Announcements for the week of November 2, 2026
TRINITY & PROVIDENCE UNITED CHURCHES WELCOMES YOU
“…Growing, Caring, Sharing”
The Life and Work of the Church
November 1, 2026
Announcements
HAPPY 166TH ANNIVERSARY!
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 Faith Pastoral Charge, East Central Ontario Region (ECOR).
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Special Activities this Week at Trinity
Mon. 02 Respite Care, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Hall
Mon. 02 Hand Drumming, 2:00 p.m., Sanctuary
Mon. 02 B.P.S.A., 6:00 p.m., Trinity Hall
Wed. 04 Respite Care, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Hall
Wed. 04 Prayer Circle, 9:30 a.m., Sanctuary
Wed. 04 Bobcaygeon Girl Guides, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Trinity Hall
Thurs. 05 Worship Committee meeting, 10:30 a.m., Sanctuary
Thurs. 05 Choir practice, 1:00 p.m., Sanctuary
Thurs. 05 Jennine Cance, 7:00 p.m., Trinity Hall
Friday 06 Respite Care, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Hall
Sun. 08 Trinity United Church Service and Livestream. Refreshments after church. All are invited to attend!
Sun. 08 Celtic Jam, 1 – 3 p.m., Sanctuary
Best wishes to all those who have Birthdays and Anniversaries in November!
The Lectionary Readings for next week are:
Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25; Psalm 78:1-7 (VU pg. #792 Part One);
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25: 1-13.
A HUGE THANK-YOU TO …
all the ladies who helped make the beef meat pies this past Thursday, October 29th. It was so wonderful to hear talk and laughter of our meat pie ladies! You are greatly appreciated and are making a positive difference in this church and our wider community.
To our Fall Cleanup Crew, a HUGE THANK-YOU!
On Thursday, October 22nd we had a wonderful Trinity Cleanup team here to clean up our church yard and ready it for winter. We are so blessed and grateful to have such awesome volunteers!
Providence Fall Meeting
The Providence Fall Meeting will be taking place on Monday, November 16th, 2026 @ 7 p.m. in the Friendship Room at Trinity United Church, Bobcaygeon.
Brooksong Retreat & Cancer Support Centre
Last week, a group of 14 Trinity United Church folks enjoyed an awesome day trip to Haliburton to visit Brooksong Retreat & Cancer Support Centre. Before our visit, we enjoyed a delicious lunch at Abbey Gardens.
Afterwards, Barb Smith-Morrison from Brooksong welcomed us to the house where so much healing, caring, and support take place. Barb gave us a wonderful personal tour of the facility, explaining the various programs offered, meal arrangements, and the many supports available to those affected by cancer.
It was a truly enjoyable and informative day, and I hope everyone who joined us came away with the same positive experience that I did.
Brooksong provides such a welcoming and caring environment for people navigating their cancer journeys. As we look ahead, I encourage everyone to keep Brooksong in mind when considering future donations or other ways to offer support. It is a very special place doing meaningful work in our community, and it deserves our continued encouragement and generosity.
Kim Draper
INFORMATION BULLETIN!!
Dear Friends,
Here is some important news from our newly formed RENTAL ACTION TEAM…….
Today, October 26th, we met with Sheila Cook, our Facilitator, and began our first pilot meeting regarding renting the space upstairs as an office. Through our discussions, it was determined that we would like to change the name of our project from “Closing the Gap” to our “Sustainable Church Initiative”. In future, we will use this designation for our work, pending the approval of Council.
We worked well together as a Rental Action Team and we accomplished a great deal at our meeting. We are so excited about the possibilities that we are discovering and want everyone to know that good things are happening as we focus on the tasks at hand. Sheila shared lots of relevant ideas and we look forward to continuing the work with her guidance and expertise.
We appreciate all the donations we have received in order to set up the office space. It looks professional. As of now, we are unable to receive any more donations and respectfully ask that donations be stopped until further notice.
Thank you everyone for your support and help. We will have more information to share in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned!!!
Your Rental Action Team: David Savournin, Mary Tomlinson, Cathy Bennett, Jan Carson and Carol Wells-Gordon.
CHOIR AT TRINITY!
Choir has started up again and we meet every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary. If you love to sing, come out and join us! Looking forward to seeing you.
ATTENTION CHAT GROUP!
