This Week at Trinity Lutheran - March 23, 2011

Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
March 23rd, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World

TODAY, Wednesday, March 23rd
1:30pm Afternoon Circle
NO Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
NO Confirmation
6:15pm Lenten Soup Supper
7:00pm Midweek Lenten Worship…Faith has never been easy. Each week on Wednesday evenings during Lent, we will look at a different person of faith. Tonight will be Abraham, and our liturgy will be the Holden Evening Prayer. Please join us! Childcare is provided in the nursery.
7:45pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

TOMORROW, Thursday, March 24th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Casey Burnett is cooking
9:00am Holy Post Assembly
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
8:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #3

THIS Sunday, March 27th is the Third Sunday in Lent. Our worship lessons will be
Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11 and John 4:5-42.

7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:00am Fellowship Time –Narthex
NO Sunday School
NO Discernment Session
9:15am Lutheran Family Services Presentation: “Who Am I- Parent or Child?”-Chapel
9:50am Adult Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary

Sunday Notes
NO Sunday School or Discernment Process Session....These events are off due to Spring Break. They will resume on Sunday, April 3rd.

9:15am Lutheran Family Services Presentation……THIS Sunday, Mary Kennedy with Lutheran Family Services Care Management Solutions will be here during the Adult Education hour to talk about: “Who Am I - Parent or Child?” This presentation explores the dynamics of the relationships between adult children and their aging parents and how they change over the years. Join us in the Chapel at 9:15 a.m.

Monday, March 28th
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
12:30pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study
6:30pm Stephen Minister Supervision
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study

Tuesday, March 29th
9:00am Trinity Youth Community Fund Proposal Review…All 8th-12th graders, plan to join us at Trinity from 9am-1pm to review the proposals we received this year for the Trinity Youth Community Fund. We’ll read them all and pair the applicants down to a few finalists for site visits. Lunch will be provided. Plan to join us for this great event!
12:00pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study

Upcoming Events
ASTER Choir & Apollo Chamber Brass Concert at Trinity: Friday, April 1st at 7:30pm…ASTER Women's Chamber Choir and the Apollo Chamber Brass join forces for a concert called “Joyful Noise" on Friday, April 1st HERE at Trinity. The two groups will present a variety of joyful (and noisy) pieces guaranteed to get your toes tapping and lift your spirits. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time or are available at the door. Questions, speak to Melanie Nehls Burow or Don Williams, both Trinity members and members of ASTER and Apollo Chamber Brass.

Ministry Fair at Trinity: Sunday, April 3rd 9:00-10:30am; 11:45am-12:15pm… Be sure to join us on Sunday, April 3rd for Trinity’s Ministry Fair. Each ministry group at Trinity will have a table or booth space in the narthex or chapel, showing what they do and how you can get more involved. Plan to come early or stay late on Sunday April 3rd to learn more about how God is working in and through this place!

New Member Orientation Meeting: Sunday, April 3rd at 11:45am…Interested in joining Trinity or want to learn more about it? Join us on Sunday, April 3rd at 11:45am in the upstairs conference room. The conversation will last about one hour and will explain the process of joining Trinity's faith community as a member. Questions, speak to Pastor Mark or Walter Daumler.

Stillwater High School Choir Concert at Trinity: Monday, April 18th at 7pm…Please be sure to join us on Monday of Holy Week to hear this exceptional high school choir, directed by the grandson of the founder of the St. Olaf Choir. We’ll be having a potluck dinner at 5pm before the concert with the students before the concert begins at 7pm. A freewill donation will be collected. So, mark your calendars now to plan to come on Monday, April 18th for the fun! Questions about this, speak to Mark Feigal.

Notes
Easter Lily Orders…Starting this Sunday, we will be taking orders for Easter Lilies to be used to decorate the church on Easter Sunday, April 24th. Order forms are on the back of the blue worship cards and will be taken through Sunday, April 17th. Cost is $9.00 per lily.

Picture Directories Available…If you did not get one of Trinity’s new picture directories, we have extra copies available. Please get one from Pat or Melanie in the church office. Thanks!

Lenten Devotionals…Lenten Devotional materials, provided by the Youth and Adult Education Committees, are available on the table in front of the stained glass window in the narthex. Feel free to take one home for your own meditation and Bible study during Lent.

Casas Registration for July 9-12th…We are now taking registrations for our summer Casas Mission Trip, July 9th-12th. We have two houses reserved for our July Casas trip. We will meet in El Paso the evening of Saturday, July 9; cross the border early on Sunday; build Sunday and Monday; bless the families and their new houses Monday afternoon; host a dinner for the families and neighbors of Tierre de Amor Monday evening; and return to the USA Tuesday morning and leave for home. Yellow registration forms are available in the narthex on the heater.

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.

Save the Dates
April 1st-ASTER/Apollo Chamber Brass Concert
April 3rd-Ministry Fair at Trinity
April 3rd-New Member Information Meeting
April 6th-Easter Breakfast Parent Meeting
April 8th-Triniator Lock-In
April 9th-Trinity Youth Community Fund Site Visits
April 10th-8th Grade-Led Worship
April 17th-Palm Sunday
April 18th-Stillwater High School Choral Concert at Trinity
April 21st-Maundy Thursday
April 22nd-Good Friday
April 23rd-Easter Vigil
April 24th-Easter Sunday
April 25th-Church Office Closed

We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!