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Westchester UMC's February 2025 Newsletter - CLICK HERE
 

Ash Wednesday is March 5th - Drive Thru Ashes!​​

 

Drive Thru Ashes - it only takes a few minutes to receive the imposition of ashes, and a blessing.  You will also receive: an Ash Wednesday Meditation, The Sanctuary for Lent 2025 Daily Devotional; and a magnet reminding us that God is with us - we are never alone.  This Ash Wednesday, drive through Emerson Avenue on Wednesday, March 5th, at the following times:

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7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

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2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Two Ways to Worship - In Person & On Line

 Check out our "Upcoming Events" for more information on happenings and events here at Westchester UMC!

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​Sunday Mornings:

8:00 a.m. - Zoom Breakfast Church
Breakfast Church is informal - we explore scripture through questions and conversation. You are invited to grab a cup of coffee, your laptop, computer or smartphone and log in through a Zoom invitation at 8:00 a.m. Please email Pastor Lyda for a Zoom invitation.  

10:00 a.m. - In Person Worship   

Our new worship series, Purveyors of Awe begins on Sunday, March 9th. Awe and its elements have a role in our wellbeing.  Awe is a profound emotional response that can significantly impact our wellbeing and perception of the world.  Awe often arises from experiences that transcend our usual understanding, such as viewing vast landscapes, listening to powerful music, encountering extraordinary acts of kindness, or feeling heightened devotion and a Divine Presence connecting us all.

To be a purveyor of awe is to be intentional about curating a life of spiritual depth.  This has implications not only for one's own life, but also as motivation to tend to the wellbeing of others.  Let us approach this Lenten season with awe!

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Happenings:

 

Rhythm & Food - Adults - it's Free!
Rhythm & Food - Adults - feeds body, mind & spirit through a shared meal and recreational music-making, using an evidence-based whole person strategy called HealthRhythms. HealthRhythms promotes community and ensures a healthy non-strenuous workout. Adults are invited to find that center in your soul where your heart is strengthened by joy, celebration, rhythm, and food. Rhythm & Food - Adults takes place every second Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. After our drum circle, we will enjoy a delicious lunch together.  Drums are provided - no experience required - and it’s FREE! Put your hand on your heart - feel the beat - we all have a drum within us!  To RSVP, please CLICK HERE to email Pastor Lyda.
Rhythm & Food - Adults Upcoming Dates:

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March 11th at 11:00 a.m.

April 8th at 11:00 a.m.

 eat pray love ... community dinner church!

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On First and Third Wednesdays of the Month at 5:00 p.m. 

You are invited to the Fellowship Hall on the church campus for a free community dinner ... as Jesus showed us, community starts at the table.  Families, singles, adults, kids, teens, college students, seniors - all are invited to this fresh expression of community and church. We have two Dinner Church experiences - on the first Wednesday of the month, it's Soulful Soup - with soup as our main course.  On the third Wednesday of the month, it's Hearty & Holy - with a home-style main course. To RSVP, CLICK HERE to email Pastor Lyda to let us know you are coming.

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eat pray love Upcoming Dates:

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March 5th at 5:00 p.m. - Soulful Soup

(it's Ash Wednesday - we will also offer the imposition of ashes)

March 19th at 5:00 p.m. - Hearty & Holy

April 2nd at 5:00 p.m. - Soulful Soup

April 16th at 5:00 p.m. - Hearty & Holy  

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