Happy Monday Westminster! I hope that you are having a great start to your week. I thought worship was really awesome yesterday. I loved the Westminster Strings music and I keep thinking about Buran’s message. The Lord’s grace is such a powerful thing. It is so easy to take it for granted…. I also appreciate all the busy “angels” who worked over the weekend on the beginnings of our new and improved Reafsnyder Memorial Library! I am excited to see it come to life. And if this isn’t enough; I came into the church office this morning to find Bill Chappell’s grandfather clock. Words cannot begin to tell you how special this is to me for he built it with his very own hands. Every time it dings I just feel his hugs and laughter. It is amazing of how much that man’s presence was part of the everyday life of Westminster. I just plain miss him – as does so many of you all.
Couple of things to share with you:
Volunteer Ministry Center Breakfast is this coming Sunday. If you can help serve, please call Paula Hogan (357-2038). Her devotion to this community outreach is amazing! We appreciate you Paula!
Lenten soup dinner and vesper series continues Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. We hope that you make plans to join us!
Hugs and more hugs,
Renee Wiesehuegel
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.