HOPE. Inner Strength. Trust. Love. Join us on Sunday May 1st as we welcome Guest Speaker Cathy Clark as she brings to life Ephesians 3: 14 -18 and shares this Hope with us all. We will sing, pray, and explore God's word. No pre-registration is required (but masks still are). The service will also be live-streamed. Find here the service at approximately 9:55 a.m. live on YouTube
On Saturday, May 7th at 1:30pm there will be a memorial service for Isabel Fleming at Westminster Presbyterian Church (170 Steel Street, Barrie, ON). Isabel was an active, joyful and faithful member of the congregation for over 20 years. She was a meaningful and committed member of many groups and outreaches, and graced our weekly worship services as a part of the choir. We miss her greatly, but rejoice that she is now with God and is free from all pain and illness. She rejoices in the powerful and peaceful presence of God! Isabel passed away on June 1, 2021. However, since that was during a lockdown period as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, a decision was made to hold a memorial service at a later date. The service will be both in-person and live-streamed. For those watching online, they can go to Westminster's YouTube channel here when the service starts to follow along. For those attending in-person, there is no need to pre-register. All attendance limits have been lifted, but we continue to ask that guests wear masks as an added safety precaution. The service will include some of Isabel's favourite hymns, prayers, and words of gratitude from the family and from Rev. Ruttan. There will be no formal reception after the service. However, there will be a receiving line to greet the family. You may read Isabel's full obituary here.
On Sunday, May 8th we worship our incredible God at 10:01am (in person and online). Pastor Ruttan returns to the pulpit and leads us through John 5:1-18 and what it means to get in on the work God is already doing in our world. There will be Sunday School, music and praise, prayers, a new faith at home focus, and carnations for all the ladies. Why? Because it's Mother's Day and we want to acknowledge the special place that mothers (both present and past) have played in our lives. Join us live online here on YouTube at 10:01 a.m.
Why does it feel so right to worship God? Because we were made for it! We gather at 10:01am (in person or online), to praise God, sing and pray together, benefit from Sunday School teaching, learn a new faith-at-home focus, and continue through John's Gospel. Pastor Ruttan will begin by explaining why we can have confidence that what the Bible says Jesus said he actually said, and the move on to a teaching which frees us from feeling like we need to meet the standards of other people. The text is John 5:19-29. In-person worship (masks required) and live online. Join us Sundays at 10:01 a.m. live on YouTube
Do you feel like life and our world is a storm that is getting increasingly difficult to navigate? If so, Jesus' teaching in John 5 will be a welcome focus and guide. That's what we'll explore during worship on May 22 at 10:01am in-person or online as we sing, pray, learn and build up one another. We'll learn a new faith-at-home focus, benefit from Sunday School ministry, and praise the God who has made us in his image and for himself! In-person worship (masks required) and live online. Join us Sundays at 10:01 a.m. live on YouTube
Do you ever feel like your faith is never enough, or that what you have to offer always falls short? You should think again. On Sunday Pastor Ruttan will take us through John 6:1-15. We'll welcome back Jennifer Harris and sing, pray together, and learn in God's word. There will be Sunday school and a new service-based faith-at-home activity. After the service there is a meeting for volunteers of our Vacation Bible Camp (pizza included!). Let's honour God at 10:01am both in person and online. God is good, even when life is tough. In-person worship (masks required) and live online. Join us Sundays at 10:01 a.m. live on YouTube
Sunday, June 5th is our Anniversary Service. Westminster is 60! We will praise God and give thanks for his faithfulness, sing, pray, learn more about Westminster, celebrate Communion, study John 6:16-24 and what it means to have courage, and re-introduce Fellowship Time after the service. (It will be outside if the weather is nice.) We will be blessed by Sunday School ministry and learn a new memory verse for trying times. God is good! Pastor Ruttan and one of our elders will also be available after the service if anyone wants to be anointed with oil and receive prayer. Pre-registration is no longer needed but masks are still worn. Find our service live online on YouTube.
Yes, Jesus is the "bread of life." But why does he say that we need to eat his flesh and drink his blood (John 6:56)? Yikes! If his statement is not about Communion (and it's not), what does he mean? These ideas caused many disciples to abandon him. On Sunday we'll explore John 6:25-71 and how Jesus nourishes us in meaningful, eternal ways. We will sing to God, pray together, be blessed with Sunday School ministries, and also Fellowship Time after the service! In addition, Pastor Ruttan will hold a short "Q and A Forum" after the service. Three questions have been submitted about temptation, about assisted suicide, and about the difference between biblical and secular "worldviews." Let's honour God together at 10:01am in person and online. Pre-registration is no longer needed but masks are still worn. Find our service live online on YouTube.
Sunday June 19th we celebrate Father's Day with Guest Speaker, Jeff Walther. John 5:19 -20 will be the focus of this week's service as Jeff shares a message about "The Things A Good Father Teaches Us". We will sing to God, pray together, be blessed with Sunday School ministries, and also Fellowship Time after the service! Let's honour God together at 10:01am in person and online. Pre-registration is no longer needed but masks are still worn. Find our service live online on YouTube.
Our sister in Christ June Blundell passed away after a series of health challenges on June 2, 2022 at Royal Victoria Hospital. We give thanks for her enduring faithfulness and kind spirit! You can read June's full obituary here. A memorial service will be held at the church on Saturday, June 25 at 1pm. For those unable to attend in person, there will be a live-stream available via YouTube at this link. Pastor Ruttan will welcome June’s family friend and former pastor Bruce Sticklee to lead the service, as well as several family members. There will be a reception in the Fellowship Hall following the service. Masks are still required indoors at Westminster as an added safety precaution.
