Other Links

The links below will take you away from the Trinity Lutheran Church site and take you on an exploration of other interesting web sites. There are sites that will enrich your understanding of the activities of Trinity and its role in the larger Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and others that will introduce you to new resources for your faith life.

www.elca.org The site for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the overall governing body for Lutheran Churches throughout the US. This site is rich in information about the work of the Church in the US and the world, ecumenical efforts that bring us closer to other Christian churches, thoughtful documents on many of the challenging topics that face Christians in today's world, and other resources for growing in faith.

www.metronysynod.com The site for the local "synod" or regional group of Lutheran churches. The Metro NY Synod includes the counties of Putnam, Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau, Suffolk.

http://www.taize.fr The Taize Community in France was founded in 1940 as a community of Catholic and Protestant brothers.

www.sharingfaith.org offers a variety of resources including prayers, devotions, and the opportunity to read the stories of faith shared by other web visitors.

www.midnightrun.org coordinates volunteer groups who make trips into NYC to distribute food, clothing and toiletries to the homeless

www.souperbowl.org The Souper Bowl of Caring raises money and collects canned goods every Super Bowl Sunday to benefit local food pantries.

Operation Christmas Child is a nationwide program to assemble shoeboxes of gifts for distribution to children around the world.

Pinecrest Lutheran Leadership School is a program for youth to strengthen their faith, provide opportunities for fun and friendship, and build leadership skills.

www.koinoniany.org "Koinonia" is a greek word that means "community". The Koinonia year-round camp and retreat facility in Highland Lake, NY offers may opportunities to participate in retreats, special educational sessions, camps for children, adults, and families and just have fun in a beautiful setting.

diakonia is a two-year program of study that emphasizes the baptismal vocation of all Christians to serve as did our Lord Jesus. At the heart of the ministry of diakonia are works of mercy, witness, and worship in solidarity with the needy. Classes meet from September to June at Dobbs Ferry Lutheran Church on Monday evenings, 7-10pm.

Project Wittenberg is a website dedicated to sharing the text of important documents in the history and faith of the Lutheran Church. Here you will find a number of works including:

Martin Luther's Small Catechism Luther prepared this small book for use by parents to help children learn and understand the basics of their faith and as a handbook for living a baptized life.

The Augsburg Confession was written by Luther in 1530 to clarify and explain the articles of the Christian faith in light of the reforms he and others felt were needed in the Roman Catholic church. It became the main document to define the doctrine of the Lutheran Church.