Our Missions ~ In Our Community

Letting people know about God takes two things: being yourself and giving yourself away. 
Telling people about God’s love takes more than handing out pamphlets...it takes relationship.
You won’t find us standing on street corners. Instead we’ll be with our friends, being friends, being ourselves,
and “giving ourselves away” by sharing time and talents for the sake of others and our community.
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Neighbors in Need (NIN) - is a ministry that seeks to understand and address the issues of poverty in our neighborhood. We are intentional about walking with our neighbors in need through caring relationships that inspire hope. Clothing and travel size toiletry donations are always needed. Your monetary gifts are always welcome and are used to purchase needed items. Thank you all for your caring support.
Contact: Joan Jolly, joan.jolly@gmail.com ~ Visit the Neighbors in Need website

View video of a typical Saturday morning!
More information:
North Sound 2-1-1
Get Connected. Get Answers.

Neighbors in Need ~ Saturday Morning

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Neighbors in Need Saturday Morning has seen a tremendous increase in attendance over the last several years. This is due to economics in our area and by word of mouth that Trinity and our partner congregations are a caring community. Our volunteers typically serve more than 100 guests.
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Saturday morning is a place where people can:
Come as they are
Gather to talk or simply rest
Grab a cup of coffee and breakfast
Browse through clothing donations
Share a prayer request
Receive food donations
Review our social service resource list
Relax in a family dedicated play space
Neighbors in Need Saturday Morning meets:
Saturday, 8:30-10:30 AM, Trinity
Contact: Joan Jolly, joan.jolly@gmail.com
Visit the Saturday Morning Neighbors in Need website
View the Neighbors in Need Saturday Morning brochure

Neighbors in Need ~
Neighborhood Youth Alliance

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Neighborhood Youth Alliance (NYA) provides a safe environment for 10 to 25 homeless and low income school-age children, one third of which are not in school, to help build basic education and life skills, while their families engage in support services. Neighborhood Youth Alliance (NYA) serves families who are unsheltered and low income youth ages 6 to 16.
We rely on volunteers from our congregation and the community to staff this outreach program.  Prepare yourself for a heartwarming experience with our children in need.
Neighborhood Youth Alliance meets:
Saturday, 8:00-10:00 AM, Trinity
​Marilyn Hall, marilynlovestocamp@yahoo.com
View the Neighborhood Youth Alliance brochure
View the Neighborhood Youth Alliance School Supply with list
Like us on Facebook!

Coins for a Cause

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On each 2nd Sunday of the month at Pointe of Grace, donations are collected to support the Mukilteo School District Program Packs for Kids, a non-profit working to feed children in the Mukilteo School District on the weekends during the school year.  Packs for Kids is designed for students to receive a backpack filled with non-perishable food on Friday to support their families through the weekend. Teachers and counselors select the students who will participate in the program for the school year based on need. If you want to write a check, make the check payable Pointe of Grace and mark Packs for Kids clearly on the memo line.
Contacts:
Joan Smith, joan.a.smith@gmail.com
Colleen Nollette, seenolet@yahoo.com

Feeding the Hungry

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Local Food Banks
A collection box is available 7 days a week at Trinity-Lynnwood for the Lynnwood Food Bank.  We encourage your donations to your local food bank.
Mukilteo Food Bank​
Mukilteo Presbyterian Church.
4514 84th St SW, Mukilteo, WA 98275
425-366-8229
Lynnwood Food Bank
5320 176th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98037
425-745-1635
 
View the South Snohomish County Food Bank
and Hot Meal Programs information flyer.

Packs for Kids

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This ministry is especially active in September when school supplies and backpacks are needed for the new school year.  The ministry continues October-June when generic backpacks are filled with food supplies for weekends to sustain children who receive free breakfast and free/reduced lunch during the week.  School counselors from Picnic Point Elementary, Challenger Elementary and Olympic View Middle School identify students most in need for these packs.  This year has challenged the resources of Coins for a Cause, a collection on the 1st Sunday each month at Pointe of Grace which is then donated to Packs for Kids.  Approximately 48 children and youth benefit from this ministry.  The approximate cost of each pack is $10 for a weekend of food stuffs that include cereals, milk and juice, soups, fruit, macaroni and cheese, and more for lunches.  So you can see that our weekly grocery bill has escalated!  Checks can be made out to Trinity Lutheran Church with “Packs for Kids” on the memo line, food donations are also welcome.
Contact: Joan Smith, joan.a.smith@gmail.com

Lynnwood Neighborhood Center (LyNC)
[formerly The Well]

