What’s Happening at Trinity

HEY MEMBERS! Don’t forget to wear your nametags - it’s a great way to get to know people! If you don’t have a nametag, and would like one, please call or email the church office.

On July 11th, at 4:00PM, Joel Haak will be installed as Trinity’s new Associate Pastor for Family Life. Please plan to attend and welcome Joel, Kristin and Caleb to our church!

There will not be PETRA meetings in July or August!

The next Women’s Ministry “Lunch Out” will be at TGI Friday’s on Thursday, July 15th, at 11:30AM. TGI Friday’s is located at 300 Highway 52 South in the Miracle Mile Shopping Center. We look forward to seeing you there.

There are several RADIO BROADCAST slots available for sponsorship for the upcoming months. The cost is $50. Please contact the church office if you would like to sponsor a Sunday!

Trinity members have become accustomed to the annual transition between vicars, and it is time to once again bid a fond farewell to Vicar Seth Flick, his wife Melinda, and their sons, Noah and Micah. Vicar Seth will be returning to St. Louis to complete his seminary education, and looks forward to being placed into a congregation next spring, and to serve as a pastor in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. He will be preaching his farewell sermon at Trinity the week of July 18 (Wednesday, July 14, Saturday July 17, and Sunday, July 18). There will be a brief farewell celebration between services on Sunday, July 18 between services.

Trinity members will welcome our new vicar, Justin Whitmore, on the weekend of July 31/August 1. Justin, his wife Jennifer, and their children, Rebekah (9), Isabella (7), Kathryn (5), Abigail (3), and Micah (newborn in June), will be arriving in Rochester on Tuesday, July 27.

Moving Plans for Vicars
As part of the vicar transition, help is needed to load/unload the vicars’ belongings. Many hands make light work, so we ask for volunteers to help load and unload moving trucks on the following days:

Loading the Flick family: Plans are to load the moving truck on Sunday afternoon, July 18. The exact time will be announced. This task can usually be accomplished in a few hours.

Unloading the Whitmore family: Plans are for the Whitmores to arrive in Rochester on Tuesday, July 27. Help is needed to unload their moving truck in the afternoon on that day. Time will be announced. Once again, many hands make light work. Please volunteer to help with these tasks as you are able.

Summer Bible Study
Senior high – come join us for our summer Bible study at 11:00AM at Panera south and spend some time in God’s Word. It will be a relaxed format, so get yourself a bagel or something to eat, and enjoy Bible study over the summer months.

Food Donations Needed
The youth are looking for people to donate some different food items for the National Youth Gathering. Check the board out in the narthex to see what food items we need.

Junior Youth
We are leaving July 4th for our mission trip in Duluth, MN. Please keep all those going on the trip in your prayers and pray also for those whom the youth will be serving. We will return on Friday, July 9th.

National Youth Gathering
It’s almost here! The senior youth leave July 14th for the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans, LA. Pray for safe travel, a great experience, and spiritual uplifting for everyone who attends from around the country and around the world.

Bulletins for July 11th will be printed early. Please have announcements emailed to the office by noon on Tuesday, June 29th. Thank you!

In the months of July & August, the Christian Care Board will be collecting items for

Boys and Girls Club
The Club is a community-based organization that provides young people with a fun, safe, and constructive environment when they are not at home or school. The Club offers programs and services designed to build character and strengthen life skills.

Their mission is:
To empower all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as a productive, responsible, and caring community member.

We can help them by donating the following items:

Games: Scrabble, Othello, Cribbage, Trouble, Checkers, or Chess.

A BIG VBS THANK YOU! The Vacation Bible School coordination team would like to say a very BIG thank you to all crew/game/craft/Bible story leaders and volunteers for helping with this year’s High Seas Expedition. Thanks go to the Elders, Trinity’s Small Groups, Petra, Christian Service/TLCare, as well as the Board for Evangelism and Mission for preparing free meals for over 100 people each night! A special thank you to Ken and Deb Lubahn and all of those who used their creative gifts for our sets and decorations. Many, many children (and some of their parents) were able to hear and experience the mighty love of God through Jesus this past week!