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VBS Counselor

We have over 300 students attending our VBS camps each summer! If you are interested in being a counselor, contact Mary Schoenknecht for more information.

Food Pantry

Help at the Trinity Food Pantry on Mondays and Tuesdays this summer from 1:15–3:00 P.M. One to two youth are needed to help in the Food Pantry here at Trinity. There will be an adult present to assist and guide the youth volunteers. A sign up sheet is available at the Tool Bench.

July 10-16 High School Mission Trip!

Pastor Kurt took our Youth to Atlantic Mountain Ranch for a week of Servant Camp in the Black Hills! Work was done with Habitat for Humanity with housing and camp programming provided by Atlantic Mountain Ranch, a branch of Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota (the outdoor ministry organization which oversees Outlaw Ranch where Trinity attends Family Camp every summer!)

Community Table

Each and every day there are families in the Eau Claire area that go without food to eat. Trinity Lutheran provides a meal once a month to these individuals. Our Youth provide the meal on two Saturdays a year. We cook, serve, and clean up a meal that serves over 100 people. This small service provides the nourishment and sustainability for God to continue to live in the bodies of those we serve. The church is the people and we are here to serve the people!

Dove Healthcare

Thanks to Anne Risen for leading all of the visits this year at Dove. And thanks to all of the youth and parent volunteers who visited and played games with the Dove residents. You all surely brighten the day of the residents at Dove.

Trinity Youth Band

Middle School and Senior High musicians, join the Youth Band this fall. Practice Wednesdays at 5:30 P.M. starting in September and play for the 6:30 P.M. Wednesday Worship Service. Drew Brandenburg and Jami Brieske are the leader, and they’d love to have you show up with your guitar, drum sticks, keyboard fingers, or voice! For additional information, contact Pastor Heather at heather@trinity-ec.org.

Ushers/Projections - Each Wednesday Night from 6:30 - 7:15

Youth have the opportunity to usher and provide projection for each Wednesday worship service. Ushering includes handout out bulletins, offering, and communion. If you are interested, sign up at the Tool Bench or contact Lisa at lisa@trinity-ec.org.

Sunday School Leader

Do you like working with children? Do you enjoy spreading the Good News? We are always in need of more Sunday School Teachers. Contact Mary Schoenknecht at marys@trinity-ec.org to volunteer!

Noah's Ark Shrove Thursday Pancake Dinner

This meal is a fundraiser for our Noah's Ark Preschool. In addition to the meal, all who attend have an assortment of activities to participate in. It is up to the Youth to supply these games and activities including coloring tables, games, juggling, and face painting. We can also help with bussing tables or miscellaneous jobs needed by Jeanne. God's love is active in our lives even at the age of preschoolers! Help us to spread this love and joy to the youngest of God's people!

Souper Bowl of Caring

We raised $761.64 on Sunday for the 'Souper Bowl of Caring'. Many thanks to all the youth volunteers and for the congregations' offerings.

The "Souper Bowl of Caring" is a nationwide hunger effort. Youth (sporting their desired team apparel) invite each person present in worship to donate in support of Haiti as we recognize how our small offerings come together to accomplish great things!

Advent Workshop

Our Advent Workshop is a long-standing tradition at Trinity!

Contact Mary Schoenknecht for more information

Cookie Baking - November

Adults from our congregation help our youth to bake and decorate large amounts of holiday cookies. These cookies are then brought to our shut-ins from Trinity Lutheran Church. This small amount of work brings a great amount of joy to those with limited mobility. A young joyous face with a small gift of appreciation is a way to spread the love and joy of Jesus Christ to the ones that need it most.

Contact Youth Ministries for more information

Christmas Sharing Project

Every year at Christmas Trinity donates toys, clothes, food, and other important items to 25 families in need in our area. Help is needed with the wrapping and packing of the gifts and delivery to the families.

Contact Mary Schoenknecht for more information

Beacon House

Trinity Lutheran serves at the Beacon House as Supper Hosts, Evening Hosts, and Breakfast Hosts. We provide the meals and supervision for homeless families in the Eau Claire area. A loss of a home can be one of the most devastating events in a person's life, but we have the power of Jesus Christ to bring hope and healing to this dark situation. Only the love of Christ through our service can bring new hope, and new joy to the lives of those we serve at the Beacon House.

Noah's Ark Spaghetti Supper

This meal is a fundraiser for our Noah's Ark Preschool. In addition to the meal, all who attend have an assortment of activities to participate in. It is up to the Youth to supply these games and activities including coloring tables, games, juggling, and face painting. We can also help with bussing tables or miscellaneous jobs needed by Jeanne. God's love is active in our lives even at the age of preschoolers! Help us to spread this love and joy to the youngest of God's people!

Highway Cleanup

Join your Trinity friends as we care for God's creation by cleaning our stretch of Hwy 37 in the spring and fall of the year.

