Trinity Newsletter - October 2021

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod National Youth Gathering is scheduled for July 9-13, 2022, in Houston, Texas. The Gathering theme is “in all things” from Colossians 1:15-20. We have fifteen youth that are eligible to attend the Gathering. Youth that are in grades eight through twelve during the coming school year are eligible to attend. With five adults, that means there will be twenty representatives from Trinity attending the Gathering. Though our fund-raising efforts were interrupted by the pandemic, they have continued since the beginning of summer. The link to the National Youth Gathering site is: https://youtu.be/U6PBGkiMigw.

The Youth had a Car Wash and Yard Sale at the church Saturday, 28 August. The total raised was $397 for the National Youth Gathering. We will do another Car Wash and Yard Sale on Saturday, 25 September. The Car Wash starts at 10 a.m. until Noon. The Yard Sale starts at 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The youth have signed on to do a continental breakfast every Sunday except for when another group wants to do breakfast.

We have continued to have combined Middle School and Senior Youth Meetings on Sundays. We met 22 August and 11 September. The meetings started at 12:30 pm and ended at 2 pm. The youth had a light snack, provided by parents, at each meeting. Average participation has been seven youth. The youth will continue to meet the second and fourth Sundays of the month.

Now that Confirmation has started, the Middle School Youth will meet during late service. The parents have agreed to attend early service to enable meeting during late service before Confirmation class begins. The meetings will be the same day as the Senior Youth meetings.

The Middle School Youth and Senior Youth have continued to meet weekly by Zoom. The Middle School Youth and Senior Youth meeting has been moved to Tuesdays at 7:15 pm. There is prayer and a short Bible study and then fellowship and games. We have been reviewing the Psalms sung during Passover celebrations. We play Among Us, Scribble, Grabble, and UNO. But mostly we spend time together, laugh together, study together, pray together, and together work our way through this challenging time. Average meeting participation has been five youth.

The Young Adult Singles Group Zoom meetings are at 7:30 pm on Wednesdays. The meetings last an hour and include prayer, Bible Study, and games. We play Minecraft.

Sincere thanks to the congregation, council, and elders for their continued support of the Youth.

Let’s Go!