THIS WEEK AT TRINITY February 17—23, 2018

Experience Worship with Us! This is the First Sunday of Lent.

Pastor Eric Riesen will preach at the 6:30 Folk, 8:30 Sanctuary, & 10:45 Praise Services.

Pastor Michael Koch will preach at the 10:45 Sanctuary Service.

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 Tanya Slagle, in memory of her son, Guy. THE SANCTUARY ALTAR FLOWERS this weekend are given by: Roger and Sandy Speck, in honor of their five grandchildren: Emily, Sarah, Leah, Max, and Anna; Todd and Janet Barr, and family, in memory of Elaine Rogers, and in honor of her birthday; Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kemery, and fami-ly, in memory of Wilbur and Grace Kemery, Wendell Biddinger, and Roberta Putt; and Madeline Cole, and family, in memory of Bill Cole.

LENTEN VESPERS BEGIN THIS WEEK In addition to our regular weekend worship, please take a little extra time dur-ing Lent and join us for worship at the evening Lenten Vespers. Beginning on Thursday, February 22, and continuing through Thursday, March 22, we will offer Lenten Vespers at 6:00 p.m. A short meditation will be included, the first week given by Pastor Michael Koch. In the following weeks talks will be deliv-ered by Trinity youth director Matthew McClain, and guests, including Dr. John Jordan and Dr. Ron Sprunger. After the service, for those who can stay, there will be time for questions and conversation about the sermon. This is a great Lenten discipline. The theme for the services will be on the topic of prayer. Each week, we will focus on a different as-pect of prayer. How do we pray? What about unanswered prayer? Do you ever feel like no one is listening when you pray? Does prayer change God’s mind? Or, does prayer change us? These are some of the questions we will consider together. We hope you will join us!

FOOD BANK COLLECTION IS NEXT WEEKEND, February 24 & 25! We are truly grateful for every can, box, bag, and truckload of non-perishables that you donate here. As you know, our food bank is really unique in that we are solely supported by our community of churches, organizations, clubs, businesses, and individuals. Your support helps put food on the tables of so many families in our county who struggle with food insecurity. Thank you for your efforts to help us do just that! Stay warm and God bless ~ Rosemarie Donley, Director Items needed this month: Potatoes-fresh, Pancake Mix and Syrup, Boxed Cereals, Graham Crackers or Granola Bars, Jell-O or Pudding Snack Packs, Juice Boxes, Tea Bags, Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Mustard and Ketchup, Brownie Mixes, Shampoo and Conditioner, Dish Soap, Toilet Paper, Laundry Soap, Razors, Kleenex, and Paper Towels.

Lenten Small Groups are beginning, and will go for 5 or 6 weeks. The purpose of these is to have fun with friends in the faith, to grow closer to God, and to go deeper in your faith. The groups (listed below) will use the book, Real Faith for Real Life: Living the Six Marks of Discipleship. Would you like to be involved in one of these groups? If so, please contact Pam in the church office, 419-289-2126, or pam@trinityashland.org to reserve a spot.

Rev. Patti Abel: Sunday mornings, 9:30, Church Home Main Lounge Pastor Koch: Sunday afternoons, 2:00, Rooms A & B Kathy Kollar: Sunday evenings, 6:30, 134 College Avenue Denny Steele: Thursday evenings, 7:00, Rooms A & B

Calling all 4th and 5th Grade Kids! Join us for bowling at Luray Lanes on Sunday, February 18, from Noon-2pm. We’ll have pizza, drinks, and dessert. Cost is $3 plus a donation for Operation Christmas Child. RSVP by calling the Church Office at 419-289-2126.

ATTENTION LADIES! We will be offering a stretching class, led by Trinity member, JoEllen Smalley. JoEllen is a certified exercise instruc-tor and will gently guide us through stretching and strengthening exer-cises. These classes will meet on Tuesday nights...February 20, 27, March 6, & 13, 6-7:00 pm. The cost will be by donation. Please let Dawn Forbes, in the church office, know if you will be attending. NALC LENTEN DEVOTIONAL

“From Ashes to Easter,” a Lenten devotional booklet, is available for download from the NALC website at www.thenalc.org, as well as in the NALC Walk of Faith app for Apple or Android devices. Lent began on Ash Wednesday, February 14. The 2018 Lenten devotions will fol-low the daily Bible reading calendar being used throughout the NALC,

the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and Lutheran Church—Canada. For those preferring a video format, the devotions will be available on Facebook (in the NALC group) and on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/thenalc. The daily Lenten devotions on Facebook and Twitter can easily be shared with family and friends. To receive the daily devotions via SMS, please text @NALCLENT to 614-682-8693; to receive via email, visit: www.remind.com/join/nalclent. We invite you to live with Scripture during the season of Lent and beyond, using “From Ashes to Easter.”

