Mondays and Wednesdays 9AM-5PM in addition to Fridays 9AM-Noon through the 14th of July.July 16-30 Nikki will be on vacation and PC will be in the office on Wednesdays and Fridays 9AM-Noon during that time.
Organist, Handbell Choir Director: Ginger Walworth Music Director: David Walworth Hostess: Melinda MoonCongregational President: Tom Huffman Office Manager / Clerk: Nikki VanCleef
A variety of instruments and musicChoral ChoirBell ChoirGuest musiciansAll skill levels can participate
HISTORICAL PIPE ORGANIn the aftermath of the earthquake we experienced in 1949, Rev. Cauble went into the small closet which housed 17 ranks of pipes for our original organ. He spent a great deal of time trying to straighten out the pipes, and was successful.As the new church building was opened in 1964, the old organ (which was rebuilt by Balcom and Vaughn of Seattle) was replaced with what was known as the largest and most beautiful organ in SW Washington.
(We have musicians at all skill levels and some are trained teachers who can find a way to use and enhance your skills in music. Left) The church organ now has 4 manuals and 40 ranks of pipes placed in positions in front of the new, huge stained glass window in the front of Trinity. The new church is 128 feet long, 48 feet wide , and rises 50 feet in the air at the peak of the roof. This has allowed the beautiful sound of music played to resound in the interior of the church.
Quilters meet in the church basement every Monday at 10:00.Non-members welcome
Family Promise: Trinity Lutheran Church is a part of an affiliation of churches, social services, and community members that help provide a hand up for homeless children and their families.
SOCIAL MINISTRIESWe gave 40 pairs of sweatpants to 4 local schools. Thank you to Dan Oswalt & Troy Farnham for helping deliver them to the schools. Thank you to everyone that continues to support our programs. October-December we will collect food for the Help Food Warehouse. If you want to make a donation we will be happy to make deliveries. -TLC WOMEN’S GROUPThe TLC women’s activity group will resume on the 2nd Friday in October 10/10 at 1:30. This is held at the church unless otherwise noted. The TLC women’s Bible study picked back up on September 26th, the 4th Friday of the month at 10 o’clock, at the church. The book is “James What You Do Matters” by Margaret Feinberg. If you have any ideas or desires for activities, speakers, or events, please let me know (Cynthia 360-353-3480). We are looking forward to another successful season for the ladies.RREFORMATION SUNDAYWe are gathering with all area Lutheran churches once again for our Reformation service, on Sunday October 29th, 10:30AM here at Trinity. Bishop Marshall will be our preacher, Potluck to follow.BISHOP’S INSTALLATIONYou are invited to celebrate the installation of Keith Marshall on Oct. 11 2 pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 1515 Harrison Ave. NW Olympia, WA. Please RSVP to Stefanie DeZarn at 253-535-8300 by Oct. 1.FAMILY PROMISE FUNDRAISERTrinity will again be sponsoring a table for the Family Bingo and Burger fundraiser, for Family Promise on Sat, Oct. 11 2025 from 5pm-8:30. If you would like to attend, please contact Pastor Craig for your place at the table or you can purchase individual tickets for $45.ALL SAINTSAll Saints Sunday is coming up. If you have a photo, please bring or send (tlclview@cni.net) it in.QUILT RAFFLEWe are raffling a large quilt (55” x 80”) and a crib/lap size quilt (46” x 60”). Tickets can be purchased, and the quilts viewed, before or after church services every Sunday until Reformation Sunday. The lucky winners will be chosen on Reformation Sunday. Any questions please call Pam Crisp 360.703.7412CONRATH CORNER “THE BOOB LADY” . . . That would be Kathy Anicker who has given many, many mammograms in her years at. St. John's Hospital in Longview. Kathy was born in Bellingham, WA and has one brother and one sister. They moved a lot as her father worked for Boeing. She went to grade school in Florida and California