This Week at Trinity Lutheran - February 16th, 2011

Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
February 16th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World

TODAY, Wednesday, February 16th
10:45am Holy Communion at Golden West
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional
5:45pm Confirmation Pizza & Classes
5:45pm Day Camp Committee Meeting
7:00pm LOFT at White’s House
7:00pm Luther’s Small Catechism Bible Study: Study of Ten Commandments, the 6th Commandment
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

TOMORROW, Thursday, February 17th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Robert Reed is cooking
8:30am Luther’s Small Catechism Bible Study: Study of Ten Commandments, the 6th Commandment
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel

THIS Saturday, February 19th
9:00am-Piecemakers… Come help the Piecemakers make quilts for Casas, confirmation youth, Lutheran World Relief, and therapy blankets for Mapleton Therapy Center. It is not necessary to know how to sew to help. Join us at 9am in the fellowship hall.

THIS Sunday, February 20th is the Seventh Sunday After the Epiphany. Our worship lessons will be Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18; Psalm 119: 33-40; 1 Corinthians 3:10-11, 16-23; Matthew 5:38-48.

Cookies & Addresses for College Students Due
7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:00am Fellowship Time –Narthex
9:15am Sunday School Opening –Sanctuary
9:15am Discernment Process: Mid-point Check-in –Chapel
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs Classrooms
9:50am Adult Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary
11:45am Discernment Process: Mid-point Check-in-Chapel

Sunday Notes
Cookies & Addresses for College Students due…The middle school youth are asking everyone in the congregation to be a part of the college care package service project again this year. We would like to send homemade cookies to our Trinity members in college or in the service. Please bring your cookies in by THIS Sunday, February 20th as the middle school youth will be assembling the care packages at the 30 hour famine. We ask that you put your cookies in baggies or containers you don't mind donating so they can be easily added to our box of goodies for the students. If you would like your son/daughter to receive a care package, please send his/her name and address to Becca at
trinityboulderyouth@hotmail.com by THIS Sunday, February 20th. Q’s, contact Becca.

9:15am and 11:45am Discernment Process: Midpoint Check-in....Trinity voted in October 2009 to enter a discernment process to determine whether we as a congregation will "recognize, support, and hold publicly accountable couples who wish to have lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships". That discernment process began on Sunday, January 23rd. This week is a Midpoint Check-in to ask questions about material presented up to this point. As are all Discernment Process events, these sessions will be recorded for those who can't join us. The Church Council, however, encourages everyone to take part in this process so that when we get to the point of making a decision, we have walked through the various issues and information together. So please plan to join us at 9:15am or 11:45 am in the Chapel! Childcare will be available for both sessions.

Monday, February 21st
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study

Upcoming Event
NEXT Sunday, February 27th: Storytime Potluck at 12noon…Join us after the end of the 10:30 worship service in the fellowship hall on NEXT Sunday, February 27th to hear Hugh McGinty share his life story, including what it was like to be a tailgunner during WWII and participate in the Berlin Air Lift. Plan to bring a dish to share for this potluck lunch and join us!

Notes
The Confirmation Youth will once again take part in the 30 Hour Planned Famine on February 25th and 26th. The purpose of the Planned Famine includes: raising funds to help fight hunger, learning about the causes and effects of hunger, experiencing hunger first hand, paticipating in a service project, worship, fellowship and fun. This year's theme is "LOVE Hungry" and is based on Jesus' words in Matthew 25, "I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink."
The youth are collecting pledges to help raise money for ELCA Good Gifts for God’s Global Barnyard, a gift-giving arm of the ELCA that gives chickens, cows, goats, wells, water pumps, etc to those in need around the world. Look for the youth to be wearing bright red nametags and consider supporting their effort to “Love Hungry.”

Save the Date
March 6th-Bring Palm branches back to make ashes
March 9th-Ash Wednesday Worship 10am & 7pm
March 12th-LOFT/Christ’s Crew Going Paintballing
March 12th-Time Change: Spring Forward 1 Hour
March 16th-Lenten Soup Suppers Begin
March 16th-Midweek Lenten Worship at 7pm

We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!