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1 April, 2016 Trinity Highlights The Newsletter of Trinity Lutheran Church 700 S. Fourth St., Pekin, IL Final Lenten Service Wednesday, April 5 7:30 p.m. Lenten Theme The Silence of Pilate Luke 23:18-25 Cookies provided by: Tadlock - Zevnik Personal Care Kits On Wednesday, April 5 we will collect the final item for our personal care kits, which is, one metal nail clippers, remove the packaging, (attached file optional). During this Lenten season we have been collecting items to send to Lutheran World Relief. This Lenten Season we remember that we have hope because we trust Him who thought so highly of us that He sent His Son to save us. Christ came to share His life with all people. We can share our faith in Christ and help those in need. the sound of silence During this Lenten season Pastor Chris Sansom from St. John s Lutheran Church, Sand Prairie, has been our guest pastor, focusing on the theme The Sound of Silence. Holy Week Services 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday with Holy Communion April 13 Unanswered Prayer Luke 22:39-46 Good Friday with Special Music April 14 Silence on the Cross Luke 23:44-49 Easter Sunday April 16 Easter Breakfast 7:30 a.m. Easter Worship 9:00 a.m. Join us for Easter Breakfast! Easter Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. A free will offering will be taken at the door. All funds raised from the Easter Breakfast will go towards Trinity s youth program. All Jr. High and High School youth need to be at the church at 7:00 a.m. on Easter Sunday, April 16. This will give them time to eat their breakfast beforehand and begin serving at 7:30 a.m. It s important that all of our young people participate with this important tradition! An Important Trinity Tradition! As we greet each other anywhere in the church on Easter Sunday, the greeting you should offer instead of good morning is: He has risen! And the response is: He has risen, indeed! Let s continue this tradition as we celebrate our Risen Christ!

2 February Attendance Report Average Attendance Average Sunday School Attn Average Communion Attn February Financial Report February YTD YTD Budget Income: $18,397 $41,926 $41,758 Expense: $15,045 $29,866 $32,251 Surplus (Deficit) $3,352 $12,060 $9,507 Actual to Budget (YTD) Income: $168 Expense: ($2,385) More/(less) deficits than budgeted. Income: Income for February is in line with projections during this period. Expenses: The actual expenses for February were lower than projected by $2,385. Most of the reductions have been in the Elder s pastor s expense. The pastors expense has been removed from the budget for the first 3 months of the year. Items to Note: - Expenses will be greater when a pastor is called. - Budget - Motion passed from Church Council at January Voters to accept the proposed budget for 2017 using a graduate student pastors salary with tentative start date of April. Financial Chairman Mike Timian Volunteers Needed for the 2017 Vacation Bible School At Mighty Fortress, the 2017 Vacation Bible School, children learn about Jesus our Savior King, who conquers our fears and delivers us. So raise your banner! Hold it high! Shout it loud. His Kingdom endures forever! Vacation Bible School will be: Sunday, June 4 to Thursday, June 8 6:00-8:30 p.m. We will join together with our sister churches, St. John s Pekin and St. John Green Valley and have one combined Vacation Bible School to be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran School. However, we need volunteers to make VBS possible for so many children. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Jane Miller at Attention Dartball Players! There will be a dartball banquet on Monday, April 24, 6:30 p.m. at St. John s Lutheran Church, Green Valley LERT Trainings We are fast approaching the 2017 LERT trainings and we are also coming into tornado season. If you are interested in becoming a LERT volunteer, go to for full list of training locations and details on these workshops. The Concordia Society The Concordia Society met on Thursday, March 9 at 1:30 p.m. Millie Cordes led us in devotions and was also hostess. We welcomed Pat Cooley as a new member and enjoyed playing Bible Bingo. Our next meeting will be Thursday, April 13 at 1:30 p.m. Visitors and new members are always welcome! February Sunday School Perfect Attendance Emily Anton Hunter Anton Elizabeth Deverman Alyssa Hand Lauren Hand Alex O Conner Summer Watson Concordia Choir The internationally renowned Christus Chorus of Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota, will be performing at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1822 E. Lincoln, Bloomington, Illinois on Saturday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. The choir s concert, A More Excellent Way, proclaims the richness of God s love through a wide variety of musical styles, from classical to spirituals, gospel to contemporary, hymns to film scores. This concert is a unique opportunity to enjoy a time of uplifting music. The performance is open to the public. Feel free to invite friends! A free will offering will be gathered to support the choir music ministry.

