"We are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses."

Hebrews 12:1

On Sunday, May 6, we will come together as the family of Trinity Presbyterian Church to thank God for the cloud of witnesses who have gone before us, leaving their imprint of life and faith upon each of us, and upon your world. We will celebrate the lives of our saints, those in our congregation who are 75 years old and older, to thank these wise and faithful members for their years of love and service, for their continuing contribution to the life of the church, and for their collective heritage as role models to us all.

This fun and festive event will begin with worship at 9:30, in which we will recognize and bless the live of our saints for their witness to faith in Jesus Christ here at Trinity. This will be followed with a luncheon, during which we will celebrate the gifts, service to the church and community and the pathways of spiritual growth that our older members have laid for us to follow.

Mark your calendars now to attend the worship service and to share fellowship at the luncheon on Sunday, May 6, as we celebrate our saints. Please let the church office know if you will attend the luncheon, so that we may plan for the preparation of the meal.

On Sunday, April 15^th, the Spirit of St. Louis Marathon will be working its way down Delmar at worship time. The gates to the streets leading into Ames Place will be open, allowing you to reach Trinity without having to cross or travel on Delmar. Visit the marathon website for route information as you make your Sunday travel plans: http://www.stlouismarathon.com/.

To get to Trinity without crossing the marathon route:

Get on Forest Park Parkway from I-170 (either northbound or southbound). Forest Park Parkway goes over the runners as they run along Forsyth. When you get to Big Bend, turn left. Make a right into Ames Place at Pershing, Waterman, Kingsbury, or Washington. Park in the COCA lot. The race should be past when church is over.

- Dr. Daniel Anderson-Little, Pastor

Holy Week encompasses a journey of faith shared by the Trinity community.

The week opens on Palm Sunday, April 1, with worship beginning at 9:30 a.m. that commemorates Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. Again this year, Trinity's festive procession will be led by bagpipes.

On Maundy Thursday, April 5, the Trinity community gathers at 6:00 p.m. to share dinner and communion in the church dining room. Read below to learn of some new developments this year.

Good Friday, April 6, marks the crucifixion of Jesus. Our service of Tenebrae (shadows) begins at 7:30 p.m. The Trinity Choir will sing Maurice Durufle's Requiem, a poignant setting of the service for the dead. Sung in Latin, this meditative work is inspired by Gregorian chant and speaks words of comfort and grace to those who are grieving. We offer the piece in remembrance of Christ's death and also remember the beloved saints who have gone to eternal life.

On Easter Sunday, April 8, we will celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. Festive music with organ, choir and percussion, beautiful flowers, and a timeless story of renewal and new possibilities will fill us with hope.

This year, as we delve deeper into our Equipping Ministry, Easter takes on new meaning for us. Equipping Ministry is based on the conviction that God calls every person not only to faith, but to particular ministry and service based on his or her spiritual gifts and passions. An Equipping Church helps its members discover those ministries and areas for service and "equips" them for that ministry. Equipping can include training, but also includes encouragement, assistance with team building, and praying for members as they engage in ministry. So what does Easter have to do this? Easter is the time in the Christian year when we remember that ministry is not finally dependent on our own abilities but on the God who even raises the dead. In the face of hunger, injustice, war, and alienation, our efforts can often feel so small. We sometimes wonder how our efforts can make a more peaceful and hopeful world. Easter stands as the reminder that it is God's power in us that changes the world and brings new life. This is a great Sunday to invite your friends to Trinity and let them experience what is happening here. This year's worship times are 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Breakfast will be served from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

For many years, Trinity members have gathered on the Thursday before Easter to remember and re-enact Jesus' last supper with his disciples. This service has been a time for us to enjoy warm fellowship as we share a wonderful meal and to grow spiritually as we celebrate communion together. Over the years, the Maundy Thursday service has been altered and this year will be no different. We will again gather for a wonderful meal and we will again celebrate the Sacrament of communion. But there will be some new aspects as well. Jim Person and his kitchen crew are working on some new menu items. We are working on ways to help children feel more included in the service. I invite everyone to come to this significant gathering where we connect with our rich history and discover new ways to experience God's presence and God's grace. The meal will begin at 6 p.m. and communion will begin around 7 p.m. If you have not yet made your reservation, please call the church office at 314-725-3840.

