Trinity's Affirming Celebration Service Sunday, June 16, 2024

I was so proud of my church, my team and proud of Trinity Singers!

We had a wonderful service and celebration and if you missed it, you'll want to watch it on YouTube. Of course the video doesn't quite capture how great it was to be there. The music was fun and the congregation joined us enthusiastically. There was a reporter there who wrote a great article about it. So, check that out too.

The sanctuary was nicely decorated, and then some of the decorations came down to Trinity Hall (the gym) with us for cake and refreshments. The cakes and cupcakes were awesome! And there was an amazing cheese board with yummy crackers, fruit, cookies, and candies and I don't know what else, a super spread of treats.

Here's a picture of the cakes:

Newspaper article in the Newmarket Era.

The headline was ‘Matter of life and death’: Newmarket’s Trinity United Church becomes affirming ministry for 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Click Here to read the article.

There are two nice photos: one of Peter Mohan and Brian Walter with the certificate, and another of Rev George and Praise Team and Choir members in our Trinity T-shirts in front of the communion table. The writer quoted Rev. George quite a bit, smart move, since his words are so powerful.

I found the following especially impactful, and so did Lisa Queen:

When United Church congregations baptize babies, children and adults, they promise to nurture them in faith and show them they are welcome, Moore said.

“We attach no conditions to those promises. We don’t say ‘We’ll be here as long as you turn out the way we want,’ ” he said.

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