The Affirming and Inclusivity Team is looking for new members.  Join us! 
Join us as we learn about inclusivity and diversity, and unlearn prejudice and
discrimination. We want Trinity to be a place where people feel safe to be their authentic selves.

 

As members of Affirm United, we continue to give prominence to the Pride community,
while for 2026 the team has been working on Anti-Racism and Autism and
Neurodiversity. 

 

Here are some of the things we do: 
During February, Black History Month, the team will show our Anti-Racism committment with a focus on Anti-Black Racism, and on February 8 we will lead a Sunday Worship Service with a focus on Neurodiversity for Autism Sunday (International Day of Prayer for Autism).  

 

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
at Trinity we are committed to the Public, Intentional, and Explicit inclusion of
2SLGBTQIA+ people. We are planning a commuinty evening event with a focus on
crafts, Crafting Community is the PIE Day theme this year.  

 

June is Pride Month in York Region.  On June 16, 2024, Trinity officially became an
Affirming Congregation. We will celebrate this anniversary every year. 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. Can you suggest any activities that will make our Pride Month extra fun and impactful?
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In order to be as inclusive as our Affirming Statement boldly declares us to be, we need
to shine light on the barriers that exclude people because of their ages, genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, abilities, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and economic circumstances. When we can see the barriers, we can work on dismantling them.

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About us:
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 Ensemble.  Affirming is a designation. Trinity United Church in Newmarket joins more than 300 United Churches across Canada designated and listed as a safe space for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and other marginalized groups.
The Affirming Church Team created our Affirming Statement and Trinity has promised to have an ongoing committee with a mandate to continue to guide the congregation as we all learn about how to live out our Affirming Statement. That committee is the Affirming and Inclusivity Team.
 
Contact:
 churchoffice@trinityuc.ca (Trinity Office)
 renate.naghavi@gmail.com (Renate Naghavi, Chair of the Affirming and
Inclusivity Team)
 
​Learn about Affirm United here: Affirm United