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Followers of Jesus
(Disciples!) serving
Ashland and beyond
THIS WEEK AT TRINITY May 12—18, 2013
Experience Worship with Us! This week, Pastor Jeff will be at the 8:30 service and in Praise Worship. Pastor Mitchell will be preaching Saturday night and at the 10:45 sanctuary service. Since it Mother's Day weekend, we are going to be doing something to honor all the women and girls of our congregation....at each service. We'll have fun with that! At 8:30 and 10:45, the Men's Chorus, under the di-rection of Pastor Bob, will be singing. We invite you to join us, as we consider the last of the Six Marks of Discipleship....which mothers fit in with very well already!
CHURCH COUNCIL INSTALLATION at the 10:45 Sanctuary Service: Kristin Burke, Glenn Ericson, Ryan Fickes, and Ray Jacobs. Continuing members: Denny Bittle, Bill Chandler, Rosemarie Donley, Terrie Dunlap, Ryan Emmons, John Emser, Larry Franks, Tim Merkel, Kenny Oberholtzer, Dee Pinkley, Lorna Ross, Tim Saner, Cara Schuster, Phil Vermillion, Mindy Ward, and Jen Wash.
Our Choirs this Weekend: 8:30 – Men’s Chorus 10:45 Sanctuary – String Ensemble, Junior Choir, & Men’s Chorus 10:45 Praise Worship – Praise Team
Join us as together we praise God and hear God's word for our living.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 508 Center Street, Ashland, OH 44805, 419-289-2126 www.trinityashland.org
COMING UP…
Men’s Thursday Morning Bible Study meets the second and fourth Thursdays, each month, at 7:00 am in Rooms A & B. During the next several sessions, they will be taking a careful look at the Lord’s Prayer. Pastor Bob leads this Bible Study. All men are most welcome!
Attention Trinity Travelers! Mark your calendars for June 4, for our next trip as we head to Amish country to see the Beverly Lewis musical “The Confession.” We will leave Trinity at 10:00 am and start with the Wendell August Forge in Berlin where you can purchase personalized gifts made on location/USA and watch how the items are forged. There will be at least one or two mystery stops and then we’ll head toward the Carlisle Inn, at Sugarcreek, to enjoy an Amish Buffet dinner at 5 pm and the performance at 7 pm, which will last about two hours. Arrival time back in Ashland should be around 10:30 pm. Cost of the trip is $56, which includes dinner and the performance. We have 40 tickets available and deadline for signing up is May 31. The sign-up sheet is on the Trinity Traveler bulletin board next to the church library.
VBS is Coming! It’s hard to believe that it’s almost VBS time again! Bible School is June 10-14 from 9 am to12 pm. We are currently looking for crew leaders to lead our small groups of children from station to station. If you are interested in sharing the love of Jesus with a small child this summer, we would love to hear from you, so you get the spot you want! Directors for the ele-mentary side are Heather Jurjevic (419-289-0623) and Melissa Merkel (419-606-6396). Those who wish to help with preschoolers should call Kate Kaeser (419-207-9490) or Gemilla Szabo (567-203-8789). Please don’t wait to be called! We are counting on over 50 volunteers to minister to the 300+ children that we anticipate having in June!
OUR 10:45 RADIO BROADCAST on WNCO-AM 1340 is given by Steve & Jane Burns and family, in mem-ory of Ned Burns and Howard and Arlene Brockway, and in honor of all mothers.
BLOOD PRESSURES will be checked this Sunday, May 12, immediately following the 8:30 service and ten minutes PRIOR to the 10:45 service. The nurse will meet you in the Music Room. This is a great opportunity for you to come and get those blood pressures checked.
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“THINK PIECE”
Let's think for a minute about where your hard-earned money goes when you put it in to the offering plate, or mail it in to the church office.
