Everyone is welcome at our church
Please join us for our Sunday morning in-person worship services at 9:15am. For those that prefer to view our Live Video services, you can do that by viewing on our Facebook page or the Video window below will open on this Home page a couple hours after the live service ends The carousel below has the last 4 service videos and they're all dated in the bottom right hand corner. Please see the calendar below for dates and times, and info on Special Services.
Please join us Wednesday December 24th at 7pm for our Christmas Eve candlelight service.
We usually have a wonderful coffee/fellowship hour after the service in the basement fellowship room. It's a great time to have some snacks, tea or coffee, and fellowship with one another!
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We are a member congregation of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Eastern Synod, Niagara Area. We are a diverse congregation seeking the unity of Christ through worship, fellowship and servant-hood.
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Please bring a food donation for Project Share if you can. A bin is at the church front entrance.
Advent
Advent begins in the dark, and that is not a failure of the light. It is how most holy things begin. As the new church year opens, Advent stands at the threshold, inviting us to slow down. This is the season that shapes the spiritual discipline of waiting, not as passive delay but as attentive presence. Waiting becomes a way of listening for God’s quiet movements and honouring the longings we carry.
Advent invites us to reflect on the themes of HOPE, PEACE, JOY and LOVE, each associated with specific Sundays, beginning November 30, and represented by candles on the advent wreath, a circle of light that marks our days of preparation for Christ’s advent. We light a different candle each week until all are lit.
The colour of this season is blue. It is the colour of deep water and wide sky, the colour of honest hope and searching. It is also Mary’s colour. When we see blue in the sanctuary, we remember her courage to wait with faith, her willingness to hold mystery, and her steady trust as she made room for God. She stands among the blue as a companion for all who wait, wonder, and listen.
Advent prepares us for Christmas, but it is not Christmas. Advent is the season of longing, opening our hearts to the promise that God is drawing near. Christmas is the season of arrival, celebrating that the promise has taken flesh in the child of Bethlehem. Advent teaches us to slow our pace, to practice hope, to let anticipation stretch our imaginations. Christmas invites us to rejoice in the fulfilment of that hope. Holding these seasons distinct allows Christmas to shine with its full wonder because we have made space to long for it first.
Pastor Kevin
Advent begins in the dark, and that is not a failure of the light. It is how most holy things begin. As the new church year opens, Advent stands at the threshold, inviting us to slow down. This is the season that shapes the spiritual discipline of waiting, not as passive delay but as attentive presence. Waiting becomes a way of listening for God’s quiet movements and honouring the longings we carry.
Advent invites us to reflect on the themes of HOPE, PEACE, JOY and LOVE, each associated with specific Sundays, beginning November 30, and represented by candles on the advent wreath, a circle of light that marks our days of preparation for Christ’s advent. We light a different candle each week until all are lit.
The colour of this season is blue. It is the colour of deep water and wide sky, the colour of honest hope and searching. It is also Mary’s colour. When we see blue in the sanctuary, we remember her courage to wait with faith, her willingness to hold mystery, and her steady trust as she made room for God. She stands among the blue as a companion for all who wait, wonder, and listen.
Advent prepares us for Christmas, but it is not Christmas. Advent is the season of longing, opening our hearts to the promise that God is drawing near. Christmas is the season of arrival, celebrating that the promise has taken flesh in the child of Bethlehem. Advent teaches us to slow our pace, to practice hope, to let anticipation stretch our imaginations. Christmas invites us to rejoice in the fulfilment of that hope. Holding these seasons distinct allows Christmas to shine with its full wonder because we have made space to long for it first.
Pastor Kevin
Dear Friends of Good Shepherd, we want to thank all of you that continue to support our church and pastors through prayer, tithing and worship. We are the last remaining Lutheran church in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Your support helps us to continue to spread the Good News of Salvation through Jesus Christ. If Anyone would like to make a monetary donation, you can do that through our website. There is a red DONATE NOW button that allows you to make a donation to our church through Canada Helps. You can print an immediate receipt for your donation. There is also a Donate page in the top dropdown bar for other ways to donate to our church.
