Westminster Presbyterian Church

Children and Youth Disaster Relief Packaging Event
2026-01-11 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Fellowship Hall
RESCHEDULED for January 11, 2026!
Come and gather together to make Church World Service hygiene kits that will be shipped to those experiencing a disaster across our nation. This event is hosted by Children and Family and Youth Ministries, but all are welcome to attend as we pack over 600 kits! Pizza dinner will be provided so registration is suggested: https://bit.ly/4rFiGpX
All children in 6th grade and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Breakfast at the Manger
2025-12-20 09:00 - 12:00 | Fellowship Hall
Ages 10-adult: $12
Ages 3-9: $8
Ages 2 & under: free
Immediate household family maximum: $50
Registration required by Monday, December 15; tickets will not be sold at the door.
Children and their families are invited to enjoy breakfast, hear and interact with the Christmas story, make Christmas crafts, and celebrate the Christmas season together! Please contact Faith Kemmler with questions.
9:00 a.m. – Gather & Welcome
9:15 a.m. – Breakfast
10:15 a.m. – Nativity Story
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – Crafts & Activities
REGISTER HERE

Women 2 Women Study Group
2025-12-18 10:00 - 11:30 | Room 238
Women of all ages will gather every other Thursday for fellowship, prayer support and study. We meet at 10:00 a.m. to begin with coffee and snacks. You and your friends are invited; there is always room at the table.
Join us to read and reflect on the book, Season’s Greetings: Christmas Letters from Those Who Were There by Ruth L. Boling. Be prepared to meet the people of the Christmas story in ways you have never encountered them before and allow the hope of Christmas to shine even brighter.
Contact Sue Davis for more information at planetsue66@gmail.com.

Westminster Annual Christmas Concert
2025-12-14 19:00 - 20:00 | Sanctuary
Westminster’s Annual Christmas Concert will be held on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 7:00 pm. Featuring the Chancel, Junior and Cherub Choirs as well as the Westminster Ringers, the concert has popular carols for all ages. There are even sing-along carols for the congregation to participate! Bring your families and plan to have an enjoyable musical evening!

A Quiet Christmas
2025-12-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Sanctuary
Our Quiet Christmas service will dial back the frenzy of the holidays. We will acknowledge the physical darkness outside and that pressure for all to be perfect amidst an elusive melancholy. In this service we will listen to readings, sing our hopes, rest in the warmth of candlelight, feel the comforting presence of others, and open ourselves to receive God’s gift of peace.

Christmas Flower Delivery
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-21
Spread joy this Christmas with a poinsettia. Join the Deacons in delivering poinsettias to folks who are unable to come to church on Christmas Eve. RSVP to Emily Shubilla by December 21.
Put a smile on someone’s face with a poinsettia.

Veritas Winter Retreat 2025
2025-12-05 - 2025-12-07 | Crestfield Camp & Conference Center, 195 Taggert Road, Slippery Rock, PA, 16057, United States
Veritas will join other youth groups from the Pittsburgh area at Crestfield Camp & Conference Center for a weekend retreat. This retreat is open to students in 7th-12th grade. Registration closes on Monday, November 10th. Contact Harrison Burgess with questions.
Registration Link: https://onrealm.org/WestminsterChurchUSC/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=ZjUwY2MzNjMtYmFmNC00ZjQwLWI1NGEtYjM3YTAwMmI3MGYy

Family Gingerbread House Night
2025-12-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Fellowship Hall
Enjoy a casual evening as a family as you build a gingerbread house together. There will be no JAM or Kids’ Connection this evening. RSVP not required, but greatly appreciated as it aids us in planning for a night of family fun! RSVP here: https://bit.ly/wpcgingerbread25

Volunteer Bake and Make Event
2025-11-19 09:30 - 11:30 | Fellowship Hall Kitchen
Join us to make sandwiches and meals to benefit StreetMOMs. Please register here: https://bit.ly/4oXrkxP or to Emily Shubilla at shubilla@westminster-church.org.

