Category: Outreach - South Meriden Trinity United Methodist Church

Slide Hill Rd Fire Donations - Sat Feb 23rd, 9AM-12 Noon

2/20/2019

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Recently, a tragic fire has made a South Meriden home uninhabitable, as a son of the home's residents died nearby. Our church is supporting the collection of donations being organized by Holly Wills on behalf of the Meriden Council of Neighborhoods this Saturday in our fellowship hall, 9AM-12PM Noon. We appreciate the further help of the South Meriden Volunteer Fire Department to help raise funds and awareness of this important need in our community.

Donations being accepted are household items such as dishes, small kitchen appliances, glasses, silverware, bath towels, blankets, pillows, sheets, and toiletry items Gift Cards and monetary donations will be gladly accepted also (checks payable to: Council of Neighborhoods). For more information on volunteering and donations, please email Holly Wills at:
cwills0142@sbcglobal.net Please pray for this family recovery from their tragic losses.

Valentine's Day Pot Roast Dinner Sat Feb 16th 5PM - Feast for Mission!

2/7/2019

Great food, great price, great cause. Tickets In advance, Adults $12 ($14 at the door), 10 & under $
Take out available Reservations -203-634-0017

We know pot roast - and we know you love pot roast! Put yourself in the seats of our fellowship hall on Saturday, February 16th, at 5PM< and enjoy a hearty meal that will help raise money for the good work our church does for people in our community, in our nation, and in God's world. If you're an on-the-go person that night, order up, and take some home! We thank everyone for pitching in for what will be a great dinner, and all of you for helping to support it. Enjoy!

Man it Up! Men's Breakfast at Tom's Place, Sat Jan 19th

1/16/2019

United Methodist Men, here's your chance to get together in a joyful and positive way. At 9AM this Saturday January 19th, your're invited to a "separate checks" breakfast at Tom's Place on Main Street in Meriden. The order of the day: good food, good fellowship, some prayers, and a discussion of what it means to be Christian men. Feel free to invite men who might be interested in men's church fellowship. Our hope is to make this a monthly event at various places that is fun, fulfilling, and filled with the power of being God's church. Get ready to order up!

New Year, Fresh Faith - Start Off With Another Way

12/30/2018

You can have the same old kind of year, doing the same old things.
Or, you can find another way.
Our church offers all kinds of people ways to re-engage and revive their faith, so that our faith can change not only our lives, but God's world.
Even you.
It starts every Sunday at 10AM, with our joyful worship, and warm fellowship.
It grows during the week as we walk through our community in prayer each Monday, with brown bag lunch discussions afterwards. It continues during the week as we pray together for God's possibilities.
It brings us into circles of friends at our Faith Groups every Wednesday at 5 and 7 PM, and as we bring faith to our families during the week.
It puts us in touch with people, in our community, and around God's world, who need the healing touch of God.
We have events throughout the year that make a difference in people's lives.
We hope that you will choose a fresh approach to your life, through faith, that will help you to grow in new ways, and to find real joy in life, whether life is perfect or not.
Let us know how you'd like to begin. Or, just start. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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A Shelter of Grace! Our Annual ShelterNow Christmas Celebration Brought Food, Gifts, and Love

12/27/2018

Meriden's ShelterNow program provides emergency housing and guidance for people of all walks of life who need to get to the next right step in their lives, and we are blessed to be in ministry with them throughout the year. But at Christmas, we get to give back to them in ways that bring special joy to shelter residents - and to us!

Mary Barker and Linda Kirk spearheaded our efforts again this year, assembling over 20 bags of much-appreciated gifts of clothing and hygiene items, and a fantastic dinner that would make a fine feast at tny table! Friends of the church pitched in, and we had a great time with the men of the shelter program, sharing some laughs and touching stories, getting to know one another, praying and offering the gospel's hope for the new year.

We thank Mary, Linda, and everyone in the church who made donations to help fund this mission effort, and who volunteered to make it a success. May you all feel the warmth of Christmas blessings in your heart for helping to bring them to people who need God's hope so very much!

Annual Shelter Now Dinner and Christmas Celebration This Sunday, 5PM

12/20/2018

Gifts are lining up in our Clark Room, ready to be part of our annual Adopt-A-Gift dinner and celebration at Meriden's ShelterNow residence - a moment to bring joy and hope to our sisters and brother who need to find the next right step to wholeness in their lives. It is a wonderful event, and we thank Mary Barker, Linda Kirk, who do such a great job putting this project together, and all of our church members who are supporting it with their kind donations and helping hands. If you'd like to contribute or lend a helping hand on the evening of December 23rd, please contact, Mary, Linda, or Pastor John. What a friend we have when people act like Jesus!

Join us Mondays at Noon for Prayer Walks and Brown-Bag DiscussionS

12/10/2018

Prayer is a powerful tool of faith to open our eyes to God's possibilities in our lives, and in God's world. We are resuming our community prayer walks, which we invite church members, friends, and community residents to join us in, so that we may seek together God's will for us as people who can bring forth God's fruits of faith in this place.

Pastor John will organize these prayer walks, which take off from the church sanctuary steps at noon on Mondays, as weather and appointments permit. Pastor John has been continuing prayer walks already, and invites everyone to join us in them. After our prayer walks, you are invited to join us in the Clark Room for a brown bag luncheon and discussions, using our holy conversation guidelines to make them safe and fruitful.

A menu option on our office telephone menu will give you the latest status on prayer walks. We look forward to you joining us - and to inviting others into them!

Companions of Hope: Dec 8th Service of Remembrance at South Meriden Trinity United Methodist Church

12/8/2018

Our church was privileged to serve as the hosting congregation for Beecher and Bennett Funeral Service's annual service of remembrance, for families who have lost loved ones recently. The service was a warm time of both remembrance and hope, as beautiful music from Laurie Brandl, our Music Director, filled the air with God's Spirit of companionship. Participants lit candles in memory of their loved ones, and Pastor John Blossom's message "Companions" reminded us that God's living Companion, the Holy Spirit, enables us to always find healing and hope on life's journeys. A podcast with audio and slides form the service is below, including Pastor John's message. The text of his message can be viewed here and below the podcast.

We thank Beecher and Bennett for their service to our community's families, who benefit so much from their heartfelt professional services, and we hold all families whose loved ones have passed into God's eternal hands the living comfort of God in their lives, now, and forever.

Glad to Know You! Help Us to Know You Better

11/21/2018

We have hundreds of new subscribers to our newsletter lately, along with long-time members and friends. We'd appreciate it if you all could provide us in the form below with an update on your interests, your needs, and your best methods of contact. Provide just the information that you feel comfortable sharing, and know that we guard this information securely and carefully. Thank you very much for your interest in our ministries and our messages!

Gifts Made with Love! Holiday Bazaar, Sat Nov 17th, 9-5

11/13/2018

If you're trying to make your Christmas and holiday gifts more meaningful and simple, why not start with handcrafted items and other special items from our Annual Church Bazaar? Items include:

A wide variety of beautiful custom gift baskets,
Handcrafted wreathes
"Gently used" jewelry and accessories
Hand-crafted and hand-knitted gifts
Baked goods for giving or eating

The wide variety of quality items will make this event a must-see - while the seeing is good! Come early if you can for a great selection, but know that there are many, many beautiful things to choose from - that won't break your budget, and that will help you to focus on the main purpose of this season: love. See you there!