Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
May 18th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World
TODAY, Wednesday, May 18th
10:45am Communion Service at Golden West
12:00pm Second Century Fund Meeting at Trinity
NO Youth & Saints Choir…they are done until the fall
5:45pm Day Camp Committee Meeting
5:45pm Confirmation Pizza Party…All Confirmation Youth, this is our last night of Confirmation this year and we are having a Pizza Party at Old Chicago on the Pearl Street Mall! Please be at Trinity by 5:45pm SHARP as we will be walking over to Old Chicago as a group right at 5:45pm. If you are going to be late, please let us know so we don’t wait for you, and go directly to Old Chicago to meet us there. We will return to Trinity by 7pm.
7:00pm BRIEF Confirmation Rehearsal
NO LOFT…they are not meeting on Wednesdays again until the fall
NO Luther’s Small Catechism Class…they are done for the spring
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal…our last one on Wednesday nights! Don’t miss it! Remember, we still sing May 22nd & May 29th
TOMORROW, Thursday, May 19th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Charlie Aumiller is cooking
NO Luther’s Small Catechism Class… they are done for the spring
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
6:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #4
THIS Friday, May 20th
10:00am Carriage House Sandwiches
THIS Saturday, May 21st
9:00am Piecemakers
THIS Sunday, May 22nd is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. Our worship lessons will be Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2: 19-25 and John 10:1-10.
Time & Talent Sheets Due
Confirmation Sunday
Casas House of Cards
7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:15am Reading of Faith Statements-Chapel
9:50am Adult Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary
12:00pm Special Congregational Meeting-Sanctuary
5:00pm ENNNR Gathering-Keveney House
Sunday Notes
Time & Talent Sheets Due… As a follow up to the Ministry Fair held on April 3rd, Time & Talent Sheets were passed out at Trinity on Sunday, May 8th. In case you missed getting one, the sheet is also attached to this email (please note it prints on legal-sized paper). If you haven’t done so already, please look the sheet over and consider what ministries you are interested in learning more about and/or want to become involved in, and mark your interests on the forms. Forms are due back to Trinity on THIS Sunday, May 22nd. Thanks!
Casas House of Cards…Support the Casas por Cristo house building project by purchasing handmade cards and notecards on THIS Sunday, May 22nd. These cards sell for $4.50 in stores, and are available for a $2.25 donation. The entire donation for the cards goes to Casas por Cristo mission to Mexico!
9:15am Reading of Faith Statements…Join us in the chapel at 9:15am on Sunday as six young people will be Reading Their Faith Statements to the Congregation and taking questions. Then, they will affirm the faith of their baptism during the 10:30 worship service. Be sure to join us for this very special day!
12:00pm Special Congregational Meeting… The Church Council has called a Special Congregational Meeting for THIS Sunday, May 22nd at 12noon for the purpose of considering whether Trinity “will recognize, support, and hold publicly accounting lifelong monogamous, same-gender relationships.” Food and childcare will be provided. All members should have received information about this meeting in the mail recently, including all history and background leading up to this. Any questions about this, please contact Church Council, Discernment Committee, or Pastor Mark.
5:00pm ENNNR Gathering…All Empty Nesters, Nearly or Newly Retirees are invited to home of Bob & Sally Keveney’s daughter (2550 Woodstock Pl, Boulder) on Sunday evening for a time of fellowship and fun. Please bring an appetizer and a beverage of your choice. Questions, speak to Bob or Sally, or Margie Dugan.
Monday, May 23rd
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
Tuesday, May 24th
9:00am Holy Post Assembly
Notes
Cats at Boulder Dinner Theatre…Margie Dugan is organizing a group who are going to see “Cats” at the Boulder Dinner Theatre on Wednesday, June 22nd at 5:30pm. She has reserved 48 tickets for the show that evening. Cost is $40/person which includes dinner, coffee/tea, tax & gratuity. If you are interested in going, you MUST let Margie Dugan know by THIS Sunday, May 22nd at 12noon. You do not need to pay anything now, just tell Margie how many seats you want. The event is open to anybody-friends, family, guests, etc. Contact Margie at margiedugan@comcast.net or 303-449-5089.
Now Taking Day Camp Registrations…We are now taking registrations for youth for Trinity’s Day Camp on June 27-July 1st. Youth must have completed kindergarten-5th grade to register. Registration forms are on Trinity’s website (www.trinityboulder.org) or available in the narthex on Sunday mornings. Cost is $80/child if you register by May 29th, and you’ll get a cool bendy flamingo, too. After May 29th, the cost goes up to $85/child, and a $5 sibling discount is available, too.
Church Picnic on Sunday, June 5th…Mark your calendars now and plan to join us at North Boulder Park at 8th and Dellwood (by Boulder Community Hospital) for our Trinity Church Picnic on Sunday, June 5th. We’ll have worship at 10:30 a.m. and the picnic begins at 11:30 a.m. Drinks, Hot Dogs & Hamburgers provided. Bring chairs, blanket, table service, & a dish to share. There will be games for all ages after lunch, too. Plan to join us!
Casas Registration for July 9-12th…We are continuing to take 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.
Save the Dates
May 27th-LOFT Year End Lock-In & Party
May 29th-Last Day to do Early Registration for Day Camp at Trinity
May 30th-Church Office Closed for Memorial Day
May 31st-June 2nd-DayTrippers
June 5th-Church Picnic
June 12th-Pentecost Sunday
June 12th-Summer Fellowship Hours begin
June 12th-Second Sunday Lunch for Hungry
June 12th-ENNNR Gathering at Bruce & Mary Neumann’s house
June 15th-LOFT at Waterworld
June 19th-Volunteer Appreciation Sunday
June 19th-Lost ‘n Found Sunday
June 20th-Christ’s Crew M&M’s Begin
June 27th-July 1st-Day Camp at Trinity
We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
This Week at Trinity Lutheran - May 11, 2011
Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
May 11th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World
TODAY, Wednesday, May 11th
Deadline to turn in Confirmation Camp Registration Forms…Parents of youth going to Confirmation Camp, forms and final payment MUST be into Melanie in the church office by TODAY, Wednesday, May 11th. Please don’t forget!
