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

April 3 2026

March 29 2026 Link

March 22 2026 Link

This year’s theme is Healing and Renewal

Palm Sunday March 29^th
★Service at 10am★
Holy Thursday April 2^nd
★Service at 6pm★
Good Friday April 3^rd
★Service at 10am★
★Ecumenical Walk for Justice at 12noon★
starting from St. Margaret’s ending at St. Paul’s
Easter April 5^th
★Sunrise Service at 7am in Little Lake Park★
★Celebration Service at 10am★

Easter Sunday, April 5th
Continental Breakfast
in the Great Hall at St Paul’s after the Easter Sunrise service in Little Lake Park.

Even if you don’t get to the park, c’mon downl and enjoy coffee, social time, and a light breakfast before Easter Sunday worship service.

There is no Social Hour after the 10am Service

OFFICE HOURS
Our administrator John Craig is 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

Men’s Breakfast
Saturday, April 25th@ 9am
the Spicy Bench.
478 Bay St, Midland
Gather with the guys for some food, fellowship and interesting conversation.
All men of the congregation are welcome

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Special
ONLINE Coffee Hour
March 29^th2026
after Sunday Worship at 11:30am.
We’ll supply a Zoom link, so keep an eye on the Weekly Update. ~ Kirsty

Coffee Hour

1^st and 3^rd Sunday each month

fellowship*coffee/tea*goodies
Plus the Stock Exchange
has soup for sale
the 3rd Sunday of the month
$6 for one $10 for two

Discovery Kids
DK Youth Group
Join us! Bring a friend! Bring your smile!

Discovery Kid’s Camp
August 10-14, 2026
at St. Paul’s United Churc

Register Now!

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.
The current book 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 –

Bake Sale
this Sunday
29^th March
in the Atrium
after the service

Coming up

Saturday 25^th April
plus
Silent Auction
and
Lunch Table available
We’re looking for all your beautiful knitting, baking, preserves, handmade items, quilts, woodworking and more.
For the Silent Auction we are seeking
new or valued items
Funds raised go to the work of the church.
For more information or to volunteer
please see or call
Gail (705)526-6368.
Thank you

Thank you everyone who supported our
St. Paul’s Sweetest Season
Purdys Chocolate
Fundraiser
Pick-up details >>

March 28th from 10am to 2pm
or March 29th from 11am to 12pm.
Go to the St. Paul’s United Church Atrium entrance between the church and the library. Parking on the street or in the First St parking lot behind the church

The United Church Women
next meeting
Tuesday 14^th April @ 1:30pm
Tea and goodies to follow, all ladies welcome!
We meet in the Parlour,
the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 1:30pm
(except January, July and August)
Come join us!

Congregational Life

Faith Formation:
Bible Study
Tuesday mornings in the Parlour @ 11am
Bring your own Bible
or borrow one from the Church.
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Theology Study
Tuesday evenings in the parlour
from 7pm – 8:30pm

How to Read the Bible and still be a Christian
CLICK here for Chapters and Dates

Connecting Together
Come join us
make connections with others
as we take time for
conversation, storytelling,
tea/treats, fun and fellowship.

Every Thursday
2 pm
For details click HERE

Outreach

Thank you to all who registered to help the St. Paul’s Team volunteering, walking, and making a donation. If you haven’t yet, please consider it as you have until 31st March to make a donation.

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Join our Cooking Crew
– Stock Exchange –
The populars oup sales
the 3rd Sunday each month
at Coffee Hour
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!
Interested? talk to Heather, Zena or Carol MacDonald
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Lifelong Learning Series

The series will continue in 2026. If you have topics you are interested in, please share them with the office. Thank you.

~ Make your 2026 Resolution
to Volunteer ~
How about considering your Church to fulfill your resolution?
Opportunities right now at St. Paul’s:
Social Hour volunteer: folks to help set up, serve and clean up for our twice monthly Social/Coffee Hour following Sunday worship. Baking isn’t a requirement, but helpful. We could also use folks who may not be able to set up, but could make a batch of cookies etc. to donate once a month.
Greeting/Usher: Every Sunday there are folks who greet you at the door, welcome new-comers and take up the offering. Some of our teams are very thin and would appreciate more volunteers.

These groups work on a monthly basis, three times a year for greeters and six times a year for Social Hour.
Please contact me at 705-526-2186 or smthompsin@gmail.com if you have any questions or wish to volunteer.”

– Sheila –

Neither the
Women’s Grief Group
or the
Men’s Grief Group
are active at this time

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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Toward 2035: Envisioning the Future of the United Church
The United Church of Canada is a community of hope, a vibrant and vital church with both purpose and vision.
We live in a time of rapid change in religious life, great inequities between peoples, and collective harm to our earth community. As church, we have been complicit in injustice. And yet we have this hope. We believe we continue to be
called to witness in love and justice to the liberating, healing Christ risen in this place and time. Together, we strive
towards repentance, repair, and right relations with all peoples and the planet.

As Regional Council members, staff, board and committee participants, and leaders of Communities of Faith,
your experience and insight are essential. We invite you to take part in a brief survey to share your awareness,
perspectives, and experiences related to Toward 2035.

Our Board Chair, Carolyn recommends that we help out by taking this 5 to 10 minute survey. Click HERE for the survey

COMMUNITY EVENTS

COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR

Well done St. Paul's

from Rosemary Sykes, The Guesthouse
Can you pass on for me our gratitude to the good people of St. Paul’s for their ongoing support to the Gueshouse Shelter. We recognize the generosity of St. Paul’s as an ongoing support for the shelter and the community members we support. Your Church community is a big part of why our CNOY event was such a success again this year.

Life4Kids

Guest Speaker Fred Hacker

March 22, 2026 Service

Life4Kids

Minister Musings ~

Sunday, March 29, 2026
Rev. Kirsty Hunter.

Beyond Sunday: “Holy Week”

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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