Trinity Newsletter for July 30, 2026
Funeral/Memorial Service Planning Forms
There are funeral/memorial service planning forms available in the church office.
Pastor Tom introduced these forms at Adult Sunday School July 19.
It is a terrific idea to give some thought to your funeral/memorial service. Planning is a great gift to your family.
We recommend that you keep a copy for yourself, and make copies for your loved ones, and give a copy to church to have on file.
Home Communion
Trinity provides home communion to anyone who is unable to come to worship with us. We do this every 3 months, with the next service being August 2. If you know of someone who would like to receive home communion, please call or text Teresa Olsen at 417-860-1767.
YEAH! IT IS A GO!
(The minimum was met, so the gathering will definitely happen.)
*** REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 1. ***
A couple of things added:
MONDAY NIGHT
Ladies Night Out – 7 – 8:30 p.m. (following dinner) will be a time to relax and enjoy some fun and fellowship together.
TUESDAY MORNING
Taney County Crisis Center – apast PW Birthday Offering recipient will give a short power point on this organization and how important Presbyterian Women is to them. The presenter wrote the grant application and is now the executive director.
For more information and registration form Click Here
Office Volunteers and Subs Needed
Our friends at Brentwood have been providing MOST of the Welcome Desk coverage for the last 18 months, with a few gaps. We have offered to try to fill those gaps as we are able. Shifts are three hours long (9:00 a.m. to Noon, Noon to 3:00 p.m.), and involve answering the phone, opening the door, and general office tasks as needed. Most of the time you will be idle and able to focus on a task or book you bring from home. You can sign up to work specific shifts every week, once a month, or on specific days that work best for you.
Regular openings are on Mondays and Wednesdays, from Noon to 3:00 p.m. We would also like to develop a list of substitute Welcome Desk volunteers, folks that can be called when one of the regularly scheduled volunteers (on any shift, Monday through Thursday) cannot fill the shift.
Please contact Rev. Alyssa in the church office (office@trinityspringfieldpcusa.org, 417-450-2544) for more information or to be added to the schedule.
Trinity Book Club
Our group meets monthly to discuss books over delicious treats at Neighbors Mill. Our schedule for the rest of the year is:
August 15-The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.
September 19-Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis
October 17-Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
November 21-Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks
More great reads to come in 2027. Please join us if you love to discuss good books and contact Daphne Anderson for more information.
Liturgists for Upcoming Sundays
We are grateful to the following people who are sharing their gifts with Trinity by serving as liturgists.
Aug. 2 - Mike Wills
Aug. 9 - Mary Kay Hoops
Aug. 16 - Bill Trotter
Aug. 23 - Amy Price
Aug. 30 - Brenda Sneed
Sept. 6 - Clancy Cherry
Sept. 13 - Anita Dixon
Sept. 20 - Hayden Pyle
Sept. 27 - Cletus Johnson
If you would like to serve as liturgist, please contact Martha Bledsoe.
Prayer Chain
There are currently 16 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. 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.
Contacting the Church Office
To reach Rev. Alyssa Spradlin, Church Administrator, to communicate with the church office use this and only this email address:
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 Class
The Children's Class is on Summer Break and will resume on September 13.
Adult Sunday School meets in Fellowship Hall at 10:15.
Personal Endings - Discussion on why and how you might plan for your end.
Aug. 2 - Advanced Planning for End of Life: Supporting Each Other As We Grieve Loss - Rev Dr. Tom Willadsen and Rev Laura Fleetwood
Four and More
Rev. Jane Huffstetler has agreed to lead Bible study on Wednesday afternoons at 4:00 p.m. (thus the name). We meet both at the church and by Zoom if that is what works for you. If you want to be included in the weekly reminder that also includes the Zoom link, please send Jane an email. We will begin with Genesis and work our way through the Bible. No prior knowledge is needed, just a Bible and a desire to study with others.
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