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“For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him,

but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened…Therefore God

gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading

of their bodies with one another.” (Romans 1:21, 24)

This week the Washington State Supreme Court ruled 9-0 against a florist named

Barronelle Stutzman who refused to do a floral arrangement for a “gay wedding.” (I

put that in quotes because it is an oxymoron since God clearly declares that marriage

is between a man and a woman.) Embedded within the majority opinion is this

immoral and illogical statement declaring Stutzman’s position as untenable: "As

Stutzman acknowledged at deposition, providing flowers for a wedding between

Muslims would not necessarily constitute an endorsement of Islam, nor would

providing flowers for an atheist couple endorse atheism."

The statement is immoral because it forces Barronelle to act against her conscience

and because it reinforces the government’s ungodly redefinition of marriage. It is

illogical because Christianity does not declare that marriage is only for Christians. A

heterosexual Muslim couple is not violating God’s will by marrying, nor is a

heterosexual atheist couple violating God’s will by marrying. But two men “marrying”

is a violation of God’s will. Barronelle is not judging who anyone claims to be, but she

refuses to feel as if she is condoning behavior she knows is outside God’s plan for

mankind.

How can our leaders have become so blind? How is it that someone who blocks access

to an abortion clinic can be forcibly removed and charged with trespassing for trying to

save an unborn baby’s life, but protesters can burn and smash private property and

police cars – as we have seen recently in our society – and not be touched by the law

but in fact be lauded by some elected officials as brave dissenters? For an answer, read

the passage above. Sin begets sin. Immorality begets immorality. God lets mankind

suffer the consequences of its immorality by handing it over to its own sinful desires.

Barronelle Stutzman’s actions are a matter of conscience. Christians may confront such

circumstances in different ways depending on their conscience. What is disturbing is

that the government now feels the need to compel Christians to act against

conscience. Pray God causes us to repent as a nation, and pray he gives us continued

opportunities to point to the only hope mankind has – Jesus Christ crucified for

sinners.

And pray hard because this was Washington state governor Jay Inslee’s response to

the ruling: "By ruling that intolerance based on sexual orientation is unlawful, the

Court affirmed that Washington state will remain a place where no one can be

discriminated against because of who they love."

I guess that’s true, Governor. Unless you love God.

Pastor M

Worship Schedule

Sunday Morning Worship

8:00 am & 10:30 am

Saturday Evening Worship

6:00 pm

Monday Evening Worship

6:00 pm

Bible Class Opportunities

Sunday Morning 9:15 am

Bible Coffee Hour

Led by Pastor McKenzie

Family Bible Study & Sunday

School at Trinity School

Wednesday Evenings 7:00 pm

Lessons from the Kings

Led by Pastor Barthel

Thursday Morning 8:30 am

Coffee with the King

Led by Pastor Engelbrecht

Trinity Lutheran Church

407 Oak Street

Neenah, WI 54915

920-722-6712

www.trinityneenah.net

TRINITARIAN

MARCH 2017

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APPLE VALLEY FOOD PANTRY

Please consider helping a family in need by providing something from the list below. Monetary donations

are also accepted. Checks should be made payable to Apple Valley Food Pantry.

Items needed for the month of March: Shampoo & conditioner, cereal, spaghetti sauce & noodles, canned

meats such as tuna, salmon, ham, etc., canned fruit, jam, boxed & canned

potatoes and baby products.

Please save your Meditations and Forward in Christ for the Food Pantry.

You can place your used devotionals in the food pantry boxes.

The Food Pantry is always in need of brown paper bags with handles.

WEDNESDAY ADULT BIBLE CLASS

This class meets 7pm Wednesdays at the school. Please note that we will not meet during Lent and will

resume on April 19 with a ten part study on the book of Daniel.

NEIGHBORHOOD EVANGELISM WALK GROUP (NEW GROUP)

We’ll be heading out March 4th to share invites to the March 7th FVL Schools open houses at Trinity and

Martin Luther. Join us by meeting at Trinity at 10am. Materials and training is provided.

