Worship Committee Annual Report for 2015 This past year became a year of transition when our pastor, Reverend Dr. Nancy Farrell announced that she would be retiring, and that her last Sunday with us would be May 31^st. The Worship committee made every effort to ensure that each Sunday our congregation would have a meaningful worship service. By scheduling pastors who are included on the Pulpit Supply List, our congregation continued to come together as a community of faith, sharing the Good News, as we enjoyed and benefited from the various messages and styles of our interesting guest pastors. Then on October 4^th, all of our WPC family welcomed our new Transitional Pastor Robin Lostetter. Having Robin with us is truly a blessing. We are grateful for her presence and leadership as we continue this journey of change. Throughout the year, we planned and assisted with special events and services such as: Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Christmas in July, Canal Town Hymn Sing, Thanksgiving Pie Extravaganza, Advent Choral Fest and Christmas Eve services. We recruited volunteers to assist with regular Sunday services. We ordered lilies and poinsettias and decorated the sanctuary for Easter and Christmas. In observance of the National Day of Prayer, on Thursday May 7^th , the Worship Committee opened the doors of our sanctuary from 7AM until 6PM and served as greeters to anyone in the community who wanted to come in for personal prayer. Seventeen people came in throughout the day, eleven of them were not WPC members. Pastor Nancy led a prayer service at 7PM where fifteen people attended, three of them being non-members. We were very happy about the attendance, and particularly pleased that non- members used our sanctuary for their prayers. The Committee will continue with this observance in 2016, and we are exploring other ideas that will welcome the community to our church. We welcome ideas from the congregation. There are many people who contribute to the quality of our worship services. Some of them are right in front of us each week, and others work quietly in the background. The dedication of time and talent from our Music Team is unsurpassed. We thank our music leaders, Heather Trapiss, Jack Moak, Nancy Kratzert, Sharon Condit and every member of our choir and bell choir. We thank everyone who responds to our calls for ushers, readers, communion elders, Thanksgiving pie makers and for whatever else comes up.  We would also like to give special thanks to our church secretary, Kathy Barr. Kathy always does a great job for our church, but this year has been a challenging one. Kathy has been instrumental in the seamless delivery of our Sunday services throughout the year. Every guest pastor has his/her own style, and way of doing things; and some deliver information more timely than others! Week to week, Kathy pulled the pieces together for us, and made sure that we had whatever was needed for Sunday morning. Our 2015 Worship Committee will serve again in 2016. We are: Jane Culver, Sharon Marr, Courtney Marr, Mary Beth LaBerge, Carol Sloan, Kelly Babcock and Sue Leonard. Respectfully submitted, Sue Leonard