi-

tions are prolific and well-suited to a

variety of worship styles. He is a musi-

cian who can bridge many styles of

praise and is a humble servant of the

Lord.

Chancel Choir Kickoff With the approach of fall, it is time to see all choir members back in the choir loft. To kick off the season, we will have our picnic at the new home of Bonnie and Evan Ernst on Wednesday, September 4, at 6:00 P.M. After the fellowship at the pic-nic, we will have our first rehearsal of the season at 7:30 P.M. If you would like to be a part of this important min-istry at Westfield, please join us.

Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.

─ Psalm 150

This summer was a quiet time of study

and preparation for the upcoming 2019-

2020 music season at Westfield.

Cantor Kleinman presented musical

settings of the psalms at the Maltz Mu-

seum of Jewish Heritage in Cleveland.

The beauty, poetry, and power of the

psalms are easily set to music for wor-

ship purposes. I was humbled as we

toured the Holocaust Museum that is

part of the complex.

The New Wilmington Missionary Con-

ference is a motivating experience. The

music is always fantastic. This year, I

especially enjoyed meeting Robert

Brock and hearing his moving testimo-

nies of those in the mission field who

are persecuted for Christ’s sake. West-

field receives “The Voice of the Mar-

tyrs” magazine each month. Check out

the many stories of brave Christians

who refuse to deny Christ and perse-

vere in the face of extreme deprivation,

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