Join us at Martin Luther at 1pm on April 8th as we extend invites to Easter services at our Neenah WELS

churches.

Questions? Contact Pastor Barthel 920-850-7455 pastorbarthel@gmail.com.

CAMP BIRD FOR LUTHERANS

Registrations are now being accepted for Camp Bird. Camp Bird for Lutherans is a youth camp for children

in grades 5-8. It is located near Crivitz in Marinette County on Sand Lake. The price for each child is $150

per week. Swimming, canoeing, boating, hiking, challenge course, kickball, volleyball, archery, handicraft,

campfires, Bible study, games, camp songs and many other activities are waiting for you this year! Three

weeks are available in July:

Sunday, July 9 – Friday, July 14

Sunday July 16 – Friday, July 21

Sunday July 23 – Friday, July 28

For more information visit www.campbird.org or send an email to campbirdforlutherans@gmail.com.

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CHURCH LIBRARY

This month there is a new library resource to encourage you to share Jesus with a

family member. What They Need to Hear: Sharing Christ with Family and Friends is

by Klemet Preus. When he learned that his father-in-law was going to die but was

not spiritually prepared to die, Preus resolved to write letters about faith in Christ.

This book is a compilation of those letters which were written over eighteen

months. His Christian witness to his father-in-law will encourage those who need

to speak up (or write) to a family member who needs Jesus. You can sign out this

book from our church library by looking for number: FL 53

SUNDAY SCHOOL

The Sunday School children will be singing during the 10:30 service on March 19th. The students will go

together as a class from the school to the church after lessons that morning.

FAMILY BIBLE STUDY

Join us in March for our "March Family Bible Study Challenge." You will receive motivation, resources, and

practical exercises for carrying out Bible Study in your home with your family. If you’d like to join the

participants and be added to the March email list for the challenge send a request to:

pastorbarthel@gmail.com. Our gatherings take place at the school during each Sunday School session.

Come meet other parents at Trinity and grow with us each week! The whole family is welcome, including

children too young for Sunday School. New? No problem. Each study is self-contained and you can jump in

at any session. Babysitting provided if your child is too young for Sunday School. You can help us plan the

babysitting by registering at trinityneenah.net/family

CAMP PHILLIP

Camp Phillip exists to provide relaxation in creation and renewal in Christ to WELS

youth, families, adults, churches and schools. To carry out this mission they host

family camps, summer youth camps, field trips, church campouts and adult retreats.

The camp is located near Wautoma, WI and features a wide variety of lodging and

recreation options on its 177-acre property.

If you would like to learn more about this unique ministry of Christian fellowship and

spiritual renewal, brochures are in the narthex or visit their website at

www.campphillip.com.

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OUTREACH UPDATES FROM PASTOR BARTHEL

Let part of your Lent this year include the resolve to speak to a family member or someone close to you

about the importance of faith in Christ. You know who that person is. God placed them on your path. We

are all going to return to dust and will face God’s judgment. We all need Jesus right now. “I tell you, now is

the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation.” (2 Cor 6:2) Use now, this very day, to carry out your

resolve to speak of Jesus to that person. He is our salvation today and always.

Starting Point Classes will begin with a new group in April. Everyone is welcome. Register for the Spring

group today at trinityneenah.net/starting-point.

Our school ministry is holding an open house on March 7th. Please grab one of the flyers at church or

school to extend the invitation to someone. Share the invite on social media too by connecting with our

school’s Facebook page event.

Our congregation will be sending out invitational mailers for our school ministry to 1500 homes in Neenah –

both young families and new to area families. Pray that God will bless our efforts to connect with our

community and bring the gospel to many homes through our school ministry.

The NEW Group heads out together from Trinity on March 4th and from Martin Luther on April 8th. (see

previous newsletter article for details) Anyone can join in. Contact me if you are interested.

Personal gospel invite opportunity: Ash Wednesday is March 1. Trinity will

have special midweek services at 10am and 6pm that day. If you know

someone who isn’t connected to a local church home invite them to yours

for this service. There are extra trifolds with service times in the narthex.

