Announcements
For Music at Home links, please click here.
The building remains closed to all persons, including renters. The building is only accessible for Food and Friends and deliveries. Select spaces are available for Trinity small groups only, through reservations made to the office. Please click here for all guidance on our current operating status, including how Trinity small groups can make reservations.
New Ministry Chairs Needed: Administration and Christian Education
Two Ministry chairs have reached their term limits and we need new leadership for these positions.
Admin Ministry It’s time for a new Chair of the Administration Ministry. It’s a meaningful position for Trinity as you lead the administration budget and processes for the Church. If you’ve got a knack for budgeting, financial and Human Resources this would be a great fit for you. Please let Julie Bradsher know of your interest.
Christian Education Christian Education and Nurture ministry is looking for a new chair as well. If you have interest in education, childcare, youth group, and more, please consider being the chair. As an added bonus, the previous chair kept AMAZING notes and calendar items so your job is really well documented. If interested, please contact Judith or Ben (who serves on the committee).
Presbyterian Help for Lebanon
We support two mission workers in the region. Mission co-worker and World Mission’s regional liaison for Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, the Rev. Elmarie Parker, has been coordinating with partners in Beirut. She has been sheltering-in-place in Oregon since March. Her husband and fellow-mission co-worker, the Rev. Scott Parker, was in Beirut, where he is sheltering-in-place and escaped injury. Global partners in Beirut have reported property damage but no deaths. If you would like to hear their updates, please click here. In addition to prayers, please consider donating to helping those in need in Lebanon, please click here.
Bible Study - Sunday at 2pm
This will be a 45 minute study each Sunday for four weeks starting on August 2nd. Each week, we read sections of a book of the Bible and then talk about those passages. No homework, no prior knowledge of the Book, just read and chat.
To sign up please click here.
Sunday: Youth: Check-In and Game Night 7:00 p.m. on Zoom
Catch up, share a vacation story, and play games like Codenames and Mafia. See the youth email for more information. Questions? Email Stuart.
Sunday : Young Adults Zoom with Ben at 3pm
Young Adults are invited to connect with each other via a Zoom call on Sunday at 3pm. If you have not checked it out yet, today is your day! Give it a try by emailing Ben for the Zoom link.
Today: Just Coffee at 10am
Just Coffee is meeting virtually over Zoom weekly. All are welcome as we get caught up with each other and pretend that we are in the John Knox room! The info is below. Please make sure that your “name” as it appears to Zoom is clear so that Lynn Pollack can admit you from the Zoom waiting room. Just in case, to be sure Lynn is able to recognize your name as a Trinity community, feel free to notify Lynn if you plan to attend the Zoom Just Coffee. If you are not familiar with Zoom yet, please feel free to contact Susan Dykstra and she will help you set it up. Link to Zoom Meeting
Today: Open Zoom with Judith at 4pm
Grab a coffee, cold drink, or snack and join pastor Judith for a Sunday afternoon coffee hour. This space will be open to any conversations and also to talk about the sermon. Everyone is invited at 4pm this Sunday. Please email the office for the link or check your enews.
Operating Status/Small Group Reservations
The church remains closed at this time. Trinity small groups are now able to reserve in advance select indoor and outdoor spaces (which were updated this past week). In August, Session will re-evaluate opening for in person worship no earlier than September 6th. There are a lot of details in this evolving process, please click here to learn more. Thank you to Session and Pastor Judith for taking the time to think through this challenging and evolving issue.
Sign up for Confirmation 2020/21
Confirmation is a class for any youth 8th Grade and above to learn about membership of Trinity Presbyterian Church. It is a 9 month class that meets once a month for 2 hours. At the end of the class the participants have the choice of becoming a voting member of Trinity.
To sign up for the class please fill in this form
If you would like more information about the class , email Ben.
Helping the Community with Mt. Olivet
During these challenging times, we are continuing to support Mt Olivet Community Assistance, even though the Saturday program is closed temporarily. In the coming months, please let the organizer know if you would be interested in volunteering to:
1. Pack boxes/bags of non-perishable food items and toiletries outside at Mount Olivet with social distancing practices and/or
2. Deliver boxes/bags to our Community Assistance guests in Arlington with contactless delivery.
If you are interested, please email Tina, the program coordinator. To learn more about the program needs during the pandemic, you can ask to be put on their volunteer listserve.
Session Meeting Updates: Preschool and Playground
Session has been busy! Please click here for the highlights from the July 14th meeting. In addition, Session had a special called meeting on Tuesday, July 21st to discuss the preschool reopening and the status of the playground. The Session approved the proposal from the preschool to open in September, with modifications for the safety of the families, staff, and church members. The playground will reopen as soon as possible after the Trinity Reopening Group has developed guidelines and signage. If you would like the official session motions and proposals, please email the church office.
Racial Justice
Racial Justice Updated Resources
Staying in Contact with Your Trinity Family
We are encouraging small groups of all kinds to continue supporting each other through zoom chats and other forms of digital meet-up. If your group is meeting digitally and would like pastor Judith to join you, please send an invitation to the meeting to pastorjudith@trinityarlington.org. She is available for a chat with your group or to lead you in prayer. We are also interested in suggestions of how we can improve our leadership through this crisis.
What can we do to help our neighbors during this time of crisis?
Click here to learn more.