This Week at Trinity Lutheran - December 1st, 2010

Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
December 1st, 2010
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World

TODAY, Wednesday, December 1st
11:00am Executive Committee Meeting
1:30pm Afternoon Circle
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
6:00pm “Good & Beautiful God” Bible Study
7:00pm Advent Breathers Begin …Come to the Sanctuary Wednesday nights during Advent for a time of refreshment and reflection. Using song and Scripture, we will have a time of worship and reflection on the themes of Advent. The times where we are the most busy are the times we need most to stop and find refreshment in prayer, song, and the Word of God.
7:00pm Luther’s Small Catechism Bible Study
7:00pm LOFT at Trinity
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

TOMORROW, Thursday, December 2nd
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Rudy Deutschmann is cooking
8:30am Luther’s Small Catechism Class
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel

THIS Friday, December 3rd
4:00pm June Bangham Funeral…Former Trinity member June Bangham passed away earlier this week. There will be a funeral to celebrate her life at Trinity at 4pm on THIS Friday, December 3rd. An hour of visitation will begin at 3pm before going into the funeral at 4pm.

THIS Saturday, December 4th
It’s a busy day at Trinity! Be sure not to miss any of the activities…
8:00am Christmas Tree Cutting & Decorating… We will meet in the church parking lot, and leave from there at 8:00am sharp on Saturday to cut down the tree, bring it back to Trinity, and put it up in the sanctuary. If you aren't able to help cut down the tree you can still come to church at 8:30 am and help Jacque Johnson get the lights and other decorations ready. You may direct any questions to Bill Rhode or Jacque Johnson.
12:00pm Lights of December Parade Float Construction… We will start float construction in the church parking lot at noon. We need the help of volunteers to put the float together, stapling boughs to the float and decorating it with lights. If you have a staple gun, pliers, and wire clippers please bring any along.
4:00pm Common Prayer Party…Come gather and pray in community. Gathering at 4:00 pm with light refreshments, we will then transition via silence into exploring the new Common Prayer book's resources to guide our prayers. Following our time of prayer, we will transition to a time of casual discussion about prayer discipline before ending about 5:30pm. Even if you didn’t RSVP, you can still join us! To learn more about the book visit here (commonprayer.net). Questions to Casey Burnett (419) 345-2407.
5:00pm Lights of December Parade… The parade in downtown Boulder starts at 6:00 p.m, but we are asking those young people who would like to ride the float as characters from the first Christmas story to be to church by 5:00 p.m. for costuming. We’ll ride the Parade Float, and then everyone (adults, youth, and those just watching the parade) are invited back to Trinity for hot chocolate and cookies provided by the Fellowship Committee after the parade. Please be sure to join us!

THIS Sunday, December 5th is the Second Sunday in Advent. Our worship lessons will be Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13 and Matthew 3:1-12.

Faith Commitment Cards Due
Giving Tree Names Available
7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:00am Fellowship Time –Narthex
9:15am Sunday School Opening –Sanctuary
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs Classrooms
9:30am-Adult Education: Gospel of Matthew-Chapel
9:50am Adult Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary
11:45am Trinity Horizons Building Committee-Fellowship Hall
11:45am Evangelism Committee Meeting-Conference Room
4:00pm Boulder Renaissance Consort Concert-Chapel

Sunday Notes
Faith Commitment Cards[Pledge Cards] Due…Don’t forget to bring in your completed green Faith Commitment Card from your Stewardship Packet on THIS Sunday, December 5th. We’ll be blessing them during worship and offering them to God. Also, don’t forget about the correction on the benevolence allocation of the card…"Social Ministry" appears twice, each for $1000. The second "Social Ministry" entry should be "Lutheran Family Services." Information on Lutheran Family Services is listed in the Benevolence Workbook along with the other Council Recommended Benevolences. Sorry again for the confusion and we look forward to you bringing the completed cards on Sunday. --Stewardship Committee
Giving Tree Names Available…Trinity is once again adopting families from Good Shepherd Lutheran Day Care in Denver for Christmas. On the tree on Sunday morning will be a card for each member of those families. Trinity members are asked to take as many cards as they would like, spend $30-35 on each person, and return the gifts, wrapped and in a bag, on Sunday, December 19th.
9:30 Adult Education: Gospel of Matthew…The Gospel readings for Sunday mornings this church year will come primarily from the Gospel of Matthew. As we hear the story and words of Jesus through the lens of Matthew, some of the things we ask are: Who was Matthew? When did he write his gospel? To whom and for whom did he write? What was his purpose? What are his themes? Come be part of the discussion on Sunday at 9:30am in the Chapel.

Monday, December 6th
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
6:00pm Worship Committee Meeting
6:30pm Youth Vision Team Meeting at Nancy Smith’s House
7:00pm Music Staff Meeting

Tuesday, December 7th
7:00pm Property Committee Meeting
7:00pm Second Century Fund Meeting at Chandler House

Notes
Altar Flowers Calendar…Want to find a special way to commemorate a birthday, anniversary, or to remember a loved one? Sponsor the altar flowers for a Sunday morning! The flower calendar is out for the 2011 year on the worship & music bulletin board in the narthex.
Second Sunday Christmas Lunch…For the December 12th Second Sunday Lunch, we would like to again treat our guests to a special holiday meal. We need donations of hams, potato dishes, vegetable dishes, desserts, etc – as well as your time to help with cooking and serving on that Sunday. Sign up sheets are on the tri-fold bulletin board in the Narthex. Any questions, call Elizabeth Erhardt at 303-530-3015.
Poinsettia Orders…Celebrate this holy season by purchasing poinsettias to share with your Trinity family. Order forms are on the back of the worship card found in the Sunday bulletins through December 19th. Cost is $8.00 each. Poinsettias will be used in the church through Christmas Day worship and available for pick up after that.

Save the Date
Dec 8th-Advent Breather
Dec 12th-Ethiopian Necklace Mission Group at Trinity
Dec 12th-Second Sunday Lunch Christmas Meal
Dec 15th-Advent Breather
Dec 19th-Sunday School Christmas Party
Dec 19th-Giving Tree Gifts Due
Dec 19th-Christmas Caroling to the Homebound
Dec 22nd-Advent Breather
Dec 24th-Christmas Eve Worship at 4pm, 6pm, 10:30pm
Dec 25th-Christmas Day Worship at 10am
Dec 26th-Worship at 8am & 10:30am
Dec 26th-Christmas Goody Potluck
Dec 26th-NO Sunday School or Adult Education
Dec 27th-Church Office Closed
Dec 31st-New Year’s Eve Worship

A Blessed Advent to each of you, the season of holy long and extravagant hope!

We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT, THIS Saturday, and THIS Sunday!