You are invited to a beautiful twilight Christmas concert in the sanctuary at 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 9. Composers will include Gabriel Fauré, John Gardner, Reginald Jacques, Francis Poulenc, Leo Sowerby, and Philip Stopford. The concert will also include our excellent Brass Choir, to magnify the experience into an especially festive holiday celebration. The Brass Choir will be playing several carols arranged for the Canadian Brass, and will join the Chancel Choir with percussion on the Gardner.
This Christmas Concert is being offered as a benefit to raise funds for our Sanctuary stained glass window project. Of course everyone is welcome to attend with no obligation whatsoever to contribute, and a freewill offering will go toward the windows.
The concert will be followed by a reception in the Schilling Gallery which will then be followed by the Youth Christmas Drama. Please put this concert on your calendar and plan to come for a remarkable evening to support the arts at Westminster!
Most all of the youth will be involved in the hilarious play version about our friend, Junie B. Jones. The play reminds us how funny real life can be, and has a sweet message about being a “giver”. Don’t miss it!!
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.