Upcoming Activities

"God's Work, Our Hands Sunday," Sept. 12
"God's Work, Our Hands" Sunday is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -- one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. You work every day to make your community a better place. Let's do this work together!

Following our 9am worship service on Sunday, Sept. 12, we will be packing school kits for Lutheran World Relief to send around the world to those impacted by war and poverty. Many hands make light work, so please consider spending a little time packing the school kits. Your generous donations helped buy the supplies for the kits. Thank you!

Altar Guild meeting, Sept. 19
There will be an organizational meeting for Altar Guild on Sunday, Sept. 19 following the 9am worship service. We will be electing our chairperson and secretary as well as getting up a long-absent calendar for a year. Please consider joining Altar Guild -- we would love to add new members to our growing group of women and men (couples are encouraged to join).

A reminder: You can sign up to provide flowers for the altar on the chart at the entrance to the church or by contacting the office. Especially at this time of year, garden flowers are a real blessing. So far, we don't have anybody signed up for September.

Outreach for Hope 2021 Ride Run Walk, Sept. 25 at Grace, Grafton
Join your friends on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 25 for the Outreach for Hope 2021 Ride Run Walk (formerly the Family Bike Ride), and help FUNdraise $150K for grants to central city congregations in the Greater Milwaukee Synod! This annual event raises funds for Outreach for Hope, which supports life-giving ministries to low-income neighborhoods in Southeastern Wisconsin. These programs -- such as food pantries, health and wellness screenings, prison ministry, after-school programs, employment assistance and much more -- uplift individuals, support families and strengthen communities.

For the Ozaukee County event, route options start and end at Grace Lutheran Church, 715 Sixth Avenue in Grafton. There will be:

• Two road rides for the more experienced rider (30/50 miles)
• A 14-mile family-friendly trail ride on the Interurban Trail
• NEW THIS YEAR: a 2-mile walk

Following the rides and walk, participants will receive an individually packaged box lunch to enjoy outdoors with the community of Outreach for Hope supporters. There will also be fun outdoor family activities. Registration also includes a free event T-shirt, as well as access to an online mileage tracker and a fundraising platform. There is NO registration fee -- instead, pay what you can at registration, and/or collect donations from others leading up to the event.

Some of your fellow Trinity members will be riding or walking at the event -- please join Trinity's team! Visit Trinity's team page to check out who's on our team and register to join them for the ride or walk, or to help Trinity's team meet its fundraising goal. Thank you!

Food Pack for Hunger Relief, Oct. 2
Help provide food and hope! At the Food Pack for Hunger Relief at Trinity on Saturday, Oct. 2, work together in assembly-line fashion to pack fortified meals to be sent to hungry people in countries such as Haiti and El Salvador. Three shifts are available -- 9-10:30am, 10:30am-noon, and noon-1:30pm. No experience is needed, and sit-down jobs are available for those who don't wish to stand the whole time.

Along with packers, we also need monetary donations to make this happen -- we hope to pack 96 boxes, and Trinity pays $43.20 per box for the cost of food and shipping. There's no fee to participate, but we'll gladly welcome donations of any amount, whether or not you help pack. You can donate when you come to pack, or you can give through the church office or the offering plate (if donating by check, please make your check out to "Trinity Lutheran Church" with "Food Pack" on the memo section of the check). Thank you so much for any contribution you can make!

This event is open to all -- from grade-schoolers on up -- and your help is needed! At this point, wearing masks is strongly recommended, as the event is indoors and we work fairly closely together. Advance sign-up is required to reserve your spot, so we can reach you with any updates if needed. To sign up, please contact Linda Staley in the church office (262-377-0610 or office@trinitycedarburg.org). You can sign up as an individual or as a group -- invite your friends, family members and coworkers to do this with you!

Please consider participating and making a difference to help alleviate hunger.