Experience Worship with Us!

This weekend, Pastor Mitchell will preach at all four services. His sermon title will be Becoming Impatient on

the Way.

Choirs: 8:30 – Laudamus Quartet 10:45 Sanctuary – Laudamus, Senior Choir 10:45 Praise – Praise Team & Cherub Choir

Scripture Readings: Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21

Join us as together we praise God and hear His Word for our living.

Followers of Jesus Serving

Ashland and Beyond

March 15-21, 2015

OUR 10:45 RADIO BROADCAST on WNCO-AM 1340 is sponsored by Don & Shirley Price, in memory of loved ones, and by Daniel & Rita Wierbiki, in memory of loved ones.

Food Bank is next weekend! March is here and that means that spring is just around the corner! What a blessing! It is our hope and wish that we are able to make the lives of the people we touch just a bit brighter, with your help! ~ Rosemarie Donley, Executive Director Items needed: Cereal, Fresh Potatoes, Instant Mashed Potatoes, Egg Noodles, Vegetable Oil and Ketchup, Hot Chocolate, Tea and/or Coffee, Juices (Apple, Grape, Cranberry, etc.), Deodorant, Paper Towels and Toilet Paper, Diapers/Wipes.

We Need You! The Chili Cook Off is more than a time to fellowship and eat good food. This is a great opportunity to help those who keep us safe. By joining us on Sunday, your admission price ($4-adult, $2-12 & under) goes directly to the fireman’s training fund, which provides many life-saving tools for our firefighters and community. We are delighted to have eight chili submis-sions this year: From Bryan Schaaf, Jen Wash, Doug & Susan Hamman for the Young Cou-ples Class, Steve & Kathy Shelly for the SALT Group, Bob Harpster, Gracie Vermillion, and

Sally Carr representing the 2nd Grade Sunday School Class. You will want to support your favorite cook and vote for their chili! Please join us and be a part of an event that combines service with great fellowship and really great food, 4-6pm, in Jack’s Place on Sunday, March 15!

Trinity Lutheran Church, 508 Center Street, Ashland, OH 44805 419-289-2126 www.trinityashland.org

The Trinity Missions Auction is happening on Saturday March 21, in Jack’s Place at 9am. Prior to the Auction there is a Friday Evening Dinner and Auction Item Preview on March 20, at 5:30pm. Purchase the Dinner Tickets in the Church office, the Jack’s Place In-formation Desk, or the Sanctuary Gathering Space, in advance: $10 - Adult, $5 - 12 & under. The Friday Night Dinner and Auction Preview will include the following: Chicken Dinner (roaster chicken, herbed red potatoes, mixed steamed vegetables, and baked bananas with ice cream for dessert), Auction Items Preview, Silent Auction, Cash & Carry Sale for Toys and Games, & Bake Sale. The Saturday Auction will include the following: Dilgard auctioneer-led bid auction. Silent Auction, Cash & Carry Sale for Toys and Games, Bake Sale, Food for sale. The funds raised will help pay for a youth mission trip to Cedar Grove, West Virginia, this summer and for medical supplies used in the third adult medical mission trip to Ethiopia in February, 2016. There’s still time to donate and volunteer! The Volunteer and Donation form is on Trinity’s website and can be printed and filled in or you can pick one up at the Church. For more information on the Missions Auc-tion weekend contact Ron Dickerhoof at 330-287-9715.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Racine Nelson, who will celebrate her 87th birthday on Friday, March 20!

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Pictorial Directory Proof We have received a proof copy of the photos Re:Member took for our directory. (We are close to having our directory completed--hooray!) We have noticed a few corrections that are needed, and ask that you please take a moment to stop either in the church office during the week or at the Information Desk on Sunday morn-ing to approve your information. If you received an email from Re:Member and your information was correct, there is no need to check again. Thank you!

