Trinity First Lutheran Church

Bulletin Announcements

March 25, 2007 through March 31, 2007

With cheerful hearts, we welcome all who have come to glorify the One in whose image we are made. Please join hearts and hands in true worship of our Lord and Savior.

Prepare for Worship next Sunday by reading:  Deuteronomy 32:36-39    Philippians 2:5-11    Luke 22:1-23:56

May 13 is Friendship Sunday - We will have music and a message that will be especially accessible for guests. Whom will you bring???

In Honor of FoodShare Month today's LWML coffee hour donations will be given to our neighbor across the street, Community Emergency Services. The food shlves are always in need of cash so they can buy large quantities of food at a reasonable price. Please give a generous donation.

To God be the Glory this Easter! - Would you like to express praise and thanks to our Lord by presenting flowers for use in the Sanctuary this Easter Sunday, April 8th? If so, please use this form and turn it in to the church office by today. Tulips $8.50; Easter Lilies $9.00; Pink Hydrangeas $12.00

Karfreitag Gottesdienst - Good Friday German Communion Service - Invite your family and friends to our unique worship experience led by Pastor Fred Miller this April 6th at 10:30 am.

Tibetan Ministry Fundraiser! Trinity First is having a pancake breakfast fundraiser for the Tibetan Ministry at 8:00 am on Easter Sunday, April 8th. Invite your family and friends to services and breakfast. Rev. Bob and Sheila Nikl are doing such wonderful work for God's Kingdom and reaching out to the Tibetans with the Kid's Club and Service Ministry. (Bob is currently going through the colloquy process to become an LCMS pastor.) Please come have a delicious pancake breakfast with Sheila Nikl and hear what God is doing in reaching out to His people What a great way to spend Easter Sunday, celebrating: "He Has Risen Indeed," hearing about His work for the Tibetans and having breakfast with Sheila Nikl. A free-0will offering will be taken.

March is Food Share Month - There is a small barrel near the south entrance (parking lot side). All non-perishable items will be taken to Community Emergency Services as they faithfully serve the needy in our community Please give generously!

The LWML Spring Rally will be held at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, on Tuesday March 27th. Registration at 5:45 pm is followed by dinner and a program at 6:30 pm. The speaker is Pati Kachel from Salt of the Earth Story Tellers and her subject is "Be Faithful Daughters of Heaven." Everyone is invited. Tickets are $6 and available from Bea. Please stop and see the poster on the bulletin board by the church office.

Spaghetti Dinner - Friday April 20th 4-8pm - All proceeds support scholarship funds for Trinity First Lutheran School in Minneapolis & Concordia Academy - Bloomington. Matching funds provided by Thriven Financial for Lutherans. The Dinner is at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church (3430 East 51st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55417). Pre-Sale Tickets through April 14 : Adults $6, Children under 12 $3. Tickets at the door: Adults $7, Children $4, Family of 6 or less $20. For tickets or more information please call 612-729-5463 or email felc@usfamily.net. Food provided by Fat Lorenzo's. Menu: Spaghetti, salad, bread, dessert, drinks. Sponsored by Women of Faith.

Buy FoxFaith Movie Tickets and Support Trinity First! Visit www.foxfaithfund.com and enter our church code of 100013 and a credit of one dollar per ticket will be donated to Trinity First at the end of the theatrical release. The first eligible film is The Last Sin Eater, a movie based on the best-selling book by Francine Rivers and directed by Michael Landon, Jr. now out in theaters.

Hospitalizations, Births and Funerals ... Please phone the church office if you or someone you know is hospitalized, has given birth, or is in need of funeral arrangements. Due to privacy laws and lack of staff, hospitals and nursing homes seldom (if ever) phone the congregation or pastor when you enter the hospital.

Preaching Schedule for the weeks to come:

A Measure of our Faithfulness Last Week
 + There were 52 in our Sunday Worship Service on March 18
 + There were 61 in our Tuesday Night Worship on March 20

An Accounting of our Finances:
Amount needed weekly to meet budget and pay off line of credit by 6/30/07 : $5,450.00
General Fund received last week: $1,610.00
Amount ahead / (behind) on plan: $(17,196.00)

Hispanic Mission Minute  -  by  Abby Dawkins
Good Eatin'  -  Food! We enjoy it. We anticipate it. We need it to survive. But it is easy to see our meal times as tasks to be done rather than nourishment and fellowship to be enjoyed. especially in our culture of busy-ness and schedules. While chatting with a pastor of a Hispanic church I was reminded of the genuine gift that surrounds a meal. "What's important is that there is a relationship [with those you serve and serve with]. Be with them, eat with them, talk with them," he said. This is the gift of food and fellowship, and opportunity to live in community and build upon the relationships in your life and to share about the one who is the true "bread of life" - Jesus. With whom is God calling you to eat and fellowship with today? Pray for the Reyes family.

Camp Omega - The 2007 summer camp program is open for registration. The 70 different week and weekend programs for children and families focuses on providing a vibrant and fun Christian community where campers learn, grow and apply the Christian faith. Please visit www.campomega.org, call 507-685-4266, or pick up a brochure in the church office.

Concordia Academy-Bloomington    www.concordiaacademy.com  follow the "Bloomington" link
  April 14 - Spring Fling Auction at the Ramada Inn-Mall of America (5pm) $40 - contact 612-790-1302 or 651-484-8429
  April 20, 21 & 22 - Spring Musical "High School Musical" (April 20 & 21 at 7:30 pm; April 22 at 2:30 pm) $9, $6 - contact 952-854-0224
  April 28 - Salad Luncheon, Quilt Auction and Style Show (11am)$10 - contact 952-854-0224

Handbell Concert - Friday April 20 - Come and listen to the first annual Concordia University Handbell Ensemble Concert on April 20 at 7pm in the Graebner Memorial Chapel at Concordia University, St. Paul. It will be a night filled with the dazzling sight of over 60 gleaming bells rung by the ensemble, creating peaceful melodies and energetic rhythms. - a night you won't want to miss! Free will donation will be taken to help refurbish the bells. For more information, please contact Carolynne Mathis, Director at 763-755-3530 x 7812.

Ladies, Save This Date! On Saturday, May 12th, Glory of Christ Lutheran Church in Plymouth is sponsoring "Women's Forum - From cradle to grave: The Vocation of the Lutheran Woman." The keynote speaker will be Mollie Ziegler Hemmingway. The focus: "Recovering a positive Lutheran approach to issues of God's design for women in singlehood, marriage and sexuality."  If you have questions, please contact Jean Small at 763-525-0272 or at jsmall@quest.net .