This Week at Trinity Lutheran-March 2, 2011

Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
March 2nd, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World

TODAY, Wednesday, March 2nd
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
7:00pm LOFT
7:00pm Luther’s Small Catechism Bible Study: Study of Ten Commandments, the 8th Commandment
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

TOMORROW, Thursday, March 3rd
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Pastor Mark is cooking
8:30am Luther’s Small Catechism Bible Study: Study of Ten Commandments, the 8th Commandment
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
11:00am Executive Committee Meeting
6:00pm Discernment Committee Meeting
8:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #3

THIS Sunday, March 6th is the Transfiguration of Our Lord. Our worship lessons will be Exodus 24:12-18; Psalm 2; 2 Peter 1:16-21 and Matthew 17:1-9.

Deadline for Lenten Bible Study Registrations
Palm Branches Due at Trinity
Blood Pressure Screenings
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: Bible Study 2 –Chapel
9:15am Thrivent Choice Help Available-Narthex
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs Classrooms
9:50am Adult Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary
11:45am Discernment Process: Bible Study 2-Chapel
11:45am Advocacy Ministry for Peace & Justice Meeting-Conference Room

Sunday Notes
Deadline for Lenten Bible Study Registrations… During Lent the Adult Ed Committee is sponsoring a Lenten Small Group Bible Study, gathering in small groups of 5-8. Each participant may need to purchase our study book, the Kingdom and the Cross which will be in the $6 - $8 range. Even if your schedule doesn’t allow you to join us for the bible study time, you can still sign up to get the book! Look for forms in the Sunday bulletin to indicate your interest and level of participation. This form is due back to the church office by THIS Sunday, March 6. Groups will be announced Ash Wednesday, March 9, and the study will begin the week of March 13. Questions may be directed to Pastor Mark.

Palm Branches Due at Trinity…If you have your palm branches left from last year’s Palm Sunday, please bring them to worship this Sunday and place them in the basket in the center aisle of the sanctuary so they can be burned into ashes to use for Ash Wednesday worship. Thanks!

9:15am Thrivent Choice Help…Thrivent members can direct their 2010 Thrivent Choice dollars until March 31, 2011. Thrivent Choice is the program that lets eligible Thrivent benefit members personally help direct a portion of Thrivent Financial’s charitable funds to thousands of Lutheran congregations and organizaitons. Deidre Farrell will be available in the narthex on THIS Sunday, March 6th, and again on Sunday, March 13th, for anyone who has questions or needs help completing their designation.

9:15am and 11:45am Discernment Process: Bible Study 2....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 Bible Study 2, Love & Sin. 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, March 7th
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
6:00pm Worship Committee Meeting
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
7:00pm Youth Vision Team Meeting
7:00pm Music Staff Meeting

Tuesday, March 8th
1:00pm World Issues Book Club
5:15pm Adult Education Committee Meeting
7:00pm Second Century Fund Meeting at the White’s House

NEXT Wednesday, March 9th-Ash Wednesday
10:00am Worship in the Chapel
11:00am Midweek Senior Lunch Out
7:00pm Worship in the Sanctuary; childcare provided
Imposition of Ashes & Holy Communion

Notes
Piano For Sale…To address issues of limited space in the Sanctuary choir loft, the Worship Committee and the Church Council have approved a plan to sell the Samick grand piano currently in the Sanctuary and move the Baldwin piano that is downstairs back up to the Sanctuary. If you or someone you know is interested in purchasing the grand piano (buyer to move), please contact Valerie Hess soon as some others have expressed interest. Thanks!

Church Campout, August 5-7th…Join other Trinity campers for a weekend of fun and fellowship in God’s beautiful outdoors in Leadville, Colorado. We have initially reserved 19 sites. If you would like to reserve one of those spots, please fill out a green Registration Form (in the Narthex), attach your $45.00 reservation fee to the form, and turn it in to the church office (on Melanie's desk) by Sunday, May 15th. Checks can be made payable to Trinity Lutheran, write “Campout” on the memo line.

Reminder: Discernment CD’s Available…If you have missed a Discernment session, remember that CD’s and corresponding handouts/presentations are available in the box in front of the stained glass window in the narthex. Also, if you got a CD for the February 6th session on Church History 2, the content on the CD was all on there but the tracks were not in the correct order. Feel free to toss that CD and pick up a corrected CD (with tracks in the correct order) next time you are at Trinity.

Reminder: Pick up Picture Directories...Those who had their pictures taken or submitted a picture, please be sure to pick up the new Trinity Picture Directory, found on the table in the narthex in front of the stained glass window. If you didn't get your picture taken but would still like a copy of the directory, please sign up on the clipboard in the narthex next to the directories box. And for those of you who signed up, your directory is now in the box. Thanks!

Save the Date
March 9th-Ash Wednesday Worship 10am & 7pm; NO Confirmation or Youth/Saints Choir rehearsals
March 12th-LOFT/Christ’s Crew doing Laser Tag
March 12th-Time Change: Spring Forward 1 Hour
March 16th-Lenten Soup Suppers Begin
March 16th-Midweek Lenten Worship at 7pm
March 16th-TYCF Proposals Due
March 20th-NO Sunday School; Holy Land Presentation at 9:15am
March 23rd-NO Confirmation or Youth/Saints Choir rehearsals
March 27th-NO Sunday School

We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!