Our Trinity Stitchers are at it again! This time they delivered 24 handmade stockings filled with goodies to the Hermitage in Richmond. The stockings included Chex mix, a small cake, tissues, candy, toothpaste, toothbrush, socks, an Advent book, crackers, and an elf.
Thanks for your ministry, Trinity Stitchers!
Trinity typically gives each kindergartener a bible in the spring. Last spring, this ceremony didn’t happen due to the pandemic.
We were very happy to be able to celebrate with our now 1st graders in October and give them their very own Jesus Storybook Bible!
A special thank you to the McClure bible class for paying for these bibles!
We are so excited to share God’s word with our first graders!
The renovation of the Mastin room started on Monday, July 27. Building permits, insurance coverage, and contracts were finalized. A pre-construction meeting was held with key personnel from Century Construction Company to outline their plan. This project will create a new meeting space for our youth while also improving the adjoining hallway and restrooms.
Our Trustees want to thank our congregation, the Trinity Foundation, the Finance Committee, and Church Council for their leadership and cooperation in making this project a reality. We will keep you updated on the progress.
In a very short period of time, the Sanctuary has become like a production room for a television show. Also, in a very short period of time Aaron Miller, Bryce Miller, Charles Staples, Hung Su Lim, Jen Williams, and our communication consultant, Kim Johnson, have revisited past skills and learned new skills in the weekly broadcast of the Sunday morning worship service. That service just doesn’t happen in a blink.
During the week, assorted recordings and videos are produced. This involves lots of technology for editing, mixing, and developing a take that is worth broadcasting. This also involves lots of communication with musicians and choir members. When a piece is filmed off-site, this requires a whole different level of production techniques and strategies.
Recently, this team has worked to improve the infrastructure of our technology. The goal is to improve the quality of the broadcast, but we all need to remember technology is imperfect. All it takes is one tiny gremlin to wreak havoc during a Sunday broadcast.
We thank you for your support and feedback as we continue with virtual presentations. And we appreciate the hard work and teamwork that Aaron, Bryce, Charles, Hung Su, Jen, and Kim give us each week.
Many of you have participated in online worship for the last 5 months, or have seen some of the videos we do with the choir and wondered how these are produced. I decided to search for the documentary filmmaker inside myself and create yet another video showing what is involved. Frankly, let me say that I love doing these things. Otherwise, I wouldn’t do them. Most churches don’t, because a 3-minute video takes between 5 and 30 hours to create. But, desperate times often call for desperate measures! And as you know, singing has been deemed a “super-spreader” activity (this from the national associations of singing teachers and also choral directors) so I’m afraid that we won’t be singing in church for quite a while. So, take a look and if you have been hiding a voice within – now is the time to remove it from under that bushel and join us!
As the turmoil in our country and our city continues, Tae Lilly offers Trinity a message of hope along with some music.
This video was created for Sunday worship, June 21.
A few weeks ago, we put out a call for some help with assorted projects around the church. The goal was two-fold—perhaps
remove some boredom from COVID-19, and yes, we will admit to selfishly help out this old church building and its grounds.
The first person to reach out to us was one of our youth, Drew Thompson. Drew, who will be a rising senior at the Steward
School, came by two mornings with his power washer.
Both days, Drew worked for four hours. He focused on the brick sidewalks, walls, and steps where Trinity Preschool parents drop off and pick up their children in front of the Welcome Center. It is amazing how water, pressure, and expertise from Drew can transform soiled brick. That area looks 100% better.
Many thanks Drew for your time, energy, and effort. We also thank his parents for raising such a nice, polite, and hardworking
young man.
And finally, a note of thanks from the bricks and mortar. Drew, they said to tell you they feel less dingy now, and they can actually see better with all that grime gone.