Monday’s Here Yes!  80s worship was amazing!!!!! (OK, I’m a little biased — as a child coming of age in the 80s, I certainly enjoyed Sunday). More importantly, thank you for giving yourselves to God’s Word in John 5 and looking  at redeeming work in a fallen world.  See below for a great story that didn’t make the final message. …

Neighborhood Block Parties Neighborhood Block Parties are this week Saturday, June 28.  Please pray for the relationships that will occur at these events.  If you would still like to host, please contact the church office before noon today for information and invitations.  This year, our block parties are truly “community” events, with New Hope E-Free and American Reformed joining with us …

It’s that time again ~ time for new Trinity Photo Directory! All families who participate will receive a complimentary 8×10 portrait and a free directory. Additional posses and prints will be available for purchase if you choose. Lifetouch Photography will be here the following dates and times: Wednesday, August 6 – 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Thursday, August 7 – …

Monday’s Here What  great day of worship!  Especially for those of us that remember 1990s praise music.  Nostalgia was in the air!  I can’t wait for next week’s 1980s week!  Bring on the big hair and give me some “Shine, Jesus, Shine!” And, Pastor Bob’s message on our work being toil was insightful and helpful.  Most of us could (painfully) …

Flood Relief While most of our church family was spared from significant damage in this year’s rain and water, our neighbors in Haywarden, Rock Valley, and Rock Rapids have been overwhelmed. Having to travel to Sioux Falls on Tuesday, Ann and I witnessed first-hand some of the devastation – circumnavigating south in the morning through Akron and then coming home …

Midweek at Trinity We express our sympathies to Jeff and Renee Guthmiller and family, in the loss of Jeff’s mother Sarah “Sally” Guthmiller, of Orange City, who passed away on Sunday, June 15th. There will be a memorial service on Friday, June 20th, at 11:00 a.m. at the American Reformed Church in Orange City.  Interment will be prior to the service at the West …

Make Something Beautiful Two challenges about our worship and work for this week: Observe beauty in someone’s work and acknowledge it in some way. Make something beautiful in your work. We learned that the Hebrew word for work in Genesis 2 is also used for worship in other texts.  Our worship and our work are not as distant as they …

When did work Start? Sometimes our work is absolutely joy-producing.  That certainly isn’t true every day for every one.  But hopefully it is true some of the time for all of us. I cannot remember a week that I have had more fun and joy in the course of my weekly work.  Uninhibited laughter in a staff meeting, meaningful work …

Here’s what’s happening this week at Trinity…. Senior Fellowship Tomorrow Our Senior Fellowship meets Thursday at 2:00 p.m.  Join Pastor Jon for a time of refreshments and a first-look at the Open Space Master Plan!  You’ll get to see how pages of ideas were sifted through and prioritized on the remaining acres of land.  Some work has already begun with …

Monday’s Here! Not that I doubt the power of God’s Word, but I can honestly say I did not expect the response to the topic on “Worship and Work” to be such a ripe need in people’s lives.  I have been blessed and amazed at the conversations in the last 24 hours – in person, e-mail, even text messages – …