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March 1, 2020 First Sunday in Lent
Preparing for worship
As you entered the Sanctuary this morning, you the experience of resurrection is a communal
may have noticed that the room seems a bit darker one — together we often turn on one another and
than usual. At Wilshire, these darkened windows away from God, and together we can experience
are a sign that we have entered into a new holy forgiveness, repentance and new life.
season — Lent. Mirroring the 40 days of Jesus’ So as we sit together in the darkened Sanctuary
temptation in the wilderness, the season of Lent this morning, may we remember that we walk
is the 40-day period in the Christian calendar this Lenten road together. Let’s think about our
that leads us to Easter — 40 days to reflect, repent Lenten journey as a collective of individuals, each
and recommit to a deeper relationship with God discerning God’s hopes and intentions for our
through Jesus Christ. The darkened windows are personal lives while seeking freedom and justice
a quiet reminder of the invitation to reflect on the for the entire beloved community. Let’s make
dark and shadowy parts of our souls. The darkness this a time that is about ourselves and our own
also reminds us of the pain of what is to come as reflection, but also about one another, about all of
we journey with Jesus toward the cross. us and ultimately all about God.
While Lent can be a deeply spiritual time for Let us commit this morning to journey this
many who engage in its practices — with many darkened road together, until that Easter morning
Christians choosing to observe forms of fasting, when the shutters are flung open once more and
prayer or acts of service for 40 days — there is a we sing, “Alleluia” as the light rushes in. May
danger that accompanies Lent as well. As we enter this Lenten season be for you, and for all of us, a
the dark and somber nature of this season, we run holy time in which we, the gathered community,
the risk of reinforcing the idea that our faith is journey together more deeply into God’s love for
ultimately about us and us alone, that the walk to us all.
the cross is to be taken in isolation. —Ryan Wilson
Although certain aspects of Lent, and any
Lenten discipline, require self-reflection
and self-awareness, we must not enter that
endeavor believing it is only about our individual
experiences. We are reminded over and over again
that the journey of life, the walk to the cross and
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March 1, 2020
8:30 and 11:00 a.m.
First Sunday in Lent
Chiming of the Hour
Please turn off all cell phones and alarm watches.
Prelude Wondrous Love arr. Frank Voltz
Carla Siegesmund, harp
Call to Worship Sing Me to Heaven Daniel Gawthrop
Shekinah
Ralph Manuel, accompanist
In my heart’s sequestered chambers lie truths stripped of poet’s gloss.
Words alone are vain and vacant and my heart is mute.
In response to aching silence, memory summons half-heard voices,
And my soul finds primal eloquence and wraps me in song.
If you would comfort me, sing me a lullaby.
If you would win my heart, sing me a love song.
If you would mourn me and bring me to God, sing me a requiem, sing me to heaven.
Touch in me all love and passion, pain and pleasure, touch in me grief and comfort.
Sing me a lullaby, a love song, a requiem.
Love me, comfort me, bring me to God: Sing me a love song, sing me to heaven.
Opening Sentences Lindsay Bruehl / Kile Brown
Today is the first Sunday in the season of Lent. We join together now to seek God’s presence not
only around us but also within us. We pray together:
God be in my head and in my understanding;
God be in my eyes and in my looking;
God be in my mouth and in my speaking;
God be in my heart and in my thinking;
God be at my end and at my departing.
As we seek God’s presence, we also are reminded that the darkness is coming, that Jesus’ betrayal
looms near. To help us remember this coming darkness, we extinguish the first in a series of Lenten
candles, illustrating that the forces of this world seek to put out the light of Christ. Even as the
darkness comes, may God be in us.
*8:30 worship service / **11:00 worship service
+All congregants who are able are invited to stand.
Hearing devices are available in the Narthex and South Atrium.
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+Hymn Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days st. anne
Greeting to Worshipers Darren DeMent / Heather Mustain
Guests are invited to take a Response Card from the pew rack,
complete it and place it in the offering plate when it is passed later in the service.
You also are invited to take the red fabric rose from the card and place it on
your lapel or blouse to help others identify that you are our honored guest today.
Prayer concerns will be received and prayed for this week when listed on an
intercessory prayer card from the pew rack and placed in the offering plate.
