CHURCH NEWS
Sunday Bulletin for November 17, 2019
Celebrating Young People is our theme for today. Ben Pickles, a young climate activist, will be our speaker. PDF
Ben Pickles, young activist and geek with a brilliant sense of humour.
Ben will be our guest speaker at our November 17 worship service. Ben is in grade 7 in a gifted program at Centennial-Grand Woodlands School in Brantford, ON. Click the PDF to read his bio. We have also posted a photo of Ben on our home page. PDF
Metamorphosis, November 20, 2019
BurlingtonGreen is showing the film "Metamorphosis," at the Burlington Central Library on November 20, 6:00pm. It's a film about climate change and should be of interest to everyone. BurlingtonGreen
Messy Christmas Fun Night
Friday November 29, 5:00-7:00pm.
All ages welcome; see the flyer. PDF
Community Christmas Day Dinner
This is the 14th year East Plains has hosted this event as part of our Wider Work program. PDF
Joseph
Joseph has been promoted to P5. PDF
Vista Orders.
Vista order dates: December 8. PDF
Letter from Joseph in Uganda
Joseph is a young student in primary four at the Tekera Mission in Uganda. East Plains is proud to continue our support for this mission. PDF
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CONTACT US - STAFF
Location & Office Hours
East Plains United Church
375 Plains Rd. East,
Burlington Ontario, Canada, L7T 2C7,
Telephone: 905-634-5562
Email: office@eastplainsunitedchurch.com
Office hours:
Summer hours (July and August 2019) Thursday and Friday, 10:00am-2:00pm
Our Staff
| Minister: Reverend Barbara Fullerton East Plains UC is pleased to extend a very warm welcome to Rev. Barbara Fullerton who took on the role of part time intentional interim minister starting September 9, 2018. At East Plains, Barb will focus on leading the Sunday service and attending to those in need of Pastoral care. Barb has roots in the USA (Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio) and has two married daughters one of whom lives in Texas, and the other who lives in Seattle, Washington. Barb became a Canadian citizen in 1991, and presently lives in Paris, Ontario, with her Canadian husband who is a retired minister with the UCC. Rev. Barb was most recently minister at St. Paul’s UC in Paris. Prior to that, she worked twelve years in the General Council Office as The United Church of Canada’s national stewardship development officer. In addition to her post at East Plains, Barb is the secretary of the Board at Five Oaks Education and Retreat Centre in Paris. Welcome aboard Barb. email:minister@eastplainsunitedchurch.com |
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Music Director: Sabatino (Sam) Vacca Sabatino (Sam) is the Music Director of the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, and Chorus Master for Opera Hamilton. He has conducted orchestras in the Czech Republic, Symphony Hamilton, the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony, the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra, the Brampton Symphony Orchestra, and the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Orchestra. For Opera York he has served as Artistic Director for productions of Carmen, Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi, La Traviata, The Barber of Seville, Tosca, Rigoletto, La Bohème, and Madama Butterfly, and as Conductor for Le Nozze di Figaro and Così Fan Tutte. Next season he will serve as Artistic Director their production of Il Trovatore. For Opera Belcanto he has conducted Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, and Tosca. For Opera Kitchener he has conducted Madama Butterfly, and La Bohème. Sabatino has worked as an opera coach for the University of Toronto, as well as the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Sabatino is the recipient of the Spirit of Ontario Award for the Arts by the National Congress of Italian Canadians. |
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Office Administrator: Barbara (Barb) Matthews Barb is our office administrator and she would be happy to assist you during office hours. You can leave her an email message using the email address above. |