Trinity Family

John Muzika’s funeral service will be held at Trinity Downtown on Saturday, August 30 at 11am with a reception immediately following in the gym.  Please keep John's family and friends in your prayers.  

Special Voters Meeting

Trinity will have a special voters meeting Sunday, August 31, 12:20 pm, to discuss funding the replacement of the gym roof.  The agenda will include the possibility of taking money from the Kunze Endowment to pay the bill for the roofing.

Sunday School at Trinity

Begins Sept 7, 9:30 am in the church basement.  

For ages 4 and up!

Confirmation Classes, schedule change!

After much discussion and input from parents and students, confirmation instruction has been moved from Wednesday evenings to Sunday mornings at 9:30am.  

· First Communion Instruction & Acolyte Training

For  all 6th graders and 7th/8th graders who have not had first communion instruction, join us for 7 consecutive weeks of First Communion instruction: Sept 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 12, 19 9:30-10:30am  First Communion Sunday will be October 26th.  For the first class, on September 7th, students will gather in the SANCTUARY with instructor Jenn Blackwood to present the group to the congregation for prayer and make a request for congregation member prayer partners for each student.

· Continuing Confirmation Instruction

Weekly from Oct 29 through April 22 (with breaks for holidays and Spring Break of course) for 6th through 8th grades:  6th/7th  grade instruction led by Jenn Blackwood, will start with comprehensive acolyte training followed by confirmation lessons.   8th grade instruction will led by Pastor Jeff Moore .  8th Grade Confirmation Sunday will be Sunday, April 26th. Please email Pmoore@trinitydowntown.org to register for confirmation instruction.

Women are Not Perfect

Our Father Creator God in wisdom beyond all understanding created a perfectly balanced humanity.  We realize the sinfulness in this world displaces that balance.  Women feel a greater weight of burdens and cares than our Lord originally planned.  Strength for the Journey is a program based on sharing Christian love and healing for women who struggle with excessive caregiving burdens and trials.   Mark your calendar for a special weekend retreat October 17-19, 2014 at the Canterbury Retreat Center in Oviedo.  Cost is $199.00.  For specific information contact: Julia Malenke: jmalenke@trinitydowntown.org

Mom, will you pray for me?” For moms, dads, grandparents, church members...

www.momsinprayer.org. Receive a short prayer every day to pray for our school, staff and children!  

Foundations Class--Want to become a member of Trinity Downtown?  Interested in learning more about the Lutheran Church.  Want to connect with others who are new to Trinity?

If you’ve never been through a basic introduction to Christian teaching, you’ll learn a lot, and even if you were confirmed as a teenager in a Lutheran Church, you’ll be surprised at how it all comes together for you when you think about these things with an adult brain and adult experiences!  Have a few questions about the church or the Bible that have always confused you, or could never get them answered?  We will tackle them - and give real, solid, Biblical answers!  We’ll meet every Wednesday evening from 6-9pm starting September 3 and ending October 22 (skipping October 1).  We meet in the upstairs conference room in the Magnolia Building, located at 427 North Magnolia (four buildings up Magnolia from the Travelodge, facing the courthouse). If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.  Please contact Chanda to sign up or for more information TLC@TrintyDowntown.com or 407-488-1919 x101                                                   

Coaches Needed!

As the start of another school approaches, so does the start of another TLS athletics season!  We are currently in need of coaches of various types (listed below), most urgently volleyball and soccer:  Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Cheerleading, Golf, Track and Field, Flag Football.  Please prayerfully consider the opportunity to be a role model for these children and be their coach.  All head coaches will receive payment for their services!  If you would like more information or if you would like to apply for a position, please email JABrink@TrinityDowntown.com or call 407-488-1919 x129.  Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you on the field or court soon!  

Josh Brink, School Music Director & Athletic Director

Connecting Members to TLS Ministry--Help with Homework

Trinity Lutheran School’s Extended Care Program invites you to share your wealth of life experience and subject area knowledge with the students in our Elementary and Middle School through volunteer opportunities during the afterschool hours of 3:30-5:30 Monday through Thursday beginning in September.  We are looking for adults who enjoy working with children and are able to donate one hour a week to tutor children in Math, Reading, and Language Arts.  No preparation would be necessary, just commit to the hour and come partner with a child who could use a little extra help with their homework.  If you are interested, please contact Julia Malenke at jmalenke@trinitydowntown.com or 407-488-1919  x 122.

