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In this issue:

Altar Candle Sponsors………………………...3

Attendance .................................. …………….3

Quilting…………………………………… ......... 4

Young at Heart ............................................... 4

Calendar ...................................................... 11

Council/Committee Contacts………………...12

Council Highlights ........................................... 8

Passages ..................................................... ..3

Pastor Kristi’s Message ................................ .2

Raise the Roof Auction ................................... 4

Youth……………………………………………..6

Faith Quest ..................................................... 7

Stepping Stones ............................................. 7

523 4th

Ave. SE, Jamestown, ND April 2020 Vol. 17 Issue 4

Trinity Lutheran Church

Bond

Trinity’s purpose:

Connect with God

and with each other.

Share God’s good

news with all.

Trinity members, especially

those who are 60 years old

and older or living alone,

can expect to get a phone

call from another Trinity

member by April 3.

These calls are intended to

check in with you and to

help you access Trinity’s

worship services.

Please call the church office

at 252-2841 if you have

questions.

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It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while the sun’s light failed and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.” Having said this, he breathed his last. When the centurion saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, “Certainly this man was

innocent.” And when all the crowds who had gathered there for this spectacle saw what had taken place, they returned home, beating their breasts. But all his acquaintances, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance, watching these things. Luke 23:44-49

I have heard these words about Jesus’ death

year after year. You have heard these words

year after year. Christians around the world

have heard these words year after year. This

year they sound different.

It is not unusual for me to write newsletter

articles at my kitchen table. It is the first time in

my life that I have written a newsletter article at

my kitchen table after livestreaming worship on

a Sunday morning with fewer than 10 people in

a sanctuary that can hold more than 350.

“All the crowds who had gathered…

returned home…” The Bible is talking about the

Friday when Jesus was crucified. The crowds

had seen Jesus die. It was all over. They went

home, not quite knowing what to think.

“But all his acquaintances, including the

women who had followed him from Galilee, stood

at a distance, watching these things.” The women

weren’t standing at a distance as part of a

worldwide attempt to slow the spread of an

infectious disease. The women were standing at

a distance, because they had just seen Jesus

betrayed, arrested, and killed. Standing at a

distance gave them a sense of safety when they

were uncertain about what might happen next.

“The sun’s light failed and the curtain of

the temple was torn in two.” Nothing was as it

should be. Everything felt like it had been torn apart.

But that’s where what I think the Bible

says and what God is doing in the world reveal

something different than what I expecting.

Usually, I want to avoid tearing things apart.

But I’ve heard through years of study that the

curtain of the temple was intended to separate

the holiness of God from the ordinariness of the

people. So this tearing apart is more of an

opening that Jesus’ death makes to connect God

and people. Through Jesus’ death, people are

no longer separated from God. God restores

the relationship with people in the death and

resurrection of Jesus.

So I can’t stop reading the Bible at this

point with the crowds returning home and the

women standing at a distance. I can’t stop

reading when the stone is rolled in front of the

tomb. I can’t stop reading when the stone is

sealed to keep anyone from entering. I won’t

stop reading because I believe that God opens

the tomb and Jesus has been raised from the

dead.

No matter how long the time of distancing

feels, no matter how sealed the tomb appears

to be, the resurrection is God’s response to

distance and death. Jesus meets the women

who dared to return to the tomb on Easter

Sunday morning [Matthew 28:1-10.] Jesus

meets the ones walking on the road to Emmaus.

[Luke 24:13-35.] The risen Christ comes to the

disciples afraid and locked in a room and says,

“Peace be with you.” [John 20:19-31.]

As I sit at my kitchen table and write a

newsletter article on March 22, I do not know on

what day I will be able to proclaim the good

news of the risen Christ to a room filled with

people gathering together. But I am certain

that the risen Christ will find us where we are

and bring peace to all the places where we lock

ourselves away in fear. I am certain that God

will open tombs and bridge distances. With

Paul, who wrote to the Christians in Rome

[Romans 8:38-39] , I am certain that “nothing

will be able to separate us from the love of God

in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Amen

In Peace,

Pastor Kristi Weber

Standing at a Distance

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Worship on FM radio

If you are having trouble with the reception on

1400 AM for the radio broadcast of the

8:30 am Sunday worship, try 107.1 FM

to get better reception.

