trinity lutheran church, 508 center street, ashland, oh ... · than december 16—in plenty of time...
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November 16-22, 2019
Experience worship with us this weekend! This is the twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost.
Pastor Eric Riesen will preach at the 5:30 Folk and 8:30 & 10:45 Sanctuary services.
Pastor Kevin McClain will preach at the 10:45 Praise service.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 508 Center Street, Ashland, OH 44805 419-289-2126 www.trinityashland.org
OUR 10:45 SANCTUARY RADIO BROADCAST on WNCO-AM 1340 is sponsored by Bob and Katie Harpster, in memory of Donald E. and Marilyn M. Harpster.
THE PRAISE LIVE STREAM VIDEO BROADCAST this week is sponsored anonymously to the Glo-ry of God.
THE SANCTUARY ALTAR FLOWERS this weekend are given by: Carol Burns and family, in memory of David Burns and other loved ones, and Dan and Dawn Forbes and family, in loving memory of David Wayne Forbes.
WE NEED FLOWER DONORS for the weekends of November 30/December 1, December 7/8, and December 15. Please call the Church Office if you want to sign up for one of these weekends.
Thank you to all who have taken baby bottles for our campaign. Just a reminder that bottles need to be returned to the church by November 24. They can be dropped off in the Church Office, or brought with you to church and placed in the collection bins. **Note: We have an anonymous church member who has offered to match your giving, so every dollar that we collect will be doubled! We are very thankful for this generous donor!
STAND SUNDAY began in 2004 when a pastor in Texas asked his congregation to stand with him to defend, care and support abused and neglected children in his community. This idea has spread across America, and every November one Sunday is set aside asking churches to stand for both orphans and children in foster care. Fostering Family Ministries has a special FREE event featuring Cecil
and Boone Stokes planned for this Sunday, November 17, to celebrate STAND SUNDAY. Cecil became a foster parent to Boone and then adopted him. It will be held at Trinity in Jack's Place at 4:30 PM, and we hope to fill the room with community church members. To see a video about this very impressive father and son, you can visit the Resource page of the Fostering Family Ministries' website which is available on the Trinity home page.
ATTENDANCE RECEIPTS
Operating Fund Year-to-Date
SS Church
October 5/6 191 423 October 5/6 27,928.42 Income 792,187.19
October 12/13 204 494 October 12/13 23,134.71 Disbursements 829,109.11
October 19/20 183 423 October 19/20 13,774.24 Deficit (36,921.92)
October 26/27 184 507 October 26/27 16,858.92
Christmas Musical Rehearsals Our 35th-Annual Christmas Musical, “Noel – The Carols of Christmas” will be presented on Saturday, December 14, at 5:30 p.m. & Sunday, December 15, at 10:45 a.m. in Jack ’s Place. A “regular” 8:30 a.m. communion service will be held in the sanctuary. Rehearsals have begun and will be held on different days of the week, giving ample time for busy people to find time to sing. Below is the schedule. All are welcome!!
Our annual Thanksgiving Eve Service, featuring seasonal music, Communion, and a message, is Wednesday, November 27, at 7 p.m. Pastor Kevin McClain will preach the message. Special music will be presented by the Choir, Trinity Brass, and other musicians. Our worship will have a “Harvest Home” theme as we thank God for the many benefits we have received. The celebration of Holy Communion around the table of the Lord will help center our thoughts for when we gather around our own tables on Thanksgiving Day. We encourage
families with children to attend and for all worshippers to bring cans of food or other supplies for the Ashland County Food Bank. They will be collected by the children as part of the Children’s Sermon. Please plan to attend and bring friends or visiting relatives. Child care will be provided. The service will be recorded and re-played over WNCO-AM 1340 on Thanksgiving Day at 10 a.m.
Montessori Shop with Scrip Fundraiser Continues! Just a reminder that our Montessori Preschool’s Shop with Scrip fundraiser will continue monthly through
April. Please think about purchasing gift cards every month for businesses you frequently use. Make sure to plan ahead for Christmas. Those gift cards you want to give as gifts can be purchased
through this program. The order deadline is December 6, and you’ll have your gift cards in hand no later than December 16—in plenty of time for Christmas! Just pick up a blue order form in the church office or
Jack’s Place hallway at the Montessori display and turn them in by the deadline. Thank you for supporting our school!
Women’s Christmas Brunch, “Make a Joyful Noise” Saturday, December 7, 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Program: Lanny Gooding, Skyway East pianist, will share Christmas favorites with us. Service Project: We will be collecting grocery, retail, and fuel gift cards for
Fostering Family Ministries. Menu: Assorted Quiches, Tomato Basil Pie, French Toast Casserole, Assorted Breakfast
Meats, Homemade Muffins and Coffeecakes, Fruit, Juices, Coffee and Tea Tickets are $12 and are now on sale in the Church Office and at the Information Desk.
