The Affirming and Inclusivity Team is looking for new members.  Join us!

We meet on the first Monday evening of every month. 

 

The Affirming Church Team led the congregation through the Open Hearts Affirming Ministry Program to a unanimous vote to become an Affirming Congregation, members of Affirm United/S'affirmer Enseble.  Affirming is a designation.  Trinity United Church in Newmarket joins more than 300 United Churches across Canada listed as a safe space for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized groups.

 

PIE Day, March 14 (3.14), is a special day for Affirming Ministries every year.  To mark this day, the Affirming and Inclusivity Team serves pies at Fill My Cup to remind us that we are committed to the Public, Intentional, and Explicit inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ people. What kind of events do you think would make PIE Day more meaningful and more fun?

 

June is Pride Month in York Region.  The Affirming and Inclusivity Team participates in the York Pride Parade marching down Main Street, and continues Trinity’s hospitality role on the lawn. In 2023, we held a Pride Month Family Activity Day, which included participating in the Newmarket Public Library’s Drag Queen Storytime. We decorate the display case in the hall every June.

 

The Affirming and Inclusivity Team maintains a bulletin board in Trinity Hall with information and resources for and about the Pride community.  We have a small collection of books and a large collection of brochures in electronic and paper formats.

 

We will continue to give prominence to the Pride community, but will add anti-racism as a focus for 2025.

 

Join us as we work on inclusivity and diversity and to unlearn prejudice and discrimination.  We want Trinity to be a place where people feel safe to be their authentic selves!

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​Learn about Affirm United here: Affirm United