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Through the United Methodist Commitee on Relief (UMCOR)
Westwood United Methodist Church is a welcoming family at all stages and places of spiritual growth in response to Christ's call for tolerance and for helping others in daily life.
Sunday morning is at the heart of this faith community's life and begins with Worship at 10:00 a.m. Look below to learn more about what's happening this Sunday.
It's Time to Spring Forward!
Don't forget to move all your clocks forward one hour
on Sunday, March 14th at 2 am.
This Sunday, March 14
4th Sunday in Lent
Pastor John Woodall, preaching
Heartsongs: Speaking My Shame
Heartsongs: Speaking My Shame
Featured Scripture
Psalm 32; Luke 15: 11b-24
Music from The Chancel Choir
Let Nothing Ever Grieve Thee by Johannes Brahms
Music from our Two or More...ensemble
On the Willows from Godspell
Strength Sufficient by Al Rhodes-Wickett
Strength Sufficient by Al Rhodes-Wickett
Follow-Up: An Adult Education Adventure
NOOMA - Sundays, March 14th - 28th
At 38 he has already been on the cover of Time magazine and the Chicago Sun Times calls him, “the heir to Billy Graham.” Rob Bell is a preacher, culture shifter, and lightning rod. Time magazine describes Bell saying, “he is largely apolitical, and thinks that only those with gay friends are positioned to judge homosexuality. At 28, he founded a megachurch that threw out the conventional sermon-and-worship service and instantly drew thousands of attendees. He has sold hundreds of thousands of books with titles like Velvet Elvis and Sex God that find the sacred in the profane. And he has created a form of video message he calls NOOMA (phonetic Greek for spirit or breath) that may make him to YouTube what Graham was to the arena.” “He could be one of the most important 21st century Christian leaders,” says Bible professor and evangelical blogger Ben Witherington.
Bell’s NOOMA videos have sold 1.2 million units. They are self-described as “a new format of Christian perspectives.” The format is designed to connect with a new generation of Americans in a post-Christian society. Bell describes this group as the ones pushing him to found his Grand
Rapids, MI church stating, “a hundred people a day were calling and saying, ‘Dude! Give us the real thing.’ I was like, if someone could speak to these people in their mother tongue, they'd be here in droves.” Fifteen hundred people, alerted by word of mouth, came that first Sunday. Nine years later, Mars Hill tallies 11,000 attendees weekly.
NOOMA was designed and built to communicate the Good News to this new generation in a format that connects with them. The funny thing is that the larger, historic church is finding that it connects here too.
For the next three weeks Follow-Up will take an up-close look at the NOOMA experience. This will include a brief video, followed by discussion of both the content and the format. (2nd Sunday Cinema folks may find this interesting). We will meet in room 207.
At 38 he has already been on the cover of Time magazine and the Chicago Sun Times calls him, “the heir to Billy Graham.” Rob Bell is a preacher, culture shifter, and lightning rod. Time magazine describes Bell saying, “he is largely apolitical, and thinks that only those with gay friends are positioned to judge homosexuality. At 28, he founded a megachurch that threw out the conventional sermon-and-worship service and instantly drew thousands of attendees. He has sold hundreds of thousands of books with titles like Velvet Elvis and Sex God that find the sacred in the profane. And he has created a form of video message he calls NOOMA (phonetic Greek for spirit or breath) that may make him to YouTube what Graham was to the arena.” “He could be one of the most important 21st century Christian leaders,” says Bible professor and evangelical blogger Ben Witherington.
Bell’s NOOMA videos have sold 1.2 million units. They are self-described as “a new format of Christian perspectives.” The format is designed to connect with a new generation of Americans in a post-Christian society. Bell describes this group as the ones pushing him to found his Grand
Rapids, MI church stating, “a hundred people a day were calling and saying, ‘Dude! Give us the real thing.’ I was like, if someone could speak to these people in their mother tongue, they'd be here in droves.” Fifteen hundred people, alerted by word of mouth, came that first Sunday. Nine years later, Mars Hill tallies 11,000 attendees weekly.
NOOMA was designed and built to communicate the Good News to this new generation in a format that connects with them. The funny thing is that the larger, historic church is finding that it connects here too.
For the next three weeks Follow-Up will take an up-close look at the NOOMA experience. This will include a brief video, followed by discussion of both the content and the format. (2nd Sunday Cinema folks may find this interesting). We will meet in room 207.
"Plan Be" A Lenten Journey
A small-group study already in progress.
Children (Pre-school through 5th graders)
10:20 am - Pre-school Sunday School in Room 202
Pre-K through 5th grade Sunday School in Room 108
11:00 am - Children's Music Program in Room 109
Youth (6-12th graders)
11:15 am - Youth (6-12th grade) Sunday School and Music Program in Helms Hall
5:00 pm - Middle School (6th and 7th graders) Evening Program in Helms Hall
6:00 pm - All Youth (6-12th graders) Dinner and Games in Helms Hall
7:00 pm - High School (including 8th graders) Evening Program in Helms Hall.
Dismissal is at 8:00 pm.