April 6, 2025
WE WORSHIP TOGETHER
Worship Time: Sunday at 10:30am
This Weekend’s Readings: Isaiah 12:1-6, Psalm 84:1-4, Titus 2:11-14, Luke 19:1-10
This Weekend: THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT everything [in]between righteousness & mercy
Join Us for Worship… The crowds grumble at Jesus’ self-invitation to stay with Zacchaeus, and their righteous indignation isn’t without cause. As a tax collector, Zacchaeus has extorted money and acted in collusion with the empire, using his position to oppress his own people. It is important to call out oppression, and yet, Jesus offers mercy. That mercy then begets more mercy as Zacchaeus, unprompted, offers to return what he took, and then some.
THIS WEEK’S WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS
Asst. Leader: Diane Thompson
Reader: Linda Peterson
Comm Asst: Linda Peterson, Dave Thompson
Usher: Tim Landgrebe, Joe Thiel, Tom Jareczek
Acolyte: Violet Martinez, Bryce Cole
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Youth and Sunday School – Classes are held from 9:30-10:15am. ` Confirmation Class – Meet on Sundays at 9:30am & Wednesdays at 6pm (last one 4/9)
IS YOUR CHILD INTERESTED IN LUTHERDALE SUMMER CAMP??
August 3rd -6th for students who have completed 1st-8th grade. Contact the office for more information or check out the link: https://www.lutherdale.org/full-week-overnight-programs
INTERIM NEWS
Ecclesiastes 3:1: "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven"
Dear Congregation,
Last Sunday I sent a telephone message that my last Sunday with you will be May 4, Confirmation Sunday.
I also promised an email with more details to follow. You can expect that email by early next week. In order to fully communicate a transition plan, I have been meeting this week with Council, staff, Synod staff, our worship leaders and Call Committee.
Please know that our regular Council meeting is scheduled for next Tuesday. Following that meeting, you can expect to receive an email from me and Council detailing next steps.
If you would like to talk to me in person or have a question, you can contact me through the church office to set up a meeting. Thank you in advance for your prayers for our church, for Council and the Call Committee. God is in this place!
In Christ's peace,
Pastor Charisse
CONGREGATIONAL SURVEY
The call committee is hard at work on Trinity’s Ministry Site Profile (MSP), a document that is designed to help us and our new pastor find each other! The committee has designed a congregational survey to get feedback on portions of the MSP. We ask that all Trinity members complete the survey by APRIL 14, 10pm. Your perspective is really important to this process—we want to hear from everyone!
Please complete the survey online here: https://forms.office.com/r/hb2thz3Wj0
If you prefer to submit a handwritten survey, there are also printed copies of the survey in the Gathering Place. You may complete the survey on a print copy and give it to any member of the call committee.
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE ASAP BUNNY BREAKFAST TICKETS
Sunday April 6th 11:30am First Communion Class
Tuesday, April 8th 4:00pm Worship Committee
Tuesday, April 8th 6:30pm Council Meeting
Wednesday, April 9th 6:00pm Lenten Supper – Lemon Chicken Orzo
Wednesday, April 9th 7:00pm Holden Evening Prayer Service
Saturday, April 12th 12:30pm Bunny Breakfast
Sunday, April 13th 10:30am Palm Sunday/First Communion Service
THIS WEEK’S OFFICE HOURS
Mon-8am-2pm | Tues- CLOSED | Wed-8am-2pm | Thurs. 8am -12pm | Fri- CLOSED
As always, it is recommended to call ahead before stopping by 😊
REMINDER!
Join us for shopping and light concessions at the Trinity Spring Craft Fair TOMORROW, Saturday, April 5th...with over 35 vendors/crafters from 9am-3pm. Hope to see you there!!
LAST CHANCE TO PURCHASE:
Bunny Breakfast (April 12th 9am-11am) Tickets... CLICK HERE for Advance Tickets ONLY ...MUST BE PURCHASED by April 6th!
