TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

360-423-6750 tlclview@cni.net

2021 Washington Way, Longview, WA 98632

SOCIAL MINISTRIES/WELCA CHRISTIAN CONCERNS We want to thank everyone that helped with the annual Holiday Bake Sale & Silent Auction. Trinity’s community outreach will help many people in our area. It takes many people to make this event such a special day. The hospitality ladies did a wonderful job as usual and the brunch was delicious! We will not have a project for January and will start on our Women’s Emergency Support Shelter project in February.. A list of needs will be posted in the narthex. Thank you very much for your generous donations to the Help Food Warehouse. We gave 30 bags of groceries and a money donation. Happy New Year –Social Ministries A SPECIAL THANK YOU Again Trinity Members have supported our Holiday Bake Sale & Silent Auction. This year we raised $986.00 to support our Social Ministries Program. A special thanks to our Hospitality Committee and church members who are there to help us. Jane Price THANK YOU Thank you for the cards and gifts that I received for Christmas and my birthday. There are greatly appreciated and treasured. Pastor Craig WELCA GATHER MEETING The Gather Meeting was held in place of the circle meeting with 12 in attendance. A short business meeting was held and then we had our devotions and program. The program began with, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” then different ones read “Serving a Cup of Christmas”, “Cup of Christmas Cheer”, “Cup of Christmas Love”, a “Cup of Christmas Memories”, and a “Cup of Christmas Hope”. These were read between “Away in a Manger”, “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”, “Joy to the World” and “Silent Night”. Those who wanted to told of a Christmas memory and we closed with the Lord’s Prayer sung to “Away in a Manger”. Dessert and coffee were served afterwards. Don’t forget January 5, 2019 9:00am-2:30pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Tacoma, WA and Spring Retreat at Black Diamond Camps March 29-31st. Grace Kennedy ANNUAL REPORTS: Annual reports are due to the office by January 7th. Thank you for submitting all information in a timely matter, e-mail (to tlclview@cni.net) is preferred. Please put the report title in the subject line. CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Our annual congregational meeting will be Sunday January 27, following service. 2019 OFFERING BOOKS Offering envelopes are available for pickup in the foyer. Please let us know if you did not see your name and we will get one to you. NEWSLETTER INFO Going into 2019 please make sure to submit newsletter information and sign-up for worship assistants for the upcoming month before the newsletter deadline. A special thank you to the volunteers at the church every Newsletter publication morning putting it together and getting all 200+ mailed out. If you would like to submit something for the newsletter you can e-mail to tlclview@cni.net with subject line “Newsletter”, or place in the Newsletter box located in the Link at the church. If you would like to help put together newsletters on publication mornings please let the office know. Thank you for all you do to help keep our newsletter going strong through 2019. CIRCLE MEETINGS Vesper & Faith Circles: Friday Jan 4, 11:00am Social Ministries: Wednesday Jan 9, 10:00am Bethany Circle: Friday Jan 11, 11:00am