Announcements for the week of June 9, 2025

 TRINITY & PROVIDENCE UNITED CHURCHES WELCOMES YOU

“…Growing, Caring, Sharing”

The Life and Work of the Church

June 8, 2025

Announcements

Picture taken on June 4, 2025

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 Anishnaabe Nation.  We acknowledge their stewardship of the land throughout the ages.

 (This is a scent sensitive environment)

We extend a warm, friendly welcome to all!

Please Remember in your Prayers

Those at home, in nursing homes and in hospital who are facing illness, bereavement and other life challenges. This week please pray for Sebright United Church, East Central Ontario Region (ECOR).

Special Activities this Week at Trinity

Mon.    09      Respite Care, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Hall

Mon.    09      Hand Drumming, 2:00 p.m., Sanctuary

Mon.    09      Uke Troupe, 6:30 p.m., Sanctuary

Mon.    09      Baden Powell Scouts, 6:00 p.m., Trinity Hall

Tues.    10       Chat Group, 10:00 a.m., Fellowship Room

Tues.    10       Settler quilters Potluck, 11:00 a.m., Trinity Hall

Wed.    11        Respite Care, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Hall

Wed.    11        Prayer Circle, 9:30 a.m., Sanctuary

Wed.    11        Bobcaygeon Girl Guides, 6:00 p.m., Trinity Hall

Thurs.  12       Bobcaygeon Dinning Club, 12:00 noon, Trinity Hall

Thurs.  12       Choir Practice, 1:00 p.m., Sanctuary

Thurs.  12       Dance Class, 7:00 p.m., Trinity Hall

Fri.       13       Respite Care, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Hall

Sat.       14      TRC Book meeting, 1:00 p.m., Fellowship Room

Sun.      15      Church Service, 10:30 a.m., Sanctuary with Live                                    Streaming

Best wishes to all those who have Birthdays and Anniversaries June!

The Lectionary Readings for next week are:

Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31, Psalm 8(VU pg. #730-732) Romans 5:1-5 and John 16:12-15.

UKE! UKE! UKE! THANK-YOU!

 Thank you to everyone who participated and helped with our Uke concert which took place this past Sunday, June 1st! Your help and participation were greatly appreciated. $1,147.60 was raised for the Bobcaygeon Foodbank!

Spring Yard Clean Up and BBQ Thank-you!

The Property Brothers would like to thank all who participated in cleaning up around Trintiy’s property and helped out with the BBQ. Also, a big THANK-YOU to Ted Sturman for letting us dump all the sand on your property. Everyone’s help was greatly appreciated!

A HUGE THANK-YOU…

to Al Picken, Armand Hachey and Jim Telford for painting, putting new flooring down and installing the new tub and taps in the Custodian room! It looks brand new, clean and organized once again.

A BIG THANK-YOU goes out to …

Susan and Armand Hachey, Jim Telford, Pat Ferris and Sylvia Amar-Brumwell for putting on the Appreciation Luncheon for our Meat Pie Volunteers. You are greatly appreciated! See upcoming chili sauce dates: Aug. 26th & 27th and Sept. 2nd.  @ 8:30 a.m.

Prayer Request and Pastoral Care

If you have a prayer request, please call the church office at (705)738-5135 and we will pass your request through to our active Prayer Circle which meet every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary for prayer and our Pastoral Care Team.

 Uke Troupe – Ukulele Practise

The next practice we will be having at Trinity will be on Monday, June 9, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.  Happy practicing until then!

Hand Drumming…

all you need is a heartbeat to join. On Monday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The next drumming session will be Monday, June 9, 2025. Drums and Friendship provided. Thank-you, Debbie

Sunday, June 8 is the Feast of Pentecost.

Please wear "fire" colours to worship that this Sunday.  We will also be celebrating the 100th anniversary of The United Church of Canada.

Sunday School:

Our plans have come together and our Sunday School program is going. We are thankful for everyone who has volunteered to lead this program. We would like to secure one or two more volunteers to support our team.   If you could offer to help one Sunday a month please contact Barbara Carnegie, 705-738-0116. Watch for further announcements.

ATTENTION CHAT GROUP!

Our "CHAT" group is now meeting the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be on September 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Room.   Come and join the conversation. No meetings will be held in July and August. 

The Traveling Indigenous Library …

Please return all the books you have borrowed from the “Traveling Indigenous Library, as the library is moving on to another location. Thank-you for your interest.

Finding at Home at Trinity Church?

We would be happy to welcome you into membership in our congregation.  If you are interested, please speak to Rev. Dr. Bob Root.

Our Accessible Washroom Can Now Be Used!

Good News!  The City of Kawartha Lakes have completed the final inspection and approved the long-awaited opening of our Accessible Washroom.  Thank You to the Team Members who have worked very hard and dedicated many hours to make Trinity Accessible to the many people of our community who use our facilities.

