LCMS Florida/Georgia Middle School Youth Gathering

November 1-3 – Lake Yale Baptist Convention Center, Leesburg, FL Who can register? The Gathering specifically targets middle school youth. To register, a youth must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade during the 2013-2014 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 registration cost is $140. The price covers all program and administrative costs, two nights lodging, four meals, and a t-shirt for each participant.

Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries Maternity Home Grand Opening

Save the Date/Upcoming: NOVEMBER 9. The Redeeming Life Outreach Ministries Maternity Home will have a Grand Opening celebration on Saturday, November 9 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. This is for all the churches in the area who will be or have been actively participating in the support of this most needed ministry. Don’t miss it.

Festival of the Trees Design Team

The annual Orlando Art Museum Festival of Trees display begins Saturday November 16. Trinity’s design will feature Chrismons (you see them hanging on our chancel trees every year) as well as nativity stars. The Chrismons will arrive next week, plain and unadorned. You are invited to help snazz them up! Glitter, ribbon, pearls, beads, and all that sparkles must be glued on to each of 24 Chrismon ornaments. Decorating party coming the end of October in order to decorate the tree at the museum on November 11. Contact Deaconess Liz ASAP to join the party: 407-488-1919 x127 or eborth@trinitydowntown.com.

LWML Sunday

October 13 is LWML (Lutheran Women’s Missionary League) Sunday! This means we intentionally draw attention to the work of Lutheran Women throughout the world. You can do it so easily by wearing Purple. Don’t forget your mite box filled with change! – It would be helpful to bring the change in a baggie and keep the box for re-fill.

Women’s Rally

The Lutheran Women from all churches in the Central Florida area are gathering for a Saturday morning rally on November 9. The place is Prince of Peace – 1515 S. Semoran Blvd. Time for the fun and fellowship begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 1:00 p.m. Continental Breakfast and Lunch is included in the $7.00 registration fee (due at door). Bring items for a White Elephant Sale and School Supplies or personal care items for school age children participating in Rebecca’s Garden of Hope Mentoring program at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Orlando. Contact Martha Pfantz for more information: 407-425-2947

Thrivent Day at the Central Florida (Sanford) Zoo

Thrivent members and their guests are invited to this fun day on Sunday, October 13, from 10:30am to 5:00pm. The zoo is located at 3755 US 17-92 Sanford. At 2:00pm there will be a special time for snacks, drinks, prizes for Thrivent members and their guests. Tickets are $5.00 each for all ages, and must be purchased in advance. Order forms are in school office and narthex. Mail with check (made out to Thrivent Financial) to: Darlene Kaiser (Thrivent Zoo Day) 4972 Southfork Ranch Dr., Orlando, FL 32812 by Oct. 3. Questions? email Dkaiser149@gmail.com.. Great fun for the Family!

We’ve been waiting a long time, but it is finally here! Construction on the new Trinity Child Development Center will begin on October 14, 2013 with the movement of the 3 houses that have frontage on Ruth Lane.

For many months we have been telling families of toddlers that their children will be moved to portables on our soccer field. I am writing you today to inform you that the original plan has been changed. The plan has changed for a number of reasons; the first and most important are the various safety issues that come into play. After much discussion, the children in the houses will be moving to the first floor of our Magnolia building. Our goal date is to have all of the children from the Ruth Lane houses relocated to the Magnolia building by the start of business on Monday, October 14th. This offers weather protection and an enclosed, easier to monitor space, where the children are protected from much of the construction process. The downstairs space of the Magnolia Building will be inaccessible by those who work on the second floor. It will contain office space for a CDC administrator, 6 class rooms and office space for Pastor, Deaconess Liz, Carlos Limontes (General Manager) and Chanda Busby (Ministry Associate).

These rooms are currently being cleaned and painted, sinks are being installed and tiles replaced to make them cozy and comfortable for all of our little ones. There will also be an indoor gross motor play space, as well as, access to outside play space for the . Overall, I believe it is a much better transition for the children and pick up and drop off will be easier for our families.

The move to the Magnolia building also saves Trinity almost $500,000! We will no longer have to rent the portables, which also lead to a shorter, more streamlined construction timeline. We are still slated to move in to the new building by next September.

We would be happy to take you over and show you the new space at your convenience.

Please know, that any delay in licensing from DCF will delay the move of the children.

Upcoming Events

• Oktoberfest – October 18
• Halloween Parade – October 31
• Veteran’s Day – November 11
• Step Up to K – November 20
• Kindergarten Round Up – November 22
• Touch a Truck – November 23
• Children’s Christmas Cantata – December 12 – VPK 1,2,3 and Kindergarten

Upcoming Dates

• 10/9 – Wear Orange for National Come Together Day for Bully Prevention
• 10/24 – Chick fil A Spirit Night – Colonial Plaza 5:00pm-8:00pm
• 10/25 – Race for Education!; 1:00pm Dismissal for K-8 grade; End of Quarter 1
• 10/31- Halloween Parade for CDC and Kindergarten