Our "CHAT" group now meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the Friendship Room. We have an hour of lively and insightful discussions about life, childhood, and more. If you'd like to chat about our world, your experiences, or life-changing events, come and join the conversation. Don't be shy...it's actually quite therapeutic at times!
No Uke Troupe Practice …
There will be no Wednesday Uke Troupe practice starting on Wednesday, October 21st and going to Monday, November 9th. Start back dates for Monday’s will be Nov. 9th and Wednesday’s, Nov. 11th.
Our UCW Are Collecting the Following:
Our Trinity UCW ladies are collecting Campbell Soup Labels, and grocery tapes from the Bobcaygeon Foodland and Bobcaygeon Independent only. If you could bring them into the church office, it would be greatly appreciated!
Calling all Bakers
Soon it will be time for Trinity’s wonderful Christmas Bazaar. I am asking all Trinity bakers to help make the Bake Table a huge success, last time it was in the summer. Wow, we made over $900.00 which was put to closing the gap. I am requesting any of the following baking donations, tarts, pies, squares, cookies and shortbread are huge sellers. Let’s all bake our little hearts out to fill the Bake Table with tasteful treats. If you are able to bake for the bazaar, please contact Karen Foote at 705 344-4758 or email at karoonfoote65@gmail.com. Thank you in advance for your donations, Karen Foote
Donations for Bazaar Needed
Ladies, it is time to clean out your cupboards and jewelry boxes and donate them to our Bazaar Accessory Table. There is a Christmas box on the windowsill in the narthex for your gently used earrings (paired please), necklaces (untangled please), and other jewelry, purses and scarves.
Sue Pepper
Items needed for our Christmas Bazaar
As the bazaar is getting closer, I need items for the twoonie auction table. Donations should be worth approximately $25 or more (not yard sale items). Thanks in advance for considering this request. Call me at 705-731-7554 or email me at audmac43@gmail.com.
We are looking for…
used Christmas decorations in good shape for our Christmas table at our Christmas Bazaar. If you have something to donate, please contact Jayne Martin.
2026 CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
This years Christmas Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. We will have the following tables:
Auction Table
Bake Table, Chili Sauce Table
Christmas Gifts and Craft Table
Frozen Beef and Chicken Pie Table
Jewelry, Scarf, Purse Table
If you have any ideas or would like to help in any capacity, please contact: Kim Draper 416-346-6902 or kim.draper.tuc@gmail.com
White Gift Sunday
On December 6th it will be White Gift Sunday. This is the Sunday that every food item brought in will be collected and given to the Bobcaygeon Food Bank. Their family numbers continue to increase with more children needing their support. If you wish to make a donation instead and want to do it via a cheque, the cheque can be made out to Trinity United Church and in the memo line please put down “Bobcaygeon Food Bank”. The white gift envelopes will be given out the week before in the bulletin, on November 29th.
Bobcaygeon Diners Club
Come have lunch with us! At Trinity United Church on the second Thursday of each month. The next one will be on Thursday, November 12th. You must register in advance by calling at (705)324-7323 ext. 654 to reserve your seat by Friday noon the week before. Put on by Community Care, City of Kawartha Lakes.
Christmas Market at Christ Church Bobcaygeon
Will be taking place on Saturday, November 21, 2026 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. There will be Frozen Foods (soups and prepared dinners), Homemade Baking, Christmas Crafts, Knitting, Outdoor Planters, Books & Puzzles, and Christmas Treasures.
SOLES 4 SOULS FOOTWEAR COLLECTION 2026 UPDATE
Now, we are 9 months into the year, and the Soles4Souls program continues. We are up to 410 pairs of gently used footwear, most of which were donated by Trinity’s congregation. If you have shoes and need them picked up, please call David at 705-738-1892. Give Shoes. Give Love. Your SOLES4SOULS Team, David Savournin and Rick Mistelbacher.
“After Words Grief Support” …
has moved their group to Aspira Retirement Living at located at 60 West St., Bobcaygeon (Meeting room is wheelchair accessible) (Held in the Library). There are two sessions monthly which are the 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 2 – 3 p.m. This is being put on by Community Care Hospice Services. For more information, please call Frances Randerson-Lavender at (705)324-7323 ext. #553 or email hospiceinfo@ccckl.ca.
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