trinity tidings april 2011
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The newsletter for Trinity Lutheran Church Midland Michigan, April edition.TRANSCRIPT
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Financial Report
Jan 2011
Budget 2011: $1,049,463 Expenses
Needed Weekly: $20,182 Benevolence 10,907 0
Needed YTD Caring 2,356 1.381
Education 1,757 2,434
Income Jan -2010 YTD 2011 Music 1,550 468
Donations 115,011 115,011 Operations 26,060 36,139
Fees 10 10 Resources 42,711 40,681
Financial 7 7 Witness 291 370
Total Income 115,028 115,028 Worship 500 988
Youth 1,325 1,561
Total 87,455 84,022
Short fall YTD:
Worship Times
5:00 pm Saturday Worship Service
8:45 am Sunday Traditional Worship
11:15 am Contemporary Worship Service
Contact Us Gerald Ferguson Senior Pastor Ext. 213 [email protected]
Chuck Foerster Associate Pastor Ext. 214 [email protected]
Bernard Philabaum Pastor Emeritus [email protected]
Kirk Havel Pastor Emeritus [email protected]
Hilary Michalak Youth Director Ext. 238 [email protected]
JoDee Hacker Parish Administrator Ext. 216 [email protected]
Andrea Berchert Preschool Director Ext. 231
Dianne Granstra Music Director Ext. 212 [email protected]
Carol Kuhlman Volunteer Coordinator (989) 689-4280 (989) 430-0502
Ryan Max Information Technologist [email protected]
Stephanie Gann Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Debora Zigoris Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Phone 989.631.0692
Or Website www.tlcmidland.org
Check out the “Good News from Trinity” Blog
http://trinitymidland.blogspot.com/
Prayer Requests Call the church office at 989.631.0692,
with prayer requests. If you want a
pastoral visit or would like to be included
in pastoral prayers during worship, please
use the pew card, or call the church office.
Address, Phone & Email Corrections Trinity maintains a database of all its
members. If you have had any changes to
your address, phone number, marital
status, etc. please contact Stephanie or
Debora with your name, phone number
and the changes that need to be made.
If You Are Ill Hospitals no longer notify churches when
their members are admitted for care. Call
989.631.0692, and let us know so we can
support you with prayer and with presence.
Publishing Deadlines Weekly Bulletin: Thursday 8 am
Newsletter: Wednesday, Apr 13
If you would like to contribute to the
church newsletter please send your
submissions to Debora in the church office,
fyi
Growing up Lutheran, Holy Week,
leading up to Easter was and still is a
very sacred time. It is sacred
because over the course of seven
days, I encounter Christ firsthand. I
wave my palm branch at Jesus’
triumphal entry into Jerusalem on
Palm Sunday. I hear the brass
trumpets on that day prepare the
way for the King of Kings, the
proclaimed as my Lord. On
Thursday gathered around the table
set with wine and bread, I have an
intimate conversation with Jesus as
he shares his Last Supper. The
stripping of the table (Altar) on
Thursday reminds me of my own
doubts about Jesus, illustrated by
my daily denials of him. On Good
Friday I watch as the Bible is closed,
its loud crash on the Altar echoes in
my ears those words “It is
finished”. It is in that Good Friday
moment, I feel the weight of my
own sin that nailed Jesus to the
cross.
Throughout all of these encounters
with Christ I find myself utterly
helpless and at a loss for words. In
the end I find myself standing at the
base of the cross next to one whose
testimony becomes my own, a
centurion guard who says “Truly this
man, was God’s Son”. These
encounters with Christ firsthand are
what make my celebration of Easter
so powerful and significant. My
spiritual walk, my faith story, my
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testimony is grounded in my own
“dying and rising in Christ.” Dying to
my sinful self and rising to the new
life found in the resurrection of Jesus
Christ. The reality is God in Christ has
snatched me from my own grave and
given me a new life. My experience of
Holy Week each year is an
affirmation of what God in Christ has
done for me.
