Steve s Stylings. February & March Inside this issue: Steve s Stylings 1. News and Events 2-5

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1 Trinity United Methodist Inside this issue: February & March 2016 Steve s Stylings 1 News and Events 2-5 Easter Schedule 6 Birthdays & Anniversaries Prayer Concerns 7 Calendars 8-9 Last Word 10 7 Steve s Stylings By the time you read this article, Ash Wednesday will be upon us and the reflective time of Lent will begin. This is a time to think of God and what God has sacrificed for us. I wonder deeply at the reason why God has spent so much energy in attempting to get our attention. I say it this way because it seems there are so many distractions in the world, so many things which take up our time rather than God. So, I ask you to think of all of the wonderful things you experience in your life and take a moment, perhaps a minute or two, or maybe.join the Lenten Bible Study starting February 15th, called God is Closer Than You Think...well, you get the point. God just wants, desires, our response: to say yes in the continual nod of your head; wherever you may be or whatever you may be doing. Just say Thank You, God. Blessings, Steve Page 1

2 PAGE 2 WEDNESDAY FELLOWSHIP MEAL IS BACK! Beginning on Wednesday, February 3rd, Fellowship Meals will return on the FIRST Wednesday of each month. On February 3rd, come and have fun, food, and fellowship with the Admin Council as they serve up a variety of soups and desserts from 5:30 to 7:00pm. PANCAKE SUPPER TO HELP FUND VBS On Wednesday, February 10th, Christian Ed will provide a Pancake Supper prior to Ash Wednesday evening service to raise funds to help with the cost of VBS! Please come from 5:30 to 6:30pm and enjoy a delicious pancake meal, and then join us in the Sanctuary for Ash Wednesday service at 7pm. ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE Ash Wednesday Service will take place on Wednesday, February 10th at 7p.m. in Sanctuary. Join us for service following pancake supper. LENTEN BIBLE STUDY God is Closer Than You Think Beginning, Monday, February 15th at 6:00pm in the Parlor. Ever wonder where God is in your life, the world, the universe? Come and find out just how close He really is and how much He loves us as we prepare for the resurrection of our Lord! Lead by Cathy Holmes. World Day of Prayer This year s Country is Cuba: Receive Children, Receive Me Come pray for all the world on Friday, March 4th at 2pm here at Trinity United Methodist Church.

3 PAGE 3 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7th! Bring money or a canned good to give to Souper Bowl of Caring, all money and items collected will go to the McPherson Food Bank to assist local residents. Please give generously! 4-H Sunday is February 28th! On February 28th the 4-Her s will be assisting in both services and the Praise Dancers will be performing with them. Also, the 4-Her s will be collecting money to go towards The Water Project, that helps provide clean drinking water wells to those in sub-sahara Africa. Children s Chimes will continue to practice on Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary at 9:30 am. Children s Choir will practice on Sunday s at 9:50 am in the basement. All children are encouraged to come and participate! Burning of the Palms Celebration Come and join Pastor Steve and the 7th & 8th Graders for a Burning of the Palms Celebration in the Peace Garden on Sunday, February 7th at 2:00pm in preparation of Ash Wednesday! This is a short, but fun and meaningful time and a way to prepare for Lent. COMING SOON PROGRESSIVE DINNER FOR ADULTS!!!

