May 26 was the final Sunday in our sermon series As You Go. Pastor Brian Keepers preached from Matthew 28:18-20 & John 15:1-4, exploring how we’re able to fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission: “And remember” says Jesus, “I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20).
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
Loving My Immigrant Neighbor: Join us for Loving My Immigrant Neighbor – Part 3! We will meet in the fellowship hall on Thursday, May 30 from 7-8:30pm. Come for round table discussion to brainstorm with us a few tangible, practical, real-life ways we can speak into the lives of our immigrant neighbors.
Exploring God’s Creation at Trinity: Kids, join us for an outdoor nature discovery experience as we explore God’s creation together! Dan & Morgan Swier will lead us in a nature scavenger hunt as we observe birds, catch bugs, and dig for creepy crawlies. We will meet at Trinity on May 31 and June 3 from 9-11am. The target age group for this event is 6-9 years old. Kids are encouraged to attend one or both mornings. Parents are welcome to stay and participate or drop off kids and leave. Please sign up to attend HERE.
Men’s Breakfast: Men, join us in the fellowship hall at Trinity on Saturday, June 1 at 8am to enjoy breakfast and an opportunity to connect with other men. Daniel Den Boer, the new director of ATLAS, will be our speaker for the morning. No sign up required.
Mission Trip Bake Sale: Support our high school students on Sunday, June 2 as they raise money to help with food costs for their July mission trip to Mescalero, New Mexico. A bake sale will be set up in the fellowship hall. Please consider a cash or check donation.
Announcements
Habitat for Humanity Home: Miguel and Maria Vazquez and their children (who typically attend Trinity’s 2nd service) are the recipients of the new Habitat for Humanity home that will be built in Orange City this summer. Help us bless the Vazquez family! They are in need of 250 service hours from the community. If you (or a group) are willing to give a few hours of your time to help with work projects for the home, please sign up at the Welcome Center, or email trinityoc@gmail.com. After signing up, Miguel or Maria will reach out to you about finding a time that works in your schedule. You can also sign up to provide snacks and water. Additionally, there is still time to sponsor a $50 stud for the home; sign up for a stud by emailing kfranje@siouxlandhabitat.org. Please also prayerfully lift up the family and all those who will be working on the home in the coming months.
Summer VBS: Registration for Trinity’s VBS “Roar!” is still 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. We are also still in need of snacks for VBS. If you are able to provide snacks, please sign up HERE.
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.)
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:
“The high school retreat in the spring of 2018. So. Much. Fun.”
“Thankful for the quiet, humble, behind-the-scenes members that pour hours after hours into making Trinity functional.”
“I’m thankful for Trinity’s openness to change and to try new things.”
“We are thankful for Art Van Riesen. He learned our names the first Sunday we came to Trinity – always looked for us and made us feel welcome at church every Sunday from the first meeting.”
“During the time the Lenderinks were here, we had the privilege of sharing both happy and sad times with them. In 1968 our youngest son Steven died. Rev. Lenderink proved to be a great comfort to us along with the strong support of the congregation. Times of great happiness occurred when Rev. Lenderink presided at the marriages of our two daughters.”
“I’m thankful for Christ-centered worship and Biblical preaching.”
“College meals and great people.”
“Best people. They made me feel welcome.”
“I’m thankful for a place that I have felt like I was home when I was here for college. Trinity and the people who work there have impacted my life and my faith and I have grown in my walk with Christ and I am thankful for that.”
“I’m thankful to get to know Ray Weiss and to grow in my faith with him.”
“All the godly pastors we’ve had.”