Afavourite old story with afaith twist: There’s a monkwho is greatly trusted and

loved in his community throughouta lifetime of dedicated service. Atthe end of his life, the Angels comefor him and conduct him to the af-terlife. He quite enjoys the after-life—there is much there for himto do, because many still need hiscare, his counsel and his comfort.He is happy and fulfilled.

A few weeks after his death, theAngels return for him, red-faced.“We’re so embarrassed,” the An-gels report, “You were destined forheaven, but we accidentallybrought you to hell! We’ll bringyou to heaven now.” The monklooked around him, realizing thatthis place so in need of love andcomfort was indeed a less-than-heavenly place. The holy mannonetheless smilingly said, “…Ithink I’ll stay.”

--That brief illustration challengessome perceptions of the Christian

life. Because it reveals that faith isnot selfish. It’s not about someimagined heavenly reward. It’sabout love, today. We are humbleand caring because love is its ownsatisfaction, its own reward. Andfaith is about bringing somethingof Heaven to the world around us.

North Bay is neither heaven norhell, although it surely has ele-ments of both. At Trinity wesweeten our community’s heavenlyflavour by bringing laughter andfellowship, music and service, out-reach, cooperation, and compas-sion. I pray that you’ll see the joy,feel the faith, witness the caring,and decide, “…I think I’ll stay.”

See you on Sunday,

Trinity United Church

Fall 2015 Newsletter

From the Minister’s Desk:

Where do you Want to Be?UPCOMING EVENTS

Get them on your Calendar!

Rally Day Serviceplus Afternoon Picnic

Sunday, September 13th

Led ZeppelinPERFORMED LIVE IN THE

HOUSES OF THE HOLYMichael White & The White

Saturday, September 19, 8pm

Trinity’s Apple PieProject

rolls into full swing!September/October

Saint Francis Sundaybring a favourite stuffed animal or

animal memento to church!Sunday, September 27th

World-WideCommunion Service

Sunday, October 4th

Thanksgiving BaptismSunday

(families interested in baptism onthis Sunday should be in touch

with the Trinity office ASAP!)Sunday October 13th

Hallowe’enWear your Hallowe’en costume“Advent Through Art” artistic

contributions are dueSunday, November 1st

111 McIntyre St. E., North Bay, ON P1B 1C5Office: 474-3310 • Fax: 474-3311Email: trinityunited@cogeco.net

www.trinitynorthbay.ca

Dear Trinity Friends:Having just returned from a busysummer of cross country travel Iam looking forward to returning tothe comforts of home and a returnto the familiar routines that fallbrings to Trinity. I look forward tohearing about the activities thatmany of you participated in. Inparticular, I look forward to hear-ing from our General Council dele-gates about the work of TheUnited Church of Canada. It is myhope that each of you had a won-derful summer filled with familygatherings and celebrations, cot-tage/camp time, perhaps sometravel and maybe even a few dayswhere you had nothing to do butread a good book!This summer, while things sloweddown a little bit at Trinity, thingswere not necessarily quieter!Trinity hosted another successfulVacation Bible Camp. 55 childrenplus several youth and adult volun-teers had a fantastic (and exhaust-ing) week of adventure, fun andlearning during our I-SPY VacationBible Camp. I am grateful for themany, many people who helped tomake this important ministryflourish. Thank-you to all the peo-ple who helped feed us each day, tothe youth who volunteered 35hours of their summer to helpshepherd the campers, to the par-ents who lent a helping hand whenneeded, to Colonel Ted and our“famous” detective groups whoadded intrigue and excitement toour week and especially to mypartners in clue busting, MelissaPeddie, Marcel MacDonald andCaitie Blumsom, our summer in-tern. Plans are already under wayfor next year’s exciting adventure!This summer several Trinity mem-bers had the opportunity to travelto Cornerbrook Newfoundland to

attend the 42nd General Councilmeeting of The United Church ofCanada, where among otherthings, a new Moderator waselected. If you want to know moreabout what happened at GeneralCouncil I encourage you to chatwith one of the Trinity folk whoattended: Rev. Ted, Sue White-head, Janice Brownlee, Carrie Gra-ham and Jeff Mailloux.This fall, as always, there will beplenty of opportunity to join inand participate in the life at Trin-ity. Our season kicks off with ourRally Back Day and Church FamilyPicnic on Sunday, September 13th.During morning worship, we willcovenant with our Sunday schoolTeachers and Volunteers and offi-cially kick off our Sunday Schoolyear with plenty of fun, surprisesand of course some great bible sto-ries! In the afternoon, everyone isinvited to attend our annualChurch picnic at Camp Tillicum.It is a fantastic way to spend timewith your Trinity friends and fam-ily while enjoying good food, fel-lowship, games and an eveningvesper’s service on the shores ofLake Nipissing!This upcoming season will see thereturn of some of our favourite ac-tivities and events…and also a cou-ple of new surprises. Spend sometime looking through the newslet-ter, check out the website and/orfacebook page and re-acquaintyourself with Trinity UnitedChurch and know that you are wel-come here!Grace and Peace,

