Category: The Church
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Valet Parking? Yes! Valet Parking!
Yes, Trinity is starting a valet parking program. When we went through our building construction and renovation program a few years ago, Trinity was made much more physically accessible for those who have mobility issues. The stairs at the main entry that once were a barrier are gone. There is no curb at the drive…
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A Church that Steps Out
This is a big week in the life of the ELCA, and the life of senior high young people at Trinity. On Wednesday evening, the ELCA Youth Gathering begins. 30,000 young people and their adult leaders will gather from congregations all over the country (and a whole bunch of international guests too!) for an amazing…
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Reorganizing for Mission’s Sake
Dear Trinity friends, A part of Trinity’s strategic 5-year plan is to “streamline congregational structure.” We have had a ministry team meeting for the last 2 years working on this plan, and we’re ready to launch it! Trinity has had the same congregational structure for the past 27 years, and while it has served us…
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Introducing Pastor Amanda
On July 12 at 11:45am, Trinity will hold a special congregational meeting to vote on a recommendation from our call committee and our congregational council to call Pastor Amanda Weinkauf as our new Associate Pastor. Pastor Amanda’s bio: The Call Committee and Congregational Council of Trinity Lutheran Church are excited to recommend Pastor Amanda Weinkauf…
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It’s a Beautiful Sound
As I’m writing this, I can hear music drifting down the hallway from the Sanctuary. “Be strong in the Lord, and in His mighty power…” There’s a ton of kids in there, pretty much singing their hearts out. Andrea is accompanying the group on piano and Mariah is doing an amazing job teaching the songs…
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Understanding vs. Doing
I had a conversation not long ago with someone and eventually the conversation wandered into the topic of prayer. The person told me: “I don’t really like to pray.” “Why is that?” I asked. “Because I don’t understand it. It doesn’t make much sense to me.” I get that. Of course, by the same logic,…
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The Lutheran College Thing
I’m a graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College Pastor Dean graduated from Wittenberg University Both our youth ministers, Kate and Chris graduated from Augsburg College Sheri, who works with our youth education ministries graduated from Concordia College Polly, who welcomes people to our building and manages our database and building schedule, graduated from Luther College Jessica,…
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Introducing Trinity’s New Intern: Andrew Lewis!
Trinity Lutheran has been assigned an intern for the 2015-2016 school year! We are excited to introduce to you Andrew Lewis. Andrew is a student at the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina. Typically, Trinity has had students from Luther Seminary in St. Paul. However this is an unusual situation. Andrew’s wife, Suzanne,…
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Two in Two Days
I love to tell the story of unseen things above, Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love; I love to tell the story, because I know ’tis true, It satisfies my longings as nothing else would do. “I Love to Tell the Story” I was traveling last week with our youth…