Sunday Worship at Westminster, March 29/20

Watch for Westminster’s own online worship service option next week!  In the meanwhile, check out some of these other United Church online options:

• Timothy Eaton Memorial United Church in Toronto at 10:00 am Winnipeg time (for 11:00 am service in Toronto).
• Hillhurst United Church in Calgary at 11:45 am Winnipeg time (for the 10:45 service in Calgary).
• And of course, the Moderator’s Sunday morning services (click on ‘worship online during COViD-19’).

Sunday Worship at Westminster, March 22/20

With our building closed and worship services suspended until further notice, we are working on getting online worship services organized. In the meanwhile, head over to https://www.united-church.ca/covid-19  (and click on ‘worship online during COViD-19’).  There you will find links to United Churches across Canada that live-stream their worship services, as well as a link to worship services with the Moderator of the United Church, the Rev. Richard Bott.

COViD 19 plan

Effective Saturday March 21, 2020 Westminster United Church is suspending worship services and all programming, and the building will be closed until further notice. The board of Westminster will meet in early April to re-assess this plan, and determine next steps.

Westminster’s voice mail and email will be monitored regularly. We plan to be in regular communication via congregational email, facebook and our website. We hope to offer worship and reflection resources via technology, and are working on that.

Organisations and community groups that meet in the church building are being notified. Please contact your community group or organization directly for further information.

Questions of Faith, with a nod to Star Wars, led by Rev. Dr. Jim Christie

Join us for Westminster United Church’s 2020 Lenten Study. All are Welcome! Three Sessions exploring what we know in terms of current scholarship and research about Jesus’ life, death and beyond, and what it all means for our lives and faith today.

• Session 1 / Wednesday March 4th, A New Hope: Jesus of Nazareth, what we know of him and how.
• Session 2 / Wednesday March 11th, The Empire Strikes Back: The Passion Narratives and their Implications.
• Session 3 / Wednesday March 25th, The Return of . . . : The Resurrection, in context, today and beyond.

All Sessions are 7:00 to 8:30 pm (in the Lecture Hall). Come for one, two, or all three sessions! Please call or email the church office to register (204-784-1330 or info@westminsterchurch.org).

Centering Prayer Group

Centering Prayer Friends: please come five minutes early to help settle yourself into the practice that begins at 5:45 pm. In the heartfelt desire to promote more quiet contemplation, we are now holding space for Centering Prayer in Westminster’s Sanctuary on the third Thursday of the month, from 5:45 to 6:45 pm.

• Thursday, 17 October 2019, 5:45 to 6:45 pm
• Thursday, 21 November 2019, 5:45 to 6:45 pm
• Thursday, 16 January 2020, 5:45 to 6:45 pm
• Thursday, 20 February 2020, 5:45 to 6:45 pm
• Thursday, 19 March 2020, 5:45 to 6:45 pm
• Thursday, 16 April 2020, 5:45 to 6:45 pm

HAVE YOU READ OUR eSTORY?
Stories of Westminster United Church & its People

A definite must-read for everyone at Westminster, everyone in Winnipeg, and everyone else! Roy Halstead has carefully curated a fascinating and captivating history of Winnipeg’s iconic landmark—and it’s all about the people! Click here for a good eRead!