Wednesday, February 1st
Trillium Lutheran Church, 22 Willow Waterloo
5:30 Community meal of soup & bread
6:00 đź•ŻEcumenical all-ages worship in the Chapel
St. Brigid of Kildare, “Christ dwells in every creature”
Join with children and adults for a time of song, story, and contemplative art, reflecting on what it means to be salt and light for all creation.
Join us Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:30 pm for supper followed by a short presentation at 6 pm by Feather & Cross which provides a safe space for Lutherans to learn about Indigenous practices and ways of life.
Please consider joining us Wednesday evenings as we gather for good food and peer fellowship at Trillium Lutheran Church at 22 Willow St, Waterloo. We will be gathering all ages each Wednesday from 5:30 pm to 7 pm through the winter. Not sure what to expect? Contact Nathan at nathan@trilliumwaterloo.ca.
Blue Christmas Service – Wednesday, December 21 at 7 pm
Christmas Eve Services – Saturday, December 24 at 4 pm (with pageant)
The Christmas Eve service planned for 8 pm has been cancelled. Please join us at 4 pm instead.
Christmas Day Service – Sunday, December 25 at 10:30 am
Sunday, January 1 – NO SERVICE
All services are in person and livestreamed on YouTube. Masks are encouraged for those attending in person.
Join us on the longest night of the year, December 21, at 7 pm for a quiet time of contemplative worship focusing on God’s love which brings healing, rest and hope.
Trillium’s Adult Education ministry is pleased to host an information session with Christine Helgerman and Kim Lem from St. John’s Christian Nursery School on Wednesday, November 30 at 6 pm. This session will begin in the Parlour at 22 Willow and will feature a tour of the school facilities which occupy much of the 2nd floor of 22 Willow, so attendees should be prepared to ascend and descend the stairs to the 2nd floor.
Christine, RECE is the Director at St. John’s Christian Nursery School. She graduated from the ECE program at Conestoga College in 1993 and started working at St. John’s in 2002. You will find Christine in the Office at the top of the stairs. When she is not there, she is involved in meetings and committees in the larger Early Learning Child Care Community. Christine is the recipient of Educator of the Year Award in Waterloo Region 2013.
Kim, RECE (Registered Early Childhood Educator) is the Supervisor of Operations and the Pedagogical Mentor at St. John’s. She is a wonderful resource for our educators and families. She graduated from the ECE program at Conestoga College in 2006. She started at St. John’s in 2014. In 2017 Kim won the ECE Leadership Award. Kim has a passion for gardening, cooking and educating young children. One of Kim’s goals is to build a stronger sense of community with families and strengthening relationships and connections.
May we indeed be a welcoming, safe, and inclusive community of faith to all!
The Christmas and pre-Christmas seasons have long been accompanied by the mellow peal of bells, a sound sorely missed in many community spaces over the past two years when Covid-19 made singing and playing together difficult.
But as we slowly and carefully transition back into live music, bell choirs are making a welcome return. Unlike brass and wind instruments, massed bells can fill large spaces with rich sound, minus the risk of dispersing viral moisture into the air.
Early in December, Trillium Lutheran Church in Waterloo, along with guest musicians from several other local Lutheran churches, will present a special Advent Lessons and Carols afternoon built around the mellow resonance of handbell harmony.
While based on the Christian tradition of interspersing seasonal Bible readings with special music and hymns, the service will be non-denominational; Trillium welcomes people of all ages, backgrounds and faiths to this free event.
What: Hand Bell Advent Lessons and Carols Service
When: December 4, 2022 at 3:30 pm
Where: Trillium Lutheran Church, 22 Willow Street Waterloo
Who: Trillium Lutheran Church Hand Bell Choir, with guest musicians from St. Luke’s Lutheran, Kitchener; St. Matthews Lutheran, Kitchener; and Trinity Lutheran, New Hamburg.
Sunday’s sermon was about thanks and giving. About gratitude being a verb.
We are grateful and thankful for the ministry of music in our congregation. This Sunday the worship band will be sharing their gifts. Join us for worship in person at 10:30 am or by livestream on YouTube.
We will share a blessing for pets and animals on Sunday, Oct 2nd. You are invited to bring a photo, drawing, or item that belongs to your beloved four-legged family member. Or perhaps your pet does not have any legs at all, but rather fins and scales.
Kids, bring a picture of your pet or favourite animal to show Pastor Ed during the puppet message!
At this service, we will also lament the many creatures that are now extinct, pray for those creatures that are in danger of becoming extinct, have lost their habitats and food sources, or suffer because of climate change and deforestation.Â
Join us for worship Sundays at 10:30 am in person at 22 Willow St. or by livestream on YouTube.