The basis of world peace is the teaching which runs through almost all the great religions of the world. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." Christ, some of the other great Jewish teachers, Buddha, all preached it. Their followers forgot it. What is the trouble between capital and labor, what is the trouble in many of our communities, but rather a universal forgetting that this teaching is one of our first obligations. - Eleanor Roosevelt

This exciting series expands on the Great Religions Roundtable Discussions which were held in Fall 2006. This should prove to be an exceptional opportunity for us to come together to learn and ask questions.

• April 22: Judaism led by Rabbi Hyim Shafner, Bais Abraham Congregation, University City.
• April 29: Islam led by Dr. Ahmet T. Karamustafa, Associate Professor of Islamic Thought and Religious Studies, Washington University.
• May 6: Hinduism led by Swami Nishpapananda, The Vedanta Society of St. Louis.
• May 13: Buddhism led by Carl Jerome, member of the Mid-America Buddhist Association, Augusta, MO

Trinity member Damayanthi Niles will be ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament at Trinity Presbyterian Church on April 14 at 3 p.m. Damayanthi is a professor of theology at Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves and will continue to teach there after her ordination. All Trinity members are encouraged to come to this wonderfully diverse service. Damayanthi's father Dr. Preman Niles will preach; the Rev. Robina Winbush, Director of Ecumenical Relations for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will give the charge to Damayanthi; Dr. Anna Carter Florence, Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta will give the charge to the church. The service will feature a rich array of music and liturgy with guests and participants coming from literally around the world. You will not want to miss this remarkable service. Clergy are invited to wear their robes with red stoles and process. If you plan to be in the processional, please arrive at Trinity by 2:45 p.m.

- Julie March, Minister of Equipping

There are many opportunities for ministry at Trinity Presbyterian Church. To respond to these invitations to ministry, or to list your own, please contact Julie March at the church (725-3840), email, juliammc@sbcglobal.net or contact the persons whose names are listed.

Ministry opportunities

We are forming a large Fellowship/Celebration Team to help with congregational events. The team will help with planning, hospitality, menu selection, cooking, serving, set up and clean up. Many can be involved in this ministry, so that each person will not be called on to serve at every event. Please contact me, Liz Nelson or Jim Person (993-0396) to respond to this ministry need.

The newly formed Flower Team has begun planning the decorations that will be used in our worship space for the coming year. The team of Diana Gray, Luise Hoffmann, and Do Kirk would welcome additional members. Please contact me or a member of this team for more information.

The Public Relations Team, made up of Cathy Smith, Liz Nelson and Carissa Gigliotti, would welcome at least two more team members. The team coordinates publicity and community outreach for Trinity.

Most new members comment on how warm and welcoming our Church family is. Are you interested in helping

Trinity become an even more welcoming place? Join the Welcoming Committee to share your ideas and help coordinate Sunday fellowship refreshments. Please contact Cheryl Evans or Dave Nelson.

The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit in Kansas City (February 8 through May 13) includes documents never before seen in the United States, as well as artifacts from the ancient community of Qumran, near where the scrolls were discovered. Several members are interested in going to this exhibit. Please contact me soon to join in this opportunity.

Thanks to your response, the Winger Food Pantry needs have been filled!

- Liz and Dave Nelson

Liz and Dave wrote this reflection this fall, but reports on Trinity's many exciting happenings have bumped it to this month's newsletter. As the adult education program prepares to offer its course on religions of the world this spring, it seems appropriate to reflect on the work of the Interfaith Partnership.

We were surrounded by smiles and laughter. There were bows, hugs, and handshakes everywhere. The buzz of several hundred voices filled the hallway as we searched for our name tags. Everyone seemed to know each other, and greeted each other with genuine fondness. We searched among the Hindus, Muslims, Ba'ha'i's, Catholics, Buddhists, Jews, Zoroastrians, and numerous varieties of Protestants, until we finally found ourselves on those long tables of tags.

We started circulating among the crowd and were made to feel very comfortable during our first interaction with the Interfaith Partnership of Metropolitan St. Louis at its annual dinner in September. There were tables of information and lots of history of the organization, now in its 20th year, on display, but this event was about the people and their faith. And it showed.