Reading — Psalm 32:6–11 Britt McClung / Larry Granberry
Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters
shall not reach them. You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround
me with glad cries of deliverance. I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will
counsel you with my eye upon you. Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding, whose
temper must be curbed with bit and bridle, else it will not stay near you. Many are the torments
of the wicked, but steadfast love surrounds those who trust in the Lord. Be glad in the Lord and
rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Por eso los fieles te invocan en momentos de angustia; caudalosas aguas podrán desbordarse,
pero a ellos no los alcanzarán. Tú eres mi refugio; tú me protegerás del peligro y me rodearás
con cánticos de liberación. Yo te instruiré, yo te mostraré el camino que debes seguir; yo te daré
consejos y velaré por ti. No seas como el mulo o el caballo, que no tienen discernimiento, y cuyo
brío hay que domar con brida y freno, para acercarlos a ti. Muchas son las calamidades de los
malvados, pero el gran amor del Señor envuelve a los que en él confían. ¡Alégrense, ustedes los
justos; regocíjense en el Señor! ¡canten todos ustedes, los rectos de corazón!
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+Hymn 590 The Solid Rock solid rock
Prayers of the People Doug Haney / Joan Hammons
Giving of Tithes and Offerings
Your gifts to Wilshire’s Unified Budget make Sunday School and other spiritual
formation possible for the young learners in our children’s division. Resources
provided include curriculum for leaders and students, pens, pencils, paper, glue,
scissors, tape, white boards, markers. These resources help our 32 weekly volunteers
in the children’s division teach children stories of the Bible, about God’s work among us and the
story of Jesus’ life and the salvation offered through Jesus.
Choral Offertory *Down to the River to Pray arr. Pepper Choplin
Virginia DeMent and Shayne Grant, soloists
Alissa Payne, accompanist
When I went down to the water to pray, studying about the good ol’ way
how you supply eternal life, good Lord, show me the way.
O brother (sister … children … people) let’s go down, come on down to the water to pray.
** “Behold the Lamb of God” from Messiah G.F. Handel
Sanctuary Choir
Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.
(John 1:29)
+Offertory Response old 100th
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+Gospel Reading — Matthew 4:1–11 Gina Ortegon / Amanda Mintz
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty
days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If
you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” But he answered, “It is
written, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Then the devil took him to the holy city and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to
him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command his angels
concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot
against a stone.’” Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world
and their splendor; and he said to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship
me.” Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and
serve only him.’” Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Luego el Espíritu llevó a Jesús al desierto para que el diablo lo sometiera a tentación. Después de
ayunar cuarenta días y cuarenta noches, tuvo hambre. El tentador se le acercó y le propuso: “Si eres
el Hijo de Dios, ordena a estas piedras que se conviertan en pan.” Jesús le respondió: “Escrito está:
‘No solo de pan vive el hombre, sino de toda palabra que sale de la boca de Dios.’” Luego el diablo
lo llevó a la ciudad santa e hizo que se pusiera de pie sobre la parte más alta del templo, y le dijo:
“Si eres el Hijo de Dios, tírate abajo. Porque escrito está: ‘Ordenará que sus ángeles te sostengan en
sus manos, para que no tropieces con piedra alguna.’” Le contestó Jesús: “También está escrito: ‘No
pongas a prueba al Señor tu Dios.’” De nuevo lo tentó el diablo, llevándolo a una montaña muy alta,
y le mostró todos los reinos del mundo y su esplendor. “Todo esto te daré si te postras y me adoras.”
Le dijo Jesús: “¡Vete, Satanás! Porque escrito está: ‘Adora al Señor tu Dios y sírvele solamente a él.’”
Entonces el diablo lo dejó, y unos ángeles acudieron a servirle.
Esta es la palabra del Señor.
Gracias a Dios.
Message “God Be in My Head” George Mason
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper Leanna Coyle-Carr / Leigh Curl
All followers of Christ are invited to partake of the Lord’s Supper, whether you are a
Wilshire member or not. The bread used this morning is gluten-free.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins,
As we forgive those who sin against us;
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory forever. Amen.
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The Bread
“Vater unser im Himmelreich” from Sonata No. 6 Felix Mendelssohn
(Our Father in Heaven)
The Cup
The Lord’s Prayer A. H. Malotte / arr. H. Griswold
+The Passing of the Peace
May the peace of the Lord be always with you.
