BOARD OF EVANGELISM May 2018 Newsletter

There will be an Evangelism Committee Meeting on May 13th, after late service. 
 
Our “Dinner For Eight” ministry has kicked off our second round of dinners. We had a 38% increase in participation from the first round. We will roll out the third round in late June…don’t miss that opportunity. These dinners are FUN, and a great way to get to know members in our congregation you may not know so well. This is such a great way to connect to your church family! 
 
Trinity received $40.08 this past quarter from the Kroger Community Rewards Program. That is with 27 households participating! Can you imagine if more of our members participated?  Please consider participating…this is money that can help with our ability to serve our community. If you happen to shop at Kroger anyway, your money could be benefitting your church. The following link should explain any questions you may have about the program: http://www.Kroger.com\communityrewards.    
 
As always, you can contact me with any questions, or if I can help you get your Kroger rewards card linked to our church. Trinity’s organization number is 18527. If you are unable to sign up for this online, if you call Kroger’s customer service at 800 5764377, they should be able to designate Trinity Lutheran as your community rewards choice. You will need your Kroger rewards card and our organization number above when you call. 
 
Just like Kroger, Amazon has a similar program called Amazon Smile that gives money back to the charitable organization of your choice. I am in the process of getting our church enrolled in this program, so we too can benefit. Hopefully, I can provide more details next month. 
 
Recently we have been very blessed to have so many visitors to our church each Sunday including many that express a desire to join our church. Pray that the Holy Spirit continues to work in the hearts of our visitors so we can continue to share the message of eternal life through Word and Sacrament. We, as His disciples, have been given the awesome task and responsibility to share His Word. As we do, we can take joy and comfort in the power of His Word to create and strengthen faith in us and others. 
 
Finally, if you would like to serve on our Board please contact me. We always need additional people for our committee. This is a great and rewarding opportunity to serve our church. Come join us so we can build bridges to our community and share the message of Christ. Even if you cannot commit to serving for an entire year, there will be many short term opportunities throughout the year that we will need help with such as Comfort Dog, community events, and even as simple as writing follow up thank you notes to visitors on Sunday. 
 
∼ Mark Waltz, Board of Evangelism 

Homeless Ministry

The principle drive behind our Homeless Ministry is Ron Wolfe with lots of help from his wife, Jennifer, and stepson, Ryan Smith.  The purpose is simple, to meet the needs of the homeless living in the Southside of Savannah.  Under the umbrella of the Evangelism Committee, the focus has been to meet the everyday needs with clothes, blankets, personal care items and even shoes. 

The congregation of Trinity has been very generous in their giving to meet the needs established by Ron.  Our very first blanket drive was a huge success with people in the community dropping off trunk-loads of blankets.  Our sock drive was also very successful and greatly appreciated when delivered to the homeless who gather at Forsyth Park.  The socks were placed in plastic bags with snacks and a few personal items.

The Homeless Ministry now has storage space located in the Education Building for your donations.  Feel free to donate gently used items such as blankets, coats and jackets, other clothing, shoes, socks and small personal items.  Keep in mind that items that are oversize and not easily transported are not needed.  Your donated items are then delivered by Ron and Jennifer directly into the hands of the homeless who gather on Sunday’s at Forsyth Park.  Top of Form

Future plans for this growing ministry include teaming up with People Helping People to serve breakfast at the Park.  Church and Social groups throughout the city sign up for a breakfast and handle everything from purchasing the food, cooking and serving to the homeless.  If you would like to be involved in this outreach please contact Ron Wolfe at (912) 677-0676.

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