Trinity E-News 12/22/2023

What's Coming up at Trinity

We hope to see you at Sunday Worship Services this week!

10:00 a.m. Combined Service

4:00 p.m. Family Service

11:00 p.m. Candlelight Service

As usual, our services will be available live-streamed on

Facebook Sunday mornings and on our YouTube page on Mondays.

Trinity YouTube Sermons Our Facebook Page

Upcoming Sermon

December 24

Sermon Series:

Fourth Sunday

of Advent

Scripture:

Luke 1:26-38

Sermon:

Our Spirit Waits (Love)

Scripture Reading Sign-Ups

Church Office Holiday Hours

Christmas and New Years Services

Holiday Programs

2024 Weekly Offering Envelopes

Elevator Update

Thank you

Upcoming Blood Drive

Confirmation Class

Lost And Found

Missions of the Month

Little Free Food Pantry

The Little Free Food Pantry is located next to the Crossroads Building in the Poquoson Ave. Parking Lot.

The LFFP is to help people facing hunger or food insecurity with no questions asked. If you know of a family that could benefit from the LFFP, please let them know it moved.

You can drop off either monetary donations (marked LFFP) or food donations to the Poquoson Ave. doors Monday-Friday during office hours. If you do not want to make contact, you can ring the bell during office hours to get our attention. Thank you for your generous support of the LFFP.

Wondering How You Can

Help the People of Ukraine?

United Methodists and others wishing to provide humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainian people in the wake of the Russian invasion of their country may contribute to Advance #982450, UMCOR International Disaster Response and Recovery. This fund will provide direct assistance to those in Ukraine as well as assistance to Ukrainians fleeing to neighboring countries.

Gifts to support the people of Ukraine can be made in the following ways:

Online at https://umcmission.org/advance-project/982450
By toll free telephone: 888-252-6174
By check with “Advance #982450-Ukraine” written on the memo line, either mailed and addressed to Global Ministries/UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY, 10087-9068 or given at or through any United Methodist church

One hundred percent of all Advance contributions go to the designated cause.

The United Methodist community in Ukraine, though quite small, is actively engaged in assisting neighbors in need. Global Ministries is in touch with the Church’s leadership as well as with church leaders in countries welcoming those who are fleeing from violence in Ukraine.

Thrift Shop Food Pantry

The Food Pantry at the Thrift Shop on Wythe Creek Rd. is open on Tuesdays & Fridays from 10:15AM to 12:30PM. Clients must have ID and use the entrance to the left of Mr. C’s Pizza.

The Thrift Shop Food Pantry is accepting food donations again. You can drop your donations in the box in the Commons.

Monetary donations are also accepted: checks should be made out to The Parish Thrift Shop, Inc., and mailed to PO Box 2019, Poquoson 23662.

Maui Wildfires

Please continue to pray and stay updated on the wind-driven wildfires on Maui that have prompted evacuations and caused significant loss of life and widespread damage.

As of an August 14 update, UMCOR is coordinating with the California-Pacific Annual Conference to process an initial grant for emergency supplies such as shelf-stable food, water, hygiene items and tools to help survivors recover belongings as first responders continue to provide initial aid in the area.

Gifts can be made in the following ways:

* Online at https://umcmission.org/advance-project/901670

* By toll-free telephone call: 1-888-252-6174

* By check made out to Global Ministries/UMCOR with “Advance #901670-Hawaii” written on the memo line and mailed to Global Ministries/UMCOR, GPO, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY, 10087-9068

* By check made out to Global Ministries/UMCOR with “Advance #901670-Hawaii” written on the memo line and given to any United Methodist church.

As far as VIM (Volunteers in Mission) teams to Maui, it is still too earlier in the process for teams to be sent out. VAUMC's Disaster Response Coordinator Rev. Bob Pihlcrantz shared that recovery efforts are still underway to recover the deceased. When this changes, the VAUMC will be notified conference-wide.

Learn more from UMCOR...

TUMC Choirs

Prayer Shawl Ministry

The Agnes Carmines Circle has started a Prayer Shawl Ministry. We give them to church or community friends who may be in nursing homes, shut-in, have an extended illness, or someone just in need of a little love. If you know of someone who may benefit from this ministry, or you would like to help make one, please contact Jane Lender (757) 870-8764

Grief Group

Quilters

TUMC Bible Study Groups

Sunday Night Advent Bible Study

Wednesday Night Bible Studies

Zoom Bible Study

The Seedbed Bible Study is currently participating in the Lenten Book Study listed above. We will be sharing our thoughts on these readings as well as checking in with each other and discussing ways we can be the church to each other and our community during the current crisis. The link below will work for the meetings:

Join Zoom Meeting

Wednesday Night Bible Study.

Wednesday Night Ladies' Bible Study

"The Ladies Bible study will no meet Dec. 27, 2023. Bible Study resumes on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

For more information contact Debbie Creecy at 757-871-4832."

Wednesday Night Men's Bible Study

"The Men's Bible Study class will resume meeting at the home of Erbin Lender on Wednesday nights at 6:15 p.m.

For more information, contact David Creecy at 757-871-0773."

Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.

Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZcoc-uvrT0jHdQGpoYnwneNBC3dz1gx-hA4/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGrqz8oHdeTuR6HRpwqGY-ga-3ztiFEgqdsuw_qOi5EbAbYFMERNqguF8Cd

Ladies Thursday Morning Bible Study

November/December Upper Rooms are available now.

Cost Saving

Weekly Offering

Finances

E-Giving

Our Giving Portal is safe and secure. Please continue to give your tithe, either by mailing it in, dropping it off, or setting up an online payment. The work of the church continues, even if we cannot see one another in person.

On-Line Giving Link

District Newsletter

If you would like to see what is going on within our Church District please click the link to view the District Newsletter.

https://conta.cc/47fzAkS

TCP News

The 2024 Altar Flower sign-up is available in the hall outside the Sanctuary. The total for two arrangements is $35. What a wonderful way to bring Glory to God by honoring a loved one.