We recently had a wonderful All-Daughter banquet. Almost 320 women packed Jack's Place and had a delightful evening. It took over 40 male volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up! As one woman, not a member of our congregation said, "Our church couldn't do something like this. We just don't have the male volunteers!" Someone has to recruit all those men and organize their serv-ing. Pastor Jeff, a paid staff person, does that. Dawn Forbes, another paid staff person, starts All-Daughter planning months before. In fact she's well into planning for Bible School, which will minis-ter to over 350 children, using many volunteers. At that Bible School we'll have about 50 Middle School students. Unprecedented! We added a small Middle School Bible School years ago simply to "hold" the 5th and 6th graders. It has grown in to a huge, happy week called ViBE.....under the direction of paid staff person Nate Ediger and 12 volunteers.
So....the next time you give to Trinity don't simply think, "There goes my hard-earned money." Think, "I'm ministering to children, teens (from our congregation and from the community), the women of our congregation, to all of us through Mr. Marenchin's work with 13 choirs, and lots more.” Over half of your contribution goes to make sure we have staff members to organize the lit-erally hundreds of volunteers who do ministry at Trinity.
Thank you volunteering and thank you for your giving!
In Christ,
Pastor Mitchell
2013 All Daughter Banquet a Success!
Special thanks to all the people who made this year’s All Daughter banquet a success. Nearly 320 women and girls attended our Wedding Memories banquet. Thanks to Women’s Ministries Planning Board for their dedication to this ministry: Beth Davis, Diane Frank, Penny Hamilton, Vella King, Kathy Shelly, Wendy Shreffler, Becky Swartz, and Kim Tanner. In addition, we had lots of volunteer help—Thank you to: the guys who helped Randy Smith with the set up (and re-set) of the tables and chairs...the ladies who helped decorate...Hannah & Natalie Shreffler, who seem to be honorary members of the planning board...Cheryl Hildebrand, who helped with lots of details involved in the hallway display...our Trinity guys, led by Pastor Jeff, who did a marvelous job making sure everyone was well fed and happy...Michelle Gillette, of Maurer Photography, who did a fabulous job of taking pictures of our event. If you haven't seen the photos, go to www.maurerphotography.com (password TLCDaughters). -- Dawn Forbes
One of our beautifully decorated tables.
Thank you to our lovely models, who w o r e w e d d i n g gowns of ladies from our congregation.
Here, Emily Shelly is wearing the dress of her grandmother, Carol Obrecht.
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FYI... TIMELY ANNOUNCEMENTS: We have an arrangement with the Post Office that allows our mem-bers in the 44805 zip code to receive This Week at Trinity the day after it is mailed. Some folks out-side that zip code don't get it until the following week. That's OK with some, because they read it online. For the others, if you live close enough to be involved in the activities listed each week, please let us know and we'll send yours first class. That way, even if you are outside the 44805 zip code, you'll get it before the weekend.
SEND A CHILD TO VBS! We’re watching our budget very carefully again this year, but Bible School is still one of the most expensive children’s ministries opportunities we provide at Trinity. We want to keep the qual-ity, cut the fluff, and make it something that children will take with them for many years to come. Would you be willing to sponsor a VBS child for $10.00? This sponsorship will cover the hands-on materials that each child gets to take home all week. If this is something you would consider, please contact Dawn Forbes at 419-289-2126 for more information.
VBS PRAYERS NEEDED! This year we are putting out a concentrated effort to pray about VBS, the participants, staff, and all those who come into the building during that week. There is a prayer calendar on our website. Please go to the Trinity home page and click on VBS Prayer Calendar and pray for this year’s program.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES: Peggy Bostic, of our congregation, notified us that there will be a Job Fair at her office on Tuesday May 14, from 9 am to 3 pm (Ashland County Job and Family Services, 15 West 4th Street, Ashland). A local factory representative will be interviewing for summer job positions. Please take a resume, if you have one, and ex-pect to complete an application and to be interviewed. To college and high school students at Trinity: Job and Family services has "lots" of summer job openings. If you are interested call Peggy Bostic at 419-282-5052.
Sunday School (Sun. 9:30-10:30; All Youth) Connect with friends and grow in
faith together! Classrooms in the Youth Area.