LisaDesignated Lay Minister

– Faith Formation, Education andOutreach

From the Designated Lay Minister

AdventThroughArt

In recent years at TrinityUnited Church we’ve beeninviting area musicians toshare their music with us,and have been deeply en-riched by the experience.“Trinity Arts” is betting thatthere’s a lot of visual art outthere that is equally engag-ing, helping us to understandhuman spirituality throughan artistic lens. Are you will-ing to help us to see?

By November 1st 2015, wehope to receive your art fordisplay. Maybe you’re a pro-fessional, and looking to sellyour art. Maybe you have atreasured piece from yourpersonal collection you’rewilling to share. Maybeyou’re an amateur experi-menting with new media.Surprise us! Challenge us!Delight us!

By the McIntyre entrance ofTrinity, you will find some“Advent Through Art 2015Primers.” These are intendedto help you think about artyou might develop or con-tribute to this project, whichwe will display throughoutautumn towards Christmas!

What an exciting musical fallis beginning at TrinityChurch!

First and foremost ------ Led Zeppe-lin is coming to Trinity on Saturday,September 19th in the persona ofMichael White and TheWhite. TheTrinity Choir – and others whowould like to sing in this concert –are part of this extravaganza, asback-up singers! The concert “Livein the Houses of the Holy” promisesto be a memorable experience! Ifyou wish to be part of this one-timespecial choir, please contact Betty at705-497-0499, ore-mail: bettyfarris@hotmail.comRehearsals for the Led ZeppelinChoir will be:Thurs., Sept. 10 – 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.Thurs., Sept. 17 - 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Dress rehearsal time with MichaelWhite – to be announced at first re-hearsal.Senior Choir practices will resumeon Thursday, September 10, 2015 at7:00 p.m. We welcome new mem-bers! A love of singing is the mainrequirement. Practices are eachThursday from 7:15 p.m. to 9:00p.m. (except for the first 2 practicesin September before the MichaelWhite concert). Please see me dur-ing fellowship time following Sun-day worship, for more information,or I may be reached at 705-497-0499.We will be preparing special musicfor the fall season – Thanksgivingand Remembrance Sunday, as wellas anthems for each Sunday wor-ship service. The choir will also

lead in our regular monthly hymnsings – at 10:15 a.m. on the firstSunday of each month.Our Senior Choir will also be pre-senting a Christmas Cantata, “TheMystery and the Majesty”, in De-cember. Watch for more informa-tion in the Christmas newsletter.And…children!! Watch the Sundaybulletin for information on our Chil-dren’s’ Choir. Junior Choir practicesevery Sunday before church underthe leadership of Peggy Millar. Chil-dren from JK to Grade 8 are mostwelcome.Our choirs and their directors appre-ciate the wonderful support thatthey continue to be given by theTrinity congregation.

Betty Farris,Minister of Music

Some musical notes…from Betty Farris, Minister of Music.

Message from the Chair

Welcome back to everyone.As summer is windingdown, I hope and pray

that it was a good one. Some of usthis summer faced various chal-lenges, from health issues to dealingwith the heat, still others had an op-portunity to travel to see family orexplore other countries, and still oth-ers took the opportunity for somedown time at home. However, it wasspent, I hope you had an opportunityto regroup, recharge and relax.

The first half of 2015 was reallybusy for Trinity, from King Lear, toDream On, to Vacation Bible Camp,to The Joyband, The Joyful Bellsand all the other activities in be-tween. We are so very thankful tohave such talented people in ourcongregation.

Before I go any farther, I would liketo say welcome to the new ViceChair Kirk Ready. Thank you foranswering the call to take on this

position. I know that you will bringlots of knowledge and church expe-rience to Trinity.

As September rolls in, the annualapple pie project has alreadystarted. The ladies have been busygetting some of the dry ingredientstogether. This is an awesome proj-ect and a great fundraiser for Trin-ity. Make sure you get your orderin, the pies go fast!