10:45am Midweek Senior Lunch Out
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Year End Party
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
7:00pm LOFT at White’s House
7:00pm Luther’s Small Catechism Class
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
TOMORROW, Thursday, May 12th
Synod Assembly in Colorado Springs…Becca Sager, Don Lamprecht, and Pastor Mark are voting delegates from Trinity at the Synod Assembly in Colorado Springs this week. Don will be posting some of his personal “musings” about the assembly on his blog at: http://rmsa2011.blogspot.com/. In addition, Pastor Gene will be recognized for 60 years of ordained ministry. Please keep the entire Synod Assembly in your prayers as it runs through Saturday, May 14th.
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Jim Crowder is cooking
8:30am Luther’s Small Catechism Class
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
11:00am Executive Committee Meeting
8:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #4
THIS Friday, May 13th
6:00pm Christ’s Crew Boys & Girls Lock-in…All 6th-8th graders, we will meet at Trinity at 6pm on Friday for dinner together (provided), and then the girls will go to the Burow condo and the boys will go to the church for our separate lock-ins. We’ll all meet back up at the church at 9:30am on Saturday for Parent Pick-up. Join us for this fun year-end event! Questions, contact Becca.
THIS Sunday, May 15th is the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Our worship lessons will be Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2: 19-25 and John 10:1-10.
Holy Post Deadline
Casas House of Cards
7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:15am Casas Information Meeting-Conference Room
9:20am Sunday School Year End Celebration-Fellowship Hall
9:30am Adult Education: “Looking at a Harmony of the Easter Texts”-Chapel
9:50am Teachers Join Sunday School Year End Celebration-Fellowship Hall
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary
11:45am Casas Information Meeting-Chapel
11:45am New Member Class-Conference Room
12:00pm LOFT Graduation Brunch-FellowshipHall
Sunday Notes
Holy Post Deadline…THIS Sunday is the deadline to contribute anything to the June Holy Post newsletter. Please make sure all of those items are into the church office by the end of the day.
Casas House of Cards…Support the Casas por Cristo house building project by purchasing handmade cards and notecards on THIS Sunday, May 15th & Sunday, May 22nd. These cards sell for $4.50 in stores, and are available for a $2.25 donation. The entire donation for the cards goes to Casas por Cristo mission to Mexico!
9:15am & 11:45am: Casas Information Meetings…If you are thinking of going on the July Casas Mission Trip, or you just want to learn more, come to one of these informational meetings on Sunday to learn specifics of cost, timing, transportation options, etc. 9:15am is in the Conference Room, 11:45am is in the Chapel.
9:20am Sunday School Year End Celebration…Everyone is invited to join the Sunday School Youth and their parents in the fellowship hall on Sunday for the Year End Celebration. There will be food, crafts, puppets, songs, and more. Sunday School Teachers are asked to join us in the fellowship hall at 9:50am.
9:30am Adult Education: Looking at a Harmony of the Easter Texts…THIS Sunday, there is again no Discernment Event. Instead, join Pastor Mark for bible study at 9:30am in the Chapel to continue comparing the four gospel accounts of the resurrection of Jesus.
12:00pm LOFT Graduation Brunch…All of LOFT, their families, and those graduating from high school this year are invited to a LOFT Graduation Brunch THIS Sunday at 12noon in the fellowship hall as we celebrate your accomplishments!
Monday, May 16th
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
Tuesday, May 17th
7:00pm Church Council Meeting
Notes
Now Taking Day Camp Registrations…We are now taking registrations for youth for Trinity’s Day Camp on June 27-July 1st. Youth must have completed kindergarten-5th grade to register. Registration forms are on Trinity’s website (www.trinityboulder.org) or available in the narthex on Sunday mornings. Cost is $80/child if you register by May 29th, and you’ll get a cool bendy flamingo, too. After May 29th, the cost goes up to $85/child, and a $5 sibling discount is available, too.
Special Congregational Meeting, May 22nd at 12noon…The Church Council has called a Special Congregational Meeting for Sunday, May 22nd at 12noon for the purpose of considering whether Trinity “will recognize, support, and hold publicly accounting lifelong monogamous, same-gender relationships.” Food and childcare will be provided. All members should have received information about this meeting in the mail recently, including all history and background leading up to this. Any questions about this, please contact Church Council, Discernment Committee, or Pastor Mark.
Church Picnic on Sunday, June 5th…Mark your calendars now and plan to join us at North Boulder Park at 8th and Dellwood (by Boulder Community Hospital) for our Trinity Church Picnic on Sunday, June 5th. We’ll have worship at 10:30 a.m. and the picnic begins at 11:30 a.m. Drinks, Hot Dogs & Hamburgers provided. Bring chairs, blanket, table service, & a dish to share. There will be games for all ages after lunch, too. Plan to join us!
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. An informational meeting will be held THIS Sunday, May 15th for anyone with questions.
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 THIS Sunday, May 15th. Checks can be made payable to Trinity Lutheran, write “Campout” on the memo line.
Save the Dates
May 15th & 22nd-Casas House of Cards Event
May 18th-Confirmation Pizza Party
May 22nd-Confirmation Sunday
May 22nd-Special Congregational Meeting called by Church Council
May 27th-LOFT Year End Lock-In & Party
May 29th-Last Day to do Early Registration for Day Camp at Trinity
May 30th-Church Office Closed for Memorial Day
May 31st-June 2nd-DayTrippers
June 5th-Church Picnic
We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!
May 11th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World
TODAY, Wednesday, May 11th
Deadline to turn in Confirmation Camp Registration Forms…Parents of youth going to Confirmation Camp, forms and final payment MUST be into Melanie in the church office by TODAY, Wednesday, May 11th. Please don’t forget!
10:45am Midweek Senior Lunch Out
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Year End Party
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
7:00pm LOFT at White’s House
7:00pm Luther’s Small Catechism Class
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
TOMORROW, Thursday, May 12th
Synod Assembly in Colorado Springs…Becca Sager, Don Lamprecht, and Pastor Mark are voting delegates from Trinity at the Synod Assembly in Colorado Springs this week. Don will be posting some of his personal “musings” about the assembly on his blog at: http://rmsa2011.blogspot.com/. In addition, Pastor Gene will be recognized for 60 years of ordained ministry. Please keep the entire Synod Assembly in your prayers as it runs through Saturday, May 14th.
