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News & Updates
Watch this space for the latest Wilshire news. Check the Events section for information on upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our two weekly emails; Tapestry News, sent Fridays, includes news and a worship preview, while the Monday Recap has links to videos and blog posts from the prior week.
From the Parish Nurse
What if I was sitting near someone who tested positive for COVID? Because of the contagious nature of the Delta variant, our community is witnessing an increased number of positive cases of COVID-19 among both the fully vaccinated and unvaccinated. Wilshire is no...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Jeff hampton. In worship today we hear the familiar hymn, “This is my Father’s World.” It’s a reminder of the gift we have of this beautiful planet and, if we’ll let it, a call to stewardship. The poem that became the hymn text was...
Fall Plans Update
Fall plans update - Heather Mustain. Masking for all strongly urged; Aug. 15 promotion for preschool, children, youth When we published our plans for this fall just two weeks ago, what we didn’t know was that in less than a week’s time it would all change....
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Mary Kay Jackman. Jesus liked to eat. He liked to eat with all sorts of people: tax collectors, Pharisees, Sadducees, lawyers, sinners, disciples, strangers, brothers and sisters, friends and not-friends. Food was important to Jesus, and he...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Ralph Manuel, handbell coordinator. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him! (Psalm 147:1) Among the many adjustments we all had to make during the fifteen months that our church suspended its in-person...
Dale Pride marks 25th anniversary on staff
Dale Pride marks 25th anniversary on staff. Facilities Manager Dale Pride is the second Wilshire staff member to celebrate a 25th work anniversary this summer. Dale will be recognized during worship on Sunday, July 25. “ ‘Call Dale.’ That’s what you’ll hear staff say...