Inside this issue

Sermon Schedule. …..……….....2

Ash Wednesday...……..…..……..2

Winter Bible Study..….………….2

Dental Clinic……….....…….........3

Disaster Relief Trip……………….3

Women’s Bible Study.…..……..3

Youth………………….……….……...4

Youth Service Projects.………..4

On Call ............................... ..5

Music Notes………………………..5

Birthdays/Anniversaries ..... ..6

Dental Clinic……………….……….7

Stewardship Note..…….……….7

Seniors ................................ ..7

Senior Adult Banquet.………...8

From Our Intentional Interim Pastor Steven Covey, former professor of business management and

organizational behavior, states in his book, First Things First, how fixated our

culture is on the clock. “The clock represents our busyness, commitments at

work, appointments, tasks, and schedules. The clock symbolizes how we

spend our lives. The compass on the other hand, represents personal vision,

core values, and principles that shape and guide our lives.” Covey suggests that

we ought to rely more on the compass than the clock, because the compass has

more to do with the direction we intentionally plan to follow on our journey.

The Old Testament book of Jeremiah finds the people of Israel exiled

in Babylon and restless for home. Their growing impatience made them

susceptible to the false hopes and promises propagated by some prophets who

foretold of an early release from captivity. These false promises fixated them

on the clock. Like little children sitting in the back seat of the car on a long

trip, who keep asking over and over again, “Hey, are we there yet?” Caught up

in the clock, they lost sight of the compass. So God sent Jeremiah with the

message, “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for

your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope” (Jeremiah

29:11).

God’s plan for his people was simple. Maybe that’s why they missed

it. The following verses communicate this message, “Then when you call upon

me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you

will find me; If you seek me with all your heart, I will let you find me” (12-14).

In other words, “When praying, listening, and looking for me becomes the

focus of your lives, you will find me,” says the Lord. “I am your future and

your hope.”

Our spiritual journeys rarely unfold in straight lines. We go forward

and backward, left and right. We make progress, and we fall behind.

Sometimes we feel like we are simply standing still. The questions we need to

ask ourselves are not, how far have we come or how long have we been on the

road? Those are considered clock questions. Instead we need to ask compass

questions: am I continually orienting myself toward God or am I allowing the

Holy Spirit to point me in the right direction?

In the Interim,

Richard Childress

West Wind

Joining God in His Work Westwood Baptist Church February 2018

Sermon Schedule

February 4 Dr. Richard Childress

The State of the Church Address “Standing on the

Banks of Tomorrow” Numbers 13:1, 17-20,

26-32; 14:1-4

February 11 Dr. Keith Vaughn

“Love Each Other” 1 John 3:11-24; 1 John 4:19-21

February 18

Dr. Richard Childress “The Mask”

Matthew 6:5-18; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2

February 25

Dr. Danny West Winter Bible Study

1 Peter

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2018 Winter Bible Study

Sunday, February 25th 11:30 am-3:15 pm

Leader: Dr. Danny West

In the first century, Gentile believers were suffering and facing persecution because of their faith in Jesus. Peter wrote a letter to remind them that their

heavenly hope and eternal inheritance outweighed anything faced in this life. He encouraged them to live holy lives motivated by love. The message delivered by

Peter has great relevance for today, as more pressure is being exerted on believers around the world. Our Winter Bible Study will be a source of encouragement to believers facing this increasing pressure, reminding them that they are foreigners

in a distant land and that one day they will gain the privileges of their heavenly citizenship. Dr. Danny West will be our leader. Dr. West is the Executive

Director, Doctor of Ministry Program, School of Divinity and Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Studies at Gardner Webb University. Activities for

children will be provided. The youth will be assisting with the children activities. Lunch will be provided.

On February 14, we will have an Ash Wednesday service in our

sanctuary for all at 6:30 pm. Everyone is invited to attend and

participate. We will begin Lent with a worship service that

compresses the whole season of what we should experience during

the forty days of the observance of Lent. It will be a time of prayer,

reflection, self-examination, and hope.

At the end of the service, you will have a time to participate in

what is called the imposition of ashes. You will have an opportunity

for ashes to be placed on your forehead or hand in the shape of a

cross to help you remember your own mortality, and that we are

entering into a season of reckoning and sorting through our own soul

and discipleship with Jesus. You also have the choice not to have

ashes imposed and sit quietly and pray as others make their way

forward. We hope you will join us for this moving and meaningful

time together as we begin our journey to the cross and Easter.

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Singles Missions and Activities

1st Sunday of the

Month:

Singles Luncheon

3rd Sunday of the Month:

Singles Meeting All are welcome singles,

widowed, divorced, and never

married!

