THIS SUNDAY
10:01 am. 170 STEEL STREET, BARRIE
10:01 am. 170 STEEL STREET, BARRIE
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.
No pre-registration is required (but masks still are). The service will also be live-streamed.
Service Times
Sunday 10:01 a.m.
We’re on Steel Street in Barrie, between Johnson and Duckworth. If you’re coming from the 400 highway, take the Duckworth exit, head east, and turn left on Steel when you see the sign. You may want to click on the ‘Get directions via Google Maps’ link above and type in your address for exact coordinates.
Where We meet
170 Steel Street, Barrie, ON L4M 2G4
Different people wear different things. Some wear golf shirts, some wear shirts and ties. A good approach is to come comfortably but respectably dressed.
SPECIAL NOTE: Please know that the description below is from prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. We hope to be able to reinstate some of these indoor Sunday morning ministries before too long. The description below is what would usually be expected on a Sunday morning:
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.
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.
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.
"What I was looking for was a biblically based church with some liturgy; and evidence that the Holy Spirit was active."
The Spirit is definitely at work in this place. Westminster is a great place for families with children of all ages to feel welcome and to grow.
“As soon as I came I felt the warmth. And what happens during the service always encourages me and somehow speaks to me for the coming week.”
Westminster - Where we welcomed the Holy Spirit into our lives, were given peace, and also the strength to cope with illness.
As for me and my house, Westminster has become a place of peace, a place of learning, and a place of development
“A pulse doesn’t mean you’re alive.” Here are a few of the latest blogs by our pastor, Matthew Ruttan.
For the faith-at-Home Focus for the week of May 15, 2022, Pastor Ruttan discusses the idea of having ‘prayer prompts’ based on some of our memory cards. He also shares a fun multiple choice trivia...
In this kids’ time segment Pastor Ruttan and Sunday School Coordinator Laura Ruttan discuss ‘Memory Cards’ as a great way to remember and memorize key Bible verses. They explain it, and tell you how to...
We continue to offer weekly faith-at-home focus ideas. The second Sunday of the month is a prayer activity. This month it is simply called “Help!” and is inspired by the cartoon version of “The Pilgrim’s...