The Trinity Window – March 2017 Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

292 Orange St. New Haven, CT. 06510 Phone: 203.787.6521 – Fax: 203.776.7915

www.TrinityLutheranNH.org – office@TrinityLutheranNH.org

From the Pastor

"As disciple s of the Lord Je su s we a re ca lled to st ruggle aga inst eve rything tha t leads us away from love of God and ne ighbor. Repentance , fa st ing, praye r, and works of love —the discipline of Lent—help us to wage our sp iritua l warfa re . I invite you, the re fore , to co mmit yourse lves to this st ruggle and confess your sins, a sking our Fa the r for s trength to pe rse ve re in your Lenten discipline ." --LBW Ash Wednesd a y Se rvice Lent begins this month, the 40 days of repentance , praye r, fa st ing, and works of love leading up to Ea ste r. Lent ca lls us to "struggle aga inst eve rything tha t leads us a wa y from love of God and ne ighbor." And it is a st ruggle ! Like our Lord Jesu s tempted by the devil in the wilde rness, we too a re constantly tempted and assa ulted by sin, dea th, desp a ir, and the devil. Lent a llows us to admit the truth about our da ily st ruggles, and to le t the living God be our he lp and sa lva tion. Wha t will your "discipline of Lent" be this yea r, to he lp you in your st ruggle? It is not easy, but toge the r we will repent, fa st , pray and do works of love . And we will find ourse lves me t and st rengthened by the living Je su s Christ who died for us on the Cross, and who rose aga in on Ea ste r so tha t we might have Life eve rla st ing. Jo in us for so lemn As h Wednes day wors hip , March 1 a t 7:30 p .m. Ashes will be ava ilable

a t the church doors and a t Union Sta tion during the day on Ash Wednesday. Lente n Ves pers (a 20 minute se rvice of Evening Pra ye r) will be he ld each Thurs day in Lent a t 7:00 p .m., beginning March 2. Lente n Devotiona ls and Se lf-Denia l Folde rs a re ava ilable in the back of the church to he lp you keep a holy Lent. Our Bible Stu dies continue each week during Lent. If it's been a while since your Bible has been opened, come and read the Word toge the r Su nday morning a t 9 a .m., Wednesd ay a t 10:30 a .m., and/or Thursd ay a t 6 p.m. Se rve othe rs this Lent by collec ting ite ms for Luth e ran World Re lie f Pe rs ona l Care kits . Ea ch Su nday in Lent we 'll focus on a diffe rent item (so ap, combs, wash cloths, e tc.) and asse mble them in time for Ea ste r. J o in us each Su nday for wors hip a t 10:15, and God grant us a ll a holy Lent, and so an even more joyful Ea s te r. --Pa stor Mills+ Pastoral Acts New Members Mindy Durham Kim Ketchersid Leo Macenze Jia Xu February 5, 2017 “We welcome you into the body of Christ at Trinity”

Movie Night On Hold

Everyone is welcome to join us. The movies are shown in Emma’s Place (in the church basement) the 2nd Friday of every month. The next movie night date has not been set, the floor still needs to be

done. Please join us when the room is completed! We will provide snacks, juice and coffee during intermission. Mark your calendars for the 2nd Friday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

Pat Sundermann

Sanctuary Eternal Light Burns to the glory of God In Memory of In Honor of Wayne Lubenow Feb 12th

Altar Flowers Given to the glory of God… In Memory of all the Faithful Departed In Honor of

Men’s Breakfast Group The Men’s Breakfast Group will meet on Saturday, March 4th at 9:00 a.m.in the auditorium. Please RSVP to Pastor Mills and come for the hot breakfast, devotions, and fellowship.

