One of the biggest joys of the Christian is to serve one another in love. God calls us to be his “hands” on earth as we carry out his love for each other and reach out to those in need in the community and world. At Trinity, opportunities to serve and use your individual gifts and talents to God’s glory are limitless. Service is only limited by your creativity!
Meet and Greet
- Be an Usher at weekly worship
- Be a greeter by the door at weekly worship
- Volunteer at the Welcome Center on Sunday mornings
- Volunteer in the church office on weekdays to answer phones and assist with other office tasks
- Join the outreach team: Assist with advertising/PR, help plan community outreach efforts and equip others to share their faith!
- Participate in annual church events like Trunk or Treat and annual garage sales and giveaways
Care and Connect
- Make a “Care Pan” meal to be delivered to someone in need
- Deliver one of the beautiful floral arrangements provided for weekly worship to a homebound member or someone in the hospital
- Make quilts to be donated internationally
- Make baby blankets for stillborn babies
- Prayer Ministry – become a prayer warrior and pray for requests received from members and the community
- Health Ministry – help raise health awareness in our congregation
- Stephen Ministry – join the team who walk beside those going through difficult times
- Children’s Ministry – join the team on a regular basis or just help out with certain children’s events like Parents Night Out and VBS
- Youth Ministry – regularly assist with youth events or just volunteer once to be a chaperone for a youth event or trip
Lead and Mentor
- Lead an Adult Study
- Be a mentor for a Confirmation youth
- Lead a book club
- Teach Sunday School
Music and Singing
- Become a member of the Trinity choir and sing at 8:30 and 11:00am services on Sunday mornings
- Sing as part of the Praise Team on Sunday mornings at either campus (audition required)
- Play an instrument for the Praise Team (audition required)
- Provide special music for worship either through a solo or by joining an ensemble
Behind the Scenes
- Enter weekly attendance data into our church database
- Become a member of the Altar Guild and help prepare for communion and baptisms
- Be a lay assistant and help serve Holy Communion
- Serve as an acolyte and light the altar candles at weekly worship
- Assist as an audio or video technician during weekly worship services
- Help prepare for communion and baptisms
- Restock attendance and prayer cards each week
- Make coffee before services
Timely ways to serve right now
2018 Mission Mini Grant Recipients
As you contemplate how you could become involved in a mission project of your own, here are some stories of how Mission Mini Grants helped other people and agencies. Mission Mini Grant applications of up to $2,500 are available through May 31. Just click the link at...
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Maundy Thursday Seder Meal – Shawnee Campus
Join us for a special Seder meal, as we celebrate the Passover the way Jesus and his disciples would have celebrated it. We will also see how Jesus changed this traditional meal, bringing it to fulfillment as he instituted the meal we now call Holy Communion. The Maundy Thursday Seder Meal runs from 6-8pm, and is a fully integrated experience, combined time of worship and a full meal eaten together as the extended family of Christ.
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Spring Work Day – Shawnee Campus
Saturday, April 27
1-5pm
Are you wanting to get some exercise and help the church at the same time? Well, pull out your work gloves and get ready for two spring work days at the Shawnee campus! On Saturday, April 27, we will get together to spruce up the campus. Please sign up to help at the welcome table in the foyer. Here is what we are trying to get accomplished:Building a retention wall on the northeast corner of the playgroundPlanting shrubsSpreading mulchIf you have any questions, please contact Chris Cox, coxybbq@gmail.com.
Shoe and Sweater Donations for Guatemala Mission
Now that spring is here, we know many of us will begin spring cleaning. We would like you to consider donating your gently used button-up or zip-up women's sweaters as well as women's shoes (flats, size 6 1/2 or smaller), and children's shoes of all styles and sizes....
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Following Jesus: Opportunities for Servanthood
Trinity Senior Ministry has two requests to go out to our congregation. We have over 35 members who either don’t have transportation or are home bound for health reasons. These members have been active for many years and find disheartening when they cannot be active in the church they love. We are hoping that members can help out. There are two specific ways we could use you.
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Abigail Circle Book Drive
The Abigail Circle of Trinity’s active Lutheran Women’s Missionary League is collecting books until February 24 to benefit children in the Kansas City metro area through Reach Out and Read KC. To donate, drop books off at the marked receptacles at each...
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Photographers Wanted
Plans are being formulated to begin to take and collect photos of members to do a mass update of the church pictorial directory. We are looking for volunteer professional or amateur photographers who are willing to be available on some Sunday mornings to...
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“Souper Bowl of Caring” Food Drive
Nearly 100 million Americans are expected to tune in to watch the Super Bowl. Many of them will be hosting or attending parties with abundant food, friendship and fellowship. At the same time, nearly 1 billion people will be hungry. Please join us in remembering the...
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Christmas Undecorating
We will be taking down the Christmas decorations at the Mission campus on Sunday, January 13, after the 11am service. A light lunch will be provided at the end of service around 12:15pm and then we can begin taking everything down. If you have any questions you may contact Julie Mohling at 913-574-8607(cell) or jmohl4@yahoo.com.
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