Dear Family, Friends, and Fans of Nadine Hunt, Nadine turns 75 on December 13, 2020. Since we cannot plan a party or trip during these pandemic times, a am organizing a “card shower" for her. Please send a birthday card (a real card, not an electronic one) to Nadine at:

Nadine Hunt

3580 Stanford Rd. #315

Fort Collins, CO 80525

(If you live at Village Co-Op with Nadine, you can leave a card in her cubby or put it under her door.)

The Social Eco Justice Joint Committee of 301 Faith Partners will be offering a virtual Alternative Christmas Gift Fair this year to support local and global non-profits. Shopping and gift donations will be available from November 29-December 6 through https://www.jotform.com/form/203195504520144. Purchases can be picked up on December 13 from 1-4 pm or by a mutually convenient appointment. Get your Christmas gift list ready.

Families with little(r) ones: Youth Group would like to bring you some fun on Wednesday, December 16 at 5:30 pm! Grab some hot chocolate, and join us on zoom for puppets and the Nativity Story, songs and a cool craft. We cannot get together in person, so join us live with some Christmas cheer to start our winter break and welcome the birth of baby Jesus! This is a great change of pace and a fun way for your kids to see some older kids involved in church and their faith. A HUGE THANKS to St Paul’s Youth for offering us this opportunity.

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Meeting ID: 890 1173 7767 | Passcode: 8m0x6u

As usual, your year-end contributions NEED to be post marked no later than 12/31/20. What makes this year unusual is due to County and State COVID restrictions the office will not be open, so walking your offering in will not be an option. However, from the comfort of your home, many of you with computers and smart phones, can still make an electronic donation. Please visit our website at trinitylutheranfc.org/give. We are also listed with Venmo if you use that platform.

Trinity Lutheran Church became aware of the severe COVID-19 and fire impacts to Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp during 2020 through a November appeal for financial help to friends of the ministry from Executive Director, Brad Abbott. We were saddened by the loss of revenue, impacts to the camp property and inability to host campers in 2020, yet the main buildings were spared. The appeal was made with the incentive that all contributions would be matched dollar for dollar by an anonymous donor.

Trinity has had a long-standing relationship with Sky Ranch through our budget and other support over the years. In that tradition, we responded with the three checks of $200, $5,000 and $1,500.

The $200 was given through our Social and Ecological Justice Ministry. This was to have been an honorarium to Rev. Peter Sawtell of Eco-Justice Ministries for preaching and teaching at Trinity last June, yet he declined this offer and hoped it could be used for some ecological purpose. We asked that this money be applied toward re-forestation around the camp.

The $5,000 was a gift of the Trinity Trust Fund. The Fund members were approached about possible support for Sky Ranch needs and responded quickly and generously knowing their gift would be put to good use.

The $1,500 was the remainder of Benevolence funds allocated for financial hardships in 2020. It was quite timely to be able to include this as a part of our response to the appeal.

Thanks be to God for our willingness to be of service to Sky Ranch in it's recovery from the pandemic and fire impacts of 2020!

As COVID-19 is on the rise, we want to remind everyone of a few things. First, if you are in need (prayers, food, money, etc), please reach out; as a family of faith, we are here to help one another and we have a great network of people who have offered support. If you have tested positive, please let someone in the office know, we would like to hold you in extra prayer and support you through this. If you have tested positive, have been exposed, or are living with someone who has been exposed, please do not come into the church building (even if you are there alone). And anytime you are in the building, please wear a mask. This helps keep the staff and all those using the building as safe as possible.

ADVENT DEVOTIONAL The 25 days leading up to Christmas will feature a traditional Christmas tune – with Advent lyrics, and prayers. Join Sky Ranch and congregations of Northern Colorado each day of Advent to worship and celebrate together. https://skyranchcolorado.virtual-camp.org/advent-resources/

TAIZE SERVICE on Wednesdays, December 2, 9, & 16 at 6:45 pm! We will worship around candle light, with repetitive songs, scripture and prayer, as we reflect from lament to hope. Join online each week for this experience.

