Trinity’s Snowshoe Sunday

On Sunday January 18th, Trinity folk enjoyed an afternoon of snowshoeing in what we hope will be a regular Trinity event. A wonderful way to enjoy the beautiful winter here in the north and a great afternoon of fun, fellowship, and exercise!

Worshiplude – Manitou Youth Trip to Ottawa

Worshiplude 2015!

Join Manitou Conference Youth on a road trip to celebrate Winterlude with Ottawa Presbytery Youth!  Skate the Rideau Canal, hang out at the Museum of Civilization, take in the ice sculptures, zoom down ice slides, have a Beavertail (or three)

and much, much more!  $100/person for youth ages 13 and up and their leaders. (Bursaries available by request)

Visit www.manitouconference.ca to register online or for more information or speak with Lisa Blais after the service.

Trinity Weekly Update

Hello Trinity Friends!

 
Please join us this Sunday (January 18th) for a special “Stone Soup” Communion service. 
 
Following the service all are welcome to take a drive out to the Canadian Ecology Centre for:  TRINITY’S SNOWSHOE SUNDAY– The Canadian Ecology Centre is in Samuel de Champlain Park, January 18th 1:30 – 4:30 pm. $12 per person, $6 for children – loan of snowshoes included. All ages and skill levels are welcome. A place to warm-up and take a break is available on site.  Call the church for more information!
Soup Tasting Evening – Friday January 23rd. 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Tickets are available from the office or from Doris-Rae Brownlee after church this Sunday. $10 per person, $5 for children 6 – 12 (under 6 is free), $25 per family. Soup Tasting is a wonderful opportunity to sample several delicious soups made by Trinity’s finest chefs. The meal includes salad, bread, etc. If you have a soup you would like to contribute there will be a sign-up sheet in the Sunday School room.
 
Next Sunday January 25th we celebrate Robbie Burn’s Day.  You are encouraged to wear your Scottish attire.
 
Subzero Superheroes – Trinity’s Coldest Night Team
On the evening of February 21st, Trinity’s Subzero Superheroes will be participating in the Coldest Night walk-a-thon.  We are raising money in support of the gathering place soup kitchen.  If you would like to join our team or make a donation please speak with Jim Liddell or Lisa Blais or click on the link:  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=582704&langPref=en-CA&Referrer=direct%2Fnone#&panel1-3 
 

Warmth and Blessings,

Trinity’s Year of Lear

                                    2015, Trinity’s “Year of Lear”!

 Trinity United Church will be hosting multiple performances of William Shakespeare’s celebrated “King Lear” in April, featuring renowned Canadian actors David Fox and Hume Baugh. In doing so, Shakespeare’s timeless work will be made accessible, and Trinity opens its doors in deepened service and hospitality to our community:

  • Our children’s drama program adapts Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream”!
  • A night of Shakespearean music and love sonnets on February 14th!
  • Workshops for drama students, and high school matinees at Trinity!
  • Trinity’s sanctuary and worship will be enriched with Shakespearean surprises!

 

The “No Fear King Lear”  Lecture Series!

 

Don’t let King Lear scare you! Over four nights, let us open up the world of Shakespeare for you. Lively, animated discussions that take Shakespeare off his pedestal and back down on the rehearsal floor where he belongs. Led by Director Rod Carley, who received a 2009 TVO “Big Ideas” award for making Shakespeare accessible for today’s audiences. Join us at 7pm on January 14th, February 11th, March 4th, and March 25th – via the side (McIntyre) door. $15 per evening, get your tickets today!

 

Between April 16th and 26th of 2015, Trinity hosts 3 High School Matinees, 2 Public Sunday Matinees, and 7 evening performances of “King Lear.” Running a top-quality production of Shakespeare is a challenge that Trinity is embracing! You could donate some time, some money, or some energy to helping “King Lear” happen!

 

For more information or to sponsor the show with a “Patronage Package,” please speak to a member of the “Trinity Arts” committee (Nancy or Brad Stenning, Darlene Laferriere, Rod Carley, Michelina Beam, Lisa Blais, or Rev. Ted). With your help, we’ll live up to our Trinity Arts mandate: “To use the many blessings of the Trinity Church family to enrich life and faith through the arts.”                                                           

Weekly Report

Hello and Happy New Year Trinity Friends!
After a brief break over the Christmas season, we are back into full swing here at Trinity.  There are a number of events coming up that you will want to mark into your calendars.  A few of them are highlighted below.  You will also find a winter activities newsletter that was distributed over Christmas (in case you missed it). It also highlights some of the upcoming activities.  Trinity winter report 2015
 
As always, information is available by telephone, email or our website and facebook pages. 
 
Join us for worship this Sunday at 10:30 am as we celebrate the baptism of Jesus.  A reminder that next Sunday, January 18th is Communion.  As always, Communion will happen early in the service while the Sunday School is present.
 
The “No Fear King Lear” Lecture Series!
Don’t let King Lear scare you! Over four nights, let us open up the world of Shakespeare for you. Lively, animated discussions that take Shakespeare off his pedestal and back down on the rehearsal floor where he belongs. Led by Director Rod Carley, who received a 2009 TVO “Big Ideas” award for making Shakespeare accessible for today’s audiences. Join us at 7pm on January 14th, February 11th, March 4th, and March 25th – via the side (McIntyre) door. $15 per evening, get your tickets today!
* Lecture One:  The first folio of Shakespeare – unlocking the mysteries of the bard’s original manuscripts. An exciting, hands on discussion that is filled with new discoveries and a whole new way to understand Shakespeare. Accessible and entertaining. The bard made easy. Wednesday January 14th, 7 pm
 

TRINITY’S SNOWSHOE SUNDAY– Canadian Ecology Centre in Samuel de Champlain Park, January 18th 1:30 – 4:30pm. $12 per person, loan of snowshoes included. All ages and skill levels are welcome. A place to warm-up and take a break is available on site. Sign-up in the Sunday School room by Wednesday January 14th.  Call the church for more information!

 
Soup Tasting Evening – Friday January 23rd. 5:00 – 6:30 pm
Tickets are available from the office or from Doris-Rae Brownlee after church this Sunday.  $10 per person, $5 for children 6 – 12 (under 6 is free), $25 per family. Soup Tasting is a wonderful opportunity to sample several delicious soups made by Trinity’s finest chefs.  The meal includes salad, bread, etc.  If you have a soup you would like to contribute there will be a sign-up sheet in the Sunday School room.
 
Blessings and warmth!