Greetings Trinity Family,
We celebrate that we are now in the beautiful month of May, with lovely flowers blooming all around us. I pray that this note finds you and your families doing well. We thank God for the lovely weather and the opportunities that are happening as the world is coming back to life after our season of pandemic.
FIRST FRIDAY IS CANCELLED TONIGHT
The Skippack First Friday planning committee looked at forecasts for tonight with dismay because it is supposed to keep raining and be chilly. They decided to cancel the Skippack First Friday for May that was scheduled for this evening. So, we will not have a church information table. But, we still need help for the next 5 months. If you are interested and able to volunteer to spend a few hours chatting with our neighbors about Trinity, please let Nancy Gallagher or me (Pastor Amelie) know.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL – PLANNING MEETING TOMORROW!
Our Christian Education committee met this week and decided Vacation Bible School will be July 15 & 16.
We will focus on cave stories from the Bible, make a cave, do cave drawings, play games, and have a great time!
Our VBS Kick-Off planning meeting will be Saturday, May 7 at 9:30 am. WE NEED YOUR HELP! Planning and orchestrating our VBS will require many adult volunteers. Each volunteer will have to have all of their PA State background checks before our VBS. Talk to Pastor Amelie if you want to volunteer and she will make sure your have the paperwork you need to obtain your background checks.
TRINITY MEN’S BREAKFASTS FINALLY RESUME
All men are invited to breakfast on Saturday May 14 at 8:30 am. We will meet at the Energy Station, 2710 Shelly Road, Harleysville, next to the Landis Supermarket. We meet for fellowship, conversation, and a good meal. Our men’s breakfasts will continue into the future on the second Saturday of the month. Please join us!
TRINITY COMMUNITY GARDEN
Thomas Updike has built a community garden on the upper corner of our cemetery meadow for a part of his Eagle Scout project. There are now six plots for anyone that would like to cultivate them. Please call the church office if you would like a lot: 610-584-4054
SEASON OF EASTER PRAYER WALK
We will have walkable “Stations of the Cross” in our Cemetery over the next few weeks. This year, we will have prints of paintings by Mary Button that contrast the Passion story with Jesus’ post-resurrection ministry. I hope you will visit our cemetery and pray your way through the Stations. Thank you to John Becker who used his carpentry gifts to make displays for the stations.
TUESDAY EVENING DISCUSSION – THE PARABLES OF JESUS
You are invited to join our discussion of the parables of Jesus in the season following Easter. We will meet on Tuesday evenings at 7 pm on Zoom for 6 sessions: April 19 & 26 and May 10, 17, 24, & 31st. Each informal gathering will las about an hour and will focus on one of Jesus’ parables. Our time together will include Bible study, discussion, and prayer. Please join us!
Here is the Zoom link for our Tuesday Discussions:
Amelie Sell is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED AT SKIPPACK
FIRST FRIDAYS
The good weather is here and we are
on the cusp of the Skippack First Friday season. Each month, Skippack stores stay open late on
the First Friday of the month. Non-profits are invited to have tables set up
around town to promote our agency. Trinity needs volunteers to run our church’s
table – we share brochures about our, invite people to upcoming activities,
pass out prayer squares, and usually like to have activities to engager our
younger neighbors. This year, our Skippack First Fridays are May 6, June 3,
July 1, August 5, September 2, and October 7. We are already signed up to have
a patriotic sing-a-long on July 1. If
you are able to help, we need volunteers to run the table from 6 to 8 pm at
each First Friday. Please let Pastor Amelie know if you can help.
ELECTION DAY COFFEE, COOKIES AND
PRAYERS
Election
Day is May 17. Voting takes place in our
Education Building. We would like to meet our neighbors and share coffee,
cookies, and prayers with them. If you have free-time on the 17th,
we need volunteers to help. We also need donations of cookies to share. Let
Pastor Amelie know if you can help.
CHURCH PICNIC – SAVE THE DATE!!
Our
church picnic will be July 17! Everyone is invited,
including your family, friends, and neighbors.
And, our air-conditioning project will be complete so we will have our
picnic both in our education building and outdoors. Our Christian Education
Committee provides the meat course and everyone is invited to bring a dish to
share.
4H FAIR GAMES
Trinity
will be leading games at the annual 4H fair in Creamery. The fair is August 11,
12, and 13. We will need a lot of volunteers.
If you are available to help, you will need to have up-to-date PA
security clearances and background checks. If you have suggestions or ideas for
games, please let Pastor Amelie know and also let her know if you are able to
help.
BANNER TEAM – CALLING ALL CRAFTY
FOLKS!
The
Worship Committee is looking for volunteers to help make new banners for our
sanctuary. This project is in its
infancy, but if you are interested in helping, please tell Pastor Amelie.
READING PHILLIES
Prior
to the pandemic, we have had a church group outing to see the Reading Phils
play baseball. We would like to offer
this again if people are interested in going to a game. Although we are unsure
what will ensue with the pandemic over the summer, please let Pastor Amelie
know if you would be interested in participating in a group trip to watch the
Reading Phils.
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 (which
cannot be purchased with food stamps):
Laundry soap,
children's toothbrushes/ toothpaste, tissues
Food:
Juice, cereal, oatmeal
Baby Care:
Size 6 diapers
Pet Care:
Dry cat food, Litter,
canned dog food
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 at the
church office or you may mail it to our address: Trinity Christian UCC; 2009
Church Road, PO Box 538, Skippack, PA 19474
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/
WORSHIP SERVICES
On
Sunday mornings, you are invited to join us in-person and 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
in-person and on ZOOM at 8:30 am. This
is a new meeting time. 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
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LUNCH BUNCH MEETS WEEKLY!
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.
REOPENING COMMITTEE
WE ARE NOW “MASK
OPTIONAL.”
We are now singing hymns
in worship!! And, we are not taking temperatures.
We are keeping a list of
the names of attendees for contact tracing purposes.
Hopefully it won’t be much longer before all restrictions are lifted and everyone is vaccinated.
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
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