My hope for you is that you will make
Holy Week a sacred time for you as
well. That you will let go of any
distractions and enter into an
encounter with Christ over the course
of 7 days. That you will experience
firsthand the depth of Jesus’ suffering
on your behalf, so that you might
fully find the joy of Easter. It is
through the encounter with Jesus at
the cross that the message of Easter
is truly good news. Your most
powerful witness for Christ is your
testimony of what he has done for
you! That is what Holy Week is all
about.
I invite you on Palm Sunday, April
17th
to join in the parade. Our
worship will be celebrative, complete
with Palm branches and Trumpets as
we sing “Hosanna to God in the
Highest”. Come with your walking
shoes on because you will have the
opportunity after our worship to take
a walk around Trinity gathering up
prayer requests from our
neighbors. What a powerful witness
as to who we are as disciples of
Christ!
On Wednesday, April 20th
and
Thursday, April 21st
at 7:30pm we will
hear the stories of 12 followers of
Jesus as portrayed in our Living Last
Supper. They will each share their
encounter with this one who is called
Jesus. Listen as they share first hand
their intrigue, their doubts and their
faith in this one called Jesus.
On Thursday, April 21st
at 12:00pm
(noon) we will share in the meal our
Lord had with his disciples as he
washed their feet. Our worship will
conclude with the stripping of the
altar as we prepare for Jesus’
suffering at the hands of humanity.
On Good Friday, April 22nd
at
12:00pm (noon) we join in a
Community Good Friday Service at
First United Methodist Church on
Main St. Each half hour segment will
be marked with a meditation and
readings. Pastor Chuck and musical
groups from Trinity will be leading
the 1:00pm segment.
On Good Friday, April 22nd
at 7:00pm
here at Trinity, we will mark Jesus’
crucifixion by following the Stations
of the Cross. At each stop on the
road we will encounter Jesus’ own
suffering at the cross. Following our
service you will be invited to take a
prayer walk around our
neighborhood lifting up prayer
requests gathered for the sake of our
world.
On Saturday, April 23rd
at 5:00pm we
will gather for an “Easter Vigil” during
which we will hear once again the
story of God’s salvation from the very
beginning of creation revealed in the
death and resurrection of Jesus
Christ.
On Sunday, April 24th
at 8:00am,
9:30am and 11:15am we proclaim
our faith in the words “Christ is Risen,
He is risen indeed”. Complete with
trumpets and choirs we will celebrate
the joy of the resurrection of Jesus
Christ. This is the most powerful
witness we can give to what God has
done for us. The best way to join in
the celebration is to invite family and
friends to join you. Telling others the
good news is what this day is all
about!
4 food for thought….a note from your Associate Pastor
11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in
the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4: 11-13
I want to let you know that in the
short while I have been here, I have seen
your ministry to others and I have seen
how you delight in serving Jesus by serving
others. I praise God for the many ministries
that you undertake and how you give so
generously of your selves. I am excited to
be part of a community that takes its
mission to heart.
So here is a little quiz for you; can
you recite, without looking, the Mission
Statement of Trinity Lutheran Church? If
you can, that’s good, if you cannot, it is
thus:“Our mission is to invite children, men,
and women and equip them to be disciples
of Jesus Christ.” This is a terrific summary
statement of what Trinity is called to do as
a body of Christ on earth. But more
essential, what does it mean to us as
followers of Jesus and how can it inform
our daily lives? The two action words that I
see in our mission statement are invite and
equip. We all know what invite means,
right? To ask, tell, encourage and support
all those whom we encounter. Equip might
be a bit tougher to nail down. The way I
read it, equip means we are called as part
of our mission to go beyond inviting. We
are called also to prepare and supply those
who are invited to be disciples of Jesus. In
order to help us understand further how
we are to invite and equip we have a Vision
Statement which says “Trinity Lutheran
Church is a congregation of disciples that
actively welcomes, witnesses, and invites all
people in the name of Jesus Christ. Trinity
Lutheran Church encourages a life of
discipleship centered on study, worship and
fellowship, resulting in prayer, service and
stewardship.”
