SPECIAL EVENTS
Friday, March 6 | 6-9 pm | Dining Hall
You’re invited to an evening of Mahjong for adults! Whether you’re brand new, a beginner, or already know how to play, all are welcome. We’ll begin with dinner, then enjoy Mahjong together. Childcare will be provided with a reservation. For more information, please contact Teresa Ward.
Sunday, March 8 | After 11 am Worship
Join us for our annual financial review, stories of celebration, and renewal of terms of call for the pastors.
Wednesday, March 11 | 12 pm
All are invited to attend our Lenten Organ Recital Series. Each recital will feature an Organist from the Austin area. This six-week series is free and open to the public in-person and will be Livestreamed on the WHPC YouTube channel.
THIRD RECITAL
Dr. Midori Ataka
Organist at St. Louis King of France Catholic Church
Wednesday, March 18 | 12 pm
All are invited to attend our Lenten Organ Recital Series. Each recital will feature an Organist from the Austin area. This six-week series is free and open to the public in-person and will be Livestreamed on the WHPC YouTube channel.
FOURTH RECITAL
Jonathan Castillo
Director of Music/Organist at University Baptist Church
Wednesday, March 25 | 12 pm
All are invited to attend our Lenten Organ Recital Series. Each recital will feature an Organist from the Austin area. This six-week series is free and open to the public in-person and will be Livestreamed on the WHPC YouTube channel.
FIFTH RECITAL
Destin Wernicke
Interim Director of Music/Organist at Redeemer Presbyterian Church
Saturday, March 28 | 2-4 pm | WHPC
Help assemble 40,000 meals for students in Rwanda on March 28 at Packing Hope! The meals will feed 185 students for an entire year through Africa New Life. Join us as we serve along side other Austin congregations in our Rec Center.
This event is free to participate in, but we are encouraging a minimum $25 donation for each participant which will off set our costs and sponsors 83 meals!
Wednesday, April 1 | 12 pm
All are invited to attend our Lenten Organ Recital Series. Each recital will feature an Organist from the Austin area. This six-week series is free and open to the public in-person and will be Livestreamed on the WHPC YouTube channel.
Light Lunch Reception After Recital
Dr. Sheryl Sebo
AAGO, Interim Organist/Pianist at Westlake Hills Presbyterian Church
Light Lunch Reception After Recital
April 24-26 | Mo Ranch
Save the date for a relaxing, fun weekend with your family & friends.
Registration will open January 15. Contact Teresa Ward
if you have any questions.
June 1 - 4 | Monday - Thursday | 9 am - 12 pm
Ages 3 Years by June 1 (+ potty trained) - Incoming 5th Grade
Embark on a wild, creature-filled Amazon adventure where kids learn that Jesus is Creator, all-knowing, our refuge, love, and faithful. Your child will experience four days of God-centered fun, play games, sing, do crafts, and celebrate the good news of Jesus.
Saturday, June 27 to Saturday, July, 4
This summer, our high school students will partner with Praying Pelicans Mission and travel to Jamaica for a meaningful mission experience rooted in service, relationship, and faith.
Sunday, July 12 - Friday, July 17
Rising 7th graders through graduating seniors are invited to join us in the heart of San Antonio this summer. We will serve others by making homes safe, warm, and dry repairing roofs. Students will get the opportunity to gain new skills like working with power tools and tarring roofs (under adult supervision). This project is safe and done along side the empowering staff at Blueprint. Contact Emily Kidd for more information.
ONGOING EVENTS
MAHJONG
Every Tuesday from 1 - 3 pm | Parlor
Sharpen Your Mind — and Have Fun Doing It!
Playing Mahjong is a great way to meet new friends while boosting your concentration and mental agility.
Whether you’re a beginner or experienced player, all are welcome!
Contact Teresa Ward, Director of Engagement, for more information
MONDAY BRIDGE FOR WOMEN
Second and Fourth Monday | 1 - 4 pm | Room 205
Questions contact Cindy Gangstad.
