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Punching In For Work At Second Harvest Food Bank
Thirteen Trinity members volunteered at the San Jose Second Harvest Food Bank on March 28, applying labels to cartons of Minute Maid Fruit Punch that had been donated by the Coca-Cola Company. This was the first of what we expect will be monthly volunteer events at Second Harvest and other local organizations.
Volunteering is a great way to get to know other Trinity members and to help meet needs in our local community. If you would like to get involved, please contact Trinity at the phone number or email address above.
Fighting AIDS and World Hunger
The Watoto Children's Choir from Uganda, Africa, brought their message to standing-room-only crowds (693 attendees) at Trinity Presbyterian Church in February. Through this event, we raised more than $10,000 for the Watoto children's organization!
AIDS and world hunger are among the greatest challenges we face today, and as Christians we must take action to address these challenges. At Trinity, we formed a team that is determining what we can do to assist in the eradication of extreme poverty and AIDS around the world and in Africa. We can't do everything, but we can do something. We're researching a number of organizations to determine which we will support.
Trinity youth are involved, too. On the same weekend Trinity hosted the Watoto Choir, Trinity youth participated in the 30-hour famine to raise money to fight hunger through World Vision. During the 30-hour famine, the youth volunteered at Innvision, preparing meals for the homeless. The youth also served dinner to the Watoto children prior to their performance. Check out some of the photos on the youth page.
Rebuilding Churches in Indonesia
In addition to fighting AIDS and world hunger, Trinity formed a team to determine how we can help rebuild Indonesian churches that were destroyed by natural disasters.
Working through our friends in the GKI Indonesian Church, we are investigating the status of the destroyed churches and how we can best help.
Trinity Mission InitiativesEarly this year, we saw a multimedia presentation by rock star Bono about extreme poverty and AIDS in Africa, and we saw a live performance by the Watoto Children's Choir and heard their message first-hand. Trinity is responding through three initiatives: Determining what we can do to help eradicate proverty, hunger, and AIDS in Africa and throughout the world. Determining what we can do to help rebuild Indonesian churches destroyed by natural disasters. Helping to meet needs in our local community through volunteer work with local organizations. Trinity formed three groups to focus on these initiatives, and the response from Trinity's congregation has been inspiring. If you haven't joined one of these groups yet, there is still time to do so and to help Trinity make a difference. If you are not a member of Trinity, but would like to contribute to these initiatives, we invite you to contact Trinity at the email address or phone number above. |