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December found the school busy with holiday plans as we prepared for the performance of our annual Christmas program. We spent hours and hours in the perfection of lines and staging which culminated on December 13 as the students took the worship spot to present the play "The Gift of the Magi."

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Jim Gilley tells of a certain lady afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis who ran in the NY city Marathon.  This was her 16^th time!  She used two canes to assist her run.  The woman who won the race finished in 2 hours and 22 minutes.  But Zoe finished in 29 hours and 45 minutes without stopping!

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If you have been watching the HOPE Channel recently you have seen the presidents of the 13 World Divisions casting a vision of how they plan to encourage revival in their fields of evangelism.  Our General Conference President Ted Wilson has set the pace for revival since he was elected last summer.

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Diane Trickett has an older Lexmark printer for free if anyone is interested. She also may have the instruction booklet.  Pls contact her if interested at 443-974-7380.

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MCO Brass from Atholton will be our special guests on February 5 for the Worship Hour doing special music, offertory and postlude.  Plan to be here for that special Sabbath.  Our own Harold and his son, David Greene are members of this outstanding group.

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Everyone who enjoys Crest Lane Fruit, This is just a reminder to get your February orders Monday, the 14th, with delivery on February 27, 9-11 am.

Florida Navels, Honeybell Tangelos, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Variety Pack are available.  Thank you, Cheryl

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The annual Westminster Christmas Homecoming  program was held on December 17 and started with keyboard meditation by Bernard and Betty, while a decade of Christmas program pictures flipped across the screen. The pastor welcomed the congregation and the program began.

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A conference-wide Disaster Response Training will take place January 29-30 at the West Wilmington church located at 3003 Millcreek Road in Wilmington, Delaware. Each church is encouraged to send their Disaster Response coordinator and members interested in personal preparedness. The $40 registration fee covers the training and four meals, but NOT lodging. Register by January 19 by emailing Kitty Juneau at cjuneau@hotmail.com or Evelyn Gates at egates@ccosda.org. Or call (410) 995-1910.

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Knocking off Their Socks – Westminster SDA Church will have its annual Christmas Homecoming Program at 7 PM.

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One Day At A Time’s (ODAT) Friday meeting has moved to a new location: 79 Liberty Street (Rt. 27), Westminster, MD.

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Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols—Spencerville church choral conductor Dr. James Bingham leads the choir in this traditional service of Nine Lessons and Carols to be held at 4:00 p.m. at the church located at 16329 New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, Maryland. The Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist University will join with the Sanctuary Choir of the Spencerville church, adding their voices to the singing of carols for choir and congregation.

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October 30 was a night the Adventurers couldn't wait for! It was our 2nd annual Adventurer Lock-In. Those attending were: Cameron Wilson, Matthew & Nicholas Ullom, Mackenzie Chavious, Edera & Astrid Tejel, with Ms Debbie, Mrs. Elizabeth & Mr. Scott supervising.

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Singing Christmas Tree concert featuring the Sonshine Singers children’s choir and other musicians; 5:00 p.m. at the Triadelphia church, 12950 Brighton Dam Road in Clarksville, Maryland. Question? Email Triadelphia@gmail.com, or call (301) 854-3678.

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This month found the school celebrating Veteran's Day. We wanted to honor all the heroes who have taken the time to protect our country. We started our day with a special worship together.

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Scrapbookers, take note! Grab your gear and enjoy a weekend of faith and fellowship at a Spiritual Retreat for Scrapbookers to be held January 7-9 at Mount Aetna Retreat Center, 21905 Mount Aetna Road, Hagerstown, Maryland. Space is limited, so register early. For more details and to register, contact Diana Fishell at (301) 824-6045, or email mtaetnacamp@myactv.net.

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Mrs. Misslehorn read the book, The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown, to the class.  The students were then given a writing assignment to use the pattern from the book she read to create their own book: 

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November 1 - 6, 2010 began the Evangelism and Recovery Seminars with speaker, Hal Gates, NAD Health Ministries Assistant. There were five nightly meetings with supper. Sabbath during the worship service was our sixth and final meeting. 

