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Church Service Attendance Record
February 2023
 
 
DATE		 # IN PERSON HIGHEST # ONLINE WHILE LIVE # VIEWS FOLLOWING WEEK TOTAL
(IN PERSON AND VIEWS FOLLOWING WEEK)
 
2/5/23		  
33		  
11		  
56
 		  
89
 
 
2/12/23		  
55
 		  
12		  
35		  
90
 
2/19/23
 		  
40		  
16		  
40		  
80
Ash Wednesday
2/22/23
 		  
18		  
6		  
36		  
54
 
2/26/23
 		  
37
 		  
3		  
23		  
60
 

 Lenten Rose

Soak my soul in psalms

as I gather shades of

the season, HIS ancient

song reflects beauty.

 

God's perfection  

illuminates the  

unburdened Lenten Rose

- forty days of bloom

                      - Maryann Medore

Lenten roses got their nickname from their growing season. It begins in winter and extends into spring, surrounding the season of Lent.

Food and fellowship

Back in February, men from TLC gathered over lunch for some fellowship and shared wisdom. The lunch was delicious, the fellowship was abundant, the wisdom was all in the eye of the beholder. It was so enjoyable, we thought we would do it again. Men of Trinity are welcome to join us on Wednesday, March 29, at 11:30 a.m. at the Town Square Diner. If you know you will be there, let Pastor Fred or Neil Holtzman know. If you are not sure, just show up. We're informal that way.
Fellowship

If you have any ideas for activities for the Fellowship Committee, please contact Cliff Rollins at whartonbaberuth42@yahoo.com
Click here to read about our missionary partners, The Knutsons, and how southern African countries were hit by Cyclone Freddie and ways the ELCA Lutheran Disaster Response is providing support. 

Also read about the annual Youth Peer Educators' planning workshop, organized by the Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa.
April birthdays

2             Ryan Jackson
5             Justin Bruno
6             Eileen Heinrich
6             Esther Nunn
7             Bettyann Bryant
8             Susanne Jackson
9             Samantha Dennig
10           Joe Jackson
11            Rob Olsen
12           Jim Little
18           Key Darrow
23           David Bernauer
23           Mabel Roy
28           Sue Dean
Please designate your 2022 Thrivent Choice Dollars by March 31st. Thank you!
We still need egg cartons for the Food Pantry, so bring in your one-dozen size cartons, please. Thank you!
Zufall Health – Another look: Seniors

Intensive Senior Support (ISS) is a program for adults, 60 years and older, who live in Morris County. These vulnerable adults are at risk of losing their independent living status due to one or more factors, such as mental illness, dementia, substance abuse, homelessness, domestic violence, or extreme resistance to services.

In-home services, with a link or links to supportive programs and access to comprehensive primary medical, dental and behavioral health care, are provided. This care addresses chronic and acute medical needs. Participating seniors will also experience a continuity of care, which helps stabilize their medical and behavioral health conditions. Some seniors do not have a regular medical provider. In that case, they will be linked to Zufall Health for their primary care needs, and with that comes case management and appropriate referrals. To ensure continuation of care, transportation to appointments is available.

If you or someone you know might be in need of one or more of these services, contact Stephany Maldonado at 973-328-9100 Ext. 1541 or smaldonado@zufallhealth.org
 
Landscaping and farm field preparation have begun in the area. Local laborers need items to work safely in the sun and heat. Thank you to those who already have donated about 60 pairs of socks, hats, shirts, and wipes. Zufall suggests the following for donations:

–dark colored socks     
–rain ponchos             
–hats with brims, and neck protection (if possible)
–sunscreen                              
–umbrellas
–dark colored undershirts
–cleansing wipes such as baby wipes

Need a shopping list? Pick up a copy of the list above from the Zufall display in the narthex. If you wish to make a monetary donation, please make out checks to "TLC" with “Zufall” on the memo line. Cash donations may be placed in the container marked "Zufall."

Zufall has been around for many years. We are learning that it’s more than a traveling medical van.

Next week: Zufall and Veterans

Sandy Dean
Living for Giving (L4G)
Advocacy News: Immigrant Workers

Immigration and immigration workers are our focus this week, brought to us by Rev. Sara Lilja. Did you know that New Jersey is one of the top three states with the highest percentages of immigrants, second to California and tied with New York? We, surely can relate directly to the following information:

Click here to read about the ELCA Social Message on Immigration.

