Good Morning, Westminster!
Helpful hands are needed for the Wednesdays With Westminster dinner on February 10. The food is taken care of, but we need volunteers for serving and clean-up. Please call or email Renee or Sandra if you’re able to help.
The Community Service ministry team will be serving dinner at the Presbyterian Youth Student Center on Sunday, February 28. Donations of food or funds to purchase food are needed to feed this group of about 35 students. Please contact Kathy Shilling at jkshilling@comcast.net or 470-8993 to make a contribution. On behalf of the Community Service team and the students who share the dinner, thank you for your support.
Our much-anticipated progressive dinner is Saturday, February 13. The evening begins with appetizers at Charles Towne Landing at 6:00 p.m., followed by dinner at our hosts’ homes at 7:00. The evening ends with dessert at Westminster. The sign-up sheet is in the Schilling Gallery. Please note whether you’re bringing an appetizer or a dessert. The cost is $10 per person, and childcare is provided. You won’t want to miss it!
News from the Presbytery of East Tennessee:
Our denomination has sent some $409,000 in aid to Haiti, along with 35,000 “Gift of the Heart” emergency kits. Carlos Martinez, a PCUSA representative is in Port-au-Prince to help assess the situation and future needs and to help deliver what is most needed. The PDA website, http://www.pcusa.org/pda/help/goh.htm, is an excellent resource for news and information about how we can help.
Please note:
Today’s Abbey shows a 12:15 p.m. time for the confirmation class. The class actually meets during the Sunday School hour, at 10:00 a.m.
Have a blessed day!
-Sandra
I love teaching 3rd and 4th grade Sunday school. I find it is an age where children are beginning to have the ability to discuss topics and form their own opinions. I love watching children discover what the world looks like through their eyes.
Hello, my name is Debbie Babelay. This year I have the wonderful opportunity of teaching the 2-3 year olds in our Sunday School program. They are all precious to me. We have fun learning about God’s love and how each of us is a special child of God. I look forward to their smiling faces each Sunday morning. This is my 3rd year teaching in the Sunday School program. I have also worked with vacation bible school.
I have known Westminster my entire life! I grew up in the church since birth. My faith is rooted in so many wonderful experiences at Westminster such as going on trips with Choristers, Montreat, and a Mission experience to Mexico. I went to college in Alabama at Birmingham-Southern. After college, I lived in Birmingham where I worked in sales. I met and married my husband Wiley there. Jim Carter (former Westminster minister) married us at Independent Presbyterian in Birmingham. Wiley’s career has taken us to New Mexico and Arkansas, and now back to Knoxville. We have been here since 2011. We have 3 children, Ella (11), Grant (7), and Walker (5). I work as the Assistant Director of the preschool at Central Baptist which allows me to have a similar schedule to my children. My favorite job is being their Mom!
Bio: Junior at the University of Tennessee 
I am a senior at UTK majoring in Global Studies with a focus in Economics. I am currently in the process of apply to graduate school for CSP. I love to be outdoors and travel. I also work as an Resident Assistant at Volunteer Hall on campus and enjoy babysitting and baking.
My name is Malena D’Alessandro and I’m a junior studying marketing at the University of Tennessee. I’m originally from south east Michigan where I attended high school at Oxford High School. I am currently part of Spring Sports Ambassadors, Volunteer Team and Best Buddies at UT.