This Week at Trinity Lutheran - March 16th, 2011

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

TODAY, Wednesday, March 16th
9:00am Memorial Committee Meeting
10:45am Holy Communion at Golden West
4:00pm Trinity Youth Community Fund Proposals Due
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
5:45pm Day Camp Committee Meeting
6:15pm Lenten Soup Suppers Begin…TONIGHT, our Lenten Soup Suppers begin. Join us at 6:15pm in the fellowship hall for a bite of soup and bread before we head up to the sanctuary to worship together at 7pm.
7:00pm Midweek Lenten Worship…Faith has never been easy. Each week we will look at a different person of faith. Tonight will be Noah, and our liturgy will be the Holden Evening Prayer. Please join us! Childcare is provided in the nursery.
7:00pm LOFT: Worshipping together
7:45pm Adult Choir Rehearsal

TOMORROW, Thursday, March 17th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Jim Crowder is cooking
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
9:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #3

Friday, March 18th
10:00am Carriage House Sandwiches

THIS Sunday, March 20th is the Second Sunday in Lent. Our worship lessons will be
Genesis 12:1-4a; Psalm 121; Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 and John 3:1-17.

7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:00am Fellowship Time –Narthex
NO Sunday School
NO Discernment Session
9:15am Holy Land Presentation-Chapel
9:50am Adult Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary

Sunday Notes
NO Sunday or Discernment Process Session....These events are off due to Spring Break. They will resume on Sunday, April 3rd.
9:15am Holy Land Trip Presentation…This Sunday, 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 at 9:15am in the Chapel. Please plan to join us!

Monday, March 21st
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
12:30pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study
5:00pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study

Tuesday, March 22nd
12:00pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study

Upcoming Events
Lutheran Family Services Presentation: Sunday, March 27th, 9:15 a.m …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. on Sunday, March 27th. There will be no Sunday School or Discernment session that Sunday due to Spring break.

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 available at the door. Questions, speak to Melanie Nehls Burow or Don Williams, both Trinity members and members of ASTER and Apollo Chamber Brass.

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.

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.

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 Dates
March 23rd-NO Confirmation or Youth/Saints Choir rehearsals
March 27th-NO Sunday School or Discernment Session
March 29th-Trinity Youth Community Fund Review Proposals

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 24th-Easter Sunday
April 25th-Church Office Closed

We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!