Food on the Fifth

August has an extra Sunday. Whenever the extra Sunday weekend occurs, Trinity intentionally remembers those in our community who struggle to put nutritious food on the table.  For all the weekend services - Saturday, Aug 30 and Sunday Aug 31 - please bring non-perishable food to church and fill the Publix grocery cart.  This easy mission outreach has been part of Trinity culture for six years.  This month, Concord Street Church will welcome our donations.  Cans with pop-tops and ready-to-eat food items are most welcome.  This church offers food to relieve the immediate hunger needs of men and women who live on the street, as well as low income families unable to serve nutritious meals.Contact Deaconess Liz with questions or suggestions regarding this social ministry: eborth@trinitydowntown.org - 407-488-1919 X 127.

You CAN be in two places at once!

Several Trinity women are heading to Jacksonville on September 26 for the LWML District convention.  You will be personally represented when you donate items for the Women’s Resource Center of Jacksonville.  This type of “ingathering” is a regular mission of all LWML groups. You won’t find an easier way to participate in Jacksonville with the hundreds of women from Georgia and Florida and still be home with your family.  All sizes of maternity clothing, baby diapers, new baby and infant socks, Good Start brand formula, other baby food, infant toiletries such as shampoo, baby wipes, lotion, powder, etc. are most welcome.   Pick up a collection sheet from the narthex table.  A collection box is in the corner of the narthex near the stairs  All items should be returned BEFORE September 24. Questions? eborth@trinitydowntown.org or 407-488-1919 X 127.

Support our Trinity Youth Group by buying tickets to a Gator Game!

Trinity Downtown Youth are taking orders now for the following Gator Football Games at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL:

Idaho August 30  7:00 p.m.

Eastern Michigan September 6  4:00 p.m.

Eastern Kentucky November 22  TBA

All group tickets are located in the upper sections of the endzones.  Tickets are $25 each.  Trinity will be meeting for a tailgate in Gainesville during one or more of the games.  Details will be available once the kick-off time is announced. If you would like to purchase tickets, please contact Lori Zavitz at 407-718-6184 or lorizavitz@hotmail.com for more information.

Holy Land Experience

Thrivent has organized a group trip to the Holy Land Experience on Tuesday, November 11th. Everyone is invited to participate at the group rate and Thrivent members will receive a discount. Forms are in the church narthex. Should you have any questions, please contact Darlene Kaiser, at darlenek149@gmail.com.  Thank you!!!

Box Tops Collections for TLS,  $269 earned just this summer!  

It is time to kick off  BOX TOP collections for the new school year!   Please remember to cut those box tops and bring them to the Narthex or school office.   Remember…It’s free and only takes a few seconds to clip!    This is a great way to help earn money for our school!   Thank you to all parents, teachers and church members who brought in box tops over the summer.  TLS earned close to $269 just during the summer months!  If you have any questions, please contact Stacy Walters @ slw2123@aol.com.

LSF Programs Help Children to Be Ready for School

Getting the children back in school makes for a busy time at Lutheran Services Florida. LSF is the largest provider of Head Start and Early Head Start services in Florida, serving more than 6,000 low-income families with children ages 0 to 5. These children are fed a nutritious breakfast, lunch and healthy snack as they prepare to enter kindergarten on an equal footing with children born in to more fortunate economic circumstances. Many churches, groups and individuals from around the state are supporting this work by gathering needed items, volunteering their time at the centers, and lifting these families up in prayer. To learn more about LSF Head Start, please go towww.lsfnet.org or call Steve Cecchetti at 407-878-8397.

Music

Choirs Begin August 27!  New members are welcome!  6:30 Hand bells in the Balcony, 7:30 choir in the church basement.  The full Parish Choir will be singing at 11:00 services this year, with soloists or small groups at the 8:00.  If you are a consistently  8:00  or 11:00 person and want to lead God’s people in worship, please contact lmoore@trinitydowntown.org

Cherub Choir

For all Trinity 4 and 5 year olds

Begins Monday, Sept 8, 4:00 - 4:30 in the church basement music room

Music Opportunities for Parents of 4 year olds through High School

Trinity members / Trinity School, public school, or home schooled / interested non-Trinity members!

Please email lmoore@trinitydowntown  to check out extra-curricular music activities for this year!

Cherub Choir     4 and 5 year olds

Joyful Noise   1st – 4th grade

Jubilate Singers 6th – 8th grade  Wednesdays 5:15-6:00  Begins Sept 10th! Church basement.

Youth Hand Bell Choir6th grade – 12th grade, Wednesdays 4:30 - 5:15 Begins Sept 10th! Church basement.

High School Youth are also welcome to join our Adult Hand Bell Choir and our Adult Choir.

Piano/Voice Lessons please email dksmith2222@yahoo.com

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Youth News

Confirmation Classes, schedule change!

