March 16, 2025
WE WORSHIP TOGETHER
Worship Time: Sunday at 10:30am 😊 PLEASE WEAR YOUR NAME TAG😊
This Weekend’s Readings: Proverbs 2:1-11, Psalm 25:4-12, Romans 10:10-15, Luke 10:38-42
This Weekend: THE SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT everything [in]between faith & works
Join Us for Worship… Jesus invites all of us who are worried and distracted by many things to sit and rest in his presence, to hear his words of grace and truth, to know that we are loved and valued as children of God, to be renewed in faith and strengthened for service. There is a need for only one thing: attention to our guest. As it turns out, our guest is also our host, with abundant gifts to give. Come hear the Good News!
THIS WEEK’S WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS
Asst. Leader: Amy Luckett
Reader: Jerry Janecek
Homilist: Elyssa Peters
Comm Asst: Pat Janecek, Bryce Cole
Usher: Charlie Ryan, Larry Symanski
Acolyte: Violet Martinez, Miles McCain
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 during Lent beg. 3/12.
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Wednesday, March 19th 6:00pm Lenten Supper-Spaghetti & Meatballs
Wednesday, March 19th 7:00pm Holden Evening Prayer Service
Thursday, March 20th 9:00am Seniors Outing
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 😊
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION
BUS FUND: Steve Sakal
CHRISTIAN ED FUND: Elizabeth Hastings
DREAM FUND: Ron Walton in Memory of John & Dorothy
CALL FOR SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
The Trinity Church Council hereby calls a special congregational meeting following our regular 10:30 am worship on Sunday, March 23rd in the church sanctuary.
Congregation members will be asked to vote on approval expenditure for the renovation of three bathrooms and painting that is needed in the auditorium. These projects will exceed over $10,000 and a congregational vote is necessary. More details to come.
NEXT WEEK’S WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS
Sunday 3/23 - 10:30am
Asst. Leader: Sue Phelan
Reader: Judy Goebel
Comm Asst: Judy Goebel, Olivia Herrera
Usher: Tim Landgrebe, Joe Thiel, Tom Jareczek
Acolyte: Violet Martinez, Bryce Cole
LOOKING AHEAD…
Wednesday, March 26th 6:00pm Lenten Supper –Southwest Chicken (Taco Soup)
Wednesday, March 26th 7:00pm Holden Evening Prayer Service
Tuesday, April 1st 6:00pm Christian Fellowship Committee
Tuesday, April 1st 7:00pm Women of the Church
Wednesday, April 2nd 6:00pm Lenten Supper – Sloppy Joes
Wednesday, April 2nd 7:00pm Holden Evening Prayer Service
Thursday, April 3rd 12:30pm Seniors Meeting
Saturday, April 5th 9:00am- 3:00pm Spring Craft Fair
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Hop! Hop! Hop! Trinity's EASTER BUNNY BREAKFAST is scheduled for April 12th 9-11am. CLICK HERE for Advance Tickets ONLY by March 29th. See the "More For Announcements" attachment or the signs hanging around church, for more details and information. Email Beth at bethkelly4612@gmail.com with any questions.
EASTER SUNDAY CHOIR
Calling ALL singers, ALL ages! Please join us for choir rehearsal on Tuesdays from 7:00pm-8:00pm so we can sing together on Easter morning. No prior experience required. The first rehearsal will be March 11th. Let's make a joyful noise unto the Lord. Contact Candace at 708-371-5648 with any questions.
NEED TO KNOW
FIRST COMMUNION CLASS - Join us as we prepare for this important faith milestone. This instruction is an essential part of the journey toward receiving Holy Communion. Please contact the office if you are interested in registering no later than March 31st.
Class Date: April 6th following worship -- Parents/guardians are expected to attend.
First Communion Date: April 13th @ 10:30am
LIONS RECYCLE FOR SIGHT – Lions and Leos 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
LOST & FOUND – Are you missing a water bottle, umbrella, a serving bowl or anything else?? Please check out our Lost & Found basket on the Gathering Place desk/Welcome Center.
YOUR OFFERING BECOMES MINISTRY
We continue our first quarter of the year highlighting four additional funds (formerly known as ‘Special Funds’) within our budget that provide opportunities for you to practice generosity:
Keep the Dream Alive Fund
Scholarship Fund
Christian Education Fund
Bus Fund
Each of these funds represents a way to reflect God’s creativity, love & generosity. Together, they enable us to meet real needs & make a meaningful impact on our community. This week we highlight the Bus Fund. Please see the Sunday's printed announcements.
