Sunday Worship with Holy Communion each Sunday at 10:00 AM

View livestream online or on your smart TV at Trinity’s YouTube Channel (search for Trinity Parkland) Sundays beginning at 10 a.m. and also available as a video following the live worship. To participate in Holy Communion, please have bread and wine (or juice) for yourself and family.

Click on the picture below to be taken to the livestream or video.

First Sunday of Advent

Sunday, November 27, 2022

Happy New Year! We begin the new church year with a wake-up call: Christ is coming soon! In today’s readings both Paul and Jesus challenge us to wake from sleep, for we know neither the day nor hour of the Lord’s coming. Isaiah proclaims the day when God will gather all people on the holy mountain and there will be no more war or suffering, when swords are made into plowshares. Though we vigilantly watch for the promised day of salvation, we wait for what we already have: Christ comes among us this day as the word and meal that strengthens our faith in the promises of God.

Worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary, entrance off Wheeler Street.

Livestream worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly News are found HERE.

Remember Advent Soup Supper at 5:30 pm Wednesday, November 30, followed by Advent Worship with Holy Communion at 6:30 pm

Thanksgiving Eve Worship with Holy Communion

6:30 pm Wednesday, November 23, 2022

A Thanksgiving meal at 5:30 pm in Thompson Hall. (Doors open at 5 pm.)

Every gathering for worship has elements of thanksgiving. When we are nourished with God’s bounty of grace `in holy communion, when we partake of Jesus’ word that gives life to the world, and even when two or three of us simply join our hearts in prayer to make our requests known to God, we do so “with thanksgiving.” Let us give thanks to God, who is good and whose mercy endures forever.

Following the Thanksgiving meal, join us for worship with Holy Communion at 6:30 pm in the Sanctuary (enter off Wheeler Street).

View livestream online or on your smart TV at Trinity’s YouTube Channel (search for Trinity Parkland) beginning at 6:30 pm. and also available as a video following the live worship. To participate in Holy Communion, please have bread and wine (or juice) for yourself and family.

Click on the picture above to be taken to the livestream or video.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE.

Sunday Worship with Holy Communion each Sunday at 10:00 AM

View livestream online or on your smart TV at Trinity’s YouTube Channel (search for Trinity Parkland) Sundays beginning at 10 a.m. and also available as a video following the live worship. To participate in Holy Communion, please have bread and wine (or juice) for yourself and family.

Click on the picture below to be taken to the livestream or video.

Christ the King Sunday

November 20, 2022

Join us for worship with Holy Communion at 10 AM in the Sanctuary

(entrance off Wheeler Street).

Livestream worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

(click on the image above)

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly News are found HERE.

Following worship today is the Annual Congregational Meeting for Mission and Ministry. Hear stories of the exciting ministry Trinity was called and equipped to engage in this past year and vote on leaders for the next year.

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

November 13, 2022

We live in a betwixt & between time, between birth and death, between the past and the future. We need to remember the past so as not to repeat it but to build on it. Even though the scriptures speak of difficult times, as Christians, we look forward to the future with hope and a promise. We live into the invitation of the apostle: “Do not be weary in doing what is right.”

This Sunday, we will receive our Giving Intent Cards as we move toward concluding our Shaping Our Future with Generosity campaign with by indicating our financial support for 2023. Please return your cards to the church, either in person or by mail

Worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary, entrance off Wheeler Street.

Livestream worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly News are found HERE.

All Saints Sunday Worship

November 6, 2022

Worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary, entrance off Wheeler Street.

Livestream worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly News are found HERE.

Adult Faith Formation

11:30 am Sunday, November 6

The Gift of Baptism

All are invited, especially those considering being baptized, or having their children baptized.

In the midst of his faith struggles, Martin Luther is reported to have found consolation in telling himself, “I am baptized.” Remembering the promises of God embodied in the water and the Word of God gave him hope and courage in tumultuous times. In this session we will look at the roots of Christian baptism and its meaning for our life today. We will seek to respond to questions participants may have about baptism. Please join us.

Reformation Sunday

October 30, 2022

Rooted in the past and growing into the future, the church must always be reformed by the Spirit in order to live out the love of Christ in an ever-changing world. We celebrate the good news of God’s grace, that Jesus Christ sets us free every day to do this life-transforming work. Trusting in the freedom given to us in baptism, we pray for the courage to boldly proclaim God’s Good News and pray that Christians will unite in the shared mission of being God’s people.

Following worship, there will be an Octoberfest lunch to celebrate the 505th Anniversary of the public beginning of the Reformation

Worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary, entrance off Wheeler Street.

Livestream worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly News are found HERE.

