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The Weekly Trinity Trumpet No.58
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TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

LENT SERVICES:
LENT WEDNESDAY
April 5th, 7PM

With the AGAPE Meal before Service at 6PM

Sundays 9:00AM Worship Service
10:15AM Fellowship & Sunday School

Pastor Nathan Keith

107 S. 7th Street
Laramie, WY 82070
307-745-4222
www.telclaramie.com
 
 
 

THE WEEKLY TRINITY TRUMPET:

April 5th - April 12th

This week we celebrate the
Lenten Journey to the Cross

with Lent Wednesday Service tonight at 7pm and Sunday Service at 9am on April 9th!

With all the tools we use in life, one of the more important tools has to be the tool that keeps things together.  Life can be a bit crazy and as an adult, I’ve often wondered how I’ll keep things together.  Your lives are also frantic, which is why we come together at Trinity to find wholeness and hope.  The last sermon this Lent is on the “Biscuit Joiner”.  Join us this Wednesday night to see this tool in action.  A biscuit joiner holds two boards together and makes a stronger bond.  What an analogy for our faith community.  God in Christ holds us together and makes us a strong community.  Don’t let life tear you apart at the seams!  Instead make a strong bond with Christ and with those who call Trinity their place of worship.

The AGAPE Meal at 6pm

The AGAPE meal will be this Wednesday, April 5th, at 6pm.  Please bring any finger foods you would like to share, as well as appetizers and wine.  Join us in this wonderful meal of sharing with and serving your fellow believers.  Guests and visitors are more than welcome! Any questions? Feel free to contact Kris Oolman.

PALM SUNDAY SERVICE at 9am

Palm Sunday brings up old memories of palms and parades.  As a kid, who doesn’t love a good parade.  Parades have bands, floats, candy, and they bring the community together.  However, on Sunday our parade is a bit different.  Our parade doesn’t have a band, a float, or even candy.  (Sorry, but please still come to worship!!)  Our parade has a donkey and the one we call Jesus.  Community parades come and go and we often forget the joy they gave us as years pass.  The parade we recognize this Sunday has changed our history, and 2000 years later this parade still touches our lives.  Join us this Sunday and allow God to parade into your life.



2017

Palm Sunday Service – 9am Apr. 9th

Maundy Thursday Eucharist & Stripping of the Altar – 7pm Apr. 13th

Good Friday Lenten Walk Worship Service – 7pm Apr. 14th

Saturday Easter Festival (Games, Crafts, and Egg Hunt) – 10am to 12pm Apr. 15th

Easter Sunday Celebration Services -
9am & 10:30am Apr. 16th

 
Easter Sunday Breakfast - 8am through 10:15am Apr. 16th
 
 


FIRST THURSDAY TRINITY GET TOGETHER!
Meet your fellow members at Coal Creek at 7pm tomorrow, Thursday, April 6th, for beverages, conversations, and laughs!  

See you there!

 


Trinity Youth Group Meeting
Sunday, April 9th, at 6pm
During this meeting, the youth group will be actively planning a fund raiser that will take place in the near future, going over information about the lock-in coming up on April 23rd, and taking the chance to get to know everyone a little better since our numbers are growing! 


Trinity Youth Group Lock-In
April 22nd @6pm through the End of Church, April 23rd

Sign Up in the Gruver Room, and please check out the food donations list as well!
We will see you there...if you dare!


SOUND THE HORNS!

Do you or does someone you know play a brass instrument (Trumpet, French Horn, Trombone, Euphonium/Baritone, Tuba)?

Well, we are looking for brass players to help us sound the triumphant resurrection of our Lord this Easter, April 16th.

If you would be interested in playing at the Easter morning services (9am and 10:30am), please contact Jennifer Lyford directly.
(jmlyford@msn.com or 307-760-1411)
Sign up for Dinner for 8 plus a Few!
 Are you interested in getting to know people better in the congregation? This is an opportunity to gather in a more informal dinner gathering. The host provides the main dish with everyone else bringing sides. Each group of 8 or so will meet for 4 months, May, June, July and August. We will reorganize for September, October, November and December. Sign up in the Gruver room, and we will have an organizational meeting late April. 


Sunrise in Laramie!

Sunrises are extremely powerful and yet ever so calming at the same time.  Christ will soon be rising with the sun as well!

What gifts would you like to share with Trinity? Do you have photos of your travels you would like to share?
Let Pastor Nathan or Secretary James know!

(Photograph by Rev. Sally Palmer)
 
 
April 8 is the first deadline for paid summer positions at Feeding Laramie Valley in Laramie, Wyoming!
 
Are you in High School or College and looking for a summer job? Well check this out!

"April is here and everyone at Feeding Laramie Valley is excited to think about the summer interns and VISTA summer associates who will be joining us soon. This year, we have four programs for applicants to choose from for paid, rewarding intern, apprenticeship and national service opportunities. Some applications will remain open until filled or June 15 - whichever comes first. "Work hard, make a difference, transform your life!" See application details: https://www.feedinglaramievalley.org/job-opportunities
 
Still have questions after reading job details on our website? Feel free to be in touch at: info@feedinglaramievalley.or by calling 307.223.4399."
 


Hey Preschool-Aged Kids!
Our awesome Sunday School is now accepting Preschool-Aged Children as well!  So be sure to stick around after worship service for some Christian fun! 
(Photograph by Jennifer Zenor)


WEEKLY VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Interfaith-Good Samaritan


Interfaith-Good Samaritan is a charitable, community-based, 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization that cooperates with other agencies and organizations to assist women, men and children in emergency situations. Financial assistance is limited to families and individuals in Albany County, Wyoming.
 

Interfaith-Good Samaritan constantly needs volunteers for various positions. A downloadable Volunteer Application is available at their website: http://www.interfaithgoodsam.com.
 

Customer Service Volunteers

The Customer Service Volunteers greet clients, assist with requests, write vouchers, issues food from the Community Food Pantry and does data entry.
 

Donation Volunteers

The Donation Volunteers accept donations of food, children clothing, personal hygiene items and paper products. The volunteer inspects donations to ensure food is not out of date, spoiled and is unopened and makes sure clothing donations are servicable.
 

Pick-Up and Delivery Volunteers

The Pick-Up and Delivery Volunteers pick up donations and deliver donations to other agencies when Interfaith-Good Samaritan receives too much of one thing or another.
 

USDA Food Commodity Distribution Volunteers

The USDA Food Commodity Distribution Volunteer sorts the delivered commodities into groups for household sizes. They also help people that are elderly or disabled carry their commodities to their vehicle. The volunteers also sign recipients in and verify the gross household income is equal to or below the allowed income for the size of household, and have the person getting commodities sign for the food or provides a dated, signed written note authorizing someone else to pick up food for a different household.
 

Translator Volunteers

The Translator Volunteers work on an on-call bases. Translators and interpreters are needed at various times during after hours, evenings, weekends and holidays. We use a list of translators for various languages to call when needed going down the list until we find one that is able to assist at that time. We also share our translators with other agencies and emergency services, such as ambulance, hospital, fire department and law enforcement when their systems fail to locate one of their translators.
 
For more information, please visit Interfaith-Good Samaritan's website (
http://www.interfaithgoodsam.com) or call (307) 742-4240.



WALK, ROLL, RUN EVENT
Join us on Sunday, April 30th, at 2:00pm for the Interfaith-Good Samaritan FUN-RAISER!
Open to Individuals, Groups, Churches, and Clubs!

Games, 4k/8K walk, wheel, skateboard, or run!

Registration begins at 1:00pm & Pledge Sheet Sign-Up available in Gruver Room!

 
Sky Ranch Camp
On July 23-30, all youth of Trinity are invited to join Pastor Nate at Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp in  Colorado.  The week is unique because Sky Ranch is offering youth events for all ages.  Young kids will attend for a few days at the beginning of the week, middle school youth will be there all week at the camp, and older youth will have opportunities to serve off-site, white water raft, and experience a high ropes course.  Pastor Nate is planning to stay at the camp all week to spend time with Trinity’s youth, and all Wyoming ELCA congregations are planning to attend that week as well. So don’t miss out on this awesome opportunity!
 

Worship Schedule

April 5th, 2017
7pm - Lent Wednesday Service
The AGAPE Meal at 6pm
Pastor Nathan Keith Preaching

April 9th, 2017
9am - Palm Passion Sunday
Worship Setting - Special Setting
Pastor Nathan Keith Preaching

April 5th, 2017 - Wednesday
10am - Women's Bible Study
6pm - The AGAPE Meal
7pm - Lent Wednesday Service
7:30pm - Trinity Choir Rehearsal


April 6th, 2017 - Thursday
6pm - Trinity First Thursday @ Coal Creek Downtown

April 9th, 2017 - Sunday
10:30am - Trinity Campus Ministry Committee Meeting
6:00pm - Trinity Youth Group Meeting


April 11th, 2017 - Tuesday
7:00pm - Church Council Meeting

April 12th, 2017 - Wednesday
10am - Women's Bible Study
7:00pm - Trinity Choir Rehearsal


April 9th, 2017 - 9am Service
Lector - Maia Anderson
Acolyte - Kent Henry
Ushers - Bobbie & Al Schimek
Greeters - Iris Brunett & Mike Nutter
Nursery Attendant - MaryGrace Buckner
Stewards - Judy Moline & Martin Greller
Altar Guild - Judi Weatherwax
Coffee Fellowship - Janet Talbott
Flowers - OPEN!


April 16th, 2017 - Easter
9am Service

Lector - Judi Weatherwax
Acolyte - Carl Buckner
Ushers - The Anderson Family
Greeters - Janet Talbott & Judi Weatherwax
Nursery Attendant - Kelcey Anderson


10:30am Service
Lector - Terri Rittenburg
Acolyte - Rebecca Lyford
Ushers - Debbe, Lindsay, and Lily Conyers
Greeters - The Zenor Family
Nursery Attendant - MacKenzie Muhsman


Stewards - Judy Moline & Martin Greller
Altar Guild - Judi Weatherwax
Coffee Fellowship - Easter Breakfast
Flowers - Resurrection Garden

Last Sunday's Bulletin & Sermon
Bulletin
http://www.telclaramie.com/bulletin-fifth-sunday-in-lent-2/
Sermon
http://www.telclaramie.com/sermon-fifth-sunday-in-lent-2/

April 2nd Giving
$3,187.00

Amount Short/Over of Weekly Needed Budget
($4000 is needed each week based on the Approved 2017 budget):

-$813.00

Total Amount Short/Over for 2017
-$7,328.53

Latest Approved Council Minutes
The Council Minutes from February, 2017 are posted in the Gruver Room.

BIBLE PASSAGE FOR THIS WEEK 
Matthew 21:1-11

BIBLE PASSAGE

When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.” This took place to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet, saying, Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey. The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them; they brought the donkey and the colt, and put their cloaks on them, and he sat on them. A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. The crowds that went ahead of him and that followed were shouting, Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven! When he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil, asking, “Who is this?” The crowds were saying, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”
 — Palm Sunday, Series A

If there is anything you see that is missing, please just let Parish Secretary James know at telc@qwestoffice.net!
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