LENT AT TRINITY - EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN
Please join us every Wednesday during Lent for SUPPER at 6pm and WORSHIP at 7pm. This week (3/19) Spaghetti and Meatballs will be served by our Sunday School families. See the the "More for Announcements" attachment or the printed announcements for more info about future dates.
LENTEN RESOURCES
Devotional Booklet
Beginning with Ash Wednesday, this weekly devotional follows the scriptures of the Everything In Between series through Easter Sunday. Each week offers: commentary, poetry, visual art, written reflections, hymns, and reflection prompts. Pick up your copy at the Welcome Desk along with a few other resources as well.
God Pause - a daily email devotional from the alumni at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Click here to sign up: https://www.luthersem.edu/godpause/
The Daily Meditations
The Daily Meditations are email reflections featuring Richard Rohr and the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) faculty, as well as guest teachers and authors, reflecting on the wisdom and practices of the Christian contemplative tradition. We hope these meditations will help deepen prayer practice and strengthen compassionate engagement in the world.
Sign-up now to receive Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations
There’s a App for that!
Check out the Centering Prayer app from Contemplative Outreach. It offers many excellent opening and closing texts, and includes a choice of gentle sounds to begin and end your prayer time. For more information, download this Centering Prayer brochure.
The Daily Still Podcast, A Place to Pause.
During the season of Lent, you are invited to join The Daily Still Podcast each Monday for a Journey of Returning to God through meditation and personal reflection. This podcast is written and hosted by Cindy Helton, Spiritual Director.
TRINITY'S NEW MISSION STATEMENT
Please see Sunday’s printed announcements to read "Living the Love of Christ", a reflection by Amy and Paul Enderle.
LUTHERDALE CONFIRMATION RETREAT 2025
Our confirmation class had a weekend at Lutherdale filled with God and fun! Three confirmation students attended along with myself and Anna Enderle, one of our college students, studying Christian Ministries. The theme for our weekend was Gratitude, Prayer and Community. We had small group time together along with members from 2 other churches. We learned about being grateful for all of the things that God puts in our ives, we talked about the fact that God just wants to talk to and hear from us and there is no wrong way to pray and finally we talked about the different communities we are in and how they compare to our Christian community. The students spent their Choice Time playing outdoor sports, making arts and crafts and playing GIANT games! Anna and I also spent some time talking with the other adult attendees about Confirmation: what it means, what do we love about it, new ideas, what questions come up and what would we change. It was great to hear about all of the different perspectives in churches with similar situations as us and those that were drastically different.
Our students were asked a few questions before and after our trip. Their responses are summarized below:
Things they were excited about: hanging out with their friends and drawing closer to God.
Things they were nervous about: meeting and talking to new people.
Ways they were hoping that God showed up: keeping us safe, in our activities and relationships.
What they were hoping to learn: about the relationship between God and Jesus, acts of service, what God does for us and learn about God’s personality.
Favorite part of the trip: events participated in, community, making prayer journals, meeting new people and getting to play Happy Salmon again.
Where did God show up: during prayer, in chapel and hanging out with new people.
What did they learn: God just wants to hear from us/wants to always talk to us, iron sharpens iron.
How do they plan to take this weekend with them going forward: start/continue a prayer streak with God and generally talking more with God.
Looking forward to another great trip in the future! I’ll close with a question that was asked of all of us on Friday night, “What would you have today if you only had the things that you thanked God for yesterday?”
Submitted by: Nicole Goodfellow
PRAYER LIST March 16, 2025
Trinity Members
Linda Kay, Larry Reich, Steve Sakal, Linda Jaeger, Sam Raetz, Randy Skendzel, Ruth Dahl, Dawn Fish, Karen Weaver, Mike Maty, Daniel Garcia
Friends & Family of Trinity Members
Lauren Felton by the Mondello Family
Team Alpha International Ministry
Andrew Dillon by Anna Enderle
Jerry Cissna by Trinity Travelers
Grammy Freelund by The VanCauwenberge Family
Bev Brinkop by Jan & Gary Enderle
The Bermudez Family by the Gallagher Family
Garry by Dave & Diane Thompson
Duane Johnson by Pastor Charisse
Rondi Ulmer by Pastor Charisse
Kurt Strigun by the Gallagher Family
Zeke by the Gallagher Family
Georgi by Cathy and Linda
Joe Smith by the McNaughton-Smith Family
Holly Jareczek by Tom & Lynn Jareczek
Brian Anderson
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.
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.
