Official Board.
Chairperson: Leslie Bullock
Past Chairperson: Lloyd MacPherson
Treasurer: position currently open
Recording Secretary: Dianne Kowalski
Minister: Reverend Harold Wells until June 2012
Visitation Minister: Josephine Braun
The Official Board meets four times a year; meetings are open to any member of the church.
Ministry Coordinators.
Finance: John Quinn
Building/Property: Bill Lorimer
Christian Education: Pat Vollick
Fellowship/Pastoral Care: Mary Willard
Wider Work: Gail Lorimer
Ministry/Personnel: Marianne Bromley
Worship/Sacraments:
Support Group: Carol Martin
Representatives.
Board of Trustees: John Durfey
Communications: Kent Burnison
Halton Presbytery: Morgan Perigo and Bob Panabaker
East Plains Music.
Music Director: Nancy Handrigan
President: Marianne Bromley
Treasurer: Harold Raynham
Under Nancy's leadership, a wide variety of music is offered to our congregation. This includes traditional hymns from Voices United, modern pieces, solos, both vocal and instrumental, and our PRAISE TEAM, led by Brian Pedherney which leads the service about every six weeks.
Ladies Workshop.
Ladies are invited to sew, knit, crochet, quilt and contribute talents to create items for sale in workshop rooms 6+7 every Wednesday 9:30am-3:00pm.
Fellowship and Pastoral Care.
Information concerning those who are hospitalized or confined to their homes can be passed on by calling the church office (905 634-5562)or sending an email to our office administrator.office@eastplainsunitedchurch.com
Girl Guides.
Guiding is the largest movement of girls and women in the world. It is a chance for your daughter to try new things, be adventurous with girls her own age while giving back to the community and learning about the world around her. When she joins any branch of Girl Guides, from Sparks to Rangers, she will quickly discover that Guiding is a chance to challenge herself and learn new skills.
Sparks, age 5-6 meet Tues. at 6:00pm
Brownies, age 7-8 meet Mon. 6:30pm
Guides, age 9-11 meet Wed. 6:30pm
Pathfinders age 12-14
Rangers age 15-17
Men's Breakfast 2011.
On April 9th 2011, the guest speakers were John Gavreau and Jim Walmsley from the Hamilton Amateur Astronomer Club who gave us an audio video journey through the solar system.
On May 8, our guest speaker was Tony Gabriel, retired football player with the Hamilton Tiger Cats and Ottawa Rough Riders 1972-1981, who spoke about life growing up in Burlington and his career as a professional football player.
On May 14, our guest was Denis Gibbons who talked about his experience covering International and Olympic Ice Hockey games the past 20 years.
On June 12, Lisa Cockerill spoke of the ABCs of Fire Safety in the home.
On September17, guest speakers were Joel Bradley from Canadian Blood Services and his friend Captain Bruce Laing from Halton Police. Joel talked about his background as a currency trader and how God directed him to his present job.He also spoke of the importance of donating blood to save lives.
On October 15, Rana Helmey of the Halton Mosque, her son and her husband spoke of the many traditions of Islam.
On January 14, 2012, Morgan Perigo gave a very informative presentation about his trip to Israel and Jordan last October 2011.Morgan joined a group of 28 members from West Plains UC led by Rev. Joyce Pearce. The 11 day pilgrimage to the Holy Land included stops in Tel Aviv, Caesarea, Megiddo, Galilee, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Masada, Dead Sea and Petra.
Men's Breakfast Past Topics.
Past topic from 2009 include: trips to India, Jerusalem, and Mt Everest; EMS, OPP and the Make-a Wish foundation.
Past topics from 2010 include: a Mission trip to Guatemala, Humor works for Healing, Fire Safety in the Home, Prostate cancer, Taize community in France, and "A Coroner's Life." On Saturday December 11, 2010, Larry Strung of Strungfoto spoke about his Hamilton365 project which was displayed at the Hamilton Art Gallery in 2009. Larry photographed individuals in Hamilton every day in 2008. To view this very interesting collection click here.
Many community groups use our facility. These include the Trillium Photo Club, TOPS, Calorie Counters, the Hamilton Chinese Choir, the East Plains United Church (EPUC) Badminton Club, Narcotics Anon and the Sophisticated Swing concert band.