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Your Midweek TLC | May 13, 2026

VBS Registration

Last Day to Register and Get a T-shirt

June 8–12, 2026 from 9:00-12:30pm

T-shirt Deadline is TODAY, May 13

Volunteers and participants, now is the time to sign up for our jungle adventure! Most families will be able to register everyone on a single form. If you have questions, email vbs@tlcbr.org.

Over the next several weeks, we will be highlighting a specific ministry team in Your Midweek TLC. On May 31, 2026, team leaders will be available after morning services to answer questions and help members find out more about getting involved.


As you learn more about the teams, please prayerfully consider how God might be calling you to serve as part of a TLC Ministry Team. If you have questions about our Ministry Teams in general, please contact Abigail Jones at ajones@tlcbr.org

Outreach Ministry Team

Purpose

  • To increase the greater Baton Rouge community’s awareness of Trinity Lutheran Church
  • To engage the community through events, partnerships, and direct actions so that all might be welcomed into God’s Kingdom.
  • To engage in our Trinity Mission to Love on the community.
  • To engage in our Trinity Mission to Share our faith in Christ.


Primary Events

  • Participate in community events such as community runs and/or parades
  • Trinity Events on campus with an emphasis on supporting the community. (Pumpkin Patch)
  • Considering opportunities to engage the community on campus.


Volunteer Opportunities

  • May 31st Crawfish Boil & Picnic  
  • Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival
  • Other Ministry events are coming
  • Section hiking on the Appalachian Trail
  • Trinity Lutheran Church 5K 
  • Single event volunteering such as prepping, working the event, and/or take down
  • Outreach Ministry Team Planning Committee


Helpful Volunteer Characteristics and Skills

Our team members strive to be a reflection of the Son (Jesus Christ), as the moon reflects the light of the sun, so we should reflect the light of Jesus to others. Exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit in interactions with others helps us to accomplish this. We strive to share love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Helpful traits include:

  • Organization skills
  • A desire to reach and save the lost
  • A humble heart
  • Able to receive instruction and implement a plan
  • Strategic planning and follow-through


Contact

Gary Buuck, outreach@tlcbr.org

This article is part of our Ministry Team highlight series

Caring to Love Ministries - Bottles for Babies Drive Begins This Sunday

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Sunday, May 17, 2026

After each morning service this Sunday, baby bottles will be given out for you to take home and fill with cash, checks, or coins. We will collect the bottles on June 25th, Father’s Day.


Funds collected benefit the work of Caring to Love Ministries and the Care Pregnancy Clinic. The help you provide is used to transform the lives of moms and dads and to save babies right here in the Baton Rouge area.

Final Day to Submit Graduates

We'd like to honor our high school and college graduates in May! Please complete the form and email a photo to jgribnau@tlcbr.org by today, May 13, 2026.

You Don't Want to Miss Out!

May 31, 2026, immediately following 11:00 a.m. worship.



Save the Date

June 28, 2026, immediately following 11:00 a.m. worship.



This Week's Verses

Acts 1:1–11, Psalm 47, Eph. 1:15–23, Luke 24:44–53

Flowers This Sunday

Given by Julie and Guy Jones in celebration of their anniversary.

Trinity by the Numbers

Attendance

Sunday, May 10, 2026

8:30 am

11:00 am

4:00 pm

TOTAL

167

122

27

316

Giving

For the week ended May 10, 2026

Budgeted Offerings

YTD Offerings

$640,659

$700,324

Over/(Under) Budget

Weekly Offerings

$59,665

$20,206

Loan Balance as of 5/4/26

$281,915

Total Loan Principal Donations

$267,228

Matching Funds Still Available

$22,135

The March 2026 financial reports have been uploaded to the website. Password required, click to request.

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