and high school in Medford, Oregon. Kathy went to Oregon Tech after graduation to become an x-ray technician which is where she met Fred in her Freshman year. They were married in 1977. She also graduated in1977 and went to Spokane for her externship at St. Lukes in Spokane. Fred also got a job in Spokane at this time. They lived there for 5 years and then moved to Portland for Fred's job. Their next move was to Newport, Oregon where Fred worked as a diesel mechanic for a company that also was in Longview which is where they ended up in 1989, Kathy started working at St. Johns in 1990 and also started going to Trinity at that time. They have three children - Vicki, Lauren and Kevin. Kathy likes to read, do puzzles, play cards and play with her 6 grandchildren. They camped when the kids were younger and went to all of Lauris out of state tournament games when she was playing competitive softball. Kathy says the one thing she wishes she could change would be her awful fear of flying so they could have traveled more. Kathy is on church council, altar guild and helps with serving communion. We thank her for all her help. We also thank Fred for all the hamburgers at our barbeques and pancakes at Easter breakfast he has made and served.Some quotes:"When you're in trouble and your knees knock. . .kneel on them.""We don't see things as they are,we see things as we are.""Read the Bible, it will scare the hell out of you."From the Pastor1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtakeThere is a phrase “Darkness does not understand the light” which comes from the above passage from John. It is a spiritual truth that is as true today as ever. It is difficult seeing “good” Christians wish harm on people but the news is full of it. Assassinations and attempted assassinations, name calling, other assorted violence and wishing people dead because we do not agree with them. We live in a divided country. The Media doesn’t help. It stokes the fire of divisiveness by the way they phrase, mislead, and omit stories that “don’t fit the narrative.” Christianity should be apart from all this. Not that we don’t have and fight for our opinions, but that even in the midst of disagreement, we still care, love, and respect those who disagree with us.Strangely, I see people who claim that the reason for the violence that they commit is because they care of others. Sorry, that is not Christ’s way.In the last month or so the texts and sermons have talked about how we are to live the Christian life. That Jesus loved his enemies that he was willing to die for them. What is good. Because we have all been enemies of Christ at some time in our lives. The Christian witness is to tell of this love and to embody it in our own lives.Change begins with us as individuals. Love others as Christ loved us. Blessings: Pastor Craig
Choir begins September 7Practice begins at 8:00
Worship at 9:30 on Sundays
Mondays and Wednesdays 9AM-5PM in addition to Fridays 9AM-Noon through the 14th of July.July 16-30 Nikki will be on vacation and PC will be in the office on Wednesdays and Fridays 9AM-Noon during that time.
A variety of instruments and musicChoral ChoirBell ChoirGuest musiciansAll skill levels can participate
(We have musicians at all skill levels and some are trained teachers who can find a way to use and enhance your skills in music. The church organ now has 4 manuals and 40 ranks of pipes placed in positions in front of the new, huge stained glass window in the front of Trinity. The new church is 128 feet long, 48 feet wide , and rises 50 feet in the air at the peak of the roof. This has allowed the beautiful sound of music played to resound in the interior of the church.
Quilters meet in the church basement every Monday at 10:00.Non-members welcome
Quilts made at Trinity are sent out to various needs in the community as an outreach project.
Family Promise: Trinity Lutheran Church is a part of an affiliation of churches, social services, and community members that help provide a hand up for homeless children and their families.
