Dear friends in Christ,

Greetings to you all in these closing days of Advent as we “stir up” our excitement at the coming of the Lord Jesus as we remember His birth in Bethlehem.

Just a few announcements regarding coming worship services at Trinity in these days…

Christmas Eve:

We will hold our Christmas Eve Candlelight Eucharist on Thursday evening at 7:00 PM. We plan to have in person worship at Trinity according to our COVID capacity limits, and the service will be livestreamed as well on Facebook Live.

For those joining us online, please visit the church website for connection information and to find the evening’s order of service so you can share in the carols, prayers, and praise of this holy night. Also, for those worshiping from home: we invite you to have a candle (and something to light it with) so that you can join us in the singing of “Silent Night” and hearing the Christmas Gospel by candlelight when we come to that point in the service.

Christmas Day:

There will be a Christmas Day Festival Eucharist on Friday morning at 9:30 AM. This will be a different service from the one held the night before, and is especially for our members who would like to be at church for Christmas, but don’t come out at night. All are still welcome to join us at Trinity according to our COVID capacity limits, and the service will also be livestreamed as well.

The Sunday after Christmas – December 27th:

Our regular Sunday Worship will be held at 9:30 AM, both in person and on livestream. As has become a bit of tradition for us, the sermon this Sunday will be replaced by a Christmas Carol Sing. For those watching online, we may have to see if we might be able to “take requests” from you through comments on Facebook (no guarantees though).

Funeral Service for Margaret Smith – December 27th, 12 Noon:

Margaret Smith, sister of Rick Parker, was called home to be with the Lord on December 8th. We will be holding her Service of Victory here at Trinity this Sunday. Because of COVID capacity limits and expected numbers for family, we are not able to give a general invitation to the Trinity family to attend. However, we will also livestream the service for those who would like to be able to be with us in this virtual way. We will go live five minutes before the service start time which should allow people to easily log on.

Livestream links are available on the church website: www.tlcmr.org or by logging directly onto our church Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/trinityelcmountrainier

God’s blessings and peace be with all of us in these days of celebrating Christ!

In His love,
+Pastor