TRINITY & PROVIDENCE UNITED CHURCH WELCOMES YOU
“…Growing, Caring, Sharing”
The Life and Work of the Church
Sunday, May 2, 2021
5th after Easter/Earth Day
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!
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 Columbus Community: Oshawa, East Central Ontario Region (ECO).
Birthdays for May!
In May are the following people celebrating: John Carson (3rd), Lloyd McInroy (8th), Ross Shallop (9th), Doug Jones (9th), Joyce Jones (10th), Hugh Spriggs (12th), Mae Goodhand (15th), Shirley Outram (19th), Sue Pepper (20th) and Jim Outram(30th). God bless you this coming year!
Anniversaries for May!
Congratulations to Lillian & Larry Partridge (1st), Meg Leonard & Ross Shallop (4th), Shirley & Jim Outram (17th) and Shirley & Jack Lapp (22nd).
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!
A big THANK-YOU to our Tech Team
We welcome to our tech team the following new members: Cathy Bennett, Karen Junkin, Steve Oliver, Connie & Al Picken and Audrey Mackay. They will be joining our Power Point and Audio Team in bringing the Worship service to you. A BIG THANK YOU to all volunteers, we could not do it without you!
A Special Celebration Request!
Doug Jones’s family request that anyone in our congregation that remembers their dad would send him a greeting (card or note) for his 99th birthday on May 9. We would appreciate your help to make this a memorable birthday as we are unable to celebrate in person this year. His address is c/o Kawartha Lakes Retirement Residence, 60 West St. Unite #262, Bobcaygeon, K0M 1A0. Thank you in advance, the Jones Family
We will also have a “Greetings Box” here at Trinity for you to put your cards in for Doug until Wednesday, May 5th. A big THANK YOU to Susan Hachey, who constructed it and will be bringing this box of greetings to Doug!
Book Club – “The Jesus Sutras”
Friday, April 30th we will be the next day for our Lenten Study, book entitled “The Jesus Sutras” written by Martin Palmer. The Chapters to be discussed will be pages 121-134. This will take place on “Zoom” every 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
Zoom in and meet the Author Martin Palmer, on June 12th – time to be announced at a later date!
FEASTING ON THE WORK BIBLE STUDY…
will be starting up again on Friday, September 17, 2021 via Zoom.
It was cancelled because Rev. Andrew Macpherson needed every Friday left to complete the “Jesus Sutras” for the book club, before Zooming with the author, Martin Palmer, on June 12th for a question answer period.
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.
Trinity Reopening Update
A Reopening Committee was formed some months ago to study the feasibility of getting back into the church for regular services. We have been challenged by many changing factors such as: government regulations; the challenges of constant cleaning of all surfaces in the church; the people who would do this cleaning; distance seating as per current regulations, screening procedures, etc. At this time, especially because of the new provincial restrictions, it is impossible to project when we might all get together again. As a Chaplin in the Scarborough Health network, our Minister, Rev. Andrew, has seen first-hand the devastating effects of Covid 19. We must keep the health and safety of our church family as our main priority. We are most fortunate that Rev. Andrew has the technical background to provide our Sunday services on You Tube, our website and Facebook. We know that many closed churches are unable to record services and we are thankful. The Reopening Committee will continue with discussions as we develop a plan and are ready to reopen when it is safe to do so and “that date is in God’s hands”.
Respectfully submitted:
Dave Mackay and Connie Picken
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.!
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.