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

February 1 2026 Link

January 25 2026 Link

January 18 2025 Link

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

DISCOVERY KIDS
DK Youth Group Update

Join us! Bring a friend! Bring your smile!

Coffee Hour

1^st and 3^rd Sunday each month

February 1^st 2026
fellowship*coffee/tea*goodies

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

Men’s Breakfast
Saturday, January 31^st@ 9am
Mom’s Restaurant.
Gather with the guys for some food, fellowship and interesting conversation.
All men of the congregation are welcome.

The Group is cancelled this Thursday
15th January so members can attend the
funeral service for Bob Wyant at Nicholls Funeral Home.

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

Big THANK YOU to

Rev Kirsty and her team for a
Fun night celebrating Robbie Burns
Good company ~ Good food
equaled a fun evening!

Ay and the haggis was delicious
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The United Church Women
next meeting
Tuesday 10^th February @ 1:30pm
Installation of officers

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 Meeting Room from 10am – 11am.
Bring your own Bible
or borrow one from the Church.
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Theology Study
Tuesday evenings on the couches in the Discovery Room
from 7pm – 8pm

The book : To Be announced.

Easter is coming early this year

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.

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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Outreach

Save the Date
Peace Wednesday

Take A Moment for Peace
and join us, to reflect, connect & share the message of peace as a community
Wednesday February 25th, 2026
from 4pm to 6pm.
Watch the Weekly Update for further information
– Carol MacDonald –
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Office Pantry is Full!
Our little pantry in the office really does make an immediate difference ~ allowing us to help those in critical need.
Last week the pantry needed to be replenished.
There was an outpouring of support, and the office pantry is now FULL!
John was astounded, as we even received cash donations to replenish the pantry. Thank you

— Make a 2026 Resolution to Volunteer —

How about considering your Church to fulfill your resolution? There are opportunities right now at St. Paul’s for:

Social Hour volunteer: We need folks who will 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.

“Each of 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 –

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!
Interested? talk to Heather, Zena or Carol MacDonald

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

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 –

United Church of Canada 100-year anniversary
As part of our 100 Trees Project
at St Paul’s United Church in celebration of
the 100 year anniversary of the UCC
ordered 70 tree seedings from SSEA that were ready to go into the ground. – 10 each of …: White Pine, White Spruce, Tamarack, Red/Silver Maple Hybrid, Nannyberry and 20x Red-Osier Dogwood. Pat File organized this with a few helpers. Photos of the tree or shrub when planting were sent 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

~Thursday 5^th February ~
5-7pm

COLDEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR

28th February 2026

Again, this year St. Paul’s United Church is partnering with The United Way’s Coldest Night of the Year campaign in support of the Guesthouse, Midland.
See Marilyn Turner at Coffee Hour to learn more about how you can support this important endeavor.

Ways to help out:

Make a donation/join the St. Paul’s team (Button Below).
Volunteer to help with meal preparation and clean up.
Volunteer in other capacities.
Come out on the day and cheer the walkers on.

Marilyn Turner – marilyn@edufac.ca (905) 699-6764

Burns Dinner

Minister Musings ~

Sunday, February 1, 2026
Rev. Kirsty Hunter.

Beyond Sunday: Food for the Journey.

This week we celebrate Communion. If you are worshipping online, we encourage you to join with us by preparing some elements to take at home.

Many years ago, when I was a young mother, I would go to the University of Calgary on Wednesdays for worship and communion. Devon came too. He was only 3. We were a small little group: a United Church Minister, a Lutheran Pastor, a Christian goth student, a young mother, a three year old, and a rotating cast of a few other students. Even with that small group there were two cups, one juice and one fortified wine. (I had to keep my eyes on the cups, to ensure that Devon took the right one). It was a nod to the fact that there were two churches working together with different approaches to communion. So using the additive property, everyone was included. I found strength and solace in those services. It was living water

Communion is important to me. Meeting the divine at the table is a transformative moment every time, whether I am presiding or simply taking part.

I hope that those who follow us at home take part as well. Choose your favourite bread and beverage. Taste and see that God is good.

See you at the table! – 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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We welcome people from all backgrounds and orientations. Wherever you are in your faith journey, you’re welcome to join us.

Contact Information

308 King Street
Midland, Ontario L4R 3M6

Phone: 705-526-6077

E-mail: stpaulsunited@rogers.com

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