Help yourself. Then remember to keep encouraging and follow up with an

invitation to join us for services leading up to holy week and Easter.

Just another reminder: your pastors are expecting to see unchurched guests join us for worship. Thank you

for bringing in your friends to join you for worship! We want our guests to know they can participate during

services or simply sit-in and observe our worship as they feel comfortable. All are welcome to join any

worship service.

It’s a privilege to serve at Trinity with the call to focus on outreach and family ministry. I’m always glad to

talk in person and you’re invited to connect with me on social media. “Now is the time of God’s favor.” Use

this time to bring others to see it and experience it in their lives now and for eternity.

LUTHERAN WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

LWMS Paperland Circuit Spring Rally will be held Saturday, April 22 at Martin Luther Church, Neenah from

9:00 am - 12:30 pm with the theme “The Lord Opened Her Heart to Respond”. The guest speaker is Andrea

Hunter on Asian Lutheran Seminary. More details to follow in the April Trinitarian.

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TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL

Basketball & Cheer Update

Congratulations to our A-team girls’ basketball team for taking third place at the league tournament at FVL.

We also congratulate all of our basketball players and cheerleaders for representing the school and their

Savior well, and we thank the coaches and other volunteers who made this season a success.

FVL Honor Roll

A number of Trinity grads were named to the 1st Semester Honor Roll at Fox Valley Lutheran High School.

Highest Honors: Mikayla Bauman, Tiegan Fager, Cassandra Kramer, Brianna Olson, Stephen Baehman,

Bradley Getlinger, Gretta Zellmer, Alexis Davis, and Adeline Mielke

High Honors: Paige Gibson, Jonah Hungerford, Abigail Lienhard, Jennifer Sawyer, Ryan Timm, Dayne Kramer,

Sara Laabs, Leah Hewitt, Caylyn Schneider, and Branden Zimmer

Honors: Marissa Kiesling, Jordan Olson, Mason Tecca, Gabrielle Piechocki, and Adam Laabs

Honorable Mention: Briana Asendorf, Jessica Cashman, William Dorow, Jonah Krause, Lilly Scheffler, Dylan

Dordel, and Jason Schlaver.

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to 6th grader Ryan Feuerstahler, the winner of this year’s spelling bee. Ryan and the

runner-up, 8th grader Grace Ferge, will represent our school at the WELS regional spelling bee.

After-school Care Update

We’re pleased to announce that Mrs. Ruth Zellmer has accepted the position as one of our afterschool care

supervisors. Mrs. Zellmer has been filling in the last couple of weeks; she is also the teacher’s aide in our

Tuesday-Thursday 3 and 4 Explore class.

Open House

Trinity is hosting an Open House on Tuesday, March 7. For anyone interested in Christian education, this is a

great opportunity to stop in, watch classes, ask questions, and get information. Open House hours are from

12:00-7:00 p.m.

Forensics Volunteers Needed

TLS will host its annual Forensics Festival on Thursday, March 9. We are asking for volunteers to bring in

napkins, paper cups, sugar, and lemonade Kool aid. We are also in need of about 45 dozen cookies for this

event. If you are willing to help with the supplies please contact the school office. Cookies may be dropped

off at school on March 8.

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Attend TLS for Free through School Choice

Do you know someone who wants a Christ-centered education for their child, but finds the cost of a private

school out-of-reach? Trinity will participate in the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program beginning with the

2017-2018 school year. Through this program, parents who meet certain income requirements can receive

a voucher to attend a participating private school for free. See the income eligibility chart below.

Family Size Max. Yearly Income (Single) Max. Yearly Income (Married)

2 $29,637 N/A

3 $37,296 $44,296

4 $44,955 $51,955

5 $52,614 $59,614

6 $60,273 $67,273

*As determined by Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) on the federal income tax return for the prior calendar

year (2016 for the 2017-18 school year).

To be eligible, students must meet one of the following prior-year attendance criteria:

♦ Enrolled in a public school in the district where the student lives in the prior year;

♦ Not enrolled in school in the prior year;

♦ Participated in the choice program in the prior year;

♦ Is applying to K (4K or 5K), 1st or 9th grade for the 2017-2018 school year.

