Bond. Trinity Lutheran Church. New Members. Temporary Choir Members Needed th Ave. SE, Jamestown, ND March 2018 Vol.

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1 Bond Trinity Lutheran Church 523 4th Ave. SE, Jamestown, ND March 2018 Vol. 15 Issue 3 In this issue: Altar Candle Sponsors...3 Attendance... 3 Calendar Council/Committee Contacts...12 Council Highlights Lenten Service Schedule 5 Little Messenger...6 Music Minister s Message...8 Passages Pastor Kristi s Message... 2 What s Happening Youth..7 Trinity s purpose: Connect with God and with each other. Share God s good news with all. New Members New Member Sunday was February 11 and we had two families make Trinity their new home church. Meet them on page 4. Temporary Choir Members Needed Director of Music Ministries, Robert Murphy, has put out a call for Holy Week choir members. Will you respond? See page 8 for more information and a photos of musicians that have helped with recent services. 1

2 Connect Around God s Table For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord s death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26 Holy Week comes at the end of March this year, so this month I get to write about Maundy Thursday and let my colleague proclaim the joy of Easter next month. It s a privilege to get to linger for a moment and pay attention to the meal that Jesus shares with his disciples before he is betrayed in the Garden of Gethsemane and sent to die on the cross. The meal of Holy Communion is the time when we get to connect around God s table. Whether it is Sunday morning or Monday evening, that time when we eat the bread and drink the wine is, as Paul writes to the Corinthian Christians, the time when we proclaim the Lord s death until he comes. It is such a simple meal of bread and wine, yet faith brings Jesus to us in this meal. Lutherans talk about the real presence of Jesus in the sacrament of Holy Communion. In God s own holy mystery, when we receive the bread and the wine, Jesus is with us. Really present with us. Not just in our thoughts. Not just as a remembrance of what Jesus shared with his disciples two thousand years ago. Really present. With us. Now. 2 Martin Luther wrote in the Small Catechism: How can bodily eating and drinking do such a great thing (bringing life and salvation)? Eating and drinking certainly do not do it, but rather the words that are recorded: given for you and shed for you for the forgiveness of sin. These words, when accompanied by the physical eating and drinking, are the essential thing in the sacrament, and whoever believes these very words has what they declare and state, namely, forgiveness of sin. (see Evangelical Lutheran Worship book page 1166) We connect around God s table with Jesus and with all the Christians who have gone before us, all who gather with us at Trinity, across town, and around the world, and with all who come after us. We connect around God s table to receive a simple meal, offered to us by our Savior, to give us the gift of forgiveness of sin. We connect around God s table to receive life and salvation as we proclaim the Lord s death until he comes. On Maundy Thursday, March 29, we ll gather once again and welcome children (mostly fifth graders) to receive Holy Communion for the first time. Come, gather with them, as we hear Jesus invitation to connect around God s table to receive forgiveness, life, and salvation. In Peace, Pastor Kristi Weber

