St. Paul's United Church

Welcome to
St. Paul's United Church
Midland, Ontario

We're glad you're here.

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.

About Us

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

Worship & Music

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

Living Our Faith

Engaging spirituality and sharing our faith

Outreach & Social Justice

Turn compassion into action, Join our community outreach.

Church Life

News, Events & Gallery

October 26 2025 Link

October 19 2025 Link

October 12 2025 Link

Office Hours

Our new administrator John Craig is now in the office
Monday thru Friday from 9am to noon!

Pastoral Care

Please contact Rev. Kirsty Hunter at 705 717 1918.
She wants to know if you are in hospital
and seeking a visit from her.
Please use her direct phone number at all times to reach her, as there isn’t always someone in the church office to answer the regular phone line.
You can also email her at revkirsty@gmail.com

Expressions of our
Sympathy and Condolences
together with funeral, life celebration and memorial service information can all be found by clicking HERE

DISCOVERY KIDS
Please join us
Bring a friend! Bring your smile!

Rehearsals for
The Little Drummer Dude

~ Saturdays 11am to 12:30pm ~
Victoria & Gabbi look forward to another fun production!

Coffee Hour

November 2nd, 2025
fellowship, coffee/tea and goodies

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1^st and 3^rd Sunday each month

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Next gathering
Saturday, October 25th
@ 9:00am
Mom’s Restaurant.
Gather with the guys for some food, fellowship and interesting conversation.
All men of the congregation are welcome.

Connecting Together
This week participants will be attending the Lifelong Learning event
Come join us
make connections with others
as we take time for
conversation, storytelling,
tea/treats, fun and fellowship.
Every Thursday
2 ~ 2:30pm
For details click HERE

Would any of our members or friends appreciate a friendly visit or phone call
or be interested in making that
friendly visit or phone call?
Contact Sheila for further info.705-526-2186.
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Forum for Faith and Science
2^nd and 4^th Friday
each month between September and June
from 10am to 12pm in the Parlour.
Our purpose is to openly enjoy discussing our ideas and experiences relative to the book we study. Currently we are exploring ‘Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart’ by Brian McLaren. If you are interested please come along and attend! For more information please give me a call at (705) 549-4483.” – Ray Porth –

Our outreach team will be joining
the Midland BIA for the annual

Mini Monster March

Saturday 25th October 11am -1pm)
Come out and join the fun!
If you want to donate candy for the trick or treaters please drop these off at the church
or bring it on Saturday

ONTARIO SERVICE AWARDS
We celebrated our St. Paul’s Volunteers at the Ontario Service Awards in Barrie.
Our Volunteers were recognized for their combined (250) years of continuous service. Sharon was also nominated for her 10 yrs of service at Georgian Village.
Congratulations and thank you to
Tom, Sharon, Lenore, Gail, Louise and Victoria. You all make our community a better place to live and thrive!

Faith Formation:

Theology Study using
Separation of Church and Hate
will be Tuesday evenings
starting October 14^that 7pm
Bible Study
will begin October 14^th at 1pm
Bring your own Bible
or borrow one from the Church.
More information to follow,
with firm times and room assignments.

We put together a survey offering everyone
(who completes it) a chance to be entered into a draw
to win a copy of the book the theology group will be studying

The book : Separation of Church and Hate:
A Sane Person’s Guide to
Taking Back the Bible from
Fundamentalists, Fascists,
and Flock-Fleecing Frauds.

– Victoria Tovell –

Get your Tickets NOW
for the Fashion Show
E-transfer payment ($25/ticket) to the Church at stpaulsunited@rogers.com or drop off a cheque to John at the office. Contact Liz Rogers for further information

Outreach

Our Foodgrains Campaign
will continue until
November 15^th, 2025.
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 or by e-transfer to stpaulsunited@rogers.com.
All our donations will be matched 4:1 by the Canadian Government.

Donations for the Foodbank
Thank your for your donation, every bit is helpful. Grateful for the many helping hands in our community.
Regardless of your ability to donate, we encourage you to click on the link below to learn how food insecurity is impacting those in our community and what we can do to address equitable
access to nutrition.

Lifelong Learning Series
We had a great turnout for our first speaker, Curtis Copegog, in the Fall Learning Series Thank you Curtis for sharing your trasformative journey.
next in the series
October 23^rd 4pm to 6pm
Housing Justice
Rev. Susan Eagle
shares her experiences in elected office, ministry and her call to address the housing crisis.

