Plymouth-Trinity United Church
380 Dufferin
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
J1H 4M7
The Rev. Samuel V. Dansokho
Welcome
A warm welcome to all who are worshipping with us, whether you are a visitor or "back home" for a while.
Our regular Sunday worship services are at 10:30 a.m. in the sanctuary.
All are welcome!
Photo: Marie France Boisvert
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Next Sunday
October 27, 2019
Peace Sunday/Reformation Sunday
- Joel 2:23-32
- Psalm 65
- 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18
- Luke 18:9-14
Worship:
10:30 AM
Worship Leader: Tracey Badger
with children's church
News & Events
Your vote, our future
The federal election is October 21, and the United Church of Canada is calling on people of faith “to live out the responsibilities of citizenship and of discipleship!”
Get involved in faithful civic engagement for a community of hope:
Ask your election candidates informed questions.
Explore the connection between faith and democratic involvement.
Vote!
Find out more about what faith has to do with politics on the United Church of Canada website.
And find your riding here, on the federal elections website.
UCW Pre-Christmas Buffet and Sale
The UCW Pre-Christmas Buffet and Sale will be held Saturday, November 2nd from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Come one, come all!
The menu will consist of ham, assorted salads, devilled eggs, baked beans and brown bread, rolls and squares. The cost is $10.
There will also be sales tables of home-baking, jams and pickles.
Anyone with items to donate to the New to You table should speak to Cathy, Lois, Janet or Val by October 27th.
What’s up for young people in the region?
What’s up for young people in the region?
CLIMATE CHANGE
A group of United Church of Canada folks and friends marched with youth worker Shanna in the Climate March on Friday, September 27th.
The United Church of Canada has published some Climate change ideas and tips : Fridays for Future is a youth-led movement.
YOUTH FORUM
November 1 to 3 at Union United Church in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.
Contact regional youth Shanna Bernier for more information... Get in touch with the P-T secretary’s office for contact info.
RENDEZ-VOUS
Rendez-vous brings together youth (entering grade 9 and up to any age), young adults, and their leaders from across the country for a celebration of vibrant music, inspiring speakers, and dancing like there is no tomorrow. At this three-day event, you will
celebrate the bold faith of The United Church of Canada with hundreds of your new best friends
explore how brave space creates opportunities to learn, to share, and to celebrate new relationships
experience the brazen grace of a living community of hope and inclusion.
The next Rendez-Vous will be held from August 11 to 14, 2020 (next year!), at the University of Calgary.
Organizers are already recruiting for Home group leaders and workshop leaders. You’ll find more details here.
Children's church and the role of our community
Plymouth-Trinity United Church
October 8, 2019
Dear parents, grandparents and friends of kids at P-T,
Last May, our Education and Outreach Team helped organise (almost) weekly Children’s church activities at Plymouth-Trinity. Our goal is to provide a safe, educational, worshipful space for kids to be kids and also to experience church. Georgia Barratt-Lamey has been engaged as Children’s church/Sunday school leader, to be accompanied by a parent or other adult volunteer.
Each week children’s church is offered, we will spend the majority of time downstairs engaging in music, stories, prayer, crafting, games and free play with the children, and usually provide a healthy snack. We will join the congregation upstairs during the celebration of Holy Communion which the children are encouraged, but not required, to participate in. The programme materials come largely from the curriculum The Whole People of God.
Children’s church is geared to children aged 3 and up and we will adapt as best we can to the ages in the group. We hope to be able to lead worship upstairs a few times during the year, as well as hold a few special events, like the Saturday Advent gathering (November 30th this year) and a spring Picnic!
For our programme to continue we need help: Georgia, plus coordinator Shanna, cannot do this alone. We need other adults (parents, grandparents…) to help with the supervision and ensure the safety of all participants. There is a sign-up sheet on the table at the back of the sanctuary. You will all be contacted personally and we would like each family to designate an adult helper every couple of months.
For little ones under 3, or on Sundays when Georgia is not available, Hazel Innes and Sarah Stratton Ashby are usually present at the colouring table in the sanctuary. We deeply appreciate their ongoing support and care for our children. They will hand out clipboards for the older children who can sit with their parents, grandparents or other family members.
Fall schedule for Children’s church:
October: each Sunday except October 13 (Thanksgiving)
November: 10th, 17th, 24th
December: 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
For the children’s ministry:
Shanna Bernier, coordinator
Georgia Barratt-Lamey, part-time teacher
Samuel Vauvert Dansokho, pastor
Call for nominations
The General Council Nominations Committee has launched a call for nominations for several vacancies.
People across the church are invited to express their interest, or nominate others who have the gifts to serve well in these leadership roles. The Nominations Committee welcomes hearing from anyone, and particularly encourages those from groups which have been traditionally marginalized in our church, including (but not limited to) youth and young adults, Indigenous and racialized members, those active in francophone ministry, and people who identify as disabled.
You can find United Church job and volunteer opportunities here. Check back regularly!
Children at P-T
Join us at Plymouth-Trinity for a family-friendly worship experience. Many Sundays feature a carefully planned children's church program, intended for those 3 and up. We also have a children's corner in the sanctuary with craft supplies and helpful volunteers for younger children, and for all kids on the Sundays when there is no children's church. Check the calendar elsewhere on this website to find out the schedule!
Bicycle Path
A reminder to please make sure your car does not cross the yellow lines outlining the bike path in the church parking lot.