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Check-In: Do a family check-in - what have been the highs and lows of your week?
These are great things to pray about - in thanksgiving for the highs, and for guidance/patience/help in the lows.

This F@H is based on the texts for Pentecost Sunday, June 12th. Use this to prepare for the worship service or take it on a walk with you or as ...

Check-In: Do a family check-in - what have been the highs and lows of your week?
These are great things to pray about - in thanksgiving for the highs, and for guidance/patience/help in the lows.

This F@H is based on the texts for Mother's Day, Sunday May 8th. Use this to prepare for the worship service or just do devos at home.

Luke 24: 13...

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Greetings and many thanks to all who attended Session 3.  In Session 3 we transitioned into a look at the organization called ISAIAH that Westwood has been involved with the last 5 years included as a case study as a part of our larger conversation about justice.  The center piece of this session was an hour long Q and A with a panel of 3...

Check-In: Do a family check-in - what have been the highs and lows of your week?
These are great things to pray about - in thanksgiving for the highs, and for guidance/patience/help in the lows.

This F@H is based on the texts for Easter Sunday, April 24. Use this to prepare for the worship service or just do devos at home.

John 20:1-18
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Let me again begin by thanking the 35 or so folks who were able to attend on Monday night and engaged in this conversation. It is both challenging to engage and also seems to be quite fruitful. For those who weren't able to attend I hope that this summary can keep you informed and up to date. You can also hear the audio of this session on the ...

Greetings. First of all let me say thank you to the over 40 people who attended the first of 4 sessions dealing with issues of justice at Westwood.  As we get ready for the second session on Monday, April 11 from 6:30-8:30 PM here is a summary of what was done and the feedback collected from the body that was gathered.

Our evening ...

Check-In: Do a family check-in - what have been the highs and lows of your week?
These are great things to pray about - in thanksgiving for the highs, and for guidance/patience/help in the lows.

This F@H is based on the texts for Palm Sunday, April 17th. Use this to prepare for the worship service or just do devos at home.

Matthew 21:1-11
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Sorry that I missed last week's blog. I was on vacation and didn't get it done before I left.

First of all, I've enclosed first draft of Session 3. The focus in this session will shift from common ground conversations about justice to a closer look at an organization called ISAIAH. The focus will be on the panel continuing a pastor ...

Check-In: Do a family check-in - what have been the highs and lows of your week?
These are great things to pray about - in thanksgiving for the highs, and for guidance/patience/help in the lows.

This F@H is based on the texts for Sunday, March 13th. Use this to prepare for the worship service or just do devos at home.

John 4:5-26
So he ...

Session 2 Agenda

I'll focus on one of the things that drives the direction of our Outreach ministries. Our theme verse coming out of a Westwood conversation in early 2005, is Micah 6:8 which says, "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God."  From that we've said our ...

Check-In:
Do a family check-in - what have been the highs and lows of your week?
These are great things to pray about - in thanksgiving for the highs, and for guidance/patience/help in the lows.

This F@H is based on the texts for Sunday, March 13th. Use this to prepare for the worship service or just do devos at home.

Matthew 4:1-11
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Welcome to week two of this blog.
I want to remind you again that our Westwood justice conversations are April 5, 11, 18, and 27th from 6:30-8:30 PM.  You are all invited to join in the conversation and to give feedback.  Here's a preview of the April 5 session:

"Westwood's vision is to be a healthy community by working and ...

Greetings and welcome to this justice conversation!

Included in Westwood's vision is this statement: Westwood's vision is to work and advocate for justice, striving to eliminate inequalities that remain in our society.
At our Annual Meeting in February, there was a healthy debate about justice and what that means in relation to the ...

Check-In: Do a family check-in - what have been the highs and lows of your week?
These are great things to pray about - in thanksgiving for the highs, and for guidance/patience/help in the lows.

This F@H is based on the texts for Sunday, Feb. 27th. Use this to prepare for the worship service.

Matthew 6:24-34
"No one can serve two ...