Shareholder Newsletter #2
June 19, 2025Welcome to the second Shareholder Newsletter! This newsletter is a perk for those who have generously donated to support the youth trip to the LCMS Youth Gathering in New Orleans from July 17 to July 24.
July 13 – Blessing in Worship
Members of the team attending the gathering are invited to come forward during worship to receive a blessing for the trip. This will take place just before the final benediction in the 8:30am service at the Shawnee Campus and during the announcement time in the 11am service at the Mission campus.
All Shareholders and team members are invited to wear your Trinity Youth Ministry T-shirts on July 13th for this blessing.
Wear your T-shirts for the blessing!
8:30 at Shawnee
11:00 at Mission
For Shareholders and Team Members!
Thursday, July 17
Team Departs from Christ Lutheran Church at 9:45pm
Be praying for our students and families as they depart on the trip!
July 20 Watch Party!
For families back home, come together during the Sunday Bible study hour at each campus to watch gathering events.In the Fellowship Hall at Shawnee and The Gathering Place at Mission. Look for New Orleans themed snacks and the livestream of the first mass event for the LCMS Youth Gathering. Watch the video to see if you can see our group in the Superdome!
Thursday, July 24
Team arrives at Christ Lutheran Church at 4:15am
Hopefully you are sleeping, but be thinking and praying for our group as they return home overnight!
August 3 – Youth Gathering Share Night!
Shawnee Campus • Fellowship Hall
Cajun Dinner & Youth Gathering Celebration
Sunday, 5–7 PM
Get ready for a night of flavor, faith, and heartfelt stories! Join us in the Fellowship Hall for a delicious Cajun dinner and a special LCMS Youth Gathering Recap Celebration.
This unforgettable evening will feature powerful testimonies, fun stories, and behind-the-scenes highlights from the trip that made a lasting impact on our students and chaperones.
Students, families, and shareholders—this night is for you! We’ll celebrate what God has done and give thanks to everyone who made the journey possible.
Come hungry. Leave inspired.
Trip Details
At the last meeting, students and leaders worked together to make a lot of decisions for our trip.
Students decorated clothespins to bring with us.
One of the traditions of the gathering is to clip each other’s bags with clothespins and try to collect as many different states and countries as possible. We are excited to share our Trinity Lutheran pins with as many people as possible.
Sightseeing
Fun options: our group will have one main opportunity for sightseeing! We are going to explore Jackson Square, the Cathedral, and of course beignets at Cafe Du Monde.
T-Shirts
The students will have a Gathering shirt, Kansas District, Trinity Youth ministry shirt. In the meeting we voted on our other four days. First, pajama day for traveling, college day, summer/Hawaiian day, and neon shirts for glow night. It should be a fun week of outfits!
Onsite Service Project
Our group will be serving Forged by Fire, a Lutheran RSO. Here is their website to see more about how they serve and if you are interested in supporting their ministry.
Prayer Partners
Shareholders, we would like to encourage you to send in a letter or email to Beth for the students to receive while we are on the trip. Please submit your letter or email by July 13th. The students do not know we are doing this; it will be a fun surprise for them while we are experiencing the Gathering. Think of a Bible verse, your own personal Gathering experience, or something else encouraging for the students. I would love to have as many as possible for our group!
Closing Prayer as we finalize details and prepare for our trip, almost one month away!
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for the gift of this opportunity—to travel, to grow, to serve, and to experience Your Church in a powerful way. As we prepare for our time at the Youth Gathering, fill us with excitement and peace. Help us to see You in the fun moments, the quiet ones, and even the unexpected ones. Guide our leaders, bless our friendships, and open our hearts to what You want to teach us. Keep us safe, make us bold in faith, and remind us always that we belong to You.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