LIVE NATIVITY running from December 19-24 from 4-6 pm each night at 301 E. Stuart Street, Ft. Collins. The 301 Faith Partners presents the inaugural Live Nativity! Real live people! Real live animals! Covid – Safe, Meaningful, and Accessible! Viewers will stay in their cars, sing carols, and be able to drive past the portrayal of the First Christmas. Come and create a new Christmas Tradition for you and your family!

CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP on December 24 - 5 pm & 7 pm. We have two opportunities for worship together this Christmas Eve. At 5 pm the Family Service with Children’s Pageant – This service will be led with the 301 Faith Partners, as our kids give us the message. We sing carols, and hear the good news of the little baby where all hope and fear is swaddled and laying in a manger. O, Come all Ye Faithful (and unfaithful and searching too!) At 7 pm the traditional Candlelight and Communion!

The December Tidings is ready for YOU! Click HERE to read what is all going on at TLC.

FFH OVERNIGHT VOLUNTEER TRAINING During the COVID pandemic, training for Faith Family Housing volunteers is offered online on the following dates: December 6 from 1-2:30 pm, and December 7 from 7-8:30 pm. If you have never taken FFH training --or if you would like a refresher -- join the online program at https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/346000805. The access code is 346-000-805.

FFH WINTER HOST WEEK After having a break of several months, Trinity Lutheran and Fort Collins Friends will host four families through the shelter for families experiencing homelessness the week of December 27 – January 2. The shelter remains at Foothills Unitarian Church at 1815 Yorktown, so for each day we need a minimum of one evening host, one overnight host, and 1-2 individuals to make dinner and deliver it to the church – as well as volunteers to do laundry. To sign up go to the master Sign-up Genius link HERE.

If you cannot help during the week that TLC is responsible for, feel free to sign up for any date that works for you! Questions? Call Steph Dugger (970-223-9119) or Nadine Hunt (907-825-3730).

Joint Sunday School, with St. Paul's, has started up. We are already practicing for the Christmas pageant, followed by a lesson from Jacki and then a craft or activity led by Tiffany. If you have any questions or cannot open the link, please let Tiffany or Katie know.

Virtually on zoom click HERE

Meeting ID: 869 2085 5078

Passcode: 926423

TLC Book group will meet next via Zoom at 9:30 am on Monday, December 7, to discuss Albert Camus’ 1947 novel The Plague, a study of human life and its meaning in the face of a virus that sweeps through Algeria. Watch for the Zoom link in future newsletters. Questions? Call Nadine Hunt at 970-825-3730.

If you have a prayer request and want it to be on this list please contact Amanda, amanda@trinitylutheranfc.org or Pastor Rick, pastorrick@trinitylutheranfc.org.

Nancy Harrison

Larry & Sandy Dietz

Marilyn Hartig

Lyndsay Vecchio

Carol Hemken

Ryan

Barb Klaman

John Wagner

Eileen Ackerson

Sonia & Howard Nornes

Lea Seim

Helen Berneking

Kay Armstrong

Oren Anderson

Mary Ann Armstrong

Madyson Hopkins

Katelyn Miller, friend of the congregation

Melanie Eber, family friend of Lois & Howard Smith

Lilah Newton, family of Cheryl Backsen

Melvah Uecker & family, relative of Patty Heyse

Keaton Barrett, grandson of Lea Seim

WORSHIP:

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EDUCATION:

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YOUTH:

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Meeting ID:  879 6597 3059 | Passcode: 674840

OTHER:

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Directions for Zoom via Video: Click the link and join the meeting. You do not need a ZOOM account to access the link. However, you may first be prompted to download the software. This is safe, and you only need to do it once. When you click on the Zoom links, you will need to enter a user name - you can add any name you want. If you do not hear any sound, you will need to click on the bottom left to "JOIN AUDIO".

Directions for Zoom via Phone: Don’t have a computer or internet? You can still participate fully in the zoom worship services and other meetings offered through Zoom. Follow these steps, and if you run into problems, just ask one of our staff or your phone tree calling person for assistance. We don’t want you to miss you. Remember, in order to be part of the zoom call, you need to call in at the designated time (for example, Sunday worship begins at 10:30 Sunday mornings).

Directions for VIMEO: This is our Vimeo channel https://vimeo.com/trinitylutheranfc where you can access each Trinity worship service! Just click on the link and it will take you directly to the page so you can start binge watching!