Oremus “Let us pray” This month we prayed for the following members and friends of Trinity who were sick and/or hospitalized: Vera Jones, Lois Stover, Robert Bell, Olga Peterson, Evelyn Gordon, Pearl Rhinebeck, Alicia Templin, Steve Kenney, Janet Herrington, Sharneka Durham, Charles Peppers, Ayeisha Johnson, Jakob Smith, Marissa Simko, Alisha Harris, Edward Bradstreet, Kelly Weaver, Tyler Walker, Leslie Vance, Gerry & Sam Caruso, Skip Martin, Jeanette Beach, Roxy Perry, Charles LeGrand, Sr., all those who serve in the armed forces especially Daniel Burk, Andy Ching, Ray Krueger, Tameka Lloyd, and our homebound members, Marilou Cone and Anne Ockert. And all those who mourn Sandra Kovach.

Upcoming Events Here is a preliminary listing for the events we have for this month. Please mark your calendars in advance so you can save the dates.

March 1st 7:30pm Ash Wednesday Service 2nd 7:00pm Lenten Vespers 4th 9:00 am Men’s Breakfast 7th 6:30pm Confirmation Class 8th 6:00pm Truth-Seekers 9th 7:00pm Lenten Vespers 11th 8:30am Truth-Seekers 12th After Worship BP Screen 16th 2:45pm Mary Wade Service 16th 7:00pm Lenten Vespers 19th 11:45am Council Meeting 21st 6:30pm Confirmation Class 22nd 6:00pm Truth-Seekers 23rd 7:00pm Lenten Vespers 25th 8:30am Truth-Seekers 30th 7:00pm Lenten Vespers

Trinity Window Articles Trinity Window articles for the next issue are due by the 15th of every month. It is important that you get your articles in on time and think ahead for the next month. Please email articles to: Office@TrinityLutheranNH.org. Articles must be submitted in WORD or PDF format.

Monthly B.P. Screening Debbie Nicolson, R.N. is scheduled to do her next blood pressure screening on Sunday, March 12 , mark your calendar! Debbie will do the screenings in the church office after worship

Sunday School Safety Program On Sunday, April 2nd, Deb Nicolson has scheduled another safety program for our Sunday School students, Cathi Kellett will present the program. Deb plans to start the program at 9:30 a.m., topic to be determined soon!

Operation Christmas Child And now faith, hope and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love. Corinthians 13:13 We are well into 2017 and if you are like me tired of the snow and cold and longing for spring to arrive. As I was confined to the house for a few days recently (due to snow and ice) my thoughts turned to OCC 2017, what we have left from our last packing party, and what we need for this year. Time flies and I want us to share Gods love to even more children through a simple shoe box gift in 2017. I encourage everyone to remember OCC while out shopping. The collection box is waiting in the church narthex. Thought I would share some awesome statistics with you. In 2016 total shoe boxes collected.

Globally 11,485,662 USA 9,121,199 CT 37,571 Southwest CT 10,257 (we were a big part of this) That’s a whole lot of children who will know they are loved and will have a chance to learn of Gods love for them. Thank you for your continued support of the OCC ministry. Blessings Barbara Mourer OCC Chairperson and Relay Coordinator

Mary Wade Service Join us in our outreach to The Mary Wade Home, 118 Clinton Avenue, New Haven. Come help sing, assist in worship and/or visit with the residents! The next service will be on Thursday, March 16th at 2:45 p.m. Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers 30 Gillies Road, Hamden, CT 06517 203-230-8994; www.carenewhaven.org 30 YEARS AS THE GOOD NEIGHBOR

Are you looking for a new volunteer opportunity? Can you drive an elderly person to a doctor’s appointment? Offer a friendly visit with an elder? IVCG is looking for new volunteers to join our team and help the elderly among us continue to live independently in their own homes. Since 1984, Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers (IVC) has assisted seniors in the Greater New Haven area by fostering independent living and reducing isolation. We train volunteers from area faith communities and civic organizations to offer free neighborly services with compassion and love. To find out more, please contact Anne Cheney, Volunteer Recruitment & Training Coordinator, acheney@carenewhaven.org -- 203-230-8994.

