TRINITY & PROVIDENCE UNITED CHURCH WELCOMES YOU
“…Growing, Caring, Sharing”
The Life and Work of the Church
Sunday, April 4, 2021
Easter Sunday
Ministry Focus Areas for Trinity:
Nurturing the Spirit, the Caring Journey, partnering for the Community, Funding for Ministry, Sharing Hope Locally and Globally.
We acknowledge that we live on the traditional territory of the Mississauga People of the Anishinaabe Nation. We acknowledge their stewardship of the land throughout the ages.
We extend a warm, friendly welcome to all on this
Special Easter Week-end!
Please note:
Please call the Church Office at (705)738-5135 if you need to pick-up something up in the church, to arrange an appropriate time.
All functions such as Committee and Council Meetings may be done by Zoom, as the church is closed due to the recent lockdown.
Please Remember in your Prayers Those at home, in nursing homes and in hospital who are facing illness, bereavement and other life challenges. If you need prayer or would like to be part of a prayer group, please contact the Prayer Circle in confidence at (705)738-5135 (church office). This week please pray for Centennial Albert: Oshawa, East Central Ontario Region (ECO).
Birthdays for April!
In March the following people are celebrating in April are the following people celebrating: Jim Young (4th), Eveleigh Reid (5th), Sandra Schell (8th), Lochlan Reid (8th), Jean Robertson will be 100 on (9th)! Brad Reid (12th), Vivian Wilson (12th), Mary Fedy (19th), Mary Justice (29th) and Juanita Murray (29th). God bless you this coming year! We don’t seem to have any Anniversaries recorded in April. If you have an Anniversary, please let us know so we can join you in your celebration!
We would be pleased if you would…
provide us with your birthday and/or Wedding Anniversary date, so that we can acknowledge and celebrate with you your momentous day!
Maundy Thursday Live Streaming Service at Trinity!
On Thursday, April 1st we Live Streamed a ½ hour service at 7:00 p.m. on the following YouTube channel:
or you may go to our website: trinityprovidence.org and look under the heading of “Message” to see the service.
Welcome to Trinity Providence’s Bible Study –
“Feasting on the Word.”
The readings will follow the lectionary and the worship service recorded on Thursday. Due to covid restrictions we will use Zoom until the restrictions are lifted. TrinityProvidence United Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. TrinityProvidence United Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Time: This is a recurring meeting every two weeks at 1:00 p.m. Meeting ID: 825 1539 0288 Passcode: Word One tap mobile. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82515390288?pwd=SkY5WDJ6S1BFdCtwU1Zpam9kbGlYdz09 . The next study will be Friday, April 16th at 1:00 p.m.
Book Club – “The Jesus Sutras”
Friday, April 9th we will be the next day for our Lenten Study, book entitled “The Jesus Sutras” written by Martin Palmer. This will take place on “Zoom” every other Friday and we will send out the pages ahead of time for you to read. If you are interested in participating, please let Sue in the office know @ trinityprovidence@gmail.com.
TrinityProvidence United Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: TrinityProvidence UC Book Club
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84093123868?pwd=OHZJcnI2cHFSd1B2aFlQMXpHYTRFZz09 Meeting ID: 840 9312 3868 Passcode: bc
If you have difficulty getting on to “Zoom” meetings, you may setup a pastoral visit with Rev. Mac for help getting onto “Zoom”.
Jean Robertson will be 100 years young!
We found out from Cathy (Jean’s daughter), that Jean will be turning 100 years young on Friday, April 9th! The family is planning a “Birthday Drive By” on Saturday, April 10th at 2:00 p.m. at Case Manor Specialty Care located at 28 Boyd St., Bobcaygeon. You have been invited to join this special event. If you wish to send her a special Birthday greeting, Jean’s address is: Case Manor Specialty Care, 28 Boyd Street, Room #211 on second floor, Bobcaygeon, ON, K0M-1A0.