WROC Talk: The Legacy of Freedom House Ambulance Service: A Lesson in Resiliency, Perseverance and Determination
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Fellowship Hall
Freedom House Ambulance Service was established in 1967 by Freedom House, a Pittsburgh civil rights organization that offered training and assistance to unemployed Black men and women. This service was created for the people of the Hill District who were not receiving the care that was needed, and because of this, we now have the emergency services that we know of today across the U.S.
Join us as John tells the extraordinary story of an unjustly forgotten group of Black men in Pittsburgh who became the first paramedics in America, saving lives and changing the course of emergency medicine around the world.
About the Speaker
John Moon is a former Freedom House emergency medical technician and retired Assistant Chief of Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Service. John was raised in Pittsburgh’s Hill District and joined Freedom House, America’s First Emergency Medical Service, in 1972. He continued to work in emergency medicine for more than five decades and now works to preserve Freedom House legacy and mentor the next generation of emergency and community responders in Pittsburgh.
Register today.

Donuts with the Deacons
2025-11-16 | Welcome Center
Stop by for a donut and learn more about what the Deacons do at Westminster! Deacons will be available in the Welcome Center after every worship time to share about what it means to be a Deacon and the various ministries of our Deacons.
Dates/Times: November 16 following all worship times
Locations: Welcome Center (traditional worship) and WROC (Bridge worship)

Veritas - Granny Bingo
2025-11-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Fellowship Hall
Grab your best granny outfit and head down to the hall at your local church to play bingo with your friends! Pizza will be served and prizes will be won.
Please register online so we can do accurate pizza math by November 10th. https://onrealm.org/WestminsterChurchUSC/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=YThlZDRiODctNDBkMy00MDBjLThlOTEtYjM3YzAxMTRiYTZm

Bair Foundation Christmas Gift Drive
2025-11-14 00:00 - 2025-12-07 12:00
Unwrapped gifts accepted until Sunday, December 7 at 12:00 p.m.
Westminster is once again partnering with the Bair Foundation to provide Christmas gifts for 300 foster children in the local Pittsburgh area. Tags are back on the trees in the north and south entries of the church or visit our Amazon list at WestminsterGives.com to ship your gift to us.

LIFT (Ladies in Fellowship Together)
2025-11-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-11-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-23 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Memorial Parlor
LIFT is a place where we gather for fellowship first. The role of the reading content is to guide us in our faith journeys and dialogues, but it is not a requirement. The facilitator will always come prepared and have read, but our group insights are what make LIFT what it is. As always, perfect attendance and is not expected and there are no missing homework penalties. We hope to grow, laugh, and get to know you better this fall at LIFT.
Meeting Dates: Every Thursday through November 13, 2025
Meeting Times: 7:00-8:30 pm
Meeting Location: Memorial Parlor at Westminster
Reading Material: Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans

Westminster Walkabout "VOICES FOR CHANGE"
2025-11-13 18:00 - 19:30 | August Wilson African American Cultural Center, 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Please join the Westminster Walkabouts on Thursday November 13, 2025 at 6:00 pm at the August Wilson African American Center for a presentation of VOICES FOR CHANGE: a theatrical presentation of “Letters from Anne and Martin”, featuring Anne Frank and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in their own words. Followed by panel discussion with the actors and community leaders. The tickets are free, but reservations are required by November 12. Please call Deborah Waller 412.760.7523 to reserve.

Vivaldi's Gloria
2025-11-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Sanctuary
The Westminster Chancel Choir and Soloists, directed by Christine Hestwood, will present Vivaldi’s Gloria in concert with the Academy Chamber Orchestra, and Jim Burns on harpsichord. This concert will occur during the 11:00 service on Sunday, November 9, 2025.

Volunteer Training: Emergency Response
2025-11-08 09:00 - 23:00 | Sanctuary
Safety and security are of the utmost importance at Westminster and to help prepare us for a variety of situations, we will be hosting a Volunteer Training. Ushers, receptionists, and any other volunteer is welcome to come and hear an active shooter presentation from the USC police, followed by some refreshments and time for discussion. Please RSVP on Realm or to Emily Shubilla at shubilla@westminster-church.org by Wednesday, November 5. RSVP here

Communion Servers Needed
2025-11-02 08:30 - 2025-11-30 12:00 | All Worship Services
Attention all ordained Elders and Deacons: We are in need of communion servers to help on the first Sunday of each month. You do not need to be actively serving on Session or the Board of Deacons. Your ordination is lifelong. Sharing the bread and cup is a joyful way to participate in Christ’s welcome and grace. And if you’re new to serving communion, we’ll show you how!
Needed for first Sundays, all worship services.
Please contact Laura Bentley at bentley@westminster-church.org.

