We are planning a return trip before Christmas On November 10th, fourteen youth and five adults participated in the second “Food Scavenger Hunt” for our Bloomingdale Food. Even though there were tornado warnings out and it poured down rain, we were able to bring in a small “mountain” of food donations. This was our second Youth Service Project of the fall. On November 24th, fourteen youth and several adults helped the men of the church unload new bookshelves and furniture for classrooms and meeting spaces. 

Pastor Jake then led in a Thanksgiving “art project”, which involved having the youth send T-day cards to their parents with photos and art work included! Some were pretty creative. On December 8th, fifteen youth joined the children, and “young disciples” pre-teen group, in presenting the “Gifts for Mary” pageant during worship. Afterwards, the youth did kitchen duty for the “Dickens Dinner”, during which time they hand washed and dried over 1000 pieces of china, flatware and pots and pans! That evening they shopped at the $DollarBill$ store for the annual Christmas gift exchange. Then it was back to the church for the party, games and closing prayer. We are not meeting on December 22 and will resume our youth fellowship meetings on January 12th, Pastor Jake’s last Sunday at Trinity.

All our youth are super! Thanks for helping us minister with them.

Doug and Lynne Rigler and Pastor Jake















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