A BIG THANK YOU TO…
Anna and Sophia Telford Lopez for creating the Easter poster hanging outside of Trinity Hall and at the front of this “Announcement” bulletin. Another job well done!
Sunday’s Virtual Coffee Time
will be taking place on Sunday’s at 11:00 a.m. Join “Zoom” every Sunday with the “Zoom” link below: Meeting ID: 857 9001 6906; https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85790016906?pwd=RytXRTVJaElwZk9zMWFZRTFucWtsZz09 Password: coffee. Come and join us for a casual time of conversation and fun on Sunday’s at 11:00 a.m.!
You Tube services and music at Trinity & Providence
Please see the You Tube channel for all services and special music. The below will always be the Sunday service link as well as what is sent out every week on our “Friday’s File”.
This link is: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCceVbNDq7eytAaPZ9IMmaFw
Also, please note that Meg will be adding new music videos every week. When you click on this link, click on the "video" tab at the top of the page and all of the Trinity YouTube music & services will pop up and then click on the one you wish to watch.
ENVELOPE STEWARD
Perhaps now is the time to think about joining the United Church of Canada’s PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance) monthly program to ensure your contribution to the churches ongoing expenses are met. With the continuance of COVID-19 protocols, eagerly awaiting vaccine shots and the reopening of Bobcaygeon’s Trinity/Providence United Church, the church’s expenses go on. If PAR is something you’d like to join, please contact Kim Draper at - kim.draper.tuc@gmail.com or call her at 416-346-6902. The church accepts cash or cheques payable to ‘Trinity United Church’ and e-transfers as follows:
Procedure For E-Transfer
1. Senders must sign-in to their bank account.
2. Click on the e-transfer icon.
3. The recipient is Trinity United Church.
4. The email address is
5. Enter the total amount of the donation.
6. In the memo field, enter the specific designations of the
donation. E.g., For a $100 donation, general $70, M&S
$10, property $10, world development $5.
7. For the security question, use “church name”.
(do not enter quotation marks)
8. Answer “Trinity”. (do not enter quotation marks but use
capital T)
9. Send.
Another way is by PAR, which stands for Pre-authorized Remittance. It is a monthly donation program. You may contact Kim Draper @ kim.draper.tuc@gmail.com or call her at 416-346-6902.
New Stewardship Program:
Called to Be the Church: The Journey
There is a new stewardship program is we need people for, please read the following attachment. There is no cost to you or the church to enroll. Following is the information:
To support the mission of your community of faith, as you dive into the vital work of stewardship, we are excited to announce the newest, most comprehensive approach to stewardship training: Called to Be the Church: The Journey; a series of tailored and topical modules with coaching and ongoing support to meet your stewardship needs. Called to Be the Church: The Journey module 1 is set to launch in your region in Early May! Module 1: Stewardship Best Practices consists of four 2-hour online sessions to dive into these vital best practices:
Claim Your Mission – it is really why people give to you
Cultivate Generosity – practical ways to increase giving
Create A Culture of Gratitude – saying thank-you is critical
Stewardship Is Discipleship – integrating stewardship in your spiritual growth programming
Module 1 also includes a Stewardship Analysis report, customized with your community of faith’s giving and stewardship data. Along with ongoing coaching and support after the four classes, the recommendations in the report will help you set solid, achievable, stewardship next steps. Sound interesting?? Wondering what to do next?
1. Start gathering your team of three participants (plus the minister!)
2. Subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter “God’s Mission-Our Gifts”
3. contact Roger Janes (rjanes@united-church.ca) to sign up, and to seek more information.
ECOR (East Central Ontario Regional Council) News
If you are interested in finding our what is going on in our ECOR and receive weekly news, you may email: eastcentralontario@united-church.ca to be put on their News list or go their website at: https://ecorcuccan.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=16938b3e0bff64190d68a095e&id=63953928d6&e=b65f124d8c
Please note that the church office will be closed from Good Friday, April 2nd to Monday, April 5th. We will be in the office again on Tuesday, April 6th!
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