Event Category: Events
All are welcome to Trinity’s Chapel Services, where we sing, reflect, pray, and fellowship together in community on Fridays.
Featured Speaker: Rev. Chad De Jager, Teaching Pastor, Christ Community Church (Lemont, IL)
Ozinga Chapel will be the host of a Red Cross blood donation drive on Tuesday, Sept. 21 from 9 am to 2 pm.
Every day, blood donors help patients of all ages: accident and burn victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and those battling cancer. In fact, every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. To find out more and register for an appointment, visit the Red Cross website.
Alumni in the Holland, Mich., area are invited to join Director of Alumni and Family Engagement, Jeremy Klyn ’02, along with fellow Trinity alumni, parents, and friends on Oct. 1 in the West Michigan area for a time of food, fellowship, and games at the Tulip City Brewstillery in Holland, Mich.
Come when you can, leave when you have to! Pop in after work or on your way to watch the Friday night football game. There will be both indoor and outdoor seating as well as games to enhance the fellowship. Register in advance and your first drink and taco are on the alumni office. Additional food and beverage will be available for purchase at the Spice Boys food truck and the Brewstillery. Let us know you are coming so we make sure we have enough!
Contact the Office of Alumni and Family Engagement for more information at alumni@trnty.edu and register here: michigantrollnation.eventbrite.com
Trinity is coming to the Des Moines area and we’d like you to join us!
Alumni, friends and families in the greater Des Moines area are invited to meet up with President Kurt and Leah Dykstra, Provost Aaron Kuecker, and other college staff for a relaxed time fellowship over some food and beverage on Monday, Oct. 4. Our reserved outdoor space at Smash Park Entertainment Center will provide plenty of relaxed seating for conversation as well as family-friendly yard games and entertainment for all ages.
Come when you can, leave when you have to! There will be ample opportunity for social engagement. Appetizers and beverages will be provided, let us know you are coming so we make sure we have enough! We can’t wait to see you!
Contact the Office of Alumni and Family Engagement at alumni@trnty.edu for more information and register here trinityindesmoines.eventbrite.com
Softball alumni and their family are invited to come cheer on the current Trolls softball team at Schaaf Fields during their annual “Troll Bowl” tournament on Saturday, October 9.
The schedule for the day will be:
11:00am – Trinity vs Illinois College
12:30pm – Lunch and fellowship with Coach Fazzari, the team, and fellow Alumni
1:30pm – Batting cage and warmups (based on tournament availability)
3:00pm – Trinity vs Moraine Valley (optional)
Children and spouses welcome to attend. RSVP to let Coach Fazzari and the Alumni Office to let us know that you can make it! You can register here trollsalumnisoftball.eventbrite.com
All Pella, Iowa area Trinity alumni, parents and friends are invited to join President Kurt Dykstra, First Lady Leah Dykstra, Provost Aaron Kuecker, and others for a time of fellowship at the home of Lyle and Kathy Vander Meiden.
There will be ample opportunity for social engagement, as well as a brief update from President Dykstra about the latest campus news and plans for the future, including a new partnership with the Vermeer Corporation. Stop by after work or before you head out for an evening activity, and stay as long as you are able.
Appetizers and beverages will be provided, let us know you are coming so we make sure we have enough! We can’t wait to see you!
Contact the Office of Alumni and Family Engagement for more information at alumni@trnty.edu and register for the event here trinityinpella.eventbrite.com
Join us for the tenure lecture of Dr. Lenore Knight Johnson. Tenure lectures are a celebration of the mature Christian scholarship of our faculty colleagues. When we celebrate these moments, we mark and extend our commitment to our core identity and mission as a College – and we rejoice at the gifted teacher-scholars in our midst!
The Sociological Imagination and an Integrated Life
Join us for the tenure lecture of Dr. Abbie Schrotenboer. Tenure lectures are a celebration of the mature Christian scholarship of our faculty colleagues. When we celebrate these moments, we mark and extend our commitment to our core identity and mission as a College – and we rejoice at the gifted teacher-scholars in our midst!
In a Web: An Ecologist’s View of Being Made in Relationship
An ecologist’s job is to study relationships in nature—how living things are interacting with the natural world around them. Sometimes we humans tend to underestimate our own connectedness with the rest of creation. How can we better recognize our relationships with creation and thus seek to fulfill our role as caretakers of creation? A starting point to consider is attentiveness to our neighbors here at Trinity—neighbors such as raccoons, warblers, and dragonfly nymphs who share our Trinity “backyard” with us.
Join us for the tenure lecture of Dr. Shari Jurgens. Tenure lectures are a celebration of the mature Christian scholarship of our faculty colleagues. When we celebrate these moments, we mark and extend our commitment to our core identity and mission as a College – and we rejoice at the gifted teacher-scholars in our midst!
It Is Well With my Soul (and Body and Mind)
Wellness is an important aspect of life, it is important for everyone and it is something that is required of us by God. As Christians, we are held to a higher standard (and given greater opportunity) of wellness which involves peace, wholeness and holistic wellness. This lecture will connect the song “When Peace Like a River” with the holistic view of wellness and applications will be made for a Christian perspective on wellness.
Join us for the tenure lecture of Dr. Mike Bosscher. Tenure lectures are a celebration of the mature Christian scholarship of our faculty colleagues. When we celebrate these moments, we mark and extend our commitment to our core identity and mission as a College – and we rejoice at the gifted teacher-scholars in our midst!
Cross-Shaped Chemistry
In a world of complex problems, chemists claim solutions. How should what we have learned from past strategies frame our processes for the future? As Christians who are scientists engage with science, a particular call is placed on us to replace our goals with a process of worship. That call doesn’t stop with scientists, but extends into the public sphere, calling Christians also to responsible consumption of goods, discerning engagement with media, and worshipful engagement with public policy. We’ll talk about all that, but we’ll also get to talk about why our lab is starting to look like a kitchen.