Please put this date on your calendar and stay tuned to the Weekly Update for further information”

Join our Cooking Crew

The popular – Stock Exchange – soup sales have resumed!
Soup is frozen in 500ml containers.
$6 each or 2 for $10.
Proceeds help fund outreach efforts.
Would you like to join our crew?
Come and have fun with us
while we cook!
If you are interested talk to Heather, Zena or Carol MacDonald

Women’s Grief Group
This group has wrapped up it’s spring meetings. Facilitators are Sandra Flint at 705-529-6462 or Linda Fong at 705-209-8284.

Men’s Grief Group
not active at this time

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Next meeting
Tuesday,
^{November 11th}at 1:30pm
Normally we meet in the Parlour,
the 2^nd Tuesday of the month at 1:30pm
(except July and August)
Come join us!

United Church of Canada 100-year anniversary
Orders are being taken for tree seedings that will be available at
the end of April/early May for planting as part of our 100 Trees Project at St Paul’s United Church in celebration of
the 100 year anniversary of the UCC.
We have ordered 70 tree seedings from SSEA that will be small, bare root plants ready to go into the ground
– 10 each of the following: White Pine, White Spruce, Tamarack, Red/Silver Maple Hybrid, Nannyberry and 20x Red-Osier Dogwood. Please see Pat File after church on Sunday to order your selection or send her an email pat@patriciafile.ca
If you are planning to plant a tree or a shrub this spring – we would like to include it as well for the remaining 30 trees. Please plan to take a photo of your tree or shrub when planting and send it in to be part of our display.
If you planted your own tree or shrub – we continue to track in hopes of celebrating 100 trees – we are up to 83.
Contact pat@patriciafile.ca and please email your tree photos to officesecretaryspuc@gmail.com.

100 Year Celebrations here at St. Paul’s
Picnic update – over 100 people attended the 100 yr anniversary picnic at Little Lake Park on June 8th… thanks to the beautiful and tasty box lunches provided by Julie Fong, musical accompaniment by Charlie Carswell and lots of games for children and adults led by Lynne Angus. Souvenir song books are still available at the church.
If anyone has photos to share – please share them by email to officesecretaryspuc@gmail.com . Also check out photos and newsclippings from the 60’s on display in the Atrium courtesy of Liz Rogers. Thanks to all who participated.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Improv Jam at Huronia Museum

Come join us as we play
Improv Comedy games at the Improv Jam, like those you’ve seen on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” We’ll create scenes off the top of our heads based on audience suggestions for an evening of hilarious fun and madcap adventure! Anyone can play just put your name in the hat and we will cycle through the names so everyone gets a chance to play!
If you’re new to Improv or you just want to watch, then you’re welcome to attend and not play as well — just make sure to cheer on the other participants! This is a fun and relaxed setting to get your sillies out, laugh and have a good time!

– Bryan Piitz of Huronia Museum –

You Are Needed

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 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.

Life Long Learning

Thank you Rev. Susan Eagle for sharing your passion with St. Paul’s.

Minister Musings ~

Sunday, October 26, 2025
Rev Kirsty Hunter.

Beyond Sunday: Our Lives as a Sacred Space

My husband is a visual artist, and my son loves to write. The amazing thing about any kind of artistic endeavour is the way that the talent and vision of the artist mingle with the audience. As a member of the audience, I bring my history, my experiences, my knowledge, even my mood, into the conversation. In the space between me and an image, between the lines of poetry, in the spaces between notes, all of who I am greets all of what the artist has chosen to share. In the same way, I am in constant conversation with God. In the space between myself and the words of the Bible, the quiet of prayer, the songs we sing together, I find GodIn her song, There is a Time, Carolyn McDade wrote:

There is a time we know the way

There is a time we watch and pray

In living faith we make our way

together

Upon the dry a cloud will rise

and truth will shine among the lies

and wisdom sing

as we arise together

As a child of the prairies, the line, “upon the dry a cloud will rise” speaks to me of summer storms over a sun-dried land. In the space between the land and the outer limit of the atmosphere is where water condenses and falls again. The rain falling to renew the earth. A sacred space of hope.

What are the sacred spaces in your life? Where do you find God within yourself and outside yourself? Blessings to each one of you,

“In living faith we make our way together.”

– Rev. Kirsty –

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.

Community Outreach

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

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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308 King Street
Midland, Ontario L4R 3M6

Phone: 705-526-6077

E-mail: stpaulsunited@rogers.com

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