Trinity Weekly

September 16, 2022 Edition

Ron Logan Memorial Service

We would like to extend an invitation to the memorial service for Ron Logan on Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 11am. Please reach out to the church office with any questions.

For Your Safety

We are excited for some repairs to the plexi-glass over the stained glass windows in the sanctuary. The plexi-glass will be replaced and everything around the windows will be recalked.

In preparation for these repairs, scaffolding has been set up on the west side of the sanctuary. Please be advised of this and pay special attention to the following:

1. The external door to the undercroft MAY NOT be accessed while the scaffolding is in place. Please do not enter and/or exit the undercroft via the external door.
2. If you are entering the premises from the north parking lot behind the sanctuary, please watch your head as you walk under and around the scaffolding.
3. Parents, please make sure your children stay away from the scaffolding. Under no circumstances is anyone to be climbing on or playing near it.

If you have questions, please contact the church office.

Please see the pictures below for a progress report:

Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Trinity Downtown!

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Trinity Youth Ministry (TYM) is a new and exciting opportunity for 6^th through 8^th grade students in our local community to come together in a fun environment to build relationships with one another and with Jesus. Volunteers and participants will enjoy dinner together, followed by worship, games, and an open gym in the beautiful facilities provided by our Lord at Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Orlando. FCA TYM will meet in Trinity’s fellowship hall and gymnasium, from 6-8 p.m. one Sunday per month.

For additional information, please see the flyer below:

FCA TYM Informational Flyer

If you would like to sign your child up for this event, please use the registration link below:

FCA TYM Registration

For more information on how to be involved, how to volunteer, or if you have any questions, please contact the church office.

Care Packages for College Students

Our Human Care Ministry would like to begin a project to send care packages to our college students who are currently away from home. We want to maintain contact and remind them of our prayers, love, and care for them.

We have a team formed who will draw up guidelines for what to send and when, and how to let the congregation share in the project.

What we need now are names and mailing addresses of our college students. Please send these to the church office ASAP. The deadline to submit names and mailing addresses is September 25th so we can begin our planning in earnest. Please direct any questions to the church office.

Family Fun Night

Trinity's next Family Fun Night will be held TONIGHT, Friday, September 16, from 6:30pm-8:30pm. All ages from young to old are welcome to join in on some fun and games, whether board games or card games. The main event for the night is bingo with prizes that include nostalgia candy, "a blast from the past," and gift cards from various locations.

The Fellowship and Outreach team will be providing "A Chili Cook-Off" for dinner. Let's see who wins the First Annual Cook-Off Trophy! Attendees are asked to bring a dessert. A free-will offering will be taken to help cover operating expenses as well as for the Pastor's Discretionary Fund.

This month will also include a themed basket on display for a raffle drawing by the name "A.S.A.P.: Always Say A Prayer." So bring your $1 bills and play your heart out! Baskets change each month, but the purpose remains the same: to raise money to purchase gazebos for the courtyard.

Please contact the church office with any questions.

New Foundations Class

Trinity is offering a weekly Foundations Class. If you or someone you know is interested in joining Trinity or wants information about the Lutheran faith, this is the class for you! An introduction to Christian teaching and the Lutheran faith, the purpose of this class is to provide the information needed to understand what Lutherans believe and decide whether Trinity is the church for you. Joining Trinity after completing this class is not required, but our hope is that you will find this to be a wonderful community where you can be involved and grow spiritually.

Meetings will occur September 10-November 5 from 4:00pm-5:30pm in the Fellowship Hall If you are interested in the class or need more information, please contact the church office.

For anyone who may want to participate but is not available when we are meeting or is not comfortable meeting in person, we are working on an online option that will give you the same information but can be completed on your own. However, we encourage you to attend in person if possible as you will have the opportunity to interact with the others in the class and become connected to people at the church who are learning alongside you. If you are interested in this online option, please contact the church office at TLC@TrinityDowntown.com

Please pray for all those involved - the students, parents, teachers and school staffs, and community of Uvalde, as well as the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs traveling and serving. 

You can also follow Peace on Facebook and Instgram. See who she's meeting, which school she visits, the new friends she makes. And we encourage you to share Peace's posts so your friends and family can follow and pray with us. 

Team Peace appreciates your continued prayers and support! Thanks so much!

Once in a While Downstairs Choir

Would you like to sing with the choir but cannot commit to Wednesday rehearsals or climb the stairs to the balcony? You are invited to participate in the First Floor Once in a While Choir at the 11:15 Service on Sunday, October 2. We will meet in the front of the church at 10:30 that morning to rehearse. All are welcome!

LWML Sunday

Each of us has faced challenges and circumstances greater than our own strength, but in Christ, Who is for us and with us, we are already more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) Sunday will encourage all hearers of the Word to remember that Christ’s victory is already ours through baptism. Because of that, we can confidently live each day trusting in Christ.

