Yesterday was the second Sunday in our sermon series As You Go. Pastor Bob De Boer preached from Matthew 28:16-20 & Luke 24:13-35, exploring with us what it means to “make disciples as we go…”
Worship: You can view the sermon and Sunday morning worship by clicking HERE.
Bulletin: Find a link to the bulletin HERE.
This Week at Trinity
No Lighthouse Kids or Youth Group: Wednesday Night Lighthouse Kids & Youth Group has ended for the school year. They will resume again in the fall.
No Sunday School: All of our Sunday School programming has ended for the school year. This includes kids & youth Sunday School, Connecting Conversations, and Moms in Prayer. They will resume again in the fall.
Announcements
Tulip Festival Burger Feed: Our annual Tulip Festival Carnival Worker Burger Feed is on Wednesday, May 15 in downtown Windmill Park at noon. We are in need of several volunteers to grill, serve, and provide bars/cookies & other food. Please volunteer to serve HERE.
Part-Time Director of Adult Discipleship: With Pastor Bob’s role shifting to Pastor of Congregational Care and Missions, Trinity is searching for a part-time Director of Adult Discipleship (25-30 hours/week). The purpose of this role is to facilitate and implement a vision for adult discipleship, which includes equipping leaders and leading our Life Group ministry. A job description is available HERE. If you are interested or know of someone who is, a resume or ministerial profile, along with a letter of interest, can be submitted to Pastor Brian (keepers.brian@gmail.com).
Summer VBS: Registration for Trinity’s VBS “Roar!” is now open for children ages 4 years old (by June 1) through entering 6th grade in the fall of 2019. VBS dates are June 10-13 from 9-11:30am. Register kids for VBS or volunteer to serve HERE.
Tulip Festival Worship: Trinity will have one worship service on Sunday, May 19 at 9am. There will also be a community worship service at 11am in Windmill Park. Blankets and lawn chairs are encouraged for seating. Worship will be led by Trinity with a message from Mark Vande Zande of First Christian Reformed Church. Rain location: OC First Reformed Church.
Summer Worship: Starting May 26, Trinity will switch to two Sunday morning services at 9am and 10:30am.
Women’s Walking Group: We meet in the church parking lot at 5:45am on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to walk around the golf course together. We only cancel if it’s raining. When school lets out for the summer we’ll discuss a later start time.
Lost and Found: The lost and found bins at Trinity are overflowing! We have all sorts of kids clothes, Bibles, coffee mugs, water bottles, hats, etc. We encourage you to stop in and see if something is yours. The lost and found bins are located in our main office, just past the front desks. (If you are missing a ring, please email trinityoc@gmail.com to identify it.)
Unclaimed College Meal Dishes: There are several unclaimed dishes in the kitchen from the last two college meals. If you brought food for one of these meals, please check the kitchen to see if any of the dishes are yours.
Congregational Meeting Update
We had our annual congregational meeting on Sunday after the 10:50 service. If you were unable to attend, you can view this video to see voting results for the 2019/20 consistory and budget. The 2019/20 budget was approved. The following individuals were selected to serve on consistory:
Elders: Karen Barker (LT), Adam Boone, Karen Clark, Sally Edman
Deacons: Eric Anderson (LT), Amy Schutt, Josh Van Es, Kyle Van Den Bosch
We also celebrated ministry “wins” from this past year and information about next steps with the enfolding process with First Reformed Church in Hospers. You can view this video to see highlights from the Maundy Thursday worship service in Hospers.
100 Years of Trinity
Trinity’s 100th Anniversary: Save the date for a celebration on Sunday, July 14 as we recognize and celebrate all that God has done at Trinity in the last 100 years!
Trinity Story Wall: In celebration of Trinity’s 100th anniversary this summer, we are going to collect & share stories from the last 100 years of Trinity. We’re doing this through the Trinity Story Wall (located outside the sanctuary). We encourage you to share your stories and memories of how God has been at work through Trinity. It could be a memory of something as simple as green carpet. It might be an experience you had or a way in which your faith was formed. We invite you to visit the story wall, take a slip of paper, write your memories, and pin them on the wall for others to see. If you are unable to visit Trinity and pin your story or memory on the wall, please email trinityoc@gmail.com with your story and we’ll pin it for you. We all have a story to share. What’s yours?
Here are just a few of the stories, memories, and praises of thanksgiving that were pinned to the story wall on Sunday:
“We were new in town. Our basement flooded and we didn’t know what to do (Sunday night – we’d been gone all weekend). We called a Trinity Deacon, and 20 minutes later our basement was full of people we didn’t know. They amazed us.”
“For Trinity’s active work to offer opportunities for all people to use the gifts God has given them in service to his kingdom.”
“Pastor Jon O. preaching from a boat.”
“Trinity has been a loving, welcoming and encouraging place for my family and me since we started attending! We have had ample opportunities to grow as disciples and serve since the beginning of our time here. I’m so glad my kids are growing up with Trinity as their example of who the Church is!”
“1986-1987: High School Youth Group Musical ‘Psalty’.”
“The ‘Empty Tomb Breakfast Club’ Easter breakfast.”
“I am thankful for the awesome people that go to my youth group and the sweet mission trips we have gone on: Rocky, Mississippi, Mescalero.”
“All three of our children were baptized by three incredible men of God: Pastor Jon, Pastor Bob, and Elder Kris Korver. We are grateful for their leadership in our church and their influence over our little ones. Thanks be to God!”
“So many college students coming to Trinity and engaging in the life of the congregation.”
“At Christmas we would go caroling and then back to the church for chili and cinnamon rolls with great fellowship.”
“I am thankful for the opportunities that have been provided to serve with the RCA Volunteer Missions – 3 months in New York City – Harlem area. And the prayers from Trinity that encouraged me.”