The latest news for November 9, 2025
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Welcome Jon Cameron
Jon serves as the lead pastor of Parkside Kent, where Matt is preaching today. Jon and his wife, Megan, have three children: Charlotte, Lucy, and Scott. We are glad to have Jon here to preach today.
Family News
Today we celebrate with Nick and Emily Robinson as they dedicate their son, Henry, to the Lord.
First Steps Bruncheon - November 9th
New to Parkside Westside? We'd love to meet you. We'll spend some time together after the first service hanging out, answering your questions, and introducing you to some on our leadership team. We will meet on November 9th at 10:45am in Room 210. Light refreshments will be provided. RSVP here.
Parkside Westside Playgroup - November 12th
Join the moms, dads, and caregivers of preschool aged children (ages birth-preschool) for some purposeful play alongside your child and his/her peers. We will meet in the lower level on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at 10:30am. We will have stations set up and have some time of song and stories. Feel free to pack your lunches and stick around after to eat together. Hope to see you there!
Men's Work Day - November 15th
On Saturday, November 15th, we have the opportunity to help folks in our church community with yard clean-up. We would appreciate your participation! This is an opportunity to serve and connect with other men from our church. If you are available and willing to help, please sign up here. We will meet at the church building at 8:30am and disperse from there to various homes. You can plan to bring gloves and a rake, unless specifically directed to bring other tools. Looking forward to it!
Parkside at Prayer - November 16th
Join us as we share a meal and pray together in the lower level on November 16th at 5:00pm. Please bring a side or accompaniment for the meal and RSVP to if you plan to attend.
Thanksgiving Box Project - November 22nd
Westside Students have an opportunity to partner with Scranton Road Bible Church on Saturday, Nov. 22nd in the distribution of Thanksgiving meals to people in near-west Cleveland. As groups, we’ll be hand-delivering boxes that have been pre-assembled for families and individuals. Send your student to Parkside Westside at 9:15am if they are willing and able to help! Transportation to the serving location will be provided by our adult volunteers. We will stop by McDonald's on our way back to warm up and grab a quick snack, so send your student with some cash. We should be back at the parking lot by 12:30pm! Sign-up here.
Help With The Christmas Store
What is the Christmas Store?
The Christmas Store takes place in the lower level, and provides children from over 100 families in Lakewood with stockings filled with small gifts. In addition, we will provide families with gift cards to purchase gifts for their children and groceries for the holidays.
How Can You Help?
Purchase small gifts to fill the stockings. A list of age appropriate ideas can be found here. The greatest need is boys/girls ages 6-9 and boys/girls ages 10+. Collection containers will be in the lower level from Sunday, November 16th-November 30th.
Wednesday, Dec. 3rd, 10:00am-12:00pm
Help to Stuff the Stockings in the lower level.
Tuesday, Dec. 9th, 10:00-2:00pm, Sat., Dec. 13th 10:00-2:00pm
Help during The Christmas Store hours, when we’ll distribute the stockings and the gift cards to the families.
Volunteer to help with the store here. Questions? Contact Rebecca Ruprecht.
Women's Gathering - December 5th
Join the women of Parkside Westside for their first Friday of the month gathering on December 5th at 6:30pm in the lower level. December's gathering will be a craft night. Please note that we will not meet in November. Whether you are new to Westside or have been attending for years, we hope to see you there! Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share and RSVP to .
Membership Class - December 7th
If you'd like to take the next step toward membership at Parkside Westside, please join us for a brief class after the first service on Sunday, December 7th at 10:45am in Room 210. We'll spend some time looking at what it means to shift our focus from "me" to "we." Sign-up here if you plan to attend.
Caroling and Cookies - December 7th
Join us on Sunday, December 7th as we spread some holiday cheer at Haven at Lakewood senior living residence. Our plan is to provide lunch in the lower level after the 11:00am service. Then we’ll practice a few Christmas carols together and head over to Haven just before 2:00pm. We’ll sing our carols for the residents, have a short Christmas talk, and enjoy some cookies with them. We ask that each family bakes some Christmas cookies to share. Sign-up here if you plan to join us.