The “so what factor” in all of this
is that these statements are meant to be
the lens through which we live out our
lives; both as a congregation and as
individuals. Everything we do; every cause
we support, every activity and ministry
should be filtered through the mission
statement. But trouble is, it is easy to
become distracted by things that have
nothing to do with the mission statement.
We can get hung up on things that are just
not vital to following the call of Jesus and it
deters us from imagining what God might
do with our hands and feet. Said another
way, when we get sidetracked, we run the
risk of getting in the way of the Holy Spirit
and the amazing things that God can do in
our midst. Have you ever heard someone
say, “Why aren’t we growing?” I wonder if
a better question might be, “How can we as
the body of Christ better live out our
mission and vision statement?”
If there is anything I have learned
in my time on this earth is that God leads
us beyond where we can possibly imagine.
A colleague of mine once reminded me; if
you can do it on your own, then it’s not
vision. It may be well and good, but it is not
of God. And I say that is good news; that
God equips us to go beyond where we
thought we could go. God provides the
strength and spirit necessary for us to grow
and mature so that God’s work in the
world, this kingdom work, might be
accomplished. Jesus said of his disciples
(read us) that they would do even greater
things than he. Jesus gave himself so that
we, his body on earth, might be built up. In
turn, we have been given the gifts to go
beyond what we could imagine ourselves
doing for Christ.
Sisters and brothers in Christ; I
believe there is something big coming. I
sense in my heart there is a tsunami of the
Spirit that is about to take hold of this body
of Christ known as Trinity Lutheran
Midland. I do not say this lightly; but rather
because I am coming to realize your
commitment to your faith. And when you
gather many people together in faith and
give them a mission, amazing things
happen. So let us prepare for the deluge;
let us be united in our mission to serve God
in ways that we only dreamed of. May we
strive to tell of His incredible love and be
bolder witnesses in how we serve Christ in
our world. With God, nothing is impossible!
Serving with you,
News from Haiti
It’s been a year since the earth-
quake devastated the already des-
perately poor country of Haiti. In
that time, thanks to the generosity
of compassionate people like you,
ELCA Disaster Response and ELCA
World Hunger have been hard at
work alongside our companion
church and other partners in Haiti,
bringing help and hope.
When disaster happens, the
church’s response begins even be-
fore special gifts like your arrive.
The ELCA typically responds to
more than two dozen disasters
every year. For most of these,
there are no specially designated
gifts, as there were for our Haiti
earthquake response. Generous
giving to ELCA Disaster Response
makes it possible for this church to
be ready to make that immediate
response.
Several disasters and needs have
presented themselves in the past
few months, and the ELCA Disaster
response group is there. Here are
a few of the places:
Australia Floods:
Flash flooding on January 10th,
overwhelmed the Australian city of
Toowoomba, where rushing waters
killed 16 people in a town that is
home to about 130,000 on Jan. 11.
Egypt Protests and Refugees:
Flash flooding on January 10th,
overwhelmed the Australian city of
Toowoomba, where rushing waters
killed 16 people in a town that is
home to about 130,000 on Jan. 11.
(Continued on page 8)
Sympathy to Dan and Karen Chase
on the death of Dan’s father, Fred
Chase.
Sympathy to Doug and Wendy
Warner and family on the death of
Doug’s father, Bert Warner.
Sympathy to the family of Milda
Garrels who died on March 11.
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Smile!
In Memory of Jeannette Lueders
for Special Needs Fund
Mike and Charlotte Roth
In Memory of Jeannette Lueders
for Quilting Fund
Connie Lesh
In Memory of Kenneth Helling for
World Hunger
JuBELLation Bell Choir
In memory of Ken Helling for the
Memorial and Gifts Fund
Stan and Kathy Mueller
In Memory of Geoff Wooster for
Stephen Ministry
Bill and Marilyn Watkins
In Memory of James Smith for
Stephen Ministry
Bill and Marilyn Watkins
In Memory of John Cummings for
the Memorial and Gifts Funds
Clark and Cindy Cummings and
family
Baptized on February 12 were Alain
Carlos Antonio López-Norling and
Alexander Michael André López -
Norling, sons of Gregory López and
Susanne López -Norling.