Radio Broadcast

4/05/20 by Dick Morris in memory of Nancy

Morris

4/12/20 by Grace Episcopal Church for Easter

4/19/20 by Evelyn Runck & family in memory

of Craig Runck

4/26/20 by Judy Brueske in memory of her

parents, A. D. & Lauretta Brueske

Altar Flowers

4/05/20 by Russ & Michele Well in honor of

Morgan’s 21st birthday

4/12/20 by Marlyn Swanson in honor of

grandchildren’s birthdays

4/19/20 by Gayle Nelson in memory of her

dad, Tom Klinkhammer’s, birthday

Altar Candles

4/12/20 by Nathan & Jen Mack in memory of

Heather Sherman Kurtz

4/19/20 by Marlyn Swanson in honor of

grandchildren’s birthdays

4/26/20 by Jeanette Skjeret & family in

memory of Leon L. & Leon D. Skjeret

Sponsorships for 2020 are available. Please

call the church office or check the sign-up sheets

in the Narthex for the dates you would like to

sponsor these things. The cost is $15 for candles,

$35 for flowers and $100 for the radio broadcast.

It is a nice way to honor or memorialize a loved one.

Dick Berland: Shirley Driessen

Lillian Larson: Peg Beckman, Mike & Penny

Landscoot, Trinity Council

Marvis Weiser: Anonymous, Peg Beckman,

Judith Buegel, Keith & Leslee Larson, Mark & Dianna

Pollert

March Attendance

Sunday

March 1 ……….211

March 8 ………171

March 15 …..140

March 22……92 (online)

Wednesday

March 4 ……….75

March 11 ………77

March 18 ……… 147 (online presence)

Passages

Baptisms

Cohen Thomas Perkins 3/1/20

Memoriam In

THE Bond is published monthly by

Trinity Lutheran Church

523 4th Ave. SE, Jamestown, ND 58401

Telephone (701) 252-2841

E-mail: connect@trinityjamestown.com Web site: www.trinityjamestown.com

Kristina Weber (320-2077)………………….. Senior Pastor

Susan Haukaas (320-1446)……………… Associate Pastor

Wendy Thompson …………………………..Pastoral Assistant

Ashley Gehlhar (320-8216) Director of Stepping Stones

Kirstie Dobson (659-1226)………Director of Youth Ministries

Dick Morris………………………………………..Organist/Choir Director

Meggen Henke……………………… Administrative Assistant

During the next few weeks, office staff

may be working from home during regular

business hours. Please leave a message at

252-2841 or connect@trinityjamestown.com

and someone will get back to you. Thank

you for your patience and understanding.

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Quilting Update With utmost regret and abundant caution, Trinity’s quilters will suspend quilt tying sessions until the dangers of COVID-19 are past. The completed quilts will be displayed May 3 if worship services resume and be shipped

out the second week in May.

Thank you to all who helped cut and sew quilt tops and those who helped tie and sew them at church. To ensure productive quilt sessions when they can be resumed, fabric will continue to be cut into 10 ½ inch squares at home and assembled into quilt kits to be placed in the fellowship area for people to take home to sew into 60” X 80” quilt tops. DONATIONS OF LARGE PIECES OF FABRIC AND COLORED SHEETS CONTINUE TO BE NEEDED as 84” X 64” backings will be made at home as well.

Trinity Choir

"When in Our Music God Is

Glorified" is the opening phrase

of one of my favorite hymns. It

reminds us that music can lift

our hearts, strengthen our faith,

bring comfort and offer hope.

Music can be experienced not just in community,

but also in our hearts and minds. In these

difficult days ahead my prayer is that we find "a

new dimension in the world of sound" even when

alone so that at the end of each day we can truly

say and sing "Alleluia!" Dick Morris

Trinity Choir rehearsals and times to sing for

worship will be determined weekly by phone

messages.

Young at Heart will not meet again until the

COVID-19 danger is over. Maintaining contact

by phone, e-mail or letter is encouraged, with a

special request to make contact on our regular

meeting date April 13 at 2 p.m. Our planned

informational organ presentation by Dick Morris

will be re-scheduled.

Raise the Roof Auction

The Raise the Roof auction has been postponed

to a date to be determined.

You are invited to attend the Jamestown

conference gathering on a NEW DATE: Sunday,

April 26 at 4:00 pm at St. John’s Lutheran

Church in Jamestown. A virtual meeting

option will be announced in the coming weeks.

