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THIS WEEK AT TRINITY December 11-17, 2016 Experience Worship with Us! This is the third Sunday of Advent and our Christmas Musical. Pastor Eric Riesen will preach at all three weekend services. Our 32nd-annual Christmas Musical, Images of Christmas, will be presented this weekend, in the Worship Center in Jack’s Place, by a choir accompanied by a full or- chestra. We invite you to bring friends to this special weekend of Christmas carols, as we begin our celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Each service (Saturday, 6:30 pm and Sunday, 8:30 & 10:45 am) will last a little longer than an hour. Child Care is available for children age four and under. Join us as together we praise God and hear His Word for our living. Trinity Lutheran Church, 508 Center Street, Ashland, OH 44805 419-289-2126 www.trinityashland.org OUR 10:45 RADIO BROADCAST on WNCO-AM 1340 is sponsored by Don and Sue Bowman, in memory of loved ones, and by an anonymous member, to allow the listeners to enjoy the Christmas Musical. SUNDAY SCHOOL Due to the holidays falling on Sundays, this year, there will be NO Sunday School on December 25 or January 1! Regular Sunday School will resume on January 8. A Note from Our Financial Secretary As we approach the end of 2016, we think of year-end giving and deductions for 2016 tax purposes. All monies received in the Church Office, either by mail, in the offering plate, electronic, or direct de- posit through the Saturday Night Folk Service on December 31, will be credited to your 2016 church giving. Anything received after that time will be credited to your 2017 giving. To ensure the deducti- bility of your church contributions, please do not file your 2016 income tax return until you have re- ceived a written acknowledgment of your contributions from the church. (You may lose a deduction from some contributions if you file your tax return before receiving a notification of your contributions from the church.) Come join the Trinity Prayer Shawl Ministry! On: Tuesday, December 13 At: **A NEW TIME 1:00 p.m.** In: The Church Home, Sun Room Bring a Friend!! For more details you may contact: Pam Tresh @ 419-289-2863
Transcript of THIS WEEK AT TRINITY December 11-17, 2016€¦ · THIS WEEK AT TRINITY December 11-17, 2016...
THIS WEEK AT TRINITY December 11-17, 2016
Experience Worship with Us! This is the third Sunday of Advent and our Christmas Musical.
Pastor Eric Riesen will preach at all three weekend services.
Our 32nd-annual Christmas Musical, Images of Christmas, will be presented this weekend, in the Worship Center in Jack’s Place, by a choir accompanied by a full or-chestra. We invite you to bring friends to this special weekend of Christmas carols, as we begin our celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Each service (Saturday, 6:30 pm and Sunday, 8:30 & 10:45 am) will last a little longer than an hour. Child Care is available for children age four and under.
Join us as together we praise God and hear His Word for our living.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 508 Center Street, Ashland, OH 44805 419-289-2126 www.trinityashland.org
OUR 10:45 RADIO BROADCAST on WNCO-AM 1340 is sponsored by Don and Sue Bowman, in memory of loved ones, and by an anonymous member, to allow the listeners to enjoy the Christmas Musical.
SUNDAY SCHOOL Due to the holidays falling on Sundays, this year, there will be NO Sunday School on December 25 or January 1! Regular Sunday School will resume on January 8.
A Note from Our Financial Secretary As we approach the end of 2016, we think of year-end giving and deductions for 2016 tax purposes. All monies received in the Church Office, either by mail, in the offering plate, electronic, or direct de-posit through the Saturday Night Folk Service on December 31, will be credited to your 2016 church giving. Anything received after that time will be credited to your 2017 giving. To ensure the deducti-bility of your church contributions, please do not file your 2016 income tax return until you have re-ceived a written acknowledgment of your contributions from the church. (You may lose a deduction from some contributions if you file your tax return before receiving a notification of your contributions from the church.)
Come join the Trinity Prayer
Shawl Ministry! On: Tuesday, December 13 At: **A NEW TIME 1:00 p.m.** In: The Church Home, Sun Room Bring a Friend!! For more details you may contact: Pam Tresh @ 419-289-2863
MARTIN LUTHER & THE REFORMATION
500 YEARS OF GOD’S GRACE
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
9:30 A.M. IN MITCHELL HALL
JANUARY 8 & 22
FEBRUARY 5 & 19, MARCH 5 & 19, APRIL 2 & 23, ETC.
COME & LEARN LUTHERAN THEOLOGY
AND HISTORY
Led by Pastor Michael Koch
CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP SCHEDULE
4 PM PRESCHOOL CELEBRATION - IN THE SANCTUARY For families with preschool children who wish to celebrate the birth of the baby Jesus
and then return home for family activities. A children’s sermon is included as well as a mes-sage for the adults. The Music Makers will sing Christmas selections. Please bring a can of food wrapped in white paper for the children to present at the manger during the White Gift
Ceremony.
5:45 PM FAMILY WORSHIP - IN THE SANCTUARY A service of carols with anthems from our Notes of Joy Choir and Luther Bells with a mes-sage and a children’s sermon. This service does not include a candle lighting ceremony to
encourage those with smoke-related allergies to worship with us on Christmas Eve.
7:30 PM COMMUNION BY CANDLELIGHT - IN THE SANCTUARY The Sacrament of Communion, a beautiful candle lighting ceremony, special music by the
Sonrise Singers and soloists, and the congregational singing of carols.
8 PM PRAISE COMMUNION IN THE ROUND - IN JACK’S PLACE The Sacrament of Communion, a beautiful candle lighting ceremony in a meditative setting,
and special music and congregational carols led by the Praise Team and High Praise!, our youth choir. We encourage people attending this service to park in the Chestnut and Walnut
street lots.
