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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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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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS @ 2am Sunday 3rd November

 DON’T FORGET TO

TURN YOUR CLOCKS  BACK 1 HOUR TONIGHT

Office Hours

PLEASE NOTE that next week (week of November 3rd), the office will be open on Wednesday morning only.

The office is open: from 9 a.m. until noon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday .
Starting 17th June and continuing until late October, 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

44th Moderator Right Rev CarmenLansdowne
Coffee Hour

November 3rd, 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

Faith Formation
Pilot event: Adult Social
Wednesday November 6th, 7 – 9pm
in the Parlour
All adults welcome!
For this first event, we’ll have an epic board game to play if we wish, or we can just chill. Let’s see how it goes, and perhaps it will become a regular event.
If you’re unable to make it November 6th but are interested in the idea, let Rebecca know.

Next gathering
Saturday, 30th November
@ 9:00am
Mom’s Restaurant.
Gather with the guys for some food, fellowship and interesting conversation.
All men of the congregation are welcome.

A tribute to, and in memory of,
all those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom, St. Paul’s United Church is recognizing them with a poppy display on the front and south side of our building.
Thank you to everyone who knitted, crocheted, attached to the banners or helped hang them

The Knitting Pilgrim
was here at St. Paul’s
Friday 1st November 2024,
Kirk Dunn shared the story of his 15-yr artistic and spiritual journey hand knitting this ambitious project while looking at the reasons why the faiths struggle to get along today, the meaning of art, the hell of grant writing and the power of love to overcome major obstacles (and minor mishaps).

Canadian Foodgrains
This campaign will run until November 24th.
To date, we have raised $3,880.
If you would like to donate, please make your cheque payable to St Paul’s United Church with a note that it is for the Canadian Foodgrains Campaign. You can also donate by e-transfer to stpaulsunited@rogers.com. Our donations are matched 4:1 by the Canadian Government.

Forum for Faith and Science
  the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month between September and June
 at 10am in the Parlour.
Discussing ideas/experiences relative to the books they study.
In September, they explored
The Direct Path, Creating a Personal Journey to the Divine Using the World’s Spiritual Traditions
by Andrew Harvey.
All are welcome to attend.

We are seeking a diverse group of friends of St. Paul’s to attend a brainstorming session to develop ideas to increase the revenue of our Church. We expect this meeting to be one
where ideas can flow freely, and we hope to prime the pump of creativity of the group to generate avenues for one-off or ongoing sustainable ideas to help our Church battle the dreaded D word! (Deficit!)
Please reach out to Donna Macfarlane at donnamacfarlane@live.com or at 705-527-2084 to be included in this one-time meeting.
We will set a date and format once we see the number of participants. Of course, attendees will be plied liberally with treats and coffee.
All ideas and participation welcome.

doves

Men’s Grief Group and
Women’s Grief Group
not active at this time

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Apple Pie Sale
Thank You to:
Charlie Carswell who donated the apples, all the awesome ladies that helped to make the apple pies and everyone who purchased those pies! ~ we raised $663.56. The funds will
go to the work of the UCW.

Next Meeting
Tuesday 12th November 
at 1:30pm in the parlour
Our speaker will be Doreen Gunson
who will be speaking about Remembrance Day.

Congregational Life

Beat The Deficit Soup Luncheon
Sunday, December 1, 2024,
immediately following Worship (replacing Social Hour).
Home-made soup, bread, crackers etc., veggies and dip, and ice cream treats all for a donation towards the deficit.

AED

Automated External Defibrillator:
As part of the “AED” Public Access Defibrillation (“PAD”) Program between the County of Simcoe Paramedic Services and St. Paul’s, the County offers on-site training on the operation of this important life-saving device. It’s been a while since the training was conducted at St. Paul’s, so we’re looking for individuals who may be willing to participate in this one-day training event. We need a minimum of five individuals up to a maximum of 12 for the County to come to St. Paul’s to conduct this training.
If you’re interested, please contact the church office. A date and time will be set up once we have at least five willing participants.

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 

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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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POPPY PROJECT

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. 
It seems like just last Sunday we had a wonderful farewell/retirement celebration for Karen and Keith! 
Now we are looking to the future and what that may entail for our church family. Over recent months our Worship Committee has had guest preachers in place and for that I think we are all very grateful! Now we are meeting to receive a report from the Minister Search Team who have been working diligently and I have every confidence in this committee to see it through to fruition. 
I’d also like to say a humble thank you to our wonderful team of staff, along with our many volunteers, who have continued to ensure St. Paul’s keeps on ticking with so many behind the scenes issues being dealt with daily. We are truly blessed to have an outstanding St. Paul’s Church Family who will continue to support each other through this transition.

Minister Musings ~

 

Search Committee Update
We had a great turnout for the congregational vote this past Sunday! Thank you to everyone who arrived early or joined by zoom. The search committee’s recommendation was put to a vote to the congregation and it passed. Please be ready to welcome Rev. Kirsty Hunter on January 15, 2015.

A welcoming committee is being formed to help welcome Rev Kirsty Hunter to St Paul’s in the
new year. It has been a privilege and an honour to be chair of this committee and become better
acquainted with everyone on this hard-working team!
Blessings,
Victoria Tovell, Chair

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

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Sundays 10:00am
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