At the conference gathering, attendees will vote on a

maximum of seven names for the office of bishop

of the Eastern North Dakota Synod. Please let

Erin Klein (erin_oboe@yahoo.com) know by April

8th if you would like to be a designated voting

member at this gathering. The congregational

nominees for Bishop of the Eastern North Dakota

Synod (presented in alphabetical order):

Rev. Joel Baranko

Rev. David Bjorklund

Rev. Mark Boorsma

Rev. Chad Brucklacher

Rev. Peter Coen-Tuff

Rev. Thomas W. Colenso (Tom)

Rev. Jessica Daum

Rev. Amy Eisenmann

Rev. Michael Jacobson

Rev. Tessa Moon Leiseth

Rev. Lynn Ronsberg

Rev. Iva (Ivy) Schulz

Rev. Matt Valan

Rev. Kristina Weber

The Eastern North Dakota Synod Assembly

date has been changed to August 15-16, 2020

at the Holiday Inn of Fargo.

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Census 2020 is Important

to North Dakota

April 1, 2020 is Census Day. The U.S. Census Bureau will be contacting you beginning in March

and asking you to complete your census form. You may do so online, over the phone or using a

paper form. Please remember to do so, your participation is important. The federal government

disburses $675 billion in funding each year based on census population counts. This funding is

important to our community and the people we serve.

Take time to be counted.

If you have any questions or need assistance with your form, please contact Pastor Bob Boyar

of the United Presbyterian Church at 252-1748 or visit 2020census.gov

Community Notices

Jamestown Ministerial Association community worship services for Lent on

Wednesday, April 1 and Good Friday, April 10 have been cancelled. You are invited to pray

during the noon hour as a sign of our connection with one another through Jesus Christ.

Stay Safe and help prevent the spread of COVID 19.

Wash your hands.

Cover your cough.

Stay home if you are sick and ask yourself if this trip is necessary if you are well.

Find more information at www.cdc.gov or health.nd.gov

Contents of first letter.

By now, you should have received at least two letters at

your home address. They are well labelled and include a

unique census ID number for your household.

BOTH LETTERS should have the same ID number.

Use this unique census ID number if you plan to complete

the census online.

If you choose not to complete the census online, you will

receive a paper form with additional instructions.

Second letter.

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I know that these are uncertain and frustrating

times. My prayers and my heart are with you all,

as we experience this new (temporary) normal

together but separately. My hopes are that we

can be patient, considerate, and courageous. I

pray that we can stay connected to one another

and take care of each other, all the while being

safe and keeping our most vulnerable neighbors

safe. May peace and good health be with you all.

P.S. Please remember to wash your hands and

stop touching your face.¯\_(ツ)_/¯

PULSE (6th—9th grades)

We will continue to have PULSE, just not at

church together. I will be putting our lesson and

discussion materials together and Pastor Susan

will be sending them out via email at the same

time that she sends Faith Quest lessons. Our

topic continues to be Relationships. As we

worship digitally during this Lenten season and

as Holy Week draws near, we will concentrate on

our relationships with Jesus and why Lent and

Easter are such special times in the church and

for our faith lives.

Circus

The Circus has been cancelled this year.

Coffee Cart

Since we are currently not meeting in person at

church for spiritual development time and

worship, we will not need Coffee Cart hosts until

further notice. A huge THANK YOU to those

families that hosted in March and to the Girl

Scouts for their participation, as well. Thank you,

also, to those families that signed up to host but

didn't get the chance. I am so grateful to all of

you for all that you guys do!

Blessings and Love to you all!

~Kirstie

GOOD FRIDAY YOUTH LED WORSHIP

Stay in touch with Kirstie Dobson 659-1226 for

details on how to participate in this online experience.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Easter Sunday morning between 7:30 and 10:30.

1) Make pancakes and eat them at home.

2) Offer a prayer of thanks for youth in our

congregation and community.

Please note: NO pancakes will be made or served

at Trinity on Easter Sunday.

CONFIRMATION CLASS

Confirmation class materials will be sent via

email and Remind to participants. Please plan to

talk with your mentors on the phone. Class will

NOT meet in person until further notice.

GOD SQUAD (9th – 12th grades)

Youth will hear from Kirstie Dobson directly.

The group will NOT meet in person at this time.

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LITTLE MESSENGER I am convinced that nothing will be able to separate us

from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39

No on-site

Faith Quest

until

Jamestown

Public Schools

are back in

session

SPRING SCHEDULE

10:45 AM Family Worship

active participation for

all ages

Listen for ways children

are invited to participate

from home during the

10:45 service.

Faith Quest ONLINE!

Until we can gather safely in person,

all Faith Quest materials will be online.

Everything will be emailed to registered families

each Saturday by 7:00 pm

If you are NOT receiving emails, let Pastor Susan know

Email - susanhtjnd@gmail.com

Text (701) 320-1446.

