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Trinity Youth in the "Fast Lane"April 20, 2008 -- Trinity youth spent much of this weekend in the "fast lane." They fasted for 30 hours as participants in the World Vision 30-Hour famine. The 30-Hour Famine is an international youth movement to fight hunger. The youth took pledges, raising money that will go to World Vision to fight world hunger. The youth also canvassed the neighborhood to collect canned food for the food bank. One of the activites during the 30 hours was to build shelters from cardboard. The youth were divided into teams, and to make the task more challenging, each member was given a handicap, such as having to wear a backpack or having arm tied. The youth had to work together as a team to overcome their individual handicaps to accomplish the task. |
Preschool - 5th Grade Sunday School is Sunday at 9:30 am. Middle School/Junior High Youth Group meets every Wednesday at 6 pm.
Senior High Youth Group meets every Tuesday at 6:30 pm. Youth Breakfast Club is Sunday at 10:30 am. "This Way to Heaven" youth band practices every Tuesday College Life Group meets every Thursday at 8 pm. |
Archeologists Unearth Mysterious
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"All You Need is Love" Debuts |
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The Trinity youth performed a musical entitled "All You Need is Love," which featured and brought new meaning to many favorite Beatles songs. The musical was written and directed by Richie Thayer, with Ben Posadas as muscial director. DVDs of the performance are available for $12 from Richie Thayer. |
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Congratulations to the Class of 2007!Back row: Richard Thayer, Ben Posadas, Michael Cox. |
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Youth Wash Cars to Finance CampTrinity youth held car washes to raise money to attend the Hume Lake Christian Camp this June. |
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Youth Tour Agilent TechnologiesAbout twenty members of the Senior High Youth Group toured Agilent Technologies at a youth group meeting in March. |
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Trinity member and Agilent employee Dr. Gregory VanWiggeren, second from left above, gave a presentation about the company, talked about being both a scientist and a Christian, and discussed whether we must choose between God and science. He summarized two
current world views. One view is that physics governs the universe,
life is meaningless and without hope, and death is the end. The other
is that the universe was created by God and that evolution is the
mechanism God used to create us. Science attempts to describe the
universe, but there is more to the universe than we can perceive. In
this view, life has meaning and death is not the end. |
Hungry Youth Prepare Meals for Homeless and Serve Watoto Singers
In February, Trinity youth participated in the World Vision 30-hour famine. By going without food for 30 hours, Trinity youth gained a deeper understanding of needs in the world and raised money for needy children.
But they went beyond that. During the 30 hours, the youth volunteered at Innvision, preparing meals for the homeless.
And before the end of the 30 hours, they also served dinner to the Watoto Children's Choir from Uganda, Africa.
Check out the Watoto youth photo album for more pictures of the Watoto dinner.
Trinity Youth Hit the Slopes
The Trinity Youth Group hit the slopes in January on their annual ski trip. (Some hit the slopes a little harder than others.)
This trip was a fun getaway to enjoy skiing, snowboarding, and playing in the snow.
While the ski lift provided the physical boost needed for fun on the slopes, evening Bible study provided the spiritual lift that will last a lifetime.
Be sure to visit the 2007 ski trip photo album for more pictures from the trip!
Sunday School Singers Perform at the Carol Sing
The Trinity Sunday School Singers, under the direction of Sylvia Sperling, gave their debut performance at the annual "Around the Table Carol Sing" in December 2006.
Sunday School for preschool through fifth grade is every Sunday at 9:30 am.
More Information About the Trinity Youth Groups
The
junior and senior high youth groups give young people a place to get to
know Christ in a comfortable environment with their peers, and it's a
great way to make friends.
The Trinity Youth Group has tripled in the past five years to more that 30 youth today thanks to the leadership of Vincent Arishvara and Ryan Tally, and the group has had a significant positive impact on the lives of these youth.
If you'd like to participate in the Trinity Youth Group, contact Trinity at the email address or phone number above.
Here is what some of the youth group members had to say about the group: “Youth group has introduced me to a lot of my closest friends, as well as taught me a lot of things about Christianity that I didn't know before.” “It has changed my life completely for the better, teaching me about Christianity and opening my eyes.” “Through youth group I have met some amazing people and made some amazing friends. I learn more about God and Christianity every week.” |