April 9, 2017    Palm Sunday

Post date: Apr 6, 2017 4:20:45 PM

This Week at Trinity

Sun., Apr. 9   Palm Sunday   Holy Communion at both locations

                              8:00 am      Bible Class (CR)

                              9:00 am      Divine Service/HC(CR)

                            10:00 am      Sunday School (CR)

                            10:00 am      Fellowship Time (CR) and  (MA)

                            10:45 am      Divine Service/HC (MA)

.                             6:00 pm      Preschool Board

Mon., Apr. 10      8:30  am  and 12:30 pm  Preschool

                              6:30  pm      Lifelight Bible Study

Tues., Apr. 11      6:30 am    Early Risers in FH

                              8:30 am  and 12:30 pm Preschool

                              1:00 pm    LIfelight Bible Study in FH

                              3:00 pm   Birthday party for Bertha Jensen at

                                               Crest Haven  

                              Pastor’s afternoon in Mt. Ayr

Wed., Apr. 12      8:30 am  and 12:30 pm Preschool  

                              1:30 pm  Naomi Circle in FH (CR)

                              No confirmation class this week due to Holy

                              Week.

                              7:30 pm   All boards meet (CR)

Thurs., Apr. 13    Maundy Thursday

                               8:30 am and 12:30 pm Preschool

                               9:45 am  and 1:45 pm Preschool Chapel

                               4:00 pm  Clover Kids 4H in FH

                               5:00 pm  Maundy Thursday Service/HC (MA)

                               7:00 pm   Maundy Thursday Service/HC (CR)

Fri., Apr. 14         Good Friday

                              7:00 pm    Good Friday Tenebrae Service (CR)

Sun., Apr. 16       Easter Sunday   Note time changes

                              HE IS RISEN!   HE IS RISEN INDEED!

                              8:00 am     Divine Service/HC (CR)

                              9:00 am     Easter Breakfast served by

                                                the youth in Creston

                            10:00 am     Divine Service/HC (MA)

 Prayer List

Cancer:  Becky Nook; Al Davis; Denice Creveling; Diane England; Gary McCraken; Jamie Boos; Merle Triggs;  Paul Garchow; Randy Nemitz; Rhonda Smith; Steve McCann; Melynda Crawford; Ron Ludwig; Kent Larsen;  Dale Smelling; Haiting Hsieh; Jim Best;

Jayne Livingston; Martha Ricker; Donna Williams; Libbie Wilkenson; Cheryl Harper;  Rod Stark; Eldon Starmer;

Brenda Miller; Tracy Konkler

Illness, Surgery or Recovery:  Tricia Niehouse;

Norm Schroeder;  Bentley Oneal; Bev Larsen; Jude Shady; Jeanne Herzberg; Dale Conn

Hospice Care:   Dave Stuck

Military:  Nathan Nonneman

Missions: Concordia Mission Society;

James and Christel Neuendorf (Dominican Republic);

Pastor Daniel Vogel (Denison, Iowa);

Pastor Herb and Markie Burch (Peru);

Pastor James and Angela Sharp and Family (Uruguay);

Pastor Joel and Clarion Fritsche and Family (Dominican Republic);

Pastor Stephen and Maggie Oliver and Family (Taiwan);

Life Care Clinic, (Stuart & Creston)

Trinity Preschool (Creston)

Student Ministry at SWCC

Seminary Student: Luke Watt

Shut-ins: May Carlisle,  Donna Dittman, Jeanne Herzberg, Irene Hogue, Bertha Jensen, Sheree Zuniga

Attendance :  April 2                     We ask that members and

CR    60         MA 8   H/C 8             visitors fill out an attendance

H/C means Holy Communion        card.   Hand to an usher.

April 5 Lenten Service    39           Cards are found in the pew racks.

