Trinity Announcer for April 13, 2025

Holy Week and Easter Services

• Maundy Thursday - (April 17) 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. with Holy Communion at both services
• Good Friday - (April 18) 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• Easter Sunday - (April 20) 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Our 9 a.m. service includes organ, brass, traditional hymns and communion. The 11 a.m. service will be lead by our praise team, orchestra and contemporary music.
• There will be NO SATURDAY WORSHIP on April 19. 

What’s Happening at Trinity—April 13, 2025

SENIOR PASTOR CALL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 13— The Senior Pastor Search Committee has recently identified a qualified candidate. He was brought on site and met with our staff. This candidate possesses the qualities and qualifications that align with our Pastor Profile needs, and the results of the in-person meetings have been positive. For these reasons, the Call Committee has recommended to the Mission Council that a congregation meeting be scheduled to vote on extending a Divine Call to this candidate to be our next Senior Pastor. The Mission Council would like to invite you to the scheduled Call Meeting TODAY 10 a.m. in the Sanctuary. The agenda for this meeting is to present the candidate information to the congregation, discuss, and vote on extending a Divine Call to be Senior Pastor at Trinity.

SIMPLY GIVE IS BACK! From March 30-June 28, shop the Clinton Township Meijer on Groesbeck, and purchase a $10 Simply Give gift card from the register (or take one in from the Welcome Center) and Trinity’s food pantry receives the $10 plus a match from Meijer! On Saturday, June 14, it is Double Match Day. For every $10 card purchased, Meijer will match it twice! For more information, contact the Church Office at 586-463-2921.

>ENGAGE GOD

LAST WEEK OF E3—Join us for the last week of E3 this school year! Free dinner is served at 6 p.m. followed by the meetings at 6:30 p.m. The last session is April 16. For more information, call the Church Office at 586-463-2921.

BAPTISM CLASS—Another Zoom baptism classes is coming up on Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. If you are interested in baptism for you or your child, visit Trinityct.org/baptism. The class focuses on what is baptism and why we do it, and explains your role and how this all plays out in the "real life" of your home. For more information, contact the Church Office at 586-463-2921 or email

SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE STUDY BEGINS APRIL 27—We begin a weekly Bible Study called ‘Stuff They Didn’t Teach Me in Sunday-School’ based on the Scripture readings for each week. Class is led by Pastor Keith and begins April 27 and runs each Sunday from 10:10-10:50 a.m. There is always more to the to the Lectionary readings than the sermon theme. We get behind the scenes of familiar Bible verses that sometimes make us wonder ‘”why did Jesus say that?” “Why did God inspire the author to write that?” and “What is the story behind this verse?”

MONDAY NIGHT WOMENS BIBLE STUDY—Monday Night Ladies Bible Study meets each week and they are currently studying "The Gospel on the Ground,” (the book of Acts) by Kristi McLelland. We meet in the Church Lounge at 6:30 p.m. All women are welcome. Questions? Contact Bonnie Young at 586-350-3222 by cell or text. 

TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY—Meet to enjoy God's Word every Tuesday morning 9:30-10:45 a.m. Led by Mary Hartman and Lila Tirsell. Meets in the Church Lounge.

A BIBLE STUDY FOR MEN—Wednesday mornings from 6– 7 a.m. in the Church Lounge. Coffee, study guides and fellowship await you! Questions? Contact Pat Anderson at

SATURDAY MORNING MEN’S STUDY—A Saturday morning men’s Bible study at 8 a.m. This group meets in the Church Lounge. For more information, contact Brian Lanko at

>ENGAGE GOD’S PEOPLE

WOMEN’S LEAGUE MEETING Tuesday, April 15, 6:30 p.m., in the Church Lounge. The meeting begins with Dave Collins explaining how Thrivent members can request financial support for fundraisers. We’ll be collecting baby supplies for Wellspring (for the Luke Clinic), mites, and any remaining May banquet payments, as well as discussing the upcoming Deneweth fundraiser, determining our annual Distribution of Funds and next year’s leadership team (beginning in September). For more information, contact Debbie Graham-Large at (313) 318-6513.

KINDRED SPIRITS DAY CHANGE THIS MONTH—Kindred Spirits, a group for widows of all ages, normally meets on the third Friday of the month for fellowship and camaraderie and then the group goes out to lunch. However, because April 18 is Good Friday we are meeting this month only on Monday, April 28 at noon in the Church Lounge. All widows are welcome to join. If you have any questions, contact Cathy Holley at 586-243-9757.

