The Cameron Peak fire reached 20,118 acres Monday morning (8/24), or about 31 square miles, and remains 0% contained. The fire remained active on Sunday due to record hot, dry, and windy conditions. Click HERE to read the entire update from Brad Abbott, Executive Director of Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp

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!

September Tidings is available HERE.

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!

We still WANT and NEED your input! Please complete the survey no later than August 30.

In anticipation of preparing the Ministry Funds Plan (previously called budget) for 2021, we are asking you to complete the following questionnaire regarding our benevolence. In 2020, our budget amounts for benevolence were set by the Social and Ecological Justice Ministry Team based on their experience with different agencies and causes. This year, we would like to know what you wish us to support. This should reflect Trinity’s commitment to social and ecological justice issues. Please rank your top five choices to help guide the team in designating areas for support. You may also indicate your preferred choice in the “Other” category. Thank you for your prayerful consideration.

We NEED this survey completed NO LATER THAN August 30!

To complete the survey click HERE!

Come learn about sustainable economic justice projects and alternative worker-owned employment options for immigrant and asylum seekers in town at the Just Market/Mercado Justo on Sunday, September 20 (time TBD). This market supports immigrant-led economic justice projects in our community.

We are connected in a big web of ministry. We are a Church devoted to Ecumenical and Inter-religious relationships. Continue to keep our leaders in prayer as together we explore deeper partnerships throughout the ELCA.

August 8 marked one year since the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted “A Declaration of Inter-Religious Commitment: A Policy Statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.” It was an extraordinary day, made precious because of the presence of many of you, our ecumenical and inter-religious partners. 

Next year will be the 30th anniversary of the church’s first declaration: "A Declaration of Ecumenical Commitment: A Policy Statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America” (1991).

Excerpt taken from Faith Partners Vision Team Message to the Three Congregations. To read the entire letter click HERE.

Zoom – So easy…even Pastor Paul can do it! New, more secure Zoom links with passwords will be phased in for all Trinity meetings beginning September 1.Zoom is now requiring passwords to address security issues. New links are much longer and include an encoded password.

So, keep your eyes open for these new links/passwords in the following places:

Spread the word!! Families eligible for free or reduced-price school meals at schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program may receive up to $279 (per eligible child) in benefits to buy food. Colorado families can now apply for Pandemic EBT, or P-EBT!

This new food benefit is available to Colorado families with school-aged children. Pandemic EBT provides eligible families with funds to help buy food since schools were closed this spring due to the pandemic. Pandemic EBT is a program that Congress authorized this spring and is administered in Colorado through a partnership between the Colorado Department of Human Services and the Colorado Department of Education.

P-EBT is for all families with eligible students, regardless of immigration status. P-EBT is not part of the public charge rule. Household information that is used to determine eligibility for P-EBT is confidential and protected under both federal and state data privacy practices.

Most families who received SNAP in March, April, and May of this year do not need to apply. Their P-EBT benefits may automatically have been added onto their existing EBT card this July. Families with eligible children who were not receiving SNAP during those months or who did not receive the automatic issuance should apply for P-EBT at HERE.

The application is easy. Apply today and you should receive your benefits within 12-24 days. The application will require you to provide:

*If you did not receive a communication from your child’s school with their State Issued ID Number, you can find that number on some student/parent portals or request it by contacting your school district’s P-EBT contact.

TLC Book Group will next meet via Zoom at 9:30 am on Monday, September 14, (a week late because of Labor Day). Melinda Gates’ book The Moment of Lift – about empowering women – will be the topic of discussion.  We will also put together our reading list for the upcoming year. In preparation please send your recommendation of one book to be considered for reading in the upcoming year to Nadine Hunt at nadineamyhunt@gmail.com. Include the title, author, type of book, a couple of sentences about it, and the number of pages. Newcomers as well as “regulars” are invited to submit suggestions by Sunday, August 30. Questions? Call Nadine at 970-825-3730.

Are bored?!? Well there are lots of birthdays and anniversaries among our Trinity family, so send a note, send a letter, send a drawing!

Jill Remmers 8/29

Madeline Brown 8/29

Terell Mize 8/30

Ellen Nielsen 8/30

Zachary Schairer 8/30

Debbie Schwartz 8/31

Sharyn Salmen  9/2

Michele Christensen 9/4

Ken Teumer  9/5

Jan Deering 9/6

Arliss Solie 9/7

Eric Biedermann 9/9

Larry Salmen 9/10

Jason Telleen 9/10

Riley Bend 9/10

Lynne Pearson 9/11

Steve Backsen 9/12

Madelyn Murphy 9/12

Heidi & Victor Zuniga 8/30

Mary & John Raich 8/31

Erin & Andrew Sprain 9/2

Renee & Terry Mize 9/2

Jean & David Ferrin 9/4

Victoria & Ron Splittgerber 9/5

Shelley& Richard Aust 9/5

Erin & Andrew Sprain 9/2

Renee & Terry Mize 9/2

Jean & David Ferrin 9/4

Victoria & Ron Splittgerber 9/5

Shelley& Richard Aust 9/5

Karel & Robert Waltermire 9/6

Sophia & Brandon Gorsky   9/11

Liz & Paul Johnson 9/11

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.

Tiffany Klijewski and family, mourning her great aunt

Paul Schairer

Jon Fosse

Carol Hemken

Anne Jackson

Lea Seim

John Wagner

Helen Berneking

Kay Armstrong

Oren Anderson

Mary Ann Armstrong

Madyson Hopkins

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

Saturday Worship (Saturday 5 pm) -

Adult Forum (Sunday 9 am) - https://zoom.us/j/957189862

Sunday School (Sunday 10 am) https://us04web.zoom.us/j/165945052

Sunday Worship (Sunday 10:30 am) -https://zoom.us/j/658121275

All God’s Children! (Wednesday 9 am) - https://us04web.zoom.us/j/149890505

Worship (Wednesday 6:45 pm) - https://zoom.us/j/305110854

Bible Study (Thursday 9:30 am) - https://zoom.us/j/943554779

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!

You can mix and match these options, for example you can join Zoom Video for the live interactions and then have the Vimeo Video on another device to watch.

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!

The Colorado Spirit Crisis Counseling Program (CCP) provides free information, educational resources, and emotional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. CCP can provide you with information, education, emotional support, and get you to available resources.

Call our free, anonymous and confidential support line 970-221-5551, seven days a week.

Are you interested in:

CCP also offers support for businesses & organizations and can give short, tailored presentations on:

CCP will come to you! Schedule a virtual presentation by emailing colospirit@summitstonehealth.org. Learn more online at summitstonehealth.org/ColoSpirit.