Rally Day Coming Soon!

Rally Day is coming on August 9! Rally Day is traditionally the Sunday that we celebrate a new program year and ask God's blessings on our ministry and mission together. Rally Day includes a special worship with the blessing of quilts and care kits as well as our mission fair in Hanberry Hall. The mission fair gives you a great opportunity to view the different ministries at Trinity and find ways to further serve our Lord. Hope to see you on August 9!

Rally Day Picnic!

In addition, we will be having a Rally Day picnic at 4:30pm in the afternoon in our back parking lot. Hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks will be provided. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. We will have a water slide for the kids to enjoy!

**This year we are adding a new feature to the picnic. We are asking anyone who has a favorite barbecue to bring it along to share as well! Please sign up on the Perfect Potluck if you plan to bring a BBQ to share.

Click on the video link to find out more about the Rally Day Picnic!

Lutheran World Relief Ingathering Volunteer Opportunities

Once again we are hosting the metro Atlanta Lutheran World Relief Ingathering. Quilts & Kits will be dedicated at both worship services on August 9th. On Saturday, August 22nd from 9-11am, we will work to be sure Trinity's boxes are labeled, weighed, and packed securely. We need volunteers to help with this; you can sign up to help on the link in this announcement. Then, on August 28 & 29, we will load all of metro Atlanta's donations (and Trinity's of course) onto the truck that Averitt Trucking will provide. In 2025 this amounted to over 6,000 lbs. So we need your help!

If you have any questions about what's involved, you can text or call Janice Hawkins at 770-712-6090 or email her at jchawkin@bellsouth.net.

Worship Services Return to 8:30 AM & 11:00 AM

Starting August 2, our worship times will return to 8:30am & 11am. Please make note of this change starting in August.

Wednesday Night Celebrate Dinners Begin on September 9th!

Welcome back Trinity! It's time for Wednesday Night Celebrate activities on September 9th! We have something for all ages on Wednesday nights and it all begins with dinner at 5:30 pm. We need YOU to help provide those dinners! We appreciate all of the groups who lended a hand last school year.

We usually have 20 to 30 people in attendance for dinner which is served from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Here is the link to sign up for a meal:

www.TakeThemAMeal.com/ZMAP5813

We love this midweek fellowship at Trinity! If you have any questions, please contact Laura McHan via phone (404.993.6331) or email (laurabmchan@gmail.com). Thank you so much for your help!

Synod Revival Day!

You and your congregations are invited to participate in the fourth Synod Revival Day on Aug. 22 (9am-3pmCT) at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marietta, GA!! Our thanks to LCR for their willingness to host this event!

Each congregation in your deanery-conference is encouraged to bring 5-10 members (rostered minister, lay leaders, young adults, confirmed youth, etc.) for an exciting day of learning, fellowship, and worship! 

There is lots of information available on the Revival Days webpage: https://www.elca-ses.org/synod-revival-days 

There you can learn more, register, and at the bottom, you'll find promotional resources.

If you register to go, please let Pastor Scott know that you plan to attend!

Men's Retreat 2026 Coming Soon!

Mark your calendars now! The 2026 men's retreat will be held November 6-8 at Hard Labor Creek Camp (State Park) in Rutlege, Georgia. We needed to change our venue because the camp we used the past two years is under new construction. A group of us visited Hard Labor Creek Camp and the accommodations and opportunities there should work out well for the retreat. Further details will be forthcoming, but please make plans to join us for a weekend of fun, fellowship and learning!

Check Out What's Happening in Our Youth and Children's Ministry!

There’s always something exciting going on with our kids and youth! From Sunday School to SWAG, Wednesday gatherings to special events and service projects, we’re growing in faith and having fun along the way. Be sure to check out the latest news and upcoming events—don’t miss out on what’s ahead!

Ways to Give

Given the issues with the USPS recently, we wanted to touch on ways to give to the church online. If you prefer to give to the church via check, please bring it on Sunday and place in the offering plate, or drop off in the church office during business hours.

• Online: Give Now

• Use Simply Giving, an automated giving program. Download enrollment form and return to the office.

• Send money via Zelle. Add recipient Trinity Lutheran Church with the email ap@tlc-lilburn.org. Use the memo line to indicate what/why you are giving to the church.

Please contact Kristy Perkins at kristy.perkins@tlc-lilburn.org if you have any questions or concerns.

JUST Club for August

JUST Club (Jesus Uses Seniors Too) will meet on Friday, August 14, at 6:30 pm in Hanberry Hall. It’s BINGO Night which is always full of fun, laughs and prizes! There will be a catered dinner featuring eye of round roast and herb roasted chicken breast. Cost is $20 per person. You may pay at the door, but reservations are needed by August 9. Contact Carol Thompson with any questions or to make your reservations. Come spend a pleasant evening with some Trinity friends.

Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Trinity's Dementia Caregiver Support Group meets in person in the parlor B-104 and via Zoom on the second Friday of each month at 12:30 PM. Our next meeting will be Friday, August 14th.

Details for our virtual participants below:

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 820 1638 6802

Passcode: 664096

ADHD Parents Support Group - Online Only (On Hiatus for July)

The ADHD Parents Support Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 6:00pm -7:00pm. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, August 18th. The meeting will be online via Zoom. Please feel free to reach out to Pastor Katie at pastorkatie@tlc-lilburn.org for more info.

