The three congregations are joining together in a drive to collect food and other essentials for the Food Bank for Larimer County and the Little Pantry. Look for the big Larimer County Food Bank truck that will be on site to accept donations, on Sunday, October 4 from 11 am-5 pm, where members from the Joint Social Justice team will be present 11 am-1 pm (StPE), 1-3 (MoM) and 3-5 pm (TLC) to receive your donations.

Items from the following list are welcome:

NO GLASS CONTAINERS PLEASE!

Do you want to support Trinity + love to shop on Amazon? There is a program called Amazon Smile and when using the smile.amazon.com website (with your regular log in information) 0.5% of your eligible purchases will go towards a charity of your choice. Help support Trinity through your everyday online shopping!!

Wednesday evening worships at 6:45 pm; we are starting a new series called: Lift Every Voice and Sing. Wednesday worships will be a study songs of liberation, justice, and hope all through the lens of our faith. We will sing, discuss, and pray together. This service came together from a recommendation from the Social and Eco Justice Ministry for an opportunity to gather in worship focused on justice and non-violence. This series will continue until Advent. Please join us!

Please welcome Katie Nieuwlandt, Trinity's Congregational Ambassador for LuMin. Katies's Bio:

I am a freshman at Colorado State University, studying Natural Resource Management, and am hoping to pursue a future with rangeland stewardship or rangership. Of course the Holy Spirit works in fun and mysterious ways, so I am excited to see what my actual future has in store for me. I grew up in Longmont, Colorado (about 40 mins South of Fort Collins) and grew up as part of First Evangelical Lutheran Church's congregation. I was given the amazing opportunity to grow in my leadership as a member of our church's Call Committee, Youth Council, Church Council, and Women's Ministry board. As a youth, I was also able to join and participate in the Youth Discipleship Team of the Rocky Mountain Synod (8th grade-10th grade). I love being involved in the synod, and believe that it is so awesome that our church is not a building, a person, or a place, but is actually made up of incredible people who come together to worship, praise, and serve our Lord.

I am looking forward to meeting you and hope to be able to keep you not only informed, but involved and excited about Lutheran Campus Ministry.

If you have driven, biked, or stopped by at church you may have noticed two Black Lives Matter banners. In followup to the Anti-Racism Statement shared in the August Tidings from our joint Social Eco Justice committee, the Congregational leaders from all three congregations and Social Equal Justice suggested Black Lives Matter banners be placed in our church yard. There is one on Stuart Street and one facing Spring Creek Trail.

The banner designed by Yvonne Wooten, a member of Mary of Magdela, includes the Micah 6:8 passage "What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with God" as was referenced in the statement. The cost of the banners was donated by an anonymous donor.

As we are daily exposed to conflict and violence in our nation, and as we ourselves get caught up in our own "righteous" anger", we are called to remember that we follow a non-violent Christ and are encouraged to pray always in unity with our brothers and sisters in Christ. In thinking about this, our three-community Social Justice group has committed to pray intentionally for the alleviation of the violence in our country.

We invite anyone and everyone to pause, in whatever manner you choose, and pray with us on Fridays at noon starting September 4.

Suggested starting points could be one of the following from "Out of the Silence" - Jim Cotter Prayer Book)

    Creator God, faithful to your covenant with the earth,

    steady our hearts and wills in times of great turbulence,

    that we may indeed fulfil your purpose for us

    as heralds of your just and lasting peace.

(Jim Cotter Prayer Book)

Life-giver, Pain-bearer, Love-maker,

  source of all that is and that shall be,

Father and Mother of us all,

  loving God, in whom is heaven:

The hallowing of your name echo through the universe.

   the way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world.

Your heavenly will be done by all created beings.

Your commonwealth of peace and freedom

  sustain our hope and come on earth.

With the bread we need for today,

  feed us.

In the hurts we absorb from one another,

  forgive us.

In times of temptation and test,

  strengthen us.

From trials too severe to endure,

  spare us.

From the grip of all that is evil,

  free us.

