This week's message will be "A Courageous Witness" by Rev. Steve Price.

 

Please join us after the 11am service for fellowship, food trucks, and children's activities.

This week's message will be "Two Steps Forward, One Step Down" by Rev. Ben Richards.

Mission Box

This week's mission box supports Trinity's Faith Mission ministry at 3701 NE 15th St. We serve in our neighborhood in a variety of ways, such as the Kids Count after school program, the Leaders Overcoming through Faith (LOF) youth group, and the Women to Women fellowship. Our Faith Mission focus this Sunday is the SMILE program at Rawlings Elementary, where volunteers come once a week to serve as an "encourager" in the life of a child. Thank you for your support of Faith Mission! (Text giving: text amount and "faith" to 352-204-0163)

Join us for food, fun & fellowship. The menu for August 21 is Chicken Cordon Blue, Smashed Potatoes, Broccoli, Rolls, Salad, Soup, and Dessert. Dairy and gluten free options are available. The kitchen is open from 5 - 6:30pm. Adult meals are $7, children 6 and up are $3, and 0-5 eat free, with a $25 family cap.
 
It takes a lot of hands to make this weekly fellowship successful. If you are able to assist the kitchen in any way please contact  Chris Riggs .  

Trinity is continuing our tradition of being good neighbors to Talbot and Rawlings Elementary Schools by writing notes of appreciation and encouragement to each of the teachers, staff, and administrators. This Sunday, we'll have note cards on a table by the Welcome Center for you to take home and sign and bring back to us. We'd also love for you to include $5. (Please don't seal the envelope.) We will purchase a gift card to Target, Walmart, Amazon, or even Starbucks for the teachers to enjoy and to help in their classrooms. What a blessing this will be to both schools as we offer them an encouraging word to begin the school year.

Shoe Drive: Every day victims of human trafficking/abuse enter the child welfare sytem, often with no shoes. The Alachua County Coalition Against Human Trafficking (ACCAHT) is doing a shoe drive for these victims and is looking for new, female sneakers or skater shoes (such as Converse/Vans) in adult sizes 6 - 9 or gift cards from shoe stores. You can place these donations in the blue bins in the Narthex or the Education Building. For more information, please email ACCAHT or call (352) 639-0924.   

We are going on a mission trip to Port St. Joe in the Panhandle to help with Hurricane Michael clean up September 22- 27. This will be a construction-based trip, but all ability levels are welcome! If you would like to attend, please register here.

The FLUMC has started a Creation Care Task Force.  Join us on August 22 at 5:30pm in E209 to discuss Trinity's role in this important movement.
 
The mission of the Creation Care Task Force is to assist United Methodist congregations in Florida to understand and fulfill our Christian commitment to care for God's Creation and to respond to critical stresses on the environment by linking faith with actions that promote stewardship of God's Creation.

UMYF Fall Kickoff Water Day: On August 25 from 5:30-7:30pm all 6th-12th graders are invited to our Fall Semester Youth Kickoff Water Day, which will be full of slip & slides, inflatables, and a lot of fun! Bring $10 for dinner.

To receive text messages about upcoming youth activities, join the new Trinity Youth Remind Group. To subscribe, text the message @yeah2019 to the number 81010. You can also find more information about our Youth Ministries by emailing our Youth Staff.

3rd Grade Parents:  3rd Grade Bible Presentation is September 8 at 9:40am. When we give the gift of a Bible to our children, we continue to experience and explore the beautiful faith we all share. Please register your 3rd grader by September 1.  If you are in 4th grade or 5th grade and did not receive a Bible, please email Amy. We want everyone to have the opportunity to receive a Bible from Trinity!

The golf cart ministry would like to borrow a 4-passenger golf cart for the month of September. We can pick up and return. If you have one please contact Susan Kovi or Jeff Tennant (352-222-8838).

Don't forget the annual Trinity Talents Art Show on display now on the second floor of the Education Building.  This show ends September 9. The next show goes up on October 7 with the theme, "Faith in Action." Please join us by contributing your artwork, photos, fabric art or sculpture depicting examples of servanthood, love, missions, caring, or charity. Applications and more information will be available later in September. 

Custodians: We are looking for driven and motivated individuals to serve on our day or evening custodial team. These are part-time positions (20 hours/week) responsible for providing a welcoming and hospitable environment. Applicants should submit their application and the reason for their interest to Justin Connell.