We have long been interested in faith and religion, both of us having taken extensive religion classes at college. Our interest is manifested in our home where symbols, icons, and books of other faiths are prominently displayed, and in our travels, be it Liz spending contemplative time at a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, or the two of us standing together on the windswept Western coast of Scotland in the ruins of the church erected on the spot St. Colomba landed to bring Christianity to that nation.

What draws people to their faith? How are we being called to interact with and learn from people who believe so differently than we do? These were the questions on our minds as the speaker stressed the importance in today's world of "people of faith"- any faith - banding together to create social change and foster understanding. We marveled at the people gathered who had come to understand their own faith more deeply, as well as that of others, by engaging in meaningful dialogue and openly questioning each other about their faith.

Interfaith Partnership's mission is "to promote peace, respect, and understanding among people of all faiths. We agree to differ, we promise to love, and unite to serve. We achieve this mission through dialogue, education, and programs that are uniquely interfaith." Interfaith Partnership coordinates a network of small groups throughout the area where people of many faiths come together to discuss, share and learn about their faith. It also has a community service program, "Faith Beyond Walls," which puts together multi-faith teams to do things like Habitat Houses.

What does this mean for Trinity, we wonder? As a congregation dedicated to social justice and peacemaking, we need to be dialoguing with our brothers and sisters. After all, we all need to call out to the Creator - God, Allah, Lord, Jehovah, the Infinite Reality - to help guide us as we struggle to live out our faith. Interfaith Partnership provides tremendous resources and opportunities for those interested in pursuing this sort of spiritual growth, and we saw firsthand the peace, unity and power that true understanding and respect among people of faith can bring.

- Sandy Norkaitis

The postponed Souper Bowl luncheon was held February 25. Sally Dunn was master chef assisted by Nedra Bodman, Harold Glad, Linda Min, Jerry Royce, Jane Gibbons and me.

Thanks to everyone who came and participated either through a donation to Matthew 25 or the powdered milk competition between the Kids and Adults at Trinity. For the first time, the Adults won the competition, but confident Kids' team captains Alec and Lauren Carter-Early said they would definitely win next year!

As of March 12, the Matthew 25 Fund has received $1490 for hunger-related efforts. Half of this total stays at Trinity and half is sent to the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy.

- Rhonda Dunbar

The Senior High Youth Group would like to thank all the donors, bidders, and attendees of our football fellowship/silent auction. This fundraiser would not have been possible without everyone's support. So far, we have received over $3,000 in donations/pledges towards this year's mission trip and youth conference. Thanks again for being so supportive of our senior high youth!!

We welcome the McKown family to Trinity! Michael was born, raised and educated in Akron, Ohio. After a brief stint as a legal officer in the Army, Michael went into the coal industry and has been there ever since. He is currently the General Counsel for a privately held coal company headquartered in Cleveland. His interests include literature, history, and foreign films (the stranger, the better). He has two older children - Katie, 25, who works in Austin Texas, and Andy, 22, a student at Webster University's campus in the Netherlands. Mary, who was born in Kentucky and raised in St. Louis, graduated from a small liberal-arts college in Kentucky. She worked in the coal industry in the area of Human Resources and was introduced to Michael on a blind date. Mary and Michael have three children - Peter (age 5) and twins Eleanor and Stuart (2 1/2). Mary says: "As a mother of three, I am currently living out my dream (which on certain chaotic occasions seems to be a nightmare) to be a mother." Her interests include the pursuit of elusive peace and quiet and needlepoint. Mary and Michael say they are drawn to Trinity because the worship experience is profoundly moving and meaningful as led by Dan, Paul, and the congregation. They find Trinity to be very open - open-armed, open-minded, and open-hearted. They want their children to grow in a truly Christ-like environment of love, acceptance, action, and challenge. - Ann Fischer

Helen Heimann was looking for a church "home" after returning to the St. Louis area a few years ago. Having grown up in the Catholic church, she always had religion in her life, but didn't know exactly the kind of church she was looking for at this point. So I was delighted when Helen and her partner Lori Mills took me up on an invitation to try Trinity. Helen grew up in Okawville, Illinois, and attended SIU-Carbondale and Washington University. She currently works for A.G. Edwards as a program manager in the information technology department, developing compliance programs that support improved branch oversight. In addition to the St. Louis area, she has lived in Madison, Wisconsin, and in Richmond, Virginia, where she worked for Capital One. Her hobbies include golf, cooking, travel and spending time with the many nieces and nephews who love to hang out at Helen and Lori's home on the western edge of University City. - Cathy Smith