And also with you.
+Hymn 236 Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me adoro te devote
Sharing of Decisions
Recognition of Tiffany Wright
Benediction
Postlude Voluntary on eventide arr. Clay Christiansen
The flowers on the chancel today are given in honor of Tiffany Wright and in celebration of her
20 years of ministry at Wilshire by Alan and Cayton Wright and M. Joan Terry.
Welcome to Wilshire today. If you are a guest with us today, we welcome you warmly to our
congregation. We would like to get to know you and tell you more about our church. Please take a
Response Card from the pew rack, fill it out and place it in the offering plate when it comes by. You
also are invited to a coffee reception in James Gallery immediately after the service.
Children welcome here. Parents of children in kindergarten and older are encouraged to
bring their children with them to worship, because at Wilshire our worship experience is
intergenerational and formative of lifelong habits. Worship care with loving workers is available for
preschoolers younger than kindergarten age. To find the secure check-in station, follow the signs
behind the Sanctuary or from the north entrance.
Someone to talk with. If you are facing a life challenge and would like to have a spiritual friend
to walk alongside you for a season of healing, perhaps you would benefit from a Stephen Minister.
Learn more at wilshirebc.org or contact Micki Lacker at (214) 452-3176.
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Meet today’s worship leaders
Kile Brown and his wife, Leigh Ann, came to members of Genesis Class, and he is a deacon and
Wilshire in 1997. They are the parents of two adult serves on the Children’s Education Committee.
daughters, Chelsea and Alison, and a son, Blake, He is vice president and associate counsel at
a student at Villanova University. Kile is a deacon Rushmore Loan Management Services.
and teaches youth Sunday School. He works in
business development in the tech sector. Amanda Mintz came to Wilshire in 2017. She is a
member of Ithaka Class but teaches youth Sunday
Lindsay Bruehl and her husband, Jake, joined School. She sings in Nova and serves on the
Wilshire in 2017. They are the parents of New Member Committee. She works as a senior
Kimberlyn, an eighth grader, and Blake, a sixth instructional designer in the University of Texas
grader. They are members of Perennial Class and system.
she volunteers with the Young Musicians Choir.
Lindsay works with the new Baptist House of Gina Ortegon and her husband, Ronnie, came to
Studies at SMU’s Perkins Seminary, where she also Wilshire in 2001. They are the parents of Erika
is a student. and Elena, both high school seniors, and Ana, who
is an eighth grader. Gina is a deacon, serves on the
Larry Granberry came to Wilshire in 1995 and Interior Design Committee and attends Epiphany
met his wife, Jill, here. He is a Stephen Minister Class. She is an interior designer by vocation.
and deacon. He attends Seekers Class. Larry and
Jill are the parents of Emma, who is a high school Carla Siegesmund and her husband, Rudy,
freshman, and Ross, who is a seventh grader. joined Wilshire about a year ago. They attend
Larry works as a senior accountant with CBRE. Discovery Class, and she co-leads one of the
Women of Wilshire book clubs, serves on the
Britt McClung and his wife, Carole, joined Weekday Education Committee and sings in
Wilshire in 2011. They are the parents of Ava, a Sanctuary Choir. She is an accountant by vocation
high school sophomore; Miriam, a sixth grader; and a harpist by avocation.
and Ruby, a third grader. Britt and Carole are
Staff contacts
George A. Mason Jessica Capps Leigh Curl
Senior Pastor Minister to Senior Adults Pastoral Resident
(214) 452-3132 (214) 452-3129 (214) 452-3152
Mark Wingfield Darren DeMent Ryan Wilson
Associate Pastor Minister to Students Pastoral Resident
(214) 452-3128 and Young Adults (214) 452-3158
Doug Haney (214) 452-3102 David Nabors
Minister of Music Julie Girards Director of Business Admin.
(214) 452-3123 Minister to Children (214) 452-3157
Jeff Brummel (214) 452-3104 Dale Pride
Associate Minister of Music/ Joan Hammons Facilities Manager
Organist Minister to Preschoolers (214) 452-3101
(214) 452-3122 (214) 452-3141 J. Preston Bright
Heather Mustain Leanna Coyle-Carr Associate Pastor Emeritus
Minister of Missions & Advocacy Pastoral Resident
(214) 452-3110 (214) 452-3154
To email any staff member, use the first letter of the first name combined with the full last name
and add @wilshirebc.org.
