Westminster Loving God & Neighbour

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You’re invited to join us on Sunday, June 16th at 10:01 am as we worship God as his people together.

We’ll gather together to joyfully sing, pray and marvel at God’s power and goodness. The service itself is about an hour long.

This coming Sunday is Part 2 in the Help When It Hurts series. Hurts. They happen. To all of us. In fact, the only people who haven’t experienced some kind of hurt in their lives are those who have yet to be born! And even though none of us are offered a free pass in life, God does promise his presence and help through the pain.

That’s what our current teaching series is all about: “Help When It Hurts.” In Part 1 on June 9 we explored how walking with God and walking with God’s people can help us through our difficulties. [If you missed it, click here to listen.] In Part 2 we’ll explore something else that helps us when we’re hurting.  We will be focusing on having a purpose in the midst of our hurts and the big difference that makes — i.e. having a godly purpose in your life offsets the pain in your life.

Have you experienced hurt? Are you hurting now? Or could you possibly experience hurt at some point in the future? If so, this series is for you. Let’s learn and worship together.

There will be nursery care, and our full Sunday School will be in operation: pre-school to high school. And it’s Father’s Day so our Ladies Chorus will sing!

Hope to see you there.

Sunday School

At Westminster on Sunday Morning there is Kids and Youth Ministry (Sunday School) for those aged pre-school to the end of high school.

Worship and Time with the Pastor

The Children and Youth stay in the sanctuary to worship at the start of the service and then have a time with the Pastor (called Kids’ Time in the bulletin) about 15 minutes into the start of the service. Then they head downstairs.

What Happens Downstairs?

As soon as the children and youth venture downstairs, they gather together and Laura Ruttan (Sunday School Coordinator), leads everyone in “The Vital Verse” (a.k.a. the verse of the month).  Beginning September 9th, we will be memorizing John 14:15.  Ask your child to teach it to you!

Classes

After this short time, we break into 4 classes:

1. Pre-K to SK

2. Grade 1 to Grade 3

3. Grade 4 to Grade 6

4. “Connect” – Grade 7 to Grade 12

What Do They Do?

Each class focuses on a bible story, and/or a verse from scripture.

• The youngest children often make art projects to help solidify their learning.  A time of play is also incorporated into the youngest class.
• Older students engage in games, plays and/or activities that help to deepen their faith and understanding of the bible.
• Our most mature group, called “Connect,” is discussion-based and helps youth connect faith with today’s world.  Guest speakers from our own congregation will regularly take part in this group, sharing how faith shapes their personal and work life.

All children and youth are welcome and encouraged to join us downstairs for some faith, fun and friendship!

Westminster is dedicated to providing a loving and safe environment for all of the children in our congregation. To help us in this regard we are in the process of implementing the Presbyterian Church’s nation-wide Leading With Care policy.

Nursery

We have a nursery available for kids up to 3 years old (roughly) and you can feel free to drop them off before the service begins. Just ask the greeter at the door where to go.

Our nursery helpers are there at 9:45am and are a friendly and loving group. It’s a bright, inviting space located down the stairs at the back of the sanctuary.