Our Mission Promise: To seek and share God's grace through Welcome, Worship, and Work.
We are a historic ELCA congregation located in the heart of Astoria and Long Island City. Trinity is traditional, engaged, exciting, and welcoming to all. A Lutheran Church blended in liturgical traditions and modern New York City living. We welcome you to worship with our diverse community!
Services
Every Sunday, Eucharist is at 10:30 am
Adult Bible Study to learn about dysfunctional congregation's of the first century!
Come join us each Tuesday evening for the next month to learn about St. Paul's letter to the Christians in "Sin City" Corinth, the first and second letters. Scholars believe that there were at least 4 letters to these Christians. Paul made a special effort to be with them - he seemed to like the challenge. Many of the issues they faced continue to influence congregations in the 21st Century: those inside and those outside, wealthy vs. poor, internal arguments within the community, those who believe in the resurrection and those who are skeptical, those living a moral life and those who were not so concerned about this, etc. We gather in the Rectory Living Room at 7 p.m. for an hour each Tuesday, beginning on May 8. No prior experience is necessary and bibles are provided.
Metropolitan New York Synod Assembly This Week
Your prayers are requested for the Metropolitan New York Synod which will meet in assembly this week at the Tarrytown Marriott. Bishop Robert Rimbo will preside over a meeting that will have major implications about the future of our synod for the next 20 to 30 years as we debate: Process for Election of a Bishop; Sacramental Practices Statement; Viability Norms for Congregations; and a Strategic Plan. Trinity Lutheran will be represented by Marcia Ramadhar, Marc Stutzel and Pastor Paul.
Young Adult Retreat scheduled for Labor Day weekend: August 31 - Sept. 2 at Koinonia.
This is for young adults, singled, partnered and married and their children between the ages of 20 and 40 years of age. Plans are beginning soon. See Pastor Paul to be a part of the planning team.
Please fill out a survey for Trinity's Long-Range Strategic Plan!
You can either fill out a hard copy survey during fellowship after most worship services or you can take the survey online. If you have taken a copy home, now is the time to return it.
If you have any questions about this important project, please contact either Pastor Paul at paulbmilholland@yahoo.com or 718/278-0036 or Dr. Eric Rodriguez at
erodriguez@citytech.cuny.edu or phone: 917/647-8957. Thank you for your help and support!
Register to be a Bone Marrow Donor
Sunday, May 20th in the Undercroft! The registration process involves filling out a form and swabbing the inside of your cheek (to collect DNA). You can get more information at http://www.GetSwabbed.org. You could save the life of someone afflicted by leukemia and other blood disorders. If you have any questions, please contact Kate Stutzel.
Donations to the Food Pantry welcomed!
Need includes: cans of soup, spaghetti sauce or canned veggies. A basket is provided in the Narthex for you to deposit your donations and these will be presented at the Altar each week as a part of our offering to God for the care of our neighbors.
Confirmation Class
Confirmation class meets on Friday evenings at 4 pm in Rectory living room. We will be studying the Old and New Testaments. See Pastor Paul if interested.
Spanish Language Bible study
Our friend, Pedro Chavez has felt called by the Holy Spirit to offer this to our neighbors. The study will happens on Thursday evenings during 2012 from 6:30 - 9 p.m. For more details, see Pastor Paul. Invite your Spanish speaking friends to come hear about the love of God.
Young Family Sunday School On Hiatus Till the Fall
A big special thank you to Pastor Paul, Christian Ledesma, and all our families who made our Young Family Sunday School a blast! With the end of school coming up and the summer travel season upon us, we will be taking a summer vacation. We can't wait to see you all again in the fall!
Adult Bible every Tuesday and Thursday!
Note: The Thursday Morning Bible Study will be on hiatus until the Spring. Pastor Paul will be teaching on Thursdays at 11 a.m. and Tuesdays 7:00 pm in the Undercroft for an hour each time. No experience is necessary. If you have a personal bible, bring it with you. If not, we will get you one! We will be working through Genesis! Come deepen your faith as we engage in stimulating dialogue about the love of God in Christ Jesus.