You're invited to our "Change The World Jazz and Brunch and Silent Auction" on Sunday, May 20, from noon to 2:00 pm. Come enjoy food and live jazz and gospel featuring talented musicians of Westbury UMC. Bid on silent auction items ranging from artwork and music classes to professional services and spa gift baskets. Tickets (meal, live music and a bid number): $5 for youth and adults; $3 for ages 5–12; and free for ages 4 and under. All proceeds to benefit Braes Interfaith Ministries (local missions) and Imagine No Malaria (global missions). Read more.
Are you a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer’s? Starting Monday, May 14, the Alzheimer’s Association of Houston will hold a Caregiver Support Group on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 pm at Westbury UMC. The goal of the group is to enhance the lives of caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s and memory loss issues. For more information, call Daniel Heathcock at 713-314-1313.
Get ready to meet our two new pastoral interns! The Texas Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church pairs host churches with pastoral interns who have applied to work in a local church setting for the summer. It is an honor to be chosen as a host church! Please welcome our pastoral interns—Michael Draper, a student at Texas A&M University, and Jeff Gleghorn, a student at Calvin College—and pray for them. They will join us in worship for the first time on Sunday, May 20.
Will you be a shipmate this year at VBS? We’re on the lookout for youth and adult volunteers of all skill levels! Together we can take this exciting underwater expedition (July 30–August 3) to a whole new level! Let’s commit to teach the children of Westbury UMC and those visiting from our community about the deep love of God. Sign up at the table in the East Foyer or go to www.westburyumc.org/children.
On Monday, May 21, the PrimeTimers will meet in Humphrey Hall. The general meeting starts at 11:00 am, followed by a potluck lunch at 11:30 am and the musical program at noon. This month, the young Sowell Family Pickers from Hempstead, Texas, will entertain. You can expect to hear a variety of music and a variety of instruments as these homeschooled kids join their voices, banjos, mandolines, guitars, ukuleles, a fiddle and a bass in harmony.