Nursery is available upon request.
Trinity Youth Ministry
Sundays @ 9:30am!
The 7-12th grade classes will meet down in the
Youth Rooms. Friends are always welcome!
Heather Jurjevic—Youth Ministries Assistant
419-651-2455 (cell)
Christmas Caroling
Sunday, December 15, 3 pm
What a glorious way to bring joy to those who can’t be part of all the season has to bring. Please mark your calendars for this fun filled event of caroling,
pizza, dodgeball and, of course, cookies and hot cocoa! If you can’t attend
but would like to help in some way, we are in need of cookies for the youth
to enjoy upon returning to the church. For more information or to sign up
for this event please contact Heather.
Catechism Schedule-4-7pm
Dec. 8 Session 3 (The Lord’s Prayer)
Jan. 17-19 (Catechism Retreat) Session 4
(Apostles’ Creed-Articles 1 & 2) Feb. 9 Session 5 (Apostles’ Creed-Article 3)
March 8 Session 6 (The Ten Commandments -
1st Table)
April 19 Session 7 (The Ten Commandments -
2nd Table)
May 17 Confirmation/Reception (10:45 a.m. Sanctuary service, Reception following)
SURVEILLANCE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The Safety Committee needs your help by volunteering your time during the Sunday School hour in the Technology Center. You are asked to view the Video Surveillance camera images for unusual activity. The commitment is for 1 hour a month. Depending on how many people volunteer, it could turn out to be every other month. The job is very easy, but important. It requires you to sit in a comfortable chair while observing several key camera video outputs via two large screen computer monitors. Please let the Safety Committee Chairperson know if you are interested in this important volunteer work. Dan Wierbiki (cell- 567.215.6806 or email - [email protected]).
SATURDAY: November 16 5:30 p.m. FOLK SERVICE—SANCTUARY
SUNDAY: November 17 8:30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION—SANCTUARY 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Choir 10:45 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION—SANCTUARY - Audio Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 & website PRAISE WORSHIP—JACK’S PLACE - Live Video on Facebook and website 4:00 p.m. Fostering Family Ministries “Stand Sunday”* 7:00 p.m. Musical Chorus*
MONDAY: November 18 9:00 a.m. Piece Makers Group 12:00 p.m. MnM Group Luncheon 8:00 p.m. Trinity Brass
TUESDAY: November 19 8:30 a.m. Moms in Prayer 12:00 p.m. Safety Committee 1:30 p.m. TLC Belles 7:00 p.m. Musical Chorus—Sectional*
WEDNESDAY: November 20 1:30 p.m. Bible Conversations 4:00 p.m. Trinity Chime Choir 4:45 p.m. Luther Bells 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Musicians 5:15 p.m. Supper (Spaghetti and meatballs with garlic bread or
chicken noodle soup and ham sandwich, salad, fruit, dessert, drinks) 5:30 p.m. Alpha Course 6:00 p.m. Music Makers, Notes of Joy, Trinity Bells Mosaic 6:15 p.m. Woodworker’s Group 7:00 p.m. Choir 7:30 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal
THURSDAY: November 21 8:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study 8:30 a.m. Bible Study Fellowship 9:00 a.m. Conversations in Painting & Drawing 6:30 p.m. Euchre Night 7:00 p.m. Musical Chorus*
SATURDAY: November 23 9:00 a.m. Usher/Host Training 5:30 p.m. FOLK COMMUNION—SANCTUARY
SUNDAY: November 24 8:00 a.m. Sonrise Singers 8:30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION—SANCTUARY 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Choir 10:45 a.m. WORSHIP—SANCTUARY - Audio Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 & website PRAISE COMMUNION—JACK’S PLACE - Live Video on Facebook and website 12:00 p.m. Praise Worship Altar Guild Decorating 7:00 p.m. Musical Chorus*
Activities & Events
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Billy: I can't wait to go to Grandma's for Thanksgiving. My cousin's going to be there, and he has three feet! Willie: Wow! How'd that happen? Billy: I don't know. My aunt wrote my parents and said, "You won't recognize little Howie. He's grown another foot."
Ballots for the 2020 Trinity Outreach Fund grants have
been mailed to all Trinity. Please prayerfully consider
which grants you believe will do the most to further the
Lord’s work. Please return your completed ballots by
Sunday, December 1, to the boxes by the Church
Office, in the Social Corner, in the Gathering Space of
the sanctuary, or mail them to the Church Office. Please
contact Kenny Oberholtzer if you’re a member and did
not receive a ballot.