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Jim Crowder is cooking
8:30am Luther’s Small Catechism Class
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
11:00am Executive Committee Meeting
8:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #4
THIS Friday, May 13th
6:00pm Christ’s Crew Boys & Girls Lock-in…All 6th-8th graders, we will meet at Trinity at 6pm on Friday for dinner together (provided), and then the girls will go to the Burow condo and the boys will go to the church for our separate lock-ins. We’ll all meet back up at the church at 9:30am on Saturday for Parent Pick-up. Join us for this fun year-end event! Questions, contact Becca.
THIS Sunday, May 15th is the Fourth Sunday of Easter. Our worship lessons will be Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2: 19-25 and John 10:1-10.
Holy Post Deadline
Casas House of Cards
7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:15am Casas Information Meeting-Conference Room
9:20am Sunday School Year End Celebration-Fellowship Hall
9:30am Adult Education: “Looking at a Harmony of the Easter Texts”-Chapel
9:50am Teachers Join Sunday School Year End Celebration-Fellowship Hall
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary
11:45am Casas Information Meeting-Chapel
11:45am New Member Class-Conference Room
12:00pm LOFT Graduation Brunch-FellowshipHall
Sunday Notes
Holy Post Deadline…THIS Sunday is the deadline to contribute anything to the June Holy Post newsletter. Please make sure all of those items are into the church office by the end of the day.
Casas House of Cards…Support the Casas por Cristo house building project by purchasing handmade cards and notecards on THIS Sunday, May 15th & Sunday, May 22nd. These cards sell for $4.50 in stores, and are available for a $2.25 donation. The entire donation for the cards goes to Casas por Cristo mission to Mexico!
9:15am & 11:45am: Casas Information Meetings…If you are thinking of going on the July Casas Mission Trip, or you just want to learn more, come to one of these informational meetings on Sunday to learn specifics of cost, timing, transportation options, etc. 9:15am is in the Conference Room, 11:45am is in the Chapel.
9:20am Sunday School Year End Celebration…Everyone is invited to join the Sunday School Youth and their parents in the fellowship hall on Sunday for the Year End Celebration. There will be food, crafts, puppets, songs, and more. Sunday School Teachers are asked to join us in the fellowship hall at 9:50am.
9:30am Adult Education: Looking at a Harmony of the Easter Texts…THIS Sunday, there is again no Discernment Event. Instead, join Pastor Mark for bible study at 9:30am in the Chapel to continue comparing the four gospel accounts of the resurrection of Jesus.
12:00pm LOFT Graduation Brunch…All of LOFT, their families, and those graduating from high school this year are invited to a LOFT Graduation Brunch THIS Sunday at 12noon in the fellowship hall as we celebrate your accomplishments!
Monday, May 16th
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
Tuesday, May 17th
7:00pm Church Council Meeting
Notes
Now Taking Day Camp Registrations…We are now taking registrations for youth for Trinity’s Day Camp on June 27-July 1st. Youth must have completed kindergarten-5th grade to register. Registration forms are on Trinity’s website (www.trinityboulder.org) or available in the narthex on Sunday mornings. Cost is $80/child if you register by May 29th, and you’ll get a cool bendy flamingo, too. After May 29th, the cost goes up to $85/child, and a $5 sibling discount is available, too.
Special Congregational Meeting, May 22nd at 12noon…The Church Council has called a Special Congregational Meeting for Sunday, May 22nd at 12noon for the purpose of considering whether Trinity “will recognize, support, and hold publicly accounting lifelong monogamous, same-gender relationships.” Food and childcare will be provided. All members should have received information about this meeting in the mail recently, including all history and background leading up to this. Any questions about this, please contact Church Council, Discernment Committee, or Pastor Mark.
Church Picnic on Sunday, June 5th…Mark your calendars now and plan to join us at North Boulder Park at 8th and Dellwood (by Boulder Community Hospital) for our Trinity Church Picnic on Sunday, June 5th. We’ll have worship at 10:30 a.m. and the picnic begins at 11:30 a.m. Drinks, Hot Dogs & Hamburgers provided. Bring chairs, blanket, table service, & a dish to share. There will be games for all ages after lunch, too. Plan to join us!
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. An informational meeting will be held THIS Sunday, May 15th for anyone with questions.
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 THIS Sunday, May 15th. Checks can be made payable to Trinity Lutheran, write “Campout” on the memo line.
Save the Dates
May 15th & 22nd-Casas House of Cards Event
May 18th-Confirmation Pizza Party
May 22nd-Confirmation Sunday
May 22nd-Special Congregational Meeting called by Church Council
May 27th-LOFT Year End Lock-In & Party
May 29th-Last Day to do Early Registration for Day Camp at Trinity
May 30th-Church Office Closed for Memorial Day
May 31st-June 2nd-DayTrippers
June 5th-Church Picnic
We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
This Week at Trinity Lutheran - May 4, 2011
Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
May 4th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World
TODAY, Wednesday, May 4th
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
7:00pm LOFT at Trinity
7:00pm Luther’s Small Catechism Class…Pastor Mark’s Bible Study continues with studying Holy Baptism. You are welcome to join us even if you have not joined us previously! Look for us in the upstairs conference room.
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
TOMORROW, Thursday, May 5th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Craig Glover is cooking
NO Luther’s Small Catechism Class…Pastor Mark’s Bible Study on Thursday mornings will resume next Thursday.
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
6:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #4
THIS Sunday, May 8th is the Third Sunday of Easter. Our worship lessons will be Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23 and Luke 24:13-35.
Casas Tomato Plant Sale
Trinity Youth Community Fund Distributions
Deadline for Daytrippers Registration
7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:15am Sunday School Opening-Sanctuary
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs
9:30am Adult Education: “Looking at a Harmony of the Easter Texts”-Chapel
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary
11:45am New Member Class-Conference Room
12:00pm Second Sunday Lunch for Hungry-FellowshipHall
Sunday Notes
Casas Tomato Plant Sale…Support the Casas por Cristo house building project by purchasing tomato plants on THIS Sunday, May 8th. The ready to set-out plants will be available in the Narthex between services for a donation of 50 cents each. This year there will be more than a dozen varieties. Obtain these plants for yourself, as a gift for a gardening friend, or at 50 cents each, a last minute easily affordable gift for Mother’s Day from the children. The entire donation for the plants goes to Casas por Cristo mission to Mexico!
