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| WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS SUNDAY BIBLE CONNECTIONS – 9:15-10:15 Family Life News Adults: • A study of various religions and how to share the Gospel with people of those religions • “Fearless” Bible study in the conference room. • C Champs (Mentally Challenged) meet in Room #2. Youth: • 2 year olds through Kindergarten meet in rooms at the church. • 1st - 8th grades meet in classrooms at the school. • High School will meet in the Youth room at the school.
Steward's Corner Christ resides in us who are His baptized and redeemed children. When we are transformed into His likeness by the power of His Holy Spirit, we put on His character and traits. We learn to live each day with thankfulness and gratitude. From this gratitude flow deeds of helping, serving, and giving to others. In this way, we make God's presence known among people. ChristCare God's Amazing Love “May you have power with all God's people to understand Christ's love. May you know how wide and long and high and deep it is. And may you know his love, even though it can't be known completely. Then you will be filled with everything God has for you.” Ephesians 3:18-19 “Lift High the Cross of Jesus…teaching and caring for all”
The Table of Life pageant will be presented on Palm Sunday and during Holy Week. Volunteers are needed for all aspects of the production including the crowd scenes, publicity, and outreach. If you would like to participate, please contact Carol Quandt at 382-3749. Thrivent Builds The Thrivent Builds home is scheduled to begin April 10 under the supervision of Bill Heider. This project requires Lutherans and Lutheran groups to fulfill a grant obligation for funding and volunteerism. The Thrivent grant requires local Lutheran Churches and Thrivent members to raise $7,363.00. Lutheran donations are still needed. They may be made to Thrivent and mailed to Barb Becker, 2419 Cochin, Grand Island, NE 68801. We will, of course, also need people to step forward and help at the build site on Trinity's work day.
Orphan Grain Train The Central Nebraska Division of Orphan Grain Train is now receiving donations at the warehouse in Grand Island. They are open Mondays from 10:00 a.m.—Noon and Wednesdays from 1:00—3:00 pm. The warehouse is located at 427 N. Shady Bend Rd. There is no phone at the warehouse so if you have questions, call Arlene Doremus at 382-9051 or 227-2853. Golden Years Golden Years will meet Thursday, February 18 at 11:30 a.m. Welcome seniors, one and all!
Organ Recital Save the date! Sunday, February 28, 3:00pm Trinity will be hosting an organ recital featuring Dr. Christopher Marks from the University of Nebraska—Lincoln and his students, Chris Lyons and Michael Emmerick. The recital is being performed as a fundraiser for Trinity's organ fund.
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17th . This is a 40 Day period before Easter for reflection renewal and healing. Reflection: As a family reflect on what the Lord has done for you in your lives. How He has blessed you in good times and how He has been by your side during difficult times. Make a list of those difficult times and write under each one how God has walked with you, comforted you, cared for you, and been with you. Renewal: Discuss as a family how you can renew your walk with Christ. List ways that you can intentionally spend time with Him. Such as: Morning or evening prayer time, learning a scripture a week as a family, setting a goal of having family devotions at least 2 times a week, attending church and Bible Connections on a regular basis, listening to a Christian radio station or playing Christian CD's. Healing: Is there some incident that has brought bad feelings between family members or between neighbors, classmates, co-workers, fellow church members? Have you or someone close to your family gone through a difficult emotional experience? Is there something that you have done that you can not forgive yourself? Have you simply let the world take over your life? Ask the Lord to help you go and talk to those who you have had a difficult time with and repair your relationships. Talk to Pastor or someone else who can help you deal with that difficult experience. Ask the Lord to help you put Him first. True healing comes when we let the Lord be in charge and follow His lead. Remember -“The Lord loves and cares for you. He forgives you and welcomes you back to His family no matter what has happened or how long you have been gone.”
Trinity Lutheran School will be hosting an informational meeting for those with children of kindergarten age on Feb. 18 th at 7:00 p.m. • Learn more about Trinity Lutheran School • Meet the teacher, fellow classmates and parents • Tour the facility • Ask a lot of questions Attending this meeting does not commit you to enrollment. Children are encouraged to attend with their parents. It's...Salvation Army Supper Time Trinity Lutheran's turn to provide Sunday night supper is coming up on March 14th. It's an opportunity for us to help out local folks who have fallen on hard times. More families are coming to eat because their paychecks no longer stretch to cover food, gas, utilities, etc. Our help is needed now more than ever. We need 8-10 volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. It's a chance to do a good thing and have fun at the same time. We would appreciate having 4 sheet cakes donated by some of you great bakers. Once again we'll be serving our very popular meal of turkey tetrazzini, tossed salad, garlic bread, and cake. Please call Joan Gardner at 395-9505 if you'll be able to help that evening from about 4:00—7:00 p.m. or if you will make a cake. Food is served from 5:15—6:30 p.m. so it's not a late night. Thrivent Builds The Thrivent Builds home is scheduled to begin April 10 under the supervision of Bill Heider. This project requires Lutherans and Lutheran groups to fulfill a grant obligation for funding and volunteerism. The Thrivent grant requires local Lutheran Churches and Thrivent members to raise $7,363.00. Lutheran donations are still needed. They may be made to Thrivent and mailed to Barb Becker, 2419 Cochin, Grand Island, NE 68801. We will, of course, also need people to step forward and help at the build site on Trinity's work day. School Cook Position Open Trinity Lutheran School is taking applications for the position of head cook starting Aug. 2010 serving approx. 90 meals/day. Experience with Federal hot lunch program preferred. For an application call
C Champs Trinity LWML New handbooks will be available on the February 19th meeting. This is to let the members know that the mission project for February will be items for the Rainbow Club, such as children's clothing (size 4-8, sweat pants, jeans, slacks, boy's underwear), craft supplies (markers and crayons), Kleenex and new toys. Items for the food pantry which was the January mission project, may also be brought to the February meeting. The new officers will be installed and annual reports will be given. The program will be the LWML topic.
