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Hope for a weary world: Advent 2023 begins Dec. 3 Poinsettia orders due Nov. 26 Help decorate the Sanctuary for Advent by ordering a poinsettia in honor or in memory of a loved one. Dedications will be listed in the Dec. 3 worship folder. Each plant costs $12, and...

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I Am Wilshire: Dennis Smith

Hometown: Tyler Present City: Plano Education: BS Electrical Engineering and MSEE from UT-Austin Profession: Engineer Tell us about your family. Laura and I were married for 49 years in June. Our daughter, Amanda, is married to Mike Dorn, and they live in Dallas. They...

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Prayer Notes

Wilshire Prayer Notes: Nov 18 – 24 Congratulations to: Jessica and Andy Brookshire on the birth of their son, Callum Stephen, Nov. 21. Grandparents are Gail and Steve Brookshire. Condolences to: Cathy and Raylan Loggins on the death of Cathy’s father, Tom Goff, Nov....

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Wilshire Sings: Gratitude amid conflict

By Ralph Manuel.  "Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices … and keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed …" —“Now Thank We All Our God” What must it be like to live in a world where war and conflict are all around us? At times we feel as if...

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I Am Wilshire: Margaret Rice

Hometown: Kenedy, Texas; Present City: Dallas; Education: BS, Baylor; MRE, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD, Texas A&M; Occupation: Minister and university administration/faculty; Tell us about your family. I married Gene Rice in 1976 while he was...

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Thanksgiving Boxes for Wilkinson Center due by Nov. 20 Wilshire has committed to provide 100 boxes for families in our community through the Wilkinson Center. A box costs $50 to $75 to assemble and is a great service opportunity for Sunday School classes, other groups...

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I Am Wilshire: Juliana Moore

Hometown: Humble, Texas; Present City: Dallas; Education: BA in psychology and BM in music therapy from SMU. MS in counseling psychology from UT Southwestern; Profession: Retired U.S. probation officer, now a federal sentencing consultant; Tell us about your family. I...

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Oxford professor Anthony Reddie preaches Nov. 12 Our guest preacher on Nov. 12 is Anthony Reddie, professor of Black theology at Regent’s Park College at the University of Oxford in England. He also serves as director of Oxford’s Centre for Religion & Culture and...

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