Lisa McCullum Is Baptized
Lisa McCullum has been attending Westwood for a couple of months, and had recently made known her desire to commit her life to Christ. On March 7, we were privilege to share her baptism into Christ as a part of our worship service. Pray for Lisa’s new walk with Christ and, if you haven’t already, be sure to get to know her.
Christ In the Passover, Good Friday, Easter
On March 26 at 7:00 PM, Jean Hanson, a volunteer with Jews for Jesus, will present Christ in the Passover at Westwood. Her presentation will be followed with a feedback/question and answer time as we seek to gain a better understanding of the background out of which Jesus offered himself as the Passover Lamb.
Please consider inviting family and friends to this event, and to our Good Friday service on April 2 at 6:00 PM and our Easter Sunday morning service on April 4 at 9:30 AM. Flyers are available in our foyer that you can use to invite people. Pick some up and give them out to people you know.
Rock River Christian Camp Church Representatives
As most of you know, we support Rock River Christian Camp through our Missions budget and promote the camp to our youth and adults for attending church camps and retreats. As a camp supporter, we are entitled to have up to three representatives on the camp’s partnership board which meets two times a year, in March and October. We currently have one member, Mike Younglove, on the board.
If anyone from Westwood would be interested in filling one of our other slots on the partnership board, we would be glad to have you do so. Let either Chardel or I know of your willingness, and we will be glad to give you the details you need to serve.
Register for Summer Camps at Rock River Christian Camp
We have information available for all the summer camps at Rock River. You can also find the information on the camp’s website: www.rockrivercc.net, along with registration forms. If your children have never attended a summer Christian camp, consider sending them this summer. It will be an experience they will never forget, and it will change them forever.
Rock River begins with two-day camps for those in 1st and 2nd grade, then has three-day camps for those in 3rd and 4th grades, and week-long camps for older elementary children and junior high and high school youth. They also have specialty camps including wilderness, adventure, equestrian, volleyball, and paintball in addition to the main camp program.
See a Special Exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum
The Milwaukee Public Museum is currently exhibiting, in a limited engagement, “Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible: Ancient Artifacts, Timeless Treasures.”
We are planning a group trip to see the exhibit on May 3. Put the date on your calendar, and plan to go. We will arrange group transportation and will announce further details next month. Keith Schoville, our “resident biblical archaeologist” has agreed to see the exhibit. He will be able to answer some of the questions people in our group might have.
The exhibit brings together archaeological objects and manuscripts to tell a story 2,000 years in the making. You will witness actual Dead Sea Scrolls and other early biblical artifacts to learn how transmission of these early writings has shaped the beliefs of Judaism and Christianity and influenced aspects of Islam. This is the largest temporary exhibit ever produced by the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Young at Heart at Rock River
While I am giving you information about Rock River, let me mention that Christine and I will again lead a Young at Heart one-day retreat at Rock River for senior citizens on May 11. The theme this year is “Our Prodigal God,” and the speaker will be Brian Henry from First Christian Church in Kenosha. Cost for the day is $25.00. Place the date on your calendar and plan to attend. We will get a count of those planning to attend next month and will again share transportation.
Red Kettle News from the Salvation Army
We are volunteers from Westwood ring bells for the Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle campaign for two days in December. We had volunteers handle twelve two-hour shifts at the Copps store on Whitney Way Dr, and collected $1,001.49 during those shifts. Overall, the campaign in Dane County raised $578,000. There were 2,624 volunteers in Dane County filling 5,835 shifts for a total of 11,607 hours.
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