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Dessert & Discussion: The Sower

47 Owen St., Barrie, Ontario 47 Owen Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Join Rev. Keith Boyer to discuss the Sower. Bring your Bible and a curious mind.

Because of Bethlehem: God has a face

47 Owen St., Barrie, Ontario 47 Owen Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

This four-session series explores how the One who made the universe chose to make Himself one of us, and come humbly into our world. Jesus' birth gives us the promise that God is always near us, always for us, and always within us. Join Rev. Joanne Lee to discover and discuss "God has a face". […]

Because of Bethlehem: God has a face

47 Owen St., Barrie, Ontario 47 Owen Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

In this four-session Advent series, Rev. Joanne Lee helps us to explore how the One who made the universe chose to make Himself one of us, be born among us and live among us. Jesus' birth gives us the promise that God is always near us, always for us, and always within us.  

Dessert & Discussion: Daniel and the Lions

47 Owen St., Barrie, Ontario 47 Owen Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Do you dare... to join us to discover what it means to be a Daniel in 2022? Rev. Keith Boyer wraps up this fall discussion series. Join us.

Because of Bethlehem: God guides the Wise

47 Owen St., Barrie, Ontario 47 Owen Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Join us for this third Advent series with Rev. Joanne Lee. We explore how the One who made everything chose to become one among us, live a simple and modest life and gives us the promise that God is always with us.  

Because of Bethlehem: God guides the Wise

47 Owen St., Barrie, Ontario 47 Owen Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Join us for this third Advent series with Rev. Joanne Lee. We explore how the One who made everything chose to become one among us, live a simple and modest life and gives us the promise that God is always with us.  

Because of Bethlehem: Every heart a manger

47 Owen St., Barrie, Ontario 47 Owen Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Join us for this last in our Advent series with Rev. Joanne Lee. We explore how the One who made everything chose to become one among us, live a simple and modest life and gives us the promise that God is always with us.  

Because of Bethlehem: Every heart a manger

  Join us for this last in our Advent series with Rev. Joanne Lee. We explore how the One who made everything chose to become one among us, live a simple and modest life and gives us the promise that God is always with us.  

He Chose the Nails: He Chose to be One of Us

Collier Street United Church Barrie 112 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

In this first session of our Lenten study, we explore incredible love. Rather than focusing on Lent as a season of having to give something up, we consider it as a time to be intentional about preparing to receive joy and good things from God. One of the gifts of Easter is the *crown of […]

He Chose the Nails: He Chose to Forgive Us

Collier Street United Church Barrie 112 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

In this second in our Lenten series, we contemplate the next gift of Easter: the nails. It wasn't the angry mob, the religious leaders, or the Roman soldiers who crucified Jesus. It was Jesus himself who chose the nails. The nails in the cross show us the lengths to which God will go to cover […]

He Chose the Nails: He Chose to Invite Us into His Presence

Collier Street United Church Barrie 112 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

As we continue our Lenten journey and explore the gifts of Easter, this week we consider the robe. In this third session of the series, we contemplate how in exchange for our garments of sin, Jesus gives us his robe of seamless perfection, a symbol of the righteousness that gives us access to God's presence. […]

He Chose the Nails: He Chose to Give Us Victory

Collier Street United Church Barrie 112 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario, Canada

The final gift of Easter: empty grave clothes! God took a token of tragedy and turned it into a symbol of triumph. We all face tragedy and hardships, but the promise of the empty grave clothes is that God is always at work to bring victory and new life, even from the rags of death.