Wedgwood Presbyterian Church

The Annual Meeting of the Congregation will take place this coming Sunday, January 29, 2012 immediately following worship.  A pancake breakfast fundraiser (in the Fellowship Hall) for the All Church Retreat follows the meeting.  All are welcome.

WPC Book Group Wednesday, January 11, 2012  7:00pm January's book group selection is Cutting for Stone, by Abraham Verghese. "This sprawling, 50-year epic begins with the 1954 birth of conjoined twins to an Indian nun in an Ethiopian hospital. The likely father, a British surgeon, flees upon the mother’s death, and the baby boys are adopted by a loving Indian couple who run the hospital. Filled with mystical scenes and deeply felt characters–and opening a fascinating window onto the Third World. Shades of Slumdog Millionaire.”-Jocelyn McClurg, USA Today This book is available at Seattle Public Library in several formats including large print, audiobook CD and ebook. For more information or for assistance acquiring the book, please contact Jennifer Bodley.  

Occupied with Economic Justice? We’d like as many people as possible to Occupy the Library for the next Peace Fellowship Adult Ed series January 8 th – Feb 12 th .   We’ll be exploring topics of economic justice, the Occupy movement, and what these topics mean to Christians, and what we as Christians can do.   Below is a brief outline of anticipated topics. Dates may change as speaker availability is confirmed. January 8 th – Inside Job – Excerpts from this documentary on what went wrong that caused the economic meltdown, and what it means to us as Christians will be shown and discussed. How this has led to economic justice issues and the Occupy movement. January 15 th – An Economist from the UW may be available to give some perspective on the current economic situation, imbalances, and impacts to the poorest.   What we can expect in the near future, and what it could take to move to positive territory.   January 22 nd – The Occupy Movement – what’s it about and