Volunteer Orientation &Training At The Connecticut Hospice, Inc.

The Connecticut Hospice, Inc. (inpatient and homecare). is sponsoring volunteer orientation and training this fall. If you or someone you know is looking for an opportunity to serve others in your community, we would like to hear from you. Our patients and families are in need of your care and support. As a volunteer, you can fill your hours (weekdays/evenings or weekends) by assisting in a clerical capacity or offering direct patient/family contact as a friendly visitor, provide pastoral care or bereavement services, help in arts, massage therapy, pet therapy, hairdresser/barber or provide transportation. For more information, please contact Joan Cullen at 203-315-7510 or jcullen@hospice.com. Weather Related Church Closings The weather really did change in February! Please note that any weather related cancelations or closing of Trinity will be broadcast on WTNH 8. This information is also available on their website at www.wtnh.com under Weather-Storm closings.

Baskets of Promise Trinity will be participating in the collection of Personal Care Kits for Lutheran World Relief again this year. The Baskets of Promise campaign will take place during the Lenten season. Each week we will collect a different item to form the Personal Care Kits.

The kits are distributed to impoverished people to help them stay healthy in life’s most challenging situations. Trinity will begin collecting donations on Sunday, March 5, 2017.The first item is a light weight bath towel between 20”x40” to 52”x27”, a dark color recommended.

The collection continues for four more weeks. Week 2: 2/3 bars of soap, Week 3: adult toothbrushes, Week 4: sturdy combs, Week 5: metal nail clippers. On Week 6 we will have a packing party after worship. If you have any questions, please contact Pat Sundermann at the church office, 203-787-6521.

Daylight Savings Time Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 2:00 a.m. Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour before going to bed, if not you will arrive in time for coffee hour!

Saint Patrick’s Day Parade The annual New Haven Saint Patrick’s Day Parade will take place on Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. Parking for worship is always an issue with the Propark lot probably being manned by an attendant and used by parade goers. Please plan on arriving early to avoid any problems.

Seafarers International House Where do I start? The last 2 weeks have been crazy, crazy good, crazy busy.

One ship has been here for almost 2 weeks unloading steel. I have never seen so much rebar in all sizes in my entire life. The cargo came from Turkey. I showed the crew the huge pile of scrap piled up at another terminal and jokingly told them that much of the time that scrap goes to Turkey and then we buy it back again. Probably true.

This crew were all from Thailand and most of them spoke very little English which at times made helping them very challenging. We did a lot of shopping. I finally figured out that they kept asking me to take them to the outlet stores. I told them that those stores were too far away so they finally settled on T J Maxx and DSW shoes and the stores off of exit 9. They kept telling me they were looking for “cosi” and “E Y”. I never figured out “cosi” but determined “EY” was Levi’s. We shopped every day often until 10 when the stores closed then stopped for MacDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts. They were all very nice young men, all happy to be able to get off the ship and shop in America. I think they sampled everything MacDonald’s had to offer. Imagine when I had to put in this order through the drive thru. I

think the first night they thought we were pranking them with our strange and very large order because we would buy enough for the entire crew of 16.

At the same time, I had a ship that was unloading salt brought here from Mexico. The crew were Greek, Myanmar and Filipino. The 3rd engineer was the only crewman who had a visa and was able to get off the ship. He and I also shopped every day. We hit all the stores from the Apple store, to Walmart, to T-Mobile, to Best Buy, etc. We shopped for all the crew often loaded with so much stuff that the terminal even helped drive everything down to the gangway when we returned. We also always ended all these trips with a stop at MacDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts. One night we bought 100 chicken nuggets all for 1 crewman.

Also in port was a ship unloading liquid asphalt brought here from Spain and a tanker unloading gasoline. The Captain of the tanker told me what a stressful job he had. “I am carrying 300,000 barrels of gasoline. Can you imagine if my ship hit that bridge and gasoline got into the harbor or if something went wrong and the ship blew up. It would be worse than the Hiroshima bomb, everything around here would be gone.”

