Welcome Message
HELLO! WELCOME TO WPC
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Good morning, Thank you for choosing to join Westminster in our Zoom Worship service on the 4th Sunday of February, February 27th, 2022. This is Transfiguration Sunday. Would you bow your heads as I pray our Opening Prayer.
(Please keep yourselves muted.)
Shhh, Virtual Worship is Starting
Opening Prayer:
From a cloud, and in a crowd, God speaks to us. Calling us to be lovers of justice, to share hope with the broken. On mountaintops, and in neighborhoods, Christ calls to us. With a word, and with wonder, molding us into who we are. On the playground, and at the workstation, the Spirit whispers in our hearts. Gathering up our fears, as well as our dreams, and offering them to God. Amen.
Opening Praise:
“I’m On The Battlefield”
(Mr. Tony St. James, Ms. Celeste Bembry, Mr. Matt Daley)
CHURCH NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Next FELLOWSHIP COFFEE HOUR via Zoom
on Sunday, February 27th at 12:00 p.m. / Noon
Fellowship with your Westminster Family. Let’s join one another for a check in and fellowship following the morning virtual worship service via zoom. Join the Zoom Coffee Hour Meetings – Let’s Chat! – CLICK HERE
Attention Westminster Family
~ WEEKLY REMINDERS ~
- Wednesday Bible online 1:00 pm
- Prayer Meeting via phone 5:30 pm
- Thursday Food Give Away in Parking Lot 11:00 am
- 1st Sunday worship 10:00 am in the Parking Lot
PRAYER MEETING:
Wednesdays at 5:30pm
Please join us for the via conference call.
Phone: (339) 209-4324 – (no code is needed)
BIBLE STUDY
Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
As of Wednesday, September 9th, we will meet for our Bible Study at 1pm as to not conflict with the food giveaway ministry. Join Pastor Rhoden for our weekly zoom virtual Bible Study. – CLICK HERE
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BIBLE STUDY & PRAYER:
Wednesdays at 12 Noon
Interaction Based discussions/Scripture Translation will continue until the end of the summer. – GET DETAILS!
*** FOOD GIVE AWAY ***
Thursdays at 11:00 a.m.
We know that times are tough. Thanks to our partnership with Immanuel Presbyterian Church, we’re giving away FREE FOOD to the community. Come and get your free box of food in the parking lot of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles on Thursdays.
LEARN MORE ~ Click Here
——— Break Out Rooms for meet and passing of the peace ——–
Prayers of the People:
O God, the Ruler of all the universe, we approach your throne with awe as we consider your majesty. You, the mighty sovereign of all the world, have established justice and righteousness. We worship at your footstool and praise your great and awesome Name.
You are the Holy One of Israel; your greatness is beyond our ability to understand. Your righteousness is so pure that we dare not look upon your face. But our minds are hardened to you, and a veil covers our minds. Our self-reliance leads us astray and we deserve your wrath for our sin. But you have shown yourself to be a forgiving God. Forgive us now, that we may approach your mountain once more.
As your Spirit enabled our forebears to see your glory and then be transformed, so may the Holy Spirit fill us once more. Empower us to come down from the mountaintop to complete the work you have given us to do.
It is hard to walk in the valley once we have been to the mountain, yet here is where most of our lives are lived. We encounter those who have been wounded by illness that destroys the body, disturbs the mind and upsets the soul. Make them and us whole in this life or in the next.
Many before have cried to you, and you answered them. So now answer us as we call in the name of Jesus Christ who taught us to say when we pray,
Our Father, who is in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
GIVING
Offering Song:
“Total Praise/Doxology”
(MMr. Tony St. James, Ms. Celeste Bembry, Mr. Matt Daley)
Offering Prayer:
We have stood on the high crests of hope, and wandered through the valleys of loneliness. And so, we know what peace, hope, grace, and wonder can mean to others. As we offer our tangible gifts to you, we would also share these blessings with those we will meet in the days to come. We pray this in the name of Jesus, Amen.
Tithes and offerings:
SERMON MESSAGE
Sermon Song:
“There’s a Sweet Sweet Spirit”
(Mr. Tony St. James, Ms. Celeste Bembry, Mr. Matt Daley)
Sermon:
“To Be Announced“
~ Mr. Jason Floyd ~
Closing Song:
“There Is A Balm in Gilead”
(Mr. Matt Daley and Ms. Celeste Bembry)
CLOSING PRAYER
The good news of God’s love is not just a message for the mountaintop. It is a glorious charge and a holy calling. As we leave this house of worship, may we be transfigured ourselves, radiant, refreshed for God’s mission. Let us depart with fervent hope and renewed energy. Let our lives be witnesses to the gospel; let God’s Spirit emanate from each of us! Amen.
We hope you enjoyed Virtual Sunday Worship.
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& JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT COFFEE HOUR on ZOOM at NOON on Sunday, February 27th.
MEET PASTOR RHODEN
Rev. Carlton A. Rhoden
Westminster Presbyterian Church / Los Angeles
Rev. Carlton A. Rhoden became the Pastor/Head of Staff of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in April, of 2014. Rev. Rhoden comes with a wealth of experience, having formerly served as Senior Minister of the First Baptist of Los Angeles from 2006 until 2013. Rev. Rhoden earned a Masters of Divinity from the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley California in 2005. Upon graduation Rev. Rhoden was awarded “The J. Alfred Smith Sr. Award for Outstanding Ministry in the Black Church”. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Divinity School Summer Leadership Program class of 2005. Rev. Rhoden received a Bachelor of Science in Social Work with a minor in African American Studies from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in 1999. While at Stockton, Rev. Rhoden was a member of the Men’s Basketball team, a member of Student Government, and pledged Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
He is also active in community organization, most recently with Oakland Community Organizations. He is nationally recognized for his expertise in this field and has provided advice and consulting for community organization groups from coast to coast.
Carlton is married to Nikki Thomas-Rhoden. Nikki holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. They have two children, CJ and Maya. Nikki is a Social Worker who has a great concern for children in need. She is a graduate of Richard Stockton College of N.J. (B.A.), and a Master’s of Public Administration from Cal State Hayward. She is currently employed at Penny Lane Centers as a Site Director of Wrap Around. She is devoted to her family and the ministry of Westminster Presbyterian Church Los Angeles. Most importantly she is the best wife and mother a man and his children (Maya and C.J.) can have.
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