Senior Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Gerhard W. Kraus (cell: 513 293-4841 — prgerhard@earthlink.net) Seniors’ Visitation Pastor: Pastor John Michles

Administrative Associate: Theresa Weller (roundtownlutheran@yahoo.com) Preschool Director: Nancy Harrow — Interim Director of Children’s Education: Jill Stout

Children & Family Director: Jill Stout -- Youth & Family Director: Tim Stevenson

Church Phone: 474-3151 — Fax: 474-4268 — Preschool Phone: 474-9870 Web Site: www.trinitylutherancville.org — E-mail Address: roundtownlutheran@yahoo.com

April 10, 2012

“OUR VISION” Living as faithful disciples of Christ, we strive to build strong family ties

within the congregation and the home.

Sunday Schedule:

Traditional Worship: 8:15 AM Education Hour: 9:25-10:15 AM

Contemporary Worship: 10:30 AM

The worship services were a wonderful celebration of our Risen Lord! Thank you to all that worked so diligently during Lenten season and Holy Week to help everyone honor our Risen Savior.

The sanctuary looked especially beautiful and the fra-grance of all the flowers was unmistakable. We are a blessed congregation.

He has risen! He has risen indeed!

THE LILY CROSS,

traditionally pro-vided by the Bell family, was once again placed in

Trinity’s sanctuary in memory of their

parents and grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Robert L.

Brehmer, Sr., and Joseph & Elsie Ann Bell, to add

beauty and signifi-cance to our East-

er Celebration.

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Flower Donations The following is an alphabetical listing of the donors of the 93

flowers which graced our worship area on Easter Sunday. PENNY ALFORD - 1 lily & 1 tulip in honor of our son, Ryan

BURLA BARR, JAMES R. BARR, GLORIA & MICHAEL BRICELAND - 1 hyacinth in memory of Raymond A. Barr

JOHN BECK—2 lilies: 1 in memory of wife, Martha Beck; and 1 in memory of parents, Ralph & Ruth Beck

LAURA & DONNIE BETHEL - 1 tulip & 1 hyacinth in memory of Blanche & John Kerns and Harry & Theresa

Driesbach

THOMAS D. BEVAN JR - 3 lilies & 2 tulips in memory of Barbara A. Bevan, Tom & Helen Bevan, and Robert W. Bevan

VERNON & RITA BOLENDER & FAMILY- 2 pink tulips in memory of Vernon & Bernice Bolender

DENNIS BOTHEL FAMILY - 1 hyacinth in memory of John Bothel

TOM & LORI BROWN - 2 lilies: 1 in honor of our parents and 1 in memory of Uncle Gerald Archer

PAM BUSKIRK, BRUCE & VICKY COOK, RICHARD & KELLY BUSKIRK, TERESA & CHUCK DAILEY, BRENDA &

LARRY MOSELY - 2 pink tulips & 3 purple hyacinths in memory of Richard Buskirk

SARAH & TIM DANIEL - 1 tulip in honor of Becky & Larry Roush

CHILDREN OF JOHN & DAISY EITEL - 1 lily in loving memory of John & Daisy Eitel

CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN OF LOIS ANN RUSTIN - 1 tulip in memory of Lois Ann Rustin

T. J., LISA, & DALTON CLINE - 1 hyacinth in memory of our sweet girl, Cailin Drew Cline

HUGH B., ANDREW, MILES, & ELIZABETH DRESBACH - 2 tulips & 2 hyacinths in memory of Ned & Betty Dresbach

and Garnet Reichelderfer

ROGER & SANDY DRESBACH - 1 tulip & 1 hyacinth in memory of Cailin Cline

BOB & MARILYN FAUSNAUGH — 1 tulip in memory of John & Daisy Eitel and Glen & Lucy Fausnaugh

DICK & LYN FISHER - 1 lily in memory of loved ones

BARBARA & CHARLEY GERHARDT - 1 hyacinth in memory of Gerry Prince

STEVE & MARCIA HELWAGEN - 1 tulip in memory of Regina Helwagen, Mary Cole, and other loved ones

JIM, SAUNIE, & CHAD HINTON; TERRI BUCHANAN, AND ANDREA BIGAM—4 lilies: 1 in memory of Leona (Toni)

