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Age-old promise solves burnout and rust-out

Does life sometimes feel as if you’re just wandering? The feeling can be, too often, “What will I do today and does it really matter?” That’s possibly how the Israelites ...

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Be-attitudes: try one on!

Simple doesn’t necessarily equate to easy. That’s true in terms of words and deeds, and its especially true when we consider Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. The list of attributes ...

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Jesus meets us where we are on the journey

Our Matinee and Munchies session focuses on the opportunities for new adventures despite loss, endings and grief. Join retired psychotherapist and grief counsellor Mary Helen Garvin and our minister, Rev. ...

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We’re thankful for those joining in helping warm up Barrie

Community support helps us share the warmth with our Little Winter Warmers Tree.

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Beloved and belonging

Little Winter Warmers Tree warms up people in damp, dark days downtown Barrie.

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Journeying together to discover God’s love for us

The big day in our culture is over: Christmas Day, the day for family, presents and a feast. Talk has already turned to shopping and getting bargains and storing up ...

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Into the darkness God’s Love comes and shines

Today is the shortest day, the longest night. It has felt like a long slow decline into darkness. Even the days seemed darker and drearier. They are colder. Life feels ...

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Peace and joy are tied together to sustain and inspire

Last Sunday and today were Advent 2 and 3. But what does that entail – and what does it mean? Many people in many Christian churches light Advent candles. The ...

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Sharing the Light and its love

Today is St. Andrew’s Day. St. Andrew was one of the first two disciples Jesus called to help Him. And although we don’t generally celebrate “feasts of the saints”, we ...

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Sharing and caring in downtown Barrie

Nothing can be so discouraging as reading the headlines: inflation, a lack of housing that’s affordable, cutbacks at the grocery store and rising costs all around us. Add that to ...

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