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Welcome to W.S.P. Website

Westminster-St. Paul’s welcomes you to worship, Sunday mornings at 10.30am.

As a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, Westminster-St. Paul’s (WSP) is a church in the Reformed Tradition, which seeks to nurture people toward the development of a life-transforming relationship with Jesus Christ.

The minister, the Rev. Karla Wübbenhorst, is the one regularly involved in the preaching and sacramental ministry at Westminster-St. Paul’s.
Worship includes songs of praise, in styles both ancient and modern, and a focusing on needs in our community and in the wider world, which
needs are taken into the prayers of the People and into the Church’s programs of outreach.

Preaching in the Sunday service is currently focusing on the Christian Year: a spirituality for all seasons.  During the summer we will be celebrating Christmas (July 11), Easter (Aug 1), and all the liturgical seasons in between.  Each season has its own distinct spiritual mood and we may find ourselves in the wilderness of Lent, not only in February-March, or soaring with the wind of Pentecost beneath our wings, not only in the months following May, but at any point.  Talking about the spirituality of each season – out of season – helps us to be more reflective about the various seasons of the Christian life.

Of course in Guelph the summer season is inextricably linked with road works, and this summer the construction crews have come to work on the section of Victoria Road, immediately in front of Westminster-St. Paul’s.  Our entrances are bumpy, but they are open, and so are we! If you are from out of town and are thinking about worshipping with us over the summer, the trick is to approach the church from the South.  If you are coming from the North, the simplest is to turn right on Eramosa, left on Stevenson, left on Cassino and left again on Victoria.

Instead of bemoaning the dust and the potholes, we are resolved to celebrate the construction this summer with our VBS, which will take place the week of August 9-13, and which is on the theme “Construction I.N.C.” 

During VBS week kids, ages 5-12 will strap on a hard hat and tool belt and join Rick-the-Brick and the rest of the Construction I.N.C. crew to learn about the building project God has been co-ordinating ever since He laid the foundations of the earth. 


 

There will be upbeat songs to whistle while we work, hungry-man snacks from the worker’s canteen, games, and the chance to develop real construction skills in the craft room. 

If you are interested in registering your child for VBS, you can download a registration form by clicking on the VBS link of this webpage.  It should be returned to the church with the $15 registration fee by August 6. There is a children’s programme and a nursery available each Sunday.

In the summers we use a different Sunday school curriculum to tie in with past VBSs we have offered.  This summer we are recalling the Special Agents theme of 2008, and equipping kids for the courage discipleship demands in the 21st century.

Needs of the elderly, among others, are met by our fully accessible building and by the hearing assist system in the sanctuary. There is also ample parking in our paved lot, adjacent to the building.

Midweek programs during the current season include the Toddler, Baby and Me group which meets from 9 till 11 Mondays and Thursdays in the church basement, Toddler, Baby and Me is open to parents and their pre-schoolers from our neighbourhood as well as the children of the congregation. Look for the Searching Questions bible study to recommence early in September.  This is a new group at Westminster-St. Paul’s, meeting alternate Tuesdays at 1pm, to which participants are invited to bring their questions.  Discussions so far have been lively and challenging.

The well-established Special Days ministry, which features a dinner and a devotional time, mostly aimed at seniors in our neighbourhood, begins again in September on the third Wednesday of the month (12 noon) Many community groups including Brownies, Al-Anon, AA, TOPS, and the Guelph Male Choir make use of our facility on a nightly basis.

If you are in Guelph we warmly invite you to worship with us at Westminster-St. Paul’s. You will find rich, Christ-centered worship, and a friendly congregation, ready to chat with you at our after-worship coffee hour or monthly sandwich luncheon. We are a Christian community desiring to be a beautiful thing for God and a meaningful presence to those who live in our neighbourhood. Come, let us meet you!"


Worship Service at 10:30 am

  Sunday School and Nursery Provided


Fellowship Luncheon on the 1st Sunday 
of September to June


The Music 

The people of Westminster-St. Paul’s speak of how the music program contributes to their feeling of being spiritually uplifted during worship.   Hymns are usually accompanied on organ and piano. 

Once a month, usually the second Sunday, the congregation gathers at about 10:15 am to sing hymns during the time prior to worship. 

The choir consists of some 18 voices.  Singers are welcome in every section.  Choir practice is on Thursdays at 7 pm in the sanctuary. 


As a Congregation of God's people we seek to:

- serve God and our neighbours

- help families and individuals to grow in Christ

- communicate Christ's love to the surrounding community and larger world

Special Events

 VBS week August 9-13