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY BEGINNING FEBRUARY 5, 2018

10:00 A.M LOCATION: ALLARD/PARKER SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS

Do you like to hear a good story?? Do you know who was the best storyteller ever? It’s not Mark Twain, Shakespeare or C.S. Lewis. Join us for a Bible study based on the book Jesus (The Storyteller) written by Dr. Brian Harbour. Books will be available on Monday, February 5 and cost is $13. If you have questions contact Terry

Campbell at (919) 280-8062 or tccampbell519@yahoo.com. All are welcome. Bring a friend or neighbor.

DENTAL CLINIC

The mobile dental unit

operated by North

Carolina Baptist Men

will be at Westwood on

Saturday, February 10

for a free dental clinic.

We need tooth brushes,

toothpaste and dental

floss to help make up

kits that are given to

each patient. A

collection box is located by the Media Center. The clinic is from

8:00 am – 4:00 pm on the lower level of the church. This is a

unique opportunity that we otherwise would not have, to minister

to people in Wake County.

Disaster Relief Trip to Lumberton February 12-16, 2018

Anyone over 18 is welcome to join.

You will be staying at the Baptist Men’s new recovery facility in

Lumberton. All skill levels are welcome and you don’t have to stay all

week if your schedule won’t allow. There is a signup sheet on Hall A.

Contact Jim Canterberry (919-467-3126) for more information.

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February 3 Senior Adult Banquet (Youth arrive @ 5)

February 9 7-8 pm In Home Winter Bible Study (The Straights)

February 11 5:30 pm Puppets

6:30 pm Snack Supper

7:00 pm YAC Bible Study

February 16 7-8 pm In Home Winter Bible Study (The Rabbs)

February 18 Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

5:30 pm Puppets

6:30 pm Snack Supper

7:00 pm YAC Bible Study

February 24 2:00 pm Youth to WinterJam in

Greensboro (Cost: $15 plus money for food)

February 25 Youth assist with Children’s Winter Bible Study (Details TBA)

March 2 7-8 pm In Home Winter Bible Study

(The Cullers)

March 11 5:30 pm Puppets

6:30 pm Snack Supper

7:00 pm YAC Bible Study

March 18 4:30 pm Puppets

5:30-7:00 pm Senior YAC (dinner, games and fellowship with Senior Adults)

March 25 5:30 pm Puppets

6:30 pm Snack Supper

7:00 pm YAC Bible Study

Mark Your Calendars

Youth Sunday: April 29

Youth Spring Retreat at Willow Run: May 4-6

Our high school juniors and seniors will have the opportunity to travel on a mission trip to Belize this summer. One of the ways students can raise funds is by participating in our Rent A Youth program. Through this program you can hire youth for jobs such as babysitting, yard work, pet care, running errands, house cleaning, tutoring, etc.. If you are interested in hiring one of our youth you can find their information in your Sunday School class or by contacting Michelle. Thank you for your support!

Church Staff

Dr. Richard Childress Intentional Interim Pastor

Dr. Keith Vaughn

Associate Pastor

Rev. Michelle Anderson Minister of Youth

Rev. Patti Lingafelt

Interim Minister of Music & Worship

Rev. Charles Allard

Pastor Emeritus

Becky Bullock Administrative Assistant

Jennifer Watkins

Secretary

Anna Ferdinando Church Hostess

Kim Taylor

Organist

Ministers On Call If you have a ministerial need

when the church office is closed, please contact the

minister on call:

February 2-8 Michelle Anderson

919-368-6508

February 9-15 Talmage Williams

919-815-0222

February 16-22 Keith Vaughn 919-605-5714

February 23-March 1

Burke Holland/Carolyn Hopkins 252-943-1267/919-614-8688

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Notes from Patti Lingafelt, Interim Minister of Music and Worship

Congratulations on learning what may have been a new hymn for you during the month of January—This Is a Day of New Beginnings! By the end of the month, I heard solid singing. I hope you have grown to appreciate the words and their reminder that God indeed makes all things new. February brings Ash Wednesday (Feb. 14) and the start of Lent. We will have an Ash Wednesday Service at 6:30 p.m. in which, if you choose, a cross of ashes will be placed on your forehead, reminding us of our mortality and humanity and the need to confess our sins to God and “repent and believe the Gospel.” Lent, the 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Easter, excluding Sundays (because Sunday is the day on which Jesus rose from the dead, a celebration day) is a time during which we should prayerfully examine ourselves and our relationship with God and seek to draw closer to Him. This, of course, is in preparation for observing and remembering Jesus’ crucifixion, death, and ultimately resurrection during Holy Week and Easter. The early church used the season of Lent as a time for new converts to prepare for baptism on Easter. On each Sunday in Lent, we will have a brief observance at the start of the service to remind us of the season—similar to lighting of the Advent wreath, we will have a reading and then extinguish a candle to remind us of the coming death of Christ. We will sing a short refrain from the Taizé tradition in France, reminding us of the thief’s words to Jesus on the cross: “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Each Sunday, the choir will sing an anthem from a cantata entitled Near the Cross that will remind us of Jesus’ work on the cross. However you choose to observe Lent, may we all be drawn closer to our Lord through the season and be about greater service to Him.

