
Announcements
Sunday - May 18, 2025
Guest Minister: Rev. Colleen Smith
Minister of Music: Jude Kudera
Pianist: Karina Carr
Sermon: "Making All Things New"
Scripture Reading: Revelation 21: 1-6
Hymns (from Voices United unless specified)
#313 - God, Whose Almighty Word
#718 - O God, You Gave Your Servant John
#706 - Give Thanks for Life
Scripture Reader: Jan Tanouye
Ushers: John and Lyon TenBroeck
Coffee Hour: Janet Lilley and Bev TenBroeck

Birthdays
May 20 - Paul McLean
Anniversaries
May 19 - Mike and Diane Latour (53 years)
Recently, we missed a couple of birthdays and anniversaries. The church office tries its best to make sure we include everyone. However, we do not have everyone's information. If you have a birthday or anniversary coming up, please let us know by sending us the dates to jukudera@hotmail.com.
Weekly Bible Study
Bible Study will be held in the Friendship Chapel on Wednesday @ 10:00 a.m.
Craft Group
The craft group is looking for buttons, any colour, the size of a nickel. Are you able to help us?
Flower Beds and Shrubs
Your church needs some people to maintain the flower beds and shrubs. If you are able to help, see Bruce Lilley for further information, drinks and goodies will be supplied.
Cave Springs Camp
Once again, Cave Springs Camp has their Annual Wish List. Please bring your donations to the church. A committee from Westminster will make sure all donations will be delivered to Cave Springs Camp.
Short Videos
If you regularly visit our Facebook and Instagram accounts, website, and YouTube channel, you would have seen the short videos posted by Rev. Miller. We are aiming to do more of these videos on a regular basis.
Property Redevelopment Update
For those using our back parking lot, you have certainly noticed the amount of excavating and work being done. We hope to see construction of the actual buildings soon. For those curious to see what the final projects will look like, click here to see an artist's conception of the finished project.
Swiss Chalet Night
Our next Swiss Chalet night is Friday, June 20th at the Glendale location in St. Catharines. 10% of all bills will be donated back to our church. Please let the office know if you plan to attend. Also, if you dine at this location at any other time, we can use those receipts too. Save your receipts and hand them into the church office.
Bake Sale
There will be a bake sale on Saturday May 24 from 9am to Noon. Bakers, please bring your baked goods to the church on Friday, May 23 between 9am and 11am. Please remember, no cupcakes or muffins - thank you.
150th Anniversary of Westminster United Church
Our planning to celebrate 150 years of Westminster United Church is just beginning, and there is talk of a pot luck dinner with foods your grandmother loved to make, an evening of singing old hymns, some interesting historical displays, a summer picnic at Cave Springs and more. Share ideas of celebrating that you’d enjoy, and share your memories of past times that we can collect in a memory book. Committee members will be asking for your input.
Ushers
Ushers, please remember to signup on the form on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. Also, if you are interested in ushering, please speak to Lisa Mansfield. We can always use more ushers to ease the workload for everyone.
United Church Assessment 2025
Westminster’s 2025 United Church Assessment is $7070.00, based on 103 church members and adherents, the cost is $68.64 per person. If you can help with the cost of the assessment, print “Assessment” on the “OTHER” line on your offering envelope or by interac e-transfer type “assessment” in the message box. Congregation contributions to date are $1607.00.
Choir Practice
Choir practices will be held on Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings at 7:oo p.m.
Coffee Hour Volunteers
Coffee Hour has been flourishing over the last several months. Many thanks to all our coffee hour hosts! If you are able to assist with coffee hour, please speak to Lisa Mansfield.
Euchre Club
Westminster's Euchre Club is back! They meet every Monday at 1:00 p.m. An initial fee of $10.00 per person will be collected. This will be for the use of the premises. An additional weekly fee of $3.00 for each Monday attended. The $3.00 breakdown is as follows: $1.00 towards prize money, $1.00 towards the ticket draw, and $1.00 to the church.
E-mail Addresses
Weekly newsletters are being sent out via-email. If you are not receiving a copy, please forward your email to the church office and/or speak to Jude Kudera