Trinity Weekly
March 18, 2022 Edition

Sponsor a Lily for Trinity's Easter Decorating
You can sponsor the cost of an Easter Lily that is displayed in the sanctuary for Easter services and can be taken home after the Easter Sunday services. Lilies will be white with 5-7 blooms and can be sponsored for $10 a plant.

To have your sponsorship information shared, please email TLC@TrinityDowntown.com with information as follows:
Number of plants ________ sponsored by __________________________
In memory of _________________ *OR* In thanks for __________________

Please put your sponsor payment with a memo attached stating it is for a Lily Sponsorship into the offering plate during worship, drop it off into the locked payment box in the church office, or mail it to the Finance Office of Trinity Downtown at 123 E. Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32801. Questions? Contact the church office.
Sponsor a Child's Bible
Do you know the purpose statement of Trinity's Child Development Center? We are very, very grateful for what Trinity Downtown is able to provide to local children and families through the CDC. The purpose statement is:

Trinity Lutheran School's Child Development Center
nurtures the development of the whole child 
from a core foundation of faith, 
preparing them spiritually, academically, socially, and emotionally
in partnership with their family
for future academic success and to lead purpose-filled lives for Christ.

So, in keeping with our purpose, each year Trinity Downtown gives a brand new children's Bible, The Jesus Storybook Bible, to every child who graduates from our four VPK classes. As these children leave our Lutheran child care center and begin Kindergarten at a new school, we send with them, and their families, the best gift we can give - a foundation of faith, nurturing, and the Word of God -- with a note inside that will remind them for years to come of their Trinity Family!

Each Bible is $7 or a case of 20 for $139. Please consider sponsoring one or more Bibles for these children. Checks can be sent to the office or dropped in the offering plate with VPK BIBLES written in the memo line.
Childcare Is Back!
Thanks to Ethan and Claudia Kallesen, Trinity is thrilled to offer childcare for infants through age 4 during Sunday morning worship (8:30am-12:30pm). Childcare will be held in the basement of the church. Questions? Contact the church office.
Easter Sunday Pancake Breakfast
The Easter Pancake Breakfast has returned!!!! On Easter morning, we are thrilled to host a fellowship and food event for the families and friends of Trinity. Everyone is welcome to attend! The Confirmands of present and past, along with the Fellowship/Outreach Ministry Team, will host this year. A breakfast of pancakes, sausage, bacon, orange juice, coffee, and ice water will be served from 7:30am-10:30am Easter morning. A free-will offering will be held to cover the cost of food and to support both Trinity ministries. Please plan to drop by for good food and fellowship!!!

If you have any desire or interest to be on the serving team for this event, please fill out the following form and we will make sure to get you plugged in:


Questions? Contact the church office at TLC@TrinityDowntown.com or 407-488-1919.
New Member Sunday
We are thrilled to welcome those who have recently joined our Trinity family! Due to COVID restrictions over the past few years, we have been unable to celebrate these additions and are so blessed that we can officially welcome these individuals into our community.

If you have recently joined Trinity and would like to be included in this welcome, please contact the church office at TLC@TrinityDowntown.com or by calling 407-488-1919.

A fellowship time is being planned to aid in connecting with these new members; stay tuned for more information!
Thrivent Choice Dollars - Deadline March 31
Each day, organizations across the country are doing incredible things to strengthen communities and change lives. Thrivent clients can support that important work by directing Choice Dollars to any of more than 40,000 enrolled churches and nonprofit organizations. Trinity is enrolled as one of those churches - and would be honored to be selected for your choice designation!! Every dollar counts in supporting the Trinity budget!
  • By directing Choice Dollars, eligible clients with membership recommend where Thrivent distributes a portion of its charitable funding.
  • Clients become eligible to direct Choice Dollars based on their insurance premiums and contract values. See Choice Dollars details 
Bible Study Schedule
call 407-488-1919 for additional details
Mondays at 7pm Online
Immerse Poets
Led by Pastor Doug


Tuesdays at 9am in Loggia 3 Women of the Word
3:16: The Numbers of Hope by Max Lucado
Led by Terry Boggs
Begins April 12




Tuesdays at 9am in Loggia 2 Women's Study
Immerse Messiah
Led by Connie Sobol






Wednesdays at 7pm Online Prayer Meeting
Led by Pastor Doug
Prayer meeting will not be held during the Lenten season.
The next meeting will be held on April 4 at 7pm.

