Wed. Evening Vine Group (at Westminster)

Westminster 170 Steel Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

General Message about Vine Groups: Vine Groups meet once weekly to discuss the sermon message with questions that prompt discussion and fellowship among those who attend. We currently have a few different time slots to choose from. You can view the current schedule by viewing the upcoming events for the week. Our small groups coordinator, Michelle Boston leads our online group via Zoom on Monday evenings and all other groups are led by church members, in-person at the church. If you would like additional information or would like to join a group discussion one evening, please contact Michelle Boston at mishkagirl3gmailcom or call the church office at 705-728-0541. We encourage all members to try out Vine; Dive deeper into God's word while enjoying fellowship with your brothers and sisters in Christ. Vine sessions usually run in 8 week segments with breaks in between, including a full summer break from June to September. For current start and end dates, please be in touch with Michelle Boston, but keep in mind that we encourage you to join in at any time. ***Please note that these events auto-populate weekly, so please stay connected with your group leader for cancellations and updates as they may not be reflected here.

Thursday Morning Bible Study

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General message about Thursday morning Bible Study: Claude Cox organizes and leads a Bible Study once weekly on Thursday mornings online via Zoom. Though the official study begins at 11, Claude invites you to join early around 10:30 a.m. for some chatting and fellowship. Contact Claude anytime if you’d like to join. You can email him at ccoxsympaticoca or call the church office at 705-728-0541. ***Please stay in touch with Claude for updates on cancellations or changes, as these online events auto-populate weekly and changes may not be reflected here.

Sunday Service – Oct. 8, 2023

Westminster 170 Steel Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Sunday, October 8th is Thanksgiving Sunday! The Communion table will have the fruit of the season, and we will gather to sing, pray and learn as Jesus’ people. We will also hold a drive for the Barrie Food Bank. If able, please contribute! Pastor Ruttan will return to the current teaching series, “The beginning is nigh.” The text will be 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12, and the focus will be on what we're for, not just what we're against as Jesus' people. There will be dedicated teachers to provide Sunday School and faithful helpers in the nursery. We will have treats, drinks and fellowship after the service.

Wed. Afternoon Vine Group (at Westminster)

Westminster 170 Steel Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

General Message about Vine Groups: Vine Groups meet once weekly to discuss the sermon message with questions that prompt discussion and fellowship among those who attend. We currently have a few different time slots to choose from. You can view the current schedule by viewing the upcoming events for the week. Our small groups coordinator, Michelle Boston leads our online group via Zoom on Monday evenings and all other groups are led by church members, in-person at the church. If you would like additional information or would like to join a group discussion one evening, please contact Michelle Boston at mishkagirl3gmailcom or call the church office at 705-728-0541. We encourage all members to try out Vine; Dive deeper into God's word while enjoying fellowship with your brothers and sisters in Christ. Vine sessions usually run in 8 week segments with breaks in between, including a full summer break from June to September. For current start and end dates, please be in touch with Michelle Boston, but keep in mind that we encourage you to join in at any time. ***Please note that these events auto-populate weekly, so please stay connected with your group leader for cancellations and updates as they may not be reflected here.

On your Lips and in your Hearts

Westminster 170 Steel Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

While Pastor Ruttan is finishing his Christmas holiday, William Min, our new Coordinator of Youth and Outreach will lead the service and share a sermon on keeping Christ, not only in our hearts, but on our lips as we look towards the New Year. Faith in Christ is evidence not only by what we believe in our hearts (our private lives) but also in the words of our lips (our public life). The text will focus on Romans 10 : 5-13. Sunday school resumes and Nursery Care will be available. The service will be both in-person and live-streamed to our YouTube channel (search @westminsterchurchonline). Service begins at 10:01 a.m. We look forward to coming together in worship with you. Fellowship to follow with refreshments and treats.

Sunday Service – January 14, 2024

Westminster 170 Steel Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

On Sunday we will praise God! It’s what we were made to do. We will sing and pray, learn from scripture, and support one another as the body of Christ. There will be Sunday school, nursery care, and fellowship time. As a part of the service we will hear some faith statements by people who are becoming professing members of the congregation. Pastor Ruttan will also give some teaching about ‘spiritual gifts 101.’ Every Christian has at least one “spiritual gift” that God has given them to use for his purposes in the world. What are they and how do you know? Come Holy Spirit! Let’s honour the Lord together. The service is at 10:01am.

Sunday Service – Mar.10, 2024

Westminster 170 Steel Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

On Sunday, March 10th we will hear the final installment of our series on the book of Esther. Pastor Ruttan will take us through chapters 9-10, share some thoughts about armed conflict and how this does (or doesn’t) relate to stories like Esther, and encourage us to identify the big picture providence of God working in the lives of his people. We will be blessed by song, we will pray together, there will be Sunday School and nursery care, and we will share fellowship and, of course, some snacks. Let’s continue to journey through Lent together at worship.

Sunday Service – March 24, 2024

Westminster 170 Steel Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

On Sunday, March 24th, Pastor Ruttan is away on vacation and our Coordinator of Youth and Outreach, William Min, will be leading the service. This is Palm Sunday. You will receive a Palm as you enter for the service. We will look at the story of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, some of the cultural context around its timing, and how Jesus seldom works according to our expectations and desires, but counterintuitively does God’s incredibly work through His faithfulness. We will be blessed by song, through our music ministry, led by our Music Director, Nena LaMarre, and we will pray together. There will also be Sunday School and nursery care, led by caring and dedicated members of our congregation. There will be a free Soup and Bun lunch following the service in our fellowship hall. We encourage everyone to join in. We are blessed with kitchen volunteers who regularly give their hearts to the mission of organizing, shopping, cooking, baking and preparing treats, refreshments and meals for our congregation to share in. Let’s worship together on this Palm Sunday, as we prepare our hearts for our coming Easter Services.

Sunday Service – May 5, 2024

Westminster 170 Steel Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

“How Great Thou Art!” It’s a powerful and inspiring hymn for the ages. It speaks a great truth and God and is also a great way to start a worship service – and so we will this Sunday. There will be helpful Sunday School classes, loving nursery care, as well as fellowship and encouragement. We will sing, pray, serve and be lifted up. Pastor Ruttan will focus on one of the most uplifting (and still mysterious) verses in Colossians: that “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” The wider text will be Colossians 1:24 - 2:5.

Sunday Service – June 2, 2024

Westminster 170 Steel Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

June 2nd is Anniversary Sunday! We will celebrate The Lord’s Supper (Communion), give thanks for Westminster’s 62 years of ministry, and have some cake! Pastor Ruttan will depart from the Colossians series to share a message about being the hands and feet of Christ today Luke 8:4-15. We will benefit from Sunday School ministry, nursery care, and encourage one another with prayer, music and conversation.