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Graduate recognition May 19Wilshire will recognize its 2024 high school graduates during worship on May 19; their photos will be printed in the worship folder along with those of church members who received a bachelor’s degree from June 2023 to May 2024. Music in the...
Preparing for Worship
By Juliana Moore. Today is Pentecost Sunday, the day on which the worldwide Christian church remembers the gift of the Holy Spirit. To mark this occasion in the church year, our Sanctuary paraments and the choir stoles are red, symbolizing the tongues of flame...
I Am Wilshire: Donna Gregory
Hometown: Mt. Calm, Texas; Present City: Dallas; Education: I didn’t initially go to college after high school but later earned about 45 college credits attending evening classes at Eastfield. Profession: I retired from the Federal Government, where I was a tax...
Prayer Notes
Wilshire Prayer Notes: May 11 - 17 Condolences to: Polly Craig on the death of her son-in-law, Lee Reed, May 14. Graveside service May 24, 2:00pm, in Abilene, TX. Sarah Knabe and family on the death of her father, May 12. Louise Troh on the death of her mother. ...
Preparing for Worship: May 12, 2024
By Dorrell Brown Although I don’t do childish things anymore, my thoughts are sometimes childish, and my prayers can be, too. In my preparation for anything, prayer is usually done first, but like a child when it comes to some prayers, I’m at peace and might fall...
I Am Wilshire: Ann Hill
Hometown: Bellmead (outside Waco) Present City: Dallas Education: Baylor University Profession: Banking and Administration Tell us about your family. My ancestors moved from Arkansas to Texas just after the Civil War. I was born in Pursley Community outside Corsicana,...