Trinity Newsletter for April 3, 2025

Seder Meal Observance

Many thanks to all who participated in our Seder Meal this past Sunday, and especially to Sophia and her family for organizing and preparing the delicious matzah ball soup, and to members of our Christian Education committee for their help as well. This meaningful experience helped us understand the relationship of the ancient Jewish tradition and our celebration of the Lord’s Supper today.


Annual Garage Sale Update

It’s time again for the

Two Congregation Church Garage Sale

May 1-3, 2025

Save your stuff!

Details and volunteer sign-up sheets will be available startng April 6

at the desk outside the Nave and at the West Door

Proceeds support Refugee Resettlement through the

International Institute of Southwest MO 


Helping Local Refugees

Trinity, you are helping local refugees through your Mission Committee and Community Support Group. Part of the Mission Committee budget ($15,000) has gone directly to the International Institute of Southwest Missouri through their fund at the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. This fund is used to provide funds for housing and emergency assistance to refugee families who are struggling to learn English and secure employment during their first months in Springfield. Individual donations to the International Institute of Southwest Missouri are always welcome. Here’s how:

Mail a check to:

International Institute of Southwest Missouri Fund

Community Foundation of the Ozarks

c/o Millie Schuchmann

P.O. Box 8960

Springfield, MO 65801

Drop a check off during business hours:

Community Foundation of the Ozarks

425 E. Trafficway

Springfield, MO 65806

417-864-6199

Memo line: International Institute of Southwest Missouri Fund

Donate online: https://cfozarks.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=6061


Lenten Bible Exploration

Starting Tuesday, March 11, Lenten Bible Exploration will meet in the Trinity Room, each Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Explorers should bring their Bibles, their lunches, and their curiosity. Each session we will read aloud and discuss lessons for future Sunday worship services.

Here’s the schedule for readings:

  • April 8 Pastor Tom will be away, no meeting

  • April 15 Luke 24:13-49, Isaiah 25:6-9


Trinity/ Westminster Kids Night In

Save the Date for the

Trinity/ Westminster Kids Night In

Friday April 11, 5:30-8:00 p.m.

Trinity Fellowship Hall

Invite a friend

Dinner, crafts and games.


Contacting the Church Office

To reach Alyssa Spradlin, Director of Communication & Administrative Ministries, to communicate with the church office use this and only this email address:

office@trinityspringfieldpcusa.org


Screen Time?

Our wonderful AV team would like to request that if you ever need anything put on the screens for any service that is held at Trinity, please let us know in advance so we can load things into the program properly. Sometimes it is very hard to load things moments before an event. Thank you for this consideration.


Lost and Found

Wondering where your pen, mug, charger, book, hat, sunglasses, or other elusive item is? Items turned into the church office will be placed in our new Lost & Found tubs, located on the shelf above the accessibility devices near the West entrance. 


Wiggle Room

Everyone is welcome in the sanctuary. If you have a fussy child and would like to step out while continuing to participate in worship, please feel free to make use of our new Wiggle Room in Room 14. The room is outfitted with comfortable chairs, a changing table, a small bathroom, and a new (to us) television mounted on the wall, showing the livestream. Please note that children in the Wiggle Room must be accompanied by a grownup who brought them. Children three-and-under can be dropped off in the Nursery in Room 12.


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Trinity Book Group Update

Trinity readers met on March 15 for our first gathering and decided the following: we will meet the third Saturday of the month at the Panera on East Sunshine at 9:00 a.m., we hope to read books from different genres, and we suggest a book be read ahead of time before recommending it to the group. Our first selections are Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert (April 26, a week later because of Easter), and Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge (May17). In June, Pastor Tom will recommend a book on Christian Nationalism for us to read. If you are interested in joining this group of enthusiastic readers, please contact Daphne Anderson.


Slides Before Worship Service

If your group would like to get slides in the pre-service announcement time, they need to email them to Robert Reed.


Trinity House at Eden Village

In 2018, Pastor Miller and the Mission and Public Witness Committee visited a new tiny home community for the chronically homeless. Eden Village and its vision touched our hearts and we wanted to be part of its mission to end homelessness. Our church sponsored a tiny home, which is known as Trinity House, and Marie Shayhan has lived in the home since it was completed. Recently, Marie's health made it unsafe for her to live alone and her family made the decision to move her to a care facility.

A new resident will be moving into Trinity House soon and the home needs to be refurnished. A wish list has been established at Walmart if you would like to help purchase items for the home. Click on the link below and it should take you to Trinity House Eden Village 1. Thank you in advance for your continuing support! If you have any problems with the link to Walmart please contact Kate Companik.

Brenda Havens, Kate Companik, and Pastor Tom will be touring Eden Village on Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Anyone who is interested is welcome to join us.

Trinity House Eden Village I


Silent Welcome Walk

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 5

What: Silent Welcome Walk from South Street Christian Church to Park Central Square

When: 10:30 a.m. followed by speakers & international choirs on the square @ 11:30 a.m.

Why: Stand with our Neighbors: Welcoming Refugees

Sponsored by: Missouri Faith Voices, International Institute of Southwest Missouri, NAACP

ALL AGES ARE WELCOME!


Liturgists for April

We are grateful to the following people who are sharing their gifts with Trinity by serving as liturgists during the month of April.  

April 6 - Celebrate the Gifts of Women Sunday

April 13 - Jill Carter

April 20 - Brenda Sneed

April 27 - Jerry Lucietta

If you would like to serve as liturgist, please contact Martha Bledsoe.


Prayer Chain

There are currently 11 people on Trinity’s Prayer Chain. Pray-ers receive text messages whenever someone requests prayer. Prayer requests can be as specific or general as the requester wants. Two people were added to the Prayer Chain after filling out Helping Hands at Trinity Connects on January 26. If you would like to be added to the Prayer Chain, please text Pastor Tom at 920-237-9840. If you would like to request prayer, please text Pastor Tom at 920-237-9840.


Trinity Sunday School Classes

Sunday School opportunities for all ages. Please consider joining us in exploring our faith and learning from one another in spaces of grace and love. All classes begin at 10:15 a.m.

Children's Sunday School: We meet from 10:15-11:15 in room 10. This semester the Children's Sunday School will be studying the ministry of Jesus and stories of people he interacted with. We will have special lessons related to One Great Hour or Sharing and Easter too. The semester will conclude by learning stories about Paul and his travels.

Adult Class Offerings

Please join us in Topical Discussions Fellowship for Sunday school.

We meet 10:15-11:15 in Fellowship Hall, with good fellowship, coffee, and treats.

If you would like to join the class by Zoom, please contact the church office.

This Lenten Season, the Room 17 Adult class will be using the Devotional Everything [in] Between created by A Santified Art, a group of artists and clergy who can help us experience scripture through their creativity.  

The Gospel of Luke is the focus of this devotional series which we will begin on Sunday, March 9 at 10:15. Devotional Books are available at the west entrance. 

We hope you will join us on this journey through Lent.

Questions to the church office or Amy Price.

Four and More: This Bible study derives its name from meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays (presently meeting in person in room 17 at Trinity, and by Zoom). Anyone wanting to join can send their email address to the study leader Jane Huffstetler, and she will provide the Zoom.

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