Don't Get Too Comfortable

Hey! The Annual Hayride Is Also Sunday

Join us after the polka services on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for another year of hayrides and outdoor fun! We hope to see you at Trinity's annual family hayride! The Dean and Carmen Sondrol family will once again host this wonderful event at their home at E1434 Main St. in Rural. Come enjoy an afternoon of fellowship, fun, and food!

Step Into Fall at Pine Lake Camp

Enjoy the spectacular colors of fall and the masterpiece of seasons changing at Pine Lake Camp’s Fall Color Hikes event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 1. With several trail options to fit your or your family’s adventure level, you can enjoy the beauty of camp and kick off the fall season. RSVPs are appreciated, though walk-ins are welcome. Hikes are independent with trail maps and directions provided; trails have uneven surfaces and can get muddy with wet conditions. Leashed dogs are welcome outdoors. The event is free with refreshments available. Freewill offerings support the camp, part of Crossways Camping Ministries. This is also a great opportunity to check out the work being done on Pine Lake’s Chapel! Contact Robyn Koehler with questions.

6 Months Later: Update on the Crisis in Ukraine

It has been more than six months since Russia invaded Ukraine. The love of Lutheran congregations like ours is making a powerful difference in the lives of our Ukrainian neighbors. Our congregation has shown up for our neighbors who are suffering in abundant and overwhelming ways. We saw our Ukrainian neighbors fleeing in the harsh winter cold, children and belongings in tow, and our love welcomed them with quilts and kits. We saw refugees separated from loved ones, in strange new countries, and our generosity provided them with emergency supplies and support to rebuild their lives after destruction.

Through your generosity to Lutheran World Relief, our congregation has become a part of something much bigger than ourselves.

Our gifts shared through Lutheran World Relief have meant that families fleeing war have:

• LWR Quilts and Care Kits. We’ve helped ship nearly $1 million worth of LWR Quilts and Care Kits to provide comfort to neighbors in Ukraine and Poland.
• Shelter and community. More than 15,000 of the most vulnerable people who fled for safety within Ukraine have a safe place to stay because of our support.
• Access to cash to support their children. Ukrainians who have fled to Poland have received emergency cash vouchers to help with rent, health care and other necessities.
• Life-saving medical care and supplies. In addition to providing desperately needed care and supplies, our congregation is helping to send medical teams to areas where there is a critical shortage of health care.
• Mental health resources. War and conflict can have devastating impacts on not only the physical health of those in the crossfire but can also have long lasting mental health impacts. Our congregation is helping to provide resources to support these often-hidden wounds of war.

And most importantly, because of our congregation, families fleeing war have hope. Our love is making a powerful difference around the world in the lives of our Ukrainian neighbors. Thank you for sharing God’s love when it was needed most.

What is the best way to help now?

Lutheran World Relief is grateful for the thousands of Lutherans across the United States whose care and generosity have made it possible to respond immediately. At this time, financial gifts are the number-one need to assist refugees on the move.

Can clothes/shoes/other items be donated?

LWR deeply appreciates your giving heart. However, these items are not useful at this time. Please pray for all those affected by this conflict, and especially for health workers.

Thank you for your kindness.

Your willingness to share your blessings during a global crisis like this is a godsend to your neighbors in Ukraine who are hurting. They can feel your love and are deeply grateful to know you are keeping them in your thoughts and prayers. 

If you have any questions regarding donations to Lutheran World Relief, please feel free to reach out anytime at 800-597-5972 or via email at lwr@lwr.org.

Unmasked Seating Expanded in Sanctuary

Please note: We have removed the masking-required section of the sanctuary. Masks are optional in all parts of the church building at this time.

What Would We Do Without Our Volunteers? 

By Shannon Anderson

Trinity Volunteer Coordinator

Volunteers are the friendly face of Trinity on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings. You welcome people to our church and help those who don’t have enough. You send quilts, school supplies, food, news, and information from our pastors and our teams out into the wider community. You make sure the church is organized and beautifully decorated each season. You bake cookies and make coffee for our members on Sunday. You make sure we can commune with the Holy Spirit. You provide the vision for where we as the church can better provide for our members’ spiritual growth. You teach our children and youth how to draw closer to God. You provide places for us to gather for fellowship. The list of ways you serve so that Trinity can be the church in the world are too numerous to count, and so are the ways we are grateful for your service. Thank you, Trinity volunteers! We love you!

Last Can Collection Day is Friday!

The aluminum can collecting season is coming to a close on Friday, Sept. 30. Thank you to all who donated cans. Please continue to collect aluminum cans over the winter so they can be placed on the trailer in the spring.  

Tiny Treasures Interest Survey

Trinity’s Tiny Treasures Preschool is taking a pause to revamp the organization and find new ways to serve young children and their families in the Waupaca area. Click the button to learn more and take Tiny Treasures' survey.