Upcoming Activities

Blood Drive, Nov. 2
Trinity is hosting a blood drive on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 9am-1pm. If it's tough for you to find time to donate blood during the workweek, hopefully a Saturday morning appointment will fit your schedule better. Blood donors are always in constant demand, and by donating just one pint of blood, you have the potential to save up to three lives.

Anyone who is at least 17 years old (16-year-olds can donate with parental consent), weighs a minimum of 110 lbs. and is in generally good health can donate blood. The entire process takes about an hour, and all blood types are needed.

Appointments are encouraged, and donors should bring a photo ID. To sign up for your lifesaving appointment, call 1-877-BE-A-HERO, contact Jill Klitz, or reserve a spot online.

Whether or not you're donating blood, you can also help out by donating snacks! The BloodCenter will provide juice and packaged snacks, and we're looking to supplement that with some cookies, brownies or other goodies to nourish those who've just donated blood. You can drop off your snacks at Trinity on Friday, Nov. 1 -- the office door will be open from 8am-noon -- or let Jill know if you'd like to drop them off at a different time.

Thanks for being a hero!

Family Potluck, Nov. 17
Families with kids who are between the ages of 4 and 11 (5th grade) are welcome to join us at Trinity for a brief worship, dinner and education time. We try to hold these potlucks roughly once a month (on the third Sunday of the month from September through April, except for December), and the next one will be Sunday, Nov. 17 from 4-5:30pm in the Parish Hall. Dinner is provided by the members of Trinity, and the parents who come can provide a side dish, salad or dessert. If you're interested in attending or helping out, please contact Pastor Brent at 262-377-0610 or pastorbrenttlc@gmail.com so he has an idea of how much food to get.

Thanksgiving Eve service at Immanuel, Nov. 27
A joint Thanksgiving Eve service -- with Immanuel, Advent, Faith, St. John, Trinity and Grace/Thiensville -- will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church, W61 N498 Washington Avenue in Cedarburg, at 7pm on Wednesday, Nov. 27. A fellowship time will follow the service. All are welcome!

Free Thanksgiving dinner, Nov. 28
Since 1993, Trinity has served a free Thanksgiving dinner, which is a wonderful ministry for those who may not be able to be with family for the holiday, are students in the area, someone who is having a tough year, or anyone who would love to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with others.

Bethany Koeferl is our coordinator this year and would welcome your help in making this dinner possible. We need people to:

• assist with cooking on Tuesday at 9am
• assist with the cooking on Wednesday 9am-6pm
• set tables on Wednesday at noon
• carve turkeys on Wednesday
• help serve the meal (buffet-style)
• clean up after the meal -- generally from 1-2pm
• donate a homemade pumpkin pie
• make a cash donation

If you can help, please sign up on the sheet in the dining hall or contact Linda in the church office at office@trinitycedarburg.org or 262-377-0610.

If you or anyone you know would enjoy a good home-cooked meal and the fellowship of others in the community on this special day, you’re welcome to come for dinner at 12pm on Thanksgiving! No reservations are needed.

Advent Study: Nativity Reflections, Tuesdays and Wednesdays beginning Dec. 3
Advent is a time of preparation, prayer and reflection. This Advent season you are invited to come on a journey to Bethlehem. You will encounter a variety of traveling partners along the way -- Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, Zechariah, angels and shepherds and three Wise Men who will make sure we don't get lost along the way. This series will be a total of four weeks in length.

The first session will be online and will be delivered via email by Saturday, Nov. 30. The remainder of the sessions will be Tuesdays Dec. 3-17 at 6:30pm, or Wednesdays Dec. 4-18 from 10-11:30am at Trinity. Anyone is welcome to join in the journey to Bethlehem. There is a suggested donation of $30 for this series. Please contact Tracy at Walk.Build.Proclaim13@gmail.com for more information, or click on this link to register.