Announcements for Week of May 18, 2025

TRINITY & PROVIDENCE UNITED CHURCHES WELCOMES YOU

“…Growing, Caring, Sharing”

 

The Life and Work of the Church

May 18, 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 Chalmers United Church, East Central Ontario Region (ECOR).

Special Activities this Week at Trinity

Mon.    19    Victoria Day Holiday, Church Office is Closed

Mon.    19    Baden Powell Scouts, 6:00 p.m., Trinity Hall

Tues.    20   U.C.W. Cookbook Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Trinity Hall

Tues.    20   Bereavement Group, 2:00 p.m., Fellowship Room

Wed.    21    Respite Care, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Hall

Wed.    21    Prayer Circle, 9:30 a.m., Sanctuary

Wed.    21    Bobcaygeon Girl Guides, 6:00 p.m., Trinity Hall                           and upstairs rooms

Thurs.  22   Yard Clean-up & BBQ, 10:00 a.m., Trinity Hall

Thurs.  22   Choir Practice, 1:00 p.m., Sanctuary

Thurs.  22   Providence U.C.W., 2:00 p.m., Fellowship Room

Thurs.  22   Bobcaygeon Music Council, 7:00 p.m.

Thurs.  22   Dance Class, 7:00 p.m., Trinity Hall

Fri.        23   Respite Care, 9:00 a.m., Trinity Hall

Sun.      25   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 are:

Psalm 67 (VU pg. 786); Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5;

John 14:23-29; John 5:1-9

 

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.

 THANK-YOU TRINITY

Thank you, Trinity, for sharing my recent journey. On March 19 in Portugal I fell and broke my right hip. I received excellent care at the local small hospital, at the Peterborough Hospital Rehab and now at home with Juanita--assisted by family members at every stage. I appreciate each visit, card, email and phone call I receive. While on the operating table I pictured my family, friends and you Trinity members having communion. Some Sunday soon I will come in with a staff and sit among you, listen to Bob's off-beat jokes and right-on wisdom, and be lifted in spirit by the stories, music and prayers.  I am not alone. Thanks be to you thoughtful Trinity people.  And thanks be to the loving Creator of us all. Walter Murray

Uke Troupe – Ukulele Practise

Practice on Monday, May 19, 2025 is cancelled due to the Victory Day Holiday.  The next practice will be at Trinity on Monday, May 26th 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, May 26, 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.

 

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 is now meeting the 2nd Tuesday of each month. The next meeting will be on June 10, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Room.   No meetings will be held in July and August.  Come and join us for the festivities!

 

Sunday, May 18th at 10:30 a.m. – 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!  

(PLEASE NOTE:  There will be no Service at Trinity Church on this Sunday.  Also, there will be no livestreaming of the Service at Settlers Village.)

 

100th Anniversary Broadview Magazines Have Arrived

If you have ordered this special Anniversary Magazine, please pick up your copy in the church office. If you have not paid, 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 do not 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

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

Accessible Washroom Update

Some items of the project are still being completed.  The Building Inspector from the City of Kawartha Lakes will then do a final inspection before the Accessible Washroom can be used.  Thank you for your patience!

Lost and Found Items

Lost and Found Items have been put out in the Narthex above the coat rack.  Please have a look and claim any of your lost items!

Spring Yard Clean Up and BBQ

The spring clean up of our yard will take place on Thursday,May 22nd beginning at 10:00 a.m. with a BBQ lunch in Trinity Hall to follow.  Bring your rakes, energy, appetite and join in the fun! 

                                                Thank you!  The Property Brothers

 

Meat Pie Volunteers Appreciation Luncheon

All volunteers, who have been a part of making Meat Pies, are invited to an Appreciation Luncheon on Tuesday, May 27th  at 12:00 noon in Trinity Hall.  Join us for this time of fellowship as we celebrate the many hours that went into making meat pies.  Your efforts are truly amazing! 

 

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 and Connie Picken.  The Cookbook will be on sale in the fall.  Thank you for contributing to this fantastic project!