Author: admin

09 Nov

Posted at 16:48h in Westwood Kids

Take a look at our Hall of Leaders portraits in the hallway on the way to the Wesley Room! You’ll find people you know depicted there by our children, as they responded to the story of Moses’ leadership and his need for new leaders. We look...

08 Nov

Posted at 16:33h in Pastoral Notes

Dear Westwood Community, The world needs more compassion! That’s part of what God’s “abundant life” looks like – not hostility, indifference, or patronizing pity, but genuine compassion, the kind of mutual care evoked by Jesus’ call to “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Compassion means seeing things from someone...

02 Nov

Posted at 09:53h in Westwood Kids

Día de los Muertos, "Remember Me" from the movie "Coco," "Remember me," from the lips of Jesus at the Last Supper, and we do remember. We remember in our hearts the loved ones who have gone before us as we prepared for Halloween ("holy eve"...

02 Nov

Posted at 09:40h in Pastoral Notes

Dear Westwood Community, As our holy scriptures tell the story, from its very beginning, our earth has been home to life abundant--to creation that lives and thrives in community. Flocks and herds and schools and packs, and groups of human beings, too. Our Westwood United Methodist...

27 Oct

Posted at 08:23h in Pastoral Notes

Dear Westwood Community, My heart breaks for so much going on in the world; I have been spending extra time in prayer these days, lifting to God my prayers for peace in Palestine and Israel, prayers for our national government amid chaotic leadership in Congress, prayers...

27 Oct

Posted at 08:07h in Westwood Kids

Fall Festival was so sweet for the little ones. Thank you, Grapplers!! We also enjoyed being in the Loft with the whole church and then into story time about Moses and his touch with God. I was amazed at some of the stories of when...