This Week at Trinity Lutheran-October 28th, 2009

Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
October 28th, 2009
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World

TODAY, Wednesday October 28th: Everything at Trinity is cancelled TONIGHT
Due to the weather, tonight there will be NO: Youth Choir, Confirmation, Worship Team, LOFT, Bible Study, or Adult Choir.

TOMORROW, Thursday, October 29th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Rudy Deutschmann is cooking...YES, they are DEFINITELY meeting
8:30am Church History as the Work of the Holy Spirit: CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel...still planned to happen as of press time.

Saturday, October 31st

8:30am CU Football Parking...Come in costume and help us park cars for the CU Home football game at the Basemar Shopping Center on Broadway & Baseline in Boulder. This fundraiser for the youth helps us raise money for youth events through out the year. If you are able to help, please contact Becca at trinityboulderyouth@hotmail.com , as she could still use a few more helpers. We’ll be finished at 12:30pm, and we’re passing out candy, too, so it should be a fun one!

Time Change…Don’t forget that this Saturday night is the time change. Set your clocks BACK 1 hour before you go to sleep or you’ll be early for church on Sunday.

THIS Sunday, November 1st is All Saint’s Sunday. Worship Lessons will be: Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 24; Revelation 21:1-6a and John 11:32-44. Check out the schedule and be sure to join us!

Blood Pressure Screenings
Pick up New Trinity Directory
Casas Auction
7:30am Worship Team Warm-up-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship-Sanctuary
9:15am Sunday School Opening-Sanctuary
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs Classrooms
9:30am Adult Education: “How Lutherans Read the Scriptures”-Chapel
10:00am Adult Choir Warm-up
10:30am Worship-Sanctuary
11:45am Evangelism Committee Meeting-Conference Room

Sunday Details
Pick Up New Trinity Directory…THIS Sunday, a new GREEN address directory will be available in the narthex. Look to pick your’s up on THIS Sunday and take as many copies as you need for home, work, etc.

Casas Auction…THIS Sunday is it! This is your chance to bid on condos, fun parties, purses, gift certificates, and much much more, all to benefit our Casas Mission Trip in November. Your bidding will help us build 2 houses in Juarez, Mexico and make life different for 2 families. Be sure to come to the fellowship hall 9-10:15am and again 11:45am-1pm on THIS Sunday to get your chance to get some GREAT stuff!

Monday, November 2nd
12noon Prayers for Peace in the Chapel
6:00pm Worship Committee Meeting
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
7:00pm Youth Vision Team Meeting
7:00pm Music Staff Meeting

Tuesday, November 3rd
7pm Property Committee Meeting

Upcoming Dates
Flu Shot Clinic, Sunday, Nov 8th…At this time, Trinity’s Flu Shot Clinic will be happening on Sunday, November 8th, offering the seasonal flu vaccine only. This is all based upon our provider, the Visiting Nurse Association, getting their supply of vaccine in time. A sign up sheet for the flu shot clinic is on the bulletin board above the heater in the narthex. PLEASE BE SURE TO SIGN UP if you are planning to get a flu shot. If we do not get enough vaccine, the limited supply will be given out to those who signed up on the sheet, they will get first priority. Look for more details about all of this, including where to find more information, in Pat’s Holy Post article and in Sunday’s bulletin. Thanks!

Save the Date
Sun, Nov 8th-Flu Shot Clinic
Sun, Nov 8th & 15th-Stewardship Sundays
Fri-Sun, Nov 20-22nd-LOFT at Senior High Youth Gathering
Sat-Tues, Nov 21st-24th-Casas Mission Trip
Sundays, Nov 22nd & 29th-No Sunday School classes
Wed, Nov 25th-Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve Worship at Trinity Lutheran Church & Pie Fellowship
Thurs & Fri, Nov 26th & 27th-Church Office Closed for Thanksgiving
Sun, Nov 29th-Advent Begins
Sun, Nov 29th-Household Ministry: Advent Wreath & Devotion

Be careful in today's weather and we look forward to seeing you THIS Sunday if not before!

This Week at Trinity Lutheran-October 21st, 2009

Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
October 21st, 2009
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World

TODAY, Wednesday October 21st
10:45am Holy Communion Service at Golden West
4:45pm Youth Choir Rehearsal
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
7:00pm LOFT at the White’s House in Gunbarrel…Spaghetti will be served if someone needs dinner
7:00pm Church History as the Work of the Holy Spirit
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

TOMORROW, Thursday, October 22nd
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Duane Isakson is cooking
8:30am Church History as the Work of the Holy Spirit
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel

Friday, October 23rd
7:00pm Christ’s Crew Lock-in...Middle Schoolers, join us for a lock-in at Trinity at 7pm on Friday night. We'll set up for the Halloween Carnival and plan our games, and then have pizza and watch a movie. Be sure to come with your sleeping bag, pillow, pjs, and a bag of candy to contribute to the halloween stash. We'll be done at 9am on Saturday.

