Tabor Trumpet
September 2026
A Monthly Newsletter of Mount Tabor Lutheran Church
"MOUNT TABOR IS A WELCOMING, COMPASSIONATE COMMUNITY, LIVING GOD’S LOVE THROUGH FAITHFUL WORSHIP AND ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE WORLD."
175 South 700 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 | 801.328.0521 | www.mttaborslc.org
From the Pastor’s Desk
Our Life Together
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At Mount Tabor:
We are creating a Tabor photo archive! If you take photos during/of Tabor events and activities, please send them in to Kristin at office@mttaborslc.org.
Advocacy, Service, and Volunteerism:
XXXFirst Things, First Mondays rally at the Federal Building 125 State Street, SLC at noon are continuing Monday, August 3rd at noon. We are standing in solidarity with our immigrant and LBGTQIA+ neighbors who are being targeted in the legislature and in the streets. For any questions, please contact Pastor Brigette Weier at weierbrigetter@gmail.com.
Family Promise dinner dates: Mount Tabor will be providing dinners on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday and brunch on Saturday for the following weeks at Christ United Methodist Church (2375 E 3300S): September 13 - 19. This is a great opportunity to show God’s love to unhoused Families. If you have any questions about being a volunteer, please let me know. ~Chris Jensen, Family Promise Coordinator
The Endowments and Memorials Committee would like to receive applications for the Tabor Scholarship from active members starting or continuing post-high school education. Applications can be found on the Tabor website shortly. They can be submitted electronically to the office@mttaborslc.org or sent by mail to the office, with "Attention Scholarship Application" in the subject line. Please have submissions to the office by October 1, 2026.
Announcements for the bulletin, including names for the prayer roll, are due by Wednesdays at 11AM. Any prayer roll names submitted after the deadline will be included in the following Sunday's bulletin.
Crossroads Urban Center's Thrift Store at 1385 West Indiana Avenue, Salt Lake City needs your donations! Summer is a great time to clear out closets, drawers and other places to help them out. Stop by during their operating hours, no appointment is necessary, Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM at 1385 West Indiana Avenue, Salt Lake City. Let them know you are from Mt. Tabor! Donation Needs: Children's Clothing • Women's Clothing, especially large sizes • Men's Clothing • Shoes, work boots, and socks • Jackets and Coats • Underwear (new) • Jeans and Work Pants • Blankets, Towels, and Sheets • Dishes and Silverware • Pots, Pans, and Crock Pots • Tents • Sleeping Bags • Small Appliances • Household Goods
September Birthdays
1 - Rebecca N.-H.
5 - Lawrence A.
13 - Lanea B.
15 - Lee K.
29 - Bret H.
29 - Anne M.
Recurring Tabor Meetings:
The Worship and Music Ministry Committee will meet Sunday, September 6 at 6:30PM on Zoom.
Congregation Council will meet Sunday September 20th after worship.
Announcements for the bulletin, including names for the prayer roll, are due by Wednesdays at 11AM. Any prayer roll names submitted after the deadline will be included in the following Sunday's bulletin.
Regular Service Opportunities:
“Dinner at Vinnies” is Tuesday, September 8th from 4:30-6:30PM at the St. Vincent dePaul Dining Hall at the Weigand Center downtown. Come share our hospitality with our hungry neighbors. Please see Casey White with questions.
Utah Food Bank - We will be sorting food at the Utah Food Bank Saturday September 19 from 10am to Noon.
Our Senior Food Box Distribution of Utah Food Bank USDA food boxes to seniors in our neighborhood is set for Wednesday, September 23rd.
Tabor Tidbits
For more information, go to:
https://www.elca.org/how-we-serve/relief-and-development/world-hunger
ELCA SOCIAL STATEMENT
Please click on the button below to download and read the most recent social statement by the ELCA on civic life and faith:
Jubilee USA Monthly Calls
Dear Mount Tabor Lutheran Church,
This is Robert Ladao, the Development and Executive Associate for Jubilee this spring.
With the United States preparing to host the first G20 since 2009, Jubilee efforts are shaping key conversations on the global agenda. As we look ahead, we are mobilizing Jubilee faith communities and congregations to press world leaders to make stronger commitments on debt relief for global economic stability, job growth and poverty alleviation at home and abroad.
We conduct these preparations in our monthly congregation calls, the first Tuesday of every month at 1:00 p.m. ET. Our next speaker will be Rev. Dr. Nicolle D. Jean-Simon, speaking on redemption, salvation, and how the debt crisis affects real people. Click here to register for a Zoom link for our call next Tuesday: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DlaSUEPRRXGsU1TZd7Rx9Q
These sermons will continue monthly as part of our lead-up to December’s G20 and our Jubilee pilgrimage to Miami. Together, we can ready our hearts, deepen our relationships, and discern how we are called to faithful public witness on debt relief.
Gratefully,
Robert Ladao
Robert Ladao
Development and Executive Associate
Jubilee USA Network
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110 Maryland Ave. NE, Ste. 210
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 783-3566
September Worship Assistants
Please remember that it is your responsibility to find a replacement and to let Pastor Christine and Kristin know.
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Our monthly meeting for August will take place next week on August 5 at noon on Zoom. The focus of the meeting will be be a discussion about how FACE Hunger and Homelessness members can participate in Crossroads Urban Center's Poverty Summit on August 29. What questions do we want to ask the policymakers who are participating in the Summit? How can we use the Summit to set uo future conversations with those policymakers?
Our goal is to have this meeting begin on time and end within 30 minutes so that everyone who attends feels that their time has been valued. If you have questions or ideas you would like to discuss with me before the meeting please let me know.
Bill Tibbitts, Director
FACE Hunger and Homelessness
P.S. We want to thank all the amazing congregations that are donating food for us this month as part of the Golden Celery Trophy Competition Food Drive. The final day for donations to be counted for the competition is August 5th. We are hoping to be able to announce the winner of the competition at worship services for the winning congregation on the weekend of August 8-9.
12 Step Meetings at Mount Tabor
