Good Afternoon Westminster! What an eventful week we are having here at Westminster! Thanks to all of you who came to the JoAnn Reafsnyder Memorial Library dedication on Tuesday. I hope that you find it a place to come study, research, and gather with one another on a regular basis. There are a lot of awesome books for all of us to check out and read! What a beautiful place to celebrate the life of a beautiful lady!!!
With so much going on, I plan to send out a “Week at a Glance” every week.
Thursday, September 16
6:00 p.m. Teacher Orientation/Dinner
7:00 p.m. Handbell Choir
Saturday, September 18
Habitat work (I think this is the final work day) If you can help, please email Jay Schmid (wpc.habitat@gmail.com).
Sunday, September 19
Worship times are 9 and 11 a.m.
Sunday School for all ages at 10:00 – the following are the Adult classes: Bible Experience: Studying Psalm 38 – in the Prayer Room
Contemporary Issues: “Mountain Top Removal in Appalachia” – guest speaker – Fellowship Hall
Special Topics: “Boundaries with Kids” written by Dr. Cloud and Dr. Townsend – in the Library
Faith Topics: “Soul Feast” by Marjorie Thompson – in the McKinnon Room
Diaper Round Up will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. It will be held in the courtyard.
Choristers: 5:00 p.m.
Monday, September 20
Online registration for Olan Mills portraits will begin sometime in the late afternoon (once they set up the account). I will send you all those details beginning Monday. Online registration is from Sept 20 – October 7. You can also sign up for a date while at church on October 10,17, and 24). The dates that the photographer will be here at Westminster are: November 1, 2, 22, and 23; December 2,3, and 4. They guarantee pictures to be back in time for Christmas. Each family who gets their picture taken will receive one free 8×10 and also a church directory. I hope that you will make plans to participate! Price lists will be available prior to the sitting.
Tuesday, September 21
Bible Lunch Theology (BLT) – The first parable that will be studied is the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20). We will meet in the McKinnon Room. Buran will be leading this study.
Wednesday, September 22
Wednesdays With Westminster (WWW) begins!!! Come to church for dinner (5:45), fellowship, and study! AND – to meet our newest staff member – Ginny Harville Baker! J Ginny will speak to us about her background and her vision for Christian Formation and Lay Ministries here at Westminster.
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.