Happy Friday Trinity Friends,

We hope you will join us for summertime worship this Sunday at 10:30 am.  Throughout the month of July, we are joined by friends from St. Andrews United Church.  We also welcome friends and family from our wider community who are visiting as well. 

We offer our heartfelt condolences to the Brownlee Smith family – Diane, Adam and Henry – on the death of Adam’s Dad, Mark on June 22nd.  

Sympathies are also extended to Merdith Buckley and family on the death of Meredith’s step son Mark Caldwell on June 29th. 

There are quite a few important announcements to share – please read on!

There are a few more spaces left in our Vacation Bible Camp (about 5) – if you know of a child who would like to attend this fun and exciting week, please be in touch by Monday, when registration closes!  Email blais.trinity@gmail.com to secure a spot  Donations of food, money or time are most welcome – there are more than 60 campers and helpers to feed and outfit with supplies!

Parking Tickets last week

Some of you may have received parking tickets last week for a location we’ve always been allowed to park in previously.  Those tickets will be waived – but you must bring them in.  You can give them to Dave McKenney and he will take care of them.  Please note that we are NOT allowed to park there anymore.  

On May 4th, Trinity’s shared “Hive Mind” showed up and showed off!  The Trinity Faith Forward 2030 team is so grateful for your generosity of time and the willingness to engage in these courageous engaging conversations about Trinity’s future!  We are happy to provide highlights of these conversations in the form of a brochure which will be distributed on Sunday.  If you are unable to attend in person, don’t worry!  It will also be sent in electronic format on Monday via email.  If you would like more details, please reach out to the Trinity office, Amanda Silk or Glenn Brophey.

TRINITY SUMMER CLOSURE: Trinity church building and offices will be closed July 28th until September 2nd. Trinity phone messages will be checked periodically. If you require emergency pastoral care, please contact the office at
St. Andrew’s United Church, at 705-472-7680.

The Monday Food Shelf is closed on July 21st but is open on July 28th!

YOU’RE INVITED to a “Drop-in” 100th  Birthday Celebration for Jean Henderson. Jean is a beloved longtime member of Trinity. Celebrations are at Casselholme, on the 3rd floor, from 2-4pm, this afternoon, Sunday July 13th. 

12TH ANNUAL DAVID ROBINSON UNITED CHURCH GOLF TOURNAMENT: Please think about supporting Youth Activities in our United Church group by joining with friends to play 9 holes of golf or join us for supper. The event is scheduled for Thursday August 28 with a shotgun start. Arrive at 1:15 as golf starts at 2 pm. The cost is $105 for golf, cart and dinner while dinner alone is $50 and golf is $55. Registration must be done by August 20 to confirm numbers.  For more information, contact the church office to register.

Our  5th Sunday combined worship is being held at Carmichael United Church on August 31st @ 10:30am. Please bring your own water bottle, sunhat and folding chair.

Hello Trinity Friends,

This Sunday we are joined by Rev. Lillian Roberts, while Rev. Ted and other Trinity members are on the Men’s Canoe Trip!  Let’s hope for good weather, few bugs and a meaningful time together!

Last week at the Festival of Faith in Sudbury, there were 4 people Ordained to Ministry in the United Church of Canada.  St. Andrew’s Minister, Rev. Caitlin Smithers was one of them!  Be sure to congratulate her if you see her!  

Below you will see a few announcements – as we head into the quieter summer days, there will be few announcements to share.  I will be away until July 7th, so this will be the only Friday newsletter you receive for a couple of weeks!  

Tomorrow is Indigenous Peoples Day.  It is a day to celebrate Indigenous art, culture, history, and more!  There are a number of pow wows taking place throughout the summer – all people are welcome!  To learn more about what to expect and to find a local powwow check out this guide: https://www.anishinabek.ca/Flipbooks/2025PowWowGuide.html

Before you attend a pow wow, you could read the Minute for Right Relations article to learn about pow wow etiquette. You will find this resource and more on the Canadian Shield Regional Council’s website! https://canadianshieldrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/M4RR-May-2025-Pow-Wow-Etiquette.pdf

St. Andrew’s United Church Strawberry Social – Saturday June 29th from 11:30 – 1:30 Tickets are $8 per person. Please enter through the McIntyre street entrance. 