Baptized March 12 was Sabrina
Noelle Wilinski, daughter of Karl
and Nicole(McMackin)Wilinski.
Memorials
In Our Family
our trinity family
1 Corinthians 13:12
Now we see things
imperfectly as in a cloudy
mirror, but then we will see
everything with perfect
clarity. All that I know now is
partial and incomplete, but
then I will know everything
completely, just as God now
knows me completely
With Sympathy
Have you had a change in your family picture for the
church directory? Children married, left home for col-
lege, you married, your life has just changed for some
reason, are you a new member? There are so many dif-
ferent reasons that your picture might need to be up-
dated there just isn’t enough room in the Tidings to add
them all….If you need to update your picture or infor-
mation for the Church Directory, your opportunity is
coming...if you are a new member and want to be
added, now’s your chance! Friday, May 6, and Saturday
May 7, Lifetouch will be here to take pictures. Please
stay tuned for more information, but keep those dates
available if you are interested. Updates will be in the
weekly announcements when they are available.
Joyful
Jubilee…
FAITH & MUSIC CAMP 3rd - 8th graders mark your
calendars now! August 14-
18 (Sunday-Thursday noon)
at Camp Living Waters in
Luther, Michigan. Horseback
riding, peddle-boating,
canoeing, swimming, hiking,
gaga ball, campfires, prayer
walks, musical activities,
Indian flute-making, time
with banjo-man and much,
much more. Registration
packets coming soon!
Contact Dianne Granstra or
Pastor Gerald for more
information.
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Key Highlights from the Annual Congregational Meeting (Feb. 6, 2011)
174 Voting Members and 9 Non-Voting Members were present for the meeting
Thanks to the 2010 Council: Carol Miller – President, Glen Mutscher – VP (Resources), Paul Vammer
– Treasurer (Stewardship), Sandy Schlesinger – Secretary (Worship), Terry Miner (Christian Educa-
tion), Teri O’Neill (Caring), Tom Schulz (Operations), Holly Hellebuyck (Witness), Laurie Spilman
(Youth), Katie Crabtree (Youth), and Pastor Gerald Ferguson.
Slideshow presented to celebrate 2010 Core Ministry Area Activities – Key Message: Where do you
plan to increase your stewardship to support the mission and vision of the congregation in 2011?
Strategic Initiatives for 2011:
Resources: Successful transition & welcome for Pastor Foerster and his family; continued fo-
cus on strategic planning for Core Ministry Areas
Stewardship: Implement “Momentum” initiative later in 2011.
Caring: Continued emphasis on Benevolence, Disaster Relief, and Seminary Student Support
Operations: Boiler replacement. A task force is in place, a portion of the funding is in place, and a
recommendation will be brought forward to the congregation later in the year.
2011 Nomination Slate Approved: Thanks to the 2010 Nominating Committee for their work to as-
semble a strong nominating slate for open leadership positions. All were approved by the voting
members.
2010 Consolidated Income Summary: 2010 Actual Income was $976,285 (3.5% under plan) vs. 2010
Actual Expenses of $951,424
(6.0% under plan). This re-
sulted in a surplus of $24,861 in
the Unified Fund for 2010.
2010 Balance Sheet: 2010 Assets
totaled $6,026,500 (no change
from 2009). The church mort-
gage principle is the largest
2010 liability at $1,116,800.
Monthly payments of $9167
continue from the Unified
Fund. Overall 2010 net worth
was $4,896,500 ($4,756,100 in
2009).
2011 Budget: A 2011 Unified Fund
mission budget of $1,049,463
(vs. $1,011,761 in 2010) was
approved by the voting mem-
bers.