Thursdays at 6:30pm
Immerse Chronicles
Led by Julie Lasater

Saturdays at 4:30pm in Loggia 3
Immerse Chronicles
Led by Bob Trapp

Sundays at 10:15am in Loggia 3 Immerse Chronicles
Led by Gregg Yawman
Orlando Speedworld Invitation
You are invited to join other Trinity members at the drag races at Orlando Speedworld on March 26 (Horsepower Wars) and 27 (Modern Street Hemi Shootout). We encourage you to reach out and invite friends from other churches to join us for this event.

Depending on the number of people joining, the plan is to leave from Trinity as a group for some good clean fun, swapping stories of cars and racing, walking through the pits to check out the cars, and watching fast cars (this meet should have cars doing the quarter mile in less than 7 seconds).

Gates open at 8am and the plan is to leave for the track at that time. Don't forget to invite a date or bring the kids. Bring a pop up tent, chairs, and ear plugs if you think you need one. In case things run late, for those who cannot drive at night, we can provide a ride home.

If you have questions or would like to join, contact Brian Paul by text at 407-489-3363.
LWML Quilters Update
LWML Quilters are thankful for all the donated material, thread, and crochet cotton which have made it possible to complete our quilts without cost. Over the past 8 years, our group of quilters has gone from 14 members to 6.

We are welcoming any and all Trinity members to join us. The requirements to join are simple: the ability to use a needle and thread and to tie knots.

Meetings are held twice a month from 9:30am-12:30pm the first and third Wednesdays of each month on the second floor of the Magnolia Street Building. Please contact Mary Lou Evanchyk at 407-491-4452 if you have questions or are interested in joining.
Right Now Media
We are so excited to introduce this amazing platform to all of you! As a gift from Trinity Downtown to you, this spiritual development resource, RightNow Media, is now available to you wherever you are! What looks like a Netflix showcase of movies is actually a HUGE library of Bible study videos, Christian author resources, Children and Teen Resources, and so much more. With a downloadable app, RightNow Media is a safe option for the entire family and will help grow your faith. Trinity is dedicated to your spiritual growth and has partnered with RightNow Media to provide this service free of charge to you.

To sign up and create an account, click on the link below:

Or text TRINITYDOWNTOWN to the number 49775 to receive a text with the "Invite Link" to sign up for a free account.
MARCH SERVING SCHEDULE
The serving schedule for March have been updated:
You can also view the schedule on the website at

For any specific questions regarding the schedule, please email TLC@TrinityDowntown.com or your volunteer coordinator.
Sunday School for Adults
Sunday School for Children and Students
Adult Sunday School, Children's Sunday School, MS/HS Sunday School

  • Adult Sunday School: the Immerse: Chronicles study meets in Loggia 3, and Lessons from the Lectionary meets in in Loggia 2
  • Children's Sunday School for children 4 years through 5th grade will utilize a curriculum published by Kingdom Quest.
  • Serving this year:
  • PreK-4 and Kindergarten with Mrs. JoAnne Gusewelle
  • 1st-2nd grades with Mrs. Desiree Kallesen
  • 3rd through 5th grades with Mrs. Gail Wilkosz.
  • All classes meet on the first floor of Heritage Hall.
  • MS and HS Youth Bible Study will begin with a study of Paul, co-led by Faith Finger and her father Tom Finger, utilizing Right Now Media video study resources. Youth will meet in the church undercroft (basement) in the Youth Room.
Livestreaming
We're livestreaming Sunday 9am worship every weekend, Saturday 6pm and Sunday 11:15am will be taped and posted after worship. All services are archived on Trinity's website and YouTube page for future viewing. If you need any help finding any services or subscribing to our YouTube channel, please contact the church office at TLC@TrinityDowntown.com.
Christian Yoga
Christian Yoga continues online via Zoom on Mondays @ 6:30pm. Now more than ever - the relaxation of yoga is a tremendous benefit. Email Beth for more information at baschu4@bellsouth.net.
Support Trinity Downtown while you shop!  
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March 2 Ash Wednesday (12:10pm and 7pm)
March 5 Foundations Class (4:30pm)
March 9 Mid-Week Lent Devotional (12:10pm and 7pm)
March 11 Family Fun Night (6:30pm)
March 12 Foundations Class (4:30pm)
March 13 Voter's Meeting (12:30pm)
March 16 Mid-Week Lent Devotional (12:10pm and 7pm)
March 23 Mid-Week Lent Devotional (12:10pm and 7pm)
March 30 Mid-Week Lent Devotional (12:10pm and 7pm)
April 4 Online Prayer Meeting (7pm)
April 6 Mid-Week Lent Devotional (12:10pm and 7pm)
April 14 Maundy Thursday (12:10pm and 7pm)
April 15 Good Friday (12:10pm and 7pm)
April 16 Easter Vigil (6pm)
April 17 Easter Sunday (6:30am, 9am and 10:30am)
April 22 Family Fun Night (6:30pm)
April 24 New Member Sunday Welcome (fellowship at 10:15, welcome during 11:15 service)
Monthly Trinity Calendars
A limited number of copies of the monthly Trinity calendar can be accessed in the narthex beginning this week, or can be viewed and printed by clicking on the link below:


