Trinity United Kars

06/12/2022

Today we celebrated our Anniversary Sunday, with guest Minister Rev Ed Gratton. Since 1862 Trinity Kars has served the Community! Great day to look back at our history, and forward with our new partnership with Osgoode. 🎉🥳👏

04/01/2022

Paulette Steeves's research challenges common beliefs about her ancestors' presence in North America

01/08/2022

Join Connie and Joan this Sunday January the 9 starting at 10:15 for virtual church! If you need the link please message this page, and we hope to see you then. Music this week by Paul Arnold.

01/03/2022

12/24/2021

It’s Christmas Eve and we are gathering virtually again this year. With fond memories of past Christmas Eve services, and a longing for normalcy we carry on with traditions in the best way we can. Certainly the gift of this experience is that we will appreciate the simple things and people we may have taken for granted in the past.
Service is at 8 PM from Osgoode, if you require the link please message this page for details.
This not the Christmas season we anticipated a few days or weeks ago. It matters not how we worship at Christmas. What does matter is that we take time to give thanks to God for coming to us in love in a baby. That is the good news of Christmas.
Rejoice!!

12/04/2021

Good morning and happy Friday to you.
We are invited to gather in community in whichever way you are comfortable this Sunday: in-person or virtually via our live Zoom feed. If you come to in-person worship, proof of vaccination is required (and will be noted so that you only need to show proof once).
At our 10:30 a.m. service in Osgoode, we light the second Advent Candle of Peace. Rowena will lead us in beautiful music, Deanna will offer our scripture readings, Connie is our Zoom host and you will be warmly greeted at the door when you arrive for in-person worship. Last Sunday was week one of our Advent Giveaway Contest (yay Connie who knew the answer to the bible question I posed!). This Sunday is week two of the Advent Giveaway (a little something from my home to your home). The question will relate to something I said during worship (maybe in my sermon or not) last Sunday and has a biblical focus. If you know the answer to the question, yell it out as you know I don't hear all that well. Good luck.

11/27/2021

Good morning. I trust you are well. What a week it has been. A long Sunday and a long week and already, it's Friday. Where did Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday go? The days and weeks are moving too fast for my liking.

We are invited to gather in community in whichever way you are comfortable this Sunday - in-person or virtually via our live Zoom feed. We have a lovely worship service planned for the First Sunday of Advent.

At our 10:30 a.m. service in Osgoode, we light the Advent Candle of Hope and also celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion (if you are worshipping via Zoom, please have bread and juice, water or wine available for Communion). Paul will offer his wonderful music ministry, Kim will read scripture and Connie is once again our Zoom host.
Rev. Grant

11/20/2021

TRINITY MEMBERS please note and attend!!
We are invited to gather for worship either virtually or in-person in Osgoode at 10:30 a.m. During our morning service, the members of St. James will discern God's will and vote upon the motion that is before the congregation. In the afternoon, at 1 p.m. at Trinity, Kars, the Trinity community of faith will gather for a short service of worship as well as to discern God's will and vote upon the motion before the Trinity congregation. If you come to in-person worship at 10:30 a.m., please let us know in advance so that we can ensure we have capacity (it is filling up). Also, do know that COVID protocols will be in effect: physical distancing, wearing of masks and the capturing of names and phone numbers for contact tracing.

At the 10:30 a.m. service, Connie Bazil shall be our Zoom host, Joan Wyatt will offer our scripture readings and Rowena Pearl will offer her ministry of music. Might I add that Rowena chose one of my favourite hymns as the closing hymn "We Shall Go Hope With Hope of Resurrection." This is the promise of God that out of endings there is always new life.

The Worship Liturgy for the 10:30 a.m. service is attached (a different liturgy will be used for the 1 p.m. service). Please have a read and pay special attention to the many announcements on the last two pages.

11/13/2021

This Sunday, an energized and rested Connie Bazil returns as our Zoom host (thank you Joan Wyatt for hosting while Connie was retreating), Paul Arnold will offer his fine musical voice and guitar playing, and Myrna Edgar will read scripture. My sermon title is "Do You Trust God?" My sermon relates to the motions that are before each congregation for discernment and decision on November 21 and is rooted in our Gospel reading for the day, Mark, Chapter 13, verses 1 through 8. Please plan to attend in-person or join via Zoom.

10/31/2021

Starting this Wednesday, swing by the side entrance at Trinity and check it out. Wi-Fi - Canteen (affordable drinks and snacks) - Music - Board Games. 2 x Vac Certificate and Masks Required.

10/24/2021

I walk. I walk alot. You know that. As I was out and about walking one fine evening last week, I stopped to tie up one of my shoelaces that had come undone. As I was finishing up this task, a man (unknown to me) ran by me and then ran back and then ran off and then back to me again. He wasn't quite right I thought as he also dropped 3 coats on a bench during one of his short pit stops. The second time he ran back to me, he said, take this, pressing a bill into my hand. I looked at it, oh, it's a US 1 dollar bill. I said, "I don't need it. You keep it." "No, you keep it" he said. "I don't need it" I said again to which he replied "No, you keep it. I found 5 of those today and ever since I've only had good luck." "But I don't need good luck" I said and tried to give it back to him again before he ran off for the final time. Oh happy day I thought. I am richer by $1 US (or so it appeared). And that got me to thinking about how can I use this as a children's time during worship. As in, what do you do when someone gives you a gift that you don't need? Who would you give it to? I worked out in my head an entire lesson as I wandered home.

When I got home I put the $1 bill on the dining room table. Roger spotted it later on and asked, where did I get the $1 from? I explained what happened and he said, "you will talk to anyone." That's true. I inherited this trait from my Dad. My Dad would talk to anyone. So last weekend, I picked up the $1 bill from the dining room table where it had sat. And did I laugh. This $1 bill, while it said "one" in different places was in fact a $1000 bill. It has been torn, well-worn and appears to have been through the wash more than a few times. Apparently, and my friend Google tells me this, the US $1000 bill was discontinued back in 1969. So, me thinks this bill is a fake. I laughed and thought, well, there goes my happy day and there goes this great children's lesson I had worked out in my head.

But in the end, I do celebrate and give thanks. The gent who gave me this gift wanted to share his good fortune with me. And that for me is the holy lesson in this story. It doesn't matter if the $1000 bill had no monetary value in the end. What it did have value as, was in the sharing of the gift of laughter, relationship and surprise with another human being. For that, I thank God for bringing into my life for a brief moment, this gent and his sharing of his fortune.

This coming Sunday we are invited to gather in community to worship God either in-person or via Zoom. If you are thinking about coming to in-person worship, please let us know in advance as we adhere to capacity limits (maximum of 40 in the pews) and COVID protocols (for example, physical distancing, wearing of masks and the capturing of names and phone numbers for contact tracing).

In our words, prayers and music this Sunday we shall give God our worship. This Sunday, Connie Bazil is once again our Zoom host, Rowena Pearl will offer the gift of music and Dodi Russett will read scripture. One of the announcements is regarding the need for scripture readers in November and December. If you are interested in reading at worship, please let me know.

May you have a great Friday and weekend.

Hope to see you virtually or in-person on Sunday.

May God bless you this day and always.

--
Rev. Grant McNeil