September 6th we will have alreadycelebrated Rev. Cook’s 90th birth-day. Happy Birthday!

Don’t forget to mark Sept 13th forRally back Sunday. Always a funway to spend a Sunday afternoonand enjoy fellowship, and of coursegood food!

Congratulations to the people thatfinished the LLWL course and con-gratulations to the new people whoare starting the next one. May youfind it a great learning experience.

Before we know it the UCW Christ-mas Tea and Bazaar will be here inNovember. That’s the time to getsome neat and unique gifts for fam-ily and friends.

The rest of 2015 is gearing up to bejust as busy the first half. May weall remember to take the time toshare a smile, a hug or just even apat on the back. God loves and ac-cepts us as we are and we need todo the same for each other. Remem-ber, we may be the only Jesus some-one sees today.

If I can do some good today,If I can help along life’s way,If I can something helpful say,Lord, show me how.If I can aid one in distress,If I can make one burden less,If I can spread more happiness,Lord, show me how.

Respectively submitted,Roxanne Chartrand

Board Chair

We are growing!The enthusiasm is increasing!

This means our need for leaders isgrowing too.

You can be a part of an organizationthat serves youth from age 5 up.

Can you find a couple of hours aweek to invest in the youth of our

city?

Dave McKenney 474-4947 orBill Brownlee 472-3226

would be pleased to fill you in onall the details.

Dont want to deal directly withyouth? Our Group Committee is agroup of adults who support the

program.

First North BayRegistration

Tuesday, September 156:30 -7:30 pm.

or at any meetingBeavers

(Ages 5 -7)Tuesdays

6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.Cubs

(Ages 8 -11)Tuesdays

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Scouts(Ages 11 - 14)Thursdays

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Ventures

(Ages 15 - 17)Mondays

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.Rovers(Ages 18 - 26)Wednesdays

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Ministry and Personal Committee

Our committee would like toextend a warm “welcomeback” to our staff, our con-

gregation, and our Ministers andtheir families, as we anticipate an-other church year of dedication andgrowth to and in our efforts to fur-ther expand the mission of Trinityand God’s word in our communityand surrounding area.

The main purpose of the M&PCommittee is to function as a con-sultative, intermediary and support-ive body on temporal mattersaffecting the people of Trinity aswell as the Ministers of Trinity andthe staff of Trinity. In this capacity,we are responsible for personnelmatters, for the function and super-vision of all staff and also as asounding board for both the congre-gation and staff should issues arisein the temporal functioning ofTrinity internally or in the widercommunity.

Our committee believes that Trinityis indeed very fortunate in havingthe present members of staff andministry that are an integral part ofour church family today. We arealso pleased with the dedicationand commitment of our congrega-tion as they volunteer for our nu-merous committees and projects.Anyone having any questions, sug-gestions, or comments concerningthe aforementioned areas is invitedto approach any of the M&P Com-mittee members.

It is our pleasure to be of assistanceat all times - we are - Debbie Clark,Don Haslam, John Peddie, PatSmith, Brad Stenning and AnnaWright.

Have a great fallyour M&P Committee

The Trinity Testosterone Men’sCanoe Adventure, 2015

As in years past, late June saw 14 Trinity guys venture on a church men’swilderness canoe trip. We always eat well, and this time around it was themosquitoes of the Kukagami area who we in turn fed! Besides the facts thatwe enjoyed God’s creation, meaningful worship, hard work and great food,the participants are sworn to secrecy—so you’re not likely to get many de-tails out of them! Special thanks to Rick Calhoun, John Roberts, and DaveMcKenney for their time, organization, and expertise. Participation in “TheTrinity Testosterone” is always number-limited, so get your name on theJune 2016 list extra-early next year …and see you on the water!

UCW REPORTGreetings from the UCW ladies.Hope everyone had a good sum-mer. As summer is windingdown, we are gearing up for abusy fall season. On our to dolist is ,of course, the annualapple pie project, which alreadystarted on Aug 31st, with themixing of the dry ingredients.Before we know it the deliciouspies will be ready to purchase,so make sure you get your orderin. If you would like to partici-pate in this fun project contactShirey Tayler or Rae Brownlee.Even the Mayor & Rev Ted getin on the action.

Our Friday luncheons(last fri-day of the month) will be start-ing again. If you would like tohelp out please contact RaeBrownlee.

Be sure to mark Sept 20th onyour calendar for a UCW freewill offering luncheon afterchurch. Always such good food.

