Campus Ministry Events

Regular (recurring) events

Worship at Trinity
Students are invited to join Trinity as she celebrates the Divine Service at 8:15 and 11:00 a.m. each Sunday.  During Advent and Lent, Trinity also worships at 12:00 and 7:00 p.m., with a soup lunch at 1:00 p.m. and a soup supper at 6:00 p.m. (except on Ash Wednesday).  Check the Trinity Calendar for information on the other festivals of the Church Year.

Bible Study at Trinity
An Adult Bible Study and refreshments are offered between the services (9:45 a.m.).  For students having children, your children are welcome to join our Sunday School program (also at 9:45 a.m.).

Rides to Trinity
There will be a car waiting at the top of the Oval every Sunday at 8:00 a.m.  Feel free to come by and catch a ride!  Rides to the 11 a.m. service are by arrangement - please call the church office (853-1295) or send Vicar Sias an email.

"Table Talk" Bible Study at Stanford (Sunday Evenings)
The Vicar holds a Bible Study on the Stanford campus, starting at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evenings in the Seminar Room of the Stanford CIRCLE (3rd floor of the newly remodeled Old Union).  We study for about an hour and then enjoy a half hour or so of fellowship, possibly with baked goods.  Come and bring a friend!  Topics include:

Coffee / Lunch at Stanford
Join the Vicar at Stanford for a cup of coffee or a bite to eat and an informal discussion of the week's Scripture readings, hot theological topics, or whatever's on your mind.  Feel free to bring a friend!  Initially, we're gathering between 11:45 and 1:00 p.m. on Thursdays at Tressider, outside the Subway.  Other times and locations TBA.

Special events (see also Trinity's Calendar)

December 2007
Sat., Dec. 15 - Christmas caroling and Thrivent Dinner.  Join us to share our Christmas joy with Trinity's homebound, and then for pizza.  Meet at 3PM at Trinity.

January 2008
Fri., Jan. 4 - Trinity First Friday Family Fellowship Night.  Students are invited to help supervise the younger children while parents and older children prepare a meal for Hotel de Zink.
Sun., Jan. 13 - LSF Sunday Night Study resumes at the Old Union (7:30PM) with a new topic: the Minor Prophets.  We're familiar with a few NT citations of these twelve prophets, whose writing is concise, but whose theology is anything but minor.  Come learn more about the breadth of their preaching, and its meaning for us today.
Fri., Jan. 18 - LSF Dinner and Social Night at the Trinity Vicarage.  Dinner will be served at 6PM.  Stay afterward for games or a movie.  All are welcome, but please RSVP!

February 2008

March 2008

April 2008
Fri., Apr. 11 - Sun., Apr. 13 - Rev. Dr. John Nordling of Concordia Theological Seminary will conduct a lecture series entitled Ancient Slavery and the Modern Christian.  Come learn more about the lives of First Century Greco-Roman slaves and about the significance of the language of slavery and servitude for us in understanding the faith and our Christian vocations.

Please check back for details on our Spring Retreat.

Retreats
Our group enjoys sharing weekends of fellowship and study, typically once in the Fall and once in the Spring.  Check out our topics:
Fall 2007 - Christian Apologetics
Spring 2008 - Topic TBA

Speaker series
Trinity Lutheran Church and her Stanford Campus Ministry regularly invite engaging speakers to speak on Biblical studies, Lutheran theology, and Christian vocation.  The following are some examples of presentations we have sponsored in the recent past:

Ancient Slavery and the Modern Christian
Rev. Dr. John Nordling
Concordia Theological Seminary
April 11-13, 2008

Got Numbers on the Brain? A Lecture Series on the Dead Sea Scrolls
Rev. Dr. Nathan Jastram
Concordia University Wisconsin
May 18-20, 2007

The Christian Faith and History
Rev. Dr. Korey Maas
Concordia University Irvine
April 28-29, 2006

The Enduring Witness of C.S. Lewis
Rev. Dr. Steven Mueller
Concordia University Irvine
January 27-29, 2006

The Gospel for Those Broken by the Church
Rev. Rod Rosenbladt
Concordia University Irvine
April 29-30, 2005

The Case for Christianity Lecture Series
Craig Parton
February 20-22, 2004
Trinity Lutheran Church

Served by Vicar John W. Sias
john.w.sias@gmail.com
650-853-1295 (church office)
650-327-6476 (vicarage)

Trinity also welcomes students from the area's other colleges and universities.

Please do not hestitate to call for a ride to Trinity for any of our events. Our facilities are handicapped accessible.
Stanford Campus Ministry
This page was last updated: March 8, 2008
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Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Welcome to the web site for the Stanford Campus Ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church, Palo Alto, California.  As Trinity's vicar for the 2007-2008 year, it is my pleasure to serve the students of Stanford University (and other institutions of higher learning in the area).  Please have a look at the web page and give me a call, drop me an e-mail, or look me up on campus!  I'll be looking forward to getting to know you personally, to share in your experiences on campus and most especially in the good gifts God gives us in his Son.

Peace in Christ,
Vicar John W. Sias

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