Approved Leadership Positions Term Ends
Congregation Council
Amanda Johnson 2014
Carol Miller (second consecutive term) 2014
Paul Vammer (second consecutive term) 2014
Congregational Trust Fund Committee
Diane Johnson 2014
Angela Brandstadt (second consecutive term) 2014
Preschool Board of Directors
Lori Kraut (second consecutive term) 2014
Jeff Lauer (second consecutive term) 2014
Memorial Garden Board of Trustees
Lauri Mastic (second consecutive term) 2014
Dick Peterson (second consecutive term) 2014
Nominating Committee
Erin Dalke 2012
Emily Volmering 2012
Jim Murphy 2012
Ingrid Hayes 2012
Ron Graunke 2012
Tara Crower 2012
Ellen Grebe 2012
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Saturdays and Sundays during Lent April 3
rd &4
th – Vocational Well-being
April 10th
&11th
– Financial Well –being Holy Week April 16
th & 17
th – Palm Sunday Neighborhood Prayer Walk
Wednesday, April 20th
– 7:30pm Living Last Supper
Maundy Thursday, 12:00 (noon) Stripping of the Altar Maundy Thursday, April 21
st – 7:30pm Living Last Supper
Good Friday, April 22nd
– 7:00pm Stations of the Cross
Neighborhood Prayer Walk following service
Wednesdays at Trinity
April 6th
, 13th
6:00pm – Healthy Dinner with dietician
6:45pm – Worship in Sanctuary
7:30pm – Fun, Fitness, and Fellowship
Activities for all ages include: Walking, Lifting weights and stretches, Zumba,Wii Fit, Yoga, Running
Lent 2011schedule…..
The Living Last Supper, 2011 This dramatization will be presented for the 7
th straight season
at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3701 Jefferson Avenue, Midland.
Hear Christ’s Disciples agonize over the words he spoke to them:
“---tonight one of you will betray Me”.
The performance will be on Wednesday April 20 at 7:30 PM and again on Thursday April 21 at 7:30 PM.
There is no admission charge, but proceeds from a free will offering will be donated
to the Trinity Special Needs Fund.
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Just wondering about our hands in worship.
I know, I know this sounds off the wall…and perhaps
it is but here goes.
This morning as I participated in worship I noticed
how hands play such a big part in what goes on (I’ll
relate why I noticed in a bit.)
There were the hands of the greeters and ushers
offering the handshake of welcome.
There were the hands of the musicians: trumpets, a
trombone, a keyboardist—all using their hands to
make beautiful music.
There were the hands of the
woman sitting up front signing the
words of the service and its songs.
There were the hands of the
pastor gesturing, tearing bread,
pouring wine, and blessing
children.
There were the hands of those
sitting near us offering a
handshake and the words, “May
the peace of the Lord be with you.
And also with you.”
There were the hands of those
seated to my right and left as we joined our hands
to pray the Lord’s Prayer together.
There were the hands that passed the offering plate
to receive the tithes and gifts for the work of
mission and ministry.
Why did I begin to think about all of this hand stuff?
Because during the singing of a communion hymn
our nine year old granddaughter sitting between her
grandmother and me, reached unprovoked and
took our hands into hers just because. A grace
moment for sure.
For all of the above reasons, hands have always
been important in the worship experience. The
Psalms exhort us to clap our hands and raise them
in praise.
Jesus used his hands to take up the towel of servant
hood; to touch the sick and raise the dead; to pass
the bread and cup of life to sinful beggars; and, to
willingly lay them on a crude cross to be pierced by
the nails of bitterness, hatred and greed. Bleeding
hands for you.
Look at your hands. Notice the hands around you in
worship—just wondering whose you could you
grasp and thus create a grace moment for yourself
and another.
Pastor Kirk Havel, Ret., 2119 Middle Haven Dr.,
Gladwin, MI 48624; March 13, 2011
There were the
hands of those
sitting near us
offering a
handshake and
the words, “May
the peace of the
Lord be with you.
And also with
you.”
just wondering...
News from Haiti
Living Last Supper Living Last Supper
Don’t miss one of this year’s presentations on either
April 20th or April 21st at 7:30 pm. We are blessed to
have Lew’s attention and devotion to the ministry of
the Living Last Supper.
