News and Events
Lenten Worship - "One Another"
Are you as concerned about the tone of our civil dialogue in Wisconsin and across the nation? Are you weary of the increasing polarization in our society? Do you long for a day when we can come together in making a better community and relations with one another in our state, nation and world?
This Lent at Trinity we’re exploring how the Bible calls to live with one another. Join this biblical exploration of actions and limits that the Word gives to inform our life together as the people of God. Come and learn how you can better shape healthy relationships with God and others and make a difference in how we live with one another in these challenging times.
Ash Wednesday is February 22. Join us every Wednesday in Lent at 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. for worship.
Special Concert at Trinity
The Minnesota State University Moorhead Concert Choir, the university’s premier choral ensemble, will provide a concert of choral music at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, at Trinity. The concert will feature a variety of musical styles, ranging from Renaissance and Baroque motets to American folk songs and spirituals. Highlights of the program include the familiar Lost in the Night by F. Melius Christiansen, Lux Arumque, by the contemporary American composer Eric Whitacre, and the popular arrangement of the American folk song, Shenandoah, by James Erb. Other composers and arrangers represented on the program include William Byrd, Orlando di Lasso, Josef Rheinberger, André Thomas, and Moses Hogan.
The Concert Choir is conducted by Dr. Paul Nesheim who is in his sixth year as the director of choral activities at MSUM. Dr. Nesheim previously served on the faculties of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, and Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota, and during the 2009-2010 academic year, he was a visiting professor and conductor of the Concert Choir at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Appleton, WI. He is a graduate of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, and he holds advanced degrees from Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.
Admission is free. The choir will also sing for the 8:15 a.m. worship service at Trinity on Sunday, March 11.
Former Pastor Dies
Pastor Dennis Napton, age 67, of
Sioux Falls, South Dakota died in
Glendale, Arizona on his birthday,
February 10, as the result of a bicycle
accident. He served as Assistant Pastor
of Trinity from 1983–1990 and also
served parishes in Modena, Mondovi,
Racine, Brown Deer, and Wind Lake,
WI. He retired in 2008. A funeral
service was held on Friday in Sioux
Falls.
Pastor Napton is survived by his wife
Julie, two children, Darin (Beth) Napton,
Rochester, MN, and Denise (Duane)
Mireles, Racine, WI; his mother,
Veronica (Ronnie) Kuhfeld, Aberdeen,
SD, granddaughters Ella and Celia
Napton and other extended family.
Cards may be sent to Julie Napton,
106 E. Pinehurst Dr. Sioux Falls, SD
57108
CVASing Concert Benefits Feed My People
Enrich your soul and help Feed My People Food Bank by attending CVASing’s 4th annual concert on Sunday, March 4 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. at First Lutheran Church. This year’s performance of Trinity member, Warren Hermodson’s cantata, “The Prophet Isaiah: They Shall Not Hunger or Thirst” is directed by Trinity Choir director, Gary Rambo and accompanied by Karol Hommen. The performance will also feature a brass quartet accompaniment arranged and led by Bill Simon. Over eighty local musicians are involved in the premier performance of this work.
Come join your friends, neighbors, and fellow church members for this concert as we support this very worthy cause!
Empty Bowls
Feed My People Food Bank will host the 12th Annual Empty Bowls fund raiser
here at Trinity Lutheran Church on Thursday, March 8, from 11:00 A.M.–7:00
P.M. For a donation of $18.00 you receive your meal AND take home a beautiful
ceramic bowl. The meal without the bowl can be purchased for $8.00; children
10 and under are free. Tickets are available on Sunday mornings and in the church
office. A limited number tickets are also available at the door.
Friends of Flynn Book Drive
As part of our partnership with Flynn Elementary, we are hoping to give every
Flynn student a new or gently used book to take home for spring break this year
and then keep forever. We also are supporting Flynn's "Books for Babies"
program. When a baby is born in the Flynn neighborhood, a book is donated to
the family. Additional books are mailed to those children on each of their
birthdays until they start school.
Fifty seven percent of the children at Flynn receive free or reduced lunch.
Books are often a luxury that families cannot afford. Please consider donating a
book for a child (newborn through fifth grade). Look for the donation box in the
Lobby or bring your books to the office during the week. Thank you!