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​The Well - is the vision for a community center for youth, families, and seniors. Schematic designs of the proposed buildings and how the church’s property would be developed with The Well are available for viewing.
The Well Update May 2015:
The Joint Oversight Committee for the Trinity / Volunteers of America Western Washington Community Resource Center has formed subcommittees to: (1) develop a feasibility analysis for capital funding, (2) determine collaboration of services, and (3) conduct a facilities study.
The capital funding study is expanding contacts and exploring the potential financial support within the community.
Discussions with non-profit organizations are ongoing to develop de...tails on what services the facility will initially house and the infrastructure necessary to meet such goals now and into the future.
The facilities study group is analyzing characteristics which will satisfy both service goals and government approvals, and permitting of the development.
The three phase feasibility study will run at least into summer as coordinating meetings with all parties necessary to complete such an analysis is requiring more time than anticipated.
For more information please contact Denny Derickson, David Eckberg, David Greenlee, Sandy Schneider, or Mike Schultz.
View The Well Frequently Asked Questions
View the DRAFT Proposal for The Well
Contact: David Greenlee, Minister of Faith Formation,
david@trinitylutheranchurch.com, 425-778-2150, ext. 2231

Catacomb Churches

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The Catacomb Churches consists of house churches.  These groups of up to ten people, plus children, worship in a home 2 to 3 times per month.  They gather together once a month for corporate worship.  Both forms of worship have a liturgical structure common to most Lutheran worship.TCC teaches that Jesus invites disciples to three practices:

Spiritual Practices as individuals, households, and together in corporate worship
Critique of Worldviews in study of the Bible and theological reflection
Public Leadership in which we discern some real-world issue to work on
Each house church not only gathers relationship and worship, but over time discerns a real-world issue that they want to focus on.  The staff of TCC work to help them both envision and carry out their work on this issue.
People from Trinity who participate in these house churches will remain part of Trinity Lutheran Church and the staff of TCC will operate under the supervision of Trinity’s pastor and council.
The staff of TCC are Pastor Terry Kyllo and Sister Liz Colver and Intern, Pastor Anna Montgomery. Because God loves and affirms our life, we have the freedom to love God, our neighbors, and ourselves.  The staff of TCC look forward to working on this partnership with Trinity and to learn from and with all of you.
Visit http://catacombchurches.org/about-house-churches/tcc-at-tlc/ to learn more about incorporating House Churches into the Mission and Ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Contact: terry@catacombchurches.org
catacombchurches.org
www.facebook.com/catacombchurches

Neighbors in Need ~ Cold Weather Shelter

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The South Snohomish County Emergency Cold Weather Shelter was started by two Neighbors in Need volunteers who were shocked by the reality that a couple of winters ago, our Saturday morning guests were arriving with blue hands and frozen bodies. They simply made the statement “We need to do something about this!”
From this conviction the Emergency Cold Weather Shelter for South Snohomish County was born.  
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Your Help is Needed! Consider what you can do…
People in our area are struggling to find housing – many are living in cars and on the streets.  Trinity Lutheran Church has seen a dramatic rise in numbers at the Neighbors in Need program on Saturday mornings.  The need for shelter in cold weather is also growing. The Cold Weather Shelter averaged 12 people/night in 2008 and 25 in 2015. November 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017, when temperatures fall to freezing, volunteers will open the Cold Weather Shelter and provide men, women and children with:
 - A welcoming, warm and safe place overnight
 - Dinner, breakfast and a sack lunch to go
HOW   CAN   YOU  MAKE   A   DIFFERENCE?
Could you help 4-6 times this winter?  We need men & women volunteers:
- Shelter Hosts (evening & overnight shifts)      
- Meal Prep (dinner, breakfast, sack lunches)
- Transportation (driving the shelter van)          
- Guest Check-in and Security Screening
The shelter opens:
When the forecasted temperature will fall below 34 degrees F for four or more hours overnight.  
For more information or to volunteer, contact Mark Waldin, 425-419-7938, mwaldin@weallbelong.org.
Visit www.weallbelong.org - to view the list of resources available to our homeless neighbors including free community meals, food banks, shelter, healthcare, hygiene, and employment services.
Call 425-778-2159, ext. 8 for the latest updates. Updates are also posted at the Lynnwood Library and the home page of this website.
Trinity is a partner congregation of FAN, a statewide interfaith advocacy 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization through which thousands of people and over 100 faith communities across Washington State partner for the common good. Contact our Faith Community Liaison, Ted Haase, for more information or how to get involved, thaase362@gmail.com.

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