Holy Trinity Lutheran Church held its final confirmation class for the 2025/2026 year. Below is a photo of our proud confirmands, each holding up their fingers representing how many years of confirmation he or she has completed. Sunday, May 17th Natalie Dommel and Penelope Kramer presented a topic they have learned during their years in Confirmation. Then, as of Sunday, May 24th they are formally confirmed disciples of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
The winter weather certainly did not put a freeze on our annual Christmas Program! It was a beautiful show full of carols with audience participation, instrument solos and collaborations, and the story telling of Jesus’ birth by Trinity’s children and confirmation youth. Sunday School and Confirmation is now on a winter break. Class will start up again on Sunday, January 4th, 2026! Come join us.
Trinity is now selling ELCA Good Gifts. Make your Christmas shopping special by giving a gift that fights hunger and poverty around the globe! Check out our ELCA Good Gift trees to see what we’re selling. The trees were decorated by some of Trinity’s Sunday School and Confirmation kids. For questions contact rachel@trinitylancaster.org.
Penelope Kramer delivers the Children’s Sermon Youth Sunday at Holy Trinity November 16, 2025
Children are welcome at Holy Trinity! Our littlest disciples are welcome to worship with us on Sunday Mornings. There are children’s bulletins and children worship activity bags available in the Narthex of the sanctuary.
Children’s Sunday School meets at 10:45am starting in Trinity’s Chapel for music time, then the kids will go to room 202 (located on the second floor of the Parish House in the corner behind the choir room) for a Bible story and lesson. Sunday School begins after Labor Day weekend in September and continues through the weekend before Memorial Day.
Please contact Rachel Kramer with questions at rachel@trinitylancaster.org
Confirmation age kids, 6th, 7th and 8th graders will join the Sunday School for music time at 10:45am starting in Trinity’s Chapel. Afterwards, will go to room 205(across the hall from the choir room on the 2nd floor of the Parish House) for a lesson.
Vacation Bible School
Holy Trinity and Grace Lutheran jointly offered VBS in the Summers of 2024 and 2025.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church's Hunger Planter Ministry is back! Trinity is offering free fresh and healthy vegetables to our downtown Lancaster neighbors. We are looking for volunteers to water and prune our Hunger Planters this summer so they will grow and help feed our community.
Sunday, April 26th Holy Trinity's Vestry delivered their annual report. Following worship, we gathered in Fondersmith Auditorium for lunch followed by the presentation.
Saturday, August 4th Trinity hosted an Easter Egg Hunt. Festivities began in Fondersmith Auditorium with games, snacks, a story by Rachel Kramer relating a dozen eggs to Jesus's life. Then, the 1000 egg scramble.
May 15, 2026
For more than 40 years Holy Trinity has hosted this event.....scholarship programs for Lancaster School District students. The event begins in the Sanctuary at 6:00pm
May 17, 2026
Our confirmands will talk with us about their classes, what it's meant to them. Pastor Joel will share some thoughts as well.
May 17, 2026
Faith Talk continues with the study of Paul's epistle; Romans chapter 10 part one
May 24, 2026
Celbrating Confirmation Sunday, we will gather on the lawn after worship for Lemonade, lite food and conversation. If it rains, we'll go inside and crumble cookies on the carpet(HA)
May 24, 2026
Faith Talk continues with the study of Paul's epistle, chapter 10 part two.
May 30, 2026
You are all in for a treat. Well known, and well loved, the 31 person Lancaster British Brass Band will fill Holy Trinity's Sanctuary with musical art. A truly inspiring and "goosebumpy" experience. The concert begins at 4:00pm.
May 31, 2026
Pastor Joel presents to us on "Death and the Life After".
June 4, 2026
Trinity's Youth Ministry is hosting an Urban Air "Spirit Night!" Anyone is allowed to attend so please invite your friends and neighbors to join you at Urban Air Adventure Park. Mention Holy Trinity Lutheran Church when you purchase your tickets to get a discount on Platinum Passes! For more information contact Rachel, rachel@trinitylancaster.org.
June 7, 2026
Matt Johnson from Church World Services will talk with us about current immigration and refugee challenges.
June 8, 2026
Register now for God's Wonder Lab, Science Mondays VBS. This is a collaborative ministry between Grace Lutheran Church and Trinity Lutheran Church. The dates are: June 8th, June 15th, June 22nd, June 29th, and July 6th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Grace Lutheran Church, 517 N Queen St, Lancaster, PA 17603 will host our VBS. Registration forms can be found in the church Narthex. For questions please see Rachel Kramer, rachel@trinitylancaster.org.
June 10, 2026
Trinity is the Nonprofit of the Night at the Lancaster Stormers on Wednesday, June 10th. The gates open at 5:45 pm. Our choir will kick things off with the singing of the National Anthem at the Baseball game! The first pitch, which will be thrown by one of our confirmation students, Hudson, will happen at 6:45 pm. Tickets can be purchased via a check in the offering plate, writing Stormers in the memo.
June 14, 2026
Pastor Joel and Loren Good will share some of the what, why and how we act out or worship services.
