This Week at Trinity Lutheran - January 13th, 2010

Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
January 13th, 2010
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World

TODAY, Wednesday, January 13th
10:45am Midweek Senior Trip
4:45pm Youth Choir Rehearsals resume
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
NO Worship Team Rehearsal: resumes Wednesday, January 20th
7:00pm LOFT: Trinity Youth Community Fund…All 8th-12th graders are invited to LOFT TONIGHT as we will begin our work on the Trinity Youth Community Fund (TYCF) for the year. TYCF is where Trinity’s youth grant out $5500 each year to area nonprofits.
7:00pm Church History as the Work of the Holy Spirit
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

TOMORROW, Thursday, January 14th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Charlie Aumiller is cooking
8:30am Church History as the Work of the Holy Spirit
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel…Faith ‘n Issues is continuing a new book study on the book “God is Back.” Please consider joining us!

THIS Friday, January 15th
4:00pm Middle School Youth Gathering….13 middle schoolers and 4 adult leaders from Trinity will be heading to Colorado Springs for the weekend to join 1,000 other Middle School youth and adult leaders from the Rocky Mountain Synod. The group will worship together, do service projects, and spend time in faith and fellowship. Please pray for this gathering to be spirit-filled and for everyone to arrive and return home safely. Trinity’s group will return at 1pm on Sunday.

THIS Friday & Saturday, January 15th & 16th
Church Council Retreat…THIS weekend, Trinity’s Church Council will be meeting for a retreat to plan for the upcoming year and to prepare for the Congregational Meeting on January 31st. Please keep our lay leaders in your prayers this weekend that this may be a productive and spirit-filled time.

THIS Sunday, January 17th is 2nd Sunday After Epiphany. Our worship lessons will be: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 and John 2:1-11. Be sure to join us!

7:30am Worship Team Warm-up
8:00am Worship-Sanctuary
9:00am Fellowship Time-Narthex
9:15am Sunday School Opening-Fellowship Hall
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs
9:30am Adult Education-Chapel
10:30am Worship-Sanctuary
11:45am Social Ministry Committee Meeting –Conference Room
12:30pm ENNNR Meeting for Carpooling-Parking Lot
1:00pm Middle Schoolers return from Youth Gathering

Sunday Details
9:30am Adult Education… This Sunday, the new study continues entitled Everyday Faith. The Adult Education class will spend the month of January looking at our faith in the context of our everyday life. Using headlines and stories from the newspaper we will discuss how we look at current events through the eyes of our faith. Come and join the conversation and discussion at 9:30am in the Chapel.

12:30pm ENNNR Gathering for Carpooling…THIS Sunday, the ENNNR’s are going snowshoeing at Caribou Ranch and then going to the Lamprecht house in Nederland for chili dinner. Snowshoers are to meet at Trinity at 12:30pm to carpool up together. Those who just want to come for dinner should meet at the Lamprechts at 4pm for chili. Questions, contact Mike/Caroline Moore or Don/Karen Lamprecht.
Monday, January 18th
12noon Prayers for Peace in the Chapel
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study continues…Lifelight Bible Study continues on Monday, January 18th and we’d love for you to join us. We are beginning a study of the book of Revelation. Even if you didn’t sign up or join us last week, please just come and join us upstairs in the conference room! Questions, contact leader Bob Dugan.

Tuesday, January 19th
5:15pm Adult Education Committee Meeting
6:00pm Youth Education Committee Meeting
7:00pm Men’s Retreat Planning Meeting

Notes
Cookies Needed…The middle schoolers will be assembling college care packages for members of Trinity who are away at college or in the military. We are looking for donations of homemade cookies to put in those boxes. Please bring your cookies to Trinity on Sunday, January 31st to be added to the boxes that day. Questions, contact Becca, Director of Youth Ministries.

Ushers Needed for 10:30am Worship…We are looking for one additional usher to join the 10:30am worship usher team for the 4th Sunday of the month and another for the 2nd Sunday of the month. If you are interested in helping out with this very important ministry, please speak to Steve Smith, head usher or Melanie in the church office. Thanks!

Men’s Retreat…If you are interested in attending the Men’s Retreat January 29th & 30th and didn’t already register, please speak to Lonnie Hilkemeier or Pastor Mark.

Save the Date
Wed, Jan 20th-Worship Team rehearsals resume
Sun, Jan 24th-Triniator Event
Fri-Sat, Jan 29th-30th-Men’s Retreat
Sun, Jan 31st-Annual Meeting, Christ’s Crew College Care Packages

Sun, Feb 7th-Souper Bowl of Caring
Sun, Feb 14th-Bring Palms from last year to make ashes for Ash Wednesday
Wed, Feb 17th-Ash Wednesday: Worship at 10am & 7pm

We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!