Binkley; 1 in memory of James M. Binkley; 1 in memory of Emmett Hinton; and 1 in memory of Woodrow &

Mabel Eccard

DENNIS & TINA HOLTZ - 1 lily to the glory of God; 1 tulip in honor of Tina’s mother, Lucille Montgomery; 1 hyacinth in

memory of loved ones

CHET IERY SR, CHET IERY JR, & CATHY IERY - 1 hyacinth in memory of Ruth Iery and Clarence & Louise & Dottie

Wardell

LAUREN JACOBS & DUSTY SEITZ - 1 tulip in memory of our grandparents, Virgil Seitz, Bob Jacobs, Jerry Hosum, &

Viola Hartranft

MR & MRS CLIFFORD KERNS - 2 lilies in memory of Mr & Mrs John N. Kerns; Mrs. C.O. Kerns; and Mr & Mrs Harry

Dreisbach

THERESA KERNS - 1 hyacinth in honor of Mr & Mrs Clifford Kerns

MARVENE KOCH—1 lily in memory of Cora Wenrich and Ethel Stout

PASTOR GERHARD & LINDA KRAUS - 2 lilies in memory of Pastor Gerhard’s sister, Anita

JOYCE MALLOW & FAMILY - 1 tulip in memory of Harold & Cecelia Hoffman

KIM, SHAE, & CODIE MANSON - 1 tulip in memory of our father/grandfather, Ned Strous

KEVIN, AMY, & MIKE MEARS - 2 hyacinths in memory of Lorin & Anne Davis and William & Maxine Young

ROB, BETH, AUTUMN, JESSIE, & MACKENZIE MILLER - 2 hyacinths in memory of Paul & Tony Smallwood; and

Richard Miller

DYLAN & JESSICA MOGAN - 1 lily and 1 tulip in memory of Kester & Duhnese McCain, Fred & Louise Henn, Debbie

O’Rock, and Evelyn Reed

DUDLEY & PATRICIA MORRIS - 1 hyacinth in memory of loved ones

ANTHONY, KARLYN, MARAYA, & DYLAN NEFF - 1 tulip & 1 hyacinth in memory of Ruth Neff and Ralph Dunkle

STEVE & SHARON NEFF, JEREMY & CARLY NEFF, ANTHONY & KARLYN NEFF - 1 lily & 1 tulip in memory of the

Delong Family, the Neff Family, and the Melvin Family

MARVIN REICHELDERFER - 1 tulip in memory of Arnold & Elizabeth Reichelderfer

BECKY & LARRY ROUSH - 1 tulip in honor of our family

JOE & HELEN RUFF - 1 lily, 1 tulip, & 1 hyacinth in memory of Joe’s parents, Helen’s parents, and Helen’s brother

LUTHER & PAT RUFF - 1 lily & 2 hyacinths in memory of parents, Luther & Gertrude Ruff Sr.; Wallace & Alpha Jeffers;

Pat’s sister, Grace Butterfield,; and Pat’s brother, Fred Jeffers

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ROBERT RUSTIN - 1 tulip in memory of his wife, Lois Ann Rustin

LOU ANN SMITH - 1 tulip & 1 hyacinth in memory of loved ones with the Lord

CHAD, DONNA, & JORDAN STICKEL - 1 hyacinth in memory of Donna’s father, Donald Sanson

MARY K TEMPLE - 1 hyacinth in memory of Ben Temple, Jane Mets, and Mary Preast

BRAD & DONNA THOMPSON - 1 tulip in memory of Paul & Jean Thompson and Peggy Horst

JADA, MITCH, & JILL TRUEX - 1 tulip in memory of grandfather, Don Truex

BECKY VALENTINE - 1 tulip & 1 hyacinth in memory of husband, Dennis Valentine and parents, Bob & Esther Collins

