Greetings Trinity Family,
I pray that everyone in our extended church family is doing well. The weather outside is delightful, and there are many signs of God’s creation present in our environment.
You no longer need to RSVP for our in-person worship service on Sunday morning at 10:15. Please join us!
DAILY BREAD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY URGENT NEED
The food pantry desperately needs laundry detergent. Detergent and soap, along with toothpaste and toilet paper and all non-food items, cannot be purchased with SNAP benefits (food stamps.) Therefore, the pantry’s guests rely on the food pantry to provide expensive laundry detergent. If you are able to donate, please drop off items for the Daily Bread at the church.
REOPENING COMMITTEE
We are now singing hymns in worship!!
The decision was made to continue to wear masks during our in-person services, at least until all the children are vaccinated. We’re still taking temps, distancing, and having sanitizer available. Thank you to everyone for their concern and diligence during this time.
Hopefully it won’t be much longer before all restrictions are lifted and everyone is vaccinated.
SUMMER HOURS???
Several people have asked me if we are changing our worship time for the summer. This summer, we will continue worshipping at 10:15.
LUNCH BUNCH RESUMES
Lunch Bunch is our Tuesday afternoon Bible Study. Everyone is invited to join us on Tuesdays at 12 pm. Please bring your own lunch. (In the past, we had a potluck lunch, but for now each person will bring their own food.) Lunch Bunch typically studies the portion of the Bible that will be the focus of our worship service on the upcoming Sunday.
CHICKEN BBQ
Trinity is having a delicious Chicken BBQ on Saturday, July 10! Volunteers are needed to prepare and serve the food. It will be a drive-through dinner. Please let Pastor Amelie or Harry know if you are able to help with the dinner.
Here is
the link to order the food: https://form.123formbuilder.com/5628154/form
Each order will include ½ Barbecued Chicken, Corn on the Cob,
Macaroni and Cheese, Stewed Tomatoes, Apple Sauce, Ice Cream Cup, Roll and
Butter for only $12!
We strongly recommend that you preorder your meals. If you have questions, please call the church: 610-584-4054.
NEED TECH-Y VOLUNTEERS
We are looking for volunteers who are willing to learn how to live-stream the worship services. If you are willing, please let Bill Vogl or Pastor Amelie know and we will show you how to do it. There are a few steps involved, but most computer users will be able to easily learn the process.
PATRIOTIC HYMN SING @ FIRST FRIDAY JULY 2, 2021
On July 2, 2021, we will invite everyone to join together to sing Patriotic songs at the Skippack First Friday. We will gather between 5 and 9 pm. Ralien will lead us in singing old favorites. Everyone is invited to join in the singing – our voices joined together will help us to prepare for the July 4th holiday and make some joyful noise.
GIVING TO TRINITY
Although things are not fully back to normal, Trinity’s expenses have continued throughout the pandemic. We know that everyone’s work-life has been disrupted during this time and we don’t expect everyone to be able to contribute to the church in the amount you were able to contribute in the past. If you have the means to contribute to the church, you may drop off your offerings during the Sunday Morning service, at the church office, or you may mail it to our address: Trinity Christian UCC; 2009 Church Road, PO Box 538, Skippack, PA 19474
DAILY BREAD SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
We will be collecting school supplies and backpacks again this year for the children of our clients.
Our biggest needs this year include backpacks - small - packs with cartoon characters, Disney or similar are very popular, medium and especially large backpacks since even middle school children carry a large quantity of books, 24 count packs of crayons, Fiskar children's scissors, boxes of 24 colored pencils. plastic pencil boxes, pencil cases with 3 holes to go into binders for the older children, composition books for elementary age school children, red pens, packs of 3x5 index card, packs of dividers for binders, 1" three-ring binders, folders with prongs, three-ring loose leaf filler paper, black dry erase markers, packs of dry erase markers containing 4 different colors, highlighters of any color, mechanical pencils, Sharpie markers, small pencil sharpeners, packs of Post-It notes and flash drives.
We will be distributing backpacks and school supplies at the food pantry throughout the month of August and will gladly accept donations through mid-August.
All donations can be delivered to the Daily Bread Community Food Pantry. There is someone there to receive donations Monday through Friday from 9 A.M. until Noon. Since we distribute food to clients on Wednesday mornings from 9 to 11 A.M. you might want to avoid those times.
You can also drop off school supplies at any time in the beige bin near the garage doors on the side of the food pantry. This bin is checked each morning by our volunteers. Thank you so very much for your dedicated and generous support of this project! We sincerely appreciate it!