That means students not yet enrolled in school, students currently enrolled in TLS’s Pre-K or kindergarten

classes, or students currently in any grade in a public school could be eligible. The application period runs

until April 20. We will have more information available at our March 7 open house and at

www.trinityneenah.net/school-choice.

TLS Athletics

TLS Athletics will be holding a pizza sale April 29th. Their goal for this sale is to sell 1000 pizzas! New this

year will be a pizza delivery service. Look for order forms in early March. Proceeds will go towards painting

our gymnasium this summer.

Next January (2018), from the 19th through the 21st, Trinity will be hosting the East Central Wisconsin

Tournament. This is a major undertaking with 16 teams, a 3-point competition, and cheerleading exhibition.

Therefore we will need all of the help we can get! While it may seem like a long way off, planning is already

underway. Here are a few ways you can help right now:

1. Save the dates on your calendar if you would be willing to volunteer.

2. If you own a business or know someone who would like to sponsor the tournament please contact our

athletic director, Colin Paustian, at colin.paustian@trinityneenah.net.

3. Plan to prepare your favorite cookie, torte, bars, or other dessert recipes to sell in our canteen!

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT NPH

The mission of Northwestern Publishing House is to deliver biblically sound Christ-centered resources within

the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and beyond. For 125 years, Northwestern Publishing House has

kept this mission at the forefront while providing books, gifts, and materials that are relevant and a blessing

to those served. We’re excited about the opportunity to welcome new people into our family as we work

together to fulfill our mission and strive to share God’s word with those around us. Visit their website at

http://online.nph.net/t-aboutus_employment.aspx for current career opportunities.

WELS UNITED ANNUAL MEETING

WELS United in the Fox Valley will be hosting their annual meeting on

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 6:30 PM at Mount Olive Lutheran Church (930 E.

Florida Avenue) in Appleton, WI. All area WELS members – men and women --

are welcome to attend and participate in the discussion. We would especially

encourage at least one pastor and one layman from each of our 20 member-

congregations to attend and serve as voting delegates. WELS United is a cross-congregational ministry

devoted to the simple concept that we can accomplish more working together than we can alone. If you

would like to learn more about the work of WELS United and the many possibilities for serving through one

of our shared ministries, please know that your input, creative ideas, and willing hearts and hands are

welcome! Please plan to attend!

HOST FAMILIES NEEDED

FVL is hosting the WELS National Band Festival March 17-19. The festival will bring 110 musicians and 20

directors from 19 WELS high schools across the U.S. to FVL. Rehearsals are held throughout the weekend

and the Festival Concert is Sunday, March 19 at 2:00 p.m. Host families are needed to provide "Bed &

Breakfast" for groups of musicians from Thursday evening, March 16 through Sunday noon, March 19.

Housing is needed for groups of 2 or more. Students bring their own sleeping bags. They will also need to be

transported to and from FVL each day and provided with an opportunity for Sunday worship. Find the

online registration form at http://goo.gl/8fJZFp or contact Housing Coordinator Shari Graham at

sgraham2851@gmail.com or 920-841-2851.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Young Adult Ministry / Campus Ministry is a WELS ministry directed towards those who are college aged

and also young professionals in the Fox Valley area. Church events often are targeted toward families or

older members of the congregation. This ministry allows students and young professionals to get together

for God's Word and fun times. Please join us Thursday nights at Copper Rock downtown Appleton, 8pm.

For updates, go to facebook.com/fvwelscm.

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TLC MEMBERSHIP CHANGES | February 2017

BAPTISM

♦ Leah Rose Krohn, child of Bobby & Katie (nee Raymond) Krohn | February 26, 2017

NEW MEMBERS

♦ Matthew, Rachel, Logan & Kate Chevremont - Transfer | February 12, 2017

PTO RUMMAGE SALE

This year’s rummage sale will be April 8 & 9 in the school gym.