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The Wilshire Tapestry
Tiffany Wright reception before their peers in a relaxed and encouraging
setting on one of Wilshire’s fine pianos. The initial
Today, join in a recognition and meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 22, at
reception for Tiffany Wright, who 2 p.m. in the Sanctuary. At the initial meeting,
is leaving her position as minister all attendees may perform a piece not to exceed
for care ministries. All are invited 10 minutes. Those present also will have a brief
to thank Tiffany for her 20 years discussion concerning the frequency and format
of service as she is recognized in for future meetings. If you have further questions
both morning services and at a or wish to be notified of future meetings, contact
reception in James Gallery during Max Tucker at (214) 215-3766.
the Sunday School hour.
Koinonia Café: March 4 — (Lunch and dinner
Wednesday Lenten meditations served in James Gallery) Herb-roasted chicken,
grilled flank steak, pesto rice, green beans, sweet
On Wednesdays, March 4 and 11, two tracks of potatoes, fried veggie medley, salad bar, dessert
Lenten meditations will be offered from 6 to 7 bar. March 11 — (Lunch and dinner served in
p.m., both drawn from this year’s Lenten theme: Community Hall) Pulled pork, green chile chicken,
God Be in Us. Doug Haney will facilitate a session Spanish rice, pinto beans, zucchini with tomatoes
in McIver Chapel titled “God Be in Our Ears,” and onions, roasted veggies, salad bar, dessert bar.
which will allow participants to use sacred choral March 18 —No Wednesday activities due to spring
music as a form of listening prayer. Leanna Coyle- break. March 25 — Swedish meatballs, lemon-
Carr will facilitate a session in Room 1205-L garlic chicken, gnocchi with herbed butter, roasted
titled “God Be in Our Hands,” which will offer vegetables, cauliflower gratin, broccoli, salad bar,
participants a time of lectio divina Scripture dessert bar.
reading and to express prayers through free-form
art. The same sessions will be offered both weeks. From the Wilshire Library
Blood drive success Lynnda Bass-Allen offers this review of a new
book in the Wilshire Library: Humans of New
Thanks to the 23 people who participated in York Stories. “If you don’t like to read but like
Wilshire’s quarterly blood drive last Sunday. A to look at pictures, this is your book. Beautiful
total of 20 pints of blood were collected, which pictures, interesting, the captions are from one
could help as many as 60 patients. word to three paragraphs. These are poignant,
funny, deep; they will make you laugh or cry. My
Spring break schedule changes favorites were little children dressed up. The
subjects are average people, the mentally ill, the
On Wednesday, March 18, all normal Wednesday wealthy, addicts, homeless.”
activities — morning and evening — will be
cancelled due to spring break. The full Wednesday WOW! Tuesday Evening Book Club
schedule will resume the following week.
The Women of Wilshire Tuesday Evening Book
Wilshire piano group forming Club meets monthly at 7 p.m. in the Parlor.
Upcoming date and book title are: March 24, Just
A new affinity group is forming to allow those Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
in the Wilshire community an opportunity to
perform a classical piece or hymn arrangement Continued on next page
Keep up with all the Wilshire news at wilshirebc.org or by using our
Wilshire app or via social media. Worship is live streamed every
Sunday at 11:00.
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The Wilshire Tapestry
Contemplative retreat
“Creating Sacred Spaces” is the theme for this
year’s contemplative retreat, organized by Wilshire
members and others each spring. The dates
are Friday, April 24, through Sunday, April 26.
