Quick links and announcements:
- Click here for the calendar.
- Click here for the link for the usher sign up.
- Click here for the history timeline.
Announcements from the bulletin:
Wednesday: Racial Justice Group Meeting August 14th
The monthly Racial Justice Group meeting will be on August 14th at 7pm. All are invited to come. Questions? Email Merrit Gillard.
Youth This week: Sunday evening
Sunday evening: come for a game night at 7:00 PM so he can learn some of the TPC Youth classics. And if you need to contact him, he can be reached at youth@trinityarlington.org.
This week: Ushers needed
We need ushers this week and the rest of the summer! If you have not done it before, there is an usher book and a list of what needs to be done each week in the usher basket in the office. Please sign up to help with this important part of worship.
Pastor Judith is out of the office
Pastor Judith is out of the office until August 30th. Please contact the office if you need pastoral assistance. Jim Atwood will be preaching this Sunday. Ben Stewart will be preaching August 25th.
Mark Your Calendars:
September 8th: Rally Day:
10am Worship and Backpack Blessing 10:45-11:30 Education Classes for all ages.
September 11th:
Missionary Dinner and Presentation (Elmarie Parker in Iraq/Syria/Lebanon).
September 12th:
Choir and Bell rehearsals begins.
September 15th:
Two services begins. Youth Group begins.
RSVP for Children's Sunday School
Please take a few moments now to register your child (through grade 5) for Sunday school for this fall. This really helps the Christian Education team plan for the number of teachers and classrooms that we need. If you are interested in teaching, please email Ben.
Teachers needed for 10:10 (Youth)
We are looking for adults to be part of a teaching group for 10:10. 10:10 is Sunday school for the youth. We meet on Sunday mornings from 10:10-11am in the Landing Room. To be part of this group or for more information contact ben@trinityarlington.org
Welcome to our new Youth Director
We are delighted to welcome Stuart Mapes as our new youth director. Stuart spent a year with the Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) program (Steve Gillard and Martie Fulp-Eickstaedt also were YAVs) in Boston working on food justice. He is a Virginia native and is getting married this November. Welcome, Stuart! Click here for more information about Stuart. You are also welcome to meet him after church on Sunday August 11th in the Youth Lounge. Youth are welcome to come and teach him some TPC Youth classic games this Sunday, August 18th at 7pm.
Clothing needs and volunteer opportunity
Trinity supports Mt. Olivet Community Assistance the third weekend of each month. This program reaches out to households in need in Arlington in a variety of ways, including distributing needed clothing. Please bring seasonal (warm weather) clothing and diapers (always needed) to the collection bin in the Narthex starting this week. The items will be collected from Trinity on the third Thursday of the month and brought to Mt. Olivet (just a few blocks down the street). The drop off is an easy volunteer opportunity. The driver pulls up to the half circle driveway on Glebe Rd at Mt Olivet and you take the items out and follow the signs down a floor (on the elevator) about 200 ft to a large drop off section. It is quick and easy! If you are interested in transporting Trinity’s donations on the third Thursday of the month (even once or twice) please email the office.
Save the date! Trinity Fall Retreat: October 18-20
It is actually not too early to put this date on the calendar! Your October is probably wide open right now so make the fall retreat a must do! October 18-20th we will be at Massanetta Springs in the foothills of the Shenandoah Mountains (2-3 hours from Arlington). There's plenty to do, like outdoor games, board games, and Russ Scholls’ world famous obstacle course. Or kick back and enjoy quiet contemplation or a good book surrounded by the fall foliage. Whether you’re a long-time member or still getting acquainted, the fall retreat is the perfect way to get away while deepening ties within the Trinity community. Details and sign-up to follow in early September.
Missionary Dinner and Presentation: September 11th at 6:30pm
“Ministry Alongside the Most Vulnerable—Matthew 25 as a Way of Life”
Rev. Elmarie Parker serves as a Presbyterian Church (USA) Associate for Ecumenical Partnerships in the role of Regional Liaison to Church Partners in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon. She will lead a discussion regarding current conditions in the region where they work and live, along with how PC (USA) partners engage these conditions as they minister alongside the most vulnerable—making visible the principles we learn from Matthew’s telling of Jesus’ parable of the Sheep and the Goats. Though there is much over which to be deeply concerned, there are also stories of hope to be heard and shared. Bring your questions and come ready to hear the witness received first hand from local church leaders on the ground in these areas of conflict and chaos. We will gather at 6:30pm in Fellowship hall with dinner at 7pm and the presentation to follow.