Load a Truck

Fall: Lutheran World Relief

Our quilters fill their entire closet FULL of resources for Lutheran World Relief. Our entire congregation supplies significant amounts of resources throughout the year, BUT it is up to our Youth to transport all of these wonderful donations to their desired locations. We get together to load an entire semi truck full of resources to be transported. We meet at Trinity at 8:00 to load our own vehicles and transport our resources to CVTC West Campus to load the semi. We then continue to load the semi with resources from congregations all over the Eau Claire community. These resources are then transported to Lutheran World Relief to help those in our country and beyond, that are less fortunate than we are.

Spring: Feed My People
This even collects food for Feed My People every spring. Watch for dates and times and howyou can get involved.

Day Camp Counselor

Looking for a position in Youth Ministry over the summer? Consider being a Day Camp Counselor. Applications are available in the spring from Mary Schoenknecht.

View our Day Camp web page for more information.

Teen Study Topics

Teen Studies will begin in the fall and will continue to meet most every Sunday of the school year through May. Our High School Teen Study will meet in the Youth Room from 10:25-11:00 a.m. Our Club 78 Teen Study will meet in the Choir Room from 10:25-11:00 a.m. Lessons will be lead by a variety of adults over the course of the year, typically focusing on recent events or relevant topics for our lives today. No need for advance signup, just show up! All are welcome!

Middle School Fishing Trip

Are you a fisherwomen or fisherman? Do you enjoy the outdoors? Then join us on a one day fishing retreat on Tuesday, June 29. We will depart from Trinity at 8:30 A.M., and then return to Trinity at 4:00 P.M. Sign up at the Tool Bench for a day filled with fishing, geo-caching, camp craft, lunch, and fellowship! The retreat costs $20.00 per person and will be led by a team of Trinity staff and volunteers.

High School Canoe Trip

July 19 - 21
Once again, we are planning a high school (students who have completed 9th grade) adventure canoe trip down the beautiful Namekagon River in North West Wisconsin. You can expect three days of leisure paddling as we float 27 miles of this amazing National Scenic Riverway. Along the way, we will fish, swim and recreate in the great outdoors. Tents will provide us shelter along the river and meals will be served riverside. Grab a friend and drag them along for a trip that will have you talking for years. The cost of the trip is $80.00 per person, which includes boat use, transportation and food. Trinity offers a scholarship, available to anyone, for 25% of the total fee. The sign up sheet, permission forms, and scholarship forms are all available at the Tool Bench. Contact Drew Brandenburg with any questions at 833.8591. This is a camp/retreat opportunity.

High Adventure Trip - Kayaking in the Apostle Islands

August 4-8, 2010
Apostle Island Trip Meeting on Sunday, May 23rd at 8:00 p.m. in the Fireside Room. The campsites are booked and the equipment is rented! Let's meet again to go over the details of the trip. The remaining cost, $200.00, is due at this meeting. Contact Cassie with any questions at 832.6601 or cassie@trinity-ec.org.

Visit our photo album to see pictures from last year's trip.

August Activity Night

Tuesday, August 17th 5:30-7:30pm
Youth entering 7th and 8th grades in the 2010-2011 School Year will gather together for games, pizza, and root beer floats. Presented by the High School Youth Council.

Middle School Youth Council

Thank you!!! Alyse Passi, Zoe Hirsh, Julia Hilgedick, and Kyle Wogahn for your outstanding leadership on the Middle School Youth Counsel. Great teamwork and communication lead to two well attended and fun movie nights. We look forward to your continued dedication next year!

Middle School Movie Night

Thanks to everyone who attended the "Ultimate Gift" movie night and teen study, and thank you for bringing all of the delicious treats to share. It was a great turn out with thirty-one 7th and 8th graders. We had insightful discussions about 'The Gift of a Day', 'The Gift of Friends', and 'The Gift of a Dream'.

High School Ski Trip

Many thanks to Drew and Jill Brandenburg for their leadership and hospitality on the High School Ski Trip to Christie Mountain.

Rock the Valley

Congratulations on an almost sell out crowd of people from Eau Claire and the surrounding communities. Thanks to Jon Rush and Kurt Laurer for sharing Trinity's responsibilities at the ticket door on concert night.

Telemark Middle School Retreat

Middle School Youth gathered at the Telemark Lodge in Cable, WI for a weekend of devotion, music, workshops, games, swimming, and fellowship!

Prayer Friends

Prayer is a powerful way to connect with God, and it is an extraordinary blessing to have other people praying for you. In our program, each Club 78 student will have an anonymous adult member of the congregation as their prayer friend. All communication will go through the youth mnistry team. The prayer friend may send a thinking of you, birthday and/or Christmas cards. Students may share prayer requests through the Youth Ministry leadership team. Send all communication to myprayerfriend@trinity-ec.org.

Thank you to all of the prayer friends and youth for attending the energetic prayer friend meeting.