Swap & Shop 2023
Save the date! The Swap & Shop is returning, and we hope you’ll join us! This event will be a great chance to put generosity and simplicity into practice, and maybe get some of your holiday shopping done while you’re at it! Swap & Shop date: Sun Nov 12th 1-3pm...
Halloween For Hunger 2023
Since 2007, our church and community have donated 36,248 lbs of food and $5,072 in cash donations through our Halloween for Hunger events. The Food Bank calculates that this is equivalent to over 43,727 meals Westheights Church and our neighbours have provided over...
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: CURIOSITY
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: CURIOSITY Message by Josh Mutter - September 17, 2023 Big Idea: Having curiosity can help us explore the perspectives and experience of others. Acts 2:1-13 NIV “When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound...
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: INTRODUCTION
PEACEFUL PRACTICES: INTRODUCTION Message by Josh Mutter - September 10, 2023 Big Idea: Being aware of God's presence in our experiece of division and conflict is key to practising peace. Genesis 31:7 NIV “Go back to the land of your fathers and to your relatives, and...
KAIROS Blanket Exercise
On Sunday, October 1st, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm at Westheights, join in as we participate in a profound and educational experience that explores the history of our nation through the KAIROS blanket exercise. Facilitated by Mennonite Central Committee Ontario in...
Secret Sisters Reveal Event 2023
The long awaited Secret Sister Reveal Event is happening! People signed up last fall to spend the year showering a special someone shower with small gifts, messages and prayers, without that person knowing who the giver is! It's finally being revealed. All women are...
WISDOM & SUFFERING
WISDOM & SUFFERING Message by Josh Mutter - September 3, 2023 Big Idea: When we are radically honest with God about our experiences of suffering, we find ourselves in a place to experience God’s wholeness and joy. Job 1:1 NIV In the land of Uz there lived a man...
Introducing our Fall Teaching Series
Introducing our Fall Teaching Series As followers of Jesus, we are called to work towards right relationships in our daily lives and around the world. In a church and a world that is increasingly polarized, skills of conflict transformation and healthy dialogue are...
PROVERBS: WISDOM OF WORDS
PROVERBS: WISDOM OF WORDS Message by Dave Patterson - August 27, 2023 Big Idea: Our tongues are powerful instruments for building people up or tearing them down. If ever we needed God’s wisdom, it is to know how to tame the tongue! Proverbs offers tremendous insights....
PROVERBS: WISDOM & WORK
PROVERBS: WISDOM & WORK Message by Josh Mutter - August 13, 2023 Big Idea: A healthy relationship with work will be life-giving. Lesson 1: There is great potential in being diligent in our work. a) Diligence in our work provides for our needs. Proverbs...
PROVERBS: WISDOM & ANGER
PROVERBS: WISDOM & ANGER Message by Josh Mutter - August 6, 2023 Big Idea: We need to learn to control our anger before it controls us. Lesson 1: We need to understand the risks associated with our anger. a) Our anger can lead to regrets. Proverbs...
Corn Roast 2023
We are excited to announce that our annual Corn Roast is back on Saturday September 9th! Come with your family for an informal time of relaxed socializing. In keeping with previous years, we will be providing farm-fresh corn-on-the-cob and BBQ’ed hotdogs/hamburgers....
PROVERBS: WISDOM & FAMILY
PROVERBS: WISDOM & FAMILY Message by Josh Mutter - July 30, 2023 Big Idea: Family relationships contain the power to help us thrive Lesson 1: We have the power to help our partner flourish. Proverbs 12:4 NIV A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a...
PROVERBS: WISDOM & FRIENDSHIP
PROVERBS: WISDOM & FRIENDSHIP Message by Josh Mutter - July 23, 2023 Big Idea: Our friendships have the potential to make us better than we would otherwise be on our own. Lesson 1: A few good friends are better than a crowd of acquaintances. Proverbs...
God in the Valley
God in the Valley Sermon on July 16, 2023 by Dr. Christin Wright-Taylor “I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.” - Psalms 139: 7-8 (NLT) Big Idea!...