DON’T GIVE UP MOVEMENT
Our Outreach committee is inviting everyone in our congregation to join us in sharing messages from the “Don’t Give Up” movement. This outreach was started to encourage people who are considering suicide to not give up. We have yard signs, postcards, stickers, and business cards with messages that say things like “You are Enough” and “Your Mistakes Don’t Define You.” These messages are especially important right now as many people are struggling with their mental and emotional health after the many months of our pandemic. Please pick up yard signs at church and other signs to promote this message of love for our neighbors. Here is more about the movement: https://www.dontgiveupsigns.com/
DAILY BREAD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
We continue to collect food and toiletry items for the Daily Bread Food Pantry. They can be left at the doors of the church.
The Daily Bread's Current needs change every few weeks. This is their latest list of needs:
Personal Care: Laundry
Detergent, Baby Shampo0, Baby Body Wash, Diaper Cream, Female Body Wash,
Tissues *
Food: Juice canned or juice boxes
And any other items you wish to donate would greatly be appreciated!
*These items can’t be purchased with Food Stamps.
WORSHIP SERVICES
We now have in-person worship services in our sanctuary. We are still checking temperatures, maintain social distance guidelines and wearing masks.
We are no longer offering a ZOOM worship service.
On Sunday mornings, you are also invited to join us on Facebook:
Join us for our Sunday morning hymn sing at 9:45 am live-streamed from the Trinity Christian UCC Skippack facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/TrinityUCCSkippack
10:15 Facebook livestream Worship. You can find us at our "Trinity Christian UCC Skippack" facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/TrinityUCCSkippack
SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY
We have a Sunday morning Bible Study on ZOOM at 8:45 am. Here is the link to log in:
Amelie Sell is inviting you to a
scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Trinity's Wired Word Discussion Group
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76933813590?pwd=Nzc0MkthZFBkdmVNTGYycjVtRXkwUT09
Meeting ID: 769 3381 3590
Password: 7qLSWw
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Southeast PA Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (SEPA VOAD) is partnering with UCC Disaster Ministries and Eastwick United to recruit volunteers to repair and rebuild homes in the Eastwick neighborhood of Philadelphia.
On August 4, 2020, during the
pandemic, TS Isaias dumped seven inches of rain on parts of eastern
Pennsylvania. Wind damage and tornadoes left hundreds of thousands without
power and widespread severe flooding led to injuries as well as one
storm-related fatality.
Covid concerns have left significant unmet needs in the impacted areas and especially in the Eastwick section of Philadelphia which has the highest concentration of damage to both structures and mechanical systems.
We anticipate receiving our first teams in early May, 2021
Along with following strict Covid guidelines on the worksites, the pandemic has also made it impossible for us to offer housing to volunteers. We are encouraging volunteers to commute from a radius of approximately 60 miles or to make their own housing arrangements in the area.
Project Focus: Repair and
Rebuild; install heating systems and hot water heaters if licensed Contact:
Judy Moore, Volunteer Coordinator 802-299-8290; IsaiasRecoveryVolunteers@gmail.com
Group Size: 2 to 5 team members
Minimum Age: 18
Group Leadership: Skilled team
leader and semiskilled assistant
Accommodations: None (due to
Covid)
Cost: Housing (if teams are not
commuting), transportation, food
Tools: Please bring general carpentry tools and a substantial first aid kit
Donations are deductible and
always welcome: It is estimated that $320,000 will be required to meet the
needs of the Eastwick community. To date $48,500 has been committed from the
following organizations: Eastwick Neighbors and Friends Coalition, The
Salvation Army, UCC Disaster Ministries, Lutheran Disaster Response – Eastern
PA, and a local Go Fund Me effort.
Please earmark ‘Eastwick
Recovery’ and send donations to: Eastwick Unmet Needs Roundtable St. Paul AME
Church Ellwood 8398 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19153
All necessary information supplied upon contact.
HYMNALS
If you would like to borrow a hymnal from the church, please let me know and I will arrange for you to receive one.
TRINITY BLOG
Trinity now has a blog where I am posting notes to the congregation and the text of my sermons. If you would like to read these notes and messages, you can find them at: www.trinityskippack.blogspot.com
I will “see” you in worship on Sunday!
Many blessings!!
Pastor Amelie
** Our artwork comes from a Manuscript Illustration of "Healing a Woman of an Issue of Blood." It is in the collection of the J. Paul Gettty Museum in Los Angeles. **
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