Good Morning Church Family!
Is this weather just totally awesome??? I hope each of us takes time to go outside today to appreciate the very blue sky, the crispy fall like weather, and rejoice in the fact that we are blessed with seasons here in Ktown. =) Some of the crew just left to put their final touches on the Htang family house. It is exciting to see our church gather together to set up a home for this family. They arrive in Knoxville tomorrow night.
There are a lot of exciting things happening here this week so I wanted to make sure that you knew about them all:
Tuesday: Come tonight at 7:30 p.m. to hear music from Meredith Mackay and Terrance McCracken. The recital celebrates Scottish music. The freewill offering will be given to the Living Waters of the World ministry.
Wednesday:
Wednesdays With Westminster officially begins at 5:45 pm. We will first be blessed with a meal prepared by the Christian Education Ministry Team (in Fellowship Hall). There will be several different opportunities to engage in after dinner.
- Inside Activity – Buran Phillips will begin a two-session study entitled, “Why, God?” focused on discerning God in the face of evil and suffering.
- Outside Activity – You can chose from volleyball, bocce ball, corn hole, ladder ball, basketball, or kickball. If it rains (does it ever rain here? J ), we will have board games)
- The Companions Class will continue their study in the Prayer Room. They are studying the book Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World.
- Sexual Integrity Class will begin this evening as well. Every three years, Westminster offers this course to middle school aged youth and their parents. This informative program is led by Laurie Williams and Brian Bonnyman.
- A BRIDGE Representative will speak to all of us at 8 pm about Refugees from Burma. He will answer any questions that we might concerning how we can assist this family. Then, we will carpool out to the airport to welcome the Htang family. Their flight arrives in Knoxville at 9:30 pm.
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Sure hope you have a beautiful day! This is the Day that the Lord has Made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it! ♫
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.