Missions, Meal and More will be June 18, at 5:30 p.m. and will emphasize Homelessness in America, St. Louis City and County. Hot dogs will be provided, and attendees are invited to bring in salads.
Also in July, the Missions Committee will be collecting its Summer Mission Offering. It’s goal is $1,000, and funds raised will be divided between the Christian Appalachian Project and the Bosnian Ministry in St. Louis.
BREAKFAST TO CELEBRATE MEN WE CALL DAD!
The Women of WGBC would like to invite all men who have fathered, mentored, or has been a presence in the life of a child to join us for breakfast on Sunday, June 15th @ 9:00 AM. We look forward to seeing you there.
Pentecostés, 1615-1620, by Juan Bautista Maíno
For Pentecost Sunday, on June 8, worshipers are invited to wear red in celebration of the Holy Spirit’s Baptism of Christ’s disciples.
Acts 2:1-12
The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost
2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tonguesas the Spirit enabled them.
5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”
Dear WGBC Family,
Talking about mental illness can be a taboo subject in the church. People often shy away from what they don’t understand or deny that it even exists. Researchers in a study conducted by Baylor University found that more than 32 percent of Christian church members who approached their church for help with personal or family members diagnosed with a mental illness, were told by their pastor that they or their loved one did not really have a mental illness.
I believe that the church must take a holistic approach to how we serve our members. This is essential if we are to thrive as a church in the 21st century. While the focus of some churches is spiritual centeredness, a church’s concerns should also include the physical and mental well-being of its congregation. It is my prayer that we will be a congregation that strives to reduce stigma and promote a message of healing and recovery.
Yours in the name of the Risen Christ,
Interim Pastor Jermine Alberty
On the evening of May 23, while many Websterites were celebrating the last day of school, fourteen adults and one very cute toddler celebrated one another’s company and the message of Christ’s love and forgiveness with a video of the Easter play that they might not have gotten to see when it was actually performed by virtue of being in the cast or being unable to attend. A few just wanted to see it again.
As always before and after the video, folks enjoyed fellowship and God’s culinary bounty.
Life of Webster Groves Baptist Church 