Wedgwood Presbyterian Church

Spring Social: Join us on April 30th at 5:30 p.m. for a fun all-ages Spring event. We will be having a Build-Your-Own-Taco Dinner followed by flower potting and Blessing Bag creation. Flower Potting : With Spring in full season and Mother’s Day coming up join us in creating festive flower pots. The pots, flowers, and soil will be provided, just show up ready to get your hands a little dirty. Feel free to give these as gifts to your mothers or just keep as a cute house decorat ion.  Blessing Bags : Blessing Bags are a great way to give back to our community. They are large gallon sized Ziploc bags filled with items such as: travel sized soap and shampoo, a toothbrush, toothpaste, razor, socks, deodorant, chapstick, and granola bars, that you can carry around and give to those in need. We will be collecting monetary donations throughout the month of April and then purchasing these items in bulk. Every donation of $20 will purchase one bag. Then on April 30th at the Spring Soci...

When their minivan was hit by a drunk driver, Gerald Sittser lost his mother, wife and daughter all at one time. Sittser, a religion professor, escaped without physical injury but was then forced to navigate his extreme loss. Eventually he concluded that “the experience of loss does not need to be the defining moment of our story” (quoted in AHA, by Kyle Idleman). Instead, “the defining moment can be our response to the loss,” Sittser says. “In this world you will have trouble,” Jesus warns in John 16:33 (NIV) — no sugar-coating or pretending there. But then he says, “Take heart!” Jesus doesn’t want our troubles to define us; he wants to define us! The defining truth of our story is that Jesus has “overcome the world” — even at its worst. He’s stronger than our struggles and sorrows. And in him, so are we. —Heidi Mann

Be part of this movement that is sharing God’s love with those in in need.   Please drop a dollar or two on Super Bowl Sunday into the soup pots held by our youngest on your way out of worship.   This year, the Youth Group has decided to give the funds collected to Packs for Kids at Eckstein Middle School, a weekend backpack food distribution program serving 80 plus children at Eckstein.

From the North Helpline:   Thanks to volunteers from Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, Wedgwood Community Church, Wedgwood Presbyterian Church (THESE BENCHES ARE GREAT), and Sand Point Community United Methodist for coming to volunteer with us. We had 50 volunteers helping us do everything from sort food to build benches for our clients waiting in line. We feel so grateful to be a part of their service to our community. Check out the photos at the links below: Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service  

Seeking the best I believe that appreciation is a holy thing — that when we look for what’s best in a person we happen to be with at the moment, we’re doing what God does all the time. So in loving and appreciating our neighbor, we’re participating in something sacred. —Fred Rogers

Please join us on Monday, January 18th from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the North Helpline Food Bank as we gather together with other neighborhood congregations (Wedgwood Community, Sandpoint United Methodist and Maple Leaf Lutheran Churches) for a day of service and giving to our community. For more information see http://wedgpres.org/martin-luther-king-jr-day-of-service /

Join us for a very special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on December 24th at 7:30pm. The service features the Wedgwood Presbyterian Church choir presenting Celtic Christmas music and sing-alongs. This is a wonderful time to invite your family, friends and neighbors.