Dear Trinity Family,

God’s richest blessings be with you all! And I continue to pray that everyone remains safe and well as these days of separation continue.

I just wanted to reach out to you all this Friday with an email to say hello and to pass along a few announcements.

Fellowship on Zoom:
We will be holding another Zoom Fellowship this Sunday afternoon at 4:00 PM and we hope you will be able to join us, either on video or phone conferencing. Information to connect will be coming out in a separate email.

Virtual CROP Walk:
Just a reminder that the “Virtual CROP Walk” is still going on. We hope you will participate in this work to help hungry people as you are able. Please find the the message from Art Simon on how you are able to participate and donate in this Sunday’s bulletin, available in the Bulletin Archive.

LMS Compassion Place Ministry:
While our Hyattsville Compassion Center continues to be closed at this time, the Lutheran Mission Society (LMS) still is doing work for the good of needy people. Please visit the LMS website, which includes a video message from LMS Director, Pastor David Maack, to learn more about what they are doing at this time.

During this time away from the Lord’s Supper:
I know that not everyone is able to come and receive the Lord’s Supper as we usually would, although opportunity to make arrangements to receive the Sacrament can be made with Pastor. Because we are unable at this time to regularly receive this great Gift for the comfort and strengthening of our souls, one spiritual tool some use during this time of separation from the Sacrament is that of “spiritual communion”: a reminder through the Word of the gifts that we receive through our participation in Holy Communion and a prayer for the Lord to continue to give us those gifts even while we are unable physically to share in the Lord’s Supper. Thanks to a seminary classmate of mine, I was able to find such a “spiritual communion” meditation and prayer from our Lutheran Christian tradition. You can find it for your use on the church website under the Worship tab as “Prayer for Spiritual Communion“.

I wish all of you a wonderful weekend, and look forward to “seeing” you in worship this Sunday. Keep safe and healthy, and always continuing to trust in the Lord.  And as always, “may the Lord watch between me and thee, while we are absent one from another”!

Peace and blessings,
+Pastor