Prayer Concerns

• Common prayers available for members

• Emphasis for month

• Special events

• Staff, congregation, Synod, ELCA

• Missionaries, Mission Partners for month

• Find in Trinity Parish & narthex

Every Member Prayer Ministry:

• “Trinity members praying for Trinity members”

• Prayer Partners make phone contact to weekly list of names

• Partner prays that week for any concerns, needs or celebrations of members

• Prayed for in prayers of church at services

• All invited to pray for people on list

• Weekly lists in Trinity Today and Trinity Parish

Lay Home Communion Ministry:

• Assist Pastors who provide monthly communion “at home”

• Pastors four times year, lay eight times year

Visitation Ministry:

• Visits and phone calls to “at home” members not able to attend worship

• Deliver tapes of services, Bible study and devotionals, altar flowers (poinsettias, lilies) cookies

Tape Ministry:

• Tapes of worship and Bible Study (anyone may borrow)

Meal Ministry:

• Organize luncheons/receptions at church for family of member at time of funeral or memorial service

Ministry to Grieving:

• Trained lay ministers

• Primary role – listener

• Lay minister matched with member who needs support

College/Military Outreach:

• Send birthday/graduation cards and regular mailings to members in military

Blood Pressure Screening:

• First Sunday of every month

• American Heart Association guidelines

CPR/AED & First Aid:

• Training monthly

• American Heart Association certification

Health Care Programs:

• Provide special programs, e.g., breast self-awareness or prostate cancer

Blood Bank:

• Cost free blood & blood components

• Four times a year at Trinity

• Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank

ELCA Vocation Candidacy:

• Recommend eligible candidates for ELCA vocation registration and administer Trinity’s Education Loan Fund

Pastoral Benevolence Fund:

• Participate in the coordination of the benevolence program as it relates to members of Trinity

Interested in volunteering? 
Please contact Donna Sprowls at SPROWLSD@aol.com