♦ Saturday, April 8 from 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

$5 Bag Sale (unless otherwise marked)

♦ Sunday, April 9 from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

$3 Bag Sale (unless otherwise marked)

Please donate your gently used unpriced items for the sale. You can drop your donations off at school

during these times:

♦ Sunday, April 2 from 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

♦ Wednesday, April 5 from 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

♦ Thursday, April 6 from 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm

♦ Friday, April 7 from 8:30 am - 12:00 pm

For questions or if you can help with the sale, please contact Kristin Gerrits at 920-751-9034 or

burmeistek@ sbcglobal.net.

SINGING SCHEDULE

March 1 Ash Wednesday (10:00 am & 6:00 pm) - TLS Grades Pre K - 8

March 5 (8:00 am) - Junior Choir

March 12 (8:00 am) - Senior Choir, (10:30 am) - Senior Choir & Sunday School

March 15 (6:00 pm) - Faculty / Staff

March 29 (6:00 pm) - Junior Choir

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BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

Earn cash for our school by clipping 10¢ Box Tops from hundreds of products and submitting them to Trinity Lutheran

School. It's easy to see what a difference we can all make when we clip. Box Tops for Education has helped schools

earn over $600 million since the program started in 1996, including more than $85 million last school year alone. That

means that every year, millions of people are clipping those little Box Tops, putting them in plastic baggies and

handing them in to their schools. More than 80,000 schools right now are using Box Tops earnings to fund much-

needed supplies and equipment.

So, consider this: What if we did just a little bit more? What if we all asked one friend to clip 10 Box Tops? What if we

clipped 10 more Box Tops this year ourselves? Because every little bit adds up for our students. Together we can

make a real difference in their education. But none of it could happen without you. Please turn your Box Tops in to

the school office or place them in the box at church (located next to the pastors’ office). Thank you for your continued

support of Trinity Lutheran School!

KWIK TRIP MILK MOOLA PROGRAM

Milk Moola is a program whereby we receive cash for every cap and bag top we

collect from Kwik Trip products such as milk, orange juice, bottled water and Kwik

Trip’s line of sports drinks and fruit drinks. We will receive 5¢ for each cap and bag

top we collect and turn in. And unlike other programs, Milk Moola has no cash limits,

so the potential for this program is unlimited. But we need your help to make it

successful!

The biggest thing you can do to help is to purchase those Kwik Trip products and save

the caps and encourage friends, co-workers, and family members to do the same. Start saving them at home, at

work, anywhere you enjoy Kwik Trip beverages. Simply drop-off your caps and bag tops to the school office or to the

box located outside the pastors' office at church anytime and our school can start benefiting from the cash right

away.

If you would like to learn more about Milk Moola, you can visit the Milk Moola website at www.milkmoola.com.

There you will find the latest information about the program, frequently asked questions and the official rules and

guidelines for Milk Moola.

So the next time you are in Kwik Trip and reach for something to drink, don't forget to save those caps!

LADIES BIBLE STUDY

Ladies Bible Study meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the lower level meeting room at

church. We will soon begin a new study called Finding I AM written by Lysa TerKeurst. You are invited to join us and

please bring along a friend so they too may hear the message of God's saving grace.

Finding I AM - What is the deep cry of your heart? The ache in your soul that keeps you up at night? The prayer you

keep repeating? Jesus not only cares about this deep, spiritual wrestling, but He also wants to step in and see you

through it.

Join Lysa TerKeurst on the streets of Israel to explore the seven I AM statements of Jesus found in the Gospel of John.

Through this interactive, in-depth study we will be trading feelings of emptiness and depletion for the fullness of

knowing who Jesus is like never before.