Lori Mills and I first met about 15 years ago when we worked together at Boatmen's Bank in the trust and investment area. Today, she is a vice president with Asset Consulting Group in Clayton, serving as an investment counselor for large families, endowments and foundations. Lori grew up in Granite City, Illinois. A graduate of SIU-Carbondale, she earned her master's degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin - Madison while she simultaneously was employed there managing their endowment fund. She enjoys golf and family activities, including an almost annual trip to Walt Disney World with Helen and some of their nieces and nephews. In part because she did not grow up with an organized church tradition, Lori appreciates that Trinity is comfortable for those interested in learning and growing in their faith. - Cathy Smith

- Do Kirk

We offer you opportunities anew to: * Remember * Honor * Celebrate * Or to say thank you to loved ones, our children and members of the congregation. Along with making dedications with cut flowers as usual, we will have opportunities throughout the year to make contributions and dedications that help us make connections with each other.

Upcoming, for your consideration: On April 22 and 29 to celebrate Earth Day, dogwood trees will be in the chancel and then given to University City in Bloom. This will be our first offering of "Thinking Green" - with your contributions and honoring dedications, instead of cut flowers we will have living trees. Many can contribute. What a beautiful way to honor someone - giving a tree! Please contact the church office if you are interested in making a contribution and dedication (725-3840).

- Barb Rand

Barb was one of 11 members of the Trinity Adult Mission Trip team who spent January 1-6 in New Orleans working with the RHINO (Rebuilding Hope in New Orleans) program of the St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church there.

This New Orleans trip was my 7th mission trip in eight years. When I first started to think about "mission trips" and the fact that I could actually do something new and out of the box for me, I focused on the organizing, and the work that needed to be done. Those who really know me, understand that I am motivated by the ability to make and cross things off lists. Keeping my head down and plowing through tasks makes me feel like I have done both my and God's work well. So, in the past, I have felt good about "mission well done" in the form of a freshly painted chapel with a new mural thrown in for good measure on an Indian reservation near Tucson, a well organized and "now safe for distribution" food pantry in Lansing, and hosts of children medicated to eliminate infestations of parasitic worms in a village outside of Iquitos, Peru.

We all learn at different rates and through different experiences and I feel blessed to say that I think I am finally getting it... getting how mission is REALLY demonstrated.

The absolutely necessary work done in New Orleans was coordinated through an organization sponsored by St. Charles Presbyterian Church. The acronym for the organization is RHINO - Rebuilding Hope In New Orleans. Throughout the week, I became more and more clear about the fact, that though our physical work was critical (we were able to gut three houses down to the studs and leave them clean of debris and ready for the next step - mold abatement!), our real mission was "rebuilding hope." which was manifested through our willingness to open ourselves to the people and communities we touched. People on the street, behind the checkout counter in Walgreens or Home Depot, waiters and waitresses, restaurant owners, members of the St. Charles Congregation, small business owners and artisans stopped to give us unexpected and unsolicited thanks. Thanks for the work, but mostly for listening to their unique stories and being present in their "space" with a willingness to attempt walking in their shoes if only for a few days in limited ways.

I hope I have a broader view now... one in which my impulse to quickly judge people and their situations by my value system is tempered by an awareness of God's ever present grace. I am coming to believe that when you meet people where they are, mission suddenly takes on many faces. It might be a conversation with a waitress about her Katrina experience, not judging what a flood victim describes as valuable as you sort through what is now labeled debris, or acknowledging that we each approach situations and tasks differently and leaving our judgments behind can make for a happier, healthier team experience.

To summarize, I feel that I am finally getting that mission work is not a competitive sport with focus on numbers, best practices and muscle. Rather it is about taking time to actively listen, not being shy about giving a hug or sharing tears, laughing together and sewing the seeds of love as we pull the weeds of despair.

"Whatsoever you do unto the least of my brethren - you do unto me."