Registration deadline is Friday, April 8. Location is
Arrowhead Camp, near Glen Rose. Brochures with
full details are available in the church office or
online at wilshirebc.org/registration. The structure
for the retreat is intentionally open. The group will
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner gather on Friday evening for a time of fellowship
followed by a shared meal. Leadership for the
You’re invited to dinner with new Wilshire friends weekend will be shared by laity. Saturday will
— but you won’t know who they are until you be spent in intentional quietness, with optional
arrive at your assigned destination on Saturday, experiences available including guided prayer,
April 4. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner is an creative expression, yoga, praying Scripture, and
annual Wilshire tradition that helps us meet prayer for personal healing and restoration.
fellow members we don’t normally encounter
in a large church. A few days before the event, Housing stabilization program
you’ll receive an email with the identification
of your hosts and their address. The gatherings Anyone interested in joining a new missions
are intergenerational and informal and will be initiative on housing stabilization for the homeless
convenient to where you live; we even have a host is invited to a training session on Monday, April
home in Fort Worth this year. Space is limited so 6, from 6 to 7 p.m. This will be led by Wilshire
sign up today. Cost is $10 per person. Sign up and mission partner Austin Street Center as part of a
pay online at wilshirebc.org/registration. nationwide pilot program to utilize volunteers to
phone individuals recently housed through Austin
Lenten devotional book Street. Each year the center houses nearly 400
individuals, but as an organization they do not
You are invited to join the have the capacity to remain in contact. Volunteers
congregation in reading a new will call and run through a simple survey with
book of brief daily devotionals individuals to make sure any housing concerns
during the Lenten season. The are brought to the immediate attention of a case
book, God Be in My Head, manager. Volunteers will be asked to make at
is built around an ancient least 10 calls a week, which takes about an hour
prayer known as The Sarum of time and may be done from anywhere. For
Prayer. The five-line prayer more information, contact Heather Mustain at
begins, “God be in my head hmustain@wilshirebc.org or (214) 452-3110.
and in my understanding.” The book is written by
Michigan pastor Ken Wilson. Its daily reflections Wilshire Welcome Class
and prompts are simple and straightforward and
appropriate for older children, youth and adults. Guests and prospective members are invited to
Copies of the book are available in the church get to know Wilshire through a rotating series
office for $5 apiece. A digital version of the book of classes offered on Sunday mornings at 9:40
also is available from Amazon. a.m. March 1: Wilshire Tour. Hear the history
of our church while touring the building. Meet
New member: Harley Courtney. at the entrance to McIver Chapel. March 8:
Worship and Learn: Learn how and why we
structure our worship services the way we do,
and hear about other Bible study opportunities
10on Sunday mornings and during the week. Meet March 26-28. This is a lay-friendly event with
in the McIver Chapel hallway. March 15: Meet noted speakers from the Perkins Seminary faculty.
and Greet. Join us for a casual reception with Course options include “A Boundless God: The
coffee and breakfast while visiting with some of Spirit According to the Old Testament,” with Jack
our members and other guests in James Gallery. Levison; “How to Read the Bible According to the
March 22: Serve, Care and Give. Hear about Early Church Fathers” with James Kang Hoon
our mission partners and ways Wilshire serves Lee; “Truth Telling in a Post-Truth World” with
and gives to the community and beyond. Meet Stephen Long; “The Emperor’s New Clothes: How
in McIver Chapel hallway. March 29: Coffee Mark’s Ironic Passion Story Reveals God’s Reign”
and Conversation. An informal hour with Senior with Wesley Allen; “How Do We Solve A Problem
Pastor George Mason. Meet in the pastor’s study Like ... Mary?” with Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner.
on the second floor. Registration prices begin as low as $35. See the
full schedule and register online via the link at
Welcome Carole McClung wilshirebc.org/registration.
Julie Girards, minister to children, is on Eboo Patel at Shurden Lectures
sabbatical leave for six weeks. In her absence,
Wilshire member Carole McClung is filling in to Eboo Patel will be the featured
keep things running in the children’s division, speaker for the Shurden
along with Carol Cabaniss, education ministries Lectures on Religious Liberty
assistant. Contact Carole at cmcclung@wilshirebc. and Separation of Church and
org or Carol at ccabaniss@wilshirebc.org. State, to be offered March
5 on the campus of SMU.
Pantry volunteers needed The event is hosted by the
Baptist House of Studies at
Two of Wilshire’s missions partners, CitySquare Perkins School of Theology
and Wilkinson Center, need volunteers to serve at SMU and co-sponsored by
in their food pantries. This would be a four- the Baptist Joint Committee
hour commitment during a Monday, Wednesday for Religious Liberty. Patel is the founder and
or Thursday morning or Tuesday afternoon. president of Interfaith Youth Core and a national
If interested, contact Heather Mustain at leader in efforts to make interfaith cooperation a
hmustain@wilshirebc.org or (214) 452-3110. social norm. He will speak in the Perkins Chapel.