Saturday, October 24th
4pm Christ’s Crew meet to set up...Middle Schoolers, come to Trinity by 4pm in costume so we can finish our last minute details for the Halloween Carnival.
5:00pm Trunk or Treat (arrive at 4:45pm)...Join us in the Trinity Parking Lot for the annual Trunk or Treat. Members come with their trunks decorated and park, and then the youth will trunk or treat from car to car. The youth will then vote on the best Trunk and that person will win the coveted Golden Pumpkin award, announced on Sunday morning. If you planning to come with a decorated trunk, please be sure to arrive by 4:45pm so we can start promptly at 5pm.
5:30pm Halloween Carnival...The Middle Schoolers & High Schoolers are putting on the Halloween Carnival in the fellowship hall, starting at 5:30pm, immediately after the trunk or treat. This carnival, geared for kids up thru 5th grade, is fun for all ages. Everyone is encouraged to wear a costume, as there is a costume contest, and fun & food for all ages. Join us for this fun, safe event!

THIS Sunday, October 25th is Reformation Sunday. Worship Lessons will be: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 46; Romans3:19-28; John 8:31-36. Check out the schedule and be sure to join us!

Wear “Lutheran” Apparel or Red
Luther Day Celebration
Annual Meeting
Last Sunday to Submit All Saints Names
7:30am Worship Team Warm-up-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship-Sanctuary
9:15am Sunday School Opening-Sanctuary
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs Classrooms
9:30am Adult Education: “How Lutherans Read the Scriptures”-Chapel
10:00am Adult Choir Warm-up
10:30am Worship-Sanctuary
11:45am Luther Day Celebration-Narthex
12:30pm-Annual Meeting

Sunday Details
Wear “Lutheran” Apparel or Red…THIS Sunday, as part of our Luther Day Celebration and Reformation Sunday, we are asking all folks to wear some type of Lutheran attire (from Trinity, Rainbow Trail, a Lutheran college or convention) or something Red in honor of Reformation.

Luther Day Celebration…THIS Sunday at 11:45am is our Luther Day Celebration, a fundraiser for the Trinity Youth Community Fund. We will have a Lutheran-style lunch (brats, pretzels, Jell-o, cake) immediately after the 10:30worship service in the narthex for a freewill donation. We’ll also have fun activities, including getting Lutheran temporary tattoos, pin the thesis on the church door, and getting your picture taken with Martin Luther.

Annual Meeting…Immediately after Luther Day Celebration, at 12:30pm, we will move directly into the Annual Meeting in the sanctuary. At this meeting, we will vote on the 2010 Ministry Spending Plan, elect leadership positions (Council Members, Second Century Fund, and Nominations Committee), and the youth will do a presentation to the congregation about the ELCA National Youth Gathering they attended this summer in New Orleans. We’ll be finished at 1:30pm. Join us for these fun, important activities!

Last Sunday to Submit All Saints Names…THIS Sunday, October 25th is the deadline to turn in the name of a loved ones you would like read on All Saint’s Sunday, November 1st. Put those names on the back of the blue worship cards on Sunday or email them to the church office. Thanks!

Monday, October 26th
12noon Prayers for Peace in the Chapel
6:30pm Stephen Minister Supervision
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study

Tuesday, October 27th
9am Holy Post Assembly

Upcoming Dates
Proof Directory…THIS Sunday, October 25th is your last Sunday to proof the new Trinity address directory. Please look over your listing on the table in the narthex and mark any changes or that it is ok. Thanks!

Save the Date
Sat, Oct 31st-CU Parking, 8:30am-12:30pm
Sat, Oct 31st-Time Change

Sun, Nov 1st-All Saint’s Sunday
Sun, Nov 1st-Casas Auction
Sun, Nov 8th-Flu Shot Clinic
Sun, Nov 8th & 15th-Stewardship Sundays
Fri-Sun, Nov 20-22nd-LOFT at Senior High Youth Gathering
Sat-Tues, Nov 21st-24th-Casas Mission Trip
Wed, Nov 25th-Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve Worship at Trinity Lutheran Church

We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Saturday & Sunday if not before!

This Week at Trinity Lutheran-October 14th, 2009

Trinit-E-Connection! - This Week at Trinity Lutheran

October 14th, 2009

'A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World'

TODAY, Wednesday, October 14th
4:45pm Youth Choir Rehearsal5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes7:00pm LOFT 7:00pm Church History as the Work of the Holy Spirit7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
TOMORROW, Thursday October 15th
Holy Post Deadline…Please make sure everything you want included in the November Holy Post is into the church office by THIS Thursday, October 15th. Thanks!
7:00am Men's Breakfast Bible Study...Charlie Aumiller cooking
8:30am Church History as the Work of the Holy Spirit
9:15am Faith 'n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel

Saturday, October 17th
2:00pm CU Football Parking…THIS Saturday is another fundraiser of CU Home Football Parking and we need your help! We need 30 people to make this event go smoothly, and we only have 18! Please, if you are free from 2-6pm on Saturday, contact Becca at trinityboulder@hotmail.com or 720-329-4381 to sign up to help.