Preparations for the UCWChristmas Tea and Bazaar inNovember will be starting soon.Sandy Foster has graciouslyagreed to do the decorating thisyear. Thank you. More excitingnews to follow as the Bazaargets closer.

The ladies of the UCW meetevery second Monday of themonth. Come on out & see whatwe are all about, join us for fun,laughter, fellowship, guestspeakers, tea & goodies as weuse our ministry in supportingTrinity.

Friendship is alliance of threegreat powers---- Love, Sympathyand Hope

Respectively submitted,Roxanne Chartrand,

UCW President

Tuesday Morning Coffee Group

Welcome friends! We are looking forward to another exciting yearbeginning with our Potluck welcome on Tuesday, September10th. We are a friendly and welcoming group of women of all

ages who meet on Tuesday mornings (9:30 – 11:30) throughout the schoolyear. The program varies from week to week and covers such topics ascooking, crafts, environmental issues, child development, health and nu-trition, special speakers and more! Childcare is provided in a safe, fun andstimulating environment. All women are welcome to attend on an occa-sional or regular basis. If you would like more information please pick upa flyer outside the church office or call Lisa @ 474-3310

Sept. 8th Potluck and ConversationSept. 15th Restaurant TourSept. 22nd CD Photo BookSept. 29th Pies

For Youth at TrinityTrinity youth are a vital and active part of Trinity United Church. Activi-ties and events happen throughout the year. Please look for informationabout upcoming activities and events on our website or our facebook page.Many youth choose to earn their highschool volunteer hours by helpingout in the Sunday School or other Trinity ministries. For more informa-tion contact Lisa: blais.trinity@gmail.com or phone 474-3310.

I-DYG (Interdenominational Youth Group)Trinity youth, along with youth from other area churches meet once amonth – usually the last Sunday of the month from 12:30 – 3:30 pm. Weparticipate in a variety of fun activities with a goal towards building com-munity with other Christian youth. We usually meet at Calvin Presbyte-rian Church on the last Sunday of the month. Ask to be added to theI-DYG Facebook page to receive information about upcoming events.

September BBQ SocialOctober Fall Retreat at Spirit Point

The Mustard Seed PlayersFor young people who are interested in theatre. We welcome actors,singers, dancers, stage hands, musicians, those interested in lighting,sound, props or costumes to join our troupe anytime. We have presentedseveral musicals. We are anticipating an exciting new musical for thisyear. Information will be available this fall. For information about Mus-tard Seed please speak with Darlene Laferriere, or Lisa Blais.

Youth Confirmation ClassA youth Confirmation weekend will be scheduled sometime this year.Youth in grade 7 and up, who are interested in learning more about theUnited Church of Canada, exploring their faith, and joining the church areencouraged to attend. Youth who have already been confirmed are alsowelcome and encouraged to attend. To express interest or for more infor-mation please speak with Lisa Blais or Rev. Ted.

The Ennis SistersCeltic Christmas Concert

Vacation Bible Camp, CampLorrain, General Council 42and on and on and on…

there is always something happen-ing at Trinity, even if things seemquiet in the church. Soon the quietchurch will once again be a steadystream of activity, and for that, Igive thanks.

We welcome all children to our Sun-day School. Regulars, occasionals,friends and visitors and anyonewho just wants to check it out.Nursery for children under 3 andSunday school for ages 3 and up.We welcome teens (who feel theymay have outgrown Sunday School)an opportunity to volunteer asteachers’ helpers or nursery helpers(and earn volunteer hours forschool).

We are looking forward to kickingoff the Sunday School year withRally Back and our church picnic

on September 13th. We will beginour preparations for rally back theweek before on September 6th, socome on out and help us to “FullyRely on God” We will be leapinginto all sorts of F.R.O.G. activities.

We are looking forward to continu-ing with the workshop rotationalmodel with three different agegroups rotating though activitiessuch as cooking, drama, stories,games, science and more. This fallwe will be learning about Esther,Ruth and Naomi and Hannah inSunday School. We are very blessedto have some wonderful and dedi-cated teachers and youth helpers.Teachers teach for a three-week ro-tation. If you can give three Sun-days of your time, we would loveyour help. We have a wonderfulgroup of children in Sunday Schooland we think everyone should havea chance to get to know them. What

a better way than volunteering toteach for a few weeks. You do notneed to have children in SundaySchool to offer your talents. We pro-vide on the job training with youthsupport.

