Historic Trinity Lutheran Church - Reading, PA
Sharing God's love with all people
Rachel Gambone, Parish Secretary
Rachel Gambone helps run the church office and leads Trinity’s communications and publications. She prepares more than 200 digital and print publications each year, including worship bulletins, newsletters, music recital programs and ecards.
In this summertime of visits and vacations, we offer this prayer for safe travel:
O God, our beginning and our end, you kept Abraham and Sarah in safety throughout the ays of their pilgrimage, you led the children of Israel through the midst of the sea, and by a star you led the magi to the infant Jesus. Protect and guide us now as we set out to travel. Make our ways safe and our home-comings joyful, and bring us at last to our heavenly home, where you dwell in glory with our Lord Jesus Christ and the life-giving Holy Spirit, one god, now and forever. Amen (Evangelical Lutheran Worship (2006: Augsburg Fortress, p. 331)
Reading Pride Is Sunday in Centre Park! Sunday afternoon July 21 from noon-6:00, Reading Pride celebrates human diversity and lifts up the gifts and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community. As a welcoming and affirming church with a Reconciling in Christ designation, it is Trinity’s joy to participate in Reading Pride, as a witness to God’s grace and love for all people. This year, we are partnering with the NE Pennsylvania Synod LGBTQ+ Task Force, with members and staff of Trinity hosting a booth with stickers, goodies, temporary tattoos, and information about our church and the God who calls us all beloved children. Reading Pride is in Centre Park and offers fun activities for everyone! If you’re able to come, be sure to stop by Trinity’s table to say hello and to show the community that Trinity is a welcoming community that recognizes God’s presence in all our neighbors!
A request from Opportunity House. If you have any towels, twin sheets, etc. to donate, you can bring them to Trinity and Deaconess Deborah deliver them.PLEASE SHARE! We have a full House and seek clean and gently used towels, washcloths, twin-size blankets, twin-size sheets, and pillows. Donations can be dropped off at 430 North Second St., off Buttonwood Street. Questions? Email Julia at jvantine@opphouse.org. Thank you!
Trinfinity Friday, August 23 Light the Fire @ the Rosenbaum Abode
Join us as we gather to play together and sing around the campfire. Bring your favorite beverage. S’mores will be provided. Directions to the Rosenbaums will be given when you sign up for the evening. Sign-up sheets (to ensure enough food) are available on the annex bulletin board and at the welcome center in the narthex.
But first we have Trinfinity Game Night on Friday, July 26! Please sign up so we have enough pizza!
The parable of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) emphasizes the charge that we show mercy and kindness to our neighbors in need, even when they are strangers. God asks us to do as the good Samaritan did. Who are your neighbors, near and far? How can your show them mercy and love like the Gospel message asks of us?
Courtyard Cafe tomorrow: Join us to eat or help serve as we feed our downtown neighbors a free lunch from 12 noon to 1:00 PM.
It's back to school time! Trinity is supporting Grace Lutheran Church's drive to provide school supplies and children's clothing and coats (clean and gently used or new). Needed school supplies include pencils and pens, safety scissors and glue sticks. Needed clothing includes boys and girls underwear, school clothes and winter coats. Drop off your donation to Trinity by August 4; or contact Grace Lutheran at (610) 375-3961 or at office@readinggrace.org. Donations are due at Grace (33 South 11th Street, Reading) by August 7.
Coffee's on! You are welcome to come Sundays before 9:30 worship begins to share coffee and fellowship.
Check out Trinity's YouTube channel for worship and music programs, including music from Trinity's Noonday Recital Series and Wolfe Memorial Concert Series. www.youtube.com/user/OldTrinityTV