Our congregation will have the opportunity to gather together in worship under the theme “For Us and With Us,” based on Romans 8:31-39, in celebration of LWML on October 1 and 2, 2022. We will display some of our completed quilts on front and back pews and also our banner with our Mission Statement completed by Norma Smith for Trinity's 100th Anniversary in 2018.

New Adult Sunday School Class

Beginning THIS WEEKEND, Pastor Doug will be leading a study for middle schoolers, high schoolers, and adults entitled "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist" based on the book by Frank Tureck and Norman Geisler by the same title. 

If you want to follow along in the book or the study guide, we recommend purchasing your book ASAP. 

Week One Study Notes

New Adult Sunday School Class

Beginning THIS WEEKEND, Rocky Smothers will be leading a study on the Major Festivals. Contact the church office with any questions.

SEPTEMBER SERVING SCHEDULE

The serving schedule for September have been updated:

Adult Sunday School, Children's Sunday School, MS/HS Sunday School

• Adult Sunday School: the I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist study meets in Loggia 2, and Major Festivals meets in in Loggia 3.
• Children's Sunday School for children 4 years through 5th grade will utilize Answers Bible Curriculum published by Answers in Genesis. To learn more about this curriculum, visit the Answers in Genesis website.
• Serving this year:
• PreK-4 and Kindergarten with Mrs. JoAnne Gusewelle and Miss Kristin 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 are invited to join Pastor Doug's Sunday School class entitled "I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist" beginning September 18. Reach out to the church office with any questions.
• Confirmation has begun! You can find more details on the registration link below:
• Confirmation Registration

September 7 LWML Quilters (9:30am)

September 10 Foundations Class Begins (4pm)

September 11 Confirmation (12:30pm)

   FCA TYM (6pm)

September 16 Family Fun Night (6:30pm)

September 17 Ron Logan Memorial Service (11am)

     Foundations Class (4pm)

September 18  New Adult Sunday School Classes Begin (10:15am)

September 21 LWML Quilters (9:30am)

September 24 Foundations Class (4pm)

September 25 Confirmation (12:30pm)

October 1 and 2 LWML Weekend

October 1 Foundations (4pm)

October 2 Confirmation (12:30pm)

     FCA TYM (6pm)

October 15 Foundations (4pm)

October 21 Family Fun Night (6:30pm)

October 22 Foundations (4pm)

October 23 Confirmation (12:30pm)

October 28 OWLS (12:30pm)

     Octoberfest (5:30pm)

October 29 Foundations (4pm)

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:

September Calendar

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 

Sandy A., Mike R., Rev. Robert Besalski, Danny B., Doug H., Linda B., Hank S., Nancy K., Penn M., Trevor S., Jay Z., Bob K., David K., Kim, Paul, Corrie H., JoAnn, Melissa, Donald, Carolyn, Diane R., Jim C., Sigmond, Gary L., Kimberly, Preston, David V., Jo-Ann, Allan, Mary B., Lisa and Victor, Jerry K., Barbara R., Jenny M., Michael S.

Health Concerns 

Hazel, Chuck, John L., Susan F., Sherry W., Karen E., Matthew, Joyce and Said S., Shelby

Surgery and Recovery/Recently Hospitalized

Ann G., Hank D., Laurie F., Karen S., J. Leahy, Isaac, Camilla, Barbara M., Leatha R.

Other Needs

• FCA TYM
• Hannah and Troy
• Andrea G.
• Gladys and Omar
• The Collins family

Peace and Comfort

• For the family and friends of RoLHansen
• For the family and friends of Gretche Arias Kunze
• For the family and friends of Ronnie Schmitz
• For the family and friends of Len Gabriel
• For the family and friends of David Lyons
• For the family and friends of Early Lukkes
• For the family and friends of Sgt. Greg Taylor
• For the family and friends of Georgia Holley
• For the family and friends of Mary Long
• For the family and friends of Glen Schumacher
• For the McQuown family
• For the Howard family
• For the Heideman family
• For the family and friends of John Huckeba
• For Donna at the passing of her father
• For the Fabry family
• For the O'Donnell family
• For the family and friendds of Sgt. Nagy
• For the Hallenbech family
• For Diane at the loss of her mother
• For the family and friends of Ron Logan
• For the Sharma family
• For the Schupan family

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 and praise for those whose health has improved.
• Thanks and praise for those who have returned safely from travels.

 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 unable to attend church
• For all those serving in our military
• For the current war in Ukraine
• For those who have lost homes due to storms and for those who are homeless

Attendance & Giving

September 10 Sat. in person: 34

September 10 online: 21

September 11 Sun. 9am: 60

September 11 Sun. 11:15am: 65

September 11 online: 23