- Jane Rand and Ann Fischer

Trinity has long supported the work of Care and Counseling, an inter-faith pastoral counseling agency with offices throughout the metro area. In addition to training counselors and working with clergy and their families, the agency provides high-quality counseling to individuals, couples, and families throughout the metro area. Because of its sliding-scale fee structure, in fact, Care and Counseling is often the only resource available to people who could otherwise not afford it. Trinity has provided financial support as well as office space for counselors. In recent years, local mission funds have bought a table at the annual benefit dinner, a fundraiser which is crucial to the agency's ability to continue its sliding-scale fee work. "Care in Bloom," this year's dinner, will be at the Chase Park Plaza on May 3 at 6:00 p.m.

Join the party! In addition to being an enjoyable evening, it offers you a good chance to meet people from Care and Counseling as well as the many other faith communities which support its work. If you would like to join the Trinity table, please call us.

- Paul Vasile, Minister of Music

Over the past years we have had the opportunity to sing many hymns and responses from the global Church. I think of the upbeat Caribbean Halle, Halle, Halle, the Urdu Kyrie from Pakistan that we are singing this Lent, the Brazilian hymn Cantad al Senor and others. These pieces have helped us to celebrate the diversity of all God's people and have also given us new words and sounds, unique rhythms and energy, that help us to express and enact our relationship with God.

The last weekend of April, Trinity will host Dr. C. Michael Hawn, Professor of Church Music at Perkins Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas. He is the country's leading expert on music from the global Church and is a passionate speaker, song leader and teacher. Dr. Hawn will give two workshops for Trinity and neighboring congregations on Saturday and will preach in worship on Sunday morning. All are warmly invited to attend.

Saturday, April 28

Refreshments and Fellowship: 9:30-10 a.m.

Session I: 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

Can people with different world views worship together? Isn't it better to worship with those who have similar perspectives and values? From its earliest days, Christian worship was cross-cultural. One of the prayers of the earliest church was "that all might be one." Cross-cultural worship is not easy, but for those who risk it, they may be anticipating the worship of heaven where all nations and peoples will sing at the feet of Jesus. This workshop will focus on strategies and songs for worshiping together in a divided and fractured world.

Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

A catered lunch will be provided; donations gratefully accepted.

Session II: 1 - 2:30 p.m.

Singers of all ages and ability levels are invited to prepare several songs for worship the following day. Dr. Hawn will rehearse the ensemble, sharing his excitement for global music with participants.

Dr. C. Michael Hawn has been Associate Professor of Church Music at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas for eleven years. Prior to this, he was a professor of church music at two Baptist seminaries and minister of music at several churches. Hawn is a student of global music and studied in Nigeria and Kenya on a fellowship in 1989. In the years following he taught and studied church music in Cuba, Haiti, Mexico and Nicaragua. His research in South America, southern African and Asia in 1998-99 led to the publication of Halle, Halle: We Sing the World Round (Choristers Guild). Hawn has authored two books on multicultural music and worship: Gather Into One: Praying and Singing Globally (Eerdmans, 2003) and One Bread, One Body: Exploring Cultural Diversity in Worship (Alban Institute, 2003).

- Paul Vasile

• Saturday, April 14: This free Reverberations Concert, Chamber Music for Five, will feature St. Louis Symphony musicians playing Schubert's String Quartet in C and other Romantic chamber works, 7: 30 pm, Sanctuary.
• Sunday, April 15: Join The Kingsbury Ensemble, the Midwest's premiere early music ensemble, as they perform with countertenor Jay Carter; 4pm, Sanctuary. Suggested donation of $10.
• rescheduled for May 5: The City-Wide University Chorale will perform spirituals, gospel and other music from the sacred African-American tradition. 6 pm, Sanctuary. Free.
• Saturday, April 21: Musicke's Cordes will play Baroque music for strings and continuo. 7:30 pm, Sanctuary. Suggested donation of $10.

- Dan Anderson-Little

As many of you know, I am a member of the Board of Directors of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. The Network was formed ten years ago by a group of Presbyterian leaders who were deeply troubled by an addition to our church's constitution that barred openly gay and lesbian persons from being ordained as a minister, elder or deacon. For the past ten years, the Network has worked to educate the church about ordination issues especially around the issue of human sexuality and has worked legislatively to change the constitution so that all who are called by God to church office can serve. While the Network has done a significant job in helping Presbyterians grapple with these issues, the constitutional ban remains.

