Order of Worship
“Death Was Arrested”
“Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)”
Offering/Announcements
“In Christ Alone”
Message | Pastor Michael Fahrenbruch
“God Helps Those Who Help Themselves”
2 Thessalonians 3:6-14
“Yet Not I But Through Christ In Me”
This Week at Trinity
COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY | JULY 26
Sunday is the day! Trinity is hosting another block party in Hospers, and it is on the corner of Locust and 3rd starting at 5 pm. Bring your lawn chair and come for food, fun, and fellowship!
FRIDAY MORNING MEN’S STUDY
The Men’s Ministry meets Friday mornings from 6-7 am in Rooms 3 & 4 on the Orange City campus. Join any Friday!
Upcoming Events
ALL TOGETHER SERVICE | AUGUST 2
Trinity plans to worship All Together on Sunday, August 2 at 10 am on the Orange City campus. There will be no services at the Hospers campus on August 2.
WOMEN’S MINISTRY EVENT | AUGUST 4
Support a local ministry with other women of Trinity! On August 4 from 7-8:30 pm at the Orange City campus, the women’s ministry will be mixing a large batch of powdered laundry detergent for the Orange City Food Pantry. Participants are asked to contribute $10 to help offset the cost of the supplies. Please sign up online here.
MISSION PARTNER VISIT | AUGUST 9
Pav & Meg Vasileiadou, mission partners to Greece, are visiting Trinity on August 9 and will give an update during the 9 and 10:30 services on the Orange City campus. After the 10:30 service, join them in the Youth Room to hear more about their work in Greece. A light lunch will be provided.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATIONAL MEETING | AUGUST 16
If you are interested in becoming a member at Trinity, or if you’re curious about what membership looks like and why we do it, please join us on August 16 after the service for a membership informational meeting! This is an informal meeting, and does not commit you to going through the membership process. Reach out to Pastor Michael with any questions you may have.
UPCOMING PREACHING SCHEDULE
- August 2 – Pastor Michael Fahrenbruch (All Together Service on the Orange City campus)
- August 9 – Andy Keller
- August 16 – Pastor Ben Vos
Announcements
WRITE A NOTE AND SPREAD THE WORD FOR TRINITY’S BACKPACK DISTRIBUTION EVENT
Trinity is distributing backpacks to school-aged children in Hospers on August 6 from 6:30-7:30 pm. There are two ways to support this event: 1) spread the word around the Hospers community about the distribution date and time and/or 2) write a short note or draw and color a picture to put in the backpacks to bless the kids. These notes will be available before and after today’s service.
SHELVES OF HOPE DONATIONS NEEDED
Some of the shelves are bare! Please consider donating the following items to help keep the shelves stocked for monthly distributions: black beans (1 lb bag), rice (1 lb bag), oil, canned fruit, and 100 percent fruit juice are the items most needed. Please bring donations to the white drawers in the church foyer. Thank you for your continued support of Shelves of Hope! Each month 7-10 local families receive food and home items.
VOLUNTEER TO BE A KIDS HOPE USA MENTOR
Studies highlight that children with multiple adults intentionally connecting with them can provide a well-rounded support system for their development. Trinity is looking for college students and adults to become Kids Hope USA mentors. This would consist of one hour each week to meet with and encourage an elementary student. No educational background is necessary, and training will be provided. Sign up online here or contact the church office for more information.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY
Trinity closed the books on the 25-26 fiscal year, and we are so thankful for your ongoing generosity. Going into the last month of the fiscal year, our income was behind expenses by over $115,000. We made up over $61,000 because, in large part, of your generosity. Because of an estate gift we were given, even though our income was behind our expenses for the year, we were able to fully support all of our mission and ministry partners. On top of that, our All Together campaign has brought our remaining debt down to under $300,000, and we are getting close to reaching our big goal of being “debt free in three,” by the end of this calendar year. Thank you so much, and we are excited to start off this new fiscal year in a healthy place.
Prayer
How can we be praying for you? Let us know HERE.
Congratulations to Chad & Alyson Van Ravenswaay on the baptism of their son, Eli Erik, today on the Orange City campus.
Congratulations to Kristin Brouwer, former Director of Childrenís Ministry at Trinity, on being elected as Vice President of the RCA.
Pray for Rose Korver as she recovers from congestive heart failure and a TIA.
Pray for Lucia Vander Ploeg as she remains in hospice care.
Pray for Wes & Pam Van Voorst as they continue their journey with Wesís cancer.
We extend our sympathy to Dave & Julie Reinders on the passing of Julieís mom, Linda Massmann.
Pray for the high school mission trip team as they will travel to Colorado to serve the local community and attend Rocky Mountain High from July 20-29: Kaylee Adams, Natalie Anderson, Paisley Bolton, Adam Bonnema, Emma Bonnema, Jacob Breen, Jericho Breen, Selah Breen, Camryn Brightwell, Elijah Brown, Hyatt Brue, Cooper Bush, Ruth Chalstrom, Kennedy Cleveringa, Morgan Cleveringa, Meraya Dittman, Crystian Dokter, Ben Dykstra, Isaiah Fernstrum, Juan Gomez, Kendall Herda, Emily Hoekstra, Mason Hofmeyer, Isaac Hummel, Abby Keepers, Amanda Keller, Eliza Keller, Leah Kramer, Katie Kurtz, Ben Langton, Kienna Lassen, Kyra Lassen, Connor Mai, Thalia Medenwaldt, Cargan Miller, Eli Moss, Collins Nessa, Sara Nessa, Collin Oolman, Ben Parodi, Anthony Reyes, Jaciel Reyes, Courtney Robyn, Nacho Sanchez, Amy Schmidt, Isaac Schmidt, Nolan Schmidt, Gabe Scholtens, Griffin Simmelink, Hazel Simmelink, Josiah Sloan, Brecken Sneller, Drew Stanislav, Mady Stanislav, Ava Truesdell, Keith Vanden Brink, Aubrey Van Den Bosch, Karli Vander Ploeg, Blair Van Gelder, Sam Van Klompenburg, Ava Van Voorst, Ben Vos, Hope Wallace, Emma Weber, Sarah Weber, and Shea Wede.
Pray for Jake Nessa as he gains strength and continues treatment for colon cancer.
Pray for Shon Oertel as he receives immunotherapy infusions for his metastatic renal cell cancer.
Pray for Nick & Cindy deVries as Nick is being treated for advanced stomach and esophageal cancer.
Pray for Ron Katje as he continues treatment for cancer.
Pray for those who are homebound. Prairie Ridge: Arlene Bomgaars, June Bouma, Audrey Den Hartog, Al Dew, Bev Grienke, Brian Mulder, June Vanden Berge. Landsmeer: Lorraine Krommendyk, Phyllis Scorza.
Pastoral Care Team
The Pastoral Care Team provides care and support to various needs and life situations. The team exists to care for individuals who are in care facilities, homebound or hospitalized: Sandi Carlson, Anita Cirulis, Nick deVries, Marilyn Feekes, Pam Kramer, Jake Moss, Barb Dewald and Ben Vos.
Local Needs
The Local Needs Team assists people at Trinity and in the community with immediate, emergency and/or unexpected needs. If you’re facing financial challenges, please fill out a local needs request form at connectwithtrinity.com/needs so the Local Needs Team can come alongside you.
Shelves of Hope: Shelves of Hope is a ministry to distribute groceries and household items for the community of Hospers and is open every third Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm. Check the poster in the Narthex for ways you can support this ministry, and please share this information with those in the community!