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Staffing Updates

We continue to celebrate all that Melissa Smith brought to our staff over her time in Trinity’s main office. Our ministry staff are sharing the Office Administrator tasks as we review, discern, and envision what Trinity’s needs will be, both during the pandemic and after. Following the restrictions and guidelines in place, ministry staff continue to work from home a majority of the time, visiting the building once or twice each week to limit contact or exposure. The Trinity email account is being actively monitored, but you may contact staff directly for more immediate response during this time.

Pastor Jenn: pastorjphelps@gmail.com

Deacon Deb: debradetweiler@gmail.com

Drew Lutz-Long: along2214@gmail.com

2021 Proposed Budget

EDIT: The budget provided and outlined below was approved during a congregational meeting via Zoom on Sunday, December 13, 2020.

The Budget Overview above has been prepared by our Finance Team and reviewed at length by Trinity’s Council. A congregational meeting to approve the 2021 budget will be held December 13th at 10:30 a.m. via ZOOM.

Question & Answer sessions regarding the 2021 Budget will be offered via ZOOM on November 29 and December 6 at 10:30 a.m., following Sunday worship.

To receive a fuller 2021 Budget breakdown (4-pages), email trinityperkasie@verizon.net. Links to our Budget Q & A sessions and the December 13th meeting will be sent via our email distribution list.

Fall Trinity Chimes Newsletter

From in-person worship updates to more events upcoming and celebrating what we’ve done, make sure to check out the latest newsletter!

Trinity Chimes Summer Edition

Be sure to follow the link above if you have not yet viewed this edition of the Trinity Chimes newsletter!

In Person Worship Postponed

Given Governor Wolf’s order on July 15, 2020 restricting indoor gatherings to groups of 25 or fewer people, Trinity is postponing our plan to gather for in-person worship that was set to begin on July 19. 

Worship continues! Throughout this epidemic, God gathers us together for worship in Word, prayer and song online via Facebook Live and our no-pin telephone conference line. Join us Sunday at 9:30 a.m. on our Facebook page or call in at 215-258-9701. While we long for the day when we will gather again in person, we rest in the assurance that Christ is present with us by the imaginative power of the Spirit no matter how we gather.

The church’s mission continues! In this time, we have been growing in the ways we are “church” outside of the walls of our building. I give thanks for all the ways we continue to creatively share God’s good news with one another and our community. Keep praying for one another, checking in on friends and neighbors, gathering together on Zoom, giving to those in need and imagining ways to be the church outside the walls of the building. Leadership is currently exploring how we can gather outside as a community. Stay tuned!

And, thank you to our leaders and staff who continue to discern and plan for the ministry of Trinity in the midst of ever-changing situations that we’ve never experienced before. Their wisdom, agility and creativity are blessings in this time. Thanks be to God!

Link – where possible
https://www.governor.pa.gov/newsroom/wolf-administration-announces-targeted-mitigation-efforts-in-response-to-recent-covid-case-increases/  

Yours in Christ,

The Rev. Dr. Jennifer L. Phelps, Pastor

Kathy Guelzow, Church Council President

New Worship on Wednesday

As we continue to meet daily online, Evening Prayer on Wednesday at 7:00 pm will take on a new form. We will use music and prayers of Taizé, a community in France now synonymous with a style of reflective, calming worship. We created a worship supplement to reflect our worship style, so view or print this document if you like to have a visual resource for worship.

Planning for In-Person Worship

Our Church Council and Staff have been reviewing guidelines and options for phasing back to in-person worship. We will be following CDC guidelines, asking attendees to wear a mask, not singing or speaking as a collective group, and avoiding gathering before and after worship. The procedures set for the beginning of in-person worship are as follows:

The questions we asked and the initial letter sent to members are included below if you’d like to see how we came to the conclusions and procedures in place. Please understand that state guidelines and CDC guidelines directly impact our procedure day-to-day. If last minute schedule changes are necessary, we will make notice via this website, our Facebook page, and church voicemail.

Once you have read our procedure regarding a return to worship in the building, please respond with this Google form so we can appropriately include you and your family.

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New Tabs!

Be sure to view the new tabs above. Worship materials are all in the “Online Worship” section. Information about Bible Study and Discussion Opportunities are found under the next tab. Finally, resources for families are available all under the next tab.

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