Weekly Announcements
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HYBRID SUNDAY SERVICES are at 9:30 AM
You can continue to join us through our regular zoom link
1) Click this direct link:
– https://zoom.us/j/8436488110?pwd=MHZDVVV6WjFvT1ZWcCtzaWdnSHFoZz09
(password is embedded.)
***Or***
2) Enter both the Meeting ID and the Password in your zoom app or on the zoom.us website
Meeting ID: 843 648 8110
Password: 62293 (Trenton’s zip code)
To call in with phone audio only, call 1-312-626-6799
and then the meeting ID: 8436488110 followed by the pound sign.
Password, if needed, will be: 62293.
(If you know of someone who would like to join us,
please pass this information on to them.)
GREEN BEAN PANTRY DONATIONS:
A red tub is in the Narthex for donations for Trenton’s Green Bean Pantry. If you have any packaged food items you would like to bring on Sunday, please place them in the tub. If you drop them off on Tuesday or Thursday, make sure you mark them Green Bean Pantry. Thank you for thinking of those in our community.
ONLINE DONATIONS:
Go to our website at stjohnucctrenton.org to donate to a variety of funds or set up monthly or weekly donations.
General Fund
Building Fund
Memorial Fund
Snack Pack Program
OCWM
One Great Hour of Sharing
Strengthen the Church
Neighbors in Need
Christmas Fund
If you have any questions or have problems setting up a donation,
please call Bev Adams at 224-9828.
TO GIVE THROUGH VENMO:
you can click here or search for @StJohnUCCTrenton on your Venmo app.
COFFEE HOUR SIGN UP SHEET:
A sign-up sheet is out on the table in the narthex with a listing of Sunday dates for coffee hour hosts. Please sign up if you would like to bring goodies for fellowship after service.
PASTORAL TRANSITION:
Moving Day for Pastor Christy and family will be on Tuesday, August 25th, but she will continue to lead at St. John and clean up the parsonage through Sept. 6th. Her final worship service at St. John will be Sept. 6th and Rev. Shana Johnson, our Illinois South Conference Minister, will join us and share the message. We hope you are able to attend Sunday, Sept. 6th in-person or online to worship as a family and to send Pastor Christy, Zach and Cora off with love.
5TH SUNDAY OFFERING:
On Sunday, August 30th, a special collection will be taken to help replenish the Campership Fund that is used to pay for summer camp. We hope you will consider giving as a way to invest in our youth. Special envelopes will be labeled and available next to the offering plate by the stairs leading into the sanctuary. You may also give online – please indicate that the donation is for the Campership Fund.
AUGUST RUMMAGE SALE:
Our rummage sale was a resounding success and began with a lot of hard work and preparation, and we are so grateful to all who helped make this sale run smoothly and the most profitable one yet. We raised a total of $7,586.23! Not only was this a great fundraiser for our church, but a wonderful opportunity to engage with our community. Please accept this heartfelt THANK YOU for generously giving your time and energy to this event.
SUMMER MOWING:
A HUGE THANK YOU to ALL who have been working hard to keep the church lawn looking great – especially during the hot weather! With Pastor Christy moving on Aug. 25th, there will be a need to add the parsonage lawn to the mowing duties beginning the week of August 23rd. Listed below are the weeks that are open, so if you are interested in helping out, please contact the church office by email or phone or sign-up on the form in the Narthex. There is a push mower in the church garage that is available to use, or feel free to bring your rider along with you. Your help is much appreciated!
Aug. 30-Sept.5
Sept. 13-19
Sept. 20-26
Sept. 27-Oct. 3
Oct.4-10
SONSHINE MINISTRY:
We would like to remind everyone that there will still be cards out in the vestibule during the summer for members and friends who are having birthdays, anniversaries and who we are thinking of as they go through life’s troubles. Please take a moment to sign them and send good wishes!
250 ACTS OF KINDNESS:
The UCC has partnered with the “Values in Action” foundation to encourage everyone in the U.S. to join the “United States of Kindness” movement, and commit to completing 250 acts of kindness, celebrating the 250th birthday of the U.S. Starting on Sunday, May 3rd, St. John UCC will have a glass jar in the Narthex to collect the acts of kindness done by our congregation. There will be red, white, and blue beads next to the jar, and Pastor Christy is encouraging everyone to place one bead into the jar for every act of kindness they do (or receive) between May 3rdand Labor Day. The goal is to fill up the jar with as many beads/acts of kindness as we can. Please join in celebrating our nation’s birthday by making this a Summer of Kindness!
You can click here for an expanded view of the acts of kindness show above.
IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME!
Contact Misty Straeter, Rainbow Preschool Director, via email at rainbowpreschooltrentonil@gmail.com, Rainbow Preschool Facebook page or by calling the office at 618-224-9828 if you have any questions.
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Sunday, August 23, 2026
Pastor: Rev. Christy Smith
Music: Craig Frutiger
Coffee Hour: Billie Rinderer
Council Member on Duty: Billie Rinderer
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Pastor: Rev. Christy Smith
Music: Craig Frutiger
Coffee Hour: Pehg Zeller
Council Member on Duty: Billie Rinderer
Pastor Christy is in the office Tuesday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM and is also available for appointments. Her last day in the office will be Friday, Sept. 4th. Contact her at (618-973-3040) or PastorChristy1011@gmail.com.
Lynn Brown will be in the office on Monday – Thursday from 9:00am – 3:30pm. You can contact the office at 618-224-9828 or stjohntrenton@gmail.com.