A big change in our church happened this last summer when the General Assembly (the highest legislative body of the denomination) met. In 2001, the Presbyterian Church appointed a special task force to study and discern how the church might move past its current impasse, especially in the area of ordination. This task force included members across the theological spectrum. The Theological Task Force for Peace, Unity and Purity in the Church met for four years and made its unanimous recommendations to the General Assembly in June 2006. The Task Force recommended that the church return to its historical stance of "scrupling" - that is, candidates for ministry could declare a scruple about a doctrine or standard of the church. In this instance, a "scruple" is a departure from commonly held doctrine or practice. The local governing body would then have to decide whether that scruple involved an "essential" or not; if it did, the governing body would not approve the candidate for ordination; however, if the governing body did not consider the scruple an essential, it could approve the candidate for ordination.

The General Assembly, by a small margin approved the recommendations of the Task Force. By its vote, the General Assembly made this recommendation its Authoritative Interpretation (AI). Some in the church see this as an important way forward trusting local governing bodies to appropriately discern who is called to ministry and to understand what the essentials of the faith are; others are alarmed that the church would not or could not declare its "essentials," leaving such important and weighty matters to local governing bodies, which would mean that every presbytery and session could have different ordination standards.

After the General Assembly the Covenant Network made two important affirmations: one, it remains committed to removing the obstacle to ordination; and two, it is committed to helping churches and presbyteries live with the new AI. The Network believes that while the AI is not final hope for the church, it is an important step as we move forward. The Network will support the AI by providing resources (in print and on line), legal assistance, and conferences.

Each Fall, the Covenant Network sponsors a major conference to celebrate, educate and support. This year's conference will be held in Atlanta from November 1 - 3. This conference will feature national speakers and preachers and is open to all. If you are interested in attending, please speak with me. I would be delighted to help you get there.

For more information on the Covenant Network, visit http://www.covenantnetwork.org/home.htm.

This is a list of Trinity Members who need our prayers. If you would like to be added to the prayer list or know of a member in need of prayer, please call the church office, 314-725-3840.

- Dan Anderson-Little

At its January meeting, the Session of Trinity reflected together on the year that had just passed. We spent time thinking about three important questions:

• What have the events of 2006 taught us about ourselves?
• What have the events of 2006 taught us about our church?
• What have the events of 2006 taught us about God?

Each elder wrote responses on a post-it notes and placed them on the white board in the Chapel. We then spent time reading what each person wrote. The Session was greatly encouraged by these responses and we want to share them with you.

What you are learning at Trinity about yourself, about our church, and about God?

What: Community restoration day, removing invasive plants and litter from Ruth Park Woods. People of all ages and skills are invited.

When: Saturday, April 14th; The Green Center in U. City. 9am-1pm; lunch after. You can come for all or part.

Call or Email Carissa Gigliotti if interested.
 

- Linde Baechle, Financial Administrator

The Per Capita contribution is the "head tax" which this congregation sends to the higher governing bodies (Presbytery, Synod, and General Assembly) to support the Presbyterian Church USA operations. Trinity is required to send $21.36 for each active member, which amounts to almost $1000. If you are an active member, it is very helpful to us for you to pay that amount for all members in your family. Checks should be made out to Trinity Presbyterian Church with notation of "per capita" written on the check or envelope. If you received pledge envelopes there is a special envelope for this purpose. Thank you for considering this financial support of Trinity.

We collected $1,785 for the Christmas Eve offering. In conjunction with funds from the "Hurricane Relief Program," we sent $1,750 to the Presbytery for the Houma (Louisiana) Emergency Relief Project; and we supported the Winger Food Pantry with $1,419.

Applications for the James E. Scholin - Todd C. Weems Memorial Scholarship will be accepted until April 30, 2007. The scholarship created to honor Todd and Jimmy, who were both college-aged when they died, is available for students who will be college freshmen, sophomores or juniors in the fall. Previous recipients are encouraged to reapply. For more details or to receive an application, please contact the church office (725-3840).

Dear Trinity Family - Thank you for your prayers and concern during my recent back episode. I can happily report that all is well. Sincerely, Jean Sallwasser

Don't wait for "snail mail"!

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