3 Worship on FM radio If you are having trouble with the reception on 1400 AM for the radio broadcast of the 8:45 am Sunday worship, try 97.1 FM to get better reception. Radio Broadcast 03/18/18 by Joyce Mueller in memory of her mother Altar Flowers 03/04/18 by Jill and Terry Shaffer in memory of Terry s parents, Emery and Dorothy 03/11/18 by Renae and Andy Dalbol in honor of Robert Dalbol s birthday 03/18/18 by Dianna and Mark Pollert Altar Candles 03/04/18 by Wilma Nahinurk in memory of Patricia Pulst 03/11/18 by Wilma Nahinurk in memory of Roger Pulst Sponsorships for 2018 are available. Please call the church office or check the sign-up sheets in the Gathering Space for the dates you would like to sponsor these things. The cost is $15 for candles, $30 for flowers and $100 for the radio broadcast. It is a nice way to honor or memorialize a loved one. Sponsor an Easter Lily Sponsorships are available for lilies or other spring flowers in honor or memory of a loved one. These flowers will be placed near the altar during Easter. The cost is $30 and flowers need to be ordered by Wednesday, March 21. For more information or to order flowers, please contact the Trinity Office or call Deanna Weiser at THE Bond is published monthly by Trinity Lutheran Church th Ave. SE, Jamestown, ND Telephone (701) connect@trinityjamestown.com Web site: Kristina Weber ( ).. Senior Pastor Susan Haukaas ( ) Associate Pastor Sarah McDermid Director of Children s Ministries Robert Murphy...Director of Music Ministries Kirstie Dobson Director of Youth Ministries Meggen Henke Administrative Assistant Bonnie Jo Conley-Hanson Administrative Assistant Diane Scott: Dale and Jan Andrud, Joan and Mark Gehlhar Passages Deaths 01/30/18 Michelle Hart 02/02/18 Larry Maus 02/14/18 Joyce Lundgren 02/21/18 Maynard Carpenter 02/22/18 Hartley Hoyt February Attendance Sunday Monday Wednesday Jan Jan Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb

4 Welcome New Members Trinity welcomed new members Bob and Pam Davidson (left) and Jay and Cheryl Kruger on February 11. Watch for ways to share your gladness for all God is doing in your life. Everyone Is Welcome Everyone, regardless of age or gender, is invited to the next Young at Heart gathering on Monday, March 12 at 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall to hear a presentation by Trinity members, Robert and Sue Carlson, who have traveled the world. Robert was founder and first president of the Rome-based World Farmers Organization which promoted good farming practices and marketing throughout the world. He is a past president of North Dakota Farmers Union and was appointed a special ambassador for the United Nations for the International Year of Family Farming. Because of the wide appeal of this presentation, Young at Heart extends a broad invitation to all persons interested. Quilting We would love to have new hands to tie Lutheran World Relief quilts on March 6 and 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., or as schedules permit. Bring a sack lunch if you plan to stay through the noon hour. Donations of large pieces of fabric, colored sheets, thread, or money for those purchases are welcomed. A simple, working portable sewing machine would be thankfully received. We couldn't be any "s'more" excited to share with you that Giving Hearts Day, 2018 brought in more than $68,836 to support mission and ministries in Eastern North Dakota Synod ELCA. THANK YOU for your generosity and helping us #ignitethefire. Trinity members gave more than $1,500. Way to go! Don t Forget to Direct Choice Dollars For 2018, Thrivent Choice Dollars will support Trinity's day-to-day ministries through the General Fund. If you would like your Thrivent Choice Dollars to support the Connect Share Grow campaign, please inform Meggen in the office at connect@trinityjamestown.com or by calling Eligible Thrivent Financial members who have available Choice Dollars have until March 31, 2018, to direct them. 4

5 Lenten Wednesday Worship Schedule Services at Trinity What Wondrous Love! February 28 6:45-7:15 p.m. March 7, 14 & 21 6:45-7:15 p.m. Community Worship Services Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. Worship 12:15-12:45 p.m. Seven Last Words of Christ February 28 First Church of the Nazarene th Avenue SE March 7 Immanuel Lutheran Church th Avenue SE, Jamestown March 14 Trinity Lutheran Church 523 4th Avenue SE, Jamestown March 21 New Hope Free Lutheran Church th Avenue NW, Jamestown March 30 GOOD FRIDAY Noon United Presbyterian Church 302 2nd Avenue SE Connect Around the Table No Meal on Good Friday Offerings will be donated to Youth for Christ Worship Schedule Sunday & Monday, March 25 & 26 Palm Sunday Thursday, March 29 7:00 p.m. Maundy Thursday Friday, March 30 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Sunday April 1 EASTER 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. Breakfast Served 8:00-10:45 a.m. Sundays: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. Mondays: 6:00 p.m. * Wednesdays: 6:45 p.m. *No Service Monday, April 2 First Communion On Sunday, March 4 (Noon-2:00 p.m.) we will enjoy a fun afternoon together as we prepare for First Communion. Parent(s) will be asked to attend along with their kids as we share lunch together and explore the meaning and significance of Holy Communion. Fifth-graders will receive First Communion at the Maundy Thursday Service at 7:00 on March 29. For more information contact Pastor Susan Haukaas or Sarah McDermid. 5

