St. Paul’s United Church

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St. Paul's United Church
Midland, Ontario

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We invite you to come and experience life at St. Paul’s. We’re an inclusive Christian community that welcomes everyone regardless of age, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious tradition, economic status, political affiliation, or ability.
All.  Are.  Welcome.
The St. Paul’s community has served the Midland area for over 125 years. We’re a forward-looking community committed to living Jesus’ message through worship and a wide range of social justice and outreach programs.

Come and participate in spiritual life with us. 

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About Us


We’re an inclusive community aiming to follow Jesus’ example.

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Worship & Music


Worship & Music are alive and well here at St. Paul’s.

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Living Our Faith

Engaging spirituality and sharing our faith  

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Outreach & Social Justice

Turn compassion into action, Join our community outreach. 

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Church Life

News, Events & Gallery

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June 30, 2024 Link

June 23, 2024 Link

June 16, 2024 Link

Office Hours

The office is open: from 9 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday .
Starting 17th June and continuing until mid-September, Louise will be working on Wednesdays
and Thursdays only. The office hours are unchanged, with Judy in the office on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and Louise in the office on Wednesday mornings.

You can reach Louise on her home number at (705) 526-1640 or by e-mail at stpaulsunited@rogers.com

Pastoral Care

Expressions of our sympathy and condolences together with funeral, life celebration and memorial service information can be found by clicking HERE

 
On behalf of Antje Clarke’s sons, her friends from St. Paul’s are invited to attend
a small remembrance celebration on Sunday, 30th June starting around 2:00 p.m.,
at 88 Concession 14 East, Tiny.  if you plan to attend please RSVP to mthomson@rogers.com 

St. Paul’s nominated six volunteers for Ontario Service Awards

Annual Ontario service Awards presented in Barrie on Wednesday June 19th.
Volunteers rarely do their work for the purpose of recognition and six members of St Paul’s were representatives of all St. Paul’s volunteers who give generously of their time and talent.
Congratulations to Helen French (60 years), Sheila Thompson (55 years), Joan Lavin (45 years), Bruce Wilcox (40 years), Zena Pendlebury (30 years) and Lynne Angus (10 years).
One of the best practices in Volunteer Management is appreciation! Let’s keep our volunteer appreciation going at St. Paul’s by starting to think about nominees for the 2024/25 year event. 
Coffee Hour

July 7, 2024 after Worship
Come for the fellowship, and also enjoy coffee/tea and sweet treats. 
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1st and 3rd Sunday of each month

Lifelong Learning Event 
Save the date:
Tuesday, July 16th
from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.,
here at St. Paul’s.
Our guests are from the Ontario Caregivers Organization and a Nurse Navigator from the Couchiching Ontario Health Team.
They will share caregiving ideas and how to navigate the current healthcare system.
This is an excellent opportunity for all of us to learn more about caregiving and the resources available in our community as we never know when we may be called to help a loved one, friend or a neighbour.
Please contact Kathy Stewart if you plan to attend volunteerspucmidland@gmail.com
or leave a message at the church
office 705-526-6077.

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Men’s Grief Group – not active at this time

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Women’s Grief Group: not active at this time

Next gathering
Saturday, 29th June 9:00am
Mom’s Restaurant.
Gather with the guys for some food, fellowship and interesting conversation.
All men of the congregation are welcome.


Camp Awesome
this year : August 12-16.
Details will follow but be sure to know it’s always an
AWEsome time!

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We’re still looking for help preparing sandwiches for the
Gift of Grace Soup Kitchen.
We still need 3 loaves for August 20th
and 3 loaves for August 27th.
They need to be individually cut and bagged and brought to the church kitchen by 9 a.m.
If you can help or need more information please contact Judy McConnell at 705-529-1826

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Our annual Garage Sale 
September 28th.
Please set aside any items you no longer need/want and we will pass them on for someone else to enjoy while we raise needed funds for our work.

Connecting Together
Come join us
make connections with others
as we take time for
conversation, storytelling,
tea/treats, fun and fellowship.
Every Thursday
For details click HERE 

You Are Needed

Volunteer Opportunity
The St. Paul’s kitchen has received “Community Kitchen” approval from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.
One of the requirements is for us to have some kitchen volunteers to have their Safe Food Handling certificate.
We are looking for leadership volunteers to complete the online training and as we have some training funds left in our Community Service Recovery Fund, we will be able to reimburse you for the costs.
We also will be planning a celebration lunch for all who complete the course.
The course will take approximately eight hours to complete but can be completed over a couple of days.
The link is https://ingoodhands.ca/ from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit.
Please contact Kathy or Zena if you have any questions. You can e-mail Kathy at
volunteerspucmidland@gmail.com or Zena at zenapendlebury@gmail.com

Do you enjoy organizing and helping with educational events?
The Lifelong Learning Committee would love to have you join our team. Please connect with Kathy at 705-529-6121.

