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Trinity Steeple Notes

March 2019 News and Events

Midweek Lenten Worship

Healing is the focus of Trinity’s midweek Lenten series this

year. The weekly themes are:

March 6—Ash Wednesday – Healing from Sin

Worship will be held at 12:05 in the chapel and at 7:30 in the Nave. Both services will

include the imposition of ashes and Holy Communion.

Noonday Worship

Noonday worship is at 12:05 each Wednesday in the Chapel. All services will offer a

healing liturgy, Holy Communion, and an opportunity after the service for individual

healing prayers and anointing with oil. A light soup lunch will follow in the Hintz

Room.

March 13 – Healing of the Body April 3 – Healing of the Spirit

March 20 – Healing of the Mind April 10 – Healing for Eternity

March 27 – Healing of Relationships

Lenten Bible Study with Bishop Zeiser

March 13-April 10 at Grace, Shillington - 6:30 PM fellowship; 7:00 PM Bible Study

Grace Lutheran in Shillington will offer a five-week Bible study on the book of

Revelation on Wednesday evenings in Lent, beginning March 13. Northeastern

Pennsylvania Bishop Sam Zeiser will discuss the book of Revelation. A coffee and

dessert social time will be held from 6:30 - 7:00, followed by a 45-minute Bible Study

and a 15-minute worship service. Everything will be held in the Fellowship Hall.

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Parish News

Invitation Sunday on March 24th

Here at Trinity, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming

congregation, with doors and hearts open to everyone in

the community, regardless of income level, religious

background, sexual identity, physical abilities, ethnicity

or political belief. From Sunday mornings through our

Wolfe Concert Series through our ministries with

Common Ground and I Can, we faithfully live up to these

values of hospitality. Those who come through the doors of Trinity know that they are

welcome and valued as children of God.

One area we can challenge ourselves to grow is in our invitation for people to come

through our doors in the first place. Trinity has something wonderful to offer our

neighbors: God’s Word of grace; powerful music; programs for all ages; respectful

dialog about the issues of our day; opportunities to serve and be served; a rich history

of faith; meaningful friendships; and so much more. But without an invitation from

someone who’s here, most people will never experience the blessings we have to share.

All the newspaper ads and social media posts in the world cannot compare to one

invitation from someone who cares about you.

On March 24, we challenge every member of Trinity to invite a friend or family

member to join you for church. Meet them here or pick them up; maybe take them to

lunch afterwards. Talk to them about why Trinity matters to you.

That Sunday, we’ll have information about upcoming concerts, special events and

Holy Week celebrations. We’ll also share pretzel balls with nine different dipping

sauces (on the portico, weather permitting).

Of course, every day is a good day to invite a friend to Trinity, but let’s all try to do it

together on March 24. Your friends will be glad you asked!

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Parish News

Jazz Mass: March 3 at 11 AM Worship

Accompanied by Tim Gross, piano; Skip Moyer, bass; and John

Rozum, drums, the Trinity Choir and friends will incorporate the

movements of Will Todd’s Jazz Missa Brevis into the 11:00 a.m.

worship service on Sunday, March 3. Todd’s setting includes a

swinging jazz waltz Kyrie, Latin-groove Gloria, smooth ballad Sanctus, 7/8 Benedictus,

and soulful Agnus Dei. The service will include other selections by the jazz ensemble

as well as Jacques Ibert’s Aria with Tim Gross on saxophone and Karen Eddinger on

piano.

Mardi Gras Lunch March 3

Join us after 11:00 worship for pulled pork or chicken

sandwiches, baked beans, carrot and celery sticks, chips and

chocolate cheese cake with fruit toppings. $5 per person

suggested donation. Please sign up in the Narthex.

Evensong March 10, 4:00 PM at Christ Episcopal Church

Trinity and Christ Episcopal will offer an Evensong service on the first Sunday in Lent.

Evensong is a brief but beautiful prayer service led by our choirs. The is no sermon or

Communion.

