Posts

Alternative Gift Market - Sunday December 2, 2018 - 11:30 am - 2:30 pm

Image
Alternative Gift Market - 12/2/18 - 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
St. James Episcopal Church - 201 N. Market St.  Wooster, Ohio  44691
Do you have trouble finding the right Christmas gifts?  Ever wonder how quickly your gift is thrown away?  Find a solution to your gift-giving problems this year at the Alternative Gift Market where you can give someone else an opportunity to have a better life!
Join us at the Alternative Gift Market on Sunday December 2, 2018 from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm at St. James Episcopal Church (201 N. Market St.  Wooster, Ohio  44691).  At the Alternative Gift Market, you can browse a variety of displays representing humanitarian relief agencies around the world;  you may then purchase $5.00 "shares" in as many as you would like, to give as gifts to friends and loved ones.  With each share purchased, you will receive a Christmas card and a description of the relief project to give you as your alternative gift.  In addition, World Crafts will also be selling fair trad…
Post a Comment
Read more

Simple Gifts Concert of Folk and World Music

Image
Simple Gifts free Concert of Folk and World Music
Join us at Trinity Sunday evening 11/4/18 at 6:30 pm for a free concert by Simple Gifts.  Simple Gifts is an award winning duo that plays everything from Celtic to Klezmer on twelve different instruments!  Their concerts are full of humor and you'll learn about unusual instruments too.  Click to listen to their music.

Concert is free and open to the public!


Trinity United Church of Christ 150 E. North St. Wooster, Ohio  44691 330-264-9250
Trinity website
Trinity facebook page
Post a Comment
Read more

NSM - College of Wooster Fall Break October 2018

Image
NSM - College of Wooster Fall Break October 2018


We welcomed our second group from the College of Wooster this year during their fall break.  There were five college students and two College staff.  
The group worked three days in our breakfast program, one afternoon with Habitat and one afternoon with People to People.  They met with Awareness in Motion and visited MOCA house.  
Click here to see photos
We at North Street Mission want groups to have a meaningful week and hope that they continue to go on mission trips in the future.  Part of this process involves getting feedback from the groups.  Here is a summary of the feedback from the College of Wooster group:
College of Wooster  10/7/18 - 10/10/18 I believe that NSM can make a difference by:
 *  Continuing to dedicate their time and energy to serving the Wooster community and showing others HOW they serve. *  Reaching out to the college to help students understand the community. *  Showing a side of the city that is often unseen…
Post a Comment
Read more

Faith Formation Opportunities after Sunday Worship

Image
Our fall Faith Formations programs (Sunday School) start-up September 30, 2018.  We offer Faith Formation opportunities for all ages after worship Sundays from 10:45 - 11:45.

Adults - two classes offered

Note - The first Sunday, September 30, 2018 all adults will meet in the Parlor and talk with our German Visitor, Rev. Sabine Sarpe.

Rev. Kevan Franklin - This class is in the Chapel and starts 10/14/18
Kevan's ABC class is approaching the Bible creatively.  Thinking aloud is allowed!
"Why it's good to say I think... when studying the Bible."


Finding Joy - taught by Herb Broda and Janet Burkhart.  This class is in the Parlor and starts 10/7/18
Join us as we explore The Book of Joy, an inspiring book based on a meeting between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.  Our sessions will be interactive and joyous as we explore obstacles to joy as well as the essential ingredients for a joy-filled life.  As we celebrate our 200th Anniversary we will try to include a bi…
Post a Comment
Read more

Wednesday Evening Prayer & Communion Service

Image
Wednesday Evening Prayer & Communion Service - 6:30 pmStarts again Wednesday September 26, 2018
Each Wednesday from 6:30 pm-7:15 pm in the Chapel, we will gather for prayers and observe the presence of Christ in Communion. We will be exploring some of the parables of Jesus together to discover what meaning we might find in them for our own time. Join us in prayer and communion as we observe a mid-week pause to refresh and remember God’s presence in our lives.

The service is located in the chapel on the second floor which is handicapped accessible. 
Join us in prayer and communion as we observe a mid-week pause to refresh and remember God's presence in our lives.  You can send prayer requests to: wednesdaysattrinity@gmail.com

Trinity is an open & affirming, global mission church. We believe that we have been blessed so that we might be a blessing for all of the people of the world. Everyone is welcome here no matter where you are on life's journey. Casual clothing is welcom…
Post a Comment
Read more

Ohio Conference Trip to Germany

Image
Ohio Conference trip to Germany
On September 4-20, 2018 Pastor Kevan Franklin and his wife Ella along with Trinity members John & Sue Muskopf will be travelling to Germany with a group from the Ohio Conference of the United Church of Christ.  The group will be exploring the German roots of our UCC heritage. 

Follow the group by reading their blog
Post a Comment
Read more

NSM - College of Wooster August 2018

Image
We welcomed students from the College of Wooster to North Street Mission!  The group worked two mornings in our breakfast program, one morning at St. James community lunch and afternoons at Habitat for Humanity, Salvation Army and Moca House.

Click to see photos

We at North Street Mission want groups to have a meaningful week and hope that they continue to go on mission trips in the future.  Groups are also encouraged to visit us sometime in the future!  Part of the process involves getting feedback from the groups.  Here is a summary from this group:




Survey Responses....
- I witnessed a number of poor and homeless who were so grateful for the meal services that the local churches provide, not only for the food but also for the community of friends.
- The people, in particular the veterans, who are displaced and homeless.
- I was unaware of the amount of struggling people in Wooster.
- See how considerate and polite the homeless and low income communities were at the breakfast program …
Post a Comment
Read more