After much discussion and input from parents and students, confirmation instruction has been moved from Wednesday evenings to Sunday mornings at 9:30am.  

· First Communion Instruction & Acolyte Training

For  all 6th graders and 7th/8th graders who have not had first communion instruction, join us for 7 consecutive weeks of First Communion instruction: Sept 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct 5, 12, 19 9:30-10:30am  First Communion Sunday will be October 26th.  For the first class, on September 7th, students will gather in the SANCTUARY with instructor Jenn Blackwood to present the group to the congregation for prayer and make a request for congregation member prayer partners for each student.

· Continuing Confirmation Instruction

Weekly from Oct 29 through April 22 (with breaks for holidays and Spring Break of course) for 6th through 8th grades:  6th/7th  grade instruction led by Jenn Blackwood, will start with comprehensive acolyte training followed by confirmation lessons.   8th grade instruction will led by Pastor Jeff Moore .  8th Grade Confirmation Sunday will be Sunday, April 26th. Please email Pmoore@trinitydowntown.org to register for confirmation instruction.

Night of Joy, Saturday, September 6, 7pm-1am

Advance Group Tickets:  Take advantage of advance savings by purchasing 1-night group tickets to Night of Joy on or before August 22, 2014 for just $54.00. After August 22, tickets will cost $63.00.  Artists and schedule are subject to change, but here is the tentative line-up:

September 6, 2014: Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Israel Houghton & New Breed, Britt Nicole, Colton Dixon, Rhett Walker, We As Human, 1 Girl Nation

If you would like to purchase tickets, please contact Lori Zavitz at 407-718-6184 or at lorizavitz@hotmail.com for more information.

Scavenger hunt at the Disney Theme Parks!!!

Trinity Downtown Middle School and High School Youth...Celebrate the summer with your youth group as we participate in a scavenger hunt at Disney. If you missed out on our June Youth Group trip to Disney, you still have two more chances!!!  We will be going to the Disney Theme Parks in July and August...just get a bunch of your youth group friends together and figure out a day that works for everyone.  We will meet at the church in the morning, and return back to the church later that evening.  This is a free event and space is limited to five youth each day.  Participants will need to provide their own meals. Please contact Lori Zavitz at 407-718-6184 or lorizavitz@hotmail.com for more information and to reserve your spot.  

Middle School Youth Gathering

November 7-9, 2014 - Lake Yale Baptist Convention Center

This year all the churches in both Florida & Georgia will attend and Bill Yonker will be our speaker.  The Living Stones will be returning as our Gathering band. The registration fee remains at $140.

-  Who can register?

The Gathering specifically targets middle school youth. To register, a youth must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade during the 2014-2015 school year. Non-LCMS youth are certainly welcome to attend also!

-  What is a Junior Guide?

A junior guide is a high school youth who shows leadership skills and would be a tremendous asset to any youth director taking his/her youth group. Two junior guides are allowed for each church. They will be given specific responsibilities and opportunities for leadership training.

-  Adult/Participant Ratio

For safety we require that each church provide 1 adult leader for every 6 attendees under the age of 18.

The event cost covers all program and administrative costs, two nights lodging, four meals, and a t-shirt for each participant. Keep your eye out for more information – coming soon!!

Please contact Lori Zavitz at 407-718-6184 or at lorizavitz@hotmail.com if you would like to attend.

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TLS News

Respect, Responsibility, and Hard Work

Ask any student at Trinity about our “three big rules,” and they will tell you about how respect, responsibility, and hard work are the building blocks of our school.  These core traits help us to think of others, care for ourselves, and put effort into all we do.  The three big rules build individual character, perpetuates a community feeling, and puts our faith into action.  Ask any TLS student what he or she has learned so far about  respect, responsibility, and hard work at Trinity this week!

Trinity Girls Scout Troop Leader Needed

The Trinity Lutheran School GIRL SCOUT troop #296 is seeking a new leader and co-leader to move forward with the 2014-2015 school year. This year our troop consisted of 11 girls ranging from K-2nd grade (Daisies and Brownies), providing a positive, loving and growing experience. The current leader will be taking a step down but is willing to mentor and be available for any questions as well as hand over lesson plans, materials and supplies. The troop meets over other week and to get started the leader and co-leader must attend a 3-hour meeting at the Citrus Council location.  This meeting will also prepare you and give you all you need to get started. We hope that someone will consider taking on this new and exciting experience as the girls have truly made a difference this year. Please contact Shelby Finkelstein at 561-654-4339 or finkelstein77@yahoo.com if you are interested.

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Attendance & Giving