The program begins at 11:30 a.m. with Patel
Beginnings Class for newly & nearly married speaking on “Religious Freedom and a Theology
of Interfaith Cooperation.” A lunch will follow
The Beginnings Class for newly and nearly at noon with a conversation between Patel and
married couples will be offered on six Sunday George Mason. At 2 p.m., Patel will conclude the
mornings beginning March 1. The class meets program with a talk on “Religious Freedom and
during the Sunday School hour, from 9:40 to Interfaith Leadership.” The event is free and open
10:45 a.m. It is open to all couples making life to the public but an RSVP is requested for lunch
commitments. Guest speakers and topics covered and to receive a parking pass. Find the link at
include family financial management with David wilshirebc.org/registration.
Nabors, couple conflict resolution with Phill and
Gloria Martin, spirituality in marriage by George Brown Bag Book Club
Mason, the Five Love Languages by Ryan Wilson,
and understanding issues with family of origin Wilshire’s Brown Bag Book Club meets once a
by Amy and Cory Anderson. The class is free month on Thursdays at noon in Room 1205-L.
but preregistration is preferred. Contact Darren Bring your own lunch and join the conversation
DeMent at ddement@wilshirebc.org. about a great book. March 12, Still Life by Louise
Penny; April 2, Call Your Daughter Home by Deb
Perkins Summit for Faith and Learning Spera; May 7, The New Girl by Daniel Silva; June
4, The Guardians by John Grisham.
Wilshire members are invited to participate in the
Perkins Seminary Summit for Faith and Learning
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and spaghetti luncheon
The annual Youth Choir Spaghetti Lunch and Silent Auction is today, March 1,
in Community Hall from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This event helps fund the choir’s
summer mission trip to Denver to sing, serve and sightsee.
The silent auction will include restaurant gift cards, musical tickets, voice
lessons, math tutoring, home goods, jewelry and more. Also back this year is a
seven-night stay in a beachfront condo on Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile beach.
Some of the Sign-and-Go Parties include JV’s Famous Fajita Party on the
evening of May 2, a Dessert and Discussion with the pastoral residents during
the afternoon of May 2, Baking with Collin and Judy on Saturday, May 31 (only 8
spots for this one) and a Louisiana Style Dinner at the DeMents on March 21.
The Bake Sale tables are located by the main office and in James Gallery. Cash and
checks are accepted.
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to Resurrection family Lenten
experience. It will be Palm Sunday,
April 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This is a come-and-go event in
Community Hall. Bring your family
for a multi-sensory experience,
traveling with others the path
of Jesus during his last week on
earth. This hour-long event is filled with Bible-time experiences that will engage
participants of all ages (especially older preschoolers through middle elementary
ages). We’ll create and wave palm branches, taste the Passover meal and visit the
Garden of Gethsemane. A family-friendly lunch will be available for free starting
at 11 a.m. The event itself is free. All are invited to lunch.
Volunteer opportunities are available for those willing to serve as greeters, travel
guides, costumed characters, assistants or to help with decorating. Contact
Carole McClung at cmcclung@wilshirebc.org.
Special film screening March 8
Wilshire member Cheryl Allison has created an award-winning film, Shatter the
Silence, that will be screened at Wilshire on Sunday, March 8, at noon. Lunch will
be served. No reservation is required,
and the event is free. In the film,
the use of archival footage including
suffragettes, Anita Hill, Eleanor
Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson and
President John Kennedy helps
support the modern-day voices of
women and men weaving together a
story of the ongoing fight for gender
equality.
13The Wilshire calendar
Sunday, March 1 • Cord of Three prayer group • JazzStand on Abrams –
• Worship – 8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
• Blessing Reception for • Yoga class – 6:15 p.m.
Tiffany Wright – 9:40 a.m. • Watershed – 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11
• Wilshire Welcome – 9:40 a.m. • Sanctuary Choir – 7:00 p.m. • New Song – 9:30 a.m.
• Sunday School – 9:40 a.m. • Ukulele group – 11:00 a.m.
• Worship – 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 5 • Koinonia Café – 11:00 a.m.
