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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Youth Group Schedule:
1) Fusion Event - April 29th
2) Synod Assembly Youth Day - June 3rd
3) Service Event - TBD
4) Fusion Event - November 18th
Sponsorship Requests:
Trinity needs sponsorships available for flowers and/or bulletins/candles for 2023. Call Jan Holwig (717-564-6360) if you would like to be a sponsor. The flowers continue to be $25 and bulletins/candles are $17. Thanks. You may pay in advance. Put your check or money in an envelope and mark it clearly for the dates that you are sponsoring.
Lutheran World Relief Kits
Personal Care Kits
Our Renewed in Grace Fellowship Committee will be collecting items for Lutheran World Relief (LWR) personal care kits during the Lenten season. These kits are in great demand worldwide right now. Each kit will include 1 towel, 2 bars of soap, 1 toothbrush, 1 sturdy wide-tooth comb, and 1 metal nail clippers. All items should be new and in good condition. We are asking for your help.
Here are more details about each item:
Towels: Be sure to shop for light- or medium-weight towels, which are easier for Kit recipients to hand wash and air dry, take up less storage space and are considerably less expensive than the fluffier towels we personally may prefer to use. The maximum size is 52” x 27” and 20” x 40” is the minimum and dark colors should be selected. All towels must be new. Check Amazon.com for towels in bulk. An example would be Bliss Casa Cotton Gym Towels, 24” x 48” towels for hair, pool, spa, and gym – lightweight and highly absorbent quick dry towels set – pack of 6, navy.
Soap: 4.0 to 4.5 oz. bars only, any brand, in original wrapping
Toothbrushes: These are to be adult size in original packaging. Toothbrush multi-packs may be used by
sealing an individual toothbrush in a business-size envelope; no plastic bags or wrap. Combs: These should be new, sturdy wide-toothed combs, remove packaging.
Nail clippers: These should be new metal clippers (toe or fingernail). Remove packaging.
We will have boxes at each church for your donations. IF YOU CAN’T GET OUT TO SHOP, WE WILL GLADLY ACCEPT MONETARY DONATIONS WHICH YOU MAY PUT INTO THE MARKED CONTAINER NEAR THE COLLECTION BOXES. The deadline for our collection will be Sunday, April 2. THANK YOU!
Sponsors needed for our Guatemala Student
Members of Trinity can sponsor a student in Guatemala (at David and Jenn Hope-Tringali's school). We are asking our members to sponsors just one month and cost is $100. If you are interested there is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex.
Contributions should be clearly marked “Hope Academy Scholarship” and placed in the collection plate. Thank you for supporting this important endeavor!
Lets Play Ball! @ the Senators
Renewed in Grace was invited to join the Senators Baseball Team for their faith Week! We have 30 tickets held on our behalf, all of those tickets sold through us will help benefit Renewed in Grace. It is also a great way to support the rest of our faith siblings and enjoy some baseball! There is also an opportunity for FIRST PITCH. The first person who comes to me with interest gets it! If you would like to purchase tickets for our day of Saturday June 17th, please email renewedingracecoop@gmail.com or call the office.
Hope Academy PA
Tree 4 Hope, one of the Lower Susquehanna Synod's global mission partners, is excited to be opening Hope Academy in Pennsylvania! This bilingual, STEAM based preschool program grounded in the Lutheran tradition will operate out of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Middletown and Trinity Lutheran Church in Steelton. They are actively looking for part-time teachers and volunteer teacher aides for their September opening. Email Deacon David Hope-Tringali at david@tree4hope.org to learn more and help make a difference in the lives of young children in your community today!
Monday Night Takeout Meals:
Sally & Rita would like to thank you all again for the donations they have received in 2022. They thank you in advance for all the help they get with this outreach project! Since we started this outreach project on January 18th, 2021 we have served 6,004 meals!
Monday Night Meal Count:
Date # of meals # families/ # clothing/non-food items
February 27 74 16 4
March 16 75 18 7
March 13 79 17 7
Non-Food Donations Needed – Please remember our outreach project of non-food items given out on Monday evenings. We continue to accept donations like: shampoo, conditioner, body wash, soap bars, razors, tooth paste, tooth brushes, liquid hand soap, hand sanitizer, 4 pack of toilet paper, Kleenex boxes, paper towels, napkins, paper plates, plastic wear, trash bags, dishwashing liquid, sponges, sandwich bags, gallon bags, trash bags and plastic bags from grocery store. Please place donations in the box on Sunday morning or contact Rita Pressler at riessrm1226@aol.com. Thank you!Thankful Threads Update – We are in need of & now accepting donations of clothing once again. We are particularly in need of ANY AND ALL TYPES OF WINTER CLOTHING, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN SIZES. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Thursday Night Takeout Meals at Trinity -
Our free meals program is still successfully continuing each Thursday. When people come in for meals, some of them also "shop" the Little Food Pantry tables in the social hall. The table is in need of non-food items such as toilet paper, paper towels, and toiletries (same list as St. Peter's!).If you can donate items, please bring them to the social hall on Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings. Food items are also welcomed!
Thursday Night Meal Counts
Date # of meals
February 2 48
March 9 35
Young-Adults Group:
We will be meeting monthly at a restaurant at 7pm. There is no real age bracket, just all those who identify as young adults are welcome and are 18 or older. If interested please email Pastor Chad at renewedingracecoop@gmail.com so that you may be in the loop for restaurant and topic choices.
Our next session is:
Monday, April 24th, 7pm at Hidden Still Spirits
505 W Chocolate Ave, Hershey, PA 17033, United States
Take care & God bless,
Renewed in Grace Cooperative Ministries
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