Trinity family, I would like to say thank you for your prayers, good wishes,

phone calls and cards in helping my recovery from my recent fall. Also, thanks for the

little comfort pillow which for me has been a BIG comfort. —Peg Coleman

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Music and Outreach

Wolfe Concert Series to Foster Community Partnerships

For many years, the Rändel L. Wolfe Memorial Concert Series has

provided the gift of music to our community. We are excited to expand

that outreach by partnering with various community organizations this

year so that our musical offerings can also provide tangible support for community

organizations that have an impact for good in Reading and Berks County.

The partners we have invited will receive 100% of proceeds from concert offerings and

will have an opportunity to bring greetings and provide information about the work

they do. They will help promote the concerts through their own networks, expanding

the reach of our ministry and highlighting Trinity’s commitment to our community.

As members of Trinity, your patronage of the Series is vitally important, so that we can

continue to bring in excellent musicians, even as we distribute offerings to our

partners. (A patron form follows.) Furthermore, your presence and financial support

at each concert will speak volumes about Trinity’s connection with these wonderful

community resources. These are the kinds of partnerships we dreamed about in our

discernment process last year and we thank you for doing what you can to support

this important outreach initiative.

All patron gifts received by March 17 will be listed in all 2019 concert programs.

Please make checks payable to Trinity Lutheran Church; Memo line: Wolfe Concert

Series. Checks may be placed in the offering plate or sent to the church office.

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Rändel L. Wolfe Memorial Concert Series 2019 Amount ____________________

Name(s) as you would like it to appear in the patron listing:

____________________________________________________________________________

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2019 Wolfe Concert Series

Programs and Partners

Bucks County Gilbert and Sullivan Society

in support of Reading Musical Foundation March 24 at 3:00 PM

The Bucks County Gilbert & Sullivan Society celebrates its 11th season this year. With

an exceptional orchestra and first quality principals and chorus, their loyal audience

has grown each year. They are looking forward to sharing with their Berks County

neighbors some of their favorite patter pieces, honoring the memory of Rändel Wolfe

and Brian Trupp.

Almost 90 years old, Reading Musical Foundation is a

public charity that provides financial support for music

presenters in Berks County, music scholarships, and

extensive music outreach, including programs in most

of Berks County’s public and parochial schools.

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Parish News

Guest Preacher Kristen Opalinski, March 31

Direct from ELCA headquarters in Chicago, Trinity’s own

Kristen Opalinski will preach God’s Word at Trinity on March

31. You know her, you love her, now hear what God has

given her to say to the congregation she calls home.

Poetry Out Loud Student Advances to State Competition

A Reading High School student who recited at the FFA opening event in September

2018 has earned regional champion status for south central PA. Hannah Mogford will

compete in the March 4, 2019 PA state competition in Harrisburg. Congratulations!

Property Clean-up Day

Saturday, April 6, 9:00AM-noon

Wear some old clothes and help us spruce up the church for Easter.

Pizza lunch to follow

Altar Flowers

Open dates: We have a few Sundays in 2019 that are available for sponsorship ($80 for

two vases, $40 to cosponsor): May 12 (Mother’s day) and 19; June 2 and 30; August 11

and 18; and December 8. Altar flowers are a lovely way to remember a loved one or

mark a life milestone such as a graduation or an anniversary.

Faithful flower sponsors: Thank you for your generosity. It will help us in the church

office if you can please write the date of your altar flower sponsorship on the memo

line of your check when you share your payment.

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Easter Flowers and World Hunger Gifts

This year we will have a display of tulips, daffodils, spring

flowers and Easter lilies. After 11 am worship on Easter Sunday,

people who have ordered flowers may pick up their choice of

flowers. Extra flowers will be delivered to homebound

members and planted in the Trinity gardens.

I wish to offer ________flowers ($10 each) and/or $_________ to World Hunger.