Join us for the next session of Sunday School, 9:30 am, Feb 18, 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25: On-going Adult and Children’s classes PLUS additional options: Lenten book-based study, Real Faith for Real Life – Patti Abel–Church Home, Main Lounge; Lenten video-based study, It is Finished: The Last Words of Christ – Stephanie Bragg, Mitchell Hall; Young Adult group – Stacy Prochazka–Wood Room; Inquirers Class (new members) – Wendy Shreffler & Pastor Riesen – Dining Room, Church Home; First Communion Class (grade 5)-Pam Prezioso – Commu-nity Room, Lower level.

Trinity Youth Ministry February 17-23, 2018

Sundays @ 9:30am! The 6-12th grade classes will

meet down in the Youth Rooms. This is interactive and will allow students to explore practical life applications to

the Biblical stories they've heard throughout life. Friends are always welcome!

Matt McClain—Director of Youth Ministries 419-289-2126 x 113 (office), 567-215-7807 (cell)

matt@trinityashland.org

Heather Jurjevic—Youth Ministries Assistant 419-651-2455 (cell)

heather@trinityashland.org

Snow Trails Tubing Sunday, February 18

1-5 pm For those of you needing that breath of fresh

air and a time to let loose and laugh, come

join us for an awesome time of tubing. We

are inviting you to bring your families along

for the afternoon. The cost will be $10 per

kid, and parents are FREE. For more infor-

mation or to sign up for this awesome event

please contact Heather.

MOSAIC Wednesdays, 6-7 pm

We are doing a study by author Tim Keller.

We will ALL come together each week and

start our night off with a fun game, follow it

with discussion, small group questions, and

end with a few songs. Hope you all can take

some time each week to come together for an

hour of fun and fellowship! If you have any

questions, please feel free to contact Heather.

MASTERMINDS

Sunday, March 18, 1-4 pm

Ready! Set! Go! You have 60 minutes to

prove you can beat the master!! Do you have

what it takes to escape?? Please join us for

an afternoon of fun and games. We will

spend the afternoon experiencing the escape

room, followed by time in the game library!

If you would like to join us for this event,

please contact Heather or sign up for this

event outside Matt’s office.

Operation Christmas Child Are you wondering where our shoe boxes went? Some of our boxes went to Colum-bia and the rest went to hard-to-reach areas in other countries. (For the safety of the ministry partners living in these restricted areas, Samaritan’s Purse cannot di-vulge the names of the countries.) Now it is time to start collecting for next November!! February’s theme is hats, gloves,

and scarves! Remember they have to fit in a shoe box! There are collection boxes in every chil-dren’s Sunday school room.

Ashland County Community Foundation

Women’s Scholarship Opportunity Are you a female non-traditional student looking to get more education to move your life forward with a better job? If so, we encourage you to apply for the Wom-en’s Fund Scholarship! The goal of this minimum $500 scholarship is to create op-portunity for any female Ashland County resident who may need “a boost” to cre-ate a better life for herself and her family. Go to their website for more information and a link to the application, www.accommunityfoundation.org.

SATURDAY: February 17 6:30 p.m. FOLK SERVICE—SANCTUARY

SUNDAY: February 18 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL Inquirer’s Class* 9:45 a.m. Choir 10:45 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION—SANCTUARY - Audio Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 & internet PRAISE WORSHIP—JACK’S PLACE - Live Video on Facebook and internet 12:00 p.m. 4th & 5th Grade Bowling* 1:00 p.m. Youth Tubing at Snow Trails* 2:00 p.m. Koch Lenten Group*

MONDAY: February 19 9:00 a.m. Piece Makers Quilt Group 12:00 p.m. MnM Group Luncheon

TUESDAY: February 20 9:00 a.m. First Place 4 Health 6:00 p.m. Stretching and Strengthening* 6:30 p.m. Trinity Brass 7:00 p.m. Expressions of Faith

WEDNESDAY: February 21 2:00 p.m. Bible Conversations 4:30 p.m. Chime Choir 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Musicians 5:15 p.m. Supper (Corn Dog or Ham Sandwich, Chicken Noodle

or Broccoli Cheese Soup, Salad, Fruit, & Dessert)

6:00 p.m. Music Makers & Notes of Joy Choirs Trinity Bells First Place 4 Health Discipleship Essentials Fatherhood Discussion Group 6:15 p.m. Woodworkers 7:00 p.m. Choir

THURSDAY: February 22 8:00 a.m. Men’s Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Conversations in Painting & Drawing Toddler Time 1:30 p.m. TLC Belles 6:00 p.m. Lenten Vespers* 6:15 p.m. Praise Team 7:00 p.m. Steele Lenten Group* Trinity Singers

FRIDAY: February 23 8:30 a.m. Moms in Prayer 10:00 a.m. Friday Brass

SATURDAY: February 24 6:30 p.m. FOLK COMMUNION—SANCTUARY

SUNDAY: February 25 8:00 a.m. Sonrise Singers 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL Inquirer’s Class* 9:45 a.m. Choir 10:45 a.m. WORSHIP—SANCTUARY - Audio Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 & internet PRAISE COMMUNION—JACK’S PLACE - Live Video on Facebook and internet 2:00 p.m. Koch Lenten Group*

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