Westminster Walkabout Tour of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
2025-10-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 616 N Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Please join the Westminster Walkabouts on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 11 am for a tour of the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
Founded in 1794, the Seminary is a graduate theological school of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Our tour will include the Barbour Library (one of the larger stand-alone theological libraries in the United States) and the Kelso Museum of Near Eastern Archaeology. In addition, we will learn about the next generation of seminarians. The Seminary is hosting our group for lunch.
RSVP due by Monday, October 27 to Deborah Waller, 412-760-7523.

Catacombs - Veritas Youth
2025-10-24 19:00 - 23:59 | Room 283 – Youth Classroom
Students in 7th-12th grade are invited to one of our most popular events – Catacombs! This church wide game of hide and seek with a Biblical history is a crowd favorite as we explore the depths of the building in the dark. This is a great event to invite friends to! Registration deadline is October 17th. No late registrations will be accepted. Contact Harrison Burgess with any questions.
Catacombs Sign-Up Link: https://onrealm.org/WestminsterChurchUSC/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=NjRkNmJiOGMtNjNmNy00YmZiLWFmM2MtYjM1NTAxMDczZGNj
Veritas Annual Registration is also required for event participation: https://onrealm.org/WestminsterChurchUSC/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=YjkxYzExMDctNjMxZS00NGNmLTg5YzUtYjMyODAxMDRmY2Qz

Fall Festival
2025-10-19 11:00 - 14:00 | Gilfillan Farm
Join us for an afternoon of fall fun featuring pumpkins, a food truck, crafts, games, and more! The Roaming Bean and Frank’s Pizza & Food Truck will be on site selling delicious eats. Enjoy the grounds at Gilfillan Farm as you decorate pumpkins, play fall games, adventure through a scavenger hunt, and delight in the fall season with family and friends. In the event of inclement weather, the event will move to Fellowship Hall. Contact Faith Kemmler at kemmler@westminster-church.org for questions.

Centering Prayer Book Group
2025-10-06 18:30 - 20:00 | via ZOOM
We begin with a period of silent centering before discussing the reading. We read spiritual non-fiction books selected by the group. Our current book is Cherished Belonging: The Healing Power of Love in Divided Times by Gregory Boyle. All are welcome to join us at any time. Contact Karen Rossi for zoom link karenrossi1540@gmail.com.

Veritas Thanksgiving Food Drive
2025-10-06 - 2025-11-12 | Room 283 – Youth Classroom
Veritas is going out into the community to collect food donations for SHIM’s food pantry. This time of year generates the greatest need and SHIM relies on us to help fill the shelves and feed families for the holiday season.
Every year, Veritas collects food ‘competition style’ and consistently collects thousands of items every time.
Students will go to local neighborhoods and distribute informational fliers on Wednesday, November 5 and then pick up donations on November 12.
If you would like to support SHIM and the youth, please drop off donations to the church office before November 12 or donate at the link below.
https://onrealm.org/WestminsterChurchUSC/give/SHIM
By text message: Text WPCUSC SHIM to 73256

3rd & 7th Grade Bible Presentation & Workshops
2025-10-05 08:30 - 13:00 | All Worship Services
On Sunday, October 5, children and youth in 3rd and 7th grade will be presented with Bibles during worship. In addition, children in 3rd and 4th grade are invited to attend Kids’ Connection on Wednesday evenings in October to learn all about their new Bibles.
If you wish for your child to receive a Bible, please register them here: https://onrealm.org/WestminsterChurchUSC/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=OTg2NzAxMTItMjQxMy00YjAzLTlkZDctYjM1YTAxMmE3YWY4
The deadline to register for participation in Bible Sunday on October 5th is Wednesday, October 1. If you miss this deadline and still want a Bible, please let us know!
Anyone who has not received a Bible is welcome to register for one regardless of grade.
Questions, contact Faith Kemmler or Laura Ecklin.

Bible Sunday: October 5
Workshops: Wednesdays in October from 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Haiti Gathering
2025-09-27 11:00 - 15:30 | Fellowship Hall
11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (lunch served at 12:00 p.m.)
Fellowship Hall
All are welcome to meet and greet Pastor Evens and a surprise guest!
This will be an opportunity to meet and talk with Haiti friends, new and old, hear Pastor Evens discuss the status of the school and churches, and address the current and future mission needs. We will also highlight opportunities to expand donations through Child Sponsorship and the “Pocket Change Project.”
Please RSVP to 1haitichildsponsor@gmail.com or conley1973@verizon.net so we know how much food to order.
