Weekly Update - December 1, 2021

Informational Meeting with Council and Selection Committee on Sunday, Dec. 5th

11:30 a.m.

Please join Trinity's Council and members of the Ministry Partner Selection Committee for an informational session and open discussion on Sunday 12/5 following worship. We would like to update you on the progress to date of the committee and provide transparency in this mission-critical process.

Advent Season in Art Lecture

Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021

6:30 p.m via Zoom

Gerard van Honthorst, The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1622

Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne

Art Lecture Zoom Link

European artists depicted more Advent and Christmas scenes than any other subject, except for Easter themes. While certain features remained constant across time and region, these paintings and sculptures reveal differences in outlook and specific religious practices. This program will offer a survey of how artists have depicted these key events in the story of Christianity, and provide a snapshot of why artists painted these subjects the way they did.

Join Trinity member Mary Lenihan, retired program director at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, for this hour-long program.

THE SEASON OF ADVENT

Advent is a season of watching and waiting. Our worship will prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of Christ. Below is a link to an Advent devotional that you may use each day as we prepare the way!

Advent Devotional from Luther Seminary

Abbe Skones invites us into an online devotional called #AdventWord. Each day, you are given a word to reflect on, write a journal entry, and, if you choose, submit it to a global community that is praying together throughout the season. Click below for a link to that devotional resource.

#AdventWord Website

TRINITY PHOTO REVIEW

A Snail in the Parsonage succulent array eats Thanksgiving Dinner.

Gary, Rolf and Kenia are "Away with the Manger"

We'll Have a Blue Advent!

Up on the Churchtop Martha, Rolf and Kenia Pause

Jim and Lisa Deck the Admin Hall

Bob brings Joy to the World with his annual window painting display!

Koinonia

Foster Family

Christmas Party and Gift Giving- Almost Time!!

Thanks to a record response only 16 gifts for children remain!

We need some volunteers to bring snacks for the party.

Please contact Kathy Wright to volunteer!

Trinity will provide wrapped Christmas gifts for the Koinonia foster children. You can still sign up by clicking on the below link. Gifts should be $25 or less. Please wrap the gift and drop it off at Trinity by Dec. 5th. You can also donate by cash or check at the church office.

The party will be Saturday, December 11th from 10:30-12.

Director Greg Cicchino and Stage Manager Julie Castongia are bringing a fabulous live radio play to Trinity's main-stage.

Tickets are $30 ($20 for seniors and students) and can be purchased at the link below. The production is running December 17 and 18 at 7 pm and December 19 at 12 noon. After expenses, Trinity will be sharing fundraising proceeds with Leadership Manhattan Beach which will be used for their annual community development project.

Bring your friends and family! Get your tickets now, they are limited and going quickly!

100 min with intermission

Purchase Tickets Here

Click here for the Poinsettia Form

Poinsettias for Christmas

Each Christmas we invite members and friends of Trinity to donate poinsettias, a Christmas tree, and other decorations for our worship space. Please consider making a gift of flowers to Trinity this Christmas. We also look forward to special music during Christmas and gifts may be made to offset that expense as well. Financial gifts to support our ministries are also welcome.

Each poinsettia plant costs $15. Gifts for musicians and ministries are given at the giver’s discretion. Please attach payment with this form, and return to the church office by Wednesday, December 15.

Mark your Calendar!

December 5- 10 am The Second Sunday of Advent

11:30- Congregational Informational Session on Preschool Space

6:30 pm- Advent Art Lecture with Mary Lenihan

December 11- 10:30-12- Foster Family Christmas Party

December 12-

10 am- The Third Sunday of Advent (spoken service)

4 pm- Lessons and Carols (principal service of the day)

December 17/18/19- Trinity's Radio Play of "It's a Wonderful Life"

December 21- 7:30- The Longest Night: A Blue Christmas

December 24- 5 pm- Christmas Eve Worship

December 25- 10 am- Christmas Morning Worship

Join Trinity's Singing Trio of Carol and Paul Levin and Eleanor Eskey who are performing in the Long Beach Camerata Singer's production of Handel's Messiah. Contact Carol Levin for discounted tickets below.

Email Carol for Tickets Here

Gospel of Thomas Scripture Study

Scripture Study Zoom Link

All are welcome to a Zoom scripture study on select Mondays this fall. The group will be studying The Gospel of Thomas, one of the Christian Scriptures found only in the 1940's in Nag Hammadi. Even though not an "official" part of the New Testament, this text includes many sayings of Jesus that also appear in the canonical gospels. On alternating Mondays, Carol Levin and Abbe Skones will lead a time of reading and prayer focused around the Gospel of Thomas and other devotional readings.

We will be using Elaine Pagel's Book and Lectures as a guide: Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas, Elaine Pagels ISBN: 0375703160 (paperback) as well as a volume that translates the discovered texts: A New New Testament, Ed. Taussig ISBN: 9780544570108 (Hardcover or Paperback Fine) These books are not mandatory but highly recommended.

12/6- Gospel of Thomas with Pastor

12/13- Readings and Spiritual Quests- TBD

12/20- Gospel of Thomas with Pastor

Saturday Spruce Ups @ Trinity

Join us Saturday mornings as we tidy up our campus!

When: Every Saturday morning, 9:00 - 10:30 am (except for rain).

Where: Meet in the parking lot.

What: Light clean up & maintenance (sweeping, weeding, cutting, pruning, minor gardening & fixes).

Brooms & tools on hand (but bring your mask).

Very informal - come when you can; stay as long (or as short) as you like!

Wednesday Night Yoga with Jenni Green

Join our virtual Beginner/Intermediate Hatha Class Wednesdays at 7pm-8pm. Be intentional in linking movement with breath. Find increased flexibility, strengthen the body and the spirit. Learn to control the breath. $7 per class. Classes are open to ages 14 and up. Please contact Jenni for more information.

Click Here to Contact Jenni

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