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Big Thanks!
Volunteers bag up onions and potatoes
Thank you Westsiders who donated beans, rice and cooking oil to our Thanksgiving food drive for Western Farm Workers. We were able to serve 90 families this year!
A briefing before the volunteers start the day of sorting and bagging up food at Reedville Presbyterian Church.
Sorting and counting tea donated by a Mexican grocery
Staff members at the Virginia Garcia clinic loading pinto beans as part of their 2,680 pound food collection
Worship Video for November 27
Missed worship on Sunday? Or just want to see it again?
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-muZhXeMMs
Deck the Halls
Join us after worship this Sunday, Nov 27, to help decorate the sanctuary for Christmas!
It’s a great way to get into the spirit of Advent - hope, joy, peace, and love. Not to mention working off that Thanksgiving meal!
Hope to see you there
Did You RSVP?
Please RSVP for the Christmas Party at https://westsidejourney.breezechms.com/form/CmasParty so that we have enough food and supplies for all.
The party is on Sunday, Dec 4. From 4:00 - 7:00 pm enjoy fellowship together while making Advent wreaths, decorating cookies, and hearing beautiful Christmas music. Food and drink will be provided.
Be sure to invite others. It’s fun for all ages! Invitational flyers are available on the entryway table at church. Or share our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/438019231834572
Well Done!
Last week’s Red Cross Blood Drive was a complete success! Thank you to all who participated!
Twenty units were collected, which will be used to help 60 patients. The drive’s goal of 18 units was blown away!
Our next drive will be on Tuesday, Feb 14. What better way to mark Valentine’s Day than to help save lives? More details will be available after the first of the year.
Worship Video for November 20
Missed worship on Sunday? Or just want to see it again?
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFJzolLDNq0
Bring Your Donations this Sunday
If you haven’t signed up, or are able to bring more, please sign-up here. We are providing for eight families in need and for the families of the Western Farm Workers Association.
In addition, we have added six slots for cash donations towards perishable items such as turkeys and pies; donate by check or PayPal (be sure to designate food drive!)
All items are due this Sunday, Nov 20.
Thank you!
RSVP for the Christmas Party
On Sunday, Dec 4, we’ll have an evening of all things good - cookies, crafts, and Christmas music! From 4:00 - 7:00 pm enjoy fellowship together while making Advent wreaths, decorating cookies, and hearing beautiful Christmas music. Food and drink will be provided.
Please RSVP at https://westsidejourney.breezechms.com/form/CmasParty so that we have enough food and supplies for all.
Be sure to invite your neighbors, your friends, and your family. It’s fun for all ages! Invitational flyers are available on the entryway table at church. Or share our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/438019231834572
Donate to Food Boxes this Week
Bonnie and her crew of volunteers will be packing Thanksgiving boxes and bags to distribute on Sunday, Nov 20. There are currently eight families participating.
We have added an item and increased some amounts. If you haven’t signed up, or are able to bring more, please sign-up here. In addition, we have added six slots for cash donations towards perishable items such as turkeys and pies; donate by check or PayPal (be sure to designate food drive!)
All items are due by this Sunday, Nov 20.
Thank you!
Thanksgiving for WFWA Members
We are collecting dried pinto beans and rice for the Western Farm Workers Association families. It will be blessed along with the Thanksgiving baskets this Sunday, Nov 20th.
WFWA needs volunteers next Tuesday, Nov 22 at Reedville Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall to sort and bag the food, and deliver it to homes across the county.
Please contact Merry G with any questions.
Worship Video for November 13
Missed worship on Sunday? Or just want to see it again?
Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tC_V7xvmGs
Sign-ups Continue
Bonnie and her crew of volunteers will be packing Thanksgiving boxes and bags to distribute on Sunday, Nov 20. There are currently eight families participating.
You’ve been very generous but there are still a few slots open. Signup to bring non-perishables here. Due to rising food costs, we have added six slots to indicate that you will donate towards perishable items such as turkeys and pies; donate by check or PayPal (be sure to designate food drive!)
Thank you!
Christmas Party on December 4
On Sunday, Dec 4, we’ll have an evening of all things good - cookies, crafts, and Christmas music!
From 4:00 - 5:30 pm, we’ll be in the Lighthouse for festive food and drink, cookie decorating, and making ornaments and Advent wreaths.
At 5:30, we’ll transition to the sanctuary to hear live Christmas music.
Flyers will be available on the entryway table this Sunday to give to your neighbors, your friends, and your family. Don’t miss it!
WFWA Thanksgiving
For Thanksgiving this year, we will be collecting dried pinto beans and rice for the Western Farm Workers Association families. It will be blessed along with the Thanksgiving baskets on Sunday, Nov 20th.
WFWA will need volunteers on Tuesday, Nov 22 at Reedville Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall to sort and bag the food, and deliver it to homes across the county.
Contact Merry G with any questions.
Christmas Party!
Time to break out that ugly sweater (or not!) and start enjoying the holidays again!
On Sunday, Dec 4, we’ll have an evening of all things good - cookies, crafts, and Christmas music!
From 4:00 - 5:30 pm, we’ll be in the Lighthouse for festive food and drink, cookie decorating, and making Advent wreaths and ornaments.
At 5:30, we’ll transition to the sanctuary to hear live performances from some of your favorite local groups.
We’ll be asking for RSVPs soon, to ensure that we have enough food and supplies. Invite your neighbors, your friends, and your family. It’s fun for all ages!
Worship Video for November 6
Missed worship on Sunday? Or just want to see it again?
Click here: https://youtu.be/F5bV6R4FluE
Sign up for Thanksgiving Baskets
Bonnie and her crew of volunteers will be packing Thanksgiving boxes and bags to distribute on Sunday, Nov 20.
Signup to bring non-perishables here. Cash donations for perishables, such as turkeys, eggs, and frozen pies, are also appreciated; donate by check or PayPal (be sure to designate food drive!)
Thank you for your generosity!
Your Help is Needed
Our next blood drive will be on Thursday, Nov 17, in the Lighthouse. There are still 20 slots available, between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm.
Patients in need count on drives like ours to provide a steady supply of blood. Each donation can help save up to three lives, so by meeting our goal, we can touch so many lives in our community and around the country.
Signing up is easy — go to https://www.redcrossblood.org/mydrives.html/drive/1-CPBIVD2 and pick your time.
Contact the church office or the Red Cross (1-800-733-2767) with any questions.
WFWA Latest News
A message from Merry G about the Western Farm Workers Association:
Western Farm Workers Association welcomes new members and volunteers to the upcoming holiday season. We wish to thank everyone who has helped us in the past.
For Thanksgiving this year, we will be collecting dried pinto beans and rice at Westside, in a special shopping cart that will be blessed along with the food collection by Bonnie B on Sunday, Nov 20th.
We will need volunteers on Tuesday the 22nd. All the food will be gathered that morning at Reedville Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. It will be sorted and bagged up, then delivered to homes across the county. The distribution gets more efficient every year.
For the Christmas giving this year, we are taking requests now in our office. Our toy sort will be on December 16th at the Hillsboro United Methodist church on 8th and Lincoln. Christmas food will be done in the same way as at Thanksgiving, from Reedville Presbyterian, on December 22nd.
Please call if you have a question. Thank you