Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran April 13th, 2011 A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World TODAY, Wednesday, April 13th 10:45am Midweek Senior Lunch Out 4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal 5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional 5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes 5:45pm Day Camp Committee Meeting 6:15pm Last 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 Jesus, and our liturgy will be the Holden Evening Prayer. Please join us, as this is our last Midweek Lenten Worship! Childcare is provided in the nursery. 7:45pm Adult Choir Rehearsal TOMORROW, Thursday, April 14th 7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Sam Wahlfeldt is cooking 9:00am Weekday Piecemakers 9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel 7:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #3 7:00pm Missions Committee Meeting-Twietmeyer house THIS Friday, April 15th 10:00am Carriage House Sandwiches THIS Saturday, April 16th 9:00am Piecemakers 9:00am Adult Choir Rehearsal THIS Sunday, April 17th is Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday. Our worship lessons will be Matthew 21:1-11; Isaiah 50; 4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11. Deadline to Order Easter Lilies Palm Sunday 7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary 8:00am Worship–Sanctuary 9:00am Adult Choir Rehearsal-Chapel 9:15am Sunday School: NO Opening-Go Directly to Classes-Downstairs NO Adult Education or Discernment Session 9:50am Sunday School Classes Dismissed 10:00am Palm Sunday Processional-14th & Pine Street 10:30am Worship –Sanctuary 12:00pm New Member Class-Conference Room Sunday Notes Deadline to Order Easter Lilies…THIS Sunday is your last chance to order Easter lilies. Lilies are $9 each and forms are on back of the blue worship cards. Please turn forms into the church office. 9:15am Sunday School: NO Opening-Go Directly to Classes…Sunday School youth and their parents, please note that due to the Palm Sunday Processional, there is NO Opening. Instead, youth will go directly to their classes at 9:15am and be dismissed at 9:50am in order for families to get down to the Palm Sunday Processional. 10:00am Palm Sunday Processional…Plan to come early or stay late, as this Sunday we will be celebrating Palm Sunday with the other downtown churches at 10am on Pine & 14th Street. Stop at Trinity and pick up a palm and bulletin for the processional, and then walk the 2 blocks down to join us as we shout and sing “Hosanna to the Son of David” together, see the donkey, and process back to our respective churches to go into worship. 12:00pm New Member Class…If you are interested in joining Trinity, or just want to learn more, please consider joining us at 12noon on THIS Sunday, April 17th for our New Member Class. We’ll meet in the upstairs conference room. Cchildcare will be provided. Monday, April 18th 12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel 12:30pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study 5:00pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study 5:00pm Stillwater & Trinity Potluck…Plan to come to Trinity after work on Monday and bring a dish to share. We will be having a joint Trinity potluck with the Stillwater Choir youth in the fellowship hall downstairs. Plan to then stay for the concert at 7pm. 7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study in fellowship hall 7:00pm Stillwater Choir Concert…If you miss the potluck, please make sure you come for the FREE concert put on the by the Stillwater High School Choir, directed by the grandson of the founder of the St. Olaf choir, at Trinity on Monday night at 7pm. They are a GREAT choir. Check them out on youtube to get a flavor of this group http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD1kQyRjAXs ***Also, if you could come to Trinity at 3:30pm to help set up tables and chairs, or at 4pm to help set up for the potluck, please let the church office know ASAP. Tuesday, April 19th 12:00pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study 7:00pm Church Council Meeting Upcoming Events Maundy Thursday, April 21st…Service of Holy Communion with “Stripping of the Altar” Chapel of the Resurrection - 10:00 a.m. & Sanctuary - 7:00 p.m. Childcare will be provided during evening worship. Good Friday, April 22nd…The Seven Last Words - 12 to 3:00 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal & Service of Increasing Darkness - 7:00 p.m. in Trinity’s Sanctuary. Childcare will be provided during evening Worship. Holy Saturday, April 23rd…Easter Vigil Worship in Trinity’s Chapel of the Resurrection - 7:30 p.m. Meet in Trinity’s parking lot for starting with the processional EASTER MORNING Sunday, April 24th Sunrise Service - 6:11 a..m. West end of Boulder Reservoir Festive Worship with Holy Communion 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Easter Breakfast of Pancakes & Sausage Freewill Donation 7:30-10:15am Fellowship Hall Childcare will be provided during both Worship services. Notes Discernment Process Questions…The Discernment Committee invites you to put any questions you might have for the Feedback & Implications session on a sticky note on the easel in the chapel. These questions will be discussed at the next Discernment Process Session, May 1st. Please write your question and include your name on the sticky note. Thanks! 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 21st-Maundy Thursday April 22nd-Good Friday April 23rd-Easter Vigil April 24th-Easter Sunday April 25th-Church Office Closed April 27th & 28th-Luther’s Small Catechism Bible Study resumes May 1st-Ethiopian Necklace Mission Group Here May 3rd-Tres de Mayo Celebration at Casa Alvarez May 8th-Trinity Youth Community Fund Distributions May 13th-Christ’s Crew Boys & Girls Lock-in May 15th-Sunday School Year End Celebration May 15th-LOFT Graduation Brunch May 18th-Confirmation Pizza Party May 22nd-Confirmation Sunday We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!