Sunday Worship Service

We worship together in person and online every Sunday at 11 AM.
Our worship service is broadcast online via Zoom.
Please contact the church office to receive weekly Zoom invites in your email.

All are welcome!

**Please Note**
Augustana Lutheran Church has invited TOL and Good Shepherd to join them on Sunday, October 26 for a Reformation worship service at 9:30 am.
There will not be a service here at TOL on October 26th at 11 AM!

 

Mission of the Month: October 2025

This month, the focus is on shipping the shoeboxes assembled as Sunday School’s Operation Christmas Child project. The cost is $10 per box.  Your donation will help offset that cost. Please use the marked envelopes in the narthex or use tithe.ly for your donation.

Thank you for your support!

 

Dinner Theater:  A Night with Sancho!

This Friday, October 17, please join us for a potluck dinner at 6 pm, and at 7 pm, listen to Sancho (Charlie Schmidtke) talk about his adventures with Don Quixote de La Mancha. You will be taken to a world of ideals and windmills.
Plus, you will get a glimpse into the importance of the Impossible Dream!
There is a sign-up sheet on the main bulletin board, or contact the office at
(716) 836-4868 or by email at trinityoldlutheranchurch@gmail.com.

 

Chicken Chowder Fundraiser

Saturday, October 25th at noon until sold out (come early!)

• $8 / quart or #30 / gallon

• Proceeds to benefit the ministries of TOL!​
  
   

Bible Study on the Book of Ruth

A 4 week bible study, led by Pastor Fred, will begin on Friday, October 24 through Friday, November 14, at Augustana Lutheran Church.  Each Friday we will meet from 10 am to 11:30 am. Hope to see you there!

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Adult Education

Charlie Schmidtke begins his next series of adult education in September. The classes begin at 1 pm, in person and on Zoom. The focus this year will be Places and Writings of the Early Followers of Jesus. The first two classes are as follows:
 

• Monday, October 27 - India – Thomas (Acts of Thomas)

• Monday, November 10 - Armenia-Nathaniel/Bartholomew and Jude/Thaddeus
  
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Sandwich Ministry

TOL's Sandwich Ministry team prepares 100 sandwiches per week for Friends of Night People. If you’d like to get involved, please see Sharon Wall or Lanny Repman.

 

Greif Support

For those who have experienced the death of a child or grandchild. We meet the first and third Tuesdays of each month, next on Tuesday, March 4. The meetings begin at 10 am until 11:30.

 

Operation Christmas Child

We are collecting items for this year’s shoeboxes throughout the year. There is a list of items needed in the Trinity Tidings and a collection box in the narthex for your items. Thank you for your continued support.

 

Worship with us on MeTV!

If you are unable to join us for in-person or Zoom worship on Sundays, Lutheran worship is available on Cable TV channel 5, MeTV, Sundays at 10:00 am. “Church Unleashed” is run by local Lutheran Pastors Beigner, Griffiths and Smith.

 

Food Drive

We are so grateful for all your donations. We will continue to accept grocery donations of non-perishable items, such as: ​

• Soups and other canned goods (vegetables, tuna, beans, etc.)

• Peanut butter, jelly, pasta sauce, applesauce Breakfast items: cereal, oatmeal, grits, granola bars

• Boxes of pantry staples: instant potatoes, rice, mac and cheese, pasta, ramen noodles (Please check food expiration dates before donating.)

• Paper goods (toilet paper, paper towels, etc.)

• Personal care (feminine hygiene products, bar soap, shampoo, toothpaste, diapers, etc.)

• Gift cards for Tops or Wegmans.

• Food items can be dropped off here at TOL Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. – noon by entering through the far-left front door, where the elevator is situated, and placing the bags of groceries in the bins provided there. Thank you for your generosity!