Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday March 10 at 2:00 a.m. so remember to move your clocks ahead (spring ahead) before you go to bed on Saturday night! Otherwise you may end up at church an hour early!
For Sunday March 10, 2024 service, we are celebrating Black History Month.
Sunday School – March 10th – we invite you to bring the children downstairs when you arrive, stay if you like or attend church, and the leader will teach the lesson. Once church is over, come back downstairs to pick up your children. Cynthia will lead the kids in a lesson about Nicodemus and his visit with Jesus.
Mark your calendars: The Annual Meeting has been set for Sunday, March 24 at 12:30 p.m. (in person at the church and on Zoom). The board will provide a light lunch after worship (coordinated and served by the Fellowship committee with Ruth’s expert leadership). The Annual Meeting will follow starting at 12:30 p.m. Reverend Patrick Woodbeck, who has been appointed by the Regional Office as our pastoral charge minister during our time of searching for a minister, will be in attendance. The Annual Report will be sent out tomorrow, March 8 by email. Copies will be available in the office and at the church on Sunday. If you need a copy mailed to you please call the office.
Also mark your calendars: Trinity United has been invited to share in a Good Friday service on Friday, March 29th, 2024, at Meadowood United with 3 other United churches. The service will take place at 10:45 am and will be preceded by a hot cross bun and coffee time at 10:00 am. We hope that you will find time to join in this service.
Reminder – Please remember to return your 2024 Stewardship campaign pledge form. Thank you for all your gifts to Trinity United Church and the mission and ministry that continues to grow.
At the congregational meeting on January 17, 2024, the Profile report was accepted, the Profile Team was disbanded, and the Search Team (for the new minister) was appointed as follows: Kyle Chorney, Leslie Kirby, Gerta de Jong (liaison with Prairie to Pine region), Ken Johnson, Angela Rosales, Debbie Spindler, Barbara Tallman. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to be in touch with members of the Search Team.
Terry DeLong, Chair of the Nominating Committee, and Committee Members, Meryle Berg, Debbie Spindler, and Wynn Ferguson are looking for Members of the Congregation, who aren’t currently on the Board or Committees, to become more active in the life of your Church. There are several positions on various Committees that will need to be filled by the Annual Meeting in March. As of this date none of the vacant positions have been filled. The most important vacancy that has to be filled is for the position of Chair Elect (Deputy Chair) of the Board as this is a 4-year commitment. For more information and if you are interested in helping your Church, by donating some of your time and talent, please contact one of our Nominating Committee Members soon. We want to hear from you!! By stepping forward now, you will save the Nominating Committee from making more unnecessary phone calls in the near future. We have already tried contacting everyone on Trinity’s Contact List that we felt might agree to step forward. If we have missed contacting you, we apologize. Please contact one of us.
Included is Terry’s contact info terry_delong@hotmail.com or phone (204) 254-3450. Thank you for your time and consideration.
The 2024 “Guess Who’s Coming for Dinner” is set for April 2024!
This is a fund raising event of Trinity United and Good Shepherd Anglican Churches.
13 enthusiastic hosts have been confirmed and much fun is on the horizon!
Sale of Dinners and Lunches will begin April 21, 2024 and continue for 3 weeks ending May 5th.
Dinner themes include:
Salmon for 6- with Mary and Ron Mitchell
Lasagna for 6-with Sandi and Glen Fitzmaurice
Russian for 4 – with Ann and Peter Timonin
Backyard BBQ for 6- with Susan and Doug Delaney
Cowboy Western Cookout for 4 – with Ken and Elaine Johnson
Oh la la Lasagna for 6 -with Michael and Lori Clunie -Powell
Red River Banquet for 6 -with Harry and Ellen Johnson
Day Trip and Picnic for 4 – with Judy and Charlie Powell
Cottage BBQ for 6 -with the House Church group
Quiche Brunch for 6 – with Karen Wall
Pontoon Boat and Brunch for 6 -with Ed and Isabel Tymofychuk-
Food and games night for 6- with Ed and Leslie Johnson
Let’s talk Turkey for 6 -with Ben and Meryle Berg
Winner,Winner,Chicken Dinner,;Pizza night or In a Stew are being contemplated as larger dinners for 20 or more.
Trinity Services at 2 Personal Care Homes:
Trinity volunteers put on a half hour service once a month at both the St. Norbert and Waverley/Rosewood care homes.
Sadly, we missed doing our service at the St. Norbert home in February due to an illness outbreak there. However, we were very pleased to have approximately 60 residents join us at the Feb. 14 service at the Waverley/Rosewood for the theme of “God’s Love”. Regardless of the number, the residents of both homes always make us feel very welcome and very appreciated.
Our upcoming services at St. Norbert are: April 3, and May 1. (first Wednesday of the month)
Our dates at the Waverley/Rosewood are: March 13, April 10, and May 8. (second Wednesday of the month)
Services include hymn singing, scripture readings, short poems/readings, prayers, a short message, and end with a blessing.
Our team consists of Debbie Spindler, Maryann Koop, Barbara Tallman, Val McKay, Joann Sauve, Terry DeLong, and Nancy DeLong. (not everyone is available every month).
If you would like to join us, that would be great! Please contact Nancy or Terry at 204-254-3450. Car-pooling can be arranged. Thank you.
Needs at Trinity: With Elizabeth’s retirement, we are looking for volunteers to help us out with the ministry of Trinity. Please prayerfully consider these opportunities and be in touch with the person listed or the office (204 269 1632 tuc@mymts.net) We are grateful for every gift given and appreciate all you do for Trinity. Thank you for those of you who have already assumed some these responsibilities.
Thank you to Carl Shaykewich who has volunteered to look after small electronic recycling items (items that can be handled by one person). You can continue to bring smaller items to the church. If you have larger items to recycle, please call the church and we will try to get volunteers to help with that.
– We need someone to help us navigate hybrid meetings using Zoom and in person attendance.
– We need someone to record services on a Sunday morning.
– We need someone to edit the videos once they have been recorded.
– We continue to need people to read scripture and pray for Sunday services.
– And if you’d like to lead a service and/or deliver a message, please be in touch with the worship committee.
From Prairie to Pine Region: Please hold in prayer the following communities of faith: Cartwright; Winnipeg:Charleswood; Cloverdale
Our thoughts and prayers will be with the community of Carman, the family and friends of Amanda Clearwater, children- Bethany, Jayven and Isabella Manoakeesick and Myah Gratton. Our prayers continue to be with the community of Carman, the people of Carman United Church, all those impacted by these tragic deaths, and those attempting to meet their needs. We pray for those impacted by the first-degree murder charges filed against the children’s father, Ryan Manoakeesick. We pray for the first responders, counsellors, mental health workers, and spiritual care providers during this difficult time.
We hold in prayer Marceline Ndayumvire in her healing journey.
We hold in prayer Val McKay and her mom, Anne.
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:
Trinity Walkers: From Maryann: Hello Fellow Walkers. March is here. Are you ready to march? Where do you like to go? Phone me and let’s arrange a time and place so that we can walk together…Together is better,
Trinity Yoga: Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. on Zoom followed by fellowship coffee.
Bible Study: Mondays at 1:30pm in person at the church and on Zoom
South Side Community Fitness and Fellowship: Wednesday at 10:30am Yoga; both online by Zoom and in person at the church
We are grateful to Terry and Nancy DeLong and Ed and Leslie Johnson for cashiering this Sunday.
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