Trinity LWML
Orphan Grain Train will be shipping 256,608 “Kids Against Hunger” meals to Haiti on January 19 and again on January 26. If you would like to help with the relief effort you can send monetary donations to Orphan Grain Train, PO Box 1466, Norfolk, Ne 68702-1466. Checks should be made payable to Orphan Grain Train and write “Haiti“ on the memo line. Health Matters Stay Alert and Energized All Day If your energy level drops every afternoon, you're not alone. Sleep and metabolism experts say your energy naturally hits bottom 17 to 18 hours after you go to bed. This means, if you hit the hay at 11 pm – you'll be tired between 3 and 4 the next afternoon. So, here's how to stay alert and energized all day, courtesy of Prevention magazine: • The first energy booster: Get up at the same time every day – and get into the light . If you don't get any morning light, your body clock starts to think the seasons are changing, and begins to push your bedtime back 12 minutes a day. To help you go to sleep at the same time every night – which is recommended - aim for 30 minutes of light every morning , whether you walk around the block, or eat breakfast by a sunny window. If you wake up while it's dark, crank up the lights, because even artificial light helps. • Eat at the same time every day . Your body's calorie needs are closely related to your daily rhythms. So, if your body expects a noon lunch – and you don't eat ‘til 2:00 – you'll get tired. So, pack your lunch in case you can't get away at midday, or keep an apple and some almonds at your desk. • Another way to beat the afternoon slump: Take a short walk outdoors. Studies show that getting another dose of light late in the day gives you a giant energy boost, which will help you sail straight through the afternoon without nodding off at your desk. • Listen to up-tempo music before and during your workout , because music will help you forget that you're tired. Study volunteers who worked out for 30 minutes to music felt they weren't exerting themselves as much as when they exercised without tunes. • Finally: Turn down the lights an hour before bed. Studies show that the bright lights emitted by computer monitors, and TVs less than 15 feet away increase brain activity, and disrupt your body's sleep-wake cycle. So, instead of catching up on Facebook or watching TV, read a book an hour before bed. However, make sure your reading lamp is 60 watts or less. That way, your body will be ready to sleep.
Church Office Hours Monday—Friday 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
After Hours Contact Information If you need to contact someone in the church fellowship hall after office hours, please call the church number (382-0753) and at the prompt, on your touch-tone phone, dial 127. Here is a list of church office personnel and their extensions numbers should you need to reach them to leave a voice message after office hours.
NAME Extension #Pastor Gillam…….…………………… 122Vicar Leigeber… ……………………...123Hettie Craig ( Secretary )……………...121Julia Hoesche ( Secretary )……..…….126Phil Hesterman ( Music )……………...125Eunice McCarty ( Family Life )………..131Church Kitchen/Fellowship Hall…… 127Trinity School Office…………………...201Principal's Office……………………...203
HAPPENINGS ELSEWHERE WINGS, With Inner Need of God's Strength, will meet on Thursday, February 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the US Bank building in Suite 100A. Please park on the west side and use the west entrance. This support group is open to anyone dealing with mental health issues themselves or with a loved one. There is no cost to attend the group. Hearts for Jesus Fundraiser , Sunday, February 21 at 2:30 p.m. at Hampton High School Auditorium sponsored by Hampton Lutheran School. The event will consist of speaker, Ron Brown, Nebraska Football Coach, silent auction, live auction, appetizers, and entertainment by Heartland Lutheran High School. Tickets are available at the church, school and at the door. Adults-$10. Ages 6-12-$5. And 5 & under –Free.
Serving Christ in the Community PJ's & Pages Drive – The Community Youth Council (several of Trinity's students serve on this) is sponsoring this project to collect new pajamas and books to donate to children in need throughout the state of Nebraska, many of who are waiting to be adopted. NEW books and pajamas for youth of all ages (babies to high school) may be taken to the Conestoga Mall, K-Mart, North & South Skagway and Hy-Vee from February 12-27th . Monetary donations can be made by writing a check to City of Grand Island. For pick-up of items call 385-5444 ext. 148. ___________ HEARTLAND LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL Heartland Lutheran High School is now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year. There is a 50% savings on the registration fee if received by March 10, 2010. A parent Open House is scheduled for Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. at the school to give parents the opportunity to tour the facility, meet the faculty and ask any questions they may have about HLHS. Questions? Contact the school office @ 308 385-3900. Red and Blue Banquet Red and Blue is on March 21, 2010. Tickets are now available at the price of $65 for dinner tickets and $45 for bleacher tickets. Dinner tickets were sold out in January last year so make sure to get your tickets early. Guest speaker will be motivational speaker Shawn Harper, former NFL player for the Indianapolis Colts.The deadline for ticket sales and receiving donated items for the auction is February 26th. Please contact Lloyd Wagnitz 308-385-3900 or our Trinity delegates Betty Seim or Kathy Aufdemberge for tickets. __________ Marriage Encounter Weekends: These weekends are for couples who have good marriages and want to make them better. The weekend helps couples nurture their marriage as they work on communication skills. To learn more about these weekends, contact Dayle and Terri Mautz at 402-540-8508 or dtmautz@yahoo.com<mailto:dtmautz@yahoo.com>, or Vern and Karen Harrington at 712-533-6221 or giblem@frontiernet.net<mailto:giblem@frontiernet.net>. Choose from the following dates and locations: South Dakota; February 12-14 in Lincoln; or March 5-7 in LeMars, Iowa. Find out more about Lutheran Marriage Encounter at www.godlovesmarriage.com<http://www.godlovesmarriage.com/.
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