Hello Trinity Friends,
Please join us for worship this Sunday at 10:30 am. A reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend. Be sure to set your clock back an hour before going to bed on Saturday! In Sunday School the children will be starting a Sunday School lesson on peace. After worship, we hope you will come back for a special JOY Band concert: Musical Memories of the War Years. A sing-along will start at 1:40 and the concert will begin at 2. Click here for more information. JOY Band Concert
At a special lunch on October 22nd, we celebrated the community and outreach of our Trinity Church family, and members received their Stewardship Package. We were encouraged to consider our intentions around giving and volunteering with a special “Response Card.” Some members have already mailed their Response Cards in to the church office. We’re welcoming folks to bring their response card to church THIS Sunday November 5th when we will collect and bless our generous intentions for 2024!
There are a number of important announcements below. Please keep reading!
AOTS Gift Card orders are due this Sunday. Please get them to Rob Brownlee after church. AOTS Gift cards make great gifts and are super useful when purchasing groceries, gas, home and garden supplies and so much more. If you don’t already order them please consider it! This AOTS ongoing fundraiser helps support Youth programs and other church outreach programs.
The UCW Tea and Bazaar takes place next Saturday November 11th from 1 – 3 pm. Please note that the entrance will be through the Ferguson street entrance. Tea, coffee, fancy sandwiches and special treats will be served in the tea room $8 per person. A craft table and bake table will be set up as well. Click here for more information UCW Tea
Sign up sheets for those willing to make sandwiches or squares/cookies is in the Fellowship Hall.
The 4 Trinity Team is looking for bakers to bake for the annual Cookie Walk which will be held on Saturday November 25th, 9:30 to 11:30 Bakers are needed. Please sign up in the Fellowship Hall if you are willing! More information can be found here Cookie Walk
We Wish You a Messy Christmas! Messy Church – Coming this December
Trinity is hosting a very special session of Messy Church on Friday December 1st from 4:30 – 7:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall at Trinity United Church. We’ll explore and reflect on the messiness of the first Christmas through games, crafts and story – AND enjoy a meal together. This is a free family event. To RSVP or for more information please contact Lisa at blais.trinity@gmail.com
“Christmas, A Humbug?!” A reading of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” An enchanting evening presentation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”—including a reading of Dickens’ own text shared by gifted local thespians, interspersed with heartfelt music performed by the Near North Voices choir (nearnorthvoices.com) under the direction of Dr. Adam Adler.! Friday December the 8th, 7 pm. (come for the 6:30 carol sing) $20. Available at the Trinity Office, or at the Door. Proceeds to “The Gathering Place” (North Bay’s soup kitchen). Christmas, a Humbug?
Trinity’s Food Bank is in need of winter clothing. All sizes/genders. Please bring in clean, gently used clothing – socks, gloves, boots and coats are appreciated and very much needed. A basket to collect donations of food or clothing can be found in the narthex. Or you can drop it off in the Food Shelf area anytime. Thank-you!
Humanitarian Crisis in the Middle EastMission and Service partners are currently responding to those who are impacted by the conflict in West Bank and East Jerusalem. Partners are prepared to expand their activity into Gaza when a humanitarian corridor is opened, allowing for safe access to provide relief. Currently, there is an urgent need for food, as well as non-food items such as medicines, psychosocial support, and shelter. We are working with Mission and Service partners ACT Alliance and Department of Service to Palestinian Refugees (DSPR).
The Canadian government is matching donations for up to a maximum of $10 million made to members of the Humanitarian Coalition. Your gifts made to this appeal between October 7th and November 12, 2023 can be doubled.
Take Action
Pray for peace with justice for the people of Palestine and Israel. As people of faith, we bring the grief, compassion and concerns of a hurting world to God. Additional prayers can be found here and at Canadian Council of Churches(opens in a new tab).
Donate
Online via our secure donation page.
Send a cheque or money order to:
The United Church of Canada
Philanthropy Unit – Emergency Response
3250 Bloor Street West, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4Please be sure to note “Emergency Response—Middle East” on the face of your cheque.