Women's Groups
Outreach to families who have lost premature babies or newborns, usually meets first Saturday of each month. Contact Janet Schaaf 586-566-0077.
The LWML meets the second Monday of September, November, January, March and May. Regular meetings feature Bible study, mission speakers, reports, projects, devotions, and mites.
Officers of the LWML
Co-Presidents — Gail Terey, Melissa Maliskey
Secretary — Phyllis McGrady
Treasurer — Bev Hepner
Christian Growth — Judy Hawley, Cheryl Sy
Mission Service — Noreen Mullen, Anna Nieman
Social Committee — Joanne Stange, Phyllis Hamilton
Motto: “With these hands we serve the Lord.” As Trinity’s oldest organization founded in 1896, for over 115 years the Trinity Ladies Aid has fulfilled this motto.
Mission: Assist in and support projects the congregation has adopted. Provide its members an opportunity for spiritual growth, service, and fellowship. Help with the interior and exterior improvements of the church properties.
Membership: All women who are communicant members of Trinity Lutheran Church may join.
Meetings: Held the first Wednesday of the month. Alternate between noon luncheon and 7:00 pm evening dessert meetings. No meetings are held in July and August.
Special Events: Special events are an outing in June and a Christmas celebration in December.
Fundraisers/Funding: Rummage sales in spring and fall. Euchre parties in January, February, and March. Knife sales throughout the year. Freewill offerings at meetings.
Ongoing Service:
Prepare and serve funeral luncheons upon request.
Prepare baptismal napkins, banners, and candles.
Purchase the Portals of Prayer devotional booklets for use by the congregation and the pastors and elders when doing shut-in calls.
Prepare and serve meals for Friday Flock, the Trinity ministry to those in assisted living who come for a worship service the first Friday of the month.
Prepare and serve meals for special events.
Pay for the altar flowers when no other special request from the congregation has been made.
Officers:
President — Cathy Haslett
haslettc@comcast.net
Vice President — Gwen Hodgins
hhhodgins@comast.net
Secretary — Chris Matwiejczyk
tcmatwiejczyk@aol.com
Treasurer — Diane Peebles
Dipeepbl@comcast.net
Rummage Sale Coordinators:
Diane Ewert — dirone@comcast.net
Diana Mersino — gsino@wowway.com
Diane Peebles — jopeebl@comcast.net
Knife Sales:
Joan Pochert — joanpochert@wideopenwest.com
Euchre Parties:
Genny Landerschier — glanders99@hotmail.com
We would love to expand our activities, but need more members to accomplish this. If you are interested in being the hands and feet of Jesus within our congregation, please consider joining Ladies’ Aid. Watch the Evangelist for announcements of the regular meetings or contact President Cathy Haslett at haslettc@comcast.net.
Coordinator – Jeanne Touchette
E-mail prayer requests to Jeanne at: jeanne@touchettefamily.com