6 LITTLE MESSENGER You are the children that God dearly loves. So follow his example. Lead a life of love, just as Christ did. Ephesians 5:1-2 5th Grade First Communion Class Sunday, March 4 (12:00-2:00 p.m.) The Valentine s party on February 8 at Stepping celebrated the Royal Kingdom of Love. Parent(s) will be asked to attend along with their kids as we share a light lunch together and explore the meaning and significance of Holy Communion. 5th graders you will receive your first communion during the Maundy Thursday service on March 29. Registrations always accepted 2-year-olds to 5th Grade Sunday Mornings 9:30-10:30 No Faith Quest, Pulse or Children s Church on March 11 Faith Quest Lenten Rotation: What Wondrous Love: We will learn about extending the wondrous love of God to others (even our enemies). Feb. 25, March 4, 18, 25 "Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ." Ephesians 1:-1-2a 1 Corinthians 13, Luke 6:27-36, John 13:34 Stepping Family Play Center Dinosaurs Theme March 7-28 Come and enjoy sensory activities, crafts, games, and surroundings each week during our open play hours! $5/Family/Visit We will be closed On March 29 & 30 for Holy Week. Lego Camp! Fee: $40 Ages: 4-6 years (5:30-6:30 pm) and 7-9 years (6:30-7:30 pm) Dates: Tuesdays, March 6, 13, 20, 27 Register online at Tap into your imagination with a sea of LEGO pieces! Build challenging and creative projects and learn how to problem solve with your teammates. This camp features group activities that encourage cooperation and collaboration as well as free play time that allows you to work with a friend or create your own LEGO masterpiece. Legos provided. Space is limited. A Mother s Heart Bible Study Thursdays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Child Care from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. (Church doors open at 9:00 a.m. for early social time) Visit us online at New steppingstones@trinityjamestown.com 6

7 LENT/ EASTER SCHEDULE February 21~ Lenten conversations happen evry Wednesday in Lent immediately following the Lenten Service at 6:45 p.m. Youth, parents, mentors and caring adults are all invited (and needed) for these discussions. March 25~ Palm Sunday March 29~ Maundy Thursday March 30~Youth lead Good Friday April 1~Easter Sunday (Youth serve Easter Breakfast) CONGREGATIONAL LENTEN PROJECT Each year, the Trinity Youth plan and lead a Lenten project for the entire congregation. Last year s Connect string art project encouraged young and old to connect around the board, connect string to nail and connect with each other. This Lent we are making a Paper Chain Mosaic. Like each link in our chain is vital to the complete project, so each person is at Trinity. Each individual, each couple, each family is a vital part of the whole that adds strength and beauty to this Trinity family of believers. Please stop by the table in the Gathering Space to make paper chains with us. The finished piece will be revealed on Easter Sunday. COFFEE CART Each month a different group from Trinity takes its turn at hosting the Coffee Cart. Trinity's young people are hosting the Coffee Cart in the months of March and April. Hosting the cart requires being at church a bit early (a little after 9:00a.m.), the making or buying of treats (6 dozen) and making coffee (provided by the church) to be served in the Gathering Space between services on Sundays. Please let me know when/if you are available to host. Please know that I am so grateful for all of the ways that you support Trinity and the youth programs. Thank You! I will be available to help get things set up and make coffee if you would like help or if you haven't done it before. Please just let Kirstie (kirstiedobson@yahoo.com) know if you need a hand in this way. (Two families can sign up for the same week and share duties) March s dates are as follows: 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 April: 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 and 4/29 CIRCUS The Youth are again working the Shrine Circus. This year the Circus is on Tuesday, April 10. They would like us to be at the Civic Center by 5:00. We will be selling popcorn and toys, making cotton candy and slushies and really just helping out in any way that we can. The pay is $30 per worker, so youth and moms and dads are welcome to be a part of this fun, easy fundraiser. Please let me know if your young person and/or your family can help us out in this way. Continued on page 9 7