Mark your calendar for these up-coming special Sundays; September27 – St Francis Sunday and theblessing of the (stuffed) animals,November 1 - Halloween CostumeSunday and December 20th is thefamous Trinity Sunday SchoolChristmas Pageant (practices beginNovember 29th).

Exciting things happening…see youat church!

Cindy BrownleeSunday School Superintendant

705-476-4043

Lisa BlaisDesignated Lay Minister

705-474-3310

Sunday School

Wednesday, November 25th, 7 pm sharpTrinity United Church

Tickets $25 | Purchase at church office 705-474-3310The Ennis Sisters Christmas show is the perfect family Celtic Christmasshow suitable for all ages. The show consists of songs from the Ennis Sis-ters’ two Christmas albums plus traditional Christmas songs, stories ofChristmas past and present and step dancing. These three sisters from

Newfoundland have toured the world and have a gold record to their credit.They will be joined by two skilled side musicians at the Trinity United con-cert. A portion of the ticket sales will be given to support Trinity’s Outreach.

Special RallyBack

CelebrationsOn Sunday September 13th,we enjoy “Rally Back” Sunday,which consists of two specialparts! Our regular 10:30amworship will kick of a new yearof Sunday School as well as in-cluding the recognition of ourown beloved Rev. KathleenMcCallum as Trinity’s Minis-ter Emerita. In the afternoon,we’ll gather for a sunny RallyDay Pot Luck Picnic at beauti-ful Camp Tillicum, which willfeature fun family games for allages. --Let’s start the newschool year in style!

Trinity United Church is not only a great place to meet God in wor-ship and through friends, it’s also a Top-Secret Spy Training Acad-emy—or at least it was for a week in late July when we fed,entertained, and taught over 50 children per day, providing a diverseprogram of fun and faith engagement. This year we learned from someof television’s greatest detectives—and out-detected them with our bib-lical know-how and razor-sharp Spy-skills. There was art, music andgames, drama and challenge, food and fun. Particular thanks to coordi-nators Lisa Blais, Melissa Peddie, and Marcel McDonald. Many manythanks to all of the other Trinity secret agents who made “VBC” possi-ble—you helped with supplies and food, with passion and care, withlove and commitment. What a difference you make for the youngestmembers of our church family!

MYST ERIES OF T HE BIBLE

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YMMYYSTMMM IES OF TRETT EEST E ES OF T HE BIT EBLI

Prayer ShawlOur group of enthusiastic knit-ters/crocheters has decided towork from home. We continue tohold the recipients in our thoughtsas we work away. Anyone is wel-come to help out by putting "nim-ble fingers" to work.

In the last few months, we havepresented 5 baby blankets to thosewho were baptized. We have hadone Sunday when some shawlswere blessed. A few people havepicked up shawls for adults in needof compassion and lovingthoughts. There are always someavailable at the church. Just ask atthe office for information aboutthem.

It is our pleasure to provide theseblankets for those needing comfortand encouragement. It is an out-reach programme that has beenwell received by the people who at-tend Trinity.

Respectfully submitted,Judy Biondi

Church Family Picnic

Fun and games, good food, music and lakeside vespers serviceSunday, September 13th, at 3:00pmYMCA’s Camp Tillicum on beautiful Lake Nipissing

Bring a salad or appetizer, plate and fork, bathing suit and lawn chair.Everyone is welcome!

Remembrance Sundayservice

Sunday November 8th

UCW Yuletide Tea andBazaar

Saturday, November 14th

Baptism Sunday(families interested in baptism on thisSunday should be in touch with the

Trinity office ASAP!)Sunday November 22nd

First Sunday in Advent.Communion Service

Sunday, November 29th

PERFORMED LIVE IN THE HOUSES OF THE HOLY

Michael White & The White

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TWO CLASSIC ALBUMSPERFORMEDIN THEIRENTIRETYLED ZEPPELIN I LED ZEPPELIN II

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Feat. Trinity United Choir

sept 19th - 8 pmTRINITY UNITED CHURCH111 McIntyre St. East - North Bay

Tickets $30 +hst all ages welcome

Capitol Centre Box Office705-474-4747 or 1-888-834-4747

Ticketbreak.com 1-866-943-8849Gulliver’s Books & Toys 157 Main St WestMusic City 221 Algonquin Ave

Joyful BellsHandbell ChoirWe will begin ringing toward theend of September - date TBA(we’re waiting on our bells!).

The choir meets Tuesdays at 6:00PM at Trinity in the board room.For more information, please con-tact Brenda McLay atbrenda.mclay@hotmail.com orphone 705-472-5253 (evenings)