Bi-weekly Publication March 20, 2015 Vol. 30 Issue 6 Trinity Lutheran Church One Church...Two Campuses Mission Campus: 5601 West 62nd Street / Mission, KS 66202 Shawnee Campus: 21320 Midland Dr/Shawnee, KS 66218 The Messenger Please join us as we celebrate Trinity’s 75th Anniversary with a Festival Service on Saturday, April 11 at 3pm! The Trinity Choir and Brass will lead the congregation in vibrant singing of timeless hymns as well as offer newly commissioned hymn texts and anthems. Reception to follow Pastor Vern and Debbie Oestman will be our special guests. Historical Displays Sunday, April 12 | All Morning Services Mission and Shawnee Campuses Special Message and Music Special 75th Anniversary Video Historical Displays Lenten Worship Schedule Midweek Lenten Services March 25 Mission | 12pm and 7pm | Lenten Service Shawnee | 7pm | Lenten Service preceded by dinner at 5:30pm Palm Sunday | March 28-29 5pm, Saturday | Mission BWV 12 — Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen Weeping, wailing, fretting, fearing Normal Sunday service schedule Maundy Thursday | April 2 Mission | 12pm and 7pm with communion Shawnee | 7pm with communion Traditional Mediterranean meal will precede each service Good Friday | April 3 Mission | 12pm and 7pm (Communion and Tenebrae at 7pm) Shawnee | 7pm with communion Holy Saturday | April 4 Mission | 5pm BWV 4 — Christ lag in Todesbanden Christ lay in the Bonds of Death Mission | 5:30pm — Vigil of Easter with Communion Festival of Easter | April 5 Trinity Choir and Brass | Mission Normal service schedule Communion at 11am at Mission and 8:30 and 11am at Shawnee Mid-Week Worship in Lent Mission Campus | Noon and 7pm Shawnee Campus | 7pm This year for the five Wednesday Lenten services following Ash Wednesday we will be using dialog sermons titled “Interviews with Passion People.” A “reporter” will interview Simon of Cyrene, Joseph of Arimathea, Mary Magdalene, Pontius Pilate’s wife, and James the Just to get their perspectives on the Passion of Jesus Christ. Join us as we look at these familiar events from a fresh perspective each week! Lenten Bach Cantata Series Saturday evenings at 5:00 pm | Mission Campus March 28 (Palm/Passion Sunday) BWV 12 - Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen (Weeping, wailing, fretting, fearing) Apr. 4 (Holy Saturday) BWV 4 - Christ lag in Todesbanden (Christ lay in the Bonds of Death) New Worship Service: Easter Vigil Early Communion Class We at Trinity encourage early communion for our youth and families. We help our students and families prepare for this with an Early Communion Experience. Please join us on Saturday, March 28, from 9:00 am until noon at the Mission Campus. It is for any students currently in the 5th - 8th grade. To make it work, at least one parent must come along. The experience is much more than a class or lecture. Come learn to live into this! To register for this event, please email Rhonda Synovec (rhonda@tlcms.org) and say, “I’m in!” On Holy Saturday, April 4, the typical Saturday worship service will be replaced by an Easter Vigil service. The Vigil service hearkens back to the time when catechumens were brought into the Christian church on the evening of the Saturday before Easter by being baptized and then receiving Holy Communion for the first time. Although the version of the Vigil service we will be using is greatly streamlined, it includes the four traditional parts: Service of Light, Service of the Word, Service of Baptism, and Service of Holy Communion. Join us for this service that bridges between the solemnity of Good Friday and the unrestrained joy of Easter morning. The Vigil service begins at 5:30pm on Holy Saturday and is preceded by a Bach Cantata at 5:00pm. Maundy Thursday Meals Shawnee Campus Join us for a special time of worship at the Shawnee Campus on Maundy Thursday as we gather as a community of faith around a Middle Eastern potluck meal beginning at 6:00 pm. We will sample foods commonly served during the Passover celebration. Each family is asked to bring a dish (we have some recipes if you would like to try one) or other items for the meal. A time of worship will follow our meal together. Please contact Gloria Garrelts if you would like to help with the meal. Mission Campus Please plan to join us for Middle Eastern style food before worship on Maundy Thursday. We will gather at 11:00 am and 6:00 pm in the foyer. The Youth Easter Breakfast! Our youth will