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Maundy Thursday: 

5:00pm Divine Service with H/C in Mt. Ayr

7:00pm Divine Service with H/C in Creston

Good Friday:

7:00m  Tenebrae Service only in Creston

Easter Sunday:    NOTE SERVICE TIMES

8:00am Divine Service/HC in Creston

9:00am  Easter Breakfast served by the youth in Creston  (free-will offering)

10:00am Divine Service/HC in Mt. Ayr

LIFE TOGETHER

TODAY (APRIL 9) IS THE LAST DAY to order flowers for Creston’s Easter Garden.  Please complete and submit the enclosed form today to have the Altar Guild order flowers for you.

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY  to submit the enclosed form to ensure that your name is included in the Easter Sunday bulletin if you are bringing your own flowers. If you are bringing your own flowers, please have them at the church no later than Friday, April 14.

Thank you for your participation in the Easter Garden!

EASTER BREAKFAST ROLLS:  If you would be able to help by providing some rolls for the Easter breakfast, there is a sign up sheet on the table in the narthex.  The youth group thanks you for your support.

A BIRTHDAY PARTY:  Everyone is invited to attend a birthday party for Bertha Jensen's 98th birthday on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 3:00 pm in the activity room of the Crest Haven Care Centre, 1000 E. Howard Street.  She would prefer no gifts-just come out to celebrate her many years of God's blessings on her life and have a piece of cake and ice cream.  If anyone has any questions contact Dave or Maggie Dory.  

NAOMI CIRCLE will meet this Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.  Our topic will be “Changeless”  This study is found on page 16 of the Spring 2017 Quarterly.  Please join us for Bible study and fellowship .

GRAUATION OPEN HOUSE INVITATION:  The congregation is invited to a graduation open house for Alex Brown.   It will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 1:00-3:00.  It will be held in the Fellowship Hall at Trinity Lutheran Church, Creston.   An announcement is posted on the bulletin board outside the secretary’s office. 

RECEPTION FOR GRADUATES:  “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” (or have been): Sunday, May 7 right after Divine Service in Creston

The Board of Education will recognize five Creston and East Union high school graduates on this day (Alex Brown, Devon Peterson, Cali Foglesong, Kessler Tomas, and Allison Hadley).  Because we’ve been a little lax in recognizing some past college graduates, we’re also going to try and have a reunion of sorts for past (or current) members who have graduated from college within the past 10 years or so.  We’d like to know where our younger members are these days.  We’d love to invite any young people to attend but if they can’t we’d like to get a little bio from them and put together a bulletin insert for the day.  If you have any questions, please contact Julie Lang. 

BABY SHOWER:  A baby shower will be held on Sunday May 7, 2017 at 1pm, in the fellowship hall (CR) for Kayla (Davidson) Brown.

Everyone is invited and welcome to attend!

There is an actual invitation posted in the entry way by the secretary's office.

MISSIONS

Trinity Preschool is now registering students for the 2017-2018 school year.  If you know of any families who have preschool age children and are looking for a preschool please tell them about Trinity.  Invite them to contact the preschool teachers, Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Cook, for more information.  The preschool phone number is 782-5095 Ext. 2.

MISSION TRIP:   The Mission Board will be traveling to Mission Central in Mapleton, IA on Saturday, July 15, 2017.  Pastor Stephen Oliver and his family from Taiwan  (who we support) will be at Mission Central on that day, and Pastor Oliver will be speaking that afternoon.   All members are invited to go along.   Watch for more details after Easter.

TENTATIVE VBS DATES

Creston: June 25-29, 2017

Mt. Ayr: July 23-25, 2017

If there are events already planned that might interfere with these dates, please let Julie Lang know.  Thanks!

Serving At Trinity

Sun April 9

Organist: (MA) Greg Storhoff   (CR) Julie Lang

Acolyte:  Haylee Brown

Ushers in April:  (CR)  Jay Bochart, Chuck Bowman,

Troy Petersen, Jim Hagen

Elders on Duty in April:

(MA) Mike Sickels      (CR) Kevin Kruse

Offering Counters in April: (CR) Jay Bochart, Chuck Bowman

Altar Committee for April: Janette & Mike Lang, Jean Stoll