Registration for Faith Quest is available online at

TrinityJamestown.com

Stepping Stones Play Schedule

Wild on Wednesdays

& Fun on Fridays

8:45-11:45 am

Thrills on Thursdays

5:30-7:30 pm

Special crafts, games, sensory and learning activities will be available throughout the Play Center designed with your child (birth-8) in mind.

No need to register, just pop-in and play!

$5/Family/Visit

Bring a friend!

Stepping Stones News!

SteppingStonesPlayCenter.com

Director for Stepping Stones

Ashley Gehlhar

SteppingStones@TrinityJamestown.com

Call 701-320-8216

Happy Spring! We are missing all of our friends! At this time, we are going to stay

closed while the Jamestown Public Schools are closed. Check our Stepping Stones

Family Play Center Facebook page for our Rice Bin Activity to make at home.

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Trinity Lutheran Church Council Highlights

March 16, 2020 7:00 PM

Present: Mitch Ostlie, Nathan Steele, Judy Brueske, Skip Olson, Katie Banet, Eric Knodel,

Rhonda Ferguson, Jon Schlenker, Erin Klein, Pastor Susan Haukaas, Pastor Kristi Weber

Minutes: Erin Klein

Judy moved to approve the minutes of the February 17 council meeting and the March 2 council

meeting. Seconded by Rhonda. The motion passed.

Treasurer’s Report: Judy Brueske

Judy reported the February drink offering ($388 to the EaND Synod) and Wednesday night services’

offerings, through Feb. 19, totaling $1,509 with 10 percent going to Lutheran Disaster Response in

January and February.

ACTION ITEMS

A. Change voting members for Synod Assembly: Rhonda moved to appoint Nathan Steele as

the voting delegate if Jon and Connie Lillejord are unable to attend. Seconded by Erin. The motion

passed.

Katie moved to approve Erin Klein to be responsible for the roster of the voting members representing

Trinity at the Conference meeting. Seconded by Eric. The motion passed.

B. Insurance coverage: The definition of terrorism was reviewed. Jon moved that Trinity opt

out of terrorism insurance coverage. Seconded by Katie. The motion passed.

C. Parking lot bids – Pastor Kristi reported the group has met and reviewed the bids that

came in and asked for additional information. All three bids cover the alley and both parking lots.

There isn’t a recommendation yet from the team. Possible Council meeting to take action on paving

could be held on March 29.

D. Initial recommendations of what projects are higher priority for Trinity’s facilities needs

during the upcoming three years were discussed.

Next meeting: 7 p.m., Monday, April 20 snacks and devotions by Katie

possible Paving meeting March 29

Next Executive Committee Meeting: noon, Tuesday, April 14

Meeting adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer.

Respectfully submitted by Erin Klein.

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Financial Snapshot—Trinity’s General Fund

Through February 2020

Year to Date Income $ 57,500

Year to Date Designated Income* +$ 1,200

Year to Date Total Income $ 58,700

Year to Date Expenses -$ 66,600

Surplus (deficit) ($ 7,900)

*Designated income includes funds received for specific bills paid through Trinity’s General Fund.

Connect Share Grow Update

As of March 23, 2020, donations to the Connect Share Grow campaign and additional gifts for the

paving and drainage projects provided enough funds to accomplish the following:

Transfer $25,000 to pay the monthly mortgage payments through the end of the year!

Save $104,000 to use for the paving and drainage project.

The council will be able to move forward with approving the scope of work for the paving and drainage

projects in the near future. Even if the full project cannot be completed this summer, there is more

than enough funding available to move ahead with paving the North Parking Lot.

Thank you for your generosity.

Online Giving and Matching Funds from Thrivent Financial

Join the $1 million online donation challenge. From now through June 30, 2020, Thrivent will be providing an extra $1 for every $2 donated for the first $1 million in donations made through Thrivent.com. Join us in making a combined impact of $1.5 million.*

Direct Thrivent Choice Dollars®. We have more than 40,000 organizations enrolled in Thrivent

Choice. There are many food banks, shelters and other community organizations that need critical

funds right now. Direct Choice Dollars® today.

* Matching Donation Details:

Donations must be made online through our Thrivent Choice Giving Platform. Search for your organization of choice and click "Make a Personal Donation" to get started.

Only donations made to organizations within the current Thrivent Choice Catalog are eligible for the match. Trinity Lutheran Church, Jamestown, North Dakota, and the Eastern North Dakota Synod are both eligible for this match.

The matching opportunity will go until the $500,000 match is met or June 30, whichever comes first.

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How Trinity is staying connected with God and each other.