Trinity Youth Community Fund Distributions…As a part of worship THIS Sunday, the Trinity Youth Community Fund will distribute grant money to four nonprofit organizations. Come to worship to learn who the youth are granting money to this year!
Deadline for DayTrippers Registration…All 6th-8th graders, don’t forget that THIS Sunday is the deadline to register for the DayTrippers camping trip to the Great Sand Dunes. See Becca for registration forms or for any questions. Thanks!
9:30am Adult Education: Looking at a Harmony of the Easter Texts…THIS Sunday, there is no Discernment Event. Instead, join Pastor Mark for bible study at 9:30am in the Chapel to look at and compare a harmony of the Easter gospels texts from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
12:00pm Second Sunday Lunch for Hungry...THIS Sunday is the day that Trinity is serving its Second Sunday Lunch for the Hungry and we could still use a few more volunteers to help serve. Please consider making it a Mother’s Day event to do some volunteer work together and help out with this very important ministry.
Monday, May 9th
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
Tuesday, May 10th
1:00pm World Issues Book Club
5:15pm Adult Education Committee Meeting
7:00pm Property Committee Meeting
Notes
Now Taking Day Camp Registrations…We are now taking registrations for youth for Trinity’s Day Camp on June 27-July 1st. Youth must have completed kindergarten-5th grade to register. Registration forms are on Trinity’s website (www.trinityboulder.org) or available in the narthex on Sunday mornings. Cost is $80/child if you register by May 29th, and you’ll get a cool bendy flamingo, too. After May 29th, the cost goes up to $85/child, and a $5 sibling discount is available, too.
Church Picnic on Sunday, June 5th…Mark your calendars now and plan to join us at North Boulder Park at 8th and Dellwood (by Boulder Community Hospital) for our Trinity Church Picnic on Sunday, June 5th. We’ll have worship at 10:30 a.m. and the picnic begins at 11:30 a.m. Drinks, Hot Dogs & Hamburgers provided. Bring chairs, blanket, table service, & a dish to share. There will be games for all ages after lunch, too. Plan to join us!
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. An informational meeting will be held on Sunday, May 15th at 9:15am and 11:45am in the Chapel for anyone with questions.
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
May 11th-Deadline to turn in Confirmation Camp final payment to church office
May 13th-Christ’s Crew Boys & Girls Lock-in
May 15th-Sunday School Year End Celebration
May 15th-LOFT Graduation Brunch
May 15th & 22nd-Casas House of Cards Event
May 18th-Confirmation Pizza Party
May 22nd-Confirmation Sunday
May 22nd-Special Congregational Meeting called by Church Council
May 27th-LOFT Year End Lock-In & Party
May 29th-Last Day to do Early Registration for Day Camp at Trinity
We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!
May 4th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World
TODAY, Wednesday, May 4th
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
7:00pm LOFT at Trinity
7:00pm Luther’s Small Catechism Class…Pastor Mark’s Bible Study continues with studying Holy Baptism. You are welcome to join us even if you have not joined us previously! Look for us in the upstairs conference room.
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
TOMORROW, Thursday, May 5th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Craig Glover is cooking
NO Luther’s Small Catechism Class…Pastor Mark’s Bible Study on Thursday mornings will resume next Thursday.
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
6:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #4
THIS Sunday, May 8th is the Third Sunday of Easter. Our worship lessons will be Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19; 1 Peter 1:17-23 and Luke 24:13-35.
Casas Tomato Plant Sale
Trinity Youth Community Fund Distributions
Deadline for Daytrippers Registration
7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:15am Sunday School Opening-Sanctuary
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs
9:30am Adult Education: “Looking at a Harmony of the Easter Texts”-Chapel
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary
11:45am New Member Class-Conference Room
12:00pm Second Sunday Lunch for Hungry-FellowshipHall
Sunday Notes
Casas Tomato Plant Sale…Support the Casas por Cristo house building project by purchasing tomato plants on THIS Sunday, May 8th. The ready to set-out plants will be available in the Narthex between services for a donation of 50 cents each. This year there will be more than a dozen varieties. Obtain these plants for yourself, as a gift for a gardening friend, or at 50 cents each, a last minute easily affordable gift for Mother’s Day from the children. The entire donation for the plants goes to Casas por Cristo mission to Mexico!
Trinity Youth Community Fund Distributions…As a part of worship THIS Sunday, the Trinity Youth Community Fund will distribute grant money to four nonprofit organizations. Come to worship to learn who the youth are granting money to this year!
Deadline for DayTrippers Registration…All 6th-8th graders, don’t forget that THIS Sunday is the deadline to register for the DayTrippers camping trip to the Great Sand Dunes. See Becca for registration forms or for any questions. Thanks!
9:30am Adult Education: Looking at a Harmony of the Easter Texts…THIS Sunday, there is no Discernment Event. Instead, join Pastor Mark for bible study at 9:30am in the Chapel to look at and compare a harmony of the Easter gospels texts from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
12:00pm Second Sunday Lunch for Hungry...THIS Sunday is the day that Trinity is serving its Second Sunday Lunch for the Hungry and we could still use a few more volunteers to help serve. Please consider making it a Mother’s Day event to do some volunteer work together and help out with this very important ministry.
Monday, May 9th
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
Tuesday, May 10th
1:00pm World Issues Book Club
5:15pm Adult Education Committee Meeting
7:00pm Property Committee Meeting
Notes
Now Taking Day Camp Registrations…We are now taking registrations for youth for Trinity’s Day Camp on June 27-July 1st. Youth must have completed kindergarten-5th grade to register. Registration forms are on Trinity’s website (www.trinityboulder.org) or available in the narthex on Sunday mornings. Cost is $80/child if you register by May 29th, and you’ll get a cool bendy flamingo, too. After May 29th, the cost goes up to $85/child, and a $5 sibling discount is available, too.
