Trinity News week of June 30

Worship on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 10:30 am: Sunday's service will be led by Rev David, as we celebrate our time with Letitia Berger. We thank her for her ministry with us. CLICK HERE for the order of service.

We will also have our YouTube livestream available to those at home. CLICK HERE to access it. Once you are on the page, at the time of worship, click on the video that says "live now" and you will start watching the service.

 

Office News: Our Office Administrator, Zoë, is off on her summer break starting today. She and her family are traveling to Drumheller in early July! She is back in the office on Tuesday, August 27. There will be no Friday Announcements now, until her return. Happily, we do have volunteers covering the desk on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 12 pm but be aware that phone messages and emails may take a bit longer to receive a response. Thank you to our volunteers! Peggy, Pat McCann, Betty, Judy J, Harvey, Wendy and Jo-Ann. The PowerPoint presentations on Sundays will be created by Rev David and Jo-Ann over the summer. We wish them the best with that.

 

Camp Spirit 2024: Trinity United Church is hosting another week of Camp Spirit Day camp! July 29 - August 2, 2024.  This years theme: GPS - Finding our way through Grace, Peace and Spirit. CLICK HERE for more info on how you can help. Registration Info: campspirit.ca/ campspirit@united-church.ca/ 604-431-0434 ext. 6403.

 

Inlet United Church hosts Camp Spirit July 15 to 19 and spaces are still available.

 

Images from Learning on Purpose 2024: here is a link to Learning on Purpose 2024, the program Ross Shearer was attending the last two weeks:  CCS Online Check it out.

 

Trinity + Worship: Watch a video of the most recent Sunday service, CLICK HERE. The service was streamed on our YouTube Channel on June 23.

 

Joyce Lissimore Funeral: We will celebrate the life of our beloved congregation member Joyce on Saturday, June 29 at 11 am here at Trinity United. CLICK HERE to read more.

 

Scroll to the Bottom: This week's announcements have our congregational photo, news about our SHARE award, and some summer reading picks from Broadview magazine! Keep going all the way down...

 

Fellowship of the Least Coin: Let us keep each other in our prayers. Let us remember our siblings around the world under the heavy yoke of violence and wars, calamities, and isolation. From where we are, we can only pray to God and do what we can to help. And to remember to set aside our least coin offerings after each prayer.  This is us - the Fellowship of the Least Coin. CLICK HERE for their 2024 Report.

 

Thrift News: Thank you for the music, the song I'm singing - thanks for all the joy it's bringing... $1267.75! 

 

Legacy Fund: The need is great, but our gratitude and generosity are greater. Trinity United Church is celebrating 120 years of ministry in Port Coquitlam and the Tri-Cities Area. We are planning for the next 120 years by establishing a Legacy Fund that invites members, adherents, friends, and neighbours to include Trinity in their estate planning. CLICK HERE to read more details, or pick up a leaflet on Sunday at the Church. DOWNLOAD the brochure.

 

PoCo Sort & Report App: The free PoCo Sort & Report (formerly PoCo Waste-Line) smartphone app is a one-stop resource with a wide variety of uses. Download it for free from the Apple App Store or Google Play, CLICK HERE. Use the app to: View or print your home’s personalized collection schedule, Import your personalized collection schedule into your online calendar, Sign up for personalized collection reminders, Use the Sort it Right waste wizard to know what goes where, Stay up-to-date about changes to the collection schedule or service, OR Report a problem with any City service! CLICK HERE for more info.

UCC Moderator News: In her National Indigenous Peoples Day message, Moderator Carmen Lansdowne reminds us that we can all take specific actions to celebrate or recognize this day and National Indigenous Peoples Month. To the Indigenous Church, and especially our elders, Walis Gayasixa (thank you) for the ways that you have fought, sometimes against all hope, for recognition and respect in The United Church of Canada. CLICK HERE for message.

 

Broadview Article: How the residents of the world’s largest Syrian refugee camp came together to write a cookbook. "Zaatari" spotlights culinary traditions, personal stories, and recipes of resilience. CLICK HERE to read.