News & Updates

Thank you to all who submitted Time & Talent Commitment Forms in worship on Sunday, February 18th. If you have not yet turned in your form for whatever reason, please return it to the church office at your earliest convenience. Additional copies of the yellow form are available at the entrances to the Nave and Christ Chapel, or the form may be downloaded here:  TLC Time & Talent Form 2024 Thank you for your prayerful […]

Elizabeth Bacon, and the Clemente Course on Humanities, invites all members and friends of Trinity to the next session of “Clemente Speakers Series” this Tuesday, February 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the Trinity Fellowship Hall (downstairs level). The featured speakers will be members of Refugee Artisans of Worcester (RAW), a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying refugee artisans in Worcester and assisting them to self-sufficiency through the sale of their artwork. More information about RAW can […]

Camp Calumet and the New England Synod Antiracism Advisory Board invite you to them for a discussion with Dr. Jemar Tisby, author of the book “How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice” on Tuesday, February 27th at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. To participate, you may join Pastor Nathan in the Trinity Library at 7:00 p.m. (no registration required), or you can watch from home and obtain the Zoom link by […]

Trinity Lutheran Church prays for peace in Israel, Gaza, and Palestine and for the peace and safety of all of our Jewish and Muslim neighbors here in Worcester and around the world. Video from the New England Synod, ELCA Global Mission Team – November 8, 2023 Statement from the New England Synod, ELCA Global Mission Team – October 26, 2023 Dear friends in Christ in the ELCA, The New England Synod has had deep and […]

The Congregational Annual Meeting was held following the 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist on Sunday, January 28, 2024. The meeting was called to order by Council President Karen Couturier and a quorum was established.  The Congregation: approved the 2024 Congregational Budget as presented. Three amendments to the budget failed. approved Bylaws defining the responsibilities of the Financial Secretary and establishing the TLC Care Team as a Ministry Team. elected Nathan Cummings, Kevin Erkkila, Jim Drackley, and […]

The Care Team is hoping to have a supply of prayer shawls available for individuals who are in need of comfort for any reason. Completing a prayer shawl is a spiritual practice and you are invited to create one as you are able. You can knit, crochet or sew the prayer shawls but the finished size of the shawls should be 60 inches long and at least 18 inches wide. For more information about the […]

Those who have set up recurring payments to Trinity via VANCO are reminded that any changes in the amount of their pledge for 2024 require deleting the 2023 recurring gift and starting a new one for the current year. To do this, sign into your VANCO account, click on Profile, select Transactions from the menu on the Profile page, and delete the recurring pledge transaction. Then return to the Home page and create your new […]

If you are at least 70 ½ years old and have an IRA, it’s worth your while to consider the financial advantages of making a gift to Trinity directly from your IRA via a Qualified Charitable Distribution, or QCD. Unlike taking the money from your IRA in cash and then writing a check, a QCD gift does not count toward your adjusted gross income (AGI). Why is this important? Not only does the AGI help […]

NOTICE OF CONGREGATIONAL ANNUAL MEETING: Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 11:15 a.m. in the Nave  (Snow date: Sunday, February 7, 2024) Agenda: Approval of 2024 Congregational Budget Updates to the By-Laws (Financial Secretary and TLC Care Team) Election of Congregational Council Members* Election of Nominating Committee Members* Election of Voting Members to the 2024 New England Synod Annual Assembly/Bishop’s Election* Report of the Listening Team Report of the Artwork Team Annual Report, Financials, and Proposed […]