Trinity Lutheran Church Fort Collins

In response to the Corona Virus outbreak Trinity will be moving worship gatherings
to the virtual world! Please join us online!! ALL ARE WELCOME!!

COVID Update- The Church Was Never Closed
5/31/2020

Dear Trinity Family,

Thank you for enduring with us through the Shelter in Place, and now Safer at Home practices. The leadership cares about you, your safety and well-being, and we continue to love you. As we explore the possibilities of returning to in-person worship, meetings, and activities, we want to continue to keep your safety in mind.

On May 23 the office of the Bishop for the Rocky Mountain Synod published a letter with three recommendations. You can read the whole letter HERE. The council of Trinity formed a task force to carefully address all issues related to reopening the church building. The task force has decided the following based on the recommendations from the synod:

1.) It is recommended that congregations and communities of faith continue to use an online/digital platform for corporate worship through at least August 31; there is a strong likelihood that such need will continue through the end of the calendar year or longer given public health requirements for all parishioners to safely gather for corporate in-person worship in church buildings. This recommendation will be reevaluated in mid-August in light of any new developments.
Trinity will abide by this recommendation and not hold corporate worship in the sanctuary through at least the end of August. The task force in collaboration with the Worship and Music Committee will explore the possibilities of an outdoor worship and as decisions are made we will inform you.

2.) It is recommended that congregations and communities of faith consider how to offer low-risk in-person gatherings tailored to the needs and vulnerabilities of the various people within your setting.
The task force has decided that at this time, all in-person meetings will be held online with the exception of urgent pastoral care and funerals. In these instances physical distancing, masks, and limiting the number of people will be followed in accordance with the guidelines in place. The task force will take June to implement best-practices so that when we are able to gather in small groups, we can do so well and safely.

3.) It is recommended that congregations and communities of faith use this time to pay particular attention as people of faith to those in your community, in our nation, and in this world who are most vulnerable during the pandemic and let that inform your ministry efforts.
Trinity has and will continue to focus our ministry on the most vulnerable. We are taking special care to realize the pandemic affects different people and different groups of people differently. Please let us know if you have needs we could be better meetings. Also, please know that Trinity still has a COVID response team to address financial and other needs, if you have needs (financial or other) or would like to contribute to that fund or other needs, please reach out.

Thank you for your grace through this time. The church has never been closed because we, as people, are the church. We, all, continue to do ministry, we continue to do God’s work in our world – and that is what it means to be church. The church was never closed, only our building.

In Christ’s Love, -The COVID Task Force

Virtual Worship
Join your Trinity family (virtually) for worship and education! We are a community that still gathers together. We are socially connected, even if we are physically distant in these moments. We continue to pray for this community, for our country, for our world, for those of us protected, and for those that go unprotected. We are all family together.

Trinity's Virtual Offerings!
Directions: Click the link and join the meeting. You do not need a ZOOM account to access the link. However, you may first be prompted to download the software. This is safe, and you only need to do it once.

Sunday Adult Forum (Sunday 9 am) - https://zoom.us/j/957189862

Sunday School (Sunday 10 am) - https://us04web.zoom.us/j/165945052

Sunday Worship (Sunday 10:30 am) - https://zoom.us/j/658121275

Monday Young Adults (2nd & 4th Mondays 7 pm) - https://zoom.us/j/473253246

Tuesday Pastoral Care & Check-In (Tuesday 9:30 am) - https://zoom.us/j/831615536

Wednesday Worship (Wednesday 6:45 pm) - https://zoom.us/j/305110854

Thursday Bible Study (Thursday 9:30 am) - https://zoom.us/j/943554779

Saturday Worship (Saturday 5 pm) - https://zoom.us/j/924781616

Trinity's Vimeo Channel
This is our Vimeo channel where you can access each weekend worship service at Trinity! https://vimeo.com/trinitylutheranfc
To watch Easter Sunday click HERE.