(Continued from page 4)
New Zealand:
On February 22, 2011 a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck
Christchurch, New Zealand and was followed on February 25
by two aftershocks registering at 4.4 and 3.3. Of the over 300
people who have been reported missing, 113 have been con-
firmed dead. Many of the buildings have either been totally
leveled or labeled unsafe to enter.
Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami:
On March 11, one of the largest earthquakes in history with a
magnitude of 9.0 struck Japan near the town of Sendai. The
earthquake triggered 30-foot tsunami waves, devastating Ja-
pan’s coastal areas, and sent tsunami warnings across the Pa-
cific Ocean. The initial earthquake has been followed by more
than 100 aftershocks. As of March 18th, the death toll has
risen to 6,400 overtaking the official number of dead in the
1995 Kobe earthquake. This number will rise as search and
rescue efforts continue for the 10,000 people who are still
missing.
We help to bring God’s comfort, healing and renewal to those
affected by disasters. And when the dust settles and the head-
lines change, we stay to provide ongoing assistance to those in
need.
For more information on the work being done, check out our
website for the brochure on the Haiti update at
www.tlcmidland.org, check out the ELCA’s site www.elca.org/
disaster.
What you give does make a difference.
fellowship 9
Schantz Pipe Organ The magnificent Shantz Pipe Organ, located in the loft of the sanctuary, boasts over 2,000 pipes. Those that are horizontal are termed "trumpet en chamade" and sound the significance of fanfare and festival occasions. It is a 43 rank organ indicating the rows or "ranks" of pipes grouped according to their tone color. There is a separate pipe for each key in every tone color. Our Shantz pipe organ was dedicated here at Trinity in 1979 at an original cost of $125,000 and continues to accompany our congregation's worship services with its exquisite sounds. It receives almost daily use as our organists prepare the weekly service music. Although made in Ohio, and termed a recital instrument, some of the nomenclature on it is in German. Patti Bowen, principal organist at Trinity for 21 years, says she feels fortunate to have an instrument such as this on which to play. The organ has two main functions--to lead and accompany the congregation's song. By combining different tone colors, Patti strives to enhance the service music. Her goal is to choose appropriate sounds very carefully and combine them to enhance, and not hinder, the musical responses of the congregation. On a personal level, however, Patti acknowledges that playing this organ weekly with the melodies of church music "feeds my soul" and allows her to serve in this capacity with a satisfaction of fulfilling her abilities at the keyboard and service to the church.
Noreen Abke, faithful organist as well for Trinity, began her service in the original church across the street in the late 50's using a very simple electric Mitchell-Estes organ. The prelude was played on separate hanging wall chimes. Noreen reflects that she has lost track of how many weddings and funerals for which she's played, but it certainly is in the hundreds. In the early years, because Trinity was such a young congregation, there were many weddings and few funerals. In the current church dedicated in 1964, a used pipe organ provided accompanying music for about 12 years. Two small rooms off the loft contained the swell and the choir manual pipes, no longer used for the current Shantz which exhibits all pipes in the loft itself. She says playing these many years at Trinity has been "a wonderful experience which I've enjoyed so very much." Needing major service work once again, the Shantz organ may always sound mighty and regal, but it has a certain fragility, too. Bellows of leather continue to deteriorate as well as other long-serving elements of this instrument. We take for granted the look, sounds and musical impact we receive every week during worship services from this stunning pipe organ. Perhaps after reading this History Alive article, we'll think of it in different terms of appreciation. Thanks for reading this column. Comments are always welcomed. Anita Phillips [email protected]
Softball!!!
Calling all Trinity men and
women! This week's weather has
shown us glimpses that spring is
almost here. That means time for
softball. While Trinity has
traditionally had only a men's team
(Monday night league), there has
been some expressed interested for a
church coed team as well. If you and
any member of your Trinity family
wish to spend one or two nights a
week in fellowship with your fellow
Trinity brethren, please contact Eric
Stangland either by preferably e-mail
([email protected]) or by
phone after 7pm (633-2809). The
number of teams we have will
depend on the interest level, and the
day of the week for the coed-team is
yet to be determined. Each team will
split equally the league registration
fee of $170; financial help can be
arranged. I look forward to seeing
you on the field.