Vacation Bible Camp Baker/Kitchen Helper
From July 21 to 25th, our church will be filled with over 50 hungry children and youth for our Vacation Bible Camp program!  We are looking for people to back mini muffins and cookies and also plain, unfrosted full sized cupcakes.  Kitchen helpers are also needed to prep and serve food.  Donations of money (to purchase food), Fruit and Vegetables (melons, grapes, carrots, etc.) are also welcome!  Please speak with Janice Brownlee or Marion Colquhoun if you are able to help!

Good news!  Sue Laberge has offered to be our new Newsletter and Annual Report editor.  We offer our gratitude to Ross Brewer who has done this task for many many years.  Newsletter submissions for the Fall newsletter will be due on Sunday July 27th.  Information on where to send them will be posted in a few weeks!

Trinity Summer Hours
Beginning on Sunday June 29th, we will welcome our friends from St. Andrew’s United Church, who will join us while their church is closed for holidays!  

Trinity will be closed in August this year.  We are invited to join St. Andrew’s for worship beginning August 3rd and throughout August.  

We are still glowing from the amazing Centennia Worship weekend – if you didn’t get a chance to attend but would like to see the worship service, you can find it on our YouTube channel.  https://www.youtube.com/@TrinityNorthBay

Blessings to you all – see you in July!

Hello Trinity Friends,

Please join us for worship at 10:30 am this Sunday.  Darlene Laferriere, Marcel MacDonald & Jodi St Pierre will share a special piece of music and John Sheridan will lead worship.  In Sunday School the children will continue along the Pentecost theme with a fun craft led by Diane Cook!

The UCW Strawberry Social takes place tomorrow (Saturday June 14) from 1 -3 pm. A bake sale will also take place.  Tickets are $8 per person.  Please enter through the Ferguson street entrance.

This Sunday, Caitlin Smithers, Minister at St. Andrew’s United Church, will be Ordained in Sudbury at a special Outdoor worship at Bell Park.  We would like to congratulate Caitlin on this wonderful accomplishment!

NEED CONDIMENTS FOR YOUR NEXT BBQ?  We have you covered!  There is a variety of left over (unopened) mustard, ketchup and relish.  If you would like some, a donation of $2 each would be appreciated! See Dave McKenney after church this Sunday!

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP OUT YOUR CHURCH?  We have you covered!  We are looking for a variety of volunteers for a number of our ministries.  Look below and reach out to your Board Chairperson, Amanda Silk or Lisa Blais to be connected to the correct person!
WAYSIDE PULPIT
Ross Brewer has been changing our sign (at the corner of our building on Ferguson street) for many years now.  It is time to pass that task on to someone else.  It would involve coming in from time to time to change the sign.  If this is something you’d be interested in helping out with (or perhaps tag teaming with someone else) please be in touch!

NEWSLETTER PUBLISHING
Ross Brewer has also been publishing our newsletters for many, many years!  We are now looking for someone to assemble our newsletters (Fall, Advent and Spring) and our Annual Report.  You don’t have to write the reports, just assemble all the submissions into a readable format and insert some photos!  If this is something you would be willing to be involved in, we’d love to hear from you!  The fall newsletter will be published at the end of August.  

VACATION BIBLE CAMP BAKER/KITCHEN HELPER
From July 21 to 25th, our church will be filled with over 50 hungry children and youth for our Vacation Bible Camp program!  We are looking for people to back mini muffins and cookies and also plain, unfrosted full sized cupcakes.  Kitchen helpers are also needed to prep and serve food.  Donations of money (to purchase food), Fruit and Vegetables (melons, grapes, carrots, etc.) are also welcome!  Please speak with Janice Brownlee or Marion Colquhoun if you are able to help!

Hello Trinity Friends,

This Sunday, we celebrate our Children’s ministries and offer gratitude to those who have supported this vibrant ministry.  Mustard Seed will perform a song from their upcoming show and there will be another special surprise!

