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Ian Relief Trip: Day 0
First Trinity is sending a team of 8 people to Ft. Myers, Florida to help with Hurricane Ian cleanup efforts. The Mission Team consists of the following: Pastor Jason Christ Jim Pritchard Dan Gietz Steve Puscheck Susan Whited David Fabian Nancy Menefee Michelle Braun In addition, Renée Gietz will join us for the drive home. Here is the basic itinerary for the team: October 22: Drive to South Carolina to spend the night with the Fabian Family near Greenville, SC.…
Singing the Psalms – October 19, 2022
Over the course of 4 weeks, we will reflect on 8 different psalms. Service starts at 7 p.m. in the Lower Level, but we’ll have coffee, water, and tea available at 6:45 if you want to come early and enjoy some fellowship. Bring your own mug or use one of ours! If you’d like to follow along with the Psalms in your own Bible, bring it along. We’ll be using English Standard Version (ESV) for public reading. This week we…
Singing the Psalms – October 12, 2022
Over the course of 4 weeks, we will reflect on 8 different psalms. Service starts at 7 p.m. in the Lower Level, but we’ll have coffee, water, and tea available at 6:45 if you want to come early and enjoy some fellowship. Bring your own mug or use one of ours! If you’d like to follow along with the Psalms in your own Bible, bring it along. We’ll be using English Standard Version (ESV) for public reading. This week we…
Congregational Meeting Update
Our August 30, 2022 congregational meeting was held as scheduled. Nominations for Ministry Council were presented and passed. The full list of Ministry Council members can be found here. We passed a new budget (available from the main office upon request) and Sue Steege and Pastor Jason also presented on ministry happenings from February through August 2022.
Festival of Hymns
Sing a new song to the Lord! Join us in-person or online for the Canticum Novum Festival of Hymns as we rededicate our Schlicker Pipe Organ after several years of waiting because of the pandemic. The service features a large choir, guest organist Jacob Weber, and a series of readings and reflections. Service starts at 7 p.m. and will last about an hour and a half.
Congregational Get-Together – February 13, 2021
February 13, 2021 at 10 a.m. Put on your party hat! First Trinity is having a Valentine’s Day party on Zoom. There will be games, give aways and lots of fun. Meeting ID: 845 6149 3859 Passcode: 327448
Special Congregational Meeting – February 14, 2021
February 14, 2021 at 9:55 a.m. Members should have received an email on Wednesday, February 3 about this meeting. There are 2 pieces of business that need to be voted on: a motion to postpone/move the District and National Conventions by a year due to covid, and the changing of our constitution. if you did not receive the email, please contact the church office (835-2220 or office@firsttrinity.com) As you may recall, we voted on changing our constitution to allow for…
Free Dinners for Ash Wednesday – February 17, 2021
The Ash Wednesday FREE Dinner Continues! The Mattheus Family will be cooking spaghetti, garlic bread, meatballs and salad for take out between the hours of 4-6 p.m. on February 17! This meal is provided free of charge. We ask that you sign up ahead of time so food purchases can be planned accordingly. If you decide at the last minute that you’d like a dinner, please come anyway. We will have some extras available. For pick-up, pull through the drive-up…
Congregational Meeting – September 19, 2020
We will gather in the sanctuary on Saturday, September 19 at 10 a.m. for our regularly scheduled congregational meeting. In addition to our normal business of electing officers for the Ministry Council and approving an operating budget, we will be voting to approve changes to our Constitution and ByLaws. We need a quorum of at least 50 people to approve the changes. We will be using our standard Health and Safety protocols for this meeting. If possible, please plan to…
Congregational Meeting – July 11, 2020
We are holding a congregational meeting on July 11 at 10 a.m. in the Sanctuary. In addition to some normal business like reporting on ministry, finances, and ongoing projects, we will also be voting to form a call committee for the position of Associate Pastor as part of Vicar Jason’s seminary training. We will be using the following procedures for the meeting: Please enter through Door 1 (the main drive-up entrance). Bring a mask with you. If you don’t have…