9:15 PM COMMUNION BY CANDLELIGHT - IN THE SANCTUARY The Sacrament of Communion, a beautiful candle lighting ceremony, special music by so-
loists and ensembles and the congregational singing of carols.
11 PM FESTIVAL WORSHIP - IN THE SANCTUARY Broadcast live over WNCO - AM 1340 and the internet.
The late hour lends a special awe and festive nature to this service, which is preceded by a recital of Christmas carols beginning at 10:30 p.m. The service features anthems by the Choir, Trinity Bells, Trinity Brass, and soloists, carol singing, and a candle lighting ceremony.
CHRISTMAS DAY: 10 AM LESSONS, CAROLS, MESSAGE AND COMMUNION
One service this year, as Christmas Day falls on a Sunday. What better way to begin your Christmas Day than to celebrate the entire Christmas story in words, carols, vocal solos, and
special music by brass and strings, hear the word preached, and by gathering around the Lord’s table.
Trinity Youth Ministry December 11-17, 2016
Contact our Youth Ministry Staff:
Jaime Parsons 419-651-2799
Sunday School
Sunday School for students in grades 6-12 will take place every Sunday from 9:30-
10:30am in the youth rooms. Youth Sunday School is inter-
active and will allow students to explore practical life appli-cations to the Biblical stories
they've heard throughout life. Friends are always welcome!
Mosaic: Wednesdays from 6-7:30pm Mosaic is our small group ministry for students
in grades 6-12. It is aimed at students who want to be challenged, build Christ-like relationships with others, and go deeper in their faith. Students
are divided into small groups by gender and grade and are paired with two volunteer leaders.
Game Room opens at 5:30pm for snacks and fel-lowship. Mosaic will run 6-7:30pm.
High Praise Youth Choir High Praise will rehearse from 7:30-8:15pm on
December 14. Choir performances will be Decem-ber 18, at the Praise Worship Service and also on
Christmas Eve.
2016 Women’s Brunch a HUGE Success Nearly 300 women included the Women’s Christmas Brunch as part of their holiday celebrations this year. That is the largest brunch to date and we sold out well before this year’s deadline!! We had a marvelous morning of food and fellowship! In addition, joyful devotions, Christmas music from the AHS Orchestra En-semble, and a fun and easy craft completed the morning that has become a favorite event for many women of Trinity, and their friends. We also collected LOTS of socks and gloves for Ashland Parenting Plus. Thank you! Special thanks to all the women and groups who chose to decorate a table this year. We had so many won-derful comments on the beautiful tables. They were truly a sight to see!! We are so blessed to have such creative women among us at Trinity! Also, a thank you to the National Honor Society students who help out and the guys who willingly set up and tear down our lovely event each year. We couldn’t do it without them! If you think you might be interested in being a part of this fun ministry to women next year, please give Dawn Forbes a call in the church office or e-mail her at [email protected]!
P.S. We have extra angel kits, if you want to buy any for a fun project...just contact Dawn!
One of the 29 decorated tables Socks and Gloves AHS Chamber Orchestra Angel Craft
SATURDAY: December 10 10:00 a.m. String Sectional Percussion Sectional 2:00 p.m. Musical Orchestra 4:00 p.m. Musical Chorus 5:00 p.m. Choir Dinner 6:30 p.m. CHRISTMAS MUSICAL—JACK’S PLACE*
SUNDAY: December 11 8:00 a.m. Musical Choir 8:30 a.m. CHRISTMAS MUSICAL—JACK’S PLACE* 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:45 a.m. CHRISTMAS MUSICAL—JACK’S PLACE* - Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 and Online 4:00 p.m. Catechism
MONDAY: December 12 8:30 a.m. Moms in Prayer 9:00 a.m. Piece Makers Quilt Group 6:00 p.m. Altar Guild Christmas Dinner
TUESDAY: December 13 1:00 p.m. Prayer Shawl Meeting* 6:30 p.m. Trinity Brass 7:00 p.m. Council
WEDNESDAY: December 14 2:00 p.m. Bible Conversations 4:00 p.m. Chime Choir 4:45 p.m. Luther Bells 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Musicians 5:15 p.m. Supper: Shepherd’s Pie or Ham Sandwich with
Chicken Noodle Soup, Salad, Dessert, Beverage 6:00 p.m. Music Makers Notes of Joy Trinity Bells Youth: Mosaic* 6:15 p.m. Woodworkers Group 7:00 p.m. Choir Outreach Meeting 7:30 p.m. High Praise! Choir*
THURSDAY: December 15 8:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study 1:30 p.m. TLC Belles 6:15 p.m. Praise Team
FRIDAY: December 16 10:00 a.m. Friday Brass
SATURDAY: December 17 6:30 p.m. FOLK SERVICE—SANCTUARY
SUNDAY: December 18 8:00 a.m. Sonrise Singers 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP—SANCTUARY 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45 a.m. Choir 10:45 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION—SANCTUARY - Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 and Online PRAISE WORSHIP—JACK’S PLACE
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TOP REASONS FOR JOINING THE CHURCH CHOIR
You're running out of clean clothes and the robe saves on laundry.
The church is usually crowded and you want to make sure you always have a seat.
You've just been selected for jury duty and you want to get use to sitting with a large group of people.
The collection plate is never passed to the choir.
For years you have wanted to know who sits in the back of the church but were afraid to turn around and look.
You've been known to nod off during the sermon and don't want the pastor to catch you.
Your favorite movie is Sister Act!!
