Trinity Newsletter - October 2019

The Middle School Youth prepared breakfast the fourth Sunday of August. Seven youth participated. Sincere thanks to the adults and parents who assisted with preparation and clean-up.

The Senior Youth met the second Sunday of September, from 11 am until 1 pm. Eight youth participated. The Bible study was on Baptism. We talked about what we remembered about our Baptism. The study on Baptism is one of ten Teaching End Goals, we pray our youth will know and personalize, meant to enable youth to be affirmed in their identity as a loved Child of God.

The Senior Youth prepared breakfast the second Sunday of September. Eight youth participated. Sincere thanks to the adults and parents who assisted with preparation and clean-up.

The Middle School Youth met the third Sunday of September, from 11 am until 12:30 pm. Six youth participated. We played games and ate lunch together. Afterwards the youth had confirmation class with Pastor Webb from 12:30 to 2 pm. The Bible study was on Baptism and was completed at the end of Sunday School. We talked about what we remembered about our Baptism. The study on Baptism is one of ten Teaching End Goals, we pray our youth will know and personalize, meant to enable youth to be affirmed in their identity as a loved Child of God.

The Middle School Youth will prepare breakfast the fourth Sunday of September.

Looking for Senior and Middle School youth to make You-Tube videos.

Discussed starting a Trinity Young Adult Group, for high school graduates 18 to 22 years of age, with a number of young adults. Three young adults have expressed interest in participating. Additional young adults will be recruited during September.

There will be a Trinity Youth Parents’ meeting the fifth Sunday of September, 29 September, in the church Social Hall from 12:30 until 1:30 pm. We will discuss the Seven Practices of Healthy Youth Ministry. All parents and congregational members are invited. Snacks will be provided.

Sincere thanks for your continued prayers and support.

“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three, but the greatest of these is love.” I Corinthians 13:13

~ Bob Hanovich

CONFIRMATION STARTING UP

Confirmation will begin on Wednesday August 21. Classes will be 6:30-8:00.
 

PATHWAY TO CONFIRMATION

Walking with Jesus The Board of Christian Education set up a new educational incentive program called Pathway to Confirmation – Walking with Jesus. This program has two phases: Pin Program and Bible Buddies. Greg Lucas has been very instrumental in getting this program off the ground. So far, the program has been a huge success with pins and awards presented to 10 children.

The first phase is the Pin Program and has one goal – to encourage the children and young adults to learn more about their faith. Pins and certificates are awarded for reaching a milestone towards a specific list geared to what is taught in Confirmation class. Students, at their own pace and with the help of parents and Sunday School teachers, are using these as stepping stones in preparation for Confirmation Class. The pins and certificates are awarded during Divine Service.

Pins and certificates are awarded for:

•  Memorizing the Lord’s Prayer, Ten Commandments and The Apostles Creed
•  Learning about Holy Baptism, Confession and Sacrament of the Altar
•  Service pin for volunteering for a TLC event or assisting with Service
•  Evangelism pin for volunteering with and outreach ministry at TLC
•  Attendance pin for attending 40 Services on Sunday

The second phase of the program is Bible Buddies and will be launched this fall when Sunday School begins. The children will team up with another person whether a parent, brother, sister or friend to encourage each other to consistently read their Bible. We all know that life gets busy and distractions become an issue. Bible Buddies encourage one another. There are two Bible reading plans available as handouts to help keep them on track. The first is a one-year reading plan and the other is a two-year reading plan. The plans are available from the Sunday School Secretary or your child’s Sunday School teacher.

Pins and certificates are also awarded for this phase of the program:

•  Memorization of the names of the Books of the New Testament, the Books of the Old Testament, all the Books of the Bible, and specific Bible verses
•  Reading of ALL the Books of the Old Testament, New Testament of complete Bible

Please keep our Sunday School children and volunteer teachers in your prayers as we continue to learn more about our faith.