Download Club 9 2009-2010 Registration Form
Highway Cleanup
Join Trinity friends as we care for God’s creation by cleaning our stretch of Hwy 37 on Saturday, September 26 at 9:00 a.m. Meet at Trinity and we’ll carpool to Hwy 37. Sign up online, or at the Tool Bench.
Trinity Youth Band 
Middle School and Senior High musicians, join the Youth Band this fall. Practice Wednesdays at 5:30 P.M. starting September 2 and play for the 6:30 P.M. Wednesday Worship Service. Drew Brandenburg is the leader, and he’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.
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!
Ushers/Projections - Each Wednesday Night from 6:00 - 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.
Harmony In Spirit
Music has a way of enhancing worship like no other art form. It is a welcomed form of praise in each and every Trinity Service. If you have talents in vocal or instrumental music we would love to hear you on Sunday mornings. This inspirational team leads the music at the 9:45 AM contemporary Sunday service throughout the year. Guitarists, drummers, a flutist and a keyboard player are joined each week by up to a dozen singers for a spirited worship adventure. Rehearsals are 7:00 PM on Wednesdays in the Worship Center.
Contact
Shirley Sands, Director for more information
Noah's Ark Spaghetti Supper - October 20
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!
Advent Workshop - November 29
Our Advent Workshop is a long-standing tradition at Trinity!
Contact
Mary Schoenknecht 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
Noah's Ark Shrove Tuesday 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!
Humane Association
We will spend our time as cat cuddlers and dog walkers for the afternoon in service to the Eau Claire Humane Association. Be sure to take a permission slip and bring proof of your latest tetanus vaccination!
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 ov
er 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!
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.
Load A Truck: Feed My People - Spring
In the spring we pass out grocery bags to the congregation after services on Sunday. Our generous congregations returns the bags the following week filled with food for those in need. Our Youth collects and bags, loads the trucks, and then meets at Feed My People to unload the trucks.
George Mission Trip Recap
From June 19th - June 28th, 14 youth and
adults from Trinity served in
Savannah
Georgia on a mission trip. They served through
the United Way helping the elderly and disabled
with much needed yard work, home repairs and
painting. Please visit the Trinity Facebook
page for pictures and information on the trip!
Thank you to Trinity members for your great
support and constant encouragement!
Day Camp Counselor
Looking for a paid position in Youth Ministry over the summer? Consider being a Day Camp Counselor. If you are interested in being a counselor, contact Mary Schoenknecht for more information or check the Tool Bench for an application.
View
our Day Camp web
page for more information.
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.
Bible Study
The high school years are one of the biggest transition periods of your life. You are in the middle of a significant amount of pressure, scheduling, and decision making. This is also a crucial moment in your faith life. The habits you form now will follow you to college and into the rest of your life. Won't you let us help you? Look for more details as this group of students in high school join to work together, in the name of Jesus, to get through this time in your lives.
Movie Night
Look for more information for our monthly movie night beginning again this fall!
Yoga
Your very own High School Youth Council students periodically lead the yoga night. ALL ARE WELCOME! Bring your own mat (or just a towel) and take a night for yourself!
Noah's Ark
Every summer our youth spend the day at Noah's Ark in Wisconsin Dells. Watch for details. Bring a friend! They are always welcome!
Namekagon Canoe Trip
Our 6-12 graders enjoyed three days and two nights of canoeing and camping along the Namekogen River this summer. This trip was led by Drew Brandenburg.
Fishing Trip
Pastor Jim and Randy Risen took some of our youth on fishing/hiking trip this summer. They enjoyed the great outdoors along with some wonderful fellowship.
High Adventure Trip: Apostle Islands Kayaking
The Trinity Youth enjoyed an amazing trip last summer to the Apostle Islands. Visit our photo album to to see pictures of this wonderful experience.