And while I was doing a lot of driving back and forth it was a time when the men were laughing and relaxing and having a good time. It was a chance to spend time and talk to them about their families, their countries and their lives as seafarers.

Like I said, it’s been crazy but definitely crazy good.

Ruth Setaro, Chaplain

Trinity Lutheran Church 292 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510

Phone: (203) 787-6521 Fax: (203) 776-7915 Website: TrinityLutheranNH.org

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat

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Ash Wednesday Service 7:30 7:00AA

2 Bible Study 6:00 Lenten Vespers 7:00 Choir Rehearsal 7:30

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4 Men’s Breakfast Group 9:00 7:00 NA

5 Lent 1 9:00 Sunday School 9:00 Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship 7:00 NA

6 7 10:30-2:30 Mission Mart Confirmation Class 6:30 7:30 12 Step

8 Hamden Bible Study 10-:30 Truth-Seekers 6:00-9:00 7:00 AA

9 Bible Study 6:00 Lenten Vespers 7:00 Choir Rehearsal 7:30

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11 Truth-Seekers 8:30-11:30 7:00 NA

12 Lent 2 9:00 Sunday School 9:00 Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship After Worship BP Screen 7:00 NA

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14 10:30-2:30 Mission Mart 7:30 12 Step

15 Hamden Bible Study 10:30 7:00 AA

16 Mary Wade 2:45 Bible Study 6:00 Lenten Vespers 7:00 Choir Rehearsal 7:30

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19 Lent 3 9:00 Sunday School 9:00 Adult Bible Study 10:15 Worship 11:45 Council Meeting 7:00 NA

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21 10:30-2:30 Mission Mart Confirmation Class 6:30 7:30 12 Step

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March 2017 Celebrations

Birthdays Mar 2nd ~ Krista Ching

Mar 7th ~ Evelyn Ching ~ Justin Handy ~ Lois Stover Mar 8th ~ John Chaffin ~ Stephanie Mims Mar 9th ~ Colin Morris Mar 10th ~ Scott Wilcock ~ Siyoung Yu Mar 15th ~ Jeremiah Johnston Mar 16th ~ Erich “Joe” Fox ~ Justin Lamont ~ John Mills Mar 19th ~ Mark Setaro Mar 24th ~ Fred Sundermann Mar 27th ~ Karen Golden

Baptismal Anniversaries Mar 6th ~ Kai Langlois Mar 17th ~ Ryan Langlois Mar 27th ~ Wayne Lubenow Mar 30th ~ Justin Handy

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Mar 22nd Amy & Justin Handy

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Join us in Our Outreach to

The Mary Wade Home

118 Clinton Ave, New Haven

Trinity will be providing Worship with Holy Communion to Mary Wade Residents

Service: Thursday, March 16

2:45 pm.

Come help sing, assist in worship, and/or visit the residents!

Contact Pastor Mills for more information.

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Easter Lily Order Form

Orders are now being taken for Easter Lilies ($12.00 each plant) to decorate our sanctuary on Easter Sunday. You may place your order by completing this form and returning it, along with payment to the church office. You can mail it or put it directly into the offering plate by Friday, March 31st. Please print clearly! Make sure to fill in memory of or honor of! (Please note that only one family name per plant; i.e.: Fred, Pat and Erik Sundermann, could be 1 plant, but Fred & Pat Sundermann & Jim Smith would be 2 plants.)

In Honor or In Memor of Name: Given by:

Number of Plants: ___________ Amount Paid: $___________

ELCA World Hunger Donations

Donations to the ELCA World Hunger Fund may be given instead of or in addition to lilies. In Honor or In Memory of Name: Given by:

March 26th after the service!! “Nutrition and Healthy Eating”

presented by Courtney Huggins! Registered Dietician! from Shoprite of Orange!Signup sheet avail March 12 on the table in ! the Narthex!