EASTER FLOWERS - Orders can be PLACED ONLINE WITH A CREDIT CARD or please place the paper order form (attached or found in the printed announcements) the offering plate or turn into the office with cash or a check made payable to Trinity Lutheran Church. ORDERS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN APRIL 6th!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION
BUS FUND: Larry & Leslie Reich
DREAM FUND: Larry & Leslie Reich
NEXT WEEK’S WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS
Sunday 4/13 - 10:30am
Asst. Leader: Linda Bensen
Reader: Linda Mizutowich
Comm Asst: Linda Mizutowich, Bryce Cole
Cross Bearer: Delaney Cole
Usher: Larry Symanski, Charlie Ryan
Acolyte: Olivia Herrera, Violet Martinez
LOOKING AHEAD…
Saturday, April 12th 9:00am-11:00am Bunny Breakfast
Sunday, April 13th 10:30am Palm Sunday/First Communion Service
Sunday, April 13th 11:30am Appreciation Reception for Pastor Charisse
Thursday, April 17th 7:00pm Maundy Thursday Service
Friday, April 18th 7:00pm Good Friday Service
Sunday, April 20th 10:30am Resurrection of our Lord Easter Service
Friday, May 2nd 7:00pm Trinity Trivia Night
Sunday, May 4th 10:30am Confirmation
NEED TO KNOW
ANNOUNCING! APPRECIATION RECEPTION FOR PASTOR CHARISSE JENSEN – A farewell reception is scheduled for Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025 in honor of Pastor Charisse Jensen. Pastor Charisse serves at the direction of the Bishop and has been reassigned to another church. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend the reception following worship on April 13th, in honor of Pastor Charisse!
EASTER SUNDAY CHOIR – Now meeting on MONDAYS (please note the DIFFERENT day) from 7pm – 8pm for choir rehearsal. Contact Candace Peters 708-371-5648 with any questions.
LIONS RECYCLE FOR SIGHT – Lions help to conserve sight by providing usable eyeglasses to children and adults throughout the world. Please donate your used glasses, including sunglasses and reading glasses, in support of this project. A box to collect the used eyeglasses is located on the table in the Gathering Place next to the Confirmation pictures. Donated eyeglasses will be forwarded to a Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center. Thank you in advance for your generous support ~ Women of the Church Board
MISSIONS FOR APRIL, MAY AND JUNE 2025
This quarter’s missions will focus on COMMUNITY OUTREACH. Four missions will be available for your generous contributions, and you are encouraged to donate to as many as you wish between April 1 and June 30.
The missions are as follows:
NEW FOUNDATION OF HOPE
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES of IL (LSSI)
BABY SHOWER (Baby items will be collected in early May with details to come)
You may use “Special Offering” envelopes and designate the specific mission. Or CLICK HERE to give online. Click “FUND” and then “MISSIONS” and select the mission you'd like to support.
Thank you and God bless you for your generosity. Each week we will each highlight a mission listed above and this week we begin with: NEW FOUNDATION OF HOPE
New Foundation of Hope (NFOH) is a non-profit organization which has been serving at-riskyouth for over 25 years. The goal of the organization is to bring about a positive change
in the lives of young people by teaching them constructive values; promoting respect, responsibility, and discipline; and helping them choose a promising career. They offer several programs including after-school tutoring, homework assistance, computerskills training, mentoring, summer camp, Holiday parties, and Holiday food distribution—all at no cost to the participants! Your donations make a positive difference in the lives of these vulnerable young people.
LENT AT TRINITY - EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
WEDNESDAY SUPPER & SERVICE - Please join us for our last Wednsday Lent SUPPER at 6pm and Holden Evening Prayer WORSHIP at 7pm. This week (4/9) Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup will be served by Confirmation families
HOLY WEEK WORSHIP SCHEDULE - Palm Sunday ~ April 13th at 10:30am, Maundy Thursday ~ April 17th at 7:00pm, Good Friday ~ April 18th at 7:00pm, Resurrection of our Lord~ April 20th at 10:30am
SIMPLE CHURCH ONLINE GIVING DURING LENT
Have you ever wanted your online offering to go to a special fund, but you weren’t quite sure how to do that? Just follow these instructions in Simple Church Giving:
1. On the Home page Click: “Give Now”
2. Under “My Donation” - Click on “One-Time”
3. Click on “Fund” and then click on “Additional Offering”
4. Click on “Sub Fund” and choose specific fund available.
Click HERE or Text “GIVE” to 708-627-9300 to get started. Thank you for your continued generosity and faithfulness in giving.
CALL COMMITTEE UPDATES
The Call Committee met on April 3 to discuss the information that members had gathered for the Ministry Site Profile (MSP) as well as timelines for completion of the MSP. The Congregational Survey was reviewed with a plan to send out the invitation with the weekly announcements. The Committee will meet again on April 16 to review the Congregational Survey responses. Please continue to pray for the Call Committee.
