TRINITY UNITED CHURCH Saturday December 10: 10 T H...
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TRINITY UNITED CHURCH New Glasgow, Nova Scotia “We are called to discover and share God’s presence.” December 4, 2016 Advent 2: Peace Special Music: This Child, Emmanuel - Walton Presented by: The Trinity Choir Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10 Matthew 3: 1-12 Scripture Reader: Jeanine Parker Greeter: Lynn Buck Hosts: Carolyn, Charlotte, Eleanor Muffins: Debbie Higgs TimBits: Audrey MacLaughlin Easy Worship: Debbie van Vulpen Sound: Bruce Fleming During the Offering, those seated in the balcony are invited to move downstairs to pews on the main sanctuary floor in preparation for communion. Sharing the Sacrament of Communion in the Pews You are invited remain in your pew to receive the elements. A donation to Trinity in loving memory of Bill Dimock has been received from Ben & Norma Carson. The 2016 Advent and Christmas Schedule of Services and Events at Trinity is available in the Narthex or by the church office. TODAY!!!! Unit A is holding a Soup & Dessert Luncheon following worship. Meals are $8.00. Come and enjoy a social time and good food! Gifts of Care – Trinity is sponsoring two single moms who each have a baby boy as our congregational Advent Project. A tree containing tags is set up in the Narthex (including underwear tags for clients of Shepherd’s Lunch Room.) Please remove a tag and bring the item December 11 th or drop it off to the office. Please do not wrap the gift. Cash donations will go towards the purchase of food for their Christmas dinners. Saturday December 10: 10 – 12noon T H Café: Trinity Hosts a Café! There will be sewing projects and kitchen goodies for sale. The organizers are looking for Christmas containers (tins, jars, boxes, used gift bags) as well as baked goodies, jams, jellies, and other preserves. If there are those who may prefer to send along soups, chili, quiches, etc. that would be greatly appreciated. If you are able to contribute to the “Goodies” table, we would appreciate if you would let us know so please contact Nancy Wilson at 902-752-3480 or email [email protected]. Food can be delivered to the church between 2 and 6 pm on Friday December 9th. We will look after the packaging! December 11 : 10am Intergenerational Worship Service 2:30pm Valley View Villa Nursing Home Service “A Carolling We Go!” People of all ages are invited to gather at Valley View Villa to head out to other nursing homes and the homes of some of the senior members of our congregation to spread some Christmas joy with songs and treat bags. 8:00 pm Tree Lighting Ceremony & Dedication of “Lights from the Heart” Christmas Tree in the Chapel Come and share this special time of lighting the Christmas tree to remember and celebrate those we love. Hot drinks and cookies will be served in the Mary Walsh Room following the service. Exciting event at TRINITY: An impromptu...Keep it Simple Story and Song "pageant" will be held on Tuesday December 13 th at 7:00pm. Everybody gets a part. All ages welcome. We'd love to run out of space and costumes. Come and be a part of it if you are even remotely interested or curious or if the kids might like to help tell the story. Costuming starts at 6:30. No rehearsals! The Choir and special guests have been working hard preparing for Celebrate the Season – A Christmas Cantata which will be presented Sunday December 18 at 10am. Please plan on joining us for beautiful music and the telling of an important story. Hands On group meets Wednesdays from 9:30-12 in the Ladies Parlour. “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Mother Teresa
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TRINITY UNITED CHURCH New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
“We are called to discover and share God’s presence.”
December 4, 2016 Advent 2: Peace
Special Music: This Child, Emmanuel - Walton
Presented by: The Trinity Choir Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10 Matthew 3: 1-12 Scripture Reader: Jeanine Parker Greeter: Lynn Buck Hosts: Carolyn, Charlotte, Eleanor Muffins: Debbie Higgs
TimBits: Audrey MacLaughlin Easy Worship: Debbie van Vulpen Sound: Bruce Fleming
During the Offering, those seated in the balcony are invited to move downstairs to pews on the main sanctuary floor in preparation for communion. Sharing the Sacrament of Communion in the Pews You are invited remain in your pew to receive the elements.
A donation to Trinity in loving memory of Bill Dimock has been received from Ben & Norma Carson.