3 Serving God by Serving Others As God s people, we are urged to fix our eyes on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2 NIV). The writer to the Philippians asserted, Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5). What is that attitude? When we fix our eyes on Jesus, what will we see? We see the Suffering Servant about Whom Isaiah wrote. The One Who has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows ; the One Who was wounded for our transgressions...crushed for our iniquities and by whose stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:4, 5). We see the Son of Man Who, in His own words, came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28). This is the Son of Man Who lived a childhood in obedience to His Father and to the earthly parents who were chosen for Him. This is the Son of Man Who preached and taught, Who healed the sick, confronted the wicked, and comforted the despairing. This is the Son of Man Who calls us to deny [ourselves] and take up [our crosses] and follow [Him] (Matthew 16:24). We follow Him in paths of service. Just as Jesus did, we serve when it might be inconvenient or when the person needing our service is unlovable. Just as Jesus did, we put others first. Just as Jesus endured the cross for the joy that was set before Him (Hebrews 12:2), we, too, will find joy and fulfillment in serving in Jesus name. As God s people, we are called to love God with all of our hearts, souls, and minds and to love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:37). The key to our service is to live with an attitude that is God-centered. With God as our focus, we will want to love and serve Him and others. Unfortunately, because we are by nature self-centered, our interest is in serving ourselves instead of serving others. When we succumb to the temptation of putting ourselves first, we place ourselves in the center of life, and we become less interested and ultimately unaware of the needs of others. God s grace turns us around. In Christ, He has put us first, so now we are freed to put others first. Jesus said in Luke 4:8, You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve. Our prayer is that God will enable and strengthen us to put others first as we faithfully respond to His call to serve. April Birthdays 1st - Leah Brown 6th - Brittany Olt Sheila Schumm 7th - Roger Beaudry Kasondra Garber Jennifer Givens 8th - Krista Egli Jennifer Look Andrew McDonough 10th - Gary Gillis Bob Mattheessen Katie McDonough 11th - Sheryl Jones 13th - Scott Connett 17th - Brandon Risinger 20th - Demi Burke Betty Ingrassia 22nd - Adam Belcher Sandra Bennett Alyssa Hand Raegan Zevnik 23rd - Marilyn Alexander 24th - Robin Thompson 25th - Jodi Fuchs Kelly Hubbs 29th - Carol Maloney Denise Risinger 30th - Jaymie Gordon- Townzen April Anniversaries 5th Matt & Melissa Deverman 7th Brad & Kim Cordts 21st Craig & Debra Cooney 26th Rob & Debbie Fornoff 30th Elwood & Helen Look

4 Prayer Partners Sunday, April 2 12:00 p.m. Prayer Partners will meet Sunday, April 2 at 12:00 p.m. The purpose of Prayer Partners is to enrich the participants prayer lives and reach out to our church community. Lunch is provided. Why is prayer important? It is so important that it is mentioned over 250 times in Scripture. - Prayer gives us an opportunity to share all aspects of our lives with God and also the concerns of others. - Prayer gives us the chance to express our gratitude for the things He provides and gives us the platform for confessing our sin and asking for help in overcoming that sin. - Prayer is an act of worship and obedience and is a way to acknowledge who is really in control of our lives. Join us this month for Prayer Partners! Call to me and I will answer you. Jeremiah 33:3 75 & Over Dinner Saturday, April 29 12:00 p.m. The Board of Evangelism is hosting Trinity s annual dinner to recognize our senior members who are 75 years old and older. Along with a delicious dinner, there will be entertainment. Invitations have been mailed out. Please RSVP to the church office so we can get a count for the meal preparation. Transportation will be arranged for anyone needing a ride to the church. The Board of Evangelism is looking forward to providing a special day to honor our senior members! CEF Special The Central Illinois District Church Extension Fund (CID CEF) is pleased to announce a short-term special offer, a 24 month Investment Certificate with an annual rate of 1.25% paid semi-annual. This offer is available until Sept. 30. The minimum investment is $1, and must be a new investment. Early withdrawal penalties apply to this offer. Contact Dave at , or go to the link to Church Extension Fund and download the form. It s Time To Renew Your Subscription! The Lutheran Witness is the official magazine for the lay people of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. Each monthly issue of The Lutheran Witness offers church news, reports, stories and other features concerning our Lutheran Church worldwide. It is inspirational and informative. It s time to renew your subscription to The Lutheran Witness. The cost of a subscription is $15.96 ($1.33 per issue). The June/July issue is a combined edition, so there are only eleven magazines mailed. Subscribe or renew your subscription by putting a check (payable to Trinity Lutheran Church) in a pew envelope, marking it Lutheran Witness or use the Lutheran Witness envelope in your offering box and place it in the offering plate. The deadline for ordering is Sunday, April 23.