Thank you,
Jeff Allen, Paul Enderle, Amy Luckett, Mark Peters, Jim Scheibel, Jan Wenski
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
TRINITY TRIVIA NIGHT - Friday, May 2nd at 7:00pm. Teams of 4-6 people will compete on general –knowledge questions. Get a team together or we can help you fill one. $10.00 a person -No outside food or drink allowed. Doors open and registration begins at 6:30 PM Join us for a fun night of: Raffle Prizes / Split the Pot...Food –Hot dogs/ Nachos Pop/Beer & Seltzer Questions…call Margie O’Connell @ 708-705-8250. Sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Women's Board.
TRINITY RUMMAGE SALE - May 16th 4pm-7pm and May 17th 8:30am-Noon. Drop off donations on May 15th. More info to come! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
2025 TRINITY VBS - REGISTER FOR VBS Start the Party...Celebrate the Good News! June 9th-13th - 9am-11:30am. VBS is open to children who have completed Preschool through 5th Grade
2025 TRINITY VBS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! VOLUNTEER AT VBS We are in need of MANY volunteers...6th grade through Adult.
TRINITY SENIOR FELLOWSHIP
Spots available! For more information contact Linda Bensen (708-702-7026)
ROUTE 66 TRIP - Thursday, May 15, 2025 - leaving at 8:00 am Route 66 road trip on the Trinity Bus will include: LOTS OF STOPS! Cost per person: $55.00 which includes tour, bus, lunch.
JUNE BIRTHDAY PARTY – Thursday. June 26th – “I Love Lucy” Birthday Lunch at Trinity. Cost per person: $30.00* which includes lunch catered by “Smilin’ Clydes” and Program: Leslie Goddard – Presenting …”Lucille Ball.” *checks made payable to Trinity Lutheran Church
PRAYER LIST April 6, 2025
Trinity Members
Jill Schur, Randy Skendzel, Dawn Fish, Karen Weaver, Mike Maty, Daniel Garcia, Linda Kay, Larry Reich, Steve Sakal, Linda Jaeger
Friends & Family of Trinity Members
Lois L. by The Peterson/Thompson Families
Bev Brinkop by Jan & Gary Enderle
The Bermudez Family by the Gallagher Family
The Cox Family by Tom & Lynn Jareczek
Kathy Nordstrom by the Kueltzo Family
The Family of Zeke Vasser by the Gallagher Family
Kurt Strigun by the Gallagher Family
Brian Anderson
Barb Wesseman by Trinity Seniors
Jim Meyer by Karen Rascher
Bart Stancampiano by Becky McNaughton
The Alonzo Family by Becky McNaughton
Tina Hoffer by Becky McNaughton
Steven Faynor by Donald Price
Lauren Felton by the Mondello Family
Team Alpha International Ministry
Andrew Dillon by Anna Enderle
Trinity Prayer List Reminder
Please note, names submitted to the Trinity Prayer List will remain on the list for four weeks. After that time, the name(s) will be taken off but they can be re-submitted. Please use the pew Connection Cards or email office@trinityol.org for all prayer requests.
APRIL BIRTHDAYS
4/1 Anna Enderle
4/4 Chloe Smith
4/4 Theresa Kasick
4/6 George Molitoris
4/6 Emma Enderle
4/7 James Buschbach
4/10 Joshua Masters
4/12 Jill Schur
4/13 Lisa Had
4/13 Mark Kasick
4/14 Margie O'Connell
4/15 Nolan Huscher
4/15 Elizabeth Hastings
4/16 Patricia Janecek
4/16 Lillian DeRousse
4/17 Linda Kay
4/17 Katherine Gallagher
4/17 Lynn Craig
4/18 Edward Goodfellow
4/18 Cole Weaver
4/19 Kurt Staehlin
4/19 Samuel Peters
4/20 Sharon Tomlinson
4/20 Nancy Born
4/21 CeCe Tupas
4/22 Amanda VanCauwenberge
4/25 Cora Jobb
4/25 Donna Symanski
4/25 Ron Evans
4/29 Charlie Ryan
4/29 Matthew Jareczek
4/30 Dennis Doherty
APRIL ANNIVERSARIES
4/5 Andy & Lisa Reich
4/5 Nicholas & Danielle Mobley
4/7 George & Georgeann Molitoris
4/14 Sonny and Sue Phelan
4/25 Tim & Laura Krueger
4/28 Jerry and Patricia Janecek
STAFF CONTACTS
Pastor Charisse Jensen Interim Pastor pastor@trinityol.org
Nicole Goodfellow Youth Director youthdirector@trinityol.org
Jan Enderle Office Manager office@trinityol.org
John Weaver Custodian johnweaver9701@trinityol.org
-- See printed announcements for the list of our 2025 Church Council Members.
