The Trinity Trumpet. Dedication of the New Sanctuary With Bishop Claire Burkat Sunday, April 24 Mass with Reception to Follow Time to Be Announced

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1 The Trinity Trumpet Upcoming Events Monday, February 29 Leap Day! 7:15 PM - 2nd & 3rd Year Confirmation Class Service Night Tuesday, March 1 7 PM - Liturgy Team Meeting 7:30 PM PEAL Rehearsal New Sanctuary Wednesday, March 2 10 AM - TCNSK Chapel 12 PM - ROMEO s Lunch 6:30 PM - Lenten Dinner 7:30 PM - Program 8 PM - Compline Thursday, March 3 7:30 PM CAPPELLA Rehearsal New Sanctuary Friday, March 4 4:30 PM - RSCM Rehearsal New Sanctuary 7 PM - LIFT Women s Group Saturday, March 5 2:00 PM - Church Cleaning Sunday, March 6 - Fourth Sunday in Lent 9:00 AM - Traditional Mass with Dr. Asha George Guiser Preaching 10:15 AM - LOFT & Discernment & Decision Making New Adult Forum Begins 11:15 AM - Contemporary Mass with Dr. Asha George Guiser Preaching Last Sunday to Bring in Your Change! Thank you to all who have contributed to the Chair Change Collection. Just a reminder that this is the last Sunday in February so if you haven t brought in your change, please do so this week. The Essential Elements of Worship Committee thanks everyone for their support. Dedication of the New Sanctuary With Bishop Claire Burkat Sunday, April 24 Mass with Reception to Follow Time to Be Announced Our Clergy: The Rev. Kim Guiser, Senior Pastor The Rev. Asha George-Guiser, Associate Pastor Vicar Micah Krey, Seminarian

2 The Scream From the Desk of Nina Wason, Chris Ed Director One of my first real jobs was teaching English as a Second Language at Hofstra University. Toward the end of my second semester there, one of my classes was visited by an ongoing stream of professors from the English department observing my class. Perfectly normal: an unannounced bit of review of the new faculty member. Except my position was not attached to the English department. I was in the linguistics department, having been trained by linguists to teach the language. The people visiting my class were taught the great literature of Chaucer, Shakespeare, Sylvia Path, Walt Whitman. I was teaching college kids from Ecuador various forms of the past tense and vocabulary they might need while asking for directions to a Mets game. It was a really terrible review. The English profs described how I missed opportunities to delve into various Latin prefixes that mark past and present time references, wondered why I didn t make use of some very fine passages from Last of the Mohicans to give all those verbs a richer context.on and on. I was so bad, they said, this semester really needed to be my last. They recommended cutting me from the staff. It was, of course, a completely unfair review, and turned out to be part of some larger political game that naïve little me knew nothing of. After I was done crying, I wanted to scream, and I do recall ranting a bit more than I should have back at those professors. But, overall, it was a good reminder to me to do my work well, to be open to new approaches to teaching the past tense, and to not be an uninformed critic of other people s work. Jesus has a parable for us this week about a fig tree that wasn t being figgy enough, so the owner wanted to cut it down. The gardener had a different idea. Tree. Cutter. Gardener. Have you been there? Come talk about it with us in Loft. We ll have the help of this painting by Edvard Munch. It s titled The Scream; can you guess why I picked it?

3 Code Blue Ministry of Phoenixville What did you do last time it snowed? Did you settle into your couch and watch a movie? Did you bake cookies with your children? Did you light a fire and read a book? Did you bundle up to go outside to build a snowman (or clear the driveway)- only to rush back inside moments later to warm your fingers and toes? What if you didn t have a nice warm place to be? What if you didn t have a heating system or even a roof and walls to keep you warm and safe? Unfortunately, that is the reality for many members of our community. There are people in our neighborhoods that lack these comforts we all rely on, especially throughout the winter. Although there are several shelters in the greater Philadelphia area, locals in Phoenixville identified that there were not sufficient winter warming resources in that area. In response to this need, St Ann s Parish in Phoenixville has taken the call to ministry and has initiated a winter warming center in Phoenixville. This enter was opened several weeks ago, and is looking for volunteers to operate this ministry. Specifically, they need adults to staff the shelter from 8pm-8am (in 4 or 8 hr shifts) throughout the winter (until late March/early April). They also are requesting meals for their guests. We will have a member of the coordinating committee for the Code Blue Ministry of Phoenixville with us at adult forum this Sunday, February 28. Please join us then or contact me if you would like to make a difference in the lives of those around us by participating in this ministry. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me Matthew 25:35 Trinity Library Open House Trinity Library has a new location and a new look! On March 6, the Library Team invites you to an Open House to celebrate our beautiful new Library, conveniently located next to the new Narthex! Trinity Library Team members will be on hand after each mass to show you everything our new library has to offer. We will have a selection of Top Picks from Trinity s Pastoral Staff members and Library Team members, as well as top resources for Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers. Always wondered what Pastor Guiser s favorite book in the library is? Now you can find out! There will be a special Children s Cart in the Narthex so little ones can easily choose their favorites to take home. For each book, CD, or DVD signed out during our open house and subsequently returned, Library Team members will donate $1 to be used towards the purchase of future resources. Is there a book, DVD, or CD you love? Let us know at the Open House! Trinity Now Accepting Sunday Bulletin Advertising Attention local business owners (especially those owned by congregants and by friends of Trinity). This week, Council approved a pilot program making our Sunday bulletin back covers available for advertising sponsorship. All potential advertising must conform to the Christian values that form the core of the Trinity mission. The space will be sold on a rotational, first come/first served basis. Discount rates are available for booking multiple weeks/months. For details, rates, and specifications, contact Pastor or Dan Ditzler at dand@newtonassociates.com.

4 Easter Candy Sale: Benefitting the Youth Mission Trip in June Trinity Lutheran Church Youth Group is excited to announce the beginning of a See s Candies fundraiser in support of our June 2016 Youth Mission Trip. Orders for Easter candy and chocolates will be taken on February 28, 2016 and March 6, 2016 before and after each service; as well as during Lenten Dinners on March 2 & 9, Fundraising flyer is below to illustrate the candy/chocolates that will be available for purchase. Orders will be ready for pick-up prior to Easter Sunday Service. Cash, checks (payable to Trinity Lutheran Church) and credit cards will be accepted at the time of orders. Please come out and support the youth group by purchasing See s Candies this Easter season. Please feel free to contact Mona Khalil at or makkhalil@yahoo.com regarding this fundraiser.

5 Register Today...Spring Adult Forum ********************************** Yes, I Would Like to Register... Name: Address: (Please Return to Asha George-Guiser s Mailbox or in the offering plate)

6 Readings for Sunday, March 6 First Reading: Joshua 5:9-12 Psalm: Psalm 32 Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Doris Mohr February 2 Jayson Wenstrup February 3 Katrina Stansbeary February 5 Jon Berg February 6 Georgia Anne Berky February 6 Gerri Vattimo February 6 Ralph Berky February 9 Christine Steiner February 9 Kate Taxis February 9 Shaun Carlson February 10 Kyle Murphy February 10 Shateera Thompson February 10 Bill Rice February 12 Colette Zahour February 12 Justine Fry February 17 Jerry Linfoot February 17 Sandy DiPrinzio February 22 Philip Ditzler February 22 Riley Archer February 23 Herb White February 23 Emily Hardy February 24 Charles Kline February 25 Jim Wolfe February 27 John & Alma Nowmos February 10 Kathleen & Dennis Aspinall February 23