Ashland Bookcase Project 2015 It's time for Ashland's annual Ashland Bookcase Project! The Ashland Rotary Club is partnering with the community to help fight illiteracy. Master carpenters at Trinity Lutheran Church and stu-dents at the Career Center will donate their time and talent to build 55 bookcases for "at risk" chil-dren in the Head Start program in Ashland and Sullivan. Our goal is to fill those bookcases with gently used books or new books that you might donate, geared to ages 2-6. The children who are identified by the Head Start teachers receive a personalized oak bookcase and a nice starter set of books. The boxes will be in Jack’s Place hallway from approximately March 23 to April 20.

Trinity Travelers Trip Planned

On April 17, we are headed for Hartville for dinner and to see The Hoppers gospel group perform. They are known as America’s favorite family of gospel music and have performed with the Gaithers for many years and continue to perform with them. The bus will depart Trinity parking lot at 11:00 a.m. and arrive at Hartville around noon or shortly thereafter. The dinner theatre opens at 5:30 p.m., dinner to be served at 6:00, performance at 7:00 and will last between 1 1/2 to 2 hours. We will then head back to Ashland. The cost of the tickets is $65, all inclusive. We were only able to get 35 tickets so it is first come, first served. The sign-up sheet is

posted on the Trinity Traveler bulletin board, by the library. The deadline is March 17.

Think Piece

Let’s think for a few minutes about ministry to children. Are you aware that we have four distinct programs for little children? Our Child Care, the Beacon After School Program, the Christian Preschool, and our Montes-sori children’s program on the second floor of the Church Home. In addition, of course, we have Creative Movement, Sunday School for each grade and age group, an extensive Nursery program for all worship ser-vices and our Wednesday evening activity time and our children’s choirs. What an investment in Trinity’s fu-ture!

So the next time you come to our building and notice all kinds of little children around the building….there’s a reason for that. We have staff members and volunteers galore, who make it their ministry to start little chil-dren off on the right foot. We want all of our children, and children of the community, to know they are loved by the Lord.

In Christ,

Pastor Mitchell

The MnM widow’s social group will have our second-annual St. Patrick’s Day Lunch on March 17, at O’Bryan’s, 1065 Claremont Avenue. You must make your reservation by March 15, either in the church office or at the Information Desk on Sunday morning. When you make your reservation, please indicate if you will carpool from the church at 12:40 pm, or meet at O’Bryan’s at 1:00 p.m.

The Passion According to Luke Pastor Mitchell continues his Bible study on Wednesday nights at 6:15 in the Trinity Room, during Lent. All are invited to attend. The continued schedule is below:

March 18 Luke 23:1:25 At the Courthouse March 25 Luke 23:26-38 At the Cross April 1 Luke 23:39-56 At the End

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Easter Lily Memorial The Altar Guild is now planning for Easter. If you would like to help with Easter Lilies and memo-rialize loved ones, please send a form, with your contribution, to the Church Office, or place it in the offering plate. Your contribution can be for any amount. (Suggestion: at least $3.00 for each loved one memorialized.) Make your check payable to the Altar Guild, Trinity Lutheran Church. Those memorialized will be listed in the memorial brochure for Easter. Forms can be found in the March Newsletter, last week’s announcements, or in your bulletin this weekend. The deadline for contributions is Sunday, March 29.

Chocolate & More! The Ashland Christian Health Center will be holding its fifth Chocolate and More - Celebrating the Sweet-ness of Ashland County fundraiser! The fundraiser will be held Saturday, March 21, from 1pm to 4pm at Mozelle Hall on the Ashland Co. Fairgrounds. They have invited area businesses and organizations to pro-vide samples, for those who love chocolate and other sweet treats, to participate. Along with chocolate sam-pling, there will be raffle items, children's activities, shoulder massages, entertainment, and more. All pro-ceeds from this event will help uninsured and underinsured Ashland County adults to live healthier lives.

What Goes ‘Round Thrift Shoppe will hold its Spring Fling, showcasing their spring and sum-mer designer dresses, purses, and shoes, March 25-27. All Proceeds from What Goes 'Round Thrift Shoppe go to benefit Hospice of North Central Ohio. They are located at 113 N. Main Street, Mansfield. The phone number is 419-522-2890, if you have any questions. They also have a Facebook Page!