4 PAGE 4 Children s Sunday School News What s going on downstairs in the children s Sunday school classroom? Lots of fun stuff! We just finished up learning about the Old Testament and are now starting on the New Testament. Some of the kiddos favorite lessons were Ezekiel the valley of the dry bones and Jonah and the big fish. They enjoyed fun snacks to help them remember the lessons like bones made from pretzel sticks and mini marshmallows dipped in white chocolate, and blue Jello with Swedish fish swimming around. The also took their picture inside the belly of the big fish that we have displayed in the classroom. Watch for the pictures on one of the bulletin boards! We have also incorporated some other fun things such as a treasure chest and prayer board. The treasure chest is to encourage the kiddos to invite friends to Sunday school. When they bring someone, both children get to pick something out of the treasure chest. The prayer board was a hit right away. The kiddos are encouraged to pin any concerns or worries they have on the board so we can pray about them at the end of class. We also have a blessings board they can write on to help remind us of the things that God has blessed us with. I would like to say thank you to the families for giving Sarah and I the opportunity to teach your kiddos about the Bible. It s such a joy to see them get excited about these Bible lessons, and listen to them tell us how they can apply these to their daily lives. Jeannie and Sarah SENIOR HIGH YOUTH GROUP NEWS! Senior High youth group is back into the swing of things for 2016! We started the year off by "Counting our Blessings" discussing the many things in our lives which we are thankful for. Each student made a "thankful" jar in which our many blessings can be added to weekly and then read at the end of the year. We've also had game night as we watched the football playoffs together. First semester found eight to ten youth spending time in fellowship, food and fun each month. These youth are extremely busy in school, sports, music and other activities throughout the year so it's always fun to hear what is going on in their busy lives. We enjoyed our annual movie study, which was based on the movie "The Good Lie". This movie tells the story of children orphaned by the civil war in South Sudan, who come to the USA as refugees. We had some great discussions each week. We enjoyed a trip to the movies to see The War Room. Dale and Karil hosted a hay rack/bonfire for us and we also took a trip to Sunny Side Pumpkin Patch in October with the three exchange students at SVHS as our guests. Christmas is always fun as we shop for angels from the Angel Tree. Unfortunately due to schedules this year we were unable to go caroling, which has always been a fun event for us. Super Bowl of Caring is coming up on February 7. We will once again be collecting canned goods/cash for the McPherson County Food Bank. Plans are underway for our summer mission trip to Denver, CO. This is always an exciting and rewarding time for all of us! We especially look forward to the trip this summer since we were not able to go on a mission trip last summer.

5 PAGE 5 Noisy Offering Sunday, February 28th Save your change for the month of February and bring it to church on Sunday, February 28 to contribute to our "Noisy Offering" which will be collected the last Sunday of February separate from our regular offering. The youth and children of the church will go into the congregation with a can to collect loose change. When they have collected all the change, they will return to the front of the church and empty their cans into a large metal pan. This makes a very loud and joyous noise! The Noisy Offering money for February will go towards our tithe to our Ministry and Missions tithe. Trustee's meeting, on Jan. 25th, there was discussion about getting bids to replace the carpet that was damaged in the Eklund room and front hallway from the sewer back up during Hyllingsfest. The church has received a check from insurance to cover the cost. Mark Flynn installed a much needed new water heater and fixed all toilets upstairs. Trustees will be in charge of the March 2nd Fellowship meal. Something to put on your calendars, on March 12th and/or 19th there will be a much needed church work day(s)! PLEASE consider coming to help on either or both days in order to get our church ready for Easter!!!! "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can."

6 PALM SUNDAY SCHEDULE 9a.m. Awakening Grace 9:30a.m. Children s Chimes 9:50a.m. Children s Choir 10:00a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:10a.m. Easter Egg Hunt 11:00a.m. Traditional Service EASTER SUNDAY SCHEDULE 7:00am Easter Sunrise Service (at Old Mill Museum) 9:00a.m. Potluck Breakfast (bring something yummy to share!) 10:00a.m. Easter Service in Sanctuary Mark your calendars! PAGE 6