• Youth Choir spaghetti lunch • Faith in 3-D rehearsal – • Bible Study – noon
and auction – 11:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. • Wilshire Adventurers
• Nova – 1:30 p.m. • Wilshire Writers – 10:00 a.m. Committee – 1:15 p.m.
• Carillon Ringers – 3:00 p.m. • The Bridge/Stew Pot – 11:15 • Children’s handbells – 5:00
• New Member Fellowship – a.m. p.m.
5:30 p.m. • Knit Unto Others – 1:30 p.m. • Koinonia Café – 5:00 p.m.
• Senior women’s exercise • Music and Missions – 6:00
Monday, March 2 class – 2:00 p.m. p.m.
• Faith in 3-D rehearsal – • “God Be in Our Ears” class –
8:00 a.m. Friday, March 6 6:00 p.m.
• Game of 42 – 10:00 a.m. • Faith in 3-D: Lighting the • “God Be in Our Hands”
• New Song program – 11:00 Way performance – 7:30 p.m. class – 6:00 p.m.
a.m. • The Enneagram Journey –
• Wilshire Winds – 7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 7 6:00 p.m.
• Faith in 3-D: Lighting the • Yoga Class – 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday, March 3 Way performance – 7:30 p.m. • Watershed – 6:30 p.m.
• New Song – 11:00 a.m. • Sanctuary Choir – 7:00 p.m.
• Faith in 3-D rehearsal – Sunday, March 8
8:00 a.m. • Worship – 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 12
• Computer classes – 9:00 a.m. • Wilshire Welcome – 9:40 a.m. • Women’s Ministry Brown
• Yoga class – 12:15 p.m. • Sunday School – 9:40 a.m. Bag Book Club – noon
• Senior women’s exercise • Beginnings Class – 9:40 a.m. • Knit Unto Others – 1:30 p.m.
class – 2:00 p.m. • Worship – 11:00 a.m. • Senior women’s exercise
• Stephen Ministry CE and • Youth Choir lunch – noon class – 2:00 p.m.
supervision – 6:30 p.m. • Christian Advocacy
Committee – noon Friday, March 13
Wednesday, March 4 • Shatter the Silence screening • Friday Friends – 10:00 a.m.
• Faith in 3-D rehearsal – – noon • Alzheimer’s support group
8:00 a.m. • Youth Choir – 12:25 p.m. – noon
• New Song – 9:30 a.m. • Shekinah – 1:20 p.m.
• Ukulele group – 11:00 a.m. • Nova – 1:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14
• Koinonia Café – 11:00 a.m. • Carillon Ringers – 3:00 p.m. • Spring break mission trip
• Bible Study – noon
• Children’s handbells – 5:00 Monday, March 9 Sunday, March 15
p.m. • Game of 42 – 10:00 a.m. • Spring break mission trip
• Koinonia Café – 5:00 p.m. • Wilshire Winds – 7:00 p.m. • Worship – 8:30 a.m.
• Music and Missions – 6:00 • Wilshire Welcome – 9:40 a.m.
p.m. Tuesday, March 10 • Beginnings Class – 9:40 a.m.
• “God Be in Our Ears” class • Yoga class – 12:15 p.m. • Sunday School – 9:40 a.m.
– 6:00 p.m. • Senior women’s exercise • Worship – 11:00 a.m.
• “God Be in Our Hands” class – 2:00 p.m. • Sanctuary Choir – noon
class – 6:00 p.m. • Building and Grounds • Nova – 2:05 p.m.
• The Enneagram Journey – Committee – 6:00 p.m. • Carillon Ringers – 3:10 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
14Faith in 3-D is March 6 and 7
“Lighting the Way,” Wilshire’s 2020 Faith in 3-D production, will be presented
on Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, at 7:30 p.m. in Community Hall.
In association with Climate Change Theatre Action, the evening will be
anchored by 10 brief plays written by an array of international playwrights,
interspersed with music and exposition. From wildly funny to deadly serious,
the plays explore consequences and remedies concerning climate change,
wildlife extinction and the devastation of natural resources.
Thirty-three Wilshire performers will combine their talents to present this
theatrical event in 3-D: drama, dessert and dialogue.
The event is free and open to the public. Preschool child care will be provided
on Friday, March 6.
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