The party never stopped at VBS this year. We had so much fun with our children and volunteers as we learned all about how Jesus gives us endless reasons to celebrate. All week we danced, played silly and sometimes messy games, flew paper airplanes, and painted paper mâché bowls. What a blast to start the summer with so much joy and celebration for the Lord.
School is over and our kiddos are moving up! Every child was celebrated and promoted as we paraded through the church wearing our graduation hats and waving our pom poms. Goodbye 2023/2024 school year!
🎉🎈 Children’s Thrilling Thursday: Inflatable Funday was a blast! Our little artists had a great time drawing on balloons and letting their creativity soar. Stay tuned for more fun and exciting events coming your way! 🎨✨
On April 14th, our church joyfully received 25 new members from this year’s confirmation class. These students gave so much of their time to this six-month experience of exploring their faith with gifted teachers and mentors. I was in awe when the three teachers spoke to their small groups at the breakfast that morning. One talked about the earnestness of her group - earnest in their pursuit of knowledge, with their questions and with their honesty. All talked about how privileged they were to walk alongside these students. It was such a beautiful example of the blessing that comes from serving others - especially young people.
It took a lot of people to make confirmation successful - staff, mentors, parents, teachers, and of course - you! Your financial giving allowed us to offer this amazing ministry for the year and to celebrate them well. Thank you!
You could feel the anticipation when you walked into the dining hall for Sunday Funday. The kids’ eager eyes stared at the bingo prize table full of squishmallows, nerf guns, giant candy bars and games. We ate, we played, and we cheered for the winners. And everyone got to take home a beautiful bouquet of flowers. It was a lovely time together for the families of WHPC.
The party never stopped at VBS this year. We had so much fun with our children and volunteers as we learned all about how Jesus gives us endless reasons to celebrate. All week we danced, played silly and sometimes messy games, flew paper airplanes, and painted paper mâché bowls. What a blast to start the summer with so much joy and celebration for the Lord.
On April 14th, our church joyfully received 25 new members from this year’s confirmation class. These students gave so much of their time to this six-month experience of exploring their faith with gifted teachers and mentors. I was in awe when the three teachers spoke to their small groups at the breakfast that morning. One talked about the earnestness of her group - earnest in their pursuit of knowledge, with their questions and with their honesty. All talked about how privileged they were to walk alongside these students. It was such a beautiful example of the blessing that comes from serving others - especially young people.
It took a lot of people to make confirmation successful - staff, mentors, parents, teachers, and of course - you! Your financial giving allowed us to offer this amazing ministry for the year and to celebrate them well. Thank you!
You could feel the anticipation when you walked into the dining hall for Sunday Funday. The kids’ eager eyes stared at the bingo prize table full of squishmallows, nerf guns, giant candy bars and games. We ate, we played, and we cheered for the winners. And everyone got to take home a beautiful bouquet of flowers. It was a lovely time together for the families of WHPC.
Our week of VBS was stellar in so many ways and we have much to celebrate! First, we want to thank all of our volunteers who dedicated their time to help the children of our church and community know Jesus better. We learned how to shine Jesus’ light in our lives, so people around us can see the love of God.
Easter is a time to celebrate and we did just that at our Sunday Funday. With over 1,000 Easter eggs, the kids filled their baskets with candy and treats as they hunted for eggs on the playgrounds. Family and friends enjoyed a wonderful lunch and fellowship throughout the afternoon. It was fun for all and we are so happy you joined us!
This retreat was full of God-filled moments. From the student-led talks and student-written devotionals to the family-style meals and copious amounts of free time - these students I know experienced something miraculous. From camping on top of a mountain, to early sunrise kayak adventures, and all the free time to fellowship with one another in this community. I hope that you will be able to hear the God-filled stories in the coming weeks! To help you get a better picture of what it was like check out the pictures above!
Our Sunday Funday gathering had us singing and smiling non-stop as we gathered together to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Kids made cards for their friends and families at our craft table, and decorated yummy cupcakes with candy hearts and m&ms. Then we had our unforgettable karaoke singing that had us up dancing and singing along with some of our favorite tunes. What a fun event!
On Saturday, July 2 at the Washington DC National Cathedral, Charlotte Blais, Taleesa Fox and William Nabors raised their voices with over 100 student singers from churches around the country at the 25th Nation’s Capital Festival of Choirs Grand Concert. The Festival is produced by YouthCUE, whose stated purpose is to teach and instill the astonishing power of musical arts as a means of changing the world for the better. Sacred texts are often embedded in the choral music YouthCUE sings, and those passages, combined with beautifully crafted music, enrich the students’ experience, and will remain with them for the rest of their lives. To sing at the National Cathedral is a memory of a lifetime – the holiness, the beauty, the grandeur, the acoustics of the Cathedral are magnificent and our WHPC students took full advantage of the opportunity to ‘sing praises to God in his sanctuary’.
33 participants went to San Antonio a couple of weeks ago and partnered with Blueprint Ministries. Blueprint Ministries is an urban home repair ministry, which consists of painting, repairing siding, or roofing someone's home. The WHPC team split into 4 work groups, and each team repaired a roof. We all became familiar with terms like tar paper, roll roof, weather guard, and orange caps. Each team enjoyed getting to know the homeowners through conversation, fellowship, and prayer.
VBS was a BLAST! We did everything from an air guitar competition to eating ice cream sundaes, to bible memory verses and learning all about the love of God. We had kids Press Play on confidence and learning to see themselves the way God sees them. Our hearts and souls were full seeing kids experience the love of Christ! What an amazing week! Thank you to all our volunteers and everyone who helped out. We couldn’t do it without you.
Forty-seven of us enjoyed a day trip to Schulenberg on a 55-passenger bus, to tour 4 of the 6 Painted churches and a delicious lunch at Oak Ridge Smokehouse. All were beautiful and well preserved. We were blessed with a knowledgeable tour guide, Pastor Andrew Stafford from St. James Missionary Baptist Church who has been leading guides for 11 years. A few of the standouts were: All were first built between 1855 and 1882; One destroyed by fire; One destroyed by a hurricane in 1909; One looked newest with red bricks but was old, the bricks were handmade by the members; 3 are still active and 1 has mass a couple of times a month. It was a wonderful time of fellowship and making new friends.
Promotion Sunday at WHPC was all cheers and laughter this Sunday in the gymnasium with our milestone transitions (rising 6th, 9th, and graduating seniors and their families). There was wisdom shared from key adults from the Music Ministry, Nursery, and Student Ministry, and working with the class of 2022 in those key areas. Following the adults, one youth from each grade level stood up and shared a word or phrase of wisdom to the grade below them. Key takeaways, you meet some pretty cool people at church and the food is better in Middle School then it was in Elementary! It was a grand time of fellowship and good food.
Every 1st Tuesday of the Month we have Community Signulls (Highschool Youth). This month was WHPC Nerf War!!! Visit us here to learn more: https://bit.ly/3sRzSMj
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