XYZ… XYZ* FALL TRIP
Did you think that the XYZ trip to
Chicago was simply fabulous? Or are
you one of those who are sorry they
missed it? Well, mark your calendar
now for another spectacular XYZ tour.
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, we will depart
Midland for three days and two nights
in Traverse City. We will stay at the
famous Park Place Hotel in downtown
Traverse City, visit some of Michigan’s
best wineries, eat at some of the best
restaurants up north, and enjoy the
beautiful scenery of Traverse Bay and
the sunset side of the state. You will
also have time to explore downtown
Traverse City and Glen Arbor on your
own. The best news of all is that we
are aiming for a cost of $250 based on
double occupancy. Watch your e-mail
for information on the official sign up
in a couple of months.
*XYZ=55+ or retired and spouses
(XYZ events continued on pg 11)
history alive
10 youth calendar & events"We have reached the end of Winter Retreats! With a
trip to the Gathering, the Youth Quake, and two
SpringHill trips, we have been VERY busy! All four
retreat weekends were great opportunities to get away
from the hustle and bustle of our
every day lives and enjoy fellowship
with one another while growing in
our faith! Highlights include, but are not limited
to, Attaboy, watching Bret eat 40
nuggets, a trip to the mall, prayer
stations, tubing, horseback riding,
learning new songs, eating baby food,
making new friends, paintball, and learning to THRIVE!"
Youth
Events
11 women’s ministry N/A (XYZ events continued from pg 9
Bela Hubbard’s Wild
Michigan Venture with the XYZ* group to
the Chippewa Nature Center on
Tuesday, May 3 at 6:00 p.m. to
partake of a great light dinner
consisting of three kinds of
sandwiches served on croissants
or kaiser rolls, salads and dessert
catered by Rachel. Then join Bela
Hubbard, 19th
century naturalist,
geologist and explorer, as he
relates tales of Michigan’s wildlife
from the 1830s through the
1870s. Using journals and writings
from the period, Kyle Bagnall,
Manager of Historical Programs,
portrays Mr. Hubbard as he
shares eloquent observations of
Michigan’s wilderness more than
150 years ago. The program will
be followed by a short walk along
the paved and wheelchair-
accessible Arbury Trail in the
woods near the Pine River. Cost
is $12 per person and the
deadline is April 27. Make checks
payable to Trinity Lutheran
Church and mark for XYZ Nature
Center program. *XYZ=55+ years
young or retired and spouses.
WHAT ?!
After the hard work of the extremely successful health fair, the women took a quiescence to prepare for the next great thing. They’ll be back next month!
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St. Timothy offered a challenge awhile ago to join their
canned food drive, but we did not join in, so throughout
Lent, as a Confirmation program, we are going to run our
own canned food drive! The stakes remain the same: if we
meet our goal (5,000 cans) we will have a chocolate buffet
May 7, 2011.
Food should be brought to the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade class-
rooms. The last day to bring collections is APRIL 24, 2011
(Easter). (Final tallies will be made on April 26, 2011, and food already collected will
still count.)
The 3 Confirmation students from St. Timothy brought in
over 1,500 cans, this is an achievable goal!
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HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
LIVING LAST SUPPER, Wed. April 20 at 7:30pm
MAUNDY THURSDAY, 12:00 (noon) Stripping of the Altar
LIVING LAST SUPPER, Thurs. April 21 at 7:30pm
GOOD FRIDAY Friday April 22 at noon-1:30pm
First United Methodist Church
(Pastor Chuck will be preaching
Trinity’s Sandy Schlesinger and Nancy Proskow
accompanied by Patti Bowen will provide special music at 1:00)
7:00pm at Trinity Stations of the Cross
EASTER VIGIL Saturday, April 23 at 5:00pm
EASTER SUNDAY Worship April 24 at 8:00am - 9:30am - 11:15am
Easter Breakfast will be served from 8-11:15am