THIS Sunday, October 18th is the 20th Sunday After Pentecost. Worship Lessons will be: Isaiah 53:4-12; Psalm 91:9-16; Hebrews 5:1-10 and Mark 10:35-45. Check out the schedule and be sure to join us!

Casas Registration Deadline
New Members Received
Outbound Toolbelts Forms Due
7:30am Worship Team Warm-up-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship-Sanctuary
9:00am New Member Reception -Narthex
9:15am Sunday School Opening-Sanctuary
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs Classroom
9:30am Adult Education: "How Lutherans Read the Scriptures"-Chapel
9:50am Adult Choir Warm-up-Sanctuary
10:30am Worship-Sanctuary
12:00pm National Youth Gathering Meeting-LOFT Downstairs
5:00pm ENNNR Gathering-Glenn & Linda Smith House


Sunday Details
Casas Registration Deadline…THIS Sunday is the deadline to register for the November Casas Mission Trip, Nov 21-24. Please, if you are planning on going, fill out a purple registration form and turn it in on Sunday. Thanks!

Outbound Toolbelts Forms Due... The Missions Ministry is offering Trinity members household and yard assistance during late October through November. Similar to last year, we are looking for folks who need, or can supply, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, repairs, gutter cleaning, window cleaning and yard clean-up. Forms are in the narthex. To request help, fill out a GREEN form; to volunteer to provide labor, fill out a YELLOW form. Return completed forms by THIS Sunday, Oct. 18th. Questions, contact Jim Grady at 303-250-4574.

9:00am New Member Reception...Trinity is receiving some new partners in mission and ministry on Sunday! Please join us at 9am in the narthex for a cake reception in their honor, and help us make sure they feel welcome. Thanks!

5:00pm ENNNR Gathering...Empty Nesters, Nearly, Newly Retireds, its time to get together at the home of Glenn & Linda Smith, 2737 4th Street THIS Sunday night at 5pm. Bring an appetizer and a beverage of your choice. Questions, contact Glenn and Linda at 303-870-3272.

Monday, October 19th
12noon Prayers for Peace in the Chapel
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study

Tuesday, October 20th
5:15pm Adult Education Committee Meeting

Upcoming Dates
All Saints Names Being Collected...If you would like the name of a loved one who has passed onto the Church Triumphant to be read on Sunday, November 1st, All Saints Sunday, those names are now being collected. Please put the loved one's name on the back of the Sunday blue worship card or email it to the church office by Sunday, October 25th. Thanks!

Annual Meeting Q&A...Don't forget about the Annual Meeting on Sunday, October 25th immediately following the Luther Day Celebration & lunch in the narthex (Luther Day at 11:45am, Annual Meeting at 12:30pm, lunch provided). In preparation for that meeting, there is a box in the narthex where questions can be listed ahead of time that members would like Council to address at the Annual Meeting. Look for the green sheets & box in the narthex to write down your questions.

Proof Directory...A new Trinity directory of names and contact information is out on the table in the narthex. Please look over your listing and mark any changes or that it is ok. Thanks!

Trunk or Treat & Halloween Carnival...Make sure your calendar is marked for next Saturday, October 24th at 5pm for the Trunk or Treat and Halloween Carnival at Trinity. We are asking members to come park their cars in the lot by 5pm and decorate their trunks so the youth can go Trunk or Treating from car to car. Then, at 5:30pm, we’ll all head inside for the Halloween Carnival, complete with games, fun, food, and a costume contest. Everything is completely kid-friendly, so invite your friends and neighbors, too!


Save these Important Dates
Sun, Oct 25th-Luther Day Celebration
Sun, Oct 25th-Annual Meeting
Sat, Oct 31st-CU Parking
Sat, Oct 31st-Time Change (Fall back 1 hour)

Sun, Nov 1st-All Saint's Sunday
Sun, Nov 1st-Casas Auction
Sun, Nov 8th-Flu Shot Clinic
Sun, Nov 8th & 15th-Stewardship Sundays
Fri-Sun, Nov 20-22nd-LOFT at Senior High Youth Gathering
Sat-Tues, Nov 21st-24th-Casas Mission Trip
Wed, Nov 25th-Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve Worship at Trinity Lutheran Church

This Week at Trinity Lutheran-October 7th, 2009

Trinit-E-Connection! - This Week at Trinity Lutheran

October 7th, 2009

'A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World'

TODAY, Wednesday, October 7th
1:30pm Afternoon Circle4:45pm Youth Choir Rehearsal5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes

7:00pm LOFT 7:00pm Church History as the Work of the Holy Spirit7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

TOMORROW, Thursday October 8th
7:00am Men's Breakfast Bible Study...Casey Burnett cooking
8:30am Church History as the Work of the Holy Spirit
9:15am Faith 'n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
6:00pm Trinity Men's Softball Game at Stazio Field #4

Saturday, October 10th
9:00am Grace Race at Sloan's Lake in Denver to benefit ELCA World Hunger
9:30am Piecemakers at Trinity

THIS Sunday, October 11th is the 19th Sunday After Pentecost.

