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Preparing for Worship: June 23, 2024
By Ava McClung As I enter adulthood, I find myself constantly unmaking and remaking my image of who I am and how I fit into the world. I’m living away from home for the first time. I’m meeting people with wildly different backgrounds from my own and opening my mind to...
I Am Wilshire: David Giles
Hometown: Ypsilanti, Jackson and Lansing, Michigan Present City: Dallas Education: Waverly High School in Lansing Profession: Window cleaning Tell us about your family. My kids are my pride and joy. My oldest, Samantha, is a doctor of physical therapy and lives in...
Preschoolers need you
Do you enjoy spending time with preschool-age children? Do you like to read stories, color, build with blocks and more? We could use your help in Worship Care for ages 2 through 4. You will be amazed with how these children are learning to share and interact with...
Preparing for Worship
This past week I volunteered to work at Wilshire’s Vacation Bible School. No applause, please, because it was my first time. In fact, it’s safe to say I haven’t been near a VBS since I attended as a child. It’s not because I don’t believe in its value. I have great...
I Am Wilshire: Woody Woods
Hometown: Born in Baytown, Texas, and moved to Madisonville, Texas, after 8th grade; Present City: Plano; Education: BA in economics, Texas A&M University; Profession: Casualty insurance premium audit manager, retired; Tell us about your family. Mary and I have...
Preparing for Worship
Our offertory today is an arrangement of the hymn, “Be Still My Soul,” which was written by Katharina von Schlegel of Germany in the mid-1700s. At this time there was a movement occurring in the Lutheran church that focused on religious pietism and emphasized themes...