December 11, 2025 eBulletin

eBulletin - Dec 11, 2025

Prayers - For Tintern's prayer list, check out our website www.tinternchurchofchrist.ca. The "Prayer Hub" button (top right corner or click here) is where you will find our list of prayers. You can also add prayers.

Please send your submissions for the eBulletin to tinternchurchofchrist@gmail.com.

Livestream - To join the livestream on Sunday's at 9:45am, click on the following YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/user/TinternCofC

Mud Season - With the wet and/or snowy weather coming, the parking lot becomes muddy! Please wipe off your shoes when you enter the building on the mats provided. Parents, encourage your children to do the same. Also, the exit door at the back of the Fellowship Hall is not an entry door. There are no mats there to remove mud/dirt/snow from shoes. Please re-enter through the main doors. Thank you!

Congratulations -

Harmony & Kiara welcomed baby brother Sawyer Azariah Jones on December 8, 2025, weighing in at 7.1 lbs. Congratulations to Jordan, Jenna and family and Dwayne & Janine! (see picture below)
Earlier this fall, Beverly Wirkkunen and Hayden Scott became engaged. Wedding will be in early September 2026. Congratulations to Bev, Hayden and the Wirkkunen & Scott families! (see picture below)

Participation - We’re always grateful for the many ways our Tintern family contributes, and we love finding new opportunities to serve together. If you’re not currently involved, we’d encourage you to prayerfully consider how you might take part. If you’re interested in helping with A/V, song leading, praying, communion thoughts, scripture reading, family time announcements, or teaching/assisting in Sunday School or Wednesday nights, we’d love to hear from you! Please reply to this email or speak to Noel, Megan or Margaret.

Christmas Caroling - Mark your calendars for Friday Night Connect on December 12th, when we will join the families from Your Preschool Inc at our building to sing Christmas carols together. Singing starts at 6:30 with refreshments to follow. This is a great way to meet the families that call our building, "school"! You are encouraged to help Your Preschool Inc. by bringing in non-perishable food items.

The Great Holiday Food Drive - Coming up this Friday, Dec 12 across Niagara is the Annual Great Holiday Food Drive! #CCWN is celebrating this festive day at Meridian Credit Union in Vineland from 9AM-5PM. Join us and enjoy sweet treats, hot chocolate & the chance to win a festive prize! From 3PM-5PM, come take a Picture with Santa if you bring a non-perishable food donation! Please see our Most Needed Items list here: https://www.communitycarewn.ca/site/mostneededitems

Grimsby Celebration Choir - Along with Ed W present "The Light We Sing" December 13, 7:30pm. St Joseph Church, 135 Livingston Ave, Grimsby. Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for students, under 12 free. Proceeds go to support Community Care of West Niagara.

Proposed Budget Meeting - The 2026 budget will be formally presented and voted on, on Sunday, December 14, 2025, during adult class time. The financial materials will follow in a separate email and limited printed copies will be available at the meeting.

Don Rose's New Job with Youth For Christ - We’re excited to celebrate with Don and Corrie as Don steps into his new role as Executive Director of Youth Unlimited / Youth for Christ for Southwest Ontario starting in the new year. If you’d like to receive updates about Don’s ministry, you can reach him at don.r@swoyfc.com and he’ll gladly add you to his mailing list.

Homestay Opportunities - Great Lakes Christian High School has some short-term visitors coming from Japan who are looking for a place to stay. The timeframes are either January 20 to March 28 OR, a shorter, March 18 to April 1. What a fantastic way to have a cultural experience in your home! If you are interested, please contact Tim Alexander (tim.alexander@glchs.ca) for details.

Celebration of the Season -

Below you will find a copy of our invitation for this year's Celebration of the Season on December 21 @6pm. A copy will be in your mailbox at Tintern. Invite your friends and family.
Reminder to bring table ready fruit trays, veggie trays, appetizers, cheese and cracker trays and/or goodies to share. Reminder, if you do bring a food item that has nuts in it (no peanuts please!), please label that item. Also, if you bring any specialty food items (gluten free, dairy free etc.) please label those appropriately. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and other cold drinks will be available. We are looking forward to celebrating this special time together. Any questions contact Bethany or Margaret.

