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Thank you to Essential Workers
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A great big thank you to all those that kept our towns and our normalcy running through the pandemic.
We at Trinity UCC and our local communities are grateful for all the work out in front and behind the scenes, we saw you all and are eternally grateful for your selflessness and self-sacrifice.
Thank you to all of the Gowanda area essential workers, police, first responders, nurses, doctors and all healthcare workers, and the store owners and workers at local businesses, Shop and Save, McCormack’s, Hager’s, The Village Pharmacy, Gowanda Collision, Crassi’s Auto Wrench, Gabel Bros, Capozzi’s, Tim & Bonnie’s, Thirsty’s, McDonald’s, Tim Horton’s, Creekside Market, Valu, Kwik Fill, Custom Auto, Twin Pines, Iroquois, East End, Rite Aid, Gowanda Urgent Care and Gowanda Nursing Home just to name a few.
Thank you from all of us, for everything you did and do to keep our community running during these unprecedented times.
Scholarships 2018
Trinity's Spaghetti Dinner 2018
Trinity’s Annual Spaghetti dinner benefit Rev. Anne Paris and Paradise House of Buffalo
This year Trinity’s dinner and basket raffle proceeds will benefit Rev. Anne Paris and Paradise House of Buffalo. Rev. Anne was a big part of Trinity’s history, she and her husband Rev. Hugh Pratt served here at Trinity. They are both remembered fondly and Rev. Pratt has come back to serve at Trinity in recent months.
Paradise House is a transitional house for women who are have broken their addiction, paroled from prison and it helps them reunite with their families. Rev. Anne has been running this house for 25 years in a former rectory in the Broadway-Fillmore area of the city. She has had hundreds of success stories.
https://www.wkbw.com/news/the-now/finding-paradise-on-the-east-side
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The Trinity UCC family chose this charity because it means a great deal to the members, and it also benefits the greater community, as well as WNY families.
This year the dinner will be on October 6th.
It is from 4:30 to 7 pm or until sold out. Tickets can be purchased at the door or pre-sale from any member for $8. Prices at the door are $9 for adults and kids 13 & up, $6 for kids 6 to 12 and free for kids 5 and under. The prices have not gone up in a couple of years so that many more people can join us. Pre-sale tickets are available starting in September from any church member or by contacting the church at 532-3004.
On the menu is spaghetti with “Jodie’s famous sauce,” meatballs, salad, bread and butter, drink and dessert. All menu items are homemade by the church members.
There will also have many baskets for people of all ages! Baskets of cheer, cooking, household, kids and crafts!
Please come down to support a great cause, have some great food, and try your luck on some baskets!
Directions:
30 Erie Ave Gowanda NY 532-3004
From Buffalo:
Route 62(South Park) to the flashing light in Gowanda, make a left onto Buffalo Street, at Shop and Save(before curve) move into middle lane, make a left onto East Main Street, right on Erie Ave, parking lot is on right hand side across from church.
From Springville:
Route 39 left onto Route 62 at the flashing light in Gowanda, make a left onto Buffalo Street, at Shop and Save(before curve) move into middle lane, Left onto East Main street right on Erie Ave, parking lot is on Right hand side across from church.
From Fredonia:
Route 20 to Route 39, slight left onto West Main Street, stay in right lane, continue onto East Main street, right on Erie Ave, parking lot is on Right hand side across from church.
From Salamanca:
Route 353 to Jamestown Street, Continue on West Main Street, stay in right lane, continue onto West Main Street, stay in right lane, onto East Main Street, right on Erie Ave, parking lot is on Right hand side across from church.
In the pictures, Taylor Edington and Trinity member/Treasurer Wayne Lyon and Matthew and Andrew Kruszka.
Scholarships 2018
Every year Trinity UCC in Gowanda give scholarships to our youth. We are proud of all of them and want to help them with their higher education.
Congratulations to Taylor Edington, Matthew Kruszka, Joseph Kruszka, and Andrew Kruszka for receiving the MacDonald Scholarship. The MacDonald Scholarship is an endowment in memory of Jack and Katherine MacDonald for members who are continuing their education.
Andrew also received the Weyand Scholarship. The Weyand Scholarship is given to any member who is a graduating senior and is attending a place of higher learning. It is a lasting memorial to Gladys M. and Frederic Weyand.
We want to thank those members and their families who honored Trinity with the privilege of continuing their passions of helping the youth of our church family.
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Trinity UCC’s Community Meal
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Trinity UCC's Community Meal effort is entering it’s 7th year. It all started in 2010 as an idea from our members who wanted to find a special way to give back to our wonderful neighborhood of Gowanda. The Free Community Meal was “born”, and our first meal was January 27, 2011. We are very proud of our members and their efforts to keep this meal going and also adding a giving table, where there are free items to anyone who needs them, clothing, shoes and some household items.
There have been over 6000 people served, there has never been a charge but free will donations are accepted to offset the cost of the food. There has been music, special book readings, a play area for the kids, and also lots of laughs and fellowship. We are handicap accessible on Erie Avenue.
The meals are served on the 2nd Saturday , January through November. The time is 4 to 6 pm, it is “all you can eat” while you are here and it will continue to be a free meal where everyone is welcome. All the meals are homemade, including the desserts.
Come on down and join everyone at the little white Church on the corner and enjoy some good food and fellowship. Thank you to the community for all of their support for the past 6 years. Trinity members are grateful for this opportunity to serve our neighbors.
Trinity United Church of Christ, 30 Erie Avenue, Gowanda 532-3004, we are also on FaceBook as Trinity Ucc Gowanda.
School Supplies Drive
and Can tabs 2018
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These bags and bags of pop tabs were collected and were given to Sandy Wing- Stephens .She is part of a group called Colton's Crow Crew.
Colton Wing is Sandy's nephew who was treated by St Jude's hospital . Sadly he passed away 18 years ago. Sandy is raising funds for this hospital by collected beverage can tabs .
If anyone would like to help or want to receive additional information Sandy, can be reached at 257-9223 .
Trinity also collected school supplies for Love, InC for Gowanda school children. Pictured here is Helga Ciminesi with just a portion of the supplies donated by church members.
Scholarships 2019
