Growing in Faith and Spirit

Holy Trinity and Grace concluded Summer Vacation Bible School July 6.  Below are some photos from this  God’s Wonder Lab!  Our little disciples heard the Bible story of how Jesus called Saul to tell about him! Kids sang songs; made a science suncatcher; watched a reaction between milk, food coloring, and dawn dish soap; and played games called ‘Remove the Scales from Saul’s Eyes’ and ‘Saul, Saul, Paul’!

Grace Lutheran Church and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church celebrated week five of the 2026 Summer Vacation Bible School, Summer Science Monday: God’s Wonder Lab!  Below you can see photos of young worshipers as they heard the Bible story of Jesus appearing to his disciples after his death and resurrection! They made raisins dance, caused a chemical reaction to blow up balloons, and played a game to help them recognize Jesus! Our last Science Monday meets on Monday, July 6th starting at 6:00 pm at Grace Lutheran Church, 517 N. Queen Street. You are invited to join us even if you’ve missed the other nights!

Trinity celebrated the Rite of Confirmation on Pentecost Sunday. It was an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on two young ladies who promised  to do their personal best to follow the teachings of Jesus by acting in Love.”  Congratulations to Natalie and Penelope.

Holy Trinity’s confirmands in 2026 delivered a fine presentation on their confirmation education experience.   Natalie Dommel and Penelope Kramer offered wonderful insights on what it meant to each of them.

A BIG THANK YOU to Joyce Gundrum and to Trinity’s children and youth for sharing their musical talents with us this past Mother’s Day! If you missed their special anthem, you can watch the worship service on our Facebook Page or go to trinitylancaster.org and click on the worship tab to view past services.

Penelope delivers an engaging children’s sermon Youth Sunday at Holy Trinity November 16, 2025

Nina Sgro “learning” the tech booth!

Holy Trinity Youth took part in the Lower Susquehanna Synod’s annual retreat for Middle Schoolers, Alive. More than 100 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from Lutheran churches all across the Synod met as one to enjoy the weekend theme “Better Together” – inspired from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s concept of ‘beloved community’ and the premise that EVERY human being has value. Special scripture that we heard this weekend included: Hebrews 10:24-25, Acts 2:43-47, and Ephesians 4:1-6.

Sunday, August 17th, all students, teachers and school staff.   Rachel Kramer had a gift bag for all students.

As Lutherans, the foundation of what we teach is grounded in the words of Martin Luther’s Small Catechism.

Read it here:  Luther’s Small Catechism

Children’s Learning

Children’s learning school and confirmation classes have concluded for the current church school year.  We will return September 13th.   In the meantime, please contact Rachel Kramer, Director of Children and Family Ministry with any questions.  You can reach Rachel via email at rachel@trinitylancaster.org or call the church office at 717.397.4075.

Junior High Learning

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. Trinity’s confirmation program is a 3 year rotation. One year the students study the Old Testament, one year the students drive deeper into the New Testament, and one year the students hear all about Lutheran Theology. At the end of the program students get the opportunity to affirm their baptisms during worship and celebrate afterwards with a special Trinity Fellowship time.

Adult Learning

Each Sunday, learning opportunities for adults are offered after worship and are preceded by a time of coffee and lite snack fellowship.

• The Adult Forum is topical and explores current faith and social issues.  For a list of topics by date, please reference the monthly newsletter.  Sunday, August 9th , Loren Good will dive(not too deep) into the Old Testament(this week, we’ll be meeting in the chapel).   Adult Forum take place in Fondersmith Auditorium following worship.
• Faith Talk focuses on Scripture and Theology, hosting a hearty discussion of.  The discussion is led by Doug Frazer and Tim Wentworth.  Sunday, August 9th, we’ll finish Luke Chapter 2 and jump into the first half of chapter 3.  Faith  Talk past lessons are available at: https://www.youtube.com/@FaithTalk-HolyTrinity   Additionally, Doug has developed another valuable resource.   Check it out here:  http://www.spiritusetlogos.com
  
• TWIST(Trinity Women in Study Together)  TWIST will be back in session in the fall after a summertime hiatus.