8 I'd like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank you youth and friends who has supplied special for various services at Trinity this year. Dillon Shafer, flute; Emily Hoff, alto saxophone, flute, and vocals, Allie Struble, clarinet and vocal, Christian Hanson, alto and tenor saxophone; Brett Hertz, trumpet, Ben Schulz, trombone; Jonas Flann, trombone; Luca Flann, percussion; Kenny Dobson, snare drum; Kaitlin Mullowney, cello; Gage Poland, violin; Alec Nelson, trumpet; Megan Larson, vocal, Samara McDermid, vocal. Thanks to all who enhanced our worship experience at Trinity. JOIN CHOIR FOR HOLY WEEK Trinity Choir is happy to extend an invitation for members who would like to sing during Holy Week.The services would be Palm Sunday, March 25, Maundy Thursday, March 29; Good Friday, March 30, and Easter Morning Service on April 1. The Trinity Choir will be rehearsing March 6, 13, 20 and 27. You are invited to sing with us for whatever services you can attend. It's difficult too make long time commitments so the Choir wants to provide and opportunity for those members who can commit to short time projects. For more information contact Robert Murphy at or 8

9 Continued YOUTH GATHERING T-SHIRT PENNY DRIVE February 11 March 11 In the Trinity Gathering Space next to the Prayer Partner display Help us decide what should be on our t-shirts! (while helping us raise money to buy them.) Vote for your favorite t-shirt design with your change and paper money. All funds raised will help buy the t-shirts for our Summer 2018 trip to Houston. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD SQUAD Topic for Lent: Wondrous Love. GOD Squad is High School spiritual development time that happens in the Youth Room on Sundays at 6:30 pm. All high schoolers are invited to attend. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God. ~Ephesians 2:8 Grace is a foundational and distinctive piece of our faith. We look forward to diving deeply into this theme with you. NOTES: We will have dinner together on Sunday March 4, at 6:30 pm. No GODSquad on March 11. PULSE Topic for Lent: Wondrous Love. Sunday Morning programming for 6th- 8th graders begins at 9:30. We watch videos, listen to music, play games, and have great conversations, all about how our faith and the Bible are relevant today and pertain to our lives. I so look forward to spending this time with our incredible young people. Thank you for sharing them with me! Note: NO PULSE on Sunday March 11. Presents 2018 VBS at Trinity Lutheran Church Great news! Red Willow Bible Camp Counselors will be coming to Trinity again in June to lead our Vacation Bible School! Come join us for fun, songs, arts & crafts, Bible studies, and more! This summer our theme will be, This Changes Everything. Our theme verse is Ephesians 2:8 and we will talk about the ways in which Jesus Changes Everything, Forgiveness Changes Everything, and God s Grace Changes Everything. VBS is open to Elementary Age Kids (Those who have completed grades K-5*). This year we re offering VBS both during the day and in the evening to better accommodate different schedules. EVENING SCHEDULE: Sunday, June 17 - Thursday, June 21 Sunday, June 17-3:00 to 6:00 PM Monday, June 18-5:30 to 8:00 PM Tuesday, June 19-5:30 to 8:00 PM Wednesday, June 20-5:30 to 8:00 PM Thursday, June 21-5:30 to 8:00 PM DAYTIME SCHEDULE: Monday, June 18 Wednesday, June 20 Monday, June 18-9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Tuesday, June 19-9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Wednesday, June 20-9:00 AM to NOON REGISTER NOW, SPACE IS LIMITED Cost $10 / child Registration will be open until Monday, April 30. We hope to see you at VBS! Pastor Susan Haukaas, 2018 VBS Coordinator *If you are interested in VBS for younger kids speak with Sarah McDermid, Director of Children s Ministries, about the possibility of pre-school VBS. 9

