Regular Voters Assembly
Our next regularly scheduled voters assembly is scheduled for Monday,
December 10
at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary. This will be a regularly scheduled voters for reporting purposes.
Advent Devotions Series
Wednesdays, December 5, 12, and 19
Q:
What is purple and round with a candle on top?
A:
A table set up for you to join us for an Advent dinner before evening worship in church.
Advent is the time set aside to prepare our hearts for the coming of Jesus. The Christmas season has become such a time of hustle and bustle. We invite you to take a break from the rush. Join us during your lunch hour for a short Advent Devotion from 12:10-12:50 pm or plan for a quiet dinner at 5:30 followed by worship at 7:00 on December 5, 12, and 19. Pastor Doug will lead us in our preparations as we move through the Season.
The menus are:
12/5 - Spaghetti casserole, salad, bread, drinks;
12/12 - Shepherd's pie,salad, drinks;
12/19 - Tomato bisque, bread, drinks.
Please consider taking a break this Advent season to share a meal and a time of worship at Trinity on Wednesdays. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel!
Child's Quilt Auction
Proceeds go to TLS K-8 Scholarships and LWML
LWML has a child's quilt 55" x 90" for a boy or girl. Top of quilt is a print featuring zoo animals and back and binder is solid hunter green. This is a tied quilt of all new material which will wash well and be light-weight but warm. Our group has decided to offer this quilt for bids from November 16, 2018 to December 14, 2018. We start with a $35 bid and you can bid in $5 or more increments. The money obtained will be donated half to Trinity School Scholarships and half to LWML treasury. Call in bids and leave a message if there is no answer at 407-491-4452. Each week the newsletter will report the current bid and also the final bid and who won it.
LWML Fall Project - Soap Collection
LWML's Fall project for World Relief is a collection of individually boxed bath soaps (no hotel soap). There will be a wash tub with a scrub board in the Narthex starting Saturday, November 17 and will continue until January 2, 2019. This is part of our mission outreach to third world countries where this soap is a precious commodity.
Everyone Needs Trash Bags!
The High School National Youth Gathering Fundraising has begun! We have eight youth committed to attend the National Youth Gathering in Minnesota in July 2019. The estimated cost per participant is $1,500. This includes airfare, hotel, and meal money. Our first big sale begins now! You won't want to miss this! It's something EVERYONE uses and the good news is you don't have to stuff your freezer with tubs of cookie dough or choose from 50 varieties of wrapping paper! Be sure to find our youth set up outside church selling TRASH BAGS! Each roll is $13, either 15 gallon bags / 65 bags per roll (white)
or
39 gallon bags /25 bags per roll (yellow). Please make checks payable to TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (youth fundraiser on memo). Thank you for your support.
Youth Instrumentalists for Christmas Eve 3pm Children's Program
Trinity's Children's Christmas Eve worship service will once again be held at 3:00 pm on December 24th in our sanctuary. Children and youth who play a solo instrument are invited to play a sacred Christmas piece before the service begins. We have space for 4-5 instrumentalists. Please contact Julia Malenke at jmalenke@trinitydowntown.com if you are available that evening and would be interested in sharing a musical offering.
Stewardship Update
Trinity's Stewardship Committee is reporting the contributions and offerings of the congregation for the four months of July 2018 ending October 2018. We are reporting the actual offerings compared to the pledges and estimated pledges of the contributors.
For the four months reported our actual offerings are below the pledged commitments and giving by ($15,055). Total offerings are $241,548, our committed pledges and uncommitted givers were $256,603. Our actual offerings are 6% under our giving budget. It is most important to know we base our current fiscal year operations on our giving budget. We can fulfill our ministry plans by achieving our giving budget. Help us reach the goal.
We have 88 family giving units who pledge provide 70% of our total offerings received or $168,918 of the total offerings of $241,548. We have 175 member and guest reported who have given year to date $72,630. Pledged offerings are ($3,360) behind the pledge commitments. Uncommitted offerings are ($11,695) of the ($15,055) or 78% of the shortfall.
We remain ever grateful and thankful for our pledge Members and our Givers. We Thank You through Jesus Christ for your stewardship, your commitment and your financial support of Trinity Downtow
n ministries.
Christian Yoga!
You're welcome to join us on first and third Mondays (and if we have enough participants, we could add second and fourth Mondays too) for a $5 Christian Yoga class at 6:30pm in Fellowship Hall. The class needs a minimum number in attendance to be held at such a discounted rate, so please email Beth at baschu4@bellsouth.net to confirm you're coming. Class starts at 6:30 pm, please arrive by 6:20 pm. Thank you! Bring with you an exercise mat (and block if you have), $5, comfy clothes, a smile, and enthusiasm!
Please let us know!
Please let your Trinity family know of any scheduled surgery or hospital stay. In addition to scheduled procedures, please give the church office a call to let us know about extended illness, unplanned hospital stays, or even the birth of a child. You can call the office at any time and leave a message-no need to wait until business hours (407-488-1919 x101). During business hours, that information can then be forwarded to the appropriate caregivers. For an emergency that requires the care of a Pastor after hours or over the weekend call or text us at 407-490-7339 and leave a message. We'll get back to you ASAP. We want to be sure to know when you need us-whether to pray with you before a scheduled procedure, sit with you during a loved one's procedure, pray for you while you recover, visit you in the hospital/at home or to share praise and thanksgiving prayers for good news/results. Just let us know. Thank you.
Urgent Prayer Requests
If you have an urgent prayer request that can't wait until you fill out a yellow prayer card during worship, please submit it via email to
Pray@TrinityDowntown.com
. While submitting a yellow card during worship is still the preferred way to share prayer requests, sometimes a prayer need can't wait until Sunday. Your prayer request (first name and basic details of the prayer requested) will be shared with a team of committed weekday prayer warriors and will also be added to Trinity's regular printed prayer list for the congregation. All prayers are kept on the printed list for a period of three weeks, so please resubmit long term prayer needs regularly so that they stay on the printed list. Thank you.
Partner Ministry Job Opportunity
Rebecca's Garden of Hope is seeking a part time Executive Assistant for 10 hours per week at $9 per hour. Position begins in November. For a full job description and to submit resume, please contact RGOH Executive Director, Sanya Parson at sanya@rebeccasgardenofhope.org or RGOH Board Chair, Pastor Larry Schaefer at lcschefer@aol.com. Thank you.
