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Author Archive: Pastor Mike Martine
The Rev. Michael J. Martine is the Senior Pastor of Trinity. Having been at Trinity since 1996, Pastor Martine is a graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. Mike and his wife, Freda, are the proud parents of Kayla and Eric. Mike is an avid writer of music and musicals.
Journey Through Holy Week With Us – April 14th to April 28th
Holy Week begins Sunday, April 14th, with Palm Sunday, a Sunday essential to our experience and understanding of Easter! We will follow our normal worship schedule and children are invited to process with palms at all three services. ROC and adult education classes will be held. On Maundy Thursday, April 18th, there will be a […]
A Message from Pastor Mike: “Doing Something That Means Something”
As summer starts winding down (already), I look at the coming of fall and realize: I’m lucky. What I do means something. Any job can be frustrating. But my profession allows me to be with people, work with people, and help them. In all of this, they also help me. And, while it’s hard sometimes […]
A Time to Plan – Consider Preplanning Your Funeral
Few of us are comfortable talking about, or thinking about death. But, doing some planning for that day—which we all know will come—can really help the loved ones we leave behind. I often find myself called into situations where a death has occurred and plans for a funeral have to be made. Sometimes this, of […]
A Message from Pastor Mike: “To Everything There Is A Season…”
And what a summer season it has been! One of the happiest, most successful VBS experiences ever, watching our teams at work in Haiti and Philadelphia, service projects abounding at church, and (upon this writing), choir camp and a joyous chicken dinner on the horizon! Oh—and those flat J.J.’s? A laugh every day and a […]
A Message from Pastor Mike: “And He Hung His Head In Shame”
As I write this, we are all still reeling from the events in Orlando. Not surprisingly, the faith of the Muslim people has again been called into question, and there have even been videos on Facebook of a radical Imam voicing support for the killing of LGTB people. What we are less likely to embrace […]
A Message from Pastor Mike: “SUMMER”
As I type this, my son is pulling in. College year over. Summer begun. It’s time to (try to) catch our breath! This school year has been a great, great one for our congregation, and I know that life away from church has been busy for all of you as well! So, here’s hoping that, […]
A Message from Pastor Mike: “Refresh”
From the great success of our “Love Your Church” efforts, to a remarkable Lenten/Easter season, to the “amazing” visit of Amazing Grace, to the installation of Pastor Matt, Trinity has been a place of remarkable activity and joy in 2016! We are a blessed people, and we are challenged to live out that blessing in […]
Pastor Mike’s Message: “Love Your Church”
Here comes a New Year! There’s a lot that’s “new” this year. A new pastor, the last part of our “new” renovations soon to begin, and talk of new activities designed to take our church into new areas of growth in the gospel! Of course, we’re hanging on to most of the “old” as well […]
