The church will be offering a CPR/AED Certification/Recertification class on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 9:00 am in Founders Hall. There will be no cost for participation in this class. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for those wishing to participate. The deadline for signing up is December 8, 2024. Any questions contact Pete Peterman.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held just prior to the end of the worship service today. The agenda for this meeting is to elect Deacons and Elders and to adopt the 2025 Budget for Trinity Church.  Copies of the 2025 Budget are available in the Narthex.

Join us for “An Old Fashion Christmas Party” on December 8th.  With a special guest arriving at 12:15. If you’d like to bring a dozen or more of your favorite Christmas cookies to share with everyone.  If children will be in attendance, please sign up in the Narthex so we know how many children will be coming. Gifts will be due December 1st with your child’s name on it so our special guest can hand out to them.  Please give them to Sue if you can.  Please call 570-668-5682.  Thank you hope to see you all there! 

If anyone would like to help decorate for the upcoming Christmas holiday, please see Debbie Delp.

Don’t forget your candy orders, these make a great gift for someone. Order yours today.  Homemade Assorted Christmas Candy - $12.00 per container includes: 4 club sandwiches, 4 chocolate pretzels, 2 raisin clusters, 2 peanut clusters, 2 marshmallows, 2 peanut butter cups, and 6 decorated pretzels over 1 lb. of different candies milk or dark chocolate. Money and orders due on December 1, 2024, and pick-up will be December 15, 2024, at 11:00 am.  Please see Lynn Meyers (570-668-0630) or Janet Kline (570-467-2552) if you have any questions. 

A Community Thanksgiving Service will be held here at Trinity on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at 7:00 pm. Sponsored by the Tamaqua Ministerial Association.

Operation Cleanup Bucket - Hurricanes, floods and other disasters are happening across our country and around the world. To help those in need we are making up clean up buckets full of supplies needed after a disaster strikes. We would like to fill a bucket a month and to do that we need everyone’s help. And so, we are asking for 50 cents a week from every member. 50 cents that’s all it takes, and we can fill a bucket a month. PLEASE help. For this project to work - we need YOU! Thanks!! Buckets are in the vestibule - please donate 50 cents!!!

The church will be offering a CPR/AED Certification/Recertification class on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 9:00 am in Founders Hall. There will be no cost for participation in this class. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex for those wishing to participate. The deadline for signing up is December 8, 2024. Any questions contact Pete Peterman.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - The Annual Congregational Meeting will be held just prior to the end of the worship service on Sunday, November 24, 2024. The agenda for this meeting is to elect Deacons and Elders and to adopt the 2025 Budget for Trinity Church.  All members are urged to attend this important meeting.

We are looking for a volunteer to head the Property Committee. You do not need to be a member of the consistory. Please see Richard Hadesty Jr. if you are interested.

The membership Committee is updating the church membership file.  Forms are available in the Narthex, please complete it and return it to the Membership Committee. Please complete the form even if there are no changes.  Thank you.

For anyone interested in providing special music during the worship service, a list of dates is available in the narthex.  Please consider sharing your musical talents with us!

 The Fin food pantry is now accepting donations of pet supplies.  Feeding the hungry includes our furry friends too. Cat and dog food and treats will now be accepted.  Thank you. 

For anyone interested in providing special music or lector reading during the worship service, a list of dates are available in the narthex. Thank you.

There are new sign-up sheets on the bulletin board for 2023 Bulletin, Communion Cup, and Candle Sponsors.  Please pay and fill out a memorial/honorarium sheet when you sign your name on the list. There are cards available for you to fill out with your honorarium or memoriam and attach that with your payment.  Thank you in advance and if you have any questions please contact the church office at 570-668-4139.

Volunteer Opportunity:  Acolytes are needed young and not so young.  Please contact Diane Chicanavage.

FIN - If you or someone you know are in need of food please contact our Friends in Need Food Pantry at 570-668-4139.  Please leave your name and number and someone will return your call and schedule a time for pick up.  We are here to nourish God’s people.

Please continue to use your Boyer’s key tag every time you shop in any Boyer’s Markets.  They are located in the Narthex. Thank you for your participation in this program.

Friends in Need Food Pantry:  While we greatly appreciate all donations please be aware of expiration dates on food items.  We can’t / don’t give anything out that is expired.  We have been recently over run with expired stuff.  It is an added expense to the food pantry to have to discard all of the outdated items.  Thanks for your understanding!

Reminder please do not leave your vehicles parked in the loading and unloading area directly in front of the church.  If you need, “Valet parking” please see one of the ushers and they will make arrangements to park your vehicle.  Thank you.

Hospitalizations - If you or someone you know is hospitalized, please call the church office at 668-4139.  Due to the HIPAA Law names are no longer published in the newspaper and we are not contacted by the hospital unless the patient requests it, when admitted, let them know you are a member of Trinity United Church of Christ. Also if you’ve added a name to the prayer list please keep the church office informed if the individual needs to be removed.  Thank you!