**Please note: the city is repairing and repaving Summerside Ave and it may be closed when you come.
Please enter the church parking lot from Mapleridge Ave for the next couple of weeks**
Here is the link for the moment: https://youtu.be/Aasz85cOyUo
This Sunday, October 29th, recorded and in person worship, we mark All Saints Day; who are the saints in your life?
Sermon by phone: 204 410 1384
A Congregational meeting has been called for Trinity United Church on Sunday November 5th, immediately following worship to review and approve Trinity’s “Structure and Governance and Policy and Procedures Manual”. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. This is the first notice of the meeting.
A new policy document has been developed for Trinity. The document is entitled “Structure and Governance & Policies and Procedures” and has been developed in response to the need for revision and updating of the old policy document that was last reviewed in 2014. The new document has been approved by the Trinity Board, but must also be approved by the congregation and, after that, the Regional Council.
You will be receiving an e-mail on Wednesday that will include a copy of the new document, some guidelines to help you review the content of the document, and a general agenda for the congregational meeting on November 5th following worship. Your opinions and advice are crucial to this process, so please try to attend the meeting on November 5th. Refreshments will be served.
Thank you from the Ad Hoc Policies and Procedures Review Committee
BOOKS! BOOKS! BOOKS!
Winter is fast approaching – last chance to stock up on your winter reading before the tables are cleared. Pay what you please, and enjoy your bargains.
A message from the Board: As we move into the fall, the board is grateful for all gifts given. At the annual meeting, Trinity committed to keep you informed of our financial situation throughout the year. Here is the update for the end of August:
Jan to August Income: $138,880.67
Jan to August Expenses: $165,961.65
Jan to August Deficit: ($27,080.98)
This Year-to-date deficit is higher than the budgeted Year-to-date deficit (which was around -$20,000), but there is still Bomber money to be received, and givings tend to increase as we move into the Christmas season. We continue to be vigilant in keeping expenses in check, and we believe that Trinity is financially viable in the short to medium term. However, there is a slow downward trend of givings which will need to be addressed longer term, either through increased fundraising or increased givings.
Save the date: Praise and Worship service November 25th at 7pm!
Opportunities to help out at Trinity:
We are looking for a few people to help prepare and serve communion. We’ll provide the training and you’ll work in teams; if anyone is interested, they can contact Ruth at 204- 253-0274 or 204-290-3050. It is a once a month commitment, on a rotating basis.
Would you like to read scripture and/or create and write prayers for Sunday Worship? Please be in touch with Irma for more information.
United Church Calendars: are available now and cost around $8; please be in touch with Gerta by November 5th if you’d like to purchase one!
We hold in prayer Irma Nadeau as she recovers from surgery.
We hold in prayer the family of Betty Turnock who died this week. Details for the service will be announced.
We hold in prayer David, Marilyn, Colin, Marg and Jim Loat as Jim awaits surgery.
We hold in prayer Don and Marion Schultz as they move through health issues.
We hold in prayer Val McKay and her mom, Anne.
We hold in prayer Susan and Doug Delaney’s family members Darryl and Diane Knight as they move through health struggles. They are grateful for all our prayers.
We hold in prayer community members and families as we mourn Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, and Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe and all Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
We continue to hold the people of James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon, Saskatchewan in our prayers.
Upon hearing the preliminary research findings on deaths and unmarked graves at the Alberni residential institution, The United Church of Canada, both regionally and nationally, hears the Tseshaht First Nation’s specific Calls for Truth and Justice directed to us, and commits to continued conversation with them about specific actions in response. Every Child Matters.
Programs at Trinity; please note the changes below:
Trinity Walkers: On Tuesdays, let’s start at Trinity and walk to King’s Park and back. Meet at 9:30am at the church or meet me/us in the park at 10am at the 2nd parking lot (This is the lot closest to the flower gardens). We can walk a short loop through the flower garden or a slightly longer loop around the perimeter of the park. Please call Maryann for this or any other walk you’d like to take.
Trinity Yoga: Saturdays at 10-11am Yoga; 11-noon coffee and fellowship; online by zoom
Bible Study: Mondays at 1:30pm – note the new time! in person and online
South Side Community Fitness and Fellowship: Wednesday at 10:30am Yoga; both online by zoom and in person
Bomber fund raiser: thank you to all the folks who volunteered for the games! We are looking for more volunteers to replace a few of the regulars who are retiring. If you’d like to volunteer and are not sure what it entails or you haven’t done it for a while, be in touch with Marilyn or Irma or Elizabeth and we’ll arrange for you to “shadow” someone for part of any of the playoff game. As an added incentive, we’ll offer you access to the stadium for part of he playoff game on November 11th!
We are grateful to Ruth and Arnold Graham and Terry and Nancy DeLong for cashiering this Sunday.
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