Trinity Lutheran Church

05/31/2026

Welcome to worship on this Trinity Sunday! Our congregation has loved this day of the church year so much for so long that it became our name 99 years ago! (We began as Bethlehem Swedish Lutheran Church in 1890.)

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Liturgical words and music reproduced and streamed under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License -14744.

Hymns/pieces reproduced under CCLI License #23013271 and streamed under CCLI License #23013264:
—None in this service.

Hymns/pieces reproduced and streamed under OneLicense.net -715015:
—“Let There Be Peace on Earth” - Text: Sy Miller & Jill Jackson, 1913-1995 © 1955, 1983 Jan-Lee Music
—“Come, Join the Dance of Trinity” - Text: Richard Leach © 2001 Selah Publishing Co., Inc.; Music: English folk tune

Hymns/pieces in the public domain:
—“Miracle” - Text: Micah Garnett; Music: Jewish melody, arr. Meyer Lyon
—“Go Together” - Text: Micah Garnett; Music: John Goss
—“Holy God, We Praise Your Name” - Text: source unknown, tr. Clarence A. Walworth; Music: Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, 1774
—“Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!” - Text: Reginald Heber, alt.; Music: John B. D***s

05/24/2026

Welcome to worship this morning! We celebrate Pentecost (the church's "birthday"), and wrap up at the end with a reflective pause and prayer to observe Memorial Day. God's peace to you in this long weekend!

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Liturgical words and music reproduced and streamed under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License -14744.

Hymns/pieces reproduced under CCLI License #23013271 and streamed under CCLI License #23013264:
—None in this service.

Hymns/pieces reproduced and streamed under OneLicense.net -715015:
—“Let There Be Peace on Earth” - Text: Sy Miller & Jill Jackson, 1913-1995 © 1955, 1983 Jan-Lee Music
—“O Day Full of Grace” - Text: Scandinavian folk hymn, tr. Gerald Thorson, alt. © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress; Music: Christoph E. F. Weyse
—“Spirit of Gentleness” - Text and Music (SPIRIT): James K. Manley, b. 1940 © 1978 James K. Manley
—“This Is My Song” - Georgia Harkness (sts. 1-2) © 1934, 1962 Lorenz Publishing Company &
Lloyd Stone (st. 3) © 1964 Lorenz Publishing Company; Music: FINLANDIA, Jean Sibelius © Breitkopf & Hirtel

Hymns/pieces in the public domain:
—“Let Us Break Bread Together” - Text & Music: African American spiritual

05/17/2026

Welcome to the live stream of our May 17, 2026 worship service. Today is the 7th Sunday of Easter.

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Liturgical words and music reproduced and streamed under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies License -14744.

Hymns/pieces reproduced under CCLI License #23013271 and streamed under CCLI License #23013264:
—None in this service.

Hymns/pieces reproduced and streamed under OneLicense.net -715015:
—“Let There Be Peace on Earth” - Text:
—“Hail Thee, Festival Day!” - Text: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, tr. © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress; Music: SALVE FESTA DIES, Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 © Oxford University Press
—“A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing!” - Text: Bede, tr. © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress; Music: Geistliche Kirchengesänge, Köln, 1623

Hymns/pieces in the public domain:
—“Draw Near to Us, Emmanuel” - Text: Micah Garnett; Music: French processional, 15th cent.
—“Alleluia! Sing to Jesus” - Text: William C. Dix, alt.; Music: Rowland H. Prichard
—“Awake, My Heart, with Gladness” - Text: Paul Gerhardt, tr. John Kelly; Music: Johann Crüger

04/22/2026

This Sunday, we are having "Mosaic Thank You Sunday" to celebrate the fruitful partnership we have with Mosaic, an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America-affiliated disability services organization! We are especially thankful for our Illinois Mosaic partners, Mosaic in Macomb and Mosaic in Pontiac, who have helped us build our Rejoicing Spirits All-Abilities Ministry here over the past 8 years. Come have some fun and rejoice in Mosaic's work to bring real life and real possibilities for people with disabilities! See https://www.mosaicinfo.org/ for more!

Mosaic relentlessly pursues opportunities that empower people with diverse needs. We are the changing face of healthcare.

04/09/2026

We're excited to see everyone at tonight's Family Resource Fair! No Trinity stickers tonight, but never say never...

Check out our new TLC Sensory Place swag! These stickers are great for water bottles, laptops, and more. We are handing them out at tonight's Family Resource Fair from 5-7pm at Canton High School - come see us at the Trinity Lutheran Church table! If you won't be at that event but want a sticker, post and let us know!

03/22/2026

Registration is still open for our April 18 Central/Southern Illinois Synod of the ELCA trip to Champaign-Urbana! Let Pastor know if you want to go along for a great day of service projects and meeting friends from all around our synod!

03/10/2026

Given the nice weather (for the moment), the plan for this morning's Prayer Walk with Pastor is an outdoor Scriptural Stations of the Cross walk using the interactive step-by-step guide on the Devotions Center page of our My Trinity Lutheran app. (available for all devices at www.mytrinitylutheran.org/app). Even if you don't make it here today for the walk, you can do Scriptural Stations of the Cross or any of the other great devotions on our app!

God calls us to WELCOME, NURTURE, and SERVE people in Christ's name!