Join the Roadrunners at 11:30am on Thursday, June 20th for the monthly lunch gathering at Miller’s Time Out (
13261 Helmer Rd S, Battle Creek, MI 49015). Who are the Roadrunners? They are Trinity members and friends who like to gather to try local restaurants and have great conversation. If you like good food and even better fellowship, you might be a Roadrunner!

The North/West Lower Michigan Synod announces the next session of our Adult Theological Education program: Witnessing to Christ and Love for Neighbor in an Election Year. Join the Rev. Amy E. Reumann, ELCA Witness in Society Senior Director, for a six-week study starting September 3, 2024!

The Rev. Amy E. Reumann serves as ELCA Senior Director for Witness in Society in Washington, D.C. Her leadership directs staff and church advocacy in federal public policy, through the ELCA-affiliated state public policy office (sppo) network, at the United Nations through Lutheran Office for World Community representation, and with the ELCA Corporate Social Responsibility program. She has served as a parish pastor, Assistant to the Bishop in Milwaukee, Wis., director of Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania and is a former intern at the Lutheran Office for World Community. Reumann is a graduate of Muhlenberg College, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and the General Theological Seminary, New York City. She was awarded a GreenFaith Fellowship in religious-environmental leadership and a Louisville Institute Pastoral Studies Grant on “Public Testimony as a Faith Practice.” Reumann is a Master Gardener, manager at an urban farm and loves to garden, quilt, hike and read mysteries. 

“Witnessing to Christ and Love for Neighbor in an Election Year” is an opportunity to hear from the Rev. Amy E. Reumann on civic engagement intersections and opportunities in our faith journey. Core affirmation of our baptism is to “serve all people, following the example of our Lord Jesus” and “to strive for justice and peace in all the earth.” Informed by our discipleship, “We have a responsibility not only to fulfill our private roles and functions in life, and to pray for those in authority (1 Timothy 2:1-2), but also to be civically engaged,” relays the ELCA social message on government and civic engagement. 

The class will meet on six consecutive Tuesday evenings: September 3, 10, 17, 24; October 1, 8, 2024 from 7:00 – 8:15pm ET via Zoom. This course is open to all adults, both laypeople and rostered ministers, and is free of charge. Sessions will be recorded. Registration is required and will close on August 24, 2024. For more information and to register, visit the Mitten Synod website.

On Thursday, January 18, Road Runners will meet for their monthly meal at Panera Bread on Capital & Beckley at 11:30.  Start the New Year off by joining the group for an always enjoyable lunch!!

 

After four years, Trinity Caroling at The Oaks and the Legacy is returning!!!  We plan to gather in the lobby of The Oaks on Friday, December 15, around 4:45 and begin singing around 5.  We will then move to The Legacy to continue singing there.  Afterwards, a gathering is planned at the Eversons (226 Pennbrook Trail) to enjoy some fellowship with our Trinity family.  Eversons will provide the sloppy joes, snacks and dessert (Connie’s rum balls, Rice Krispie Treat trees and Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Oreo Pie are all rumored to be on the dessert menu.)  It’s always a fun filled evening – folks are still smiling on Sunday – and we’d love to have you join us at 4:45 on the 15^th!!  At work until 5?  No problem, join us at the Eversons as soon as you can get there!

A Congregational Meeting is scheduled for immediately after the service on Sunday, December 10, for the purpose of adopting the 2024 Budget. A copy of the budget was provided for you to study and prepare any questions in the November Trumpet. Copies will also be available at the meeting.  Bob Kamphuis, a community organizer that’s been helping us develop our plans to become a community center, will be present at the meeting to answer questions and help point us towards the next steps.  Please review your copy of the proposed bylaws and the excellent discussions from our September 17 congregational meeting.