WOMEN’S LEAGUE THANKS YOU for your support of our Texas Roadhouse fundraiser. We raised $1,543 - $684 from the “Everything a $1” bake sale, $439 from donations and $420 from the Texas Roadhouse for the meals purchased. Check out our big chart at our coffee hours to see who receives the money raised each year. Also Don’t Forget the Deneweth’s flower weekend is coming May 3-4. Women’s League receives 20% of your purchase of flowers or gift cards. Start planning your spring flower needs or gifts.

MARRIAGE IN TROUBLE?—Do you feel lost, alone or bored in your marriage? Are you frustrated, hurt or angry with your spouse? Are Have you thought about separation or divorce? Retrouvaille can help. The Retrouvaille Program consists of a weekend experience combined with twelve follow up sessions. It provides the tools to help put your marriage in order again. The next Retrouvaille program begins Friday, May 2, in Farmington Hills. For confidential information or to register call 800-470-2230 or go to HelpOurMarriage.org.

>ENGAGE THE WORLD 

PANTRY UPDATE—Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the food pantry. In March, your donations enabled us to serve 46 families and a total of 140 people. If you are interested in donating to the food pantry or getting involved, contact Lisa Riviera at or call 586-463-2921 ext. 111.

FEED THOSE IN NEED-Trinity provides meals/casseroles for Family of God in Detroit monthly on the second Wednesday. Volunteers are needed to cook or donate a dish. Cash donations are also accepted at the Church Office or via Venmo to Cathy Essig (@CLEssig). Family of God serves meals to over 100 people in Detroit 6 days a week. Call Karen Langreet at (586) 445-2460 or (586) 291-6273. For more information on Family of God, visit www.fogdetroit.com.

>SCHOOL AND ECC

SUMMER CAMP OPEN ENROLLMENT—Registration for Summer Camp is underway. Visit Trinityct.org/summercamp to get all the information on how to register, fees and planned activities.

CAMP COUNSELORS NEEDED—Summer Camp Counselors work in pairs with up to 20 children and a volunteer assistant to lead kids through their days. This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday. For more information, visit Trinityct.org/ECCemployment and complete the childcare job application. For info, contact Pastor Jeremy at

>ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAITH NIGHT AT JIMMY JOHN’S FIELD—Join Trinity on Faith Night at Jimmy John’s Field as the Westside Woolly Mammoths take on the Utica Unicorns on Friday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m. Purchase tickets to the game and a portion goes to Trinity’s Restore the Roof campaign. Buy your grandstand tickets from https://shorturl.at/so8i1 or scan the QR code. Tickets are $25 and include the game, plus one hot dog, bag of chips and a soft drink or water. Before the game starts, players and other community members share their faith-based experiences. There will also be a pre-game prayer on the field. Kids run the bases and a fireworks show after the game.

PASTOR GARY’S RETIREMENT—On June 15, Fathers Day, we have one service at 10 a.m. This is Pastor Gary’s final worship service before he retires. Following the service, a celebration is from noon to 3 p.m. at the Italian American Cultural Center. Tickets are $25/adults, $15/ages 5-12 and children under 5 are free. Tickets will be sold after all services beginning May 3 until June 1. Trinity members Jim Chauvin, Debbie Montgomery and Kim Waller are organizing the celebration.

THANK YOU—To my friends here at Trinity, Dawn and I would like to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for the warm send off you gave us last week. Thank you so much for the hugs and kind words as well as all the many cards and gifts that you blessed us with. A special thanks to Sharon Meske, Shawn McCormick, Nancy Vaughn, Doreen Gierach and Deanna Hollrah for putting all the treats together. It has been a blessing to be able to worship with you for the past 15 years. We will miss you all and continue to pray for our Trinity family.

“With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith.” -2 Thessalonians 1:11

God Bless, Paul and Dawn Finazzo

This week at Trinity—April 13-19, 2025

PRAYER LIST

Special Prayers 

• † For the sick and suffering
• † For the ministry of our ECC
• † For youth and children’s ministry
• † For the poor, homeless and jobless
• † For the Senior Pastor search process
• † For the administration, staff, students and families in L’Anse Creuse Public Schools
• † For our mission partner HARP
• † For our sister congregation St. John, Fraser