Lutherans break ground for a new resettlement village in Haiti
The commitment between members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the people of Haiti was celebrated on February 2 at a groundbreaking ceremony in the nation's Gressier municipality, where a new resettlement village is planned for 2012. A project of The Lutheran World Federation, the village will provide housing for 1,200 people in Gressier displaced by an earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010. Read more...
Christmas Sharing Thank You!
Dear People of Trinity Lutheran Church,
On behalf of myself and my five children, I wanted to thank you all so much for your amazing gifts to use this Christmas. I was simply overwhelmed with your generosity towards us. Read more....
Hispanic Ministry
This week the Trinity council granted $3,000 of Thrivent Choice funds to assist the start-up of an ELCA Hispanic ministry in the Chippewa Valley. Aimed at ministering and providing worship for the growing Hispanic population living and working in the area, Jorge Cervera has been employed by the NW Synod of WI ELCA to work with area congregations and clergy in this effort. Thank you to all who hold Thrivent Financial products and have elected Trinity as a beneficiary of "Thrivent Choice" dollars. Contact your Thrivent representative to elect Trinity for your Thrivent Choice dollars.
Recycle Old Cell Phones
Trinity's Health Ministry Committee is collecting old cell phones for a company called "Hope Phones." Each donated phone will be refurbished and used to purchase appropriate, usable cell phones for community health workers in medical clinics in over 230 countries around the world. Hope Phones' first pilot project distributed cell phones to community health workers in 100 rural villages in Malawi, saving thousands of dollars in travel and hospital costs and doubling the number of patients treated for diseases such as tuberculosis. Put your old cell phones in the collection box, available in the lobby or preschool hallway. Learn more about "Hope Phones" at hopephones.org
Thank You for Sharing
Thanks to the generosity and faithful stewardship of many in 2011, our church finished the year in fine financial shape. Offering income was up, we met all expenses and had some extra funds, too. Thank you!
This week the Trinity Council will act upon a proposal to dedicate those funds toward supporting a new ELCA congregation in Barron County, the LSS Positive Avenues Day Shelter, and our Good Samaritan fund. Some funds will go toward a major roof project on our building and replacing the roof of our rental house on Lexington.
Thank you also for strong Mortgage Payment offerings in 2011. Your good stewardship resulted in $79,000 directed toward extra principle payments.
In this new year, may you find joy in generosity and remember the mission of our church in your charitable giving every week. Thank you!
Seniors in Friendship Group
Seniors, Trinity's group for you is called "The Friendship Group." They meet monthly for fellowship and a variety of activities. You are cordially welcome to be a part of this fellowship.
We will meet on Wednesday, March 14, at 10:00 a.m. in the Trinity Room. Pastor Ned Lenhart will present a program on mission churches. After the program we will attend Lenten worship followed by a soup lunch in the Trinity Room.
Make your reservation now for our annual trip to Chanhassen Theatre. We will meet Wednesday, April 4, at 8:30 a.m. in the church parking lot. This year’s play will be "Hairspray," the Broadway musical comedy from the 1960's. The cost is $65.00 for the play, dinner, and transportation. Invite a friend to attend with you! The deadline is March 7. Send your check to Elaine Lonning, 1210 E. Lexington, Eau Claire, WI. 54701.
Day Registration Open
Registration for Winter/Spring day camp opportunities is now open. See the Children's Ministries page for more information.
Thrivent Choice Dollars
Qualifying members of Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans have a wonderful opportunity
to support Trinity Lutheran Church and
Trinity Christian Preschool (Noah’s
Ark) by participating in a charitable
grant program called Thrivent Choice.
Thrivent members are asked to direct qualifying designated
Choice Dollars to a registered Lutheran
organization. Both Trinity Lutheran Church
and Trinity Christian Preschool (Noah’s
Ark) are registered organizations for
the Choice Dollars program. Log on and register
at Thrivent.com/choicedollars
or call 1.800.847.4836 and say“Thrivent Choice.” It’s
easy and a great way to further your financial
support of Trinity and Trinity’s
Noah’s Ark Preschool. If you need
additional information, please contact
Amber at 715.832.6601 or amber@trinity-ec.org.
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