A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR
NOVEMBER 2025
TRINITY U.C.C. VISION STATEMENT:
All will know the love of God through the teaching of Jesus!!
Trinity U.C.C. is called by
God to:
–Share God’s love with our
community
–Serve God’s children
–Bring healing and
wholeness to those in need
–Share the Gospel in
liturgy, music and study
God to:
–Share God’s love with our
community
–Serve God’s children
–Bring healing and
wholeness to those in need
–Share the Gospel in
liturgy, music and study
Catch the Vision,
Share the Joy!!
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, so that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. (Psalm 90:1-4)
Creator of the Dawn, fill me at daybreak with gratitude, with a strong sense of your goodness and an amazement at the wonder of my life. Amen. (by Joyce Rupp)
Creator of the Dawn, fill me at daybreak with gratitude, with a strong sense of your goodness and an amazement at the wonder of my life. Amen. (by Joyce Rupp)
Dear Friends,
It won’t be long until we gather with family and friends for Thanksgiving dinner. It seems that this holiday is overlooked by the commercialization of Christmas. The reality is that we should be thankful every day for the gifts that God has bestowed to us. With this in mind, I want to offer these words from Joyce Rupp:
Thanks for Each New Day
Thanks for Each New Day
Dawn is the birth of a new day and an opportunity for entering into sacred
communion with the Creator. As the darkness of night lifts and the rays of light open up the world to us again, we enter into a time that has a special quality of freshness and vibrancy. Each dawn is a miracle worth attending. Each morning is an opportunity to thank the Creator for our life. I am a “morning person” who enjoys getting up early, going for a prayerful walk, returning home and sitting in meditation. This time of day validates my hope and restores my gratitude for life. I have friends who are “night people” who stay up late and get up later in the morning than I do. Can they pray in the morning, too? Yes, they can. Morning prayer begins whenever we get up, not necessarily when the sun rises, but most certainly when we arise.
communion with the Creator. As the darkness of night lifts and the rays of light open up the world to us again, we enter into a time that has a special quality of freshness and vibrancy. Each dawn is a miracle worth attending. Each morning is an opportunity to thank the Creator for our life. I am a “morning person” who enjoys getting up early, going for a prayerful walk, returning home and sitting in meditation. This time of day validates my hope and restores my gratitude for life. I have friends who are “night people” who stay up late and get up later in the morning than I do. Can they pray in the morning, too? Yes, they can. Morning prayer begins whenever we get up, not necessarily when the sun rises, but most certainly when we arise.
Each of us has to find the best time of day to pray, but I truly believe that one of the first things required for faithful union with God, no matter when or how we arise, is to pray some kind of thanksgiving for a new day. Life is simply too precious a gift to take for granted. It may be as simple as standing with hands outstretched with a loving heart, but a vital aspect of morning prayer is the intention to unite ourselves with the One who has given us life.
(Taken from Inviting God In: Scriptural Reflections and Prayers Throughout the Year by Joyce Rupp, 2001)
(Taken from Inviting God In: Scriptural Reflections and Prayers Throughout the Year by Joyce Rupp, 2001)
Our worship is filled with opportunities to give thanks to God for the blessings that we receive on a daily basis. I invite you to two special worship services this month that will focus on giving thanks:
1.The Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Zion Lutheran (Lemon &Broad Streets) on Sunday, November 23 at 3:00 p.m. There’s more information in this newsletter about the service.
2.A Service of Word & Sacrament at Trinity Church on Wednesday,26 at 7:00 p.m.
As we gather for worship, let us give thanks and praise to God! As we gather with family and friends, let us give thanks and praise to God! May God’s blessings be upon you in this season of gratitude!
1.The Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Zion Lutheran (Lemon &Broad Streets) on Sunday, November 23 at 3:00 p.m. There’s more information in this newsletter about the service.
2.A Service of Word & Sacrament at Trinity Church on Wednesday,26 at 7:00 p.m.
As we gather for worship, let us give thanks and praise to God! As we gather with family and friends, let us give thanks and praise to God! May God’s blessings be upon you in this season of gratitude!
Blessings,
Pastor Chris
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