Trinity Lutheran Church Tlc

05/29/2026

Composer of our days and director of our lives, your wonder is engraved in the foundations of all creation. Tune our hearts to praise, and silence our crowded minds so we might sing the majesty of your love. —Bread for the Day

05/29/2026

Swift County, mark your calendars! Prairie Five’s Brain Health Tour will be arriving mid-June. At each stop, you’ll find practical information on Brain Health, Memory Loss, Caregiving, Discounts and Money-savers, and more. Come onboard the Mobile Community Center where we’re partnering with Countryside Public Health to provide health screens like blood pressure checks and memory screens.

Bring a friend, we’ll see you there!

05/24/2026

Vacation Bible School begins soon! Today is the last day to sign up if you want a free t-shirt. Register online at: https://vbspro.events/p_early/0e1cd9

VBS is May 31 - June 4, from 5:45 - 8:15 PM. We will have lots of fun!

We would love for you to sign your kids up, and then come to our program June 4th from 7:15 - 8:00 PM. As always, we will celebrate with our ice cream party afterwards.

05/24/2026

Today is Pentecost.

O God, on this day you open the hearts of your faithful people by sending into us your Holy Spirit. Direct us by the light of that Spirit, that we may have a right judgment in all things and rejoice at all times in your peace, through Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. —Bread for the Day

05/24/2026

05/24/2026

We like faith
when it stays manageable.

Neat. Quiet. Contained.

A candle lit gently.
A prayer whispered softly.
A hymn sung the way we’ve always sung it.

But Pentecost arrives
like the windows have been flung open
without warning.

Wind rushing through frightened hearts.
Fire dancing above ordinary people.
Voices rising louder than fear.

And suddenly
disciples who’d hidden away
are in the streets
speaking about Jesus
like the story matters too much
to keep to themselves anymore.

Not scholars.
Not the powerful.
Just ordinary people
set alight by the Spirit of God.

People who’d doubted.
People who’d failed.
People who’d run away when things became costly.

Yet God chose them anyway.

Because the Spirit doesn’t wait
for polished people
with perfect words and unwavering confidence.

The Spirit comes to real people.
To anxious people.
To weary people.
To people who still carry grief in their bones
and uncertainty in their stomachs.

And through wind and fire
and trembling voices
the good news travels.

Across languages.
Across barriers.
Across the spaces
we keep trying to divide into us and them.

Because the peace of Christ
isn't something to hide away
behind locked church doors
or careful conversations.

It moves.

Through kindness shared freely.
Through courage that surprises us.
Through invitations spoken awkwardly
but honestly.
Through people willing to say
this story changed me
and I think it might change you too.

Pentecost isn't a festival of standing still.

It is wind.
It is movement.
It is hearts catching fire again.

And in the noise and wonder of it all
God is still there
breathing life
into tired people,
and sending ordinary disciples
into the world
carrying the love of Christ in their hands.

© E Hamilton 2026

05/07/2026

🎶 Community Event Announcement

The Voices of Joy Memory Choir Spring Concert will be held on Saturday, May 9th at 10:00 AM at the Benson Performing Arts Center.

This special performance showcases the power of music to connect, uplift, and bring joy to individuals living with memory loss. The Voices of Joy Memory Choir is made up of community members who come together to sing, laugh, and create meaningful moments through music.

📍 Benson Performing Arts Center
1400 Montana Ave, Benson, MN 56215
🗓️ Saturday, May 9th
⏰ 10:00 AM

This is a free community event, and information on memory loss and local resource guides will be available.

All are welcome to attend and enjoy this meaningful morning of music. 🎵

05/07/2026

Even though Sunday School classes are done for the year, our students will sing for worship one more time - on Sunday, May 10. Please have your child(ren) in the music room by 8:45. :)

05/06/2026

Baccalaureate will be Wednesday, May 13, at 7 PM at St. Francis. Come to support our graduating seniors.