Trinity Church Newsletter

Dear Trinity Family, The Advent season is upon us. Advent is a time for us to prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of Christ. This preparation is both a celebration of Christ’s entry into this world in Bethlehem, but also a hope that Christ will come again in final victory. To help us on this Advent journey, we are centering our thoughts on Jesus, the real reason for the season, with the sermon series, “A Christmas Journey.” To go along with this series we will be doing some things that help us to celebrate Jesus’ birth. Throughout the advent season, we will be collecting diapers for Life and Family Services. We will have a two days (December 18 and 19) for us to ring the bell for the Salvation Army (most of this money stays right here in Noble County). One of the key ways we can celebrate Jesus’ birthday is to think about what we are going to spend on Christmas. I am not suggesting that we tend toward the side of Ebenezer Scrooge, but that we really think about whether

It’s hard to believe that Advent is just days away as I write this.  I remember how time used to drag when I was a kid. I thought I would never be ten years old, then I thought graduation would never come and somehow suddenly we are grandparents and have great-great nieces and nephews?!  What just happened?  Why was I in such a hurry for things to come?  What did I miss by virtue of my own impatience? Psalm 27:14 (NLT) says to “Wait patiently for the LORD.  Be brave and courageous.  Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.”  Other translations tell us to “be strong and take heart” while we wait.  Time is flying by and yet scripture reminds us repeatedly to wait…and not only to wait, but wait patiently .  Notice this little verse alone tells us TWICE to wait!  That’s not an easy request of our feeble human selves, is it?  We have become a society of instant gratification, breaking news, and getting what we want when we want it.  We have forgotten how to take heart when we do NOT get w

Coming in December! - Annual SoulFire Breakfast and Dorcas Circle Cookie Exchange  On December 11, we will have our annual Youth breakfast and Dorcas Circle Cookie Exchange. You are invited to bring cookies and get some in exchange or just fill a tray and leave a free will donation.  Donations of cookies also accepted. Sign-up at the Ministry Center. Proceeds from the cookie exchange go to Dorcas Circle Mission’s projects. Enjoy a  delicious breakfast between services. Free will donations are appreciated.  Proceeds from the breakfast go to Momentum scholarships.