Life and Work of our Community of Faith
Below you will find:
1) Calendar for the Eldad/Hampton Pastoral Charge
2) Weekly Church Groups Schedule
3) Church Notices (Hampton & Eldad)
4) Local Events, including Hampton Hall News
5) Link to Eldad’s U.C. Facebook page
1) Calendar ~ Eldad/Hampton Pastoral Charge
October
Oct. 25th (Sun) – HWU Meeting @ 9:30 a.m.
November
Nov. 1st (Sun) – Eldad Soup & Sundae 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 7th (Sat) – Annual Christmas Craft & Bake Sale (9 a.m. – 2 p.m.): Homemade Baked Goods, Local Artisans, HWU Christmas Corner, Silent Auction & Jingle Bell Café!
Nov. 8th (Sun) – Remembrance Sunday – joint service held at Hampton.
Nov. 10th (Tues) – Hampton Church Council @ 7 p.m.
Nov. 14th (Sat) – East Central Ontario Regional Council Meeting held at Crossroads United Church, Kingston.
Nov. 29th (Sun) –Advent 1 “Mitten Tree” & Communion @ both Eldad & Hampton churches.
December
Dec. 6th (Sun) – Advent 2 // Eldad – Food & Toy Drive // Hampton – Collecting Food (Men’s Hostel) & New Socks (Men’s Hostel & Kobes Workers)
Dec. 24th (Sun) – Christmas Eve Services // 7 p.m. @ Hampton. // 9 p.m. @ Eldad.
Dec. 27th (Sun) – No services at either Eldad or Hampton.
January 2027
Jan. 3rd (Sun) – Worship Services Resume @ both Eldad & Hampton.
Jan. 26th (Tues) – Official Board Meeting at Hampton @ 7 p.m.
2) Weekly Church Groups Schedule
Mondays
~ Explorers (Girls ages 6 to 10) 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm at Hampton U.C. in C.E. Wing, through back double doors. The 2026-2027 season started Sept. 28th and runs until May 11th, plus camp in June. Click Explorers link, for full details.
Tuesdays
~ Ladies Coffee Time: Tuesdays @ 10 a.m. in the Centennial Room. All welcome! (link)
~ Bell Practice: 5:00 pm at Hampton U.C. (link)
We are always looking for new members!
Wednesdays
~ Euchre Club: 7 pm at Hampton U.C. in the C.E. Wing (link). We are limited to 12 tables for a total of 48 attendees, so if new to the group check with leaders for space availability. Note: We don’t meet in August.
3) Church Notices
1) Hampton U.C. along with Discovery Church are beginning their collection of food for Thanksgiving. Bags are available at the back of the church – Fill a bag and return to the back of the church for a Thanksgiving donation to: Feed the Need Durham, Salvation Army, and Newcastle Food Bank. Please return by Oct. 25th or before.
2) Landfill Diversion Project ~ Port Perry Lions Club Landfill Diversion program no longer collect hard plastic personal care products. That was our largest collection for diversion. Our new local recycle program take many more items and recycle them. We no longer see a need to do a separate landfill diversion except for the following collected at Hampton church: Pop can tabs –Diabetes Society, Outer plastic milk bags, and cancelled stamps.
4) Local Events
5) Eldad United Church
1848 Concession Rd 6,
Solina, Ontario, L0B 1J0
[just East of the Village of Solina]
~ For current events and happenings see their Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/EldadUnitedChurch/
Last updated: Oct. 23, 2026