For you reign in the glory of the power that is love,

  now and forever. Amen

We want to see your HOME WORSHIP SPACE! Take a picture of you/your family unit IN your home worship space and send it to amanda@trinitylutheranfc.org. Don't worry if it is not elaborate, it can just be you in front of your computer or phone. Really this is a little excuse to see all your beautiful faces!

Check out the "Season of Creation Prayer Service" that was held September 16 via Zoom/Facebook. It was put together by the Rocky Mountain Synod Creation Care Team with the message given by Brad Abbott. Click HERE to view the video.

The ecumenical Season of Creation for 2020 lasts from September 1 (Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) until October 4 (Feast day of St. Francis). This is an invitation to engage in a month of prayer, symbolic acts, and campaigns to give thanks for creation and renew our human vocation to care for it. This year's theme, “Jubilee for the Earth”, invites us to consider the integral relationship between rest for the earth and ecological, economic, social and public ways of living. This particular year, the need for just and sustainable systems has been revealed by the far-reaching effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Trinity will be using materials from multiple sources to celebrate, and study our call to care for creation during Adult Forums on Sundays at 9-10:10 am via Zoom beginning September 6-October 4. The link is HERE Meeting ID: 894 3735 9149 | Passcode: 408538.

Our five sessions will include devotions by church leaders in the U.S. and Canada, Bible verses, video and discussion on this theme. We will explore questions about our relationship to creation and the many concerns that humanity is facing. So, please join in the conversation around this vitally important aspect of our Christian journey!

TLC Book group will meet on Monday, October 5, at 9:30 am via Zoom to discuss The Cross and the Lynching Tree by theologian James Cone, in which he focuses on the two most emotionally charged symbols of the African America community. Bishop Gonia is encouraging churches in our synod to focus on the issue of systemic racism, so perhaps this book is a small first step. Watch for the Zoom link in the weekly email that lists "This Week's Virtual Schedule" and join us for discussion. Questions? Call Nadine at 970-825-3730.

There are lots of birthdays and anniversaries among our Trinity family, so send a note, send a letter, send a drawing!

Jon Fosse 9/26

Mary Pat McCurdie 9/26

Sophia Sprain 9/26

Emma Sprain 9/27

Soren Nicholson 9/28

Jimmie Schwartz 9/30

Phillip Chapman 10/2

Christopher Mize 10/2

Douglas Prebel 10/2

Paul Schairer 10/3

Donna Palmer 10/4

Caley Faulkner 10/6

Luann Schilling 10/6

Deana Andrist 10/13

Richard Deering 10/14

Edward Fadness 10/19

Rachel Fairbairn 10/20

Judith Titus 10/23

Gloria Weiderspon 10/23

Erin Sprain 10/24

Joleen Fairbairn 10/25

Henrietta Richardson 10/27

Wendy Gebhardt 10/28

Anne Jackson 10/28

Carolyn Funk      10/30

Cherlyn Gorsky      10/30

Marissa & Cody Hopkins 9/29

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.

Dan Merz

Sky Ranch and all those impacted by the fires

Paul Schairer

Jon Fosse

Carol Hemken

Anne Jackson

Lea Seim

John Wagner

Helen Berneking

Kay Armstrong

Oren Anderson

Mary Ann Armstrong

Madyson Hopkins

Mourning for Shirley Herrmann, sister of Marilyn Bycroft

Mourning for Melvin Haack, father of Brenda Fosse

Gunnar, great-nephew of Margaret Wick

Those fighting the the Cameron Peak Fire

Jaxon Wagner, grandson of Betty & John Wagner

Lilah Newton, family of Cheryl Backsen

Judy Gaalswyk, sister in law of Char Gaalswyk

Michael & Carmen Zoughbi, Friends of congregation

Lindsay, wife of Jessica Vecchio

Melvah Uecker & family, relative of Patty Heyse

Phyllis Carlin, life long friend of Margaret Wick

Keaton Barrett, grandson of Lea Seim

Harvey Tellinghusen, brother of Nyla Anderson

Lavon Mize, mother of Terry Mize

John Hopkins, father-in-law of Marissa Montague-Hopkins

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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!