Native American Celebration Worship

October 23, 2022

Join us for a special worship service using liturgy drawn from the Native American Christian tradition. We welcome Rev. Linda Smith (retired ELCA), enrolled member of Tulalip Tribes and Marva Janik, member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran, Stevenson, WA and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. Following worship, Marva will lead the Adult Forum, presenting action taken at the 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly on the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery. Plan on attending and learning ways to live into the intent of the repudiation!

Worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary, entrance off Wheeler Street.

Livestream worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly News are found HERE.

The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 16, 2022

Pray always. Do not lose heart. This is Christ’s encouragement in the gospel today. Wrestle with the word. Remember your baptism again and again. Come regularly to Christ’s table. Persistence in our every encounter with the divine will be blessed.

Worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary, entrance off Wheeler Street.

Livestream worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly Announcements are found HERE.

The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 9, 2022

Today we hear of the healing of people considered on the outside of society. It is a day of unexpected blessings and miracles, signs of how God is active and alive and present in our world and in our lives when we are open and receptive to the possibilities. We hear, read about, and experience healing. Fragile relationships are restored. Hope is experienced in profound ways. Ten lepers are made clean. But only the outsider—the foreigner—returns to give thanks. The promise of the cross is that our God joins us in our sufferings and in our hardships, giving us strength and hope that we may endure with thanksgiving.

Worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary, entrance off Wheeler Street.

Livestream worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly Announcements are found HERE.

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 2, 2022

Worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary, entrance off Wheeler Street.

Livestream worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly Announcements are found HERE.

Season of Creation

Fourth Sunday in Season of Creation

OCEAN

September 25, 2022

In-person worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary off Wheeler Street.

Livestream of worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly Announcements are found HERE.

Adult Faith Formation 11:30 am in the Fireside Room each Sunday

This Sunday, Stena Troyer, Science Specialist at Harbor Wildwatch will her talk about the mission of Harbor Wildwatch and her role as one steward of the Puget Sound

Learn more about Harbor Wildwatch here: https://harborwildwatch.org/

Memorial Service

Robert Carl Olsen Jr.

Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 2:00 P.M.

A bulletin for this service is available HERE

Season of Creation

Trees

September 18, 2022

In-person worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary off Wheeler Street.

Livestream of worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly Announcements are found HERE.

Flora and Fauna

September 11, 2022

In-person worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary off Wheeler Street.

Livestream of worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE. Weekly Announcements are found HERE .

JOIN THE CHOIR!

TRINITY CHOIR NEWS for Sunday, SEPTEMBER 11TH
“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.”

With the coming of fall and the change of seasons, we are looking forward to the return of the choir to worship at Trinity. We continue this Sunday with rehearsal in the balcony at 9AM followed by worship at 10AM. Anyone who enjoys singing is welcome! Come and make a joyful noise!

Adult Faith Formation 11:30 am in the Fireside Room each Sunday

This Sunday, Trinity member Kurt Scearce will lead the Adult Forum.

Kurt teaches Environmental Science and Environmental Stewardship at Concordia Christian Academy. His class curriculum includes the restoration of native prairie habitat at Parkland Prairie, a Pierce County Park on Tule Lake Rd. He will speak on the structure of healthy ecosystems, the impact humans have had upon these systems, and the role we can all play in restoring balance to the environment and by extension, our own lives. Come and be a part of this important conversation!

Storm

September 4, 2022

“This Sunday we begin Season of Creation at Trinity. During the month of September each Sunday will have a
theme drawn from an aspect of the natural world. This Sunday’s theme is Storm. . . . .Storms are part of the natural world that can be both very destructive and weather we need to renew
our planet. Storm is also regularly used as metaphor to describe a tumultuous time of life, a time that leaves us
wonder how and if we will survive the time or experience.” Pastor Blakney

We welcome PLU Student and Campus Pastor Jen Rude to Trinity!

In-person worship begins at 10 AM in the Sanctuary off Wheeler Street.

Livestream of worship begins at 10:00 AM. The recording will be available soon after.

Bulletin for worship is found HERE . Weekly Announcements are found HERE.

This Sunday, Ray Shjerven, our synod’s Lutheran Disaster Response (LDR) liaison, will report on LDR’s work regionally and nationally.

Ray is a retired fire captain who served the communities of Kent, Covington, Seatac, Fire District 37, and Maple Valley. For 34 and a half years Ray served in different capacities including fire suppression, fire prevention, emergency management, and training. Using these experiences Ray represents the three synods of Washington State for Lutheran Disaster Response and WAVOAD (Washington Volunteers Active in Disasters). The ministry of LDR is going through a metamorphosis directed by the ELCA. Come on Sunday to hear what is next for LDR and how you can get involved. Fun Fact: Ray has been a weekly volunteer in Trinity’s Food Pantry since 2020.