Trinity Youth Ministry Week of: May 12-18
Contact our Youth Ministry Team: 419.289.2126 (ext. 113)
Nate Ediger 419.651.3956 [email protected] Corinne Aebersold 419.606.4494 [email protected] Hannah Shreffler 419.606.3592 [email protected]
For more info about our Youth Ministry or details about specific activities, go to www.trinityashland.org.
Confirmation (Next Sun. May 19; 8th Graders) Meet in the Sanctuary at 9:30 for the
class photo (donuts and juice available after pictures). We will then meet by the Bride’s Room at 10:20 to prepare for the procession into 10:45 Sanctuary Service.
All Youth Upcoming Activities
ViBE Helpers Needed (10th - 12th Graders) ViBE is fast approaching and we need your help! Would you be willing to join us from 9 am-12 pm the week of June 10-14. Contact Corinne if you are available and she’ll get you plugged in!
VBS Helpers Needed (8th - 12th Graders) We need your help to shepherd kids at VBS this year. If you are willing to serve at VBS this year, please contact one of the VBS di-rectors, or simply text Corinne 419.606.4494.
Youth Choir (Wed. May 15; 7:30-8:15) Join us for rehearsal to prepare for
our performance at the 10:45 sanctuary ser-vice on May 19. (We’ll warm up in the Choir Room at 10:15 next Sunday morning).
High School Upcoming Activities
Senior Recognition (Sun. May 26; Grads) Graduating high school sen-iors and their parents are
invited to join us for our Senior Rec-ognition Breakfast in Luther Hall at 9:30 am (RSVP by Mon. May 20). At 10:30, all grads are invited to meet in their caps and gowns by the Bride’s Room to prepare for the processional into the 10:45 Sanctu-ary Service, where you will be rec-ognized before the congregation. (At the end of the service, parents/guardians will be invited to gather around the Altar for a litany with their graduate.)
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SATURDAY: May 11 9:30 a.m. FFC Ladies’ Exercise Class 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Choir 6:30 p.m. FOLK COMMUNION
SUNDAY: May 12 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL Blood Pressure Checks* 9:45 a.m. String Ensemble 10:35 a.m. Blood Pressure Checks* 10:45 a.m. WORSHIP--CHURCH COUNCIL INSTALLATION* - Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 and over the internet PRAISE COMMUNION
MONDAY: May 13 8:30 a.m. Moms in Prayer 9:00 a.m. Piece Makers Quilt Group 7:00 p.m. Altar Guild
TUESDAY: May 14 2:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl Meeting 6:00 p.m. FFC Ladies’ Exercise Class 7:00 p.m. Church Council 8:00 p.m. 50th Anniversary Committee Meeting
WEDNESDAY: May 15 2:00 p.m. Bible Conversations 4:00 p.m. Trinity Chime Choir Party for Luther Bells & Trinity Chimes 4:45 p.m. Luther Bell Choir 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Musicians 6:15 p.m. Woodworker’s Group Diet and Discipleship Group Faith Journey...Prayer MUSIC GROUPS Cherub Choir Trinity Brass 6:30 p.m. Acuna Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Outreach Meeting 7:30 p.m. Youth Choir*
THURSDAY: May 16 10:00 a.m. Thursday Brass 1:30 p.m. TLC Belles 6:00 p.m. FFC Ladies’ Exercise Class 7:00 p.m. Praise Team
SATURDAY: May 18 9:30 a.m. FFC Ladies’ Exercise Class 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Choir 6:30 p.m. FOLK SERVICE
SUNDAY: May 19 8:00 a.m. Sonrise Singers 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL Choir 10:45 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION--CONFIRMATION OF FAITH - Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 and over the internet PRAISE WORSHIP
Activities & Events... *See announcements and our website www.trinityashland.org for more info
A kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around to see each child's artwork. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, "I'm drawing God." The teacher paused and said, "But no one knows what God looks like." Without missing a beat, or looking up from her drawing, the little girl replied, "They will in a minute."
