Trinity Newsletter for October 1, 2026
Pledge Envelopes Available
Please plan to pick up your 2027 Pledge Envelopes on Oct 4 from the west entrance before church and the coffee nook after service. This will help save money on postage.
Thank you from the Generosity and Engagement Committee
Trinity Kids Invite You to Participate in Socktober
New socks for children and adults will be shared in the community as the weather turns cold.
Collection box at the West Entrance through Oct. 31.
Your Mission and Public Witness Committee, with the help of the youth of the church, are conducting a sock drive for our friends in need. We are turning October into Socktober! Please bring new socks to the church and find the beautiful Socktober container the kids decorated. They will be shared when we serve the Food for Friends meal later in the month. Sock-It-To-Us!
Pizza With The Pastors
To our delight, your Welcome & Fellowship committee has learned that Pastor Appreciation Day and National Sausage Pizza Day are celebrated on the same date. (Who knew?!)
The obvious response is, gathering the congregation — and especially all ministers in our Trinity family — for PIZZA WITH THE PASTORS on Sunday, October 4, right after church, at PaPPo’s Pizzeria, 900 E. Battlefield. Gluten-free options are available! The pastors will be our guests; everyone else, please pick up your own tab.
RSVPs are helpful. We’ll pass a sign-up sheet during worship, or you may call/text Kristin Butler, 417-414-5544.
As Pastor Tom often says, Trinity enjoys a “deep bench” of clergy. Please help us honor him and all ministers who bless our church on October 4. (And carpool, if you can!)
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:
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.
Oct. 4 - Shane Baker
Oct. 11 - Teresa Olsen
Oct. 18 - Patty Dunn
Oct. 25 - Sue Reynolds
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
Children pre-K through 5th grade are invited to join us as we learn about people Jesus met, The Short Man Zacchaeus, A Thankful Woman who washed the feet of Jesus and A Thankful Man who was cured of a bad disease. We have crafts, games and treats that accompany each lesson. Hope you can join us.
SALT (Studying and Learning Together)
Class resumes September 13 at 10:15 in room 17. Our first study is Genesis: A Beginner's Guide to the Beginning by Amy-Jill Levine.
Levine presents Genesis as a living text, one that continues to shape faith, identity and our understanding of what it means to be human. These familiar stories are often heard in fragments; here, they are explored with care, curiosity, and theological insight. This is a six-session study which includes videos with the author. Please come join us!
Topical Discussions Sunday School
Please join us for Sunday School weekly in the Fellowship Hall. We enjoy good fellowship, hot coffee, and delicious treats as we discuss God’s presence in our daily lives. If you are unable to join us in person, then please Zoom with our fellowship, using the links provided in each Sunday morning e-mail from Trinity. For any questions, please ask any of our members or call Dave Muegge.
In October 2026 our topics include:
October 4 - The Holy Spirit-in the Synoptic Gospels Pastor Hamilton Dave Muegge
October 11 - The Holy Spirit-in John Pastor Hamilton
October 18 - The Holy Spirit-in Acts of the Apostles Pastor Hamilton Sue Reynolds
October 25 - The Holy Spirit-in the Epistles of Paul Pastor Hamilton Marilyn Bell
Our first lessons this fall semester, are based on Pastor Adam Hamilton’s newest book, The Holy Spirit: God’s Presence and Power at Work in Us
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 or contact the church office. 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. Four and More will resume on October 7.
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