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 822 8245 7163

Passcode: 270788

Grief Support Group (On Hiatus for July)

The Grief Support Group meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month from 11:00am - 12:00pm. Our next meeting will be Thursday, August 20th. The meeting will be hybrid. Folks are welcome to join us in person in B-104 or via Zoom. At the beginning of the group, we will have a brief educational time. Then there will be time available for those who would like to share. Please feel free to reach out to Pastor Katie at pastorkatie@tlc-lilburn.org for more info.

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 826 6957 1543

Passcode: 565501

Lutheran World Relief Personal Care Kits

Collecting items August 9 to September 12, 2026

On God’s Work, Our Hands Day, September 13, 2026, the Women of the ELCA will be hosting the assembly of LWR Personal Care Kits. During this past year these kits were shipped to Ukraine, Angola, Mali, Serbia, Venezuela, and the United States (Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee), and other places which have experienced recent crises.  LWR needs to replenish their supply of Personal Care Kits. You can help by donating any of the items listed below and leaving your donations in the designated bin in Hanberry Hall. We invite the congregation and friends of Trinity to join us assembling LWR Personal Care Kits in Hanberry Hall between worship services on September 13th.

**We have already purchased 100 combs, 100 toothbrushes, and 100 large toenail clippers with a Thrivent Action Team and a generous donation.**

Items to donate:

• NEW light-weight bath-size towels - dark colors recommended
• 4 oz bath size bars of soap

There is a bin under the map bulletin board in Hanberry Hall to place your items.

**Click on links below to order items from Amazon or Walmart**

Walmart Wish List

Amazon Wish List

Grace House (Lutheran Campus Ministries at GA Tech) Collection

We are collecting items to support Grace House for the students in the Georgia Tech community. We plan to gather them for delivery on God’s Work Our Hands Sunday.



Thank you for supporting this important ministry.

Grace [Coffee] House is a joint ministry of the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta . We proudly serve the Georgia Tech community in Atlanta, Georgia. https://gracepeople.org/

Grace House is a community of friendship, direction, authenticity, service, and a home away from home. It may seem on the surface that our welcome is just a cup of coffee but really, our welcome is hope. Hope is needed in a world that seems fraught with division and hope is needed in the lives of Georgia Tech students. Hope that they will see the other side of a looming midterm, hope that at some point a social life will return, hope that all this hard work is going to be worth it, hope that one day they might have time to sleep, or hope that there is someplace they can still go to get a free cup of coffee, a smile, and for someone to ask “how’s your week going?”.

Exciting News from The Green Team

We reached our goal of collecting 1000 pounds of plastic and have received a bench! Thank you to everyone who helped us achieve this goal, and for keeping 1000 pounds of plastic out of landfills. 

We will no longer be collecting plastic towards a goal. However, we can continue to collect plastic as a convenience for you if we have your help. We need people who are willing to take the plastic from the bin at church to a drop off location such as Publix, Target, or Walmart and put the plastic in the bins there. If you are willing to help, please use this Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4DA9AC2BA2FB6-63804931-plastic#/  If you have questions about what is involved, please contact Becky White at 404-789-5468 (talk or text).

Alternatively, we encourage you to take the plastic with you when you shop and drop it off. And, as always, the best option of all is to refuse plastic bags and packaging whenever and wherever you can!

Love Offering For August - Backpack Buddies

The Backpack Buddies program provides elementary school

children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals a sack of healthy and easy-to-prepare foods. The sack is for the weekend when students are not at school and don’t have access to the free-meal program. For many of these children, school meals may be the only reliable meals they eat during the week.

We are partnering with Shiloh Elementary School to support 20 children. Place your donations in the Backpack Buddies bin in Hanberry Hall or you can contribute funds and we'll do the shopping. Just put Backpack Buddies on the memo of your payment.

The most needed items are:

• Milk - individual, shelf-stable (example: horizon or fairlife)
• Juice boxes (like capri-sun or kool-aid)
• Small individual boxes of cereal or Oatmeal packets
• Chef Boyardee meals
• Jif to Go (peanut butter) packs
• Vegetables - like Libby’s 4pks (Walmart has the best price) or Kroger brand
• Granola Bars/Raisins individual boxes
• Apple sauce cups or fruit cups

We are also looking for volunteers to set out the food, or to take the prepared bags to Shiloh. Please contact Shirley Connelly (slconnelly@gmail.com or text 770-891-5513) for more details.

Updated List for Good Samaritan Ministries and Worship Invitation



Thank you for the generosity of continuing to provide needed items to our brothers and sisters of Good Samaritan Church. They are truly appreciated. 

If you have any questions please reach out to Bob and Michele Davis 770-815-1609 or Pastor Scott or Pastor Katie.

1. Bags of rice

2. Dry beans

3. Cleaning Supplies

4. Gift Cards (Kroger or Walmart)

5. Salt

6. Sugar

7. Feminine hygiene supplies

8 Paper Towels

9 Children's Books

10 Vegetable Oil

11 Toothpaste

12 Body Lotion

13 Diapers (any size)

14 Adult Coats & Jackets (Small & Medium sizes)

Setting Up Zoom Meetings for Your Group

Trinity has a licensed Zoom account and we can assist you in setting up a meeting for your group to meet. Members will join the meeting online using a laptop, a tablet or smart phone. John Parson will be coordinating Zoom meetings for our congregation. Please contact John at john.parson@tlc-lilburn.org or Kristy at kristy.perkins@tlc-lilburn.org for scheduling your meeting and assistance getting started.