QUILTERS UPDATE 56 quilts were shipped to Lutheran World Relief, 37quilts were given locally to the Women’s Shelter and Community House. Thank you for purchasing quilt raffle tickets for local social ministries projects. We sincerely appreciate your continued support. Merry Christmas, may God bless you all! -Quilters SOCIAL MINISTRIES/CHRISTIAN CONCERNS The Social Ministries Committee wants to thank the Trinity quilters that crafted and raffled 2 beautiful quilts with $350 proceeds going towards our community outreach projects. Noma and Arlen are the lucky quilt winners. Thank you Hal Mahnke fordonating 73 stocking caps that went to St. Helens school. We will start the new year by supporting thewomen’s shelter. A list of needs is posted in thenarthex. Members of Trinity are so generous. Bless each one of you for your support, you have been very generous throughout the year. Happy New Year! –Social Ministries 2023 OFFERING BOOKS Offering envelopes are available for pickup in the foyer. Please let us know if you did not see yourname and we will get one to you. Trinity is set up to allow you to give your offering online. The forms of payment are credit card, debit card, and ACH (bank account). You can set it up to give a onetime offering or set up recurring offering gifts (everymonth on the 15 th of the month as an example) to be processed to the church. To give your offering online, go to www.tithe.ly/give to create your account and start the process for giving online. CONFERENCE CHILI COOKOFF On Saturday, January 14th at 2pm there will be a Conference Chili Cookoff at Gloria Dei (402 Crawford St. Kelso). All are welcome to participate! (Please bring entries by 1:45PM). Karaoke, music, taste testing sampling, &; people's choice vote. A traveling trophy for the Grand Champion Winner. Someone will have the bragging rights of “best chili” for the year. MEN’S ZOOM BIBLE STUDY/PRAYER We will be having a men’s Bible study on the book of Ephesians beginning January 11 th , from 7AM-8AM a weekly Men’s Zoom Bible Study/Prayer willbegin again January 17. To join please see our Facebook page or enter into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82099027477?pwd=NXB ENkJKcHFRYldLL0lzQmNRVUU2QT09