Today we began a quest of the meaning of exploring our faith and discovering what we have to offer. We are starting to transtion from, “What’s in it for me????” —-> “What do we have to offer each other and everyone involved with this youth gathering????”

It all started out on this beautiful friday morning warming up the bus along with our hearts. Wyatt was ready to go with a cup of jo, but now after a long day of vigorous travel (13 hours!!!!!!!!!!) we can barely keep him awake! Bus games were rowdy. We stopped for a pic nic in the beautiful truck stop out side of Menonmie, Wisconsin. (Brady said it was the birth place of Jesus but his sources dont really check out). On the bus again watching some inspirational movies to get our minds thinking! We then had dinner in Janesville, Wisconsin to replenish our bodies and stretch our limbs. Pastor Simon enjoyed a nice burrito OMG!!!! Then on the last leg of the drive we broke out the crafts to make the time fly by! In other news Pope Francis called for a ‘Globalization of hope’ criticizing the global economic system that values profit at any cost and Ford just annouced that they are cancelling production of sedan small cars, looks like we will get to Detriot just in time #savingDetriot #RISEUP!!! And so our story begins….

$Q@UDIZZLE SIGNING OFF YO

(Brenda, Jordi, Wyatt, Brady, Lizzy)

P.S.  Romans 15:13: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

THIS Sunday we are recognizing our senior class at the 10:30am service in the CLC! We would love to see all of you there!

Wednesday, May 20th at 8pm all FiF seniors and their families are invited to join us for a reception, a blessing, and a look back at all the wonderful memories we have with your youth. Please join us in the CLC for cake at 8pm!

Thank you to everyone who has been coming to our Lenten Dinners! We really enjoy getting to know you and having conversations with you.

Join us this Wednesday night for our last weekday meal during this Lenten season. We will be serving pork loin and all your favorite Thanksgiving sides! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

We are so excited for the Detroit Youth Gathering! Here are some pictures from our last trips there:

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March 13-15th, 2015

Castaway Club near Detroit Lakes, MN

All 9-12th grade youth are invited to join us for the Sr. High Synod Youth Gathering in March! This will be a great opportunity to meet and worship with other youth from our area. There will be a wonderful speaker, great music, fun breakout sessions, a black light dance, a decades dance, games, and much more! We hope all of you will consider coming with us on this trip.

Youth and families are invited to join us on Sunday, January 18th after church for an afternoon or skiing and snowboarding. There will be a bus available- it is first come first serve, so turn in your registrations soon to reserve your spot. This event is for all ages! We will load the bus at noon in the Trinity parking lot, and return to the church around 7:30pm. Sign up and pay in full by Jan. 11^th.

Cost:

Youth Rate includes: Lift Ticket, Rental Equipment, Helmet
Youth Grades K-5^th: $18
Youth Grades 6^th-12^th: $20
(This is the lift rate without rentals as well.)
Reservation must be made at www.detroitmountain.com

Adult Rate: Lift Ticket: $30
Rental Equipment: $18
Rental Reservation must be made at www.detroitmountain.com

Bus Rate:$5 per person

Each individual must make their own rental reservation through Detroit Mountain to ensure they will have equipment once we get there, unless they are bringing their own.

Each person going on the day trip should bring money for meals. We are not allowed to bring in outside food.

Join us Wednesday, January 7th at 8pm in the Youth Room for a FiF Reunion!

Current and former FiF youth and adults of all ages are invited to join us for malts, games, looking at past trip pictures, and more.

We hope to see you there!

Hello Everyone,

Many of you know that one of our Trinity Friends in Faith youth, Jack Evavold, has been in the hospital for almost 6 weeks. He was hospitalized in late October and has had surgeries since then on his brain. Jack has been in and out of intensive care. He is currently being treated with antibiotics to reduce the size of the abscesses on his brain and will be in the hospital for a while to come.

We are joining in the effort to support Jack through a fundraiser to help the family with some of the medical costs. “Lend a Hand” has offered to match any funds that are raised, up to $5,000. This would be such a great way to continue to support Jack and his family!

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Here is the link to purchase a t-shirt or stickers to help Jack and his family: http://firstavepromo.cybrhost.com/page/SPUD/category/Jack.html

Please consider buying a shirt and/or a sticker to help support Jack. Prayers, smiles, and well wishes are always welcome as well!

It’s that time of year again!

Friends in Faith will be assembling Christmas gift boxes to send to youth in developing countries on November 16^th. If you would like to be a part of this opportunity, the youth are collecting items like: wrapped hard candy that won’t melt, stocking caps, children’s socks, children/ youth shirts, soap, washcloths, paper/ notebooks, pencils and sharpeners, pens, crayons, markers, colored pencils, small toys- balls, jump ropes, marbles, puzzles, cars, small stuffed animals, a monetary donation (it costs $7 to mail each box). Donated items can be brought to the main office.

There is still time to sign up for this amazing trip. We already have over 80 people signed up to join us! We really hope all of you 9th-12th grade youth are still considering going on this trip. You can turn in your registration forms and deposits to Kathy or Ashley.

If you have any questions, please contact us at 218-236-1333.