Trinity News
Hal Goebbert is October's Minister of the Month
Hal has been a member of Trinity for all of his more than 87 years. He was baptized, confirmed, and married here and he raised his family in Des Plaines and at Trinity. Hal got involved with cleaning the church and eventually became the church custodian, complementing his work as a school custodian in District 207. He has probably done every job that needed doing here at Trinity: cleaning, painting, stripping and polishing floors, repairing anything and everything, moving furniture, purchasing supplies, opening and closing for special events and outside groups, shoveling snow, mowing the lawn, and more.
In recent years, Hal has continued his work here at Trinity, volunteering his time cleaning, setting up for various events, setting up and ushering for funerals, posting the hymn numbers, and changing the candles among other things. There is no doubt much else he does that none of us even know about. Hal has also worked with and mentored others, passing on his incredible work ethic and pride in keeping Trinity clean and well-maintained.
Thank you, Hal, for all you do for Trinity!!!
Trinity's Craft Fair
Thank you to all crafters, bakers, and volunteers for making the 2024 Craft Fair a success! We had over 300 attendees with over 40 vendors and Trinity sold handmade crafts, baked goods, and fair trade items.
God's Work Our Hands Sunday
Thank you to everyone who stayed after worship last Sunday to participate in our God’s Work, Our Hands service project. We put together 92 Blessing Bags for people in need. We encourage you to take a couple to keep in your car in case you run into people who could use them. The folks who went to Clean Up, Give Back ended up separating plastic bag donations. We learned that Clean Up, Give Back collects all the clean bubble wrap from the plastic donations and makes it available to the public for free. So, if you know anyone who needs bubble wrap, encourage them to contact Clean Up, Give Back and help steward God’s creation through reuse.
Recycling Challenge
Trinity Lutheran participated in the Des Plaines Faith Communities Plastic Recycling Challenge that ran from October 15, 2023 until April 14, 2024. This is yet another activity inspired by our neighbor Clean Up - Give Back with the plastic collections ultimately going to the manufacturer Trex.
During that period Trinity also created an internal goal to earn a free bench from Trex. As of March 4, 2024 Trinity surpassed the 1,000 lb threshold to receive the bench! Trinity reported collecting 1,316 lbs total! Our bench has arrived and we are deciding the perfect spot to place it.
Keep those plastic bags and other recyclables coming in if you find Trinity is a convenient drop off spot or you need assistance in getting an item to the right place.
Good News Garage
Good News Garage gave away its 80th car! We celebrated after worship on Sunday, May 5th with cake and fellowship. Good News Garage is the outreach program at Trinity that accepts donated vehicles which are repaired and cleaned, then given away to people in the community in need of a vehicle. The most recent recipients have included a mom with two young children, a disabled Marine vet, and a retired house painter who needed to return to work. If you would like more information about Good News Garage contact Frank Hauser at goodnewsgarage@trinitydesplaines.org. Thank you Frank and Pam for the wonderful work you have done!