In the afternoon, the JOY Band will present their spring concert: “Swing into Spring”. Directed by our Minister of Music, Betty Farris, the JOY Band will fill the sanctuary with some lively music!  Sunday June 1st at 1:30 – Free will offering (donations to the Salvation Army).  Refreshments will follow.

On behalf of Trinity Arts, we would like to thank the cast and crew from the Holy Grail troupe last weekend!  The show was a wild success!  There were many people who worked hard to bring this to life, but no-one worked harder than our Director, Chris Mogan. Thank you Chris!! Our numbers will be finalized in the next week or so, but we can share that approximately 600 people bought tickets to the show which raised around $10,000 in support of Trinity Outreach spaces! Bravo!  

This is the last weekend for the TP North Bay campaign.  We will be counting our rolls to contribute to the count on Sunday afternoon.  Please bring in your packages of toilet paper this Sunday! This program ensures that all the food bank programs have toilet paper to give out for the entire year.  We are grateful for that support!

A reminder to all that the following weekend is our Centennial Celebration weekend.  On Sunday June 8th, we will be worshipping at the Callander Community Centre at 11 am.  This very special service will include a large choir consisting of members from several area United Churches, along with instrumentalists (including the Joyful Bells), a youth choir, worship leadership from across our region, a bbq lunch (provided by the AOTS) with dessert (provided by the UCW0, followed by old fashioned church picnic style games.  This is a celebration you do not want to miss!

But before the Centennial worship service, there are other ways to celebrate!  

The Mustard Seed Players will perform “Happily Forever After” on Friday June 6th at 7 pm and Saturday June 7th at 2 pm at Trinity.  The children have been working very hard on this – please come out and show your support!

The Stained Glass Window Tour still has tickets available. You can get on the bus at Emmanuel United Church or you can drive yourself to the different locations.  A schedule will be sent out next week with timings.  This is a fantastic way to learn more about the beautiful stained glass windows at our United Churches right from the artist himself!  It begins at Emmanuel United Church with a continental breakfast at 8 am and then the tour begins at 8:30 am. Don’t miss out!  

The Saturday night Hops and Hymns with the Hosts event is almost sold out.  There may be a couple of tickets left once we receive the tickets from other churches.  If you plan to come but do not yet have a ticket, please contact the church office to be put on a wait list.  

The Centennial Celebrations will continue throughout the year – you are encouraged to follow us on facebook so you don’t miss out!  https://www.facebook.com/UnitedChurchesNorthBay

See you at Trinity!

Hello Trinity Friends,

The church has been a flurry of activity getting ready for the Holy Grail play this weekend.  There are tickets available  but we anticipate a full house- if you plan to come and don’t have your tickets purchased, be sure to get here early (Box office opens at 6:30, doors at 7 on Friday and Saturday and 12:30 box office, 1 pm doors on Sunday). Thanks to Chris Mogan and company on this amazing fundraiser for our Church Outreach spaces!

Worship on Sunday begins at 10:30 am.  You will see evidence of the show still in place.  In Children’s time, Rev. Ted will meet with some of the cast to chat about what it takes to put on a show!  In Sunday School, the children will begin work on Sunday School volunteer appreciation.

Next Sunday the JOY Band will present their Spring Concert: Swing into Spring!  As someone who has had the opportunity to hear the practices, you will not want to miss it! Sunday June 1st at 1:30 (refreshments to follow).  Free will offering with donations to support the Salvation Army outreach activities!

The TP North Bay Campaign is in full swing!  Did you know that all the toilet paper that we give out at the food shelf for the entire year comes from this campaign? We need your help!  Please consider picking up a package or two of toilet paper and leaving it near the basket in the narthex to help us reach our goal of having enough toilet paper to give out for the year!
Thank you for your support!

There are a number of other announcements in your bulletin – such as information about the upcoming UCW Strawberry Social, the United Church Centennial events (still a few tickets left for the Stained Glass tour and only a couple hops and hymns tickets) and the Mustard Seed production of “Happily Forever After”

We will see you at Trinity!