10 Financial Update Through January 2018 Income for Day to Day Ministries: $38,975 Expenses of Day to Day Ministries: $38,504 Income for Connect Share Grow Campaign $ 3,682 (a monthly mortgage payment of $2,206 was paid from funds received for Connect Share Grow in 2017) Trinity Lutheran Church Council Meeting Highlights February 12, :00 PM Minutes Members present: Russ Sunderland, Wayne Prigge, David Nelson, Erin Klein, Michelle Neumiller, Jennifer Sherman-Mack, Jason Odenbach, Hal Weiser, Pastor Susan Haukaas, Pastor Kristi Weber INFORMATION ONLY Trinity Lawn & Leaf Maintenance Contract. Council consensus was to ask volunteers to mow the grass this year. A schedule will be in the office. Van update: Hail damage repairs should be completed this week. Insurance covered the work. ACTION ITEMS Motion by Trinity Foundation, to keep Trinity s investments with Invest Forward and switch firms from Investment Centers of America, to Commonwealth, seconded by Jason, motion carried. Council Authorization Approve 2018 Authorized Signatures for the Following Accounts: Women of Trinity Account Wayne moved to authorize Myrna Ronholm and President Russ Sunderland, seconded by Jason, motion carried Men of Trinity Wayne moved to affirm Randy Lebahn and Robert Toso, seconded by Jason, motion carried. Youth Wayne moved to affirm Scott Fritz, Wynn Rasmussen, Kirstie Dobson, seconded by Jason, motion carried. Foundation, and Selma Alexander Foundation Wayne moved to affirm Robert Toso, Evelyn Runck, and Russ Sunderland, (and Meggen Henke with online access to the accounts), Jason seconded, motion carried. IRS responsible person Wayne moved to authorize Russ Sunderland, seconded by Jason, motion carried (form 8822-B reporting requirements regarding control of assets on behalf of Trinity). Primary Credit Card Holder: Wayne moved to name Peg Beckman and Judy Perleberg as authorized names on the account, seconded by Jason, motion carried. Council Designation of Mission Support Giving: Jason moved to designate the January and February mission support giving to the Salvation Army. Seconded by Dave. The motion carried. Annual Synodical Giving Dave moved to approve giving 2% of the January 2018 offering ($444) to the Synod toward meeting the budgeted goal of $20,000 in Seconded by Wayne. The motion passed. Next Council Meeting: March 12, 7:00 pm Snacks and devotions by Hal. Next Exec Team Meeting: March 6, 5:30 p.m. 10

