ANNOUNCEMENTS

Today is the last day for high school seniors and current college undergraduates to

apply for the Don Forester Scholarship. Applications are available on the

Westwood website and in the church office. Three $1,000 scholarships will be

awarded in June. Contact Scholarship Committee Chair Eddie Maguire for more

information.

2016 Graduates and Parents—Please send information on your graduates to

martha.newman@westwood-baptist.org by Friday, May 20. We will recognize

graduates June 12, and we will include their names in the June Westwood World.

Next Sunday, May 22 we will have a Reception for Andre and Shondelyn

Towner from 9:15-10 a.m. in the narthex, and we will recognize and celebrate

Andre’s ministry in worship. Love offering envelopes are available in the pews

and at the Welcome Center.

The quarterly Church Conference will be held next Sunday, May 22 at 7 p.m. in

the Music Suite.

Our Fifth Sunday Mission Project this month actually will be on Saturday, May

28. We will gather with other volunteers at Quantico National Cemetery to help

prepare for Memorial Day celebrations, cleaning trails and helping place flags.

Sign up in the narthex to participate in this special project.

The United States Navy Band will hold a concert of chamber music for wind

instruments and voice at Westwood on Saturday, June 4 at 3 p.m. The program

will feature the music of Schubert, Handel, Rachmaninoff, and more. Invite your

friends and neighbors to this family-friendly community event.

Westwood will hold its first Ministry Fair on Sunday, June 5 at 9:45 a.m. in

Whitten Hall. Learn about the ministry groups of our church and the many

ministries we participate in. Talk to representatives from groups and find out how

your ministry fits in with the rest of the church, or discover a new ministry for

you.

Impact Training is scheduled for three Sundays, June 5, 12, and 26 at 4:30 p.m.

Sessions are mandatory for all students travelling to Wise for Impact

2016. Excused absences must be arranged in advance with Tom Kern.

Join the gang on Friday, June 10 for Westwood Night at the Nationals. The game

starts at 7:05 a.m. Outfield reserved seats in Section 102 are $34. See Rev. Gray.

Make plans to join us this summer for our Summer Book Conversations. We’ll

discuss the book Half Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other

Things the Bible Doesn’t Say by Adam Hamilton on Tuesday, June 21. The Boys

in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin

Olympics by Daniel James Brown will be our book discussion focus on Tuesday,

July 19. Finally, we’ll discuss Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble

Toward Simplicity and Grace by J. Brent Bill on Tuesday, August 9. All Summer

Book Conversations will take place from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Music Suite. Books

are available for purchase at the Welcome Center.

Get ready to “Catch the Wave of God’s Amazing Love” at the Surf Shack!

Register online for Vacation Bible School coming July 11-15. To volunteer,

please contact Pam Bryson, Randa Gray, Ginger Schiffner, or Rebecca Larson.

Flower Dedication—The flowers in the sanctuary today are given to the glory of

God by Wallace and Phyllis Brinkley in honor of their 65th wedding anniversary.

THIS WEEK

May 15-22, 2016

TODAY 8:30 a.m. Church Visioning Council

9:45 a.m. Sunday School

11:00 a.m. Worship

2:00 p.m. Handbell Choir

2:00 p.m. IBR Worship

4:00 p.m. IBR Bible Study

5:00 p.m. Youth Choir

6:00 p.m. Youth Dinner/Sunday Night Live!

Monday 10:00 a.m. Day/Night Bible Study

Tuesday 10:00 a.m. Mother’s Day Out

7:00 p.m. Day/Night Bible Study

Wednesday 7:15 p.m. Adult Choir

Thursday 10:00 a.m. Mother’s Day Out

7:30 p.m. IBR Rehearsal

Friday 7:30 p.m. IBR Worship

Saturday 6:00 p.m. IBR Prayer Meeting

Sunday 9:15 a.m. Reception for Andre and Shondelyn Towner

9:45 a.m. Sunday School

11:00 a.m. Worship - Recognition of Andre Towner

2:00 p.m. Handbell Choir

2:00 p.m. IBR Worship

4:00 p.m. IBR Bible Study

5:00 p.m. Youth Choir

6:00 p.m. Youth Dinner/Sunday Night Live!

7:00 p.m. Quarterly Church Conference

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May 11 Westwood Express May Westwood World

LAST WEEK

Unified Offering

Budget Goal Through May 8 $ 78,618

Budget Year-to-Date Amount Received $ 76,489

WORSHIP LEADERS

James Abernathy Senior Pastor

Stephen Gray Associate Pastor

Pat Close Minister of Music

Andre Towner Minister with Youth

Rebecca Larson Dir. of Preschool & Children’s Ministries

Olga Teutler Organist

Robert Whitten Pastor Emeritus

Bob Nelson Worship Deacon

Pentecost Sunday

Westwood Baptist Church

May 15, 2016

11:00 a.m.

“If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.”

(Galatians 5:25)

Welcome and Opportunities for Service Rev. Gray

Prelude Come, Thou Almighty King Travis

* Call to Worship

Leader: Welcome, Holy Spirit, come among us today.

People: Come, Holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear.

Leader: In this glad hour, this holy place, come Spirit, come.

People: Thou who almighty art, now rule in every heart.

All: And ne’er from us depart, Spirit of power.

(Based on third verse, Come, Thou Almighty King)

* Hymn # 247 Come, Thou Almighty King

* Invocation Rev. Towner

Children’s Time Rev. Gray

Ministry Fair Worship & Spiritual Development

Scripture Genesis 11:1-9 Bob Nelson

Prelude to Prayer # 244 Spirit of the Living God

Morning Prayer Dr. Abernathy

* Hymn # 423 Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire

Offertory Spirit of God, Fill My Heart Roberts

*+ Response # 253 Doxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly Host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

* Prayer of Dedication Bob Nelson

Special Music Fill Me, Lord Nix Sanctuary Choir and Lisa Hunt, solo

Message “Love in Any Language” Dr. Abernathy Acts 2:1-21

* Hymn of Commitment # 572 I Love to Tell the Story

* Benediction

Postlude All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name Lau

* All who are able, please stand. Please see an usher for large print bulletins and hearing devices. CCLI #421482

+ Children (grades 1-3) leave for Children’s Church. (Please pick up in Room 106 – FunDay School Art Room.)

Westwood Baptist Church

8200 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield, VA 22152

703.451.5120 www.westwood-baptist.org