be serving Easter Breakfast at both campuses again this year. This little event (not really so little) is a fundraiser that enables us to do some of our retreat experiences that really help our youth grow in their walk with Jesus. The breakfast time will go from 9:30 am until 11:00 am. More details will come later for this event! We sure appreciate everyone’s involvement with this (either in service or in coming to enjoy a meal). Easter Egg Hunt (Shawnee) Come one, come all! Our tradition of hunting for Easter Eggs continues on Easter Sunday, launching around 10:00 am - be sure to be there. This is a fun little pastime that intends to weave play and Christian spirituality together (as they should be). Family Experiential Easter Egg Hunt (Mission) Families journey through the Easter Story as they journey through the educational hallway of Trinity’s Mission campus. This is a neat tradition and a visual / hands on experience as families travel along though a re-telling of Jesus’ last week. VBS 2015 Save the Dates Shawnee campus – June 22 – 26 Mission campus – July 13 – 17 Registration opens in April. Guatemala Mission Interest Form —July 4-12, 2015 We need 4-8 more people to join us! Are you interested in Trinity's summer mission to Panajachel, Guatemala, July 4-12, 2015? Fill out the form at this link to receive more details: http://goo.gl/forms/dF9YOw6WpV. Or, email Benjamin@tlcms.org. Check the eNews for a great photo slideshow and some basics about the mission from John and Jenny Peimann. Ben Vineyard, Vicar and Minister of Disciple Formation You've asked for it — now it's here! A Financial Peace University class will be hosted at Trinity's Shawnee campus beginning March 26 at 6:30pm. For more information, email Rex Garrelts at rex@kc.surewest.net. You are invited to join the Four Fathers for a concert on April 26 at 7pm at the Mission campus. This concert is a benefit for Camp MITIOG (Made In The Image Of God), which is for children from eight to sixteen that have spina bifida. The camp is a chance for those kids to have a camping experience like other kids do. Each child has a counselor/guide and there is no charge to either camper or counselor, so they rely solely on volunteers and contributions. For more information on the camp, visit www.campmitiog.org. LUMA Spring Dinner The LUMA Annual Dinner will be held Thursday, April 16, 2015, 6:30pm at The Pavilions on Hwy 40 in KCMO. The Pavilions is located just 10 minutes east of the Sports Complex off Noland Rd. Please join us for a complimentary dinner, ministry update and opportunity to financially support the ministry of LUMA. Contact us in the LUMA office to sign up at 913-948-9700 x140 or luma@lumakc.org. The Shawnee Campus TRINITY FAMILY GARAGE SALE is rapidly approaching and in order to make it a success we need your help! There are 3 ways you can contribute… DONATE your gently used goods, VOLUNTEER your time and SHOP the sale. VOLUNTEER We need help before, during and after the sale… and there is a task for every age and attention span! If you know some kids who need volunteer hours, please encourage them to check out our Sign-Up Genius. April 17-19: April 19: April 19-23: April 24-25: April 25: Presale prep/set up Donation drop off Sort and Organize Garage sale Break-down Click on the following link for volunteer opportunities… http://www.signupgenius.com/ go/30e0c4da9a92da13-trinity. If you prefer to not use the Sign-Up Genius please contact the Garage Sale Team at trinityfamilygaragesale@gmail.com, or look for a hard copy of our sign-up list posted at both Mission and Shawnee campuses. DONATE Drop off your items that are just too good to throw away! Donation drop off is SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH FROM 2-6 PM at the Shawnee Campus. Trinity Lutheran Church—21320 Midland Drive. Shawnee, KS 66218. Please note, we will not be accepting computers, outdated electronics (tube TVs etc.), mattresses or large appliances. If you wouldn’t put it on your own garage sale, please don’t give it to us. For a complete list of items that we will be accepting please visit www.tlcms.org/familygaragesale. SHOP The hours of the Shawnee Campus sale are as follows: Friday, April 24th - Hours: 8 am-5 pm Saturday, April 25th - Hours: 8 am-12 pm Trinity Lutheran Church - 21320 Midland Drive Shawnee, KS 66218 Just east of the intersection of Monticello and Shawnee Mission Parkway. Thank you for supporting the TRINITY FAMILY GARAGE SALE! All of the proceeds from this sale will support organizations that benefit children & families in the Shawnee community! Visit our webpage for additional information. Noisy Collection this Sunday! Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 Spire Chamber Ensemble Spire Baroque Orchestra With this sacred choral masterpiece, Monteverdi forged a dramatic and vivid new musical style, blending the revolutionary baroque practice with the musical styles of the Renaissance to set the Psalms, Litany and Magnificat of the evening Vespers service. This inspirational piece of Classical music will be offered under beautiful candlelight. Saturday, March 21 at 7:30pm Visitation Catholic Church 5141 Main St. Kansas City, MO Sunday, March 22 at 5:00pm Grace Episcopal Cathedral 701 SW 8th Ave Topeka, KS 66603 Mission Campus Education Wing Gets Ceiling Update As part of the 2014/2015 maintenance budget, the upper level hallway of the education wing at the Mission campus has received a ceiling and lighting upgrade. In addition to the aesthetic improvement, the lighting was upgraded to more energy efficient fixtures. The lighting improvement alone will pay for the cost of the light fixtures in saved energy expenses over the next near. This project was completed Saturday, February 14, by Trinity members Chris Henson, Ray Fessler, Joel Shifflett and Bill Guerry. Give Joel and Bill a big thank you the next time you see them. They have done an outstanding job. We also want to thank our congregation for the continued financial support of the church. Your contributions have made this upgrade possible. The children will be collecting your spare change during the children’s sermon this Sunday, March 22. The funds collected will support Trinity’s Vacation Bible School. Thank you Trinity Members for your prayers and concern after my mother’s death. I truly appreciate your thoughts and prayers. My Father died on Good Friday and Mom died on Christmas Day. Both are most precious days in my life and theirs. Both of my parents were taken to our glorious heaven with many angels welcoming them because of Jesus’ birth and His death on the cross for all of us. Death is a celebration of faith. Peace be with all of you! Connie Hansen Faith Inspirations “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.” Proverbs 3:5 (NRSV) We want to hear about your Faith Inspirations stories. Please send them to us in the church office. Gardeners Wanted! Ushers Wanted! Gardeners are needed to maintain all gardens at Trinity’s Mission campus! The financial reward is nil — the “feel good” is gigantic! We would like to start spring clean-up in March, weather permitting. Skill requirements are: Usher groups, a time-honored service organization, are in need of more members at the Mission campus. All of the Sunday services (8:30, 9:45 and 11am) could use more team members. The usher teams for each service are divided into two groups, A and B. Each group is assigned in a pattern of two weeks "on" and two weeks "off" throughout the year. Both men and women can be valued members of an usher team. If interested, please see or call Randy Fassold, Head Usher, 913-764-5543. 1. Willing to work very hard. 2. Willing to work very hard. 3. Willing to work very hard. No one possessing this “skill” requirement will be denied a position! The chances for advancement are excellent! Please send your resume to Jean Schlesselman, 913-888-9076, 913-221-1234, or jschlesselman@icloud.com. Childcare Workers Wanted! We are looking for qualified childcare workers for our Mission campus. Candidates must be sixteen years of age or older. Must be available for Sunday mornings, some evenings and special events. This is a paid position. If interested please contact Rhonda Synovec at rhonda@tlcms.org. Audio Visual Volunteers Wanted! The Audio Visual team at the Mission campus is in need of volunteers to assist with running the equipment for worship services. Training will be provided. If you are interested, contact Doug Wilkinson, douglas.r.wilkinson@gmail.com, or Hank Hanusch, hankhanusch@everestkc.net. Spiffy Up the Church Day Thursday, April 9 9am - noon Mission Campus We could use some extra hands to complete some needed projects around the Mission Campus before the church anniversary weekend. We apologize for this being a Thursday, but weekends are delightfully busy around Trinity lately! Contact Bill Guerry with questions. Happy Birthday! March 25 - Mark Glad, Michael Keith, Laura Pace March 26 – Abbie Barker, Shelby Moore, Joshua Wampler, Natalie Williams March 27 - Mike Billings, Nathan Jaime, John Sullivan, Aidan Veal, Mayumi Wagner March 28 - Blake Aerni, Tyler Harvey, Keerstin McNeely, Dawn Wilson March 29 - Kenda Arendt, Pat Chapman, Samantha Haugen, Mary O’Connell March 30 - Phil Bollinger, Curt Katterhenry, Don Littell, Kaitlyn Miner March 31 - Julie Clobes, Hilda Finkemeier, Ezra Pastine, Marianna Schulte April 1 - Mary Everhart, Doug Wilkinson April 2 – Brandon Burdick, Vicki Dorsch, Chris Henson, Suman Konidana, Ethan Pilchard, Ken Porter, Ralph Tinnin, George Vetter April 3 - Rachel Miller, Kristen Schau, Carol Schwartz April 4 - Jenni Hall, Quintyn Hendrich, Robert Pearson, Peggy Schildberg, Debra Strohm April 5 - August Rice, Brandi Wilson April 6 - Mary Haas, Shantelle Jackson, Dee Quick, Chris Wagner, Myrna Wells April 7 - Amy Andrejack, Daniel Domsch, Bryce Kohl, Chris Shifflett, Carol Shreve Happy Anniversary! Mansour & Fay Alifekr, March 28 (26th) Mark & Kimberly Harvey, March 28 (17th) Larry & Ruth Hanusch, March 29 (46th) Steven & Diana Alexander, March 31 (15th) Greg & Chelsea McBride, April 2 (4th) Paul & Becky Stephens, April 6 (24th) Bill & Krista Rittmann, April 7 (32nd) Anniversaries / Birthdays are listed from March 25th to April 7th Don’t see your anniversary / birthday listed? Please contact the church office. Thank you. MEMORY VERSE For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. Romans 6: 6 Deaths Member Prayers-Shawnee Bill Birchfield, 3/8/2015 Larry Hill, 3/4/2015 Carol Schmidt, 3/14/2015, sister-in-law of Les and Helen Schmidt Patt Alft Ron Flentgen Bill Kuehn John Kuhn Josh Pasley Gary Robinson Jean Schanefelt Jerry Shreve Members in Hospital Marvin Brockschmidt Jerry Lewis Jane Tinnin Member Prayers-Mission Amy Adams Kenda Arendt Bob Becker Bob Behrens Norma Brock Eileen Coleman Bert Corpeny Hilda Finkemeier Scott Fruehling Dennis Grady Jack Haden Larry Hare Ona Jean Harvey Dale Kesl Angela Jeppesen Doug Lewallen Charlene Millsap Carol Ohlde Gary Owens Nancy Parks Betty Peppers Carol Schwartz Mary Ellen Stephenson Jeanne Stevenson Louise Tilghman Ralph Tinnin Retirement Facility/Homebound Rita Bartlett, Good Samaritan Barbara Brown, Delmar Gardens Maxine Bruner, Aberdeen Village Ted Dahl, at home Bob Ebel, Bickford Place Allene Gantz, Benton House Ona Jean Harvey, at home Lois Haubein, Overland Park Place Phyllis Henderson, Aberdeen Village Lois Klausen, Delmar Gardens Jean Klemp, McCrites Plaza Lucy Krieger, Brookdale-College Square Ruth Kroenke, at home Bertha Lefebvre, at home Mildred Liemen, at home Dave Lindquist, at home Bob Mann, at home Florence Meyer, Park Meadows Hilde Miller, Sweet Life Art Nelson, Park Meadows Helen Wendlandt, at home Sylvia Wendt, Bartels Lutheran George Zschoche, at home The Messenger Published by Trinity Lutheran Church 5601 West 62nd Street Mission, KS 66202 913-432-5441 Email Messenger Articles to: TLCinfo@tlcms.org Messenger articles are needed by 5pm on Tuesday during the week of publication. The Messenger is printed on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Trinity Staff: Mark Schulz, Senior Pastor: mark@tlcms.org Ron Flentgen, Vacancy Associate Pastor: rflentgen@gmail.com Benjamin Vineyard, Vicar and Minister of Disciple Formation: benjamin@tlcms.org Rhonda Synovec, Director of Family Life Ministry: rhonda@tlcms.org Jo Ann Emerson, Acting Preschool Director: joann@tlcms.org Ben Spalding, Director of Music: bens@tlcms.org Anna Myeong, Organist: annamyeong@hotmail.com Larry Conrad, Administrator: larry@tlcms.org Gretchen Hollman, Office Supervisor: gretchen@tlcms.org Pastoral Emergency Contacts: Pastor Mark Schulz - 913-231-9726 Pastor Ron Flentgen - 913-748-6670 Learn more about us. Visit our web site: www.tlcms.org Mission Campus 5601 West 62nd Street, Mission, Kansas 66202 Saturday 5:30 p.m. Communion Service Sunday Mornings 8:30am Family-focused Worship with Communion 9:45am Praise Service with Communion 9:45am Sunday School 11am Family-focused Worship with Communion Shawnee Campus 21320 Midland Drive, Shawnee, Kansas 66218 Sunday Mornings 8:30am Family-focused Worship Communion 9:45am Sunday School 11am Family-focused Worship with Communion with A professionally staffed nursery for ages six months to three years is available during all worship services and the Sunday School hour.
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