Friday, March 21, 2008

News and Notes From This Week's Bulletin - Sunday, March 9th

Welcome New Members – This morning we welcome into membership of First Trinity the following individuals: Doug and Nancy Lasseter, Randy and Dee Roeske and Bob Teall. We thank God that they are becoming members of this family of faith and we pray that they may continue to grow in the Christian faith and life through their fellowship with us.

Coffee Hour Hosts Today are Barry & Shelly Dunne and Rollie & Pam Duttweiler. Thank you for hosting!

Evangelism Committee meeting will be Tuesday, March 11 at 4 pm. If you are interested in helping on the committee, please attend or contact Janet Carlin or Betty Wood. Thanks.

Easter Memorials – We are continuing with the practice of Easter Memorials. You can make your contribution in memory of a friend or loved one to Trinity Lutheran Church. This year’s memorials will be equally distributed to the church fire alarm system, The Arabaty family (fire loss) and Lutheran World Relief. Several Easter Lilies/flowers will be placed in church on Easter Sunday to remember all those who have passed away. The list of donors and for whom they are remembering will be included in our Easter Worship Bulletin. If you don’t have an Easter Memorial Form, there are some available on the church table in the lounge. Please return the form & donation to the church office by Tuesday, March 18 so it can be included in the Easter Worship Bulletin.

Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt - Donations of small wrapped candy & mini candy bars to fit inside plastic eggs are needed for our community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday March 22nd. Also needed are cookies. We have enough eggs and juice. Thanks! The Methodist church will be providing hot chocolate. Anyone wishing to help hide eggs, supervise, register children, or help in the kitchen, please sign up on the sheet on the table in the lounge or contact Betty Wood. Donations can be brought to the church office.

Calling All Crafters! – Hearts & Hands Craft Sale at Trinity Lutheran Church will be offering tables for $15 a piece. The sale will be held on Saturday, September 27th from 10 am - 3 pm. Lunch will be offered. Individuals may donate items and their time to the church table as well. For more information speak to Karalee.

Thank You For Participating In The 2008 Souper Bowl Of Caring- Thank you for your participation and for reporting your collection totals! You are one of over 14,000 groups that reported totals amounting to over $9 million! Thanks for your efforts to transform Super Bowl weekend into an unprecedented time of giving and serving.

Bus Trip to Sight and Sound Theater in Lancaster, PA. On Wednesday April 23rd and Thursday, April 24th. D & F tours from Olean will pick up people here at Trinity around 8:30 am. and return around 9:30 pm Thursday night. The cost is $210.00 pp/double occupancy. For more information, please see Betty Wood or one of the posters in the lounge or in the library.

Huge Youth Event – Don’T Miss It! – Spring Fling 08 at Houghton College – put on by Central NY District Wesleyan Youth Spring Fling. This is an overnight event that will take place on Friday night, April 4th, through Saturday morning. Look for more information in the church lounge at the Youth table or speak to Julie Shaver.

Assignments for Palm Sunday, March 16th
  • Ushers: D.J. Helmer, Marv Wood, Duane Cornish, Aaron Helms
  • Altar Assistant: Ed Flurschutz
  • Altar Guild: Karalee Morris, Shelly Dunne
  • Acolytes: Mary Alice Monroe, Caroline Duttweiler
  • Lay Reader: Barb Delity
  • Counters: Betty Wood, Ed & Lois Flurschutz, Kay McCulloch

Readings for Palm Sunday, March 16th

  • Isaiah 50:4-9a
  • Philipians 2:5-11
  • Matthew 26:1-27:66 or Matthew 27:11-66 or John 12:20-43

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