As we look at the changing situation with the pandemic and as we consider the welfare of our congregation, the leadership has come to the following decision. We have decided that the Christmas Eve service for 2021 and the two following Sunday services: December 26 and January 2 will be online only. They should be…
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As you may know, there is a requirement in Ontario for people to present proof of double vaccination to enter into public places. Some people have asked how that affects churches and specifically Queen Street Baptist Church. Churches are currently exempt from the vaccine passports and so we will not be requiring proof of vaccination…
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This has been a hard couple of years as many of the regular events that we enjoy have not been able to run. One of those was our annual outdoor service (Praise in the Park) that we would have in Montebello Park. We had to cancel it in 2020 and we won’t be having it…
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For the month of May 2021, the sermons and online services will not be posted individually on this website. Instead, you will be able to find the services each Sunday morning at our YouTube page. This website will be updated with those services some time in June.
Many people are asking about when we will be returning to in-person worship services in the building. This question is especially pressing as we approach Easter Sunday on April 4. It was difficult last year to not be able to worship in our building on Easter Sunday. Many hope that this won’t repeat this year.…
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Last spring I had difficulty believing we were not gathering in our building for Easter Sunday. As we come to the end of this year, we will now also not gather for our Christmas Eve service. Our church leadership decided Sunday to close our building to worship services and only offer online services. Like the…
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Please note that since the writing of this post, we have decided to go online only with the Christmas Eve service. All we can say for certainty is that there will be a Christmas Eve Service. With the rapidly changing COVID-19 situation, we cannot say for certain what changes the next week will bring. The…
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One of the most meaningful parts of our Advent celebrations is the observance of Blue Christmas. This is a time where we acknowledge that there are people in our life that we wish were with us but are not. It is a time to bring our grief to God. We have lost a number of…
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It was wonderful to open up the building yesterday to the congregation for the first time since March. Thank you to all who have worked hard to make that happen. But what about the rest of our ministries? Usually, after a summer of rest we begin to restart ministries in September. What ministries will restart…
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The good news is that we are returning to the church building for in-person worship services on Sunday, August 16 at 10:00 am. The challenging (not bad) news is that church is going to look different from what it did before. This is what you need to know: If you have any symptoms of COVID-19,…
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We are trying to take things slowly as we look to open up the building for in-person worship service. We have started the process by having the first of three test services. This was a live worship service with a very limited number of people in attendance. The purpose is to figure out the best…
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I hate wearing masks. There I said it. It is such a relief when I get back to the car after being in the grocery store and rip that mask off. But I still wear a mask. We will be attempting to return to in-person worship services in the church building. We will also be…
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While we don’t have a date as to when the church building will be open to the public, our leadership has discussed it and we have a plan. What you need to know is that there will be a number of test services that are limited only to those participating in some way with the…
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One of our most anticipated services of the year is our outdoor service at Montebello Park. It is a chance for us to worship together as well as to reach out to our downtown community. Unfortunately we will have to cancel Praise in the Park for 2020. This is no surprise as our building is…
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This coming Tuesday (June 16, 2020) is Amanda Bedard’s 40th birthday! Would you like to make that a special day for her? You can. Tuesdays are our day to collect food for our local food bank. This is a cause close to Amanda’s heart. Instead of cards or gifts, Amanda would love for you to…
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The answer to that questions is: I don’t know. First of all, at the time I am writing this, the province is not allowing gatherings. At this point that will be until the end of June but it is likely to be extended. Let’s admit that we are feeling anxious. We want to see each…
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This current time of pandemic is one where the church needs to step up its game. It is not just about surviving, it is about making a difference in our community. One thing we are doing is handing out Hope Baskets. These are baskets of goodies that we can leave on a front porch to…
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One of the best things about our worship services is the fellowship time we have after church. We grab our coffees and chat with each other. We can duplicate almost everything online except for fellowship. Or can we? Starting this Sunday (April 19) we are going to have fellowship at 10:45 am (basically after the…
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On Easter Sunday (April 12) we will be celebrating communion online. This is different for us but this is a season where everything is different. You can watch a video of Amanda and I explaining how we are going to do it. Basically, you can do communion however you want. You just need bread (or…
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At the beginning of 2020, we committed to collecting one ton (2000 pounds) of food during the year for our local food bank. We started strong and even got ahead of schedule. Then COVOD-19 happened. The barrel is looking pretty empty. It makes sense as we are having our services online only and people can’t…
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In this short video, Amanda and I share our thoughts and prayers with you during this difficult time.
Because of the current pandemic, the leadership of the church has agreed to suspend Sunday morning gatherings for March 22-29. This doesn’t mean that we will not be worshiping or learning from the Bible. We will be switching to an online only version of our worship service. Not only will there be a sermon, there…
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