Tintern Directory - Margaret is working on updating the directory. Please let her know if there are any changes to your page. Updated pages will be available next week. Send her an email with the changes.

Special Collection for Jamaica – Further to Cindy W’s announcement, if you would like to contribute to the special collection for Jamaica you can do so by giving cash to Joanne M or sending her an e-transfer (be sure to type in “Jamaica” in the message box). If you have any questions, reach out to Joanne.

Philippines Disaster Relief - Beamsvile CofC is collecting donations to send to the Philippines for disaster relief. Blankets, used clothing (kids and adults), toys, coloring books, pots and pans, raincoats, vitamins, meds for coughs and colds, canned foods, any kind of kitchen items, etc. Many people are rebuilding from nothing after their houses have been destroyed. Preferably items can be taken to Beamsville CofC or brought to Tintern. Please label anything that you are donating for this. Money to purchase additional items is also welcome. For more information contact Jenny Perry.

Safe Families Niagara - Here are a couple of ways that Safe Families Niagara has reached out for help.

Are you already connected with a family in Niagara? If so, consider having them join you for your Christmas meal or join them over the holidays to create special memories.
Safe Families Niagara would like to bless the 50 families they serve with a warm Christmas dinner. Perhaps you could donate 10 lb bags of potatoes, Costco sized bags of frozen vegetables, funds to purchase meat OR willing hands to prepare and deliver meals in mid December.

From Art & Ruby Ford - You are invited to join Art and Ruby Ford for a come and go reception celebrating their 55^th wedding anniversary and Ruby’s 80^th birthday. It’s happening at Ontario St. Church of Christ, 439 Ontario St, St. Catharines from 1:30-3:30 pm Saturday, Dec. 20. Best wishes only.

Ruth Zimmerman - On Sunday December 28, during adult class time, Ruth will be bringing us a presentation on her work in Papua New Guinea.

From the Mansfield's - Scott and Teraesa Mansfield (Lubbock, Texas) were in town this week visiting friends and family after her long battles with cancer treatment.
Teraesa is in remission and back to work. They were and are so appreciative of all our prayers and notes of encouragement on their behalf! Thank you to all! (see picture below)

Muffin/Cookie Providers - Margaret is looking for a few more people willing to bake/provide muffins and/or cookies in 2026. Muffins and cookies need to be peanut free. Gluten and dairy free options are also appreciated. If you are willing please contact Margaret this week.

Coffee/Tea Service Providers - Margaret is looking for volunteers to help out with setting up, serving or cleaning up for our Sunday morning coffee time, which usually happens on the last Sunday of each month. If you would like more information or are interested please let her know.

Volunteer Opportunities - West Lincoln Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is looking for new volunteers. Men or women. Opportunities abound. If interested please click here to go to the auxiliary web site for details and to sign up. It would be so appreciated even if you could volunteer once a week for a few hours. The new hospital is currently on schedule to open Monday November 24, 2025. If you would like more information please talk to Linda M.

Picture Bulletin Board - Thanks to those that have sent in their new pictures. New pictures are on the bulletin board with more to come. Margaret is still collecting family pictures to update our picture bulletin board.

Nonperishable Items - For the month of December we are going to collect family favourites. Whatever your family enjoys other families will too. All non-perishable items gladly accepted! When you bring in donations or make donations of food you are helping to make a difference!

Save the Date - Great Lakes Christian High School, located in Beamsville, Ontario, would love to invite your youth to our 2026 Youth Rally. This year's Youth Rally will be held at our school on April 17-18, 2026. The weekend is for any and all students Grades 6-12. We will be releasing more information about Youth Rally as the Spring arrives.

What Are TINbits Praying For?

Grade 1 - 3 Sunday Class

Lydia: thank you, God, for my family
Lucy: thank you, God, for my Barbie
Mrs. Megan: thank you, God, for the Santa Claus parade
Mrs. Heidi: thank you, God, for my family

Grade 4 - 5 Sunday Class

Claire: that my friend has a safe flight
Knox: for a good week at school
Aiden: that my test goes well
Hailey: for lots of snow
Sadie: that exams go well
Sandy: my friend has a good doctor's appointment