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Midweek Lenten Worship Worship at 10:00 am & 6:00 pm

March 1 Ash Wednesday with Holy Communion

Repent! Turn to Jesus; He Changes Your Life

Luke 7:44-50

Rev. Tony McKenzie

March 8

Lent II

Repent! Turn to Jesus; He Longs to Forgive You

Luke 23:32-34

Rev. Tyler Shinnick

March 15

Lent III

Repent! Turn to Jesus; He Holds the Key to Heaven

Luke 23:35-43

Rev. Richard Frost

March 22

Lent IV

Repent! Turn to Jesus; Do Not Turn Away

Matthew 27:1-5

Rev. Paul Zittlow

March 29

Lent V

Repent! Turn to Jesus; When You Face Temptations

Mark 14:32-38, Luke 22:45-46

Rev. Paul Meier

April 5

Lent VI

Repent! Turn to Jesus; Not to Yourself

Luke 18:9-14

Rev. Mark Albrecht

Fellowship Meal

Served from

4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

March 1

White Chicken Chili

Chili

Salad Bar

March 8

Spaghetti & Salad Bar

March 15

Vegetable Beef Soup

Salad Bar

March 22

Tacos & Salad Bar

March 29

Soup & Salad Bar

April 5

Pizza & Salad Bar

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FVL PRINCIPAL’S REPORT TO THE FEDERATION

February 2017

Fox Valley Lutheran High School in partnership with families and Federation churches, provides students

with a Christ-centered education preparing teens for lives of service and for eternity.

STAFFING NEWS

♦ Assistant Principal Dave Voss will miss three to six weeks following surgery to remove one of his kidneys. Prayers for Mr. Voss and

his family are appreciated.

♦ Rev. Aaron Dolan (First-Racine) accepted our call to serve as a Religion instructor.

♦ Mr. Scott Sievert (St. Croix LHS) returned our English call; another call will be extended this month.

♦ MLC student teachers Seth Zoellner and William Geisz will be on campus from February 27-May 5. Zoellner will work with Mr.

Zunker in Life Sciences; Geisz will assist in Spanish with Mrs. Bixby and Mr. Degner,

SCHOOL NEWS

♦ Enrollment for second semester is 585 – 19 more than last year at this time.

♦ Currently 148 eighth graders have indicated they plan on attending FVL next year.

♦ The application window for the Wisconsin Parental Choice Program is open until April 20. Families should check the website to see

if they would qualify for this state-run program that helps families with fully-funded tuition for their teens.

♦ In early February, FVL’s Peer Leadership Group organized activities for each class to strengthen leadership skills and to create

stronger bonds among our students.

♦ FVL received the status of “exemplary accreditation” following the site visit from the accreditation visitation team during the week

of February 13.

♦ On March 2, FVL will welcome over 230 seventh graders to Discover FVL Day

♦ FVL hosts its annual Family Open House on Tues., March 7, from 12-7pm. Interested families can register online at fvlhs.org; walk-

ins are also welcome. Take a tour and register for a drawing for tuition discount coupons.

COCURRICULARS

♦ The winter sports seasons are wrapping up soon. Event information is found on our online calendar.

♦ The Math Team is in first place in the conference with one meet to go.

♦ A number of individuals are leading the Forensics team to perform well in early season contests. Next up are Sub-district and

District competitions.

♦ Our new Future Business Leaders of America group had six individuals qualify for State competition.

♦ Rehearsals continue for the spring musical. This famous Broadway play will take stage for the public on March 10-12. Go to the FVL

website or Facebook page to find out more or to buy tickets.

♦ FVL’s Fox Folk Marionette Troupe is performing Senior Showcases at four FVL Schools this spring.

♦ Registration for the popular FVL Summer Camps will be available online in March.

FINANCIAL UPDATE

♦ Congregation support for operations is 4.8% (or, $23K) ahead of last year at this time, but is 8.3% short of budget (about $45K).

♦ Growing in Grace gifts for the debt reduction effort totaled $8,571 in January.

♦ Scrip sales for January were $176K. Total sales for the year equal $1.65M.

♦ 379 donors have given $751K to the FVL Foundation to be endowed for Tuition Assistance.

♦ With gifts and support from our Partnering with Business sponsors, January’s Musicfest netted over $18K for FVL’s Fine Arts

programs.

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Fox Valley Lutheran High School

March Announcements

• The 6th annual Daddy Daughter Dance will be held at FVLHS on Sunday, March 5, from 2-5 pm.

