This Week at Trinity Lutheran - March 9, 2011

Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
March 9th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World

TODAY, Wednesday, March 9th-Ash Wednesday
10:00am Ash Wednesday Worship in the Chapel-service includes Imposition of Ashes & Holy Communion
11:00am Midweek Senior Lunch Out
NO Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
NO Confirmation Dinner & Classes
6:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
7:00pm Ash Wednesday Worship in the Sanctuary -service includes Imposition of Ashes & Holy Communion; childcare provided

TOMORROW, Thursday, March 10th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Randall Rutsch is cooking
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
6:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #4
7:00pm Mission Committee Meeting at Twietmeyer house

THIS Saturday, March 12th
1:00pm Christ’s Crew & LOFT Going to Laser Tag…All 6th-12th graders, be sure to join us THIS Saturday for this fun event! We’ll meet at Trinity at 1pm, then head to Denver where we’ll play 2 games of Laser Tag. Then we’ll stop for ice cream on the way home and return to Trinity by 5pm. Cost is $15 and friends are welcome to join us. Questions, contact Becca.

4:30pm Worship & Common Prayer…Join us in the chapel at 4:30pm for a quiet time in the presence of God. We’ll meet in the chapel for a monthly worship of slow, intimate time, settling into God’s love. Worship is led by Emily Barnak and Casey Burnett if you have any questions.

Time Change-Don’t forget that THIS Saturday is the time change. This means you need to set your clocks AHEAD one hour on Saturday night before going to bed, or you’ll be late for church on Sunday morning.

THIS Sunday, March 13th is the First Sunday in Lent. Our worship lessons will be Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7; Psalm 32; Romans 5:12-19 and Matthew 4:1-11.

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 3 –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 3-Chapel
11:45am Daring Disciple Event-Narthex
11:45am Trinity Horizons Building Committee-Conference Room
12:00pm Second Sunday Lunch for Hungry-Fellowship Hall

Sunday Notes
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 organizations. Deidre Farrell will again be available in the narthex on THIS Sunday, March 13th, for anyone who has questions or needs help completing their designation. If you aren’t going to make it on Sunday, information is also available at 800-847-4836.

9:15am and 11:45am Discernment Process: Bible Study 3....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 3, Relationships and Sexuality. 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.

11:45am Daring Disciples Event…K-2nd graders, join Becca in the narthex on Sunday for a fun time of lunch (provided) and St. Patrick’s Day crafts. Parent pick-up time is 2pm.

12:00pm Second Sunday Lunch…THIS Sunday, Trinity is once again providing a hot lunch for those in need. We need help serving and cooking it, however. Please RSVP back to this email if you can help on THIS Sunday from 12noon-2pm. Your help will make life different for others. Thanks!

Monday, March 14th
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study

Tuesday, March 15th
7:00pm Church Council Meeting

Upcoming Events
Lenten Soup Suppers: Starting on Wednesday, March 16th at 6:15 pm. - Basement Fellowship Hall
Plan to come early for the Midweek Lenten Worship services and join us for a Soup Supper together. Please sign up on the tri-fold bulletin board to help bring soup, bread, or to help with clean-up. Questions, contact Judy Trinkner at 720-352-1997. NOTE: this starts NEXT Wednesday, March 16th.

Holy Land Trip Presentation: Sunday, March 20th at 9:15am…The 13 folks from Trinity who went on the recent trip to the Holy Land will be sharing their pictures and talking about the trip on Sunday, March 20th at 9:15am in the Chapel (there is NO Sunday School or Discernment Event that day). Please plan to join us!

Notes
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.

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. 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.

Save the Date
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!