Trinity Announcer for Aug. 14, 2022

What’s Happening at Trinity—Aug. 14, 2022

ANNUAL MEETING—Trinity’s Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Community Center and via livestream. An email and a mailing was sent to all Trinity members this week. It contained the agenda, voting items and the proposed budget. If you did not receive the email or the mailing to your house, contact the Church Office at 586-463-2921. 

FALL KICK OFF WEEKEND—On Sunday, Sept. 11, we will commission Grade Adams as a teacher and the install Elizabeth Parrish as the Campus Director of Children and Family Ministry at the 9 a.m. worship service. There will be a reception in the foyer following the early service.

ORDINATION/INSTALLATION OF JEREMY ASHLEY—On Sunday, Sept. 18, Trinity hosts the ordination and installation of Pastor Elect Jeremy Ashley. That Sunday, we will have ONE SERVICE ONLY at 10 a.m. (Saturday evening worship will be available at 5 p.m.)

LEARN MORE IN LIFE WITH JESUS—Whether you are interested in exploring membership at Trinity or want to learn more about Christianity, this 10-week class is for you. We explore Christ’s gracious invitation of a personal relationship with God and the Spirit-filled life of following Christ as his disciple. Life with Jesus is for anyone who would like to attend, and is required of those considering membership at Trinity (but does not obligate you to become a member.) Life with Jesus will be held on Mondays, 7-8:30 p.m., beginning Sept. 12, in the Community Center. Childcare is available. Sign up at Trinityct.org/LWJ.

>ENGAGE GOD

CURRENT SERMON SERIES—We continue to focus on Living the Faith. Join us as we use the gospel of Luke, and various readings from the Old Testament, to consider what it means to “live our faith.”

SAVE THE DATE—E3 returns Wednesday, Sept. 14. Free food is available at 6 p.m. followed by our group meetings at 6:30 p.m. Stay tuned for the topics, but there will be something for everyone!

CONFIRMATION MEETINGS FOR 6-8 GRADERS—

• Sixth graders—A meeting for parents and students is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. in the Community Center for information the confirmation process at Trinity.
• Seventh graders-Come get all the details about the Camp Concordia retreat in September at an informational meeting on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. in the Youth Lounge.
• Eighth Graders—Your Camp Arcadia retreat is Oct. 21-23. Learn more at the informational meeting on Sunday, Aug. 28 at noon in the Youth Lounge.

SUBMIT YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS—We have an online form for submitting those requests. Go to Trinityct.org and click Submit a Prayer Request toward the bottom of the page. Complete the form and it will be sent to the appropriate prayer warriors.

CHILDREN’S CHURCH CONTINUES—Children’s Church occurs during the 11 a.m. service, kids ages 4-8 meet in the Church Lounge during the sermon for a special message designed for them. Each week, we have a relevant hand-out. Download it for discussion topics and a weekly challenge. Find the hand outs and volunteer sign up at

Trinityct.org/childrenschurch. For more information, contact Elizabeth at or 586-463-2921 ext. 108.

WEEKDAY BIBLE STUDIES AND CLASSES
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.

WEDNESDAY MEN’S BIBLE STUDY meets Wednesday at 6 a.m. in the Church Lounge. Study guide provided. Bring your own breakfast/beverage. Pat Anderson leads the group. To join by Zoom, email

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

>ENGAGE GOD’S PEOPLE

BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS—On Sunday, Aug. 28 at the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services, students from all grades can bring their backpacks for a special blessing. In addition, we are asking our Trinity families to collect school supplies for donation to our mission partner, HARP, which services the poor and needy in the Appalachian region. We are collecting pencils, crayons, markers, rulers, glue sticks, loose leaf paper and scissors. A donation box will be available in the Church Foyer. For more information, contact Jeremy Ashley at or Elizabeth Parrish at
 

GRIEF SHARE GROUP STARTS NEXT MONTH—A new Grief Share group starts at Trinity on Tuesday, Sept. 13 and runs 13 weeks. The class meets from 2-4 p.m. in the Church Lounge. To register, visit https://www.griefshare.org/groups/154377. For more information, contact Lisa Riviera at 586-463-2921 or email
 

MEIJER SIMPLY GIVE FOR THE FOOD PANTRY—Until Oct. 1, purchase the specially-marked Meijer Simply Give donations cards from the check-out lines at the store on Groesbeck to help our food pantry. Or pick one up at the Welcome Center and take it to Meijer. Those gift cards will be given to Trinity’s Food Pantry to help purchase food and other eligible items. On Trinity’s Double Day (Saturday, Sept. 10) Meijer doubles their donation. For example, your $10 donation provides $30 for our pantry! For more information, contact Pastor Gary at or call 586-463-2921.

TECH TEAM HELP—Are you interested in helping on the tech crew on Sunday morning? Steve Adams is recruiting for those interested in helping with the behind-the-scenes work at all services. No experience necessary. High schoolers—this is a great way to collect volunteer hours. If you are interested, email

>ENGAGE THE WORLD 

BLOOD DRIVE—Trinity is hosting a Red Cross blood drive on Thursday, Sept. 1 from 1-7 p.m. in the Community Center. To sign up, go to RedCrossBlood.org and enter the site name TrinityCT. For more information, contact Lisa Riviera at

FOG NEEDS REGULAR VOLUNTEERS—Family of God in Detroit is building a team of people from supporting congregations to help out one day a week. These volunteers are on-site to help with interacting with people, serving food when needed, packaging food for distribution, organizing the kitchen and closets and serving various other needs. Volunteers are needed 2:30-5 p.m. on Sundays and 4:30-7:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Family of God is can help with fuel costs. For more information, contact Pastor Tyler Cronkright at (810) 240-4434 or email

CALLING ALL COOKS AND FOODIES Trinity provides meals/casseroles for our mission, Family of God in Detroit, on the second Wednesday of every month and we need volunteers to provide a casserole/meal once a month. Family of God serves meals to about 100 people in the local Detroit community 6 days a week. If you can help, call Karen Langreet! (586) 445-2460/cell (586) 291-6273. For more information on Family of God, visit www.fogdetroit.com.

>SCHOOL & EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

RETIREMENT CELEBRATION– TODAY, the Early Childhood Center will honor Tammy Mancina (22 years) and Carmen Marx (16 years) for their service to Trinity as they embark upon retirement. Join us as we thank them for their dedication to our students during both services, and with a reception between services in the church foyer.

PRESCHOOL OPENINGS-- Trinity's Early Childhood Center has openings in the traditional half-day three and four-year-old preschool program and in the FREE Great Start Readiness Program for this fall. This program is free to four-year-olds who qualify. Find out more at Trinity’s website at Trinityct.org/ECC.

>ANNOUNCEMENTS

FREE COVID TESTS—Trinity was provided COVID rapid tests from MyCare Health Center (mycarehealthcenter.org). If you need a test or would like one for someone in need, call the Church Office at 586-463-2921 or email

This week at Trinity—Aug. 14-20, 2022

RETURN OF SATURDAY EVENING WORSHIP —Monday evening services end after Labor Day. Our final Monday evening worship is Aug. 29. Saturday evening worship will return on Sept. 10 at 5 p.m. Please join us Sunday at 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. for worship that weekend.

PRAYER LIST

Please update any prayer requests with Pastor Gary at to avoid having the names of those still in need removed from the list.

Special Prayers 

• † For the Sick and Suffering
• † For the Caring Ministries of the Church
• † For the poor, oppressed, jobless, and homeless
• † For those persecuted for their faith
• † For the unrest in the Ukraine
• † Compassion Pregnancy Center