Trinity Newsletter for June 5, 2025
Deacons Meeting
The Deacons will meet in Fellowship Hall, close to the elevator, immediately after worship this Sunday, June 8.
Easter is the Season for Transitional Conversations!
Part of what I do as your Transitional Pastor is listen, a lot, to get a sense of where the church has been and where it is heading. It's all part of taking our next, faithful step.
I hope you can join me for a Transitional Conversation during the Season of Easter.
Every Transitional Conversation will meet in the Trinity Room. You can expect them to last about 90 minutes.
We will hold the last in-person Transitional Conversation this Thursday (today!), June 5 @ 6 p.m. in the Trinity Room.
Those who have not yet attended a Transitional Conversation can contact the church office by emailing office@trinityspringfieldpcusa.org and we can email or mail a Transitional Conversation response form. You can also pick up a response form at worship, they will be on the back table by the center door. Be sure to return completed forms to the office by Sunday, June 15.
If you are not able to attend any of these times, please contact the church office: office@trinityspringfieldpcusa.org and we can email you a form to complete. Or phone the church office: 417-450-2544 and we'll mail you a form.
Trinity is Turning 10
Save the date!!
Trinity will celebrate its 10th anniversary the weekend of August 23 & 24.
We've begun planning a festive weekend that will look back to our founding and ahead to our next faithful step.
Pentecost Potluck
"I will pour out my Spirit on every kind of people.”
At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit fills, frees, unites and empowers the church as a new creation. Let’s celebrate together!
PENTECOST POTLUCK
Sunday, June 8
After worship in Fellowship Hall.
Please bring a dish to share and wear red for Pentecost.
Contacting the Church Office
To reach Alyssa Spradlin, Director of Communication & Administrative Ministries, to communicate with the church office use this and only this email address:
Screen Time?
Our wonderful AV team would like to request that if you ever need anything put on the screens for any service that is held at Trinity, please let us know in advance so we can load things into the program properly. Sometimes it is very hard to load things moments before an event. Thank you for this consideration.
Lost and Found
Wondering where your pen, mug, charger, book, hat, sunglasses, or other elusive item is? Items turned into the church office will be placed in our new Lost & Found tubs, located on the shelf above the accessibility devices near the West entrance.
Wiggle Room
Everyone is welcome in the sanctuary. If you have a fussy child and would like to step out while continuing to participate in worship, please feel free to make use of our new Wiggle Room in Room 14. The room is outfitted with comfortable chairs, a changing table, a small bathroom, and a new (to us) television mounted on the wall, showing the livestream. Please note that children in the Wiggle Room must be accompanied by a grownup who brought them. Children three-and-under can be dropped off in the Nursery in Room 12.
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Monthly Curbside Food Drive
On the second Monday of every month, we host a food (and supply) drive for Crosslines, a ministry of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks that offers assistance to our underserved neighbors. In addition to shelf-stable food items, we also collect paper products (toilet paper, paper towels), 12-count egg cartons, and personal hygiene items including feminine hygiene products and incontinence supplies.
If the office is closed due to weather, the food drive will be rescheduled and a new date announced.
Habitat for Humanity Neighborhood Cleanup
We are excited to announce the upcoming Rock the Block neighborhood cleanup event, which will take place from June 5-7 in the Woodland Heights neighborhood. This event will give your congregation the chance to roll up their sleeves and help restore pride in home ownership by supporting local families through a variety of cleanup efforts. Volunteers will participate in activities such as mowing, weeding, trimming bushes, cleaning one-story gutters, hauling yard waste, and cleaning debris.
To participate see the details on the included flyer. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us by calling Jennifer Mylenbusch, Volunteer and Neighborhood Revitalization Manager, Habitat for Humanity of Springfield, Missouri, 417-829-4001 ext. 117.
Liturgists for June
We are grateful to the following people who are sharing their gifts with Trinity by serving as liturgists during the month of June.
June 8: Martha Sparrow
June 15: Martha Sparrow
June 22: Diane Meade
June 29: Mike Simpson
If you would like to serve as liturgist, please contact Martha Bledsoe.
Slides Before Worship Service
If your group would like to get slides in the pre-service announcement time, they need to email them to Robert Reed.
Prayer Chain
There are currently 11 people on Trinity’s Prayer Chain. Pray-ers receive text messages whenever someone requests prayer. Prayer requests can be as specific or general as the requester wants. Two people were added to the Prayer Chain after filling out Helping Hands at Trinity Connects on January 26. If you would like to be added to the Prayer Chain, please text Pastor Tom at 920-237-9840. If you would like to request prayer, please text Pastor Tom at 920-237-9840.
Trinity Sunday School Classes
Sunday School opportunities for all ages. Please consider joining us in exploring our faith and learning from one another in spaces of grace and love. All classes begin at 10:15 a.m.
Adult Sunday School classes meet jointly in the summer in the Fellowship Hall at 10:15 am. Please join us as we explore our next, faithful steps during this transitional time.
Children’s class is on break for the summer and will resume in the fall.
Four and More: This Bible study derives its name from meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays (presently meeting in person in room 17 at Trinity, and by Zoom). Anyone wanting to join can send their email address to the study leader Jane Huffstetler, and she will provide the Zoom.