Church Picnic on Sunday, June 5th…Mark your calendars now and plan to join us at North Boulder Park at 8th and Dellwood (by Boulder Community Hospital) for our Trinity Church Picnic on Sunday, June 5th. We’ll have worship at 10:30 a.m. and the picnic begins at 11:30 a.m. Drinks, Hot Dogs & Hamburgers provided. Bring chairs, blanket, table service, & a dish to share. There will be games for all ages after lunch, too. Plan to join us!
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. An informational meeting will be held on Sunday, May 15th at 9:15am and 11:45am in the Chapel for anyone with questions.
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
May 11th-Deadline to turn in Confirmation Camp final payment to church office
May 13th-Christ’s Crew Boys & Girls Lock-in
May 15th-Sunday School Year End Celebration
May 15th-LOFT Graduation Brunch
May 15th & 22nd-Casas House of Cards Event
May 18th-Confirmation Pizza Party
May 22nd-Confirmation Sunday
May 22nd-Special Congregational Meeting called by Church Council
May 27th-LOFT Year End Lock-In & Party
May 29th-Last Day to do Early Registration for Day Camp at Trinity
We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
This Week at Trinity Lutheran - April 27th, 2011
Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
April 27th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World
TODAY, Wednesday, April 27th
1:30pm Afternoon Circle
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
7:00pm LOFT : meet at Color Me Mine at 1938 Pearl Street, Boulder
7:00pm Luther’s Small Catechism Class…Pastor Mark’s Bible Study on Wednesday nights at 7pm and Thursday mornings at 8:30am resumes THIS Week. Our study continues with studying Holy Baptism. You are welcome to join us even if you have not joined us previously! Look for us in the upstairs conference room.
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
TOMORROW, Thursday, April 28th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Mark Twietmeyer is cooking
8:30am Luther’s Small Catechism Class…Pastor Mark’s Bible Study on Wednesday nights at 7pm and Thursday mornings at 8:30am resumes THIS Week. Our study continues with studying Holy Baptism. You are welcome to join us even if you have not joined us previously! Look for us in the upstairs conference room.
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
6:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #3…Semi-final game. Come out and cheer them on! If they win, they play for the championship at 7pm.
THIS Sunday, May 1st is the Second Sunday of Easter. Our worship lessons will be Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9 and John 20:19-31.
Blood Pressure Screenings
Ethiopian Necklace Mission Group
7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:15am Sunday School Opening-Fellowship Hall
9:15am Discernment Process: Feedback & Implications-Chapel
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary
11:45am Discernment Process: Feedback & Implications-Chapel
11:45am Trinity Horizons Building Committee Meeting-Fellowship Hall
12:00pm Evangelism Committee Meeting-Conference Room
Sunday Notes
Blood Pressure Screenings…Pat, Trinity’s Coordinator of Caring & Healing Ministries, will be available in the back of the sanctuary immediately after the end of the 8:00 worship service for anyone who would like to get their blood pressure checked. Thanks!
Ethiopian Necklace Mission Group in narthex…THIS Sunday, you will have the opportunity to look over the necklaces, scarves, baskets, earrings, and crosses that are made by women in Ethiopia to help support their families.
9:15am Sunday School Opening in Fellowship Hall…Sunday School resumes this week with opening in the fellowship hall at 9:15am and classes downstairs at 9:30am.
9:15am and 11:45am Discernment Process: Feedback & Implications....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 Feedback & Implications. 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, May 2nd
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
6:00pm Special Church Council & Discernment Committee Meeting
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
7:00pm Youth Vision Team Meeting
Tuesday, May 3rd
5:30pm Tres de Mayo Casas Celebration…Please consider joining us at Casa Alvarez in Boulder (30th & Walnut) as we celebrate 14 years of building houses in Juarez, Mexico through Casas! This is not a fundraiser, but just a chance to celebrate together! There will be an All You Can Eat Taco Buffet and a piñata for the children. Adults $12; Children 4-12 - $6, 3 & under - free. Includes non-alcoholic beverage. We hope you will join us!
Notes
Tomato Plants Available: Sunday, May 8th…Support the Casas por Cristo house building project by purchasing tomato plants on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8th. The ready to set-out plants will be available in the Narthex between services for a donation of 50 cents each. This year there will be more than a dozen varieties, and you can get a list of the varieties in advance by emailing Beth Soltis at edgeary@comcast.net. Obtain these plants for yourself, as a gift for a gardening friend, or at 50 cents each, a last minute easily affordable gift for Mother’s Day from the children. The entire donation for the plants goes to Casas por Cristo mission to Mexico!
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
May 8th-Trinity Youth Community Fund Distributions
May 8th-Daytrippers Registration Deadline
May 8th-Casas Tomato Plant Sale
May 13th-Christ’s Crew Boys & Girls Lock-in
May 15th-Sunday School Year End Celebration
May 15th-LOFT Graduation Brunch
May 15th & 22nd-Casas House of Cards Event
May 18th-Confirmation Pizza Party
May 22nd-Confirmation Sunday
May 27th-LOFT Year End Lock-In & Party
We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!
April 27th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World
TODAY, Wednesday, April 27th
1:30pm Afternoon Circle
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
7:00pm LOFT : meet at Color Me Mine at 1938 Pearl Street, Boulder
7:00pm Luther’s Small Catechism Class…Pastor Mark’s Bible Study on Wednesday nights at 7pm and Thursday mornings at 8:30am resumes THIS Week. Our study continues with studying Holy Baptism. You are welcome to join us even if you have not joined us previously! Look for us in the upstairs conference room.
7:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal
TOMORROW, Thursday, April 28th
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Mark Twietmeyer is cooking
8:30am Luther’s Small Catechism Class…Pastor Mark’s Bible Study on Wednesday nights at 7pm and Thursday mornings at 8:30am resumes THIS Week. Our study continues with studying Holy Baptism. You are welcome to join us even if you have not joined us previously! Look for us in the upstairs conference room.
9:15am Faith ‘n Issues Group at Page Two in Gunbarrel
6:00pm Trinity Men’s Softball Game-Stazio Field #3…Semi-final game. Come out and cheer them on! If they win, they play for the championship at 7pm.
THIS Sunday, May 1st is the Second Sunday of Easter. Our worship lessons will be Acts 2:14a, 22-32; Psalm 16; 1 Peter 1:3-9 and John 20:19-31.