Questions? Contact the church office at TLC@TrinityDowntown.com
Submit your prayer requests by emailing them to TLC@TrinityDowntown.com.
All prayers are kept on the list for a period of three weeks, so please resubmit long term prayer needs regularly.

Those Fighting Cancer 
Rachel C., Jan F., Kurt, Bruce S, Rick B., Andy S., Karl S., Sandy A., Mary B, Mike R., Rev. Robert Besalski, Danny B., Doug H., Linda B., Hank S., Sara R., Nancy K., Penn M., Trevor S., Jay Z., Bob K., JC S., David K., Kim, Paul, Corrie H., JoAnn, Melissa

Health Concerns 
Hazel, Chuck, John L., Rex W., Naomi and Tony, Shane K., Gary B., Shirley S., Michael, Linda, Mark, Hank D., Matthew B.

Surgery and Recovery/Recently Hospitalized
John L.

Other Needs
  • Person and Coleman families
  • Joe R. and family
  • Jon and Dan
  • Andy and Catherine
  • Hannah Y.

Peace and Comfort
  • For Pam and her family
  • For the Middleton family
  • For the Gabriel family
  • For the Holmes family
  • For the Logan family
  • For the Hernandez family
  • For Stef
  • For the family and friends of Christopher Watson
  • For the Schroeder family
  • For the Fournier family
  • For the Deleshaw family
  • For the Maxwell family
  • For the family and friends of Ann Corbett
  • For the family and friends of Grace Lyons
  • For the family and friends of Jeff Folmer
  • For the Medina family
  • For the family and friends of David Morgan
  • For the family and friends of Master Deputy Rogan Tate
  • For the family and friends of Lynn Harris-Cera
  • For the family of Rita Smith
  • For the family and friends of Gary
  • For the family and friends of Chris Leiffer
  • For the family of Terry Boggs who lost her sister-in-law
  • For the family and friends of Joanne Behnk

Confidential Prayers
For those prayers that have been shared in confidence, you know the details, Lord. We lift them up to you.

Our Trinity Missionaries
  • Wasmund Family in East Asia
  • Trump Family in Kenya
  • Clausing Family in Tanzania
  • Lehman Family in Puerto Rico

Thanksgiving
  • Blessings on all those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries!
  • Thanks for Trinity's wonderful choir.
  • Thanks for Pastor Doug and Tim Norris doing such a beautiful job leading the children in confirmation.
  • Thanks for Ethan and Claudia for leading the Trinity childcare.
 
For Our Communities - For Our Nation - For Our World
We pray for our nation, for our Nation's leaders, for its people, and for our future together as One Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all! We pray that we may all be a reflection of Christ's love, sharing grace and mercy, living in peace with one another. Reach out, listen, connect, and have those hard conversations. Love is first. Love wins.

Additional Prayers
  • For world, state, and local leaders in making safe decisions about COVID
  • For all those caring for aging and/or ill family members in need
  • Prayers for our CDC staff & families, Trinity membership and all Trinity staff & leaders
  • For all those struggling with mental health issues
  • For all those troubled by depression and broken relationships
  • For all those suffering with COVID - especially the CDC families and staff
  • For all those unable to attend church
  • For all those serving in our military
  • For the current war in Ukraine
Community News
The St. Luke's Concert Series
To view ONLINE concerts, visit St Luke's website for links. Links to watch live.
Attendance & Giving

Sat. in person: 45
Sat. online: 9

Sun. 9am: 47
Sun. 11:15am: 54
Sun. online: 10

Current Covid-19 Safety Procedures

The latest update from JULY 30 can be reviewed here: http://church.trinitydowntown.com/covid-19/
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