Easter Offering to Go to New Church in Menomonee Falls
Plans are well underway for a church plant in Menomonee Falls which will launch in the Fall. WCMA, a ministry supported by Westwood, is partnering to help fund the plant. Jerod Walker is the lead church planter.
Our Missions Team is asking the congregation to give to an Easter offering toward the church plant. Offerings designated for this special offering can be given throughout the month of April.
Seder Potluck Supper at Mandrake Road Church of Christ
Mandrake Road Church of Christ, 4301 Mandrake Rd., Madison, is hosting a Seder Potluck Supper on April 18 at 6:00 PM and has invited Westwood people to attend. April 18 is the first night of Passover when Jews and Jewish Christians across the world will be celebrating as well.
They request that you keep with the Passover tradition of making food that contains no flour or leavening agents. (Though, since we are under the New Covenant, if someone brings, say, a chocolate cake, they are quite sure the blood of the Passover Lamb will cover such "sins" and many will happily enjoy it anyway!)
There will be ceremonial parts of the meal, following the haggadah (a booklet with readings that everyone will have a copy of), and eating the regular meal will happen midway through that. Children are welcome; there are even some parts of the seder meal that purposely involve children. They expect it will be over by 8pm.
If you would like to attend, please contact the Westwood office and let Chardel know by April 14 so that we can give Mandrake Road a head count.
Compassion International Giving Update
Thank you to everyone that has given over the past couple of months towards Compassion International. We just received some coins collected that totaled $42.88! In addition, someone else gave to bring the balance due to $0.00 right now. So we are current on our giving for Diocaris and Samuel through the month of April. (As a reminder, it's $38/month to sponsor each child, $76/month to sponsor both of them). Everyone's help is much appreciated to share God's love with these two children in the Dominican Republic.
God's Great Blessings to YOU!
Sandy Polcyn
c/o Compassion International
Sermon Series for April and May
Upcoming Dates at Westwood
April 10 Small Group Potluck at 5:00 PM
April 22 Good Friday Service at 6:00 PM
April 24 Easter Service at 9:30 AM
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