SOCIAL MINISTRIESWe gave 40 pairs of sweatpants to 4 local schools. Thank you to Dan Oswalt & Troy Farnham for helping deliver them to the schools. Thank you to everyone that continues to support our programs. October-December we will collect food for the Help Food Warehouse. If you want to make a donation we will be happy to make deliveries. -TLC WOMEN’S GROUPThe TLC women’s activity group will resume on the 2nd Friday in October 10/10 at 1:30. This is held at the church unless otherwise noted. The TLC women’s Bible study picked back up on September 26th, the 4th Friday of the month at 10 o’clock, at the church. The book is “James What You Do Matters” by Margaret Feinberg. If you have any ideas or desires for activities, speakers, or events, please let me know (Cynthia 360-353-3480). We are looking forward to another successful season for the ladies.RREFORMATION SUNDAYWe are gathering with all area Lutheran churches once again for our Reformation service, on Sunday October 29th, 10:30AM here at Trinity. Bishop Marshall will be our preacher, Potluck to follow.BISHOP’S INSTALLATIONYou are invited to celebrate the installation of Keith Marshall on Oct. 11 2 pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 1515 Harrison Ave. NW Olympia, WA. Please RSVP to Stefanie DeZarn at 253-535-8300 by Oct. 1.FAMILY PROMISE FUNDRAISERTrinity will again be sponsoring a table for the Family Bingo and Burger fundraiser, for Family Promise on Sat, Oct. 11 2025 from 5pm-8:30. If you would like to attend, please contact Pastor Craig for your place at the table or you can purchase individual tickets for $45.ALL SAINTSAll Saints Sunday is coming up. If you have a photo, please bring or send (tlclview@cni.net) it in.QUILT RAFFLEWe are raffling a large quilt (55” x 80”) and a crib/lap size quilt (46” x 60”). Tickets can be purchased, and the quilts viewed, before or after church services every Sunday until Reformation Sunday. The lucky winners will be chosen on Reformation Sunday. Any questions please call Pam Crisp 360.703.7412CONRATH CORNER “THE BOOB LADY” . . . That would be Kathy Anicker who has given many, many mammograms in her years at. St. John's Hospital in Longview. Kathy was born in Bellingham, WA and has one brother and one sister. They moved a lot as her father worked for Boeing. She went to grade school in Florida and California and high school in Medford, Oregon. Kathy went to Oregon Tech after graduation to become an x-ray technician which is where she met Fred in her Freshman year. They were married in 1977. She also graduated in1977 and went to Spokane for her externship at St. Lukes in Spokane. Fred also got a job in Spokane at this time. They lived there for 5 years and then moved to Portland for Fred's job. Their next move was to Newport, Oregon where Fred worked as a diesel mechanic for a company that also was in Longview which is where they ended up in 1989, Kathy started working at St. Johns in 1990 and also started going to Trinity at that time. They have three children - Vicki, Lauren and Kevin. Kathy likes to read, do puzzles, play cards and play with her 6 grandchildren. They camped when the kids were younger and went to all of Lauris out of state tournament games when she was playing competitive softball. Kathy says the one thing she wishes she could change would be her awful fear of flying so they could have traveled more. Kathy is on church council, altar guild and helps with serving communion. We thank her for all her help. We also thank Fred for all the hamburgers at our barbeques and pancakes at Easter breakfast he has made and served.Some quotes:"When you're in trouble and your knees knock. . .kneel on them.""We don't see things as they are,we see things as we are.""Read the Bible, it will scare the hell out of you."From the Pastor1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtakeThere is a phrase “Darkness does not understand the light” which comes from the above passage from John. It is a spiritual truth that is as true today as ever. It is difficult seeing “good” Christians wish harm on people but the news is full of it. Assassinations and attempted assassinations, name calling, other assorted violence and wishing people dead because we do not agree with them. We live in a divided country. The Media doesn’t help. It stokes the fire of divisiveness by the way they phrase, mislead, and omit stories that “don’t fit the narrative.” Christianity should be apart from all this. Not that we don’t have and fight for our opinions, but that even in the midst of disagreement, we still care, love, and respect those who disagree with us.Strangely, I see people who claim that the reason for the violence that they commit is because they care of others. Sorry, that is not Christ’s way.In the last month or so the texts and sermons have talked about how we are to live the Christian life. That Jesus loved his enemies that he was willing to die for them. What is good. Because we have all been enemies of Christ at some time in our lives. The Christian witness is to tell of this love and to embody it in our own lives.Change begins with us as individuals. Love others as Christ loved us. Blessings: Pastor Craig