In honor of

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

In loving memory of

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Given by: _______________________________________________________________________

Please return this form and your payment or donation to the Trinity church office by

Sunday, April 7, 2019, Trinity Lutheran Church, 527 Washington Street, Reading, PA

19601. Attention: Flowers

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Trinity Leaders in Liturgy March 2019

March 3, 2019 March 10, 2019 March 17, 2019 March 24, 2019

Assisting Minister Daniel Smith Albert Pohl Annie Harlin Marian Jameson

Carillon Reagan Rosenbaum Beth Welz Jillian Rosenbaum Anita Dolak

Lector - 8:30 Amy Young Pat Richter Amy Young David Spanier

Lector - 11:00 Bernadette Ilgen Jessica Manning Barbara Lykens Bill Norton

Right Aisle Amy Norton-Ritz Susan Pohl David Shellong Janet Clemmer

Left Aisle Ann Harnish Barbara Auchenbach Amy Bornhofen David Himes

Right Cupper Suzy Evans Sue Shellong Andrew Smith Dar Unger

Left Cupper Steve Hofmann Charlene Norton Doris Strobel Stephen Welz

Communion Serv-ers

Linda Motley Russ Grim Josh Motley Pamela Wasmuth

Ron Eddinger Darryl Jeffries Brooke Rosenbaum Jeffrey Wasmuth

Greeter Steve Hofmann Ann Harnish Steve Najarian Janet Clemmer

Ushers

Amy Reinsel Barb Auchenbach Ann Harnish David Shellong

Ron Eddinger Suzy Evans Raye Watson Sue Shellong

Jeff Wasmuth Nancy Everson Anita Dolak Ed & Peg Coleman

Pam Wasmuth Robin Oberholtzer Harry Feinauer

Mark Christy Barbara Auchenbach Pam Wasmuth Sue Shellong

Counting Team

A. & S. Pohl Michael Faust Jeff Wasmuth Dave Shellong

Nancy Everson Ron Eddinger Brooke Rosenbaum Patti Anewalt

Kelley Crozier Eric Rosenbaum Tom Anewalt

Media Team

Matt Althouse Matt Mellen Matt Mellen Mark Hofmann

Mark Hofmann Matt Althouse Matt Althouse Jennifer Smith

Reagan Rosenbaum Jennifer Smith Jillian Rosenbaum Ben Zobian

Jillian Rosenbaum Amy Bornhofen Reagan Rosenbaum Matt Althouse

Owen Redmond Ben Zobian Owen Redmond Matt Mellen

Common Ground Pat & John Richter C. and J. Holleran Virginia Biniek Fred Opalinski

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Mission District News

“Spiritual Well-being:

Becoming Who We

Were Meant To Be”

Wednesday, April 17, 8:00 AM a The Inn at Reading

$18 per person for breakfast buffet

The guest speaker will be the Rev. Steven Shussett. Save

the date now! Registration forms and information will

be forthcoming.

Nigerian Family

Update

The Johnson-Agiri family is

now largely self-sufficient as

the asylum process continues.

Tola has a job and the family now has reliable

transportation thanks to their recent purchase of a 2008

mini-van. The family still welcomes our prayers as they

adjust to living in America and wait for their asylum

court hearing.

March 31, 2019

Barbara Lykens

Christa Beveridge

Annie Harlin

Amy Norton-Ritz

Anita Dolak

Suzy Evans

Ed Coleman

Russ Diesinger

Daniel Smith

Virginia Biniek

Jeff Wasmuth

S. and E. Hofmann

Kelley Crozier

Mark Christy

D. and M. Zobian

Susan Randazzo

Robin Oberholtzer

Linda Motley

Matt Althouse

Mark Hofmann

Reagan Rosenbaum

Jillian Rosenbaum

Owen Redmond

Kelly Kulp

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Mission & Service

Lenten Water Project

Someone came to me some time ago and asked, “Could we do a

water project sometime?” My answer was “YES”! The Mission

& Service Committee approved the project and we are ready

now.

Thank you again for your faithful response to last year’s project—a cow. As you

remember, the response was so great that we bought several cows, other animals and

other projects.

In our ELCA Good Gifts Catalog, water wells begin at $2,500.00. Cost depends on the

location and cost of materials. Clean water is one of the biggest challenges for

overcoming poverty. Can you imagine not being able to go to your sink and get a

glass of fresh water?