Blood Pressure Screenings
Ethiopian Necklace Mission Group
7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary
8:00am Worship–Sanctuary
9:15am Sunday School Opening-Fellowship Hall
9:15am Discernment Process: Feedback & Implications-Chapel
9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs
10:30am Worship –Sanctuary
11:45am Discernment Process: Feedback & Implications-Chapel
11:45am Trinity Horizons Building Committee Meeting-Fellowship Hall
12:00pm Evangelism Committee Meeting-Conference Room
Sunday Notes
Blood Pressure Screenings…Pat, Trinity’s Coordinator of Caring & Healing Ministries, will be available in the back of the sanctuary immediately after the end of the 8:00 worship service for anyone who would like to get their blood pressure checked. Thanks!
Ethiopian Necklace Mission Group in narthex…THIS Sunday, you will have the opportunity to look over the necklaces, scarves, baskets, earrings, and crosses that are made by women in Ethiopia to help support their families.
9:15am Sunday School Opening in Fellowship Hall…Sunday School resumes this week with opening in the fellowship hall at 9:15am and classes downstairs at 9:30am.
9:15am and 11:45am Discernment Process: Feedback & Implications....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 Feedback & Implications. 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, May 2nd
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
6:00pm Special Church Council & Discernment Committee Meeting
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
7:00pm Youth Vision Team Meeting
Tuesday, May 3rd
5:30pm Tres de Mayo Casas Celebration…Please consider joining us at Casa Alvarez in Boulder (30th & Walnut) as we celebrate 14 years of building houses in Juarez, Mexico through Casas! This is not a fundraiser, but just a chance to celebrate together! There will be an All You Can Eat Taco Buffet and a piñata for the children. Adults $12; Children 4-12 - $6, 3 & under - free. Includes non-alcoholic beverage. We hope you will join us!
Notes
Tomato Plants Available: Sunday, May 8th…Support the Casas por Cristo house building project by purchasing tomato plants on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8th. The ready to set-out plants will be available in the Narthex between services for a donation of 50 cents each. This year there will be more than a dozen varieties, and you can get a list of the varieties in advance by emailing Beth Soltis at edgeary@comcast.net. Obtain these plants for yourself, as a gift for a gardening friend, or at 50 cents each, a last minute easily affordable gift for Mother’s Day from the children. The entire donation for the plants goes to Casas por Cristo mission to Mexico!
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
May 8th-Trinity Youth Community Fund Distributions
May 8th-Daytrippers Registration Deadline
May 8th-Casas Tomato Plant Sale
May 13th-Christ’s Crew Boys & Girls Lock-in
May 15th-Sunday School Year End Celebration
May 15th-LOFT Graduation Brunch
May 15th & 22nd-Casas House of Cards Event
May 18th-Confirmation Pizza Party
May 22nd-Confirmation Sunday
May 27th-LOFT Year End Lock-In & Party
We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT and THIS Sunday!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
This Week at Trinity Lutheran - April 20th, 2011
Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran
April 20th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World
TODAY, Wednesday, April 20th
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
6:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal…note the earlier start time!
7:00pm LOFT at White’s House
7:00pm Easter Brass Rehearsal
7:30pm Adult Choir & Brass Rehearsal
NO Lenten Soup Suppers or Midweek Lenten Worship…those events are overwith. Instead, join us Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for worship!
TOMORROW, Thursday, April 21st: Maundy Thursday
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Rudy Deutschmann is cooking
NO Faith ‘n Issues due to Maundy Thursday Worship
10:00am Maundy Thursday Worship in the Chapel…Service of Holy Communion, Stripping of the Altar, and optional washing of feet.
6:15pm Adult Choir Warm-up
7:00pm Maundy Thursday Worship in the Sanctuary…Service of Holy Communion, Stripping of the Altar, and optional washing of feet…Childcare provided in Trinity’s nursery during 7pm worship
THIS Friday, April 22nd: Good Friday
12noon-3pm Ecumenical Worship: The Seven Last Words of Christ…At St. John’s Episcopal Church (14th & Pine). Pastor Mark is preaching the 3rd word. This is a “Come as you can, leave when you have to” type of service so feel free to drop in for when you can.
6:15pm Adult Choir Warm-up
7:00pm Good Friday Worship in Trinity’s Sanctuary…Veiling of the Cross and Tenebrae Service (Increasing Darkness)…Childcare provided in Trinity’s nursery during 7pm worship
AFTER Good Friday Worship…After the sanctuary is empty, we will be setting up the church for Easter morning. Plan to stay after and help with this if you can!
THIS Saturday, April 23rd: Holy Saturday
10:00am Easter Breakfast Set-up…All 6th-8th graders are to be at Trinity at 10am to set up for the Easter Breakfast. We’ll be decorating the fellowship hall, doing food prep, and practicing serving others. You’ll be finished at 12:30pm. Remember, this is the deadline to bring your Easter Breakfast food items in!
7:30pm Easter Vigil Worship…Join us for the first Easter celebration. We’ll start in the parking lot before processing into the Chapel for a service by candlelight.
THIS Sunday, April 24th is Easter Sunday. Our worship lessons will be Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4 and Matthew 28:1-10. Be sure to join us for our festive celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord!
6:11am Sunrise Worship-West End of the Boulder Res
7:30am Easter Breakfast by Confirmation Youth Begins -Fellowship Hall
7:30am Adult Choir & Youth Choir Rehearsal
8:00am Festive Easter Worship-Sanctuary
NO Sunday School or Adult Education
10:15am Easter Breakfast by Confirmation Youth Ends
10:30am Festive Easter Worship-Sanctuary
Sunday Details
Nursery Available….Due to Easter, the Nursery is open and staffed for both the 8am & 10:30am services on Sunday.
6:11am Sunrise Worship…Join us at the first light of the day as we celebrate our Lord’s Resurrection. Look for us at the West End of the Boulder Reservoir, or at the Pavilion if it is inclement weather. We’ll meet at the Boulder Res no matter what the weather.