Trinity Youth Ministry March 15-21

Contact our Youth Ministry Staff: 419.289.2126 (ext. 113)

Mary Johnson 567.203.7786

mary@trinityashland.org

Sunday School (Sun. 9:30-10:30; All Youth) Connect with friends and grow in faith together! Middle

Schoolers meet with Mary Johnson, Ben VanScoy, and Logan Imber and High Schoolers meet with Anna Plank and Shawn Prichard!! Join us in the Youth Area for a Sunday morning full of fun!

ALL YOUTH

Café 508 (Wednesday, March 18; 5:30-7:15)

It’s time for another amazing night of worship, teaching, fel-lowship, and fun! We will be having some food and snacks starting at 5:30 and then worship will start at 6pm. All youth are invited and are encouraged to bring friends! Mary will be speaking about God’s call on us. You’re not going to want to miss out on this one! Parents: can you donate food items??

Thank you, everyone for your dona-tions and support as we prepare for our first missions auction! Your sup-port means more opportunity for the youth and Ethiopian medical team to reach out to more people in the name of Christ. SO, THANK YOU!

AUCTION

It’s time for the mission auction that we’ve all been waiting for! There are flyers up all over the church but here are the dates and times. :) Both events will be in Jack’s Place

Dinner: Friday evening, March 20; 5-7pm–dinner @5:30

Auction: Saturday morning, March 21; 9am-1pm

HIGH SCHOOL

Yard Signage (Sunday, March 15; 12-2pm)

We’re putting up signs around town to advertise the Missions Auction TODAY! All high schoolers who help with the signs will get FREE LUNCH at Wendy’s! Please let Mary know if you plan on helping out. We need you!

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SATURDAY: March 14 9:00 a.m. FFC Ladies Exercise Class 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Choir 6:30 p.m. FOLK COMMUNION

SUNDAY: March 15 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:45 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION - Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 and internet PRAISE WORSHIP 2:00 p.m. Koch Lenten Group 4:00 p.m. Chili Cook Off* 7:00 p.m. Communion Class

MONDAY: March 16 8:30 a.m. Moms in Prayer 9:00 a.m. Piece Makers Quilt Group

TUESDAY: March 17 10:30 a.m. Heckman Lenten Group 1:00 p.m. MnM Group to O’Bryan’s* 6:30 p.m. Brass Steele Lenten Group 7:00 p.m. Expressions of Faith 7:30 p.m. Trinity Singers

WEDNESDAY: March 18 2:00 p.m. Bible Conversations 4:45 p.m. Luther Bells 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Musicians 5:30 p.m. Mosaic* Supper

6:15 p.m. Woodworker’s Group First Place 4 Health Preschool, Cherub, Junior Choirs Trinity Bells The Passion According to Luke* Acuna Lenten Group Tanner Lenten Group 7:15 p.m. Choir Zimmerman Lenten Group

THURSDAY: March 19 10:00 a.m. Thursday Brass 1:30 p.m. TLC Belles 6:15 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal

7:00 p.m. Worship Technology Committee 7:30 p.m. Goodwin Lenten Group

FRIDAY: March 20 5:30 p.m. Mission Fundraiser Dinner*

SATURDAY: March 21 9:00 a.m. Mission Fundraiser Auction* 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Choir 6:30 p.m. FOLK SERVICE

SUNDAY: March 22 8:00 a.m. Sonrise Singers 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:45 a.m. WORSHIP - Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 and internet PRAISE COMMUNION 2:00 p.m. Koch Lenten Group 7:00 p.m. Communion Class

Activities & Events... *See announcements and our website www.trinityashland.org for more info

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...an Amish guy with his hand in a horse’s mouth? A mechanic

...40 guys watching the Super Bowl on TV? The Detroit Lions

...100 John Deere tractors circling a McDonald’s in Iowa? Prom Night

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