This month, we will be presenting our challenge to you as a congregation. Be on the

“lookout” for the Cowabunga gang!

—Marian Jameson, Mission & Service Committee Chair

Bags of Blessings

Pick up a grocery bag at church this morning and bring it back

next week filled with non-perishable food for the nearby Lutheran

Pantry at St. John’s Church. Once again, the pantry welcomes your gifts of oatmeal

(traditional or quick-cooking; no instant oatmeal, please). Thank you for sharing gifts

with our neighbors in the city of Reading!

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Learning Ministries

Sunday Forums in March

Interesting-Informative-Inspirational at 9:30 AM in the Auditorium

March 3 – Discernment Update: What is God up to and how are we joining in? Our

very own Vestry president, Steve Hofmann, will be sharing the movements that have

sprung out of the discernment forums from last year.

March 10 – Sojourner’s Forum—Reconciling in Christ: What does it mean to be a

congregation which intentionally welcomes and affirms members of the LGBTQ

community? How does our faith support and compel us to take this stance? How do

we deal with those who oppose such inclusion (such as at the recent Drag Queen Story

Hour at the Exeter library)? Come with your questions, experiences and insights.

March 17 – An Interfaith Journey to the Holy Land: Helen and Tom Flynn will speak

about their experiences traveling with Jewish and Muslim brothers and sisters to the

Holy Land.

March 24 – The LGBT Center of Greater Reading: LGBTQ 101 with Michelle Dech,

Executive Director. Michelle will introduce us to the work of the Center and to

terminology and best practices for working with or providing services to the LGBTQ+

community. The forum will also include some impactful activities, ensuring a better

understanding of the challenges that the community faces daily.

March 31 – Pretzel Time: Explore the connection between baking and faith with Pr.

Ron Glusenkamp (see page 20).

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Week of February 24-March 2

Sunday, February 24: Epiphany 7

8:30 AM: Shared Deaf & Hearing Worship (Chapel)

9:30 AM: Sunday Forum (Auditorium)

9:45 AM: Treble Choir/Faith Formation

(Bard House & Sunday School Rooms)

11:00 AM: Holy Eucharist (Nave)

1:00 PM: Trinity Choir Rehearsal (Bard House)

3:00 PM: David Lutz and Klemens Sander - Schubert Song Cycle (WCR Center)

4:00 PM: Common Ground Worship (Auditorium)

6:30 PM: ChAOS Catechism Class (Auditorium)

Thursday, February 28

10:00 AM: Bible Break

(Conference Room)

4:00 PM: Property Committee

Meeting (Conference Room)

5:30 PM: Fall Festival of the Arts

Committee (Conference Room)

Friday, March 1

No scheduled Trinity events.

Saturday, March 2

10:00 AM: Jazz Mass Rehearsal (Nave)

11:00 AM: I Can Group

(Auditorium)

Monday, February 25

10:00 AM: Program Staff Meeting

Tuesday, February 26

9:15 AM: Staff Meeting

4:15 PM: Kindermusik (Nursery)

Wednesday, February 27

11:30 AM: Winter Café (Auditorium)

1:00 PM: Covenant Prayer Shawl

(Auditorium)

6:30 PM: Trinity Ringers (Nave)

7:30 PM: Trinity Choir Rehearsal

(Bard House)

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Week of March 3—9

Sunday, March 3: Transfiguration and Jazz Sunday

8:30 AM: Holy Eucharist (Chapel)

9:30 AM: Sunday Forum: Discernment Update (Auditorium)



11:00 AM: Holy Eucharist with Jazz Mass (Nave)

12:30 PM: Mardi Gras Brunch (Hintz Room)

12:30: Mixed Ensemble Rehearsal (Bard House)



Thursday, March 7


(Conference Room)

Friday, March 8


Saturday, March 9


Monday, March 4



Tuesday, March 5

9:15 AM: Staff Breakfast Meeting


Wednesday, March 6: Ash Wednesday

12:00 PM: Ash Wednesday Worship

(Chapel)