CO-ED BRIDGE
Fourth Friday of the Month | 10 am -2 pm | Room 205
Questions contact Cindy Gangstad
STUDIES & READINGS
Wednesdays, Beginning February 25
9:30 am | Room 202
All mommas of young children are invited for this warm and approachable Bible Study about Jesus in the Gospel of John.
Sundays, February 22 - March 29 | 9:45 am | Parlor
If you want to be part of a small group during Lent, this is your chance! Facilitators will gather groups in the church parlor every Sunday Morning using a curated short video and a discussion guide tailored for our congregation and our Lenten worship. Register now so that facilitators and groups can be arranged. You will meet with the same group for six weeks, getting to know one another and growing deeper in faith and fellowship. Sign up with a family member or friend! Don’t miss this chance to see Jesus and his teaching through a new lens! This study is based on the book The Last Supper - Conversations that Led to the Cross by Will Willimon.
Copies will be available in the church library.
Sundays, February 22 - March 29 | 9:45 am | Room 200
Join Chris Knepp and Al Krummenacher for a wonderful Lenten Bible study, diving into the Old Testament origins of Jesus' messianic ministry.
January 26 - March 23 | 9:30 am | Room 200 & Zoom
Join Pastor Stacy in person or on Zoom, for an eight-week study of the core principles of our Presbyterian theology that counter the disturbing and confusing voices speaking for Christians today. We will read and discuss the book, "Being Presbyterian in a Dysvangelical America", as well as dive into Jesus' teachings to gain insight and find our voice in the discussions going on around us. Books can be purchased in the WHPC Library for $10.
Thursdays, Beginning January 29 | 1 pm | Room 200
Come and study the hands on gospel. Matthew is filled with stories of Jesus with the people, touching those that needed healing, spending time with those that needed compassion, and much more.
9:45 am | Ross Hall
A study for parents -“Habits of the Household: ”Each week we will focus on one key family habit: waking, mealtimes, discipline, screens, bedtime, rhythms of work/rest. This will be a practical, grace-centered discussion on how to integrate our faith into the daily chaos of our family.
Through May 6 | 10 am | Parlor
Join us for refreshments, music, and prayer followed by excellent teaching. We will begin with a study called "An Unlikely Lent" by Rachel Billups. For more information contact Christy Engemoen or Mary Allaway.
Tuesdays | 7:00 am I Church Parlor
We will be studying "Bonhoeffer" authored by Eric Metaxas from March 10-31. All men are welcome to join us at 7:00 am on Tuesday's in the WHPC Parlor for coffee, breakfast snacks, fellowship and study. For more information contact Mike Ussery .
Sundays | 9:45 am | Room 202
Join us for a time set apart for contemplative prayer as we dig deeper into peacemaking in our lives and faith. All are welcome to step out of life's hectic pace and enter the simple quiet of silence.
Janis Claflin facilitates the class and is happy to answer questions, 512-657-5498, jcforpeace@gmail.com.
Tuesdays | 8 am | Zoom
Join this small group of men who read through the Bible, explore the context in which it was written and discuss its meaning for our lives today. Contact Bill Allaway for a Zoom invite.
LIBRARY EVENTS
Mar 12 | 6:30 PM
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys HF
Set in Communist Romania in 1989, the story follows Cristian, a 17-year-old who is forced by the secret police to become an informer. He must choose between betraying his loved ones and using his position to undermine the oppressive regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu
Mar 19 | 11:00 CT in-person/Noon Zoom
Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray HF
Join us at 11:00 CT for lunch and a discussion. Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City with an unyielding determination to make a difference. When she meets a young lawyer, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, at a tea dance, sparks fly in all the wrong directions. Neither knows it yet, but over the next 20 years, they will form a historic partnership that will carry them both to the White House.
Apr 9 | 6:30 PM
How to Share an Egg by Bonny Reichert NF, Memior
A moving culinary memoir about the relationship between food and family—sustenance and survival—from a chef, award-winning journalist, and daughter of a Holocaust survivor.When you’re raised by someone who once survived on potato peels and coffee grounds, you develop a pretty healthy respect for food.
