Westminster Loving God & Neighbour

The first-ever virtual Christmas pageant is here! Tune in on Sunday, December 13th at 10:01am EST for this uplifting and creative re-telling of the Christmas story with contributions from 50 of our young people! We will also light the Advent candle of joy, sing Christmas carols, pray, enjoy some new praise challenge submissions, and be encouraged in the path of Christ! A challenge: invite someone you know to watch the service! Just direct them here: https://westminsterpc.ca/youtube-stream/  . You can also donate food to the Food Bank at the church between 12 & 2pm. Financial donations can be directed to the Food Bank through cheque, e-transfer or our smartphone app. Currently, our services are live stream only.  You can find that here on Sunday morning.

We'll be hosting a special worship service (online here) on Thurs. Dec. 17th from 7-8pm. It is a challenging season and year. So this service, led by Pastor Ruttan, Jenn Harris and Cathy Clark, will be a time of singing, praying, comfort and encouragement from the Lord. Join in!

Join us this Sunday at 10:01 for the 2020 choral cantata! This year's cantata has been put together virtually and features 16 voices (and faces!) from Westminster's Adult Choir. We will also be blessed by live narration from our own Steve Sainsbury. While this year's cantata certainly looks different than previous years and in fact doesn't even have a title, it features a few of our favourite and beautiful songs from past cantatas. We hope that this music will be a wonderful and worshipful start to your Christmas week! We will also continue with our December Community Outreach initiatives.  This Sunday is typically our Mitten Tree Sunday where we collect hats, mitts and scarves for the clients of The David Busby Centre.  We won't have a tree this year but Christine Wilkinson will collect donations in the parking lot between 12 & 2 pm for delivery to them.  Thanks for your support. Currently, our services are live-stream only.  You can find it here Sunday morning.

READY TO MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE?  We have two worship options available! Something new is a Use-At-Home service for those looking to try something different this year!  It has suggested readings, times to pray, and even includes different carol options (including words). You can download it here. You can view the other worship option, our live-streamed service here.

One of our Christmas Eve options is an online service from 5:30 to 6:30pm here on our live-stream. It will include a family-friendly focus for the first half, and a more traditional feel (with candles) for the second half.  Although not our traditional Christmas Eve Services, this service will be a wonderful blend of the two in a shorter, online friendly format. It can also be viewed at any time throughout the evening on our YouTube Channel here. You can view our other Christmas Eve worship option, the Use-At-Home liturgy here.

Start the New Year off right by worshipping our incredible God! Join us at 10:01 am this Sunday for our first live-stream service of 2021. One of our favourite friends, Rev. Patrick Voo, will be leading our service along with Jenn Harris to kick off the new year. We have a special guest and also will enjoy a new & special Praise Challenge. Rev. Patrick will be tackling the famous question of "How do you eat an elephant?  One bite at a time" -- the bottom line being that we can reach the amazing destiny that God has called each of us to if we just do the little things that matter which is within our grasp! We hope you can join us!  You will find it here.

On Sunday, January 10 at 10:01am EST we sing, we pray, and we exalt king Jesus! Pastor Ruttan will begin a new journey, taking us through Luke's Gospel. He will also introduce a catechism which Westminster will use through 2021.  You can find sermon notes here. Laura Ruttan will introduce a new memory verse, and we will thank Wayne Hope for his time as clerk and elder. Let's honour God in faith, hope and love! Our services are currently live-stream only, which you can find here on Sunday morning.

It's a tough time in our lives, isn't it? But on Sunday at 10:01am we worship online at the feet of our God who sustains and strengthens us! We sing, pray, hear a new faith-at-home focus, learn catechism question #2, and learn about two new initiatives you can contribute to. Pastor Ruttan will teach about Luke 2:31-44 and the reality of facing opposition in your faith. You can find sermon notes for this message here. Deep roots for a windy world. Let's worship the Lord! Join us online (only) right here Sunday morning.

Sunday is the Lord's Day! So at 10:01am EST we worship online as his people of gratitude and hope. We continue with Luke 5:1-11, sing together, bow our hearts in prayer, hear the first "Can I get a withness?" entry, and generally be encouraged in Christ. You can find sermon notes for this message here. We will also enjoy our first "Favourite Hymn" submission and sing it all together following the message. Join us online (only) right here Sunday morning.

For the past 5 years the youth groups at Westminster have encouraged the congregation to support, learn more and share about the Coldest Night of the Year Walk for Youth Haven. Youth Haven is the Shelter and Services that provide a safe living space, safe schooling and transitional support to youths ages 16 - 24 across Simcoe Muskoka. This year the walk is being held virtually so families can walk together on a night of their choosing though we recommend Saturday February 20th.  Although this is a virtual walk Julie Cunha would love to host a ZOOM kick off on Saturday February 20th at 4:00 p.m. for all who are planning to walk! If you are interested in joining the team please follow the link below and email Julie (julie@westminsterpc.ca) to be added to the ZOOM Kick Off! If you would like to join or donate to the WestminsterWalkers please follow this link, and don't forget to share photos of your family in their toques and on your walk!