7 Prayers & Joys Birthdays & Anniversaries PAGE 7 Strokes All stroke victims, Karen Clego+, Joy St. Peter+, Mike Foster, Harland Jones, Kent Unruh, Robin Clausen General and Other All w/ health issues, Vonda Henry, Sherry Walker+, Wayne Stroble, Dan & Carol Carr, Marylin McCoy+, Hospital, Surgery & Recovery All facing surgery or recovering from surgery Laney Kuhn+, Earl Blauer, Mary Hymel, Ed Werth, Ashlyn Wiens, Russ Lamer Other Prayer Needs All those in pain, all those who are ill all with crushed faith Marty Hardy+, Joanne Marsh+, Joyce & Bob Lindholm, John & Bonnie Boyle Gayle Wells+, Rev. Pam Webb, Mija Stockman, Zach Short Trevor Adwell+, Bernie & Eileen Boller+, Clint Sneath, Addie Sneath, Jean Heerts, Lauren Barnes, Terre Rawson Tre Sneath, Mrs. Bowie s daughter, Amy Ellis Bostater, Jason & Michelle Rourke, Amanda Loducer, Zach Nelson, Chris Klapp, Shayden Sneath, Loretta, Curtis Patrick George & Brenda Keffer, Jake Bolstader, Brian Quinn, Lee Spellman s Uncle (family), Kananda Kindlesparger, Alyson Krohn, Terri, Carie, Loretta & Jillinda Flynn, Sandy Brown, Cancer All cancer victims, Carol Haas Pat Fulk+, Jenn Krob Bryan Downi+, Dan Drummond+ Mac+, Eric Rauh+, Larry, Clarence Bieker, Chris Noi+, Cindy Johnson+, Jean Cyr+, Juli Lange+, Sonny Bourne+, Mike Martin+, Ardy Moses, Norma Peterson Kevin & LuAnn, Watts+, Michael Mosier, Terry Brightbill, Grace, Dale Hamilton, John Boyle, Logan Peterson, Teresa Koehn, Maurice Bastion, Ken Peterson, Kirk Conn, Sean Martin, Anita Neilson, Rose Whittman, Wanda Nelson, Earl Blauer, Carolyn, Kirk Conn, Brandon Rogers, 2/5 Mary Gammell 2/9 Karil Bellah 2/10 Sandy Brown 2/10 Joyce Lindholm 2/12 Larry VanAmburg 2/15 Trista Spitler 2/17 Bonnie Koons 2/17 Rosemary Malm 2/18 Amber Koons 2/19 Mike Henry 2/21 Jenna Hubele 2/22 Sandra Armstrong 2/23 Bonnie Boyle 2/25 Darla Schriner 2/26 Chase Ellis 2/26 Jerry Rourke 2/27 Dale Whetstone 2/4 Bill & Shirley Snoddy 2/29 Richard & Delrena Patrick 3/1 Anita Neilson 3/3 Angie Jensen 3/3 Lisa Lynn 3/7 Dylan Walker 3/10 John Bellah 3/10 Ilene Lamer 3/13 Trey Schneider 3/19 Kylista Kindlesparger 3/22 Muriel Strange 3/25 Wyatt Johnson 3/25 Jim Miracle 3/26 Mike Becker 3/28 Sheri Hoffman 3/29 Todd Worcester 3/22 Jon & Cecilia Clemence 3/28 Bob & Joyce Lindholm Love is for everyone! God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son for our salvation. Give some love! Share some love now!

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10 T RINITY UNITED METHO D IST CHURCH 224 South Main Street Lindsborg, KS FIND US ON FACEBOOK: Trinity UMC Lindsborg, KS Phone: admin@trinityumclindsborg.org Pastoer Steve Holmes steve@trinityumclindsborg.org ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors. THE PARISH VISITOR On Sunday, March 6th at 6:00p.m. Bring a favorite snack to share. We ll watch: Do You Believe (in the Cross of Jesus) A dozen souls come together to discover the power of the Cross of Jesus! Do you believe? Rated PG-13 Children s movie available in basement. Purpose Statement: Trinity United Methodist Church exists to introduce and deepen each person s faith in Jesus Christ so that we joyfully serve one another in love. Vision Statement: Trinity United Methodist Church is committed to strengthening the family of God by: Transforming hearts Uniting communities empowering individuals Changing lives Adopted by Leadership Team on March 5, 2012