Week of January 28, 2018

Please sign the friendship pad and pass it on to the next person in your pew.

Thank you for coming!

Worship Servants this Week

Acolyte 9:00 - Olivia Drilling & PJ Anderson

Altar Guild - Paul & Lucy Hereid,

Joanie Perkins and LeeAnne Schulz

Greeters 9:00 - Dave & Donna Geerts

Ushers 9:00 - Dean Morris, Tom Collins,

Mick Gage & Martin Borske

Trinity Website: http://trinitylutherannewhampton.org

Altar flowers are provided by Paul & Sally Sjobakken

in memory of Paul’s grandparents Emil & Hazel Bartz.

Next week flowers will be provided by Linda Stolfus.

Last Weeks Attendance: 301

Trinity Calendar

Missy Schweer

Krystina Simon

Helen Hartmann

Sunday, January 28 9:00 am Traditional Worship Service - Cowboy Poetry - Bell Choir 10:00 am Adult Sunday School 2:00 pm Sycamore Ministry Monday, January 29 Tuesday, January 30

Noon - 5:30 pm Blood Drive at NH Community Center Wednesday, January 31 8:30 am Quilting 5:00 – 5:50 pm Wednesday Night Meal 6:00 – 6:30 pm Contemporary Worship w/Communion 6:30 pm Bell Choir Practice 6:40 – 7:30 pm LIGHT/7&8 Grade Confirmation Class 6:45 pm Gospel Group Practice Thursday, February 1 9:30 am Bible Study – Fireside Room Friday, February 2 Saturday, February 3 5:30 pm Traditional Worship Service w/Communion Sunday, February 4 9:00 am Traditional Worship Service w/Communion 10:00 am Adult Sunday School 10:15 am Mission Youth Meeting 2:00 pm Sycamore Ministry

January 31 - Soups

February 7 - Walking Tacos

February 21 - 3 Cheese Macaroni,

Chicken Strips & green beans February 28 - Maidrites

Perry Laures

Heinz Engel

Harold Franzen

Liz Duneman

Tara Hackman

Jeff Willadsen

Roger Horton

Volunteer Sign-Up

We still need volunteers to help serve the meal,

beverages, to clean up and supply desserts for Wednesday

Night Suppers. Sign-ups are available in the Narthex or

contact the church office at 394-2552.

You can also email trinityc@iowatelecom.net. to let us

know how you can help.

Thank You!

A Huge Thank you to Brooke Turner

for joining us during the 9:00 service this

weekend. Brooke was a part of the

13th Annual Cowboy Poetry and

Western Music event that took place

this weekend in Lawler.

A freewill offering will be collected

after the service. We hope everyone

enjoyed this special entertainment.

Due to the flu & cold season, we will

withhold from shaking hands during the

sharing of the peace and Pr. Kevin’s

greeting following worship.

Mark your Calendar

Camp Courageous of Iowa Presentation will be

coming to Kensington Place Assisted Living,

504 Short Avenue, New Hampton on Monday,

February 5, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Feel free to join us

for a snack and a chat.

FOOD PANTRY VOLUNTEERS :

February is Trinity's turn to help supply volunteers to work at the New Hampton Food Pantry. The pantry is open every Friday morning from 9 am to noon. Volunteers are needed for the following dates: Feb. 2, 9, 16 & 23. If you are able to volunteer for a few hours, please give me a call.

Gregg Shattuck (641- 394-2237)

www.facebook.com/TrinityLutheranNewHampton

“Living Christ’s Love”

Our Gifts to the Ministry of Trinity Lutheran Church

Giving Report for January 15-21

General Fund Balance as of 12/31/17: $18,595.43

Note: The congregation approved the General Fund

Expense Budget for 2018 is $282,283.37

Weekly Offering Goal: $5,428.52

The New Hampton Blood Drive

will be held at

NH Community Center

(112 E. Spring)

Tuesday, January 30th

12:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Make an appointment by contacting

LifeServe Blood Center at 800-287-4903

or visit lifeservebloodcenter.org.

Offering received last week for General Fund: $6,241.51

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Need a good Book or Movie?

Trinity's library now has numerous

DVD's and several new books

added to the collection. Books and

DVD’s can be checked out on the sheet provided.

When finished return them to the white basket.

If you have checked out books in the past, please

remember to return them.

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Adult Sunday School Schedule/Fireside Room @ 10:00 am

January 28: Bible Study of Jesus and John the Baptist

February 4: Current Issues

February 11: Mission Trip to Haiti February 18: Bible Study of Banquet with Simon

February 25: Bible Trivia

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The Mission Cross contribution project for January is the "Soap-er" Bowl. We will be collecting all

kinds of soap: laundry, bar, body wash, hand soap, dish soap, etc. for the Food Pantry. Thank you to

everyone who donated hats, gloves, scarves, and socks for the local school children. The weather has

definitely made all of these items necessary!

If you would like to be a Communion Assistant, please contact our Communion coordinator,

Donna Throndson at 641-330-7239. Communion is served the 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month.

Event Rescheduled

The Extension Office has rescheduled the Caregiving Relationships: Conversations on Aging program for adult

children supporting their aging caregiver parents. The two sessions are now scheduled for February 5th & 19th,

6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 223 S. Water St. New Hampton, IA. It is not too late to sign up,

RSVP by February 1st. For more information, contact Sarah Merrifield at the Chickasaw County Extension Office,

641-394-2174. Check out the display in the Narthex.

On February 20 at 7:00 the Trinity Book Club will meet at the home of Vi Sullivan to

discuss Bitter Sweet by LaVyrle Spencer. Maggie struggles with grief due to her husband's

death. Eric struggles with an unhappy marriage. Could these high school sweethearts

follow a dream from the past, or had they missed a chance of a lifetime?

Would you like to be a Greeter? Give Muriel Meyer a call at 394-4434,

if you would be able to greet before service on Sunday mornings.

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