The 2016 Advent and Christmas Schedule of Services and Events at Trinity is available in the Narthex or by the church office.
TODAY!!!! Unit A is holding a Soup & Dessert
Luncheon following worship. Meals are $8.00.
Come and enjoy a social time and good food!
Gifts of Care – Trinity is sponsoring two single moms who each have a baby boy as our congregational Advent Project. A tree containing tags is set up in the Narthex (including underwear tags for clients of Shepherd’s Lunch Room.) Please remove a tag and bring the item December 11
th or drop it off
to the office. Please do not wrap the gift. Cash donations will go towards the purchase of food for their Christmas dinners.
Saturday December 10: 10 – 12noon T H Café: Trinity Hosts a Café!
There will be sewing projects and kitchen goodies for sale. The organizers are looking for Christmas containers (tins, jars, boxes, used gift bags) as well as baked goodies, jams, jellies, and other preserves. If there are those who may prefer to send along soups, chili, quiches, etc. that would be greatly appreciated. If you are able to contribute to the “Goodies” table, we would appreciate if you would let us know so please contact Nancy Wilson at 902-752-3480 or email [email protected]. Food can be delivered to the church between 2 and 6 pm on Friday December 9th. We will look after the packaging!
December 11: 10am Intergenerational Worship Service 2:30pm Valley View Villa Nursing Home Service “A Carolling We Go!” People of all ages are invited to gather at Valley View Villa to head out to other nursing homes and the homes of some of the senior members of our congregation to spread some Christmas joy with songs and treat bags. 8:00 pm Tree Lighting Ceremony & Dedication of “Lights from the Heart” Christmas Tree in the Chapel
Come and share this special time of lighting the Christmas tree to remember and celebrate those we love. Hot drinks and cookies will be served in the Mary Walsh Room following the service.
Exciting event at TRINITY: An impromptu...Keep
it Simple Story and Song "pageant" will be held
on Tuesday December 13th at 7:00pm. Everybody
gets a part. All ages welcome. We'd love to run out
of space and costumes. Come and be a part of it if
you are even remotely interested or curious or if the
kids might like to help tell the story. Costuming
starts at 6:30. No rehearsals!
The Choir and special guests have been working
hard preparing for Celebrate the Season – A
Christmas Cantata which will be presented Sunday
December 18 at 10am. Please plan on joining us for
beautiful music and the telling of an important story.
Hands On group meets Wednesdays from 9:30-12 in the Ladies Parlour.
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Mother Teresa
Trinity & St George’s are collecting good used men’s coats
to donate to The Mission to Seafarers in early December.
Contact Audrey 752-0297 or Brenda 922-3572 or for more
information.
The Gifts with Vision catalogue turns gift giving into an opportunity to do something extra to support the work of United Church partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and across Canada. With your gifts, we help create healthy places to live, promote justice, provide social services, and enliven worship. Copies of the catalogue are in the narthex.
CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS: The Men's Club of First United Church Trenton will be selling Christmas Puddings for $10 (28 oz./384 ml. size). Order by calling Jim at 902-755-4887.
Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec 25 12noon-2pm Annual Community
Christmas Dinner at St George’s Church Tickets through St George’s church office, 752-4551 or Debi at 752-1303.
Following the Pictou County Council of Churches prayer roster, please hold
in your prayers Rev Wade Reppert and the congregation of Trenton United.
Minister: Rev. Donna Tourneur Ph: 902-755-3856 Email: [email protected]
Minister Emeritus: Rev. A. Fred Archibald Director of Music: Karen Crowley Ph: 902-695-5406 Email: [email protected] Caretakers: Robert MacDonald /John Gillis Trinity Website: http://trinityuc.weebly.com/ Church Administrator: Lynne Lockhart Voice Mail: 902-752-1472
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Line: 902-752-4475 Email: [email protected]
Lights from the Heart A Christmas tree to honor the spirits of those we love
LAST CHANCE!
DEADLINE EXTENDED…
All donations must be received no later than Tuesday December 6, 2016
Join us for the lighting of our 11th annual tree filled with ‘Lights from the Heart’ on
Sunday December 11, 2016 starting at 8:00 p.m.