Worship Lessons will be: Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Psalm 90:12-17; Hebrews 4:12-16 and Mark 10:17-31. Check out the schedule and be sure to join us!
7:30am Worship Team Warm-up-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship-Sanctuary
9:00am Fellowship Time -Narthex
9:15am Sunday School Opening-Sanctuary
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs Classroom
9:30am Adult Education: "How Lutherans Read the Scriptures"-Chapel
9:50am Adult Choir Warm-up-Sanctuary
10:30am Worship-Sanctuary
12:00pm New Member Class-Conference Room
12:00pm Second Sunday Lunch for the Hungry-Fellowship Hall
12:00pm Casas Mission Trip Meeting-Chapel
12:00pm Early Communion Class-Middle School Classroom


Sunday Details
12:00pm Second Sunday Lunch for the Hungry...Thank you to those of you who signed up to help on THIS Sunday as we provide a hot meal for the hungry. However, we could still use 2-4 additional helpers, and this makes a great family project. Meet downstairs in the fellowship hall at 12noon, or come earlier if you want to help cook. You'll be finished at 2pm.

12:00pm Casas Mission Trip Meeting...Interested in coming on the November 21-24th Casas Mission Trip? Want to find out more? Come to our informational meeting THIS Sunday at 12noon in the Chapel. You'll get lots of information, and learn all the details of the trip. Remember Casas Trip registration deadline is Sunday, October 18th.

12:00pm Early Communion Class...Parents of young people, if you feel your child is ready to start taking communion, please consider coming to the Early Communion Class on THIS Sunday, October 11th at 12noon in the downstairs Middle School Classroom. The class is designed to have at least one parent participating with their child. Please bring a sack lunch and your child's baptismal information, and RSVP to the church office or Pastor Mark so we know how many and what ages to plan on. Childcare will be provided (the nursery will be open and staffed).

Monday, October 12th
12noon Prayers for Peace in the Chapel
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study

Tuesday, October 13th
7:00pm Church Council Meeting
7:00pm World Issues Book Club at Dehne House (notice the location change)

Upcoming Dates
All Saints Names Being Collected...If you would like the name of a loved one who has passed onto the Church Triumphant to be read on Sunday, November 1st, All Saints Sunday, those names are now being collected. Please put the loved one's name on the back of the Sunday blue worship card or email it to the church office by Sunday, October 25th. Thanks!

Annual Meeting Q&A...Don't forget about the Annual Meeting on Sunday, October 25th immediately following the Luther Day Celebration & lunch in the narthex (Luther Day at 11:45am, Annual Meeting at 12:30pm, lunch provided). In preparation for that meeting, there is a box in the narthex where questions can be listed ahead of time that members would like Council to address at the Annual Meeting. Look for the green sheets & box in the narthex to write down your questions.

Proof Directory...A new Trinity directory of names and contact information is out on the table in the narthex. Please look over your listing and mark any changes or that it is ok. Thanks!

Outbound Toolbelts...Its the time of the year for Outbound Toolbelts again. The Missions Ministry plans to offer Trinity members household and yard assistance during late October through November. Similar to last year, we will be looking for folks who need, or can supply, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, painting, repairs, gutter cleaning, window cleaning and yard clean-up. Forms are in the narthex. To request help, fill out a GREEN form; to volunteer to provide labor, fill out a YELLOW form. Return forms by Sunday, Oct. 18th. Questions, contact Jim Grady at 303-250-4574.

CU Parking Saturday, October 17th...We have found out the time for the parking fundraiser for the CU Football game is 2-6pm. Also, we could use a few more volunteers to help park cars during that time. If you can help, contact Becca, Youth Director, ASAP. Thanks!

Save these Important Dates
Sun, Oct 18th-Casas Registration Deadline
Sun, Oct 18th-New Members Received
Sun, Oct 18th-Boulder County CROP Walk
Sat, Oct 24th-Trunk or Treat & Halloween Carnival
Sun, Oct 25th-Luther Day Celebration
Sun, Oct 25th-Annual Meeting
Sat, Oct 31st-CU Parking

Sun, Nov 1st-All Saint's Sunday
Sun, Nov 1st-Casas Auction