7:30am-10:15am Easter Breakfast Served by Confirmation Youth…Join us in the fellowship hall at our 6th-8th grade youth serve us Easter Breakfast. We will have pancakes (Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, and Plain), sausages, and yogurt parfaits. The breakfast is a freewill donation and all the funds raised help to send these youth to Confirmation Camp at Rainbow Trail this summer.
Monday, April 25th
Church Office Closed in Celebration of Easter
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
6:30pm Stephen Minister Supervision
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
Upcoming Events
Luther’s Small Catechism Resumes Wednesday April 27th & Thursday April 28th…Luther’s Small Catechism class, taught by Pastor Mark on Wednesday evenings at 7pm or Thursday mornings at 8:30am will resume next week starting on Wednesday, April 27th.
¡Tres de Mayo! Fiesta to Celebrate Casas: Tuesday, May 3rd at Casa Alvarez…5:30-7:30pm Come celebrate 14 years of building houses in Juarez, Mexico! Join us at Casa Alvarez at 30th and Walnut, Boulder. We’ll have an all you can eat Taco Buffet and a piñata for the children. Adults $12; Children 4-12 - $6, 3 & under - free. Includes non-alcoholic beverage. Look for Roy & Debi Burger to be in the narthex on Sunday to sign up to come (so we know how many to plan on). Thanks!
Notes
Holy Week Meditations…Holy Week Meditations were included in the bulletin on Sunday which were meant to give you a bible verse, hymn, and question to contemplate daily this week. If you missed taking home your sheet on Sunday or need another one, they are available on the table in the narthex.
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 27th & 28th-Luther’s Small Catechism Bible Study resumes
May 1st-Ethiopian Necklace Mission Group Here
May 1st-Registration begins for Day Camp at Trinity
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 15th & 22nd-Casas House of Cards Sale
May 18th-Confirmation Pizza Party
May 22nd-Confirmation Sunday
May 30th-Church Office Closed for Memorial Day
May 31st-Daytrippers Leave
We look forward to seeing you Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday!
April 20th, 2011
A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World
TODAY, Wednesday, April 20th
4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal
5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional
5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes
6:30pm Adult Choir Rehearsal…note the earlier start time!
7:00pm LOFT at White’s House
7:00pm Easter Brass Rehearsal
7:30pm Adult Choir & Brass Rehearsal
NO Lenten Soup Suppers or Midweek Lenten Worship…those events are overwith. Instead, join us Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for worship!
TOMORROW, Thursday, April 21st: Maundy Thursday
7:00am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study…Rudy Deutschmann is cooking
NO Faith ‘n Issues due to Maundy Thursday Worship
10:00am Maundy Thursday Worship in the Chapel…Service of Holy Communion, Stripping of the Altar, and optional washing of feet.
6:15pm Adult Choir Warm-up
7:00pm Maundy Thursday Worship in the Sanctuary…Service of Holy Communion, Stripping of the Altar, and optional washing of feet…Childcare provided in Trinity’s nursery during 7pm worship
THIS Friday, April 22nd: Good Friday
12noon-3pm Ecumenical Worship: The Seven Last Words of Christ…At St. John’s Episcopal Church (14th & Pine). Pastor Mark is preaching the 3rd word. This is a “Come as you can, leave when you have to” type of service so feel free to drop in for when you can.
6:15pm Adult Choir Warm-up
7:00pm Good Friday Worship in Trinity’s Sanctuary…Veiling of the Cross and Tenebrae Service (Increasing Darkness)…Childcare provided in Trinity’s nursery during 7pm worship
AFTER Good Friday Worship…After the sanctuary is empty, we will be setting up the church for Easter morning. Plan to stay after and help with this if you can!
THIS Saturday, April 23rd: Holy Saturday
10:00am Easter Breakfast Set-up…All 6th-8th graders are to be at Trinity at 10am to set up for the Easter Breakfast. We’ll be decorating the fellowship hall, doing food prep, and practicing serving others. You’ll be finished at 12:30pm. Remember, this is the deadline to bring your Easter Breakfast food items in!
7:30pm Easter Vigil Worship…Join us for the first Easter celebration. We’ll start in the parking lot before processing into the Chapel for a service by candlelight.
THIS Sunday, April 24th is Easter Sunday. Our worship lessons will be Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4 and Matthew 28:1-10. Be sure to join us for our festive celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord!
6:11am Sunrise Worship-West End of the Boulder Res
7:30am Easter Breakfast by Confirmation Youth Begins -Fellowship Hall
7:30am Adult Choir & Youth Choir Rehearsal
8:00am Festive Easter Worship-Sanctuary
NO Sunday School or Adult Education
10:15am Easter Breakfast by Confirmation Youth Ends
10:30am Festive Easter Worship-Sanctuary
Sunday Details
Nursery Available….Due to Easter, the Nursery is open and staffed for both the 8am & 10:30am services on Sunday.
6:11am Sunrise Worship…Join us at the first light of the day as we celebrate our Lord’s Resurrection. Look for us at the West End of the Boulder Reservoir, or at the Pavilion if it is inclement weather. We’ll meet at the Boulder Res no matter what the weather.
7:30am-10:15am Easter Breakfast Served by Confirmation Youth…Join us in the fellowship hall at our 6th-8th grade youth serve us Easter Breakfast. We will have pancakes (Blueberry, Chocolate Chip, and Plain), sausages, and yogurt parfaits. The breakfast is a freewill donation and all the funds raised help to send these youth to Confirmation Camp at Rainbow Trail this summer.
Monday, April 25th
Church Office Closed in Celebration of Easter
12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel
6:30pm Stephen Minister Supervision
7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study
Upcoming Events
Luther’s Small Catechism Resumes Wednesday April 27th & Thursday April 28th…Luther’s Small Catechism class, taught by Pastor Mark on Wednesday evenings at 7pm or Thursday mornings at 8:30am will resume next week starting on Wednesday, April 27th.
¡Tres de Mayo! Fiesta to Celebrate Casas: Tuesday, May 3rd at Casa Alvarez…5:30-7:30pm Come celebrate 14 years of building houses in Juarez, Mexico! Join us at Casa Alvarez at 30th and Walnut, Boulder. We’ll have an all you can eat Taco Buffet and a piñata for the children. Adults $12; Children 4-12 - $6, 3 & under - free. Includes non-alcoholic beverage. Look for Roy & Debi Burger to be in the narthex on Sunday to sign up to come (so we know how many to plan on). Thanks!