7:30 PM: Ash Wednesday Worship

(Nave)

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Week of March 10-16

Sunday, March 10: Lent 1 and Water of Life Sunday

Daylight Savings Time Begins


9:30 AM: Sojourner’s Forum: Reconciling in Christ (Auditorium)



11:00 AM: Holy Eucharist and Baptism (Nave)

4:00 PM: Evensong at Christ Episcopal



Thursday, March 14


(Conference Room)

10:30 AM: Deaf Senior Center

(Auditorium)

Friday, March 15


Saturday, March 16


Monday, March 11


6:20 PM: Gift Committee Meeting

7:00 PM: Vestry Meeting

Tuesday, March 12



Wednesday, March 13

12:05 PM: Lent Worship (Chapel)

12:30 PM: Soup Lunch (Hintz Room)



(Bard House)

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Week of March 17-23

Sunday, March 17: Lent 2

8:30 AM: Holy Eucharist and Healing Stations (Chapel)

9:30 AM: Sunday Forum: Interfaith Journey

to the Holy Land (Auditorium)


(Bard House and Sunday School Rooms)

11:00 AM: Holy Eucharist and Healing Stations (Nave)

12:15 PM: Mixed Ensemble Rehearsal (Bard House)


Thursday, March 21


(Conference Room)

11:15 AM: Worship & Music

Committee Meeting

(The Highlands)

Friday, March 22


Saturday, March 23


Monday, March 18


Tuesday, March 19


1:00 PM: Member Care Meeting

(Highlands)


Wednesday, March 20





(Bard House)

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Thursday, March 28


(Conference Room)

4:00 PM: Property Committee

Meeting (Conference Room)

Friday, March 29


Saturday, March 30

11:00 AM: Jane LeVan Memorial Service

(Phoebe, Wernersville)

Monday, March 25


Tuesday, March 26



Wednesday, March 27



1:00 PM: Covenant Prayer Shawl

(Auditorium)



(Bard House)

Week of March 24-30

Sunday, March 24: Lent 3 and Invitation Sunday


9:30 AM: Sunday Forum: LGBT Center

of Greater Reading (Auditorium)




12:15 PM: Mission & Service Committee Meeting

3:00 PM: Wolfe Concert Series—Bucks County Gilbert & Sullivan Society(Nave)


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Week of March 31-April 6

Sunday, March 31: Lent 4 and Kristen Opalinski Preaching

8:30 AM: Holy Eucharist (Chapel)

9:30 AM: Sunday Forum: Pretzel Making

with Ron Glusenkamp (Auditorium)




12:15 PM: Mixed Ensemble Rehearsal (Bard House)


Monday, April 1


Tuesday, April 2



6:00 PM: Trinity Serves at

Opportunity House

Wednesday, April 3





(Bard House)

Thursday, April 4


(Conference Room)

Friday, April 5

ChAOS Catechism Class Lord’s Prayer

Retreat (Bear Creek Camp)

6:30 PM: The Gifts of Near-Death Experiences

Workshop (McGlinn Center, Alvernia)

Saturday, April 6

Lord’s Prayer Retreat (Bear Creek Camp)

9:00 AM: Near-Death Experience

(Christ Episcopal Church)

9:00 AM: Property Spring Clean-up Day

11:00 AM: I Can Group (Auditorium)

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Leaders in Liturgy

Sunday, February 24—Epiphany 7

Presiding and Preaching: Pr. Alan Wolkenhauer

Minister of Music: Karen S. Eddinger

Assisting Minister: Hannah Seiple

Carillon: Anita Dolak

Lectors: (8:30) Dick Horst and (11:00) Darryl Jeffries

ASL Interpreter: Jessica Manara

Communion Assistants: Barbara Lykens (RA), Janet Clemmer (LA), Anita Dolak (RC),

Russ Diesinger (LC), and Charlie Norton and Josh Motley (servers)

Greeter: Harry Feinauer

Ushers: David & Sue Shellong, Ed & Peg Coleman, and Harry Feinauer

Counting Team: Peter Graf, Hannah Seiple, and Jessica Manning

Media: Mark Hofmann, Jennifer Smith, Ben Zobian, Matt Althouse, and Matt Mellen

Common Ground Volunteers: Kelly Kulp

Altar Guild: Anita Dolak, Ann Harnish, David Himes, Amy Reinsel, Amy Stewart-

Himes and Raye Watson

We thank Mike Faust for planning today’s worship.