Worship and Holy Week Information

Pray for one another. James 5:16

Sing to God with gratitude in our hearts. Colossians 3:16

Serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. 1 Peter 4:10

During these weeks when people are asked to limit in person contact as much as possible in

response to COVID-19, Trinity will post the most up to date information about worship and

congregational activities on trinityjamestown.com and will send emails approximately

twice a week with information about the upcoming few days.

Trinity’s Facebook pages: Trinity Lutheran Church – ELCA, Jamestown, ND and Stepping

Stones Family Play Center will also have information about how to stay connected.

Sundays (INCLUDING PALM SUNDAY—April 5 AND EASTER SUNDAY– April 12)

8:30 am – worship will be broadcast on the radio at AM 1400 and at 107.1 FM as a

ministry of Trinity Lutheran and Grace Episcopal Churches for the community.

You are encouraged to listen at home. Worship Guides with songs and spoken responses

will be posted on the website trinityjamestown.com Father Robert Hoekstra from Grace

Episcopal Church in Jamestown joins Trinity’s pastors in leading this service.

10:45 am – worship will be livestreaming at 10:45 on Trinity's You Tube channel.

If you wish to watch the service later (after noon), a recording will be on Trinity’s Facebook

page for a day or two. Worship Guides will be posted on trinityjamestown.com

Wednesdays April 1, 15, 22, 29 (NO Wednesday service April 8)

6:30 pm – worship will be livestreaming on Trinity's You Tube channel with a

recording posted on Trinity’s Facebook page shortly after the service ends and kept

up for a day or two after the service. You are encouraged to participate from

home. Worship Guides will be posted on trinityjamestown.com

Maundy Thursday April 9 AND Good Friday April 10

7:00 pm – worship will be livestreaming on Trinity's You Tube channel with a

recording posted on Trinity’s Facebook page shortly after the service ends and kept

up for a day or two after the service. You are encouraged to participate from

home. Worship Guides will be posted on trinityjamestown.com

You can make a donation online at trinityjamestown.com by clicking the ONLINE GIVING

button to continue supporting these ministries or mail your offering to Trinity Lutheran

Church 523 4th Ave SE, Jamestown, ND 58401. Thank you for your generosity.

CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH MINISTRIES

For Faith Quest, Pulse, Confirmation and God Squad information see pages 6 and 7.

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Trinity Lutheran Church 523 4th Ave SE Jamestown, ND 58401 Address Service Requested

Trinity’s Purpose:

Connect with God and with each other.

Share God’s good news with all.

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2019 COUNCIL MEMBERS (Telephone)

Mitch Ostlie, President (320-8822)

Chris Flann, Vice President (269-6756)

Judy Brueske, Treas. (320-6473)

Erin Klein, Sec. (320-4560)

Jon Schlenker (251-1018), Member at Large

Eric Knodel (320-9968)

Nathan Steele (269-2811)

Skip Olson (252-8534)

COMMITTEE/TEAM CHAIRS (Telephone)

Altar Guild……………………………….………….….Ardell Quigley (952-5062)

Boy Scouts………...………………………………….. Aaron Motter (952-3428)

Education……………………………………………………………….. 252-2841

Fine Arts………………………………………………………………….252-2841

Library…………………………………………………………………….252-2841

Memorial……………………………………… ………Peg Beckman (252-1896)

Men of Trinity………………………………………….Randy Lebahn (952-8337)

Outreach………………………………………...Donette Rasmussen (252-4890)

Parish Care………………………………………………..Ruth Urdahl (952-1733)

Property & Management………………………………………………..252-2841

Selma Alexander/Trinity Foundation……………………...Bob Toso (252-5027)

Stephen Ministry……………………………………… Carol Delaney (952-3793)

Women of Trinity………………………………………….Ruth Urdahl (952-1733)

Worship ………………………………………………………………… .252-2841

Youth………………………………………………..Wynn Rasmussen (252-4890)

Church Office……………………………………………………………...252-2841

Leslee Larson (368-2063)

Katie Banet (739-8871)

Rhonda Ferguson (269-9395)

Greg Ulland (218-791-0415)

See page 10 for additional details

Any changes that allow us to be together will be

posted on TrinityJamestown.com

HOLY WEEK and EASTER

How to participate from home.

Palm Sunday, April 5 and Easter Sunday, April 12

8:30 am Radio at AM 1400 and 107.1 FM

10:45 am Livestreaming on YouTube

Maundy Thursday, April 9 & Good Friday, April 10

7:00 pm Livestreaming on You Tube