Trinity this week – Lent 5 – March 17, 2024

Hello Trinity Friends!

This Sunday is the Fifth Sunday in Lent, and happens to also be St. Patrick’s Day. Throughout this service, you will hear some Irish melodies and hymns.  This Sunday’s blues performers are Samantha Depatie and Ariel Hyatt, who regularly provide musical accompaniment to Trinity’s “Longest Night” service. 

When you arrive on Sunday, be sure to pick up an order form for an Easter Lily.  Lilies can be purchased in honour of someone, or memory of a loved one. Those names will be listed in the Easter bulletin. Lilies will be placed in the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday and can be picked up after the service.  The deadline to order lilies is next Sunday, March 24th. 

If you haven’t already picked up your Lenten Offering envelope, those can be picked up from your ushers as well.  This year our Lenten Offering will go to support Trinity’s Food Shelf programs. We are grateful for your continued support of these programs.  

Special Lenten/Easter Services

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Trinity this week – Fourth Sunday in Lent – March 10, 2024

Hello Trinity Friends,

This Sunday is the fourth Sunday in Lent.  Our Lenten Blues musicians this week are Jodi St Pierre and Paolo Dottori with Pat O’Kane performing “Have You Ever Seen the Rain.”  In Sunday School the children will begin a series on Prayer. 

A reminder that this Saturday night, Daylight Saving Time begins, therefore you should set your clocks ahead an hour before you go to bed on Saturday night or you’ll be late for church!

Spring Newsletter

The deadline for submissions for our Spring Newsletter is March 17th

Trinity Library

Be sure to check out Trinity’s library to see the Easter books available to borrow.  There are a number of great children’s books with activities! 

Lent/Easter Services

  • Sunday March 17, 10:30 am:  Fifth Sunday in Lent
  • Sunday March 24, 10:30 am:  Palm/Passion Sunday
  • Thursday March 28, 6 pm:  Maundy Thursday Potluck at St. Andrew’s United Church gymnasium.  Table communion worship will follow the meal. Please bring your own plate, cutlery, and a potluck dish to share.
  • Sunday March 31st, 7:30 am:  Easter Sunrise Service outside. We will be joined by friends from St. Andrew’s United Church. After a brief service of singing and contemplation, coffee and hot-cross buns will be served in the Fellowship Hall, courtesy of the Trinity AOTS!  
  • Sunday March 31, 10:30 am:  Easter Sunday Musical Service with Communion

Upcoming Events

Mustard Seed Information Session – Sunday March 24th from 12:30 – 1:00 pm followed by a Drama Workshop and Auditions from 1 – 3 pm.
Rehearsals will start in April. All young people 5 years old and up are invited. Friends are welcome to come out too. There will be parts for everyone!

Maundy Thursday Youth Prayer Vigil – Thursday March 28th 7 pm to Friday March 29th 8 am. For youth in Grade 7 and up. Throughout the night we will be holding prayer sessions and reflections, participating in prayer stations, having a late night agape feast, and more. Please RSVP to Lisa at blais.trinity@gmail.com

Save the Date! Trinity’s Vacation Bible Camp week is August 12th – 16th.  Registration packages and information will be available by Easter weekend!

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Trinity this week – 3rd Sunday in Lent – Annual Congregational Meeting

Hello Trinity Friends,

This Sunday is the 3rd Sunday in Lent.  We continue our journey through Blues Lent with a special musical offering from Marcel MacDonald, accompanied by Peggy Millar. Following the service, we will launch right into our Annual Congregational Meeting.  All people are encouraged to remain in the sanctuary for this meeting.  Children will be supervised while the meeting takes place.  Annual Reports were emailed last week and are available on our website.  Paper copies will be available at the meeting – no need to print your own!

For those who wish to join our Annual Congregational Meeting but are unable to attend in person, there will be a zoom link available.  John Roberts and I have been working on ensuring that those at home participants are able to participate.  If you’d like to join us for the meeting via zoom, please let me know so I can send you the coordinates and instructions.  

Our Lift is still out of order.  We do not have a timeline for when it will be repaired as we are waiting on an engineering report.  We apologize for this inconvenience.  We hope you will join us on YouTube or Cogeco’s YourTV. 

There are a couple of important announcements and a few upcoming events listed below.  Please keep reading!

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Second Sunday in Lent – Scouting Sunday – February 25, 2024

Hello Trinity Friends,

Our Blues Lenten service continues this Sunday February 25th.  Rev. Ted writes: “The Catholic theologian Kathleen O’Connor insists that the “Expression of pain is essential to prayer.” At Trinity during the season of Lent, we make an effort to acknowledge the presence of pain and despair in our lives. Hiding or avoiding those emotions can simply give them more power over our lives. Hence, “The Lenten Blues”– because remarkably the Blues often enable us to both name and to transcend our suffering!”  This week’s Blues Musicians are the Night Ryders (featuring Trinity member Matt Whitehead on drums).

On this Second Sunday in Lent, we also celebrate Scouting Sunday.  We are joined by members of the Scouting community.  Trinity is pleased to sponsor local Scouting groups by providing space for them to meet each week!

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Trinity this week – First Sunday in Lent – February 18, 2024

Happy Friday Trinity Friends,

Trinity families are busily getting ready for their annual retreat weekend. While they are worshipping and sharing Communion at Spirit Point, the Trinity congregation will be worshipping and sharing Communion as well.  On this first Sunday in Lent, Rev. Kathy will lead our worship and preside over Communion. Our Blues Lent kicks off with David McCallum sharing a beloved Canadian classic!  In Sunday School children will be continuing their rotation on Love through a craft project.

Just a reminder to all that our Lift has been shut down for some upgrades until further notice. We deeply regret the inconvenience this may cause to anyone with mobility issues. We hope you can join us for worship via YouTube. As soon as repairs have been completed we will let you know! https://www.youtube.com/c/TrinityNorthBay

This week’s Friday email will be jam packed with announcements – please take some time to read through it so you don’t miss anything!

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