Girls ages 3-13 and their fathers (or other male guardian) are invited to dress up and join us for an

afternoon of dancing, photos, crafts, games, snacks, and more! Tickets are $7 per person and are

available online through fvlschools.org and the event Facebook page or in the church office.

• The FVL Spring Musical will take the stage on March 10 & 11 at 6:30 pm, and on March 12 at 2

pm. Dinner Theater is offered for the Saturday show. Visit the fvlhs.org or FVL’s Facebook page for

more information and to order tickets. These shows do sell out, so get your tickets early!

• FVL’s Family Open House is March 7 from noon-7 pm. Parents and middle school students are

invited for personal tours and a drawing for tuition discount coupons. Public and homeschool

students are also welcome to attend our Discover FVL event on Thursday, March 2 from 12:30-4:30

pm. Reservations can be made online or contact Rylee Kohls at rkohls@fvlhs.org.

• Deadlines are fast approaching for FVL Youth Sports Summer programs in baseball, softball,

football, and track. These are open to middle school students from across the Federation. Go to the

“Youth Sports” page at fvlschools.org to register.

• FVL's International Program needs host families interested in sharing their faith and culture

with an international student. Students stay for 9 months and pay their own expenses. Host families

receive a stipend to offset costs. Contact Laura Gucinski at lgucinski@fvlhs.org.

• The Wisconsin Parental Choice Program offers families the opportunity to have their FVL tuition

fully funded. Applications are only accepted until April 20! Under the 2017- 18 guidelines, only

incoming 9th graders or students transferring from a public high school are eligible. Visit fvlhs.org

for details. Contact Ben Priebe at bpriebe@fvlhs.org with questions.

• All are invited to attend the FVL Choir Sacred Concert on Sunday, April 2 at 6 pm in the FVL

Auditorium. A free-will offering will be taken.

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USHERS FOR MARCH

♦ SUNDAY 8:00 AM| Paul Mrotek, Joel Feuerstahler, Scott Kaufert, Tod Noffke

♦ SUNDAY 10:30 AM | Curtis Daye, Al, Matt & Jon Goss, Burtus Drews, Matt Ashbeck, Ken Larson

♦ SATURDAY | Verlyn Joch, Jon Joch, Marv Pues

GREETERS FOR MARCH

♦ MARCH 5 | 8:00 am - Ethan & Kristin Fett / 10:30 am - Gib & Cathy McKenzie

♦ MARCH 12 | 8:00 am - Tom & Barb Wilde / 10:30 am - Carol & Karisa Hewitt

♦ MARCH 19 | 8:00 am - Marilyn Borchardt & Mindy Pankow / 10:30 am - Mike & Wendy Yohr

♦ MARCH 26 | 8:00 am - Gail Ashbeck & Laurie Rhode / 10:30 am - Ryan & Kara Mathison

ALTAR FLOWERS

♦ MARCH 5 | In Memory of Violet Spoehr & Don Sauer by Bucholtz & Folske Families

♦ MARCH 19 | In Memory of Herb & Verna Kruse by: Family

♦ MARCH 25 | In Memory of Bob Williams by Carita Williams, Todd Williams & Rich Batley Family

Flowers are needed for the weekend of March 11/12. Please contact the church office at 722-6712 if you

would like to be added to the flower calendar for that weekend.

407 Oak Street

Neenah, WI 54956

920-722-6712

Rev. Tony McKenzie - 920-716-7678 (cell)

or pastorm1994@gmail.com

Rev. Tom Barthel - 920-850-7455 (cell)

or pastorbarthel@gmail.com

Website - TrinityNeenah.net

Facebook - Facebook.com/TLCNeenah

Twitter - Twitter.com@tlcneenah

OurMission

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

exists to:

GIVE GLORY TO GOD BY REACHING OUT TO

OUR FAMILIES, OUR COMMUNITIES,

AND OUR WORLD

WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

Sola scriptura ("by Scripture alone")

Sola fide ("by faith alone")

Sola gratia ("by grace alone")