Last weeks Parents VS Youth softball game was quite a grudge match. The youth brought passion and speed, the parents brought experience and… some ringers. In the end the score says it all: Youth 17, Parents 11. The youth are triumphant! Thanks to everyone who helped out - it was a good time had by all.

Lent is a season of the church year.  It is the forty days (excluding Sundays) from Ash Wednesday (Feb. 6) till Easter (March 23).  Lent is a season of penitence and self-denial often associated with the idea of “giving something up.”   Like, “I gave up chocolate for Lent.”

This year during Lent, Willoughby Church invites you to a journey toward the cross of Jesus by observing the “words from the cross.”  Jesus spoke seven times from the cross.  Here’s the list: Read the rest of this entry »

You may have wondered about the green banners hanging in the church foyer. They are the liturgical colours for the season of the church year we currently find ourselves in (ordinary time). Not being entirely sure myself what this meant, I began a little research, starting with the word “liturgical”. Basically, “liturgy” is translated “the work of the people” and refers to a form of public worship or a collection of forms. The liturgies celebrated during different seasons of the church year have distinctive music and specific readings, prayers and rituals (think of the Advent readings and candle lighting). The colours associated with the seasons help express what is being celebrated or observed.

This all led me to question – how is the calendar of the church year organized and what are the associated colours? Read the rest of this entry »

Our church is excited to be studying Bill Hybel’s book “Just Walk Across the Room” in January! Check out this video of Ed & Lisa Vandermeer talking about their experience studying this book in their small group.