This isn’t just a glass door: this is a doorway that makes our church accessible to the community. Behind this door is a lift (although most of us keep calling it an elevator.) For the first time in our church’s history, every level of this space will be accessible—the narthex, the fellowship hall, the choir room/Godly Play room and of course,  the sanctuary. In time, this lift will be operational. It will be used on Sundays of course, but not just on Sundays–and not just for church activities. Our church has already been used as a concert venue, a registration centre, a polling station. In the past, our church has even hosted birthday and anniversary parties. But people with mobility challenges often missed those events and occasions. In a little while, that will no longer be the case. We are grateful to God for the blessing we have received. We are grateful to so many people as well: the building committee which includes Brian Jones, Brian Stanley, Gord Walker and Maureen Parsons (and a few more people who couldn’t make the photo op.) We thank our builder, Harry NoordeGraff and all of his employees. We are also extremely grateful for the work our M.P. Bruce Stanton did by helping us with our grant application. Special thanks also goes to Living Waters Presbytery for hosting the workshop three years ago at which we heard about those accessibility grants. We’ll let you know when the lift is ready for public use.  Stay tuned!   

Time to brag again.  I serve a talented group of people. You may ask, “Yeah, well what makes you say that?” Well, can YOUR group of people put on an original musical production (well, original in the production sense of the word—the music is all well known) complete with singing, dancing, props and costumes having only rehearsed for a couple of months? *crickets chirping* I didn’t think so. Janet Antebi is the founder  of JAYCO productions. Unity is blessed by her presence in our church. She has put on a number of shows throughout the local community and the province. She has graciously offered her theatrical, musical and directorial gifts to our church. With the help of the Unity congregation and choir she has put together   “The Great British Show”.  Why “Great British”? Well, it was inspired by Victoria Day and -initially- the show was supposed to run very close to that day .  The date changed due to a scheduling conflict but the theme stayed the same. So, come on out to the Great British Show: FRIDAY, JUNE 6, @ 7pm. Read the poster for details. FOR TICKETS: Call Penny: at 705-727-6274 or Call Carol: at 705-534-7027

Well folks, the accessibility project continues at Unity. Pretty exciting really. We are lucky/blessed to have the funds, the builders and the human resources to make this happen. Special thanks to the building team for their leadership and vision during this time.  Right now, we have hit a rather ironic point in the process. In order to be accessible, we need to endure some temporary inaccesibility. We are really, really sorry about that.  For all intents and purposes, our church is a worksite right now and we need to make sure that those who use the downstairs portion of the building while construction is happening do so safely. And sometimes, the safest place for those of us who don’t have safety equipment or safety clothing can be is away from the work site while work is going on. So…this week, the office will be relocating to our Music Director’s home. Our worship committee will also be meeting there. Our Jesus 24/7 program and our Sounds of Silence programs are going on hiatus until June. Please keep an eye on this page for further details. If you need to reach us, send an email. They are still being checked during this exciting time!