Volunteers are needed for the St. Paul’s team that do the Meals on Wheels and Driving programs at the Red Cross. If you are able to volunteer for either of these very important initiatives, please connect with Lois McQuirter at 705-526-6854.

We have a variety of committees and other volunteer positions available here at the church.
Without our volunteers, we couldn’t be the church, so please prayerfully ponder if you might be able to help.
Some of our committees meet in person, others by Zoom.
Please call the church office, Karen or Sue Dorion, our Chair of the Board, and we will be happy to speak to you and explore where you might feel you are able to contribute, even if only for a few hours every now and then.
We are open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and can be reached by phone at 705-526-6077 or email at stpaulsunited@rogers.com.

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Board Chair~

From our Official Board Chair – Sue Dorion

Well here we are at the beginning of yet another chapter of St. Paul’s United Church. 

Last Sunday we had a wonderful farewell/retirement celebration for Karen and Keith and I would like to sincerely thank everyone involved in making this a tremendous success! From the secretive Tim’s meetings (church meeting couldn’t happen naturally), trip to Costco, invites sent, food prep, tables set up, clean up afterwards etc. as well as the service/decovenanting, DK kids involvement and group photo done … it was a ton of work but oh so worth it to see the look on Karen’s face throughout the day! 

So on that note, we now need to look to the future and what that may entail for our church family. Over the next three months our Worship Committee will have guest preachers in place and for that I am so very grateful! Our Search Team for a new minister is working diligently and I have every confidence in this committee to see it through to fruition. 

Also I’d like to say a humble thank you to our wonderful team of staff who always ensure St. Paul’s keeps on ticking with so many behind the scenes issues being dealt with daily along with our many volunteers stepping in often at a moment’s notice. We are truly blessed to have an outstanding St. Paul’s Church Family who will continue to support each other through this transition.

Minister's Musings ~

Thank you from Karen and Keith

How do we begin to say thank you for the wonderful celebration this past Sunday?  The worship was touching and the decovenanting ritual certainly started to make goodbye more real.  The choir’s special anthems and the Discovery Kid’s songs were great.  For those in leadership and behind the scenes with the worship service, our thanks. Thank you for the group picture. To all who were involved in the luncheon thank you!  We were taken aback with the “Hands and Hearts” quilt.  Truly beautiful and touching with so many of you taking the time to trace your hand and write a note on the heart. The team under the direction of Gail Wilcox did a great job putting it all together.   We will treasure it always.  

Thanks also for your generous financial gift.  To those who contributed we thank you for your kindness.  Most importantly, thank you for the journey together as St. Paul’s United Church.  Your support, compassion, willingness to step up and pitch in whenever needed, your love of God and living the teachings of Christ have been greatly appreciated.  A passion for justice for all, including the earth itself, is deeply valued.  Your love and care for us has meant a lot.  And so we say thanks and goodbye.  We wish the congregation God’s continued guidance as you journey into the future as the light of Christ.  May the Spirit within you be present as you walk the talk of faith. 

Blessings, from Karen and Keith

Discovery Kids

Faith Formation is excited to announce that we have expanded to welcome in some volunteer teachers to help teach the Sunday Discovery Kids lessons. All of our teachers have been approved by and welcomed onto our St. Paul’s Faith Formation Committee. Our current group of teachers include Rebecca Amadei, Heather McDonald, Kim Belfry, Kait Byrick and Lynne Angus.

If anyone is interested in learning more about how to become a volunteer teacher, please reach out to Rebecca Amadei. 226 339 8218 rebeccaamadei@gmail.com.

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Community Outreach

We aim to serve others as Jesus did. From Midland to around the globe, we turn compassion into action everyday. Join us. 

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Territorial Acknowledgment

St. Paul’s United Church recognizes that we are on the traditional and treaty territory of the Anisinabek people, now known as the Chippewa Tri-Council of the Beausoleil First Nation, Rama First Nation and Georgina Island First Nation people and that we seek to be in right relationship with Beausoleil First Nation. We have Inuk people and are the historic homeland of the Metis people. We have had a painful and tragic past; may we together work for a more wonderful, honouring, and dignity-filled future.

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We welcome people from all backgrounds and orientations. Wherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome to join us.

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308 King Street
Midland, Ontario L4R 3M6

Phone: 705-526-6077
Fax: 705-526-4020

E-mail: stpaulsunited@rogers.com

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Office Hours:
Tuesday – Thursday
9:00am – 12:00pm
Administrator is currently working out of her home

Worship Hours:
Sundays 10:00am
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