A Note from Our Minister, Kevin Derry 
Welcome to the website of Northminster United Church, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.  We thank you for taking the time to look at our site and learn a bit more about our faith community.

Our accessible building is located at 300 Sunset Boulevard (between Chemong & Barnardo) and we meet every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. for worship. For Sunday services you may enter through the doors facing Sunset Boulevard or the red doors facing the back parking lot.   There is an accessible lift entrance also facing the back parking lot that is clearly marked. During the week, please use the red doors facing the parking lot to enter the building.  We have office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday.  The office is closed for all statutory holidays.

In the ever-changing COVID-19, RSV and influenza environment that we find ourselves, we have taken measures to ensure, to the best of our ability, everyone's safety.  We strongly recommend being fully vaccinated and offer a mask friendly environment.  We practice social distancing as folks are comfortable.  There is hand sanitizer conveniently located at the entrances and throughout the building.  We also ask that if you are feeling unwell, please take time at home until your symptions have subsided.  It is so important to work together to protect the health of those most vulnerable to illness to our communities.  These protocols could change based on recommendations from our local Health Unit.  Please check this website regularly for any changes in our health and safely protocols.

Our Sunday School programme is up and running, however, as always, there are colouring materials and puzzles available in the narthex (back of the church) for the young and young at heart.  There is Nursery care available for infants and toddlers.  We are also gathering for fellowship time in Upper Wright Hall following worship.

 

We are a welcoming, theologically progressive community of faith trying to live and love faithfully in complex and trying times.  We are an Affirming congregation in the United Church of Canada. We share our faith stories from the New and Old Testaments of the Bible, as well as other faith writings and stories that help us navigate the presence of the Holy in the context of this time and place.  We have resumed smaller group gatherings such as studies and grief groups, so please stay tuned for more information as they occur sporadically throughout the year. 

You may check out some of our recent services through the video link at the top of the website.  Barring technical issues, each Sunday service is available to view by Monday at noon most weeks.  

Choir rehearsals continue Thursday evenings at 7:30 pm here at the church.  Please come out and join an enthusiastic group of folks who love to sing and share their gift of music. 

As we move from Autumn into winter, our minds and hearts turn to the Advent and Christmas Seasons as we prepare the annual celebration of the birth of Jesus.  Our Advent One Communion Service is December 3rd.  Our White Gift Sunday in support of the Salvation Army Toy Drive is December 10th, where donations of new unwrpped toys or monetary gifts will be accepted.  The donations will be passed on to the Salvation Army on December 11th.  Advent Three and Advent Four occur on December 17th & December 24th respectively at 10:00 a.m. Our Family Christmas Eve Communion Service will be at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 24th.  We will have a service celebrating the changing year at our usual time on Sunday, December 31st.

It is our hope everyone has a blessed, safe, and healthy holiday season.

Once again, my thanks for sharing your time with us and I hope you can join us for worship soon.  If you have any further questions, please use the contact information provided and reach out to us.

Kevin
705-748-4881
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Nov 20/23