Discipleship & Student Life

Faith & Friendship

As a Christ-centered school, we place high value on the practice of faith and friendship. In our effort to foster faith in individual students, we make corporate worship a part of our weekly faith practice at Trinity. Additionally, an annual ministry theme and our Family Groups each play a critical role in shaping a life of faith in Christ in our students.

Trinity incorporates worship into the lives of our students by gathering for a chapel service once each week. We assemble in Trinity’s Worship Center. Worship is led by school classes, LCMS pastors, and other church professionals, with music led by our student Praise Team. Weekly Chapel is held most Wednesdays at 8:15 am and lasts for about 30 minutes. 

Parents are encouraged to worship weekly with their families. If you do not have a home congregation, we warmly welcome you to consider worshiping at Trinity.

Each year our chapel content and community life are guided by a theme verse. In the 2024-2025 school year, during Wednesday chapel and in the classroom, we are exploring what Scripture says about being Rooted In Faith, Strengthened by Courage, and Bound with Love. 

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

At Trinity, a sense of community extends throughout the building. This is largely due to the formation of Family Groups each school year. A Family Group is made up of an 8th grader, who serves as the leader of his/her Family, and typically a student from each grade below (K-7). 

Together, Family Groups: 

  • Worship together in chapel.
  • Participate in Family Group special events. Sometimes this means eating lunch together, while other times it may be doing a service project or character-building activity.
  • Learn to practice grace and friendship with Trinity students they might not otherwise encounter.

We credit much of the camaraderie at Trinity to the success of our Family Group program. It is a remarkable opportunity for older students to learn to serve and to lead by example, and it is a unique opportunity for younger children to develop affirming relationships with older students. 

The value of our Family Groups can hardly be described; it is something to be experienced!

Celebrations

We love to celebrate at Trinity! While there is no shortage of celebrations throughout the school year, the entire school gets particularly excited about these annual events each year.

Each year Trinity students partner with Trinity Waconia Child Care to kick off the school year with a fun run full of color! While our younger students have a bike day “marathon,” our K-8 grade students venture through a fun course filled with exciting obstacles. Proceeds from this event are used to enhance student resources and equipment.

Every young learner deserves the stellar educational opportunities provided at Trinity. This event raises funds that ensure finances are not a barrier to the education a student desires with 100% of the proceeds going toward Trinity’s Financial Aid Fund. It is an evening of affordable entertainment, community building, amazing music, a delicious dinner, door prizes, and a silent auction.

Typically held the Friday before Halloween, Trunk or Treat is an outreach opportunity to the community. Trinity partners with many local groups including the Waconia Fire Department and Mayer Lutheran High School to provide an evening of free fun for families. At this event you will find yourself enjoying a hay ride and exploring creative trunks filled with treats and games, all provided by a community of parents and church members.

To honor the teachers who serve their students and to celebrate the value of a Lutheran education, Trinity and Lutheran schools across the U.S. celebrate National Lutheran Schools week in the last week of January each year. At Trinity, dress-up days, a special chapel service, an organized service event, and celebrations in individual classrooms mark this celebratory week.

Trinity’s spring Track & Field Days are celebrations that mark the coming of spring and the near-end of the school year. One can find the usual track and field events, but there are a lot of fun activities and community-building particulars that characterize these events.

Because Trinity students graduate from their beloved school to move on to high school, we mark the significance of their accomplishments and their transition with a formal graduation ceremony. It is a sweet time of remembering and an opportunity for 8th graders to reflect on their growth and to receive a blessing as they take their firm foundation with them into high school.

Service

Service

Because Christ came to serve, so we actively seek to be in service to each other and our communities. Trinity offers a number of ways in which students may serve the community. Annual opportunities include: 

  • Classroom service projects.
  • Family Group service projects.
  • Financial support for chapel mission projects.
  • Regular, specified projects.

Some of the organizations/projects that Trinity students have supported during the 2018-19 school year include Waconia Retirement Communities, Feed My Starving Children, Waconia United Food Shelf, Children’s HopeChest, and Arrive Ministries.