11 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 4 Girl Scout Sunday 8:30am Worship with Communion 9:30am Coffee Cart 9:30am Faith Quest/Pulse 9:45am Men s Bible Study 10:45am Worship with Communion Noon First Communion Class 6:30pm God Squad with meal 11 Daylight Savings 8:30am Worship 9:30am Coffee Cart 9:45am Men s Bible Study 10:45am Worship No Faith Quest/Pulse/God Squad 18 March Gladness 8:30am Worship with Communion 9:30am Coffee Cart 9:30am Faith Quest/Pulse 9:45am Men s Bible Study 10:45am Worship with Communion 6:30pm God Squad 25 Palm Sunday 8:30am Worship 9:30am Coffee Cart 9:30am Faith Quest/Pulse 9:45am Men s Bible Study 10:45am Worship 2:30pm Rock of Ages 6:30pm God Squad 5 5:00pm Celebration rehearsal 6:00pm Worship 6:45pm Handbells 7:00pm Youth Committee 7:00pm Boy/Girl Scouts 12 2:00pm Young at Heart 5:00pm Celebration rehearsal 6:00pm Worship 6:45pm Handbells 7:00pm Congregational Council 7:00pm Boy/Girl Scouts 19 5:00pm Celebration rehearsal 6:00pm Worship 6:45pm Handbells 7:00pm Boy/Girl Scouts 26 5:00pm Celebration rehearsal 6:00pm Worship 6:45pm Handbells 7:00pm Boy Scouts 6 9:00am Quilting 1:00pm Staff Meeting 2:30pm Text Study 5:30pm Lego Camp St. 5:30pm Executive Committee 6:00pm Trinity Choir 6:00pm Nurtured Heart 6:30pm Lego Camp-St. 13 1:00pm Staff Meeting 2:30pm Text Study 5:30pm Lego Camp St. 6:00pm Trinity Choir 6:00pm Nurtured Heart 6:30pm Lego Camp St. 20 9:00am Quilting 1:00pm Staff Meeting 2:30pm Text Study 5:30pm Lego Camp St. 6:00pm Trinity Choir 6:00pm Nurtured Heart/Baby Signs 6:30pm Lego Camp St. 7:00pm Grace Circle 27 1:00pm Staff Meeting 2:30pm Text Study 5:30pm Lego Camp St. 6:00pm Trinity Choir 6:00pm Nurtured Heart/Baby Signs 6:30pm Lego Camp St. 7 6:45pm Lenten Worship 7:15pm Lenten Mentoring 14 11:30am Lenten Lunch 12:15pm Lenten Worship 6:00pm Newborn Support Group 6:45pm Lenten Worship 7:15pm Lenten Mentoring 21 6:45pm Lenten Worship 7:15pm Lenten Mentoring 28 6:00pm Newborn Support Group No Confirmation 1 9:30am A Mother s Heart 5:30pm Open Play Time 5:45pm Fiddle Dee Dee St. 7:00pm Troop Committee Meeting 8 9:30am A Mother s Heart 10:00am Altar Guild Noon Women of Trinity 5:30pm Open Play Time 5:45pm Fiddle Dee Dee St. 15 9:30am A Mother s Heart 2:00pm Faith Circle 5:30pm Open Play Time 5:45pm Fiddle Dee Dee St. 7:00pm Wine & the Word 22 9:30am A Mother s Heart 10:00am Jamestown Conference 5:30pm Open Play Time 29 Maundy Thursday 9:30am A Mother s Heart 7:00pm Worship 2 9 No School No School Good Friday 7:00pm Worship :00am Jamestown Community Prayer

12 Trinity Lutheran Church th Ave SE Jamestown, ND Address Service Requested Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 128 Jamestown, ND Trinity s Purpose: Connect with God and with each other. Share God s good news with all. LENTEN SCHEDULE SUNDAYS 8:30 & 10:45 A.M. MONDAYS 6:00 P.M. WEDNESDAYS 6:45 P.M. EASTER WORSHIP SUNDAY. APRIL 1 7:00 A.M, 8:30 A.M. AND 10:45 A.M. SEE PAGE 5 FOR MORE DETAILS 2018 COUNCIL MEMBERS (Telephone) Russ Sunderland, President ( ) Jason Odenbach, Vice President ( ) Michelle Neumiller, Treas. ( ) Ashley Eaglson, Sec. ( ) Erin Klein, Member at Large ( ) Kevin Gall ( ) Leslee Larson ( ) David Nelson ( ) Skip Olson ( ) Wayne Prigge ( ) Jennifer Sherman-Mack ( ) Hal Weiser ( ) COMMITTEE/TEAM CHAIRS (Telephone) Altar Guild....Ardell Quigley ( ) Boy Scouts.... Keith Domke ( ) Education Fine Arts Library Memorial... Peg Beckman ( ) Men of Trinity... Randy Lebahn ( ) Outreach... Donette Rasmussen ( ) Parish Care...Ruth Urdahl ( ) Property & Management... ( ) Selma Alexander/Trinity Foundation... Bob Toso ( ) Stephen Ministry... Carol Delaney ( ) Women of Trinity...Ruth Urdahl ( ) Worship Youth... Wynn Rasmussen ( ) Church office