Download Worship Notes
Trinity Youth Band
Your Youth Band leads each Wednesday night worship service with their wonderful talents and praise. If you have talents in vocal or instrumental music, please consider joining us! The band meets every Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. during the school year for practice and warm up and then leads the service at 6:30.
Contact
Youth Ministries for more information
Harmony In Spirit
Music has a way of enhancing worship like no other art form. It is a welcomed form of praise in each and every Trinity Service. If you have talents in vocal or instrumental music we would love to hear you on Sunday mornings. This inspirational team leads the music at the 9:45 AM contemporary Sunday service throughout the year. Guitarists, drummers, a flutist and a keyboard player are joined each week by up to a dozen singers for a spirited worship adventure. Rehearsals are 7:00 PM on Wednesdays in the Worship Center.
Contact
Shirley Sands, Director for more information
Donuts
Each Sunday from February - May, the Youth sell donuts during Fellowship time on Sunday. Students attending our summer mission trips will be given first pick. All other students are welcome to fill in as needed.
Flamingo Patrol
Do you enjoy playing practical jokes on people? Are you quick like a rabbit and swift like a cat? Then you should join our Flamingo Patrol as we head out into the yards of many members this flight season! Sign up here to join a patrol group and let the fun begin! This is a great fundraiser for those trip accounts and a really easy way to play a joke on someone!
Click here for more information on this unique fundraiser.
Lenten Soup Lunches
This is fundraiser for all youth. The students come on Sunday after church to make the soups. On Wednesday parents and other adults come to serve lunches. The lunches take a free will donation for the service. If you are interested please sign up.
Easter Breakfast 
Every Easter the youth put on an Easter Breakfast for the congregation. Menu includes pancakes, sausages, and fresh fruit. Serving time is from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Thanks to Nancy Kenyon and Suzanne Becker the Easter Breakfast went extremely well this year. We served 163 people throughout the morning!
BBQ Express
Despite God’
s wonderful sense of humor with
the down pour during our serving hours, the
BBQ Express Fundraiser was received very
well by the Trinity Lutheran Community. Thanks
Michelle Glaser and Cindy Walsh for their very
concerted efforts. Thanks to all the students who
diligently sold their tickets and suffered through
the rain and the cold to bring food to the masses!
We sold over 600 dinners!
Devotional Material
Available from: www.christianitytoday.com/teens/features/devos.html:
- Drop-in, one time devotions available online. Pick one a day, a week, a month or whenever you get the chance!
Available from Christianbook.com:
Other Devotional Materials:
- My 30 Days Under the Overpass by Mike Yankoski
- Imagine That! Devotions for Teens by Teens
- Moments of Peace in the Presence of God
- Overwhelmed. Available from www.missionresources.com
- A Fresh Start: Following Through on Your Commitment to Christ. Available from www.missionresources.com
- Tracking Your Walk: The Young Person's Prayers Diary. Available from www.missionresources.com
Youth Ministries of the ELCA
Christian School Links
Luther College, Decorah IA: www.luther.edu
Concordia University, MN: www.concordiacollege.edu
Gustavus Adolphus, MN: www.gustavus.edu
St. Olaf College, MN: www.stolaf.edu
Augsburg College, MN: www.augsburg.edu
Waldorf College, IA: www.waldorf.edu
Wartburg College, IA: www.wartburg.edu
Grand View University, IA: www.grandview.edu
Augustana College, IL: www.augustana.edu
Carthage College, WI: www.carthage.edu
Finlandia University, MI: www.finlandia.edu
Campus Ministry Links
Interversity: www.interversity.org
Campus Crusaders for Christ: www.campuscrusade.com
Young
Life: www.younglife.org
The
Navigaters: www.thenavigators.org
Student
Impact: www.studentimpact.com
Youth Ministry Team
Pastor Heather Wigdahl
heather@trinity-ec.org
Lisa Goetz, Youth Ministry Assistant
lisa@trinity-ec.org
Anne Josephson, Club 78
anne@trinity-ec.org
Mary Schoenknecht
marys@trinity-ec.org