Prepare for worship: The readings for Sunday, March 3, are

Exodus 34:29-35; Psalm 99; 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2; and Luke 9:

28-43a. The readings for Sunday, March 10, are Deuteronomy

26:1-11; Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16; Romans 10: 8b-13; and Luke 4:1-13.

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Sunday Notices

Sunday, February 24, 2019

The altar flowers are sponsored by Bob and Carolyn Hoffman in loving memory of

Uncle Butch.

Today’s broadcast is sponsored by Marian Jameson in loving memory of

David Sanders.

Praying for our family members in Christ: This week: Nancy Nagle; Steve, Helen,

Maya, Yani & Lian Najarian; Katie Norton; Ruth Norton; and Bill & Charlie Norton.

Next week: James Ritz & Amy, William and Grace Norton-Ritz; Craig & Robin

Oberholtzer; Michele, David, Shea & Teagan O’Brien; and Fred, Jan, Kristen &

Megan Opalinski.

Immediate prayer petitions: We pray for members and loved ones of Trinity who are

in need of healing: Ann Harnish, Pamela Reeves, Tina Scornavacchi, Elton Richards,

John Kirby, Ed Harlin, David Unruh (brother of Ralph Unruh), Minerva Cohn (Barbara

Hartman’s mother), and Jacob Unger (grandson of Dar Unger).

Ongoing prayer requests for friends and members of Trinity: Dorothea Fritz, Tom

Shultz, Dorothy Smith, Betty & Karl Leuffen, Walter Schur, Peg Coleman, DeVere

Lichtenwalner, Nancy Lombardo, Darryl Jeffries, Marie Bond, Cathy Manning, Jay

Pezdirc, Ronald Gregory, the Sawyer family, Ronald Derr, Matthew, Celia Cosentino

(friend of Jane Zobian), Carol Chaveas (sister-in-law of Pr. Rick Chaveas), Judy (friend

of Karen Nein), Diana Curry (mother of Matthew Hayes), Mark Kummerer (son of

Larry Kummerer), Russell Richie, Taylor & Betty Lamborn (Quaker Friends), Anna

Giardiello (Janet Clemmer’s sister), and our members and friends studying and

working abroad—Kathrine Graf (England), Calum Adams (deployed in Qatar),

Meghan Sacco (Scotland), and Emily Mooney Routté and Jesse, Amani & Naima

Routté.

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Broadcast Schedule

All of our programs listed below and more can be watched on Comcast

Channel 190 (in the Reading Hospital, Channel 80) or online at http://

trinityreading.org or on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/

trinitylutheranchurch.

Sundays in March

Second and Fourth Sundays:

6:00 PM: Shared Deaf & Hearing Worship

First and Third Sundays:

6:00 PM: First Friday

6:30 PM: Music from Trinity:

Noah Breneman, oboe

7:00 PM: Trinity Worship Service

Pretzel Time with Ron Glusenkamp

March 31 at 9:30 AM

Ron Glusenkamp, the director of the ELCA Always Being Made

New campaign, had such a good time with us last Fall that he

asked to come back to share a special hands-on pretzel making

forum. He’ll discuss the spirituality of baking and the history of pretzels as he guides

us through steps to make pretzels, both to eat and to share with someone. Signups will

taken beforehand so that we have the right amount of ingredients.

Trinity Lutheran Church

527 Washington Street, Reading, PA 19601

(610) 374-4861 www.trinityreading.org

A congregation of the Reading Lutheran Parish and West Berks Mission District

Wednesdays in March

4:00 PM: Trinity Worship

5:00 PM: Shared Deaf & Hearing Worship

5:30 PM: First Friday: Truth, Trust and

Tribalism
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