Trinity United Church of Ottawa
1099 Maitland Ave

Ottawa, ON  K2C 2B8

613-225-3627

Caring & Connecting 

Visiting Care Team

Trinity’s Visiting Care Team consists of our Minister and a team of volunteers who are dedicated to providing care and support to our congregation during losses, depression, life changes and other difficult times.

 

Visiting Care Services include:

  • Regularly visiting and phoning those who are homebound or ill

  • Visiting patients at local hospitals

  • Assisting with funeral receptions at Trinity

  • Assisting with our annual Time of Remembrance Service

  • Mailing cards to ill and/or bereaved families

Affirming and PRIDE Group

Led by congregation members as an off-shoot of Visiting Care, “Trinity Pride” holds activities related to Trinity being an Affirming Community.

Some examples include:

  • A celebratory Pride Potluck (a Sunday School initiative) featuring rainbow coloured foods, along with poetry written by a Sunday School student, crafts, celebration and games focusing on discovering affirming facts.

  • Participating in Ottawa’s annual PRIDE march for which one of the students created a beautiful banner for the day.

  • Participating in the Bowl-a-thon in support of Camp Ten Oaks for LGBTQ+ kids.

Men's Breakfast

Gathers to discuss scripture and life and share a great meal once a month.  This is held on the second Thursday of the Month at 8am at Summerhay's.  Join Us!

Wednesday Meditation Group

Trinity’s Wednesday evening meditation group meets at 7:00 pm for an hour of practice and support to those developing a regular meditation practice. The group has it’s roots in both Christian contemplative prayer, and Buddhist practices of compassionate awareness and mindfulness. Everyone is welcome! If interested, contact Robert Taylor through office@trinityunitedottawa.ca. 

Outreach & Justice 

At Trinity, we express our passions for justice, our concern for the environment and our callings to spread compassion in many ways. We can each find support for expressing our personal giving spirit in one of many groups: Trinity Outreach Committee, Trinity Justice Committee, Trinity Green Team, Trinity Jubilee Foundation and the United Church Mission & Service Fund, as well as many spontaneous individual and Council initiatives.

Trinity Outreach Committee (TOC)

The Trinity Outreach Committee supports the Caldwell Food Bank with monthly financial donations and regular food drives. 

 

The Outreach Committee also delivers personalized Caring and Sharing Gift Hampers to families and Christmas time. 

 

Ottawa kids who wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity can often be provided sponships for summer camp experiences through the Outreach Committee. 

 

TOC also partners with local organizations, continually delivering practical items from our homes to those who are homeless or less privileged.

 

Trinity Justice Committee (TJC)

The Trinity Justice Committee (TJC) has a mandate to look at social justice issues from a Christian perspective, raise awareness of the most pressing issues, and provide opportunities for the congregation to take action. 

 

Trinity Green Team

For decades, Trinity has worked to be a 'green church' - taking action to improve our energy efficiency and encouraging the congregation to follow suit.

 

Greening Sacred Spaces Certification:

  • Highest level, Deep Green Certificate, presented in January.
  • Created 'Green Tree' with paper leaves representing our achievements

 

Recent Energy Efficiency Initiatives:

  • LED lights installed throughout the church
  • Insulation added
  • Old refrigerators replaced

 

Major Decarbonizing achievement: ZERO GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS!

  • Installed five heat pumps: heating system now totally off fossil fuels!
  • Replaced gas water heater with electric

 

Funding through a Faithful Footprints grant, EOORC grant, other grants and donations, and church funds.

Trinity Jubilee Foundation

An independent organization founded at Trinity in the biblical Jubilee year of 2001, TJF channels our excess wealth to those in critical need, through sponsored projects around the world, matched by government funding. Visit TJF’s website.

 

Mission and Service Fund

Trinity United consistently ranks highest in our Presbytery for per household donations to the Mission & Service Fund of the United Church of Canada.