Needed – 500 ml Mason Jars

The ladies will be making chili sauce again on August 26th, August 28th & September 2nd and I am looking for donations of 500 ml Mason Jars.  When you are spring cleaning and come across any, please save them and put them on the kitchen counter in the Church kitchen.  I will periodically pick them up. Thanks very much, Olive Macoomb

Join in the Fun

Creating A Trinity and Providence Cookbook Project

A committee has been formed to create a Trinity and Providence Cookbook featuring treasured recipes from people in our church family.  We welcome recipes from everyone – women, men, teens and children!  Submit as many personal, favourite recipes as you wish and, if possible, include special anecdotes and notes.  A recipe collection box is available in the church office during the week and in the Narthex on Sunday mornings.  If you wish, recipes can be emailed to Sue in the church office.  Please submit your recipes as soon as possible as the committee members are ready to begin working!  We also welcome suggestions for the Title of our Cookbook.  If you have any questions, please speak to any of our committee members - Jayne Martin, Kim Draper, Jan Carson, Dee Savournin, Olive Macoomb, Karen Foote, Susan Hachey, Sylvia Amar-Brumwell and Connie Picken.  The Cookbook will be on sale in the fall.  Thank you for contributing to this fantastic project!

National Centennial Worship Service

On Sunday, June 8, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. NT, a special National Centennial worship service will be held at Gower Street United Church, St. John's, NL. The service will be livestreamed on our YouTube Channel.  Why not plan a "Watch Party" with friends!

https://www.youtube.com/live/bh4sW1kdpWo.   

SOLES 4 SOULS FOOTWEAR COLLECTION

Here is a chance to part with your 'gently used' footwear. A Soles 4 Souls collection box is in the narthex and if you have any gently used footwear items you would like to see go to an appreciative recipient(s) somewhere else in the world, please drop them off. If you have lots and would like them picked up instead, just call David Savournin at 705-738-1892 to make arrangements. (FYI…David and his group collected over 300 pairs of footwear in 2024 and are aiming for 500 in 2025!)  

More information about this initiative can be found at https://soles4soulscanada.org/. A quick update on shoes... Another 81 pairs of 'gently used' footwear were delivered to BioPed in Lindsay this morning. That brings the TUC total to over 200 so far! This is truly amazing. The team at BioPed were shocked by the number of shoes we've been able to collect in such a short time. We assured them that there are more to come!

Bobcaygeon Diners Club – Come have lunch with us!

At Trinity United Church on the second Thursday of each month and the next one will be on Thursday, June 12th. The price is only $13.00 but you must register in advance by calling at (705)324-7323 ext. 654 or visit ccckl.ca to reserve your seat by Friday noon the week before. Put on by Community Care, City of Kawartha Lakes.

A Member in Need

We have a congregational member who is in need of an apartment size refrigerator. If you have one which you can donate, that would be greatly appreciated. Please contact the church office if you have one to donate at (705)738-5135.

Dear Friends of Truth and Reconciliation Community Bobcaygeon: Hold the date!

Truth and Reconciliation Community Bobcaygeon is hosting another book discussion on June 14th, 2025.  This one will be in person in Bobcaygeon at Trinity United Church in the Fellowship Room starting at 1:00 p.m. I wanted to let you know early so that you have a chance to buy, download, or borrow this book from the library and have time to read it between now and then. The book is: “Who We Are. Four Questions for a Life and a Nation” by The Honourable Murray Sinclair cc Mazina Giizhik as told to Sara Sinclair and Niigaanwedom Sinclair. McClelland & Stewart, 2024.

Dessert Social & Fundraiser for Youth Unlimited – Kawartha Lakes (Free Admission)

Join us for some sweet treats and updates! Taking place on Friday, June 20th at 7:00 p.m. at Trentside Baptist in Fenelon Falls. Also, on Saturday, June 21st at 1:30 p.m. at Knox Presbyterian in Bobcaygeon.

Bobcaygeon Helps Food Bank

Our family numbers are still increasing with more children. The following food items would be welcome: Juice Packs, cereal, Kraft dinner, rice, canned fruit juice, canned vegetables, pasta sauce in jars, peanut butter, canned stews, canned tuna, meat, canned fruit. Our Food Bank box is located in the narthex, or you can drop off items at our grocery store boxes. Your help is greatly appreciated!

‘After Words’ … a Bereavement Support Program

in Bobcaygeon is offered by Kawartha Lakes Hospice. The group meets every first and third Tuesday in the month from 2:00 – 3:.00 p.m. at Trinity United Church, Bobcaygeon in the Fellowship Room. Please call Janice Craig, Hospice Bereavement Co-ordinator at 705-324-7323 x 553 for more information. Also, there is a poster with more information on Trinity’s bulletin board in the back hall.

Monarch Bible Camp

For children ages 6 – 12 years. Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 7 – 11 in Minden, July 14 – 18 in West Guilford, July 21 – 25 in Fenelon Falls. Day Camp registration is $120.00. Activities such as archery, kayaks& paddle boards, bikes, crafts & Cubs cars, drama, slack line and free swim! Phone 647-270-2462 for more information or see our bulletin board in the hall outside of the kitchen.

Discover the Witness Blanket

 Plus, the Kawartha Truth and Reconciliation Quilt located at Trinity United Church in Cannington. The Witness Blanket is a powerful art installation created by master carver Carey Newman to recognize the atrocities of the residential school era, honour the children and symbolize ongoing reconciliation. (See more information on the bulletin board outside of kitchen.)