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Preparing for Worship
By LeAnn Hampton. Today is the first Sunday in the season of Lent and coincides with a new season in the life of our church as we welcome Ariel Merivil as our new minister of music. In the search committee’s conversations with Ariel, we heard his desire to build on...
I Am Wilshire: Laura Cordell
Hometown: Fort Worth; Present City: Dallas; Education: B.S., Texas Tech University; M.B.A., The University of Texas at Arlington; Profession: Director, Market Access, Sanofi Vaccines; Tell us about your family. I am a VERY proud solo mom of Barron, who is two years...
Three Wilshire staff members mark milestone anniversaries
Leticia Vega, Facilities Staff, 20 years Leticia Vega marked her 20-year work anniversary at Wilshire on Jan. 7. As part of the facilities staff, she is responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the Wilshire building. While her responsibilities haven’t changed...
Time to order Easter lilies
It’s time to order Easter lilies to adorn the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday. Congregants are invited to provide the flowers in honor or in memory of beloved family members, friends or teachers. Dedications will be listed in the worship folder on Easter, March 31. Each...
Preparing for Worship
By R.G. Huff. It’s Super Bowl Sunday. It’s the last Sunday before Ariel, our new minister of music, starts. Timothy is back from preaching at St. Bart’s Cathedral in New York, and it’s Transfiguration Sunday in the lectionary. I have to admit: I understand the first...
I Am Wilshire: Judy Coleman
Hometown: Abilene, Texas; Present city: Dallas; Education: Hardin Simmons University, B.S., Education; Southern Methodist University, M.L.A. Tell us about your family. I have two younger sisters and one brother, two grown children, Robert and Claire, and three...