5 Palm Sunday Processional Sunday, April 9 We would like to have your children at both the 8:15 and 10:45 services. If they can only participate in one of the services, that s fine too. All children need to be fifteen minutes early at both services and are to gather in Room 10 so palm branches can be passed out. The children will process down the center aisle, and return down the side aisles to sit with their parents. Since this takes place at the start of the service, if your child is participating in both services, they could leave right after the processional. All ages are welcome! It s great to have as many people participating as possible! Easter Lilies Easter is fast approaching and we are in need of Easter Lilies! Easter Lilies will decorate the sanctuary to celebrate our Risen Christ! The cost is $10.00 per plant. Please return this form and money for the lily in your offering envelope marking it Easter Lily. The deadline for ordering is April 10. Name No. of Lilies Amt enclosed In Memory Of:

6 April 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 2 8:15 AM WORSHIP/ 9:30 AM S.S. & BIBLE CLASS 10:45 AM WORSHIP 12 PM PRAYER PARTNERS AM - 7 PM POLLING PLACE 10 AM BOARD OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE 7 PM BOARD OF EVANGELISM 5 4 PM CONFIRMATION 6:30 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL 7:30 PM LENT SERVICE 6 7 PM CHURCH COUNCIL Palm Sunday 9 8:15 AM WORSHIP 9:30 AM S.S. & BIBLE CLASS 10:45 AM WORSHIP/ PM BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 12 4 PM CONFIRMATION 7 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL 13 Maundy Thursday 1:30 PM CONCORDIA SOCIETY 7:30 PM MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE Good Friday 14 7:30 PM GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE 15 Easter Sunday 16 7:30 AM EASTER BREAKFAST 9 AM EASTER CELEBRATION :30 PM GSLS BOARD 19 4 PM CONFIRMATION 7 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL 20 7 PM BOARD OF TRUSTEES :15 AM WORSHIP 9:30 AM S.S. & BIBLE CLASS 10:45 AM WORSHIP/ PM CONFIRMATION 7 PM CHOIR REHEARSAL 27 9 AM NEWSLETTER ASSEMBLY 7 PM BOARD OF ELDERS PM 75 & OVER DINNER 30 8:15 AM WORSHIP/ 9:30 AM S.S. & BIBLE CLASS 10:45 AM WORSHIP/

7 2017 Service Schedule ACOLYTES GREETERS READERS USHERS FLOWERS April 2 8:15 10:45 Sofia Link Elizabeth Deverman Grace Eggena BonnyLou Schmidt Barb Glick Betty Ingrassia Bob Lutz Scott Thompson B. Juergens, B. Cordts O. Miller S. Thompson, G. Steenbergen L. Weyhrich, Given by Grace Eggena, in memory of Bill & David and loved ones April 5 7:30 p.m. Lenten Service Elizabeth Deverman Mike & Kathy Seidell O. Miller, D. Harms April 9 8:15 Palm Sunday 10:45 Cameron Speck Nicholas Prather, Crucifer Malia May Dave & Theresa McDonough Graham & Amy Watson Terry Knollenberg Scott Thompson D. Harms, C. Whitley B. Schmidt M. Seidell, M. Cordes Palms April 13 7:30 p.m. Maundy Thursday April 14 7:30 p.m. Good Friday Sofia Link Mike & Kathy Seidell O. Miller, M. Cordes B. Juergens Nicholas Prather Bob & Joyce Thompson D. Harms, C. Whitley April 16 9:15 Easter Sunday Elizabeth Deverman Connor Speck Nicholas Prather, Crucifer Matt & Melissa Deverman Scott Thompson S. Thompson, B. Cordts O. Miller, M. Suhs Easter Lilies April 23 8:15 10:45 Sofia Link Kylie Cutting Bob & Carolyn Cordts Mike & Kathy Seidell Bob Lutz Brad Juergens D. Harms, C. Whitley B. Schmidt M. Seidell, M. Cordes B. Juergens Given by Rob & Debbie Fornoff, for their 42nd anniversary April 30 8:15 10:45 Malia May Avery Speck Brad & Kim Cordts Graham & Amy Watson Terry Knollenberg Scott Thompson B. Juergens, B. Schmidt, M. Suhs S. Thompson, B. Heren G. Steenbergen Given by Bill & Kelly Link

8 Palm Sunday April 9 See inside for details on Palm Sunday Processional Maundy Thursday Good Friday with Holy Communion with Special Music April 13 April 14 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunday April 16 7:30 a.m. - Easter Breakfast 9:00 a.m. - Easter Worship On Easter Sunday the greeting is: He is risen! He is risen, indeed!

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