Wednesday Night Bible Study Schedule

February 7 Mark 10:13-16 Self-Importance

February 14 Ash Wednesday

Weekly Activities

Sunday 9:15 am Sunday School 10:30 am Worship 5:30 pm Puppets 6:30 pm Youth Snack Supper 7:00 pm YAC

Monday

4:00 pm Youth Handbells 6:30 pm Engraved 7:00 pm Boy Scouts 7:15 pm Adult Handbells Tuesday 6:30 am Prayer Breakfast 6:30 pm ESL 7:00 pm Cub Scouts 7:00 pm GriefShare

Wednesday 5:15 pm Fellowship Meal 6:00 pm Children’s Activities 6:00 pm Youth Recharge 6:30 pm Pastor’s Bible Study 6:30 pm Women’s Bible Study 6:45 pm Ensemble 7:40 pm Westwood Choir

Church Office Hours

Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Birthdays

1 Patti Lingafelt

3 Marshall Carter

3 Mike Rabb

4 Cliff Hargrove

5 Betsy Hobgood

5 Eileen Richards

6 Elva Slawson

7 Drew Lombardi

7 Paige Luck

8 Robin Glover

8 Judy Keadle

12 Matt Everett

12 Carol Kirby

13 Julie Nolan

14 Burke Holland

14 Bryan Stevens

14 John White

15 Connie Molinaro

15 Sara Watts

18 Carol Watts

22 Sybil Leary

22 Elyse Revelle

24 Doreen Reynolds

25 Jonathan Beavers

26 Glynda Rich

26 Elizabeth White

27 Norm Dion

28 Patrick Donner

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1 Bill & Becky Stewart

5 Al & Debbie Hooks

14 Pete & Mary Farrell

14 Darrel & Jessica Vuncannon

26 Carl & Becky Goodwin

Anniversaries

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Triple L: Live, Laugh, Love

Senior Adult Trip-Friday, February 23rd The Senior Adults are planning a trip to downtown Raleigh to

visit the World War I Exhibit at the Museum of History. We will

leave the church at 10:45 am to arrive downtown for lunch at

Cooper’s BBQ and then visit the History Museum. The cost to

visit the Museum is free but the use of the bus will be $2.00/person. Make your

check payable to WBC (or cash) and give to Clara Wolverton. Look for more

information and sign up on the Senior Adult Bulletin Board on Hall A. If you have

questions call Clara at 919-612-4830.

APRIL 7, 2018 (Saturday) 11:30 am

Adults - $35.00/person

Ticket price includes the buffet, performance, and

transportation. Tickets are available to anyone

interested in attending this special event. The bus will

leave WBC promptly at 8:30 am and return to church

about 6:00 pm. DEADLINE TO SIGN UP AND PAY

IS FEBRUARY 20TH WITH A MINIMUM OF 20 PEOPLE TO MAKE THE

TRIP.

Notice from Stewardship:

The price for an adult meal on Wednesday nights will increase by $1.00 to $6.00 beginning January 24,

2018. The meal price has been $5.00 since Wednesday night meals began. Over time we have incurred

price increases in food, utilities & supplies and feel that an increase is necessary at this time. Prices for a

child’s meal remains unchanged. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Senior Adult

Banquet

Saturday,

February 3rd

6-7:30 pm

What: Dinner and Entertainment for Senior Adults

Where: Fellowship Hall

The theme this year is Western. Come wearing your

favorite Western apparel. Come enjoy an evening of

food, fun and fellowship hosted by the youth of

Westwood!

Westwood Baptist Church

“Joining God in His Work” through missional living is the heart of who we are and what we are about at Westwood. Missional living is the ongoing process of ministering to the whole person by sharing the love of Jesus through both word and deed. It is about building relationships and meeting physical, tangible, emotional, and spiritual needs of people in our world in the name of Jesus. Throughout the year, Westwood offers mission education groups for children, youth, women and men. We also partner with a variety of local and national ministries and support them through finances, prayers, volunteers and other tangible resources.

We believe that every believer has been given spiritual gifts and natural talents that are to be shared and used for the growth of God’s kingdom. Westwood’s goal is to equip and encourage individuals to find their God-given passion and call to service and to live out that call by “Joining God in His Work.”

Westwood Baptist Church

200 Westhigh Street

Cary, NC 27513

Phone: 919-469-9393

www.westwoodbc.org

Deadline for March Newsletter:

February 23, 2018

Westwood Membership as of

1/31/2018

565