Announcements for the week of May 5, 2025

TRINITY & PROVIDENCE UNITED CHURCHES WELCOMES YOU

“…Growing, Caring, Sharing”

The Life and Work of the Church

May 4, 2025

Announcements

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 Epsom-Utica United Church, East Central Ontario Region (ECOR).

Special Activities this Week at Trinity

Mon.    05    Respite Care, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Hall

Mon.    05    Hand Drumming, 2:00 p.m., Sanctuary

Mon.    05    Uke Troupe, 6:30 p.m., Sanctuary

Mon.    05    Baden Powell Scouts, 6:00 p.m., Trinity Hall

Tues.    06   Bereavement Group, 2:00 p.m., Fellowship Room

Wed.    07    Respite Care, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Hall

Wed.    07    Prayer Circle, 9:30 a.m., Sanctuary

Wed.    07    Bobcaygeon Girl Guides, 6:00 p.m., Trinity Hall  and upstairs rooms

Thurs.  08   Chat Group, 10:00 a.m., Fellowship Room

Thurs.  08   Bobcaygeon Dinning Club, 12 noon, Trinity Hall

Thurs.  08   Choir Practice, 1:00 p.m., Sanctuary

Thurs.  08   Dance Class, 7:00 p.m., Trinity Hall

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

Sun.      11    Church Service, 10:30 a.m., Sanctuary with Live  Streaming

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

The lectionary readings for next week April 20th are:

Acts 9:36-43; Psalm 23 (VU pg. #747-749); Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30.

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.

ANNOUNCEMENT from

MINISTRY AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

We are pleased to announce that Ashleigh Leonard is our new custodian. We welcome her as she begins her new position on April 22.  Ashleigh comes to us highly recommended and with extensive experience in commercial cleaning.

We are so very grateful for all those who have stepped up to take care of cleaning our church during the time that we have not had a custodian. A sincere “thank you” goes out to everyone who has vacuumed, cleaned washrooms, swept and mopped floors, dusted and emptied garbage. Seventeen members of our congregation have maintained a high level of cleanliness over the past weeks. You are all appreciated!

A BIG THANK-YOU…

to all who helped in anyway with the reception for Joyce Poole’s “Celebration of Life” which took place on Saturday, April 26th. Your help was greatly needed and appreciated!

A HUGE THANK-YOU

A huge thank-you to Bruce Cameron for cleaning up our fallen branches from our trees in the front of Trinity United Church.

Also, a huge thank-you to Lloyd McInroy & Doug Pepper for keeping tabs on work being done on the accessible washroom and payments etc.

Uke Troupe – Ukulele Practise

The next practice we will be having at Trinity will be on Monday, May 5, 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 next Monday, May 5, 2025. Drums and Friendship provided. Thank-you, Debbie

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.

A NOTE ABOUT COFFEE HOUR ON MAY 11th 

SUNDAY, MAY 11 IS MOTHERS’ DAY. WOULD THERE BE ANY MEN WHO COULD MAKE COFFEE THAT MORNING? THE WOMEN WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. PLEASE CALL CAROL WELLS-GORDON AT 705-731-0455 TO VOLUNTEER.

Coffee Volunteers did you know…

that there are quite a few boxes of cookies that can be put out for coffee hour after the service. They have been donated over time and should be used up. They have been in the freezer, so are still quite fresh. Thank you, Carol Wells-Gordon

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.

ATTENTION CHAT GROUP!

Our "CHAT" group meet the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be on May May 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Trinity Hall. Come and join us for the festivities!

Sunday, May 17 – a United Church 100th Anniversary Event!

Our worship service will take place at Settlers’ Village, 85 Dunn Street – folks from Dunsford and Providence United Churches (and hopefully some others as well) will be joining us.  Dress in period costume if you wish and bring a picnic lunch and look forward to visiting and celebrating this United Church of Ours! 

Availability of Council Minutes

At the Annual General Meeting held on February 9, 2025, a request was made that Council Minutes be available through email. Council approves the Minutes from the previous month at its regular monthly meeting. Approved Council Minutes are then posted on the church bulletin board. If you wish to receive the Approved Council Minutes by email, a sign-up sheet is available in the church office. Please provide your name and email address. Connie Picken, the Council Secretary, will be responsible for sending out the Approved Council Minutes by email.

100th Anniversary Broadview Keepsake Issue

If you have ordered this special Anniversary magazine and have not done so yet, please pay for your copies in the church office or place your envelope on the offering plate referencing your name, and number of copies purchased. The cost is $4.00.

The Traveling Indigenous Library …

Is available for your use and located in our Sanctuary at the back of the  church. Please use the sign-out sheet, which is located by the books on the chairs on the right side of the sanctuary.

UKE! UKE! UKE!

 The “UKE! UKE! UKE!” concert will be taking place on Sunday, June 1st at 7:00 p.m. in Trinity’s sanctuary. Ukulele groups and/or individuals are invited. In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the United Church of Canada. Trinity United Church’s “UKE TROUPE”, Bobcaygeon is hosting! Don’t play? Come and sing along! Song sheets with simple chords will be posted for all to see and will include selections from Gospel, Rock and Roll, Country and Folk. Space for ukulele players is limited so please register in advance ASAP by email to suejpepper@yahoo.ca. Include your name and the number of people in your group. Audience members no need to register, just COME AND HAVE FUN! This is an unrehearsed event…so no other commitment but coming on June1 and join in the fun! Cash Donations for the Bobcaygeon helps Food Bank accepted!

Needed – 500 ml Mason Jars

The ladies will be making chili sauce again in late August & early September 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

Yard, Bake and Plant Sale at Dunsford United Church

will be taking place on Saturday, May 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. rain or shine!

The Golden Rule Event

Planned by the Anit-Racism, Interfaith Intercultural Forum. Join them on Wed., May 7th for a one day in person conference that is being held at Northminster United Church in Peterborough from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Guest Speaker Kathy Murtha. For more information to register see the bulleting board in the hall by the washrooms.

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 117 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!

Curious about Healing Pathway?

You're warmly invited to A Taste of Healing Pathway!Thursday, May 22, 2025 1:30–3:30 PM at Cambridge Street United Church

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, May 8th. 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.

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 with the venue or site still to be confirmed.   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. More information to follow.

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.