Notes
Holy Week Meditations…Holy Week Meditations were included in the bulletin on Sunday which were meant to give you a bible verse, hymn, and question to contemplate daily this week. If you missed taking home your sheet on Sunday or need another one, they are available on the table in the narthex.
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 27th & 28th-Luther’s Small Catechism Bible Study resumes
May 1st-Ethiopian Necklace Mission Group Here
May 1st-Registration begins for Day Camp at Trinity
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 15th & 22nd-Casas House of Cards Sale
May 18th-Confirmation Pizza Party
May 22nd-Confirmation Sunday
May 30th-Church Office Closed for Memorial Day
May 31st-Daytrippers Leave
We look forward to seeing you Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
This Week at Trinity Lutheran-April 6th, 2011
Trinit-E-Connection – This Week at Trinity Lutheran April 6th, 2011 A Mission Outpost in a Troubled World TODAY, Wednesday, April 6th 4:45pm Youth & Saints Choir Rehearsal 5:30pm Saints Choir Sectional 5:45pm Confirmation Dinner & Classes 5:45pm Easter Breakfast Parent Meeting 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 an Israelite woman, 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, April 7th 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 THIS Friday, April 8th 4:00pm Triniator Lock-in…All 3rd-5th graders, we will meet THIS Friday at the North Boulder Rec Center (on N. Broadway) at 4pm to go swimming, then come to the church for dinner and a lock-in together. Remember to bring your pajamas and overnight stuff (sleeping bag, pillow, toothbrush, etc.) and $5 to pay for the swimming and dinner. Parent pick up will be 9am on Saturday. THIS Saturday, April 9th 8:30am 8th Grade Worship Rehearsal…8th grade confirmation youth, plan to be at Trinity at 8:30am on THIS Saturday for practicing for worship with Pastor Mark. 9:00am-3pm Trinity Youth Community Fund Site Visits…8th-12th graders, we will be hearing something from or visiting each of the 5 organizations that were chosen as finalists for the Trinity Youth Community Fund. Meet at church at 9am (if you are not already at worship rehearsal), lunch will be provided, and we finish at 3pm after deciding who to grant money to this year. 8th graders, plan to join us after you get done with worship rehearsal with Pastor Mark. Questions, contact Becca. 4:30pm Worship & Common Prayer…Come bathe in the presence of God by the rivers of community and liturgy. A monthly worship of slow, spacious and intimate time in Trinity's Chapel, settling into God's love. Join us! THIS Sunday, April 10th is the Fifth Sunday in Lent. Our worship lessons will be Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11; John 11:1-45. 8th Grade Confirmation-Led Worship 7:30am Worship Team Rehearsal-Sanctuary 8:00am Worship–Sanctuary 9:15am Sunday School Opening-Sanctuary 9:15am Discernment Session: Feedback & Implications-Chapel 9:30am Sunday School Classes-Downstairs Classrooms 9:50am Adult Choir Rehearsal-Sanctuary 10:30am Worship –Sanctuary 11:45am Discernment Session: Feedback & Implications-Chapel 12:00pm Second Sunday Easter Meal-Fellowship Hall 2:30pm ENNNR Gathering for Hike-NCAR Sunday Notes 8th Grade Confirmation-Led Worship…Trinity’s 8th Grade Confirmation Class has written the entire worship service (confession, prayers, children’s sermon, sermon, etc) and will be leading us in worship on THIS Sunday morning, April 10th. Please keep these young people in your prayers as they prepare this week: MacKenzie Murphy; Ben Gasta; Isaac Daumler; Levi Hamernik; Eli Colucci; Conner Dawson. 9:15am Discernment Process: Feedback & Implications....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 Feedback & Implications, and will be at both 9:15am & 11:45am in the Chapel. The Church Council 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 11:45am in the Chapel! Childcare will be available during both sessions. 9:15am Sunday School Opening ……THIS Sunday, Sunday School Opening will be in the sanctuary due to the Second Sunday Lunch Meal. 12:00pm Second Sunday Easter Meal…Thank you to all of you who have signed up to provide food or help serve our Second Sunday Easter Meal for the Hungry this week. Please make sure your food is at Trinity by THIS Sunday morning, April 10th. Place it in the downstairs kitchen. Also, if you can help us serve our guests, your help would be appreciated. Meet downstairs at the end of the 10:30 worship service and you’ll be finished around 2 or 2:30pm. Questions or you want to volunteer to bring a dish, contact Roy or Debi Burger at debgarrity@aol.com . 2:30pm ENNNR Gathering…ENNNR’s, we are meeting at 2:30pm at NCAR for a nice walk/hike on Sunday afternoon. Then, at 4:30-5pm, we’ll be heading to the Deutschmann house for a BBQ dinner. If you can’t join us for the walk/hike, come to the Deutschmann house around 4:30 or 5pm, bringing a dish to share and a beverage of your choice. Deutschmanns will provide something to grill. Questions, contact Jane Deutschmann or Margie Dugan. Monday, April 11th 12:00pm Prayers for Peace in Chapel 12:30pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study 5:00pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study 6:00pm Worship Committee Meeting 7:00pm Music Staff Meeting 7:00pm Lifelight Bible Study Tuesday, April 12th 12:00pm Lenten Small Group Bible Study 1:00pm World Issues Book Club 5:15pm Adult Education Committee Meeting Upcoming Events Stillwater High School Choir Concert at Trinity: Monday, April 18th at 7pm…Please be sure to join us on Monday of Holy Week at 7pm to hear this exceptional high school choir, directed by the grandson of the founder of the St. Olaf Choir. A freewill donation will be collected at the concert. Also, we’ll be having a potluck dinner in the fellowship hall at 5pm for the students and Trinity folks before the concert begins at 7pm. Please plan to come to the potluck and bring a dish to share!!! So, mark your calendars now to come on Monday, April 18th for the fun! Questions about this, speak to Mark Feigal. Notes Easter Lily Orders…Continuing 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 deadline to order is Sunday, April 17th. Cost is $9.00 per lily. 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 17th-Palm Sunday; deadline to order Easter lilies 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 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!
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