DIANA & JOESPH VALONE & FAMILY - 1 tulip in memory of loved ones

DICK & MICHELE WALTERS—1 hyacinth in memory of Charles & Mary Walters

JOANN VANBUSKIRK - 1 tulip in memory of Ronald VanBuskirk

CAROLYN & LOU WEIGAND - 1 lily in honor of Harriet Weigand

SAM & NANCY WELLER - 2 lilies in memory of loved ones

GINNY WILSON & FAMILY - 1 lily in memory of Romaine Wilson

JAY & MARCI WIPPEL - 1 lily in honor of our children: Austin, Brad, and Jaylyn

MIKE, DARLENE, & STEPHEN WOODWARD - 1 tulip in memory of Bob & Esther Collins and Jennifer (Woodward) Moss

DORIS YOUNG - 1 tulip in memory of loved ones

LARRY YOUNG - 1 lily in honor of Betty Young

GARY & DEIDREE YOUNG - 1 hyacinth in memory of Lorraine Dugan

Easter Memorial Gifts JIM & PAT BEATHARD - in memory of loved ones

THOMAS D BEVAN JR - in memory of Fritz Sievert, Anne Sievert Cline, and Col. William J.B. Cline

JANET BLAIR - in memory of husband, Bill Blair; father, Curtis Bower, and in honor of mother, Marjorie Bower

MARJORIE BOWER - in memory of husband, Curtis Bower, and son-in-law, Bill Blair

DOROTHY BOWERS AND LARRY & TAMMY BOWERS - in memory of George Bowers, Jr. and Pam Bowers

HELEN & MAYNARD BURNS - in memory of loved ones

DOROTHY CREAGER - in memory of husband, Edgar Creager; father & mother, Joe & Forest Goodman; and brother,

Donald Goodman

SARAH & TIM DANIEL - in memory of Gerald & Clarice Daniel

MARY EASTER - in memory of Jerry Easter and Martha & Lawrence Krimmel

MR & MRS PAUL EITEL - in memory of loved ones

ROGER & MARTY EITEL—in memory of precious angel Courtney Leigh Eitel and Charles & Bertha Eitel

JEAN FISSELL - in memory of husband, John F. Fissell; and parents, George & Mary Fissell and Hillis & Cressie Hall

SUE BENNETT HALEY - in memory of Bertus & Dorothy Bennett

BETTY M. HEATH - in memory of Lynn & Ed (Freck) Heath

R BRUCE & SALLY A HELWAGEN - in memory of Rosemary & Clarence (Bud) Linn; and Henry E. (Bud) & Regina M

Helwagen

BEVERLY HOFFMAN & DAUGHTERS, ROSE MARIE & TINA - in memory of husband/father, Jim Hoffman

CHET IERY SR, CHET IERY JR, & CATHY IERY - in memory of Ruth Iery; and Clarence, Louise, & Dottie Wardell

JONATHAN LYTLE - in memory of Great Aunts, Mabel & Elizabeth Beck

MARY LYTLE - in memory of parents, Ralph & Ruth Beck

JOHN PRINCE - in memory of Gerry Prince

HELEN C. RASE—in memory of husband, Walter C. Rase, and son, Roger L. Rase

ELEANOR RHOADES—in memory of husband, Earl Rhoades

RON & DENICE ROCK - in memory of daughter, Michele Rock

TOM & RITA STRAWSER—in memory of Walter C. & Minnie A. Arledge; Sarah Anderson; Harold Arledge

RON & VIRGINIA SWOYER—in memory of loved ones

BRAD & DONNA THOMPSON - in memory of granddaughter, Riley Jean Wippel

DAVE & PATTY TRUEX - in memory of dad, Don Truex

BERLIN D WARD SR - in memory of Norma Jean Ward

FREDA COLLINS WARD,- in memory of parents, Nelson & Julia Walisa; Myrl F. Collins; sister, Bernell G. Moore; sister,

Esther M. Collins

LOU & CAROLYN WEIGAND - in memory of Stanley & Elberta Stout; and Louis Weigand, Jr.

JAY, MARCI, AUSTIN, BRAD, & JAYLYN WIPPEL - in memory of baby girl and sister, Riley Jean; and wonderful grand

mother, Jean “Grandma Thompy” Thompson

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Martin Luther (1483-1546) …and a sampling of his comments about creation

God wants to be praised for nourishing and cherishing, for God cherishes all creatures. God is not only the Creator, but