News & Announcements
Keep up to date with news and events happening at Plymouth-Trinity! For upcoming church and community events, please see the Calendar.
Meet the new Moderator
The Right Rev. Dr. Kimberly Heath, 45th Moderator of the United Church of Canada, shares her call for Deep Spirituality, Bold Discipleship, and Daring Justice in a time of rapid change and deep uncertainty.
In this video message, the 45th Moderator of The United Church of Canada introduces herself as a minister of 26 years, a follower of Jesus, and a leader committed to meeting the challenges of the world and the church today.
The Moderator will be in Sherbrooke on Sunday, January 25, attending Lennoxville United Church's 150th anniversary service, at 10 am (corner of Queen and Church streets). All are welcome!
Plymouth-Trinity welcomes Swahili speakers
The community of faith of Plymouth-Trinity United Church opens doors and hearts wide to the Swahili-speaking community!
The reverends Emmanuel Tehindrazanarivelo and Samuel V Dansokho convened a first meeting of Sherbrooke's Working Group of French-speaking and Swahili-speaking Ministries in January at Plymouth-Trinity, to organize the year 2025. Since then, much has happened.
As written in the French-language Infolettre of the United Church of Canada: “Célébrons ensemble l'émergence de ce nouveau ministère en notre sein et prions pour tous les membres de ce groupe.”
Rev Peter Buhendwa was hired to lead this new pilot ministry, with an office in the Plymouth-Trinity church building.
And he got to work right away. Some of his accomplishments include beginning to translate some of the foundational faith documents of the United Church, such as the New Creed, and coordinating the first Refugee Sunday in Sherbrooke, which featured a worship service, panel discussions, and fabulous food.
Rev Buhendwa has also created a summer soccer league for youths and children, and shepherded the first family Bible camp from August 20-24.
And there’s more to come!
Looking for more information? Contact Plymouth-Trinity!
I find myself in a vibrant community....
Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Djacoba Tehindrazanarivelo, who oversees the United Church of Canada's Ministeres en francais, offers his perspective MiF today : "Ces derniers mois, la croissance si hautement désirée et attendue nous a bousculés et mis au défi. Les MiF aujourd’hui sont constitués de communautés différentes, diverses et multiples, vivant et cheminant ensemble dans leur foi et témoignages. "
Read his latest column here (in French).
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!
United in learning
Do you enjoy learning? Discovering new things? Or perhaps you’re feeling a bit tired? And you need something new? Here’s an option:
“United-in-Learning offers a variety of distance education opportunities for church leaders. Whether you're clergy or lay, whether you have years of experience under your belt, or you've just joined your first committee, we have ways to connect you with like-minded people across the country to help make your church more vibrant, exciting, and alive.”
You can find United-in-Learning here.
“Most of our programs use computer and telephone to connect people across the miles. It's a way to break down isolation in ministry, and share best practices from one end of the country to another. For most programs, all you'll need is a computer with Internet access, and a telephone.”
Items and belongings
In order to reduce clutter and confusion in the building and to ensure your belongings are returned to you (or at least are safe) please label all items you bring to church.
Lost and found: Have you misplaced something in the church? A Lost & Found box can be found in the church hall, right next to the elevator.