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Hi Church,

I am blessed to have been brought up in a church family who is willing to show their love. Firstly, you supported me in activities by providing the Sabbath schools, Christmas Programs, Adventures and Pathfinder Clubs.

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Predictions for 2009 will abound over this week before January 1, 2009.  They will cover the gamut from the sheer gloomy and scary to “happy days are here again!”  Some will see the future year as half empty and some will see it as half full.  

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The David and Carolee Schreiner Baby Shower will long be remembered as the most wintry social event ever! While the weather interfered in many plans to participate, around forty-five guests struggled in to celebrate a new life. The new baby girl Schreiner will most likely be born by the time this newsletter has been distributed with due date of January 5, 2009! 

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As of December 13, 2008, the Investment total was $1,672.68.  The labels brought in $66.95.  There will still be time to add to Investment totals for the rest of the year. Several turned in a sizeable amount Christmas Sabbath. The grand total will be announced in February. Last year's total for Investment was $1,743.35. 

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It was family time for the residents of the Safehaven Shelter as GROW Mission provided the annual Christmas Dinner. Praise God, the Pastor, his wife, Jan and daughter, Tybee was there and provided us with lovely music, Jingle Bells being the shelter residents favorite.

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Crest Lane students presented the annual Christmas program to the Westminster congregation on December 13. Students began the program with choir music and chimes conducted by Jan Wall followed by a play entitled "The Perfect Fit” by a mix of students from the upper and lower grades. The play was a modern Christmas tale about a family learning the true blessings of giving instead of receiving.   

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Could It Be “Chicken Little’s Squawk Is Right? 

“The Lord has shown me clearly that the image of the beast will be formed before probation closes; for it is to be the great test for the people of God, by which their eternal destiny will be decided. . .”  Vol. 7 EGW Comments to the Adventist Bible Commentary p 976 

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This month started off with a bang with all the fun surrounding the Fall Fest on November 1st. Cristal did a wonderful job with this event that was held in the gym. The eighth graders held a cake walk that was hosted by Cheryl Smith. With her help they raised $175 for their class trip. We want to extend a thank you to all the generous people who took the time to donate a cake for the event. The grand prize winner was Michelle Sipes who won a gorgeous carrot cake made by Sue Schubert. 

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The November 29 weekend completed six weeks of Pastor Mark Finley's impassioned and timely worldwide satellite evangelism series from Orlando, Florida.  Though billed as a new approach with new material, Finley knows what has worked in the past. His global call and basically the same sequence and materials were presented as the first series in NET ‘95.

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Elsie, Noni, and Diane from the Westminster church attended the prayer conference November 7th & 8th at the Columbia Union Conference.  The husband & wife team of the Janis & Jerry Page, shared what was on their hearts. This conference would be like no other.  There were many stories to illustrate the power of prayer. God can give so much more if one only believes and asks. 

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The theme for our Health and Temperance Day on Sabbath, November 8, 2008, was "Restoring God's Image in Humanity."  We were privileged to have Dr. Gasper Colon, professor of religion and a recent past president of Columbia Union College, as the key note speaker for our special health and temperance day. His lovely wife, May Ellen, also accompanied him for this special time.  

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On November 20, the WSDA Church Board met to review the financial statement and various other issues.

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The morning was chilly but hearts were warmed as children of all ages gathered together on Sabbath morning, November 22, for HISspace children’s church.  The theme for the day was using our talents for the Lord, specifically talking about music.  What better way to start then with a song service led out by Jan Wall and finished with Amazing Grace sung by Dominique Wilson. 

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Sabbath, November 15, the Adventurers marched in to the tune of their club song "We are Adventures!"   Ms. Debbie asked the congregation to stand as they all said the Pledges: Pledge of Allegiance to American flag, Christian flag, Bible, the Adventurer Pledge and Laws.  Ms. Elizabeth introduced her staff, spoke about the Adventure law, and introduced the children.  Each child explained what one part of the law (Jesus can help me to be: obedient, pure, true, kind, respectful, attentive, helpful, cheerful, thoughtful, reverent) meant. 

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Crest Lane Home & School held its first ever Fall Festival fundraising event on the evening of Saturday, November 2nd at Crest Lane School.  What a wonderful evening of fellowship and fun it was for the non-church members and church members who attended! 

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As a way of saying thank you for attending DISCOVERIES08 Prophecy Series during October and November at the Adventist Church, you will not want to miss this live local presentation studying the Old Testament book of Daniel!

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The school has just finished the first quarter of the year already. Our field trip to the corn maize in Pennsylvania saw thrilled children and adults meandering through the rows of corn looking for clues to unlock the secrets about China. Only Wayne and Garrett Short successfully found them all. We also took a trip on a wagon to the orchard so that each student could pick a bag of apples and a pumpkin.

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Grace Mathew, RN, working for Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, was selected Nurse Super Star for the month of September, 2008. She was nominated and awarded by the Nursing Department of Sinai Hospital. Her picture was hung in the lobby of the Hospital so that visitors and employees could see.

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October was a special HISspace Worship; the men of the church hosted HISspace, ministering to around 50 children and adults. Brad Snyder and Pastor Wall began with a rousing song service.  Brad shared a special song to set the tone of the worship.  Since our theme was “Generations: God gives us people to help us learn about Him,"

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The Adventurer club arrived at the Washington Nat'l Zoo October 19, about 10:30a. Each had his own idea about what to see. They started off with the zebras and cheetahs, then the elephants.

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“Let’s have a party!” “No, we need to hold our second Church Business Meeting!” So October 18 became a “Business Party” starting off with vespers by the Johnson-Greene Family Quartet at 6 PM.  Everyone sang a few familiar hymns with guitar accompaniment by Del, and then the quartet sang three of their new arrangements.

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The weather was with us as we loaded up our wagons and headed out of Dodge early on the evening of Oct 3^rd. “Head East!” said the conference officials and surely you’ll find gold in the sand. “Boy is that odd,” I thought, “Gold was found in the mountains.”  So we loaded the gear and gathered a few souls and ventured to the dunes of Cape Henlopen bordered at Lewes, Delaware.

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Harry Johnson

Harry Johnson was one of the oldest members who attended Westminster Seventh-day Adventist church in recent years. You could find him sitting on the piano side with ear phones and a portable receiver to assist with his hearing. He could still sing along with the hymns and paid close attention to the sermon, especially when his son, Del was preaching. He actively assisted in editing for the WSDA NEWS any articles we sent to him.

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They looked resplendent and glowing on their “thrones” as guests arrived August 24, 2008, with a smaller version of the golden anniversary cake between them that read “Spence and Darlene Hall, 50 Years of Happiness.” Their daughter, Tina Hudgins, had made all the arrangements for a lovely open house: from the sparkling huge, green grapes and strawberries, hors d’ovres meatballs and cold stuffed chicken salad pasta shells to small bottles of water tied with gold ribbons and labeled with her parents’ names and anniversary dates.

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Once again, our experience at the Carroll County Fair was a smashing success. The Lord has blessed us tremendously. Howard Karst and Pastor Steve helped set up the health tent on Friday, July 25^th. 

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Crest Lane School is off to another exciting year. This year as students walked into their classrooms, they were greeted by the sight of a small goodie bag on each desk. Ms. Nancy gave each student, teacher, and aide a survival kit that brought a smile to each face. We have enrolled 11 students in grades 1-4 and 14 students in grades 5-8.

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New board members, Mike Bechler and Roberta Little wasted no time in becoming oriented to the WSDA church board on July 17, asking tough questions...

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Martha Reed Harris II graduated with honors with a Culinary Certification from Carroll County Career Vocational School on May 29, 2008. She also received her high school diploma from Winters Mill High School with honors...

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It was announced as an innocent “Summer Brunch” but planned as a double surprise for two mothers-to-be. A little baby boy named Ethan Parker Simantel arrived July 8 and surprised his parents, Mandy & Shane, AND the whole party at Westminster SDA Church! Fortunately, Baby Ethan ...

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The elegant lady, Lorraine Hunt, balancing an accordion on her lap admitted to being 75, but her voice was strong and rich as she blended with her daughter’s family, Jan, Tybee and Pastor Steve.   The sanctuary was never fuller...

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