TAKE ACTION
  • Register for Child Labor in Agriculture Webinar on March 28.
  • Register for LEAM's Justice Group Meeting on April 20.
RESOURCES
  • Video on how temporary labor works in New Jersey.
  • Read the report on Latina Immigrants and the Insider New Jersey Summary.
  • A fact sheet on New Jersey immigration.
HOT TOPICS
  • Budget/Criminal Justice–ending public defender fees.
  • Budget/Educational Advocacy–budget cuts for 150 NJ school districts.
Bless you for your advocacy, and bless Pastor Lilja for her work and weekly dissemination of information and resources to us.

Sandy Dean
Advocacy Recap
What's happening in New Jersey?
  • March Justice Meeting was a rousing success. Click here to listen to Dr. Smallwood talk about 2022's top advocacy issues.
  • Sign up for "Faith, Hope and Love 2023," a program addressing how to build safer welcoming congregations for the LGBTQIA+ youth.
  • Election Transparency Bill is back with amendments. Click to have your voice heard on this topic.
Dear TLC,

Thank you so much for thinking of me and for sending an amazing box of goodies. I definitely needed it, and it was an amazing reminder that I have such an incredible support system. While my college journey was not easy, I was never alone, and I cannot thank you all enough for that. I am planning to pursue my career with the same values my TLC family taught me. Thank you so much again for your support and for the amazing cookies!

Alysha Whittle :)
Dear Trinity friends,

It's sometimes easy to forget that there are nice people out there doing nice things for others. Thanks for being such a special reminder.

I want to thank the people that sent me the goodie bag. I also want to thank you for being there to help me and for all of the beautiful flowers. I surely enjoy them.

Esther Nunn
Lenten mid-week worship

Lent is a time of renewal. We focus on the death and resurrection of Jesus—and, in turn, we focus on our own death, and resurrection found in baptism. We who have been baptized into Christ have died to sin and are righteous saints of God. At the same time, we know that we struggle daily with sin as we seek to follow Jesus. This is the Lutheran understanding of sinner and saint.

It may surprise you to learn that we do commemorate saints in the Lutheran tradition: Christians from every age who have pointed to Christ in their living and dying. These Christians who have gone before us provide inspiration for our Christian journey.

As we continue to return to in-person worship, this year we are holding Lenten mid-week worship on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m., both in person and on YouTube. Join us to commemorate saints with these themes:

Week 5: Dying and Rising with Christ – Hans Nielsen Hauge 
                and John Donne
 
If you would like someone added to or deleted from our prayer list, please let Kathy McFarland know by Wednesday. Thank you.

Trinity members
Marion Holtzman
 
Friends and family of TLC members 
Elaine Tracy (Bev Dominkowitz's friend)
Deanna Ryan-Meister (Charlie Haas's friend)
Pastor Bob Kriesat (Mabel Roy and Linda Gallup's friend)
Carol Rothenburgh (Dawn Rothenburgh-Rollins's mother)
Dan McFarland (Kathy McFarland's husband)
Gary Knodler and Scott Moser (Donna Hopping's friends)
Sue Nobelman (Carol Johnson's friend)
Robert Rothenburgh (Dawn Rothenburgh-Rollins's brother)
Kevin Wawroski (Darleen and Ben Wawroski's son)
Gene Cutler (Becky Wawroski's friend)
Michael Sergent (Pauline Chrenko's cousin)
Ray Fullam (Carol Johnson's friend)
Joe Sandford (Samantha Kindberg Sandford's husband)
Laura (Elaine and Gary Tarantino's friend)       
Becky Lilja (Rev. Sara Lilja's sister)
Barbara Houser (Neil Holtzman’s sister)
Fifth Sunday in Lent
March 26, 2023
Tomorrow's worship service will be in-person and online.

Click here to join the worship service.
Click here to view the bulletin.
Rev. Fred Becker, Pastor (pastor@tlcnj.org)
Kathy McFarland, Church Administrator (office@tlcnj.org)
Katie Serbeck, Technology and Social Media Coordinator
     (serbeckk1@gmail.com)
Lynn Sienkiewicz, RN, Parish Nurse
Julie Sauder, Organist
Kevin Seidel, Choir Director
Ralph Gonzalez, Sexton
Judy Miller, Executive Director of Faith Kitchen

Office Phone 973-366-2821
Fax 973-366-7774
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Council Members

                               Term Ends
Maira Rogers                2026
David Bernauer             2026
Tom Burdzy                  2026
Charlene Rollins            2026

Key Darrow                   2023*
Sharon Matschke           2023*
Sheri Sauer                   2023
Gordon Snyder              2023

Ken Kindberg                 2024
Beth Sickles                   2024

*Cannot be re-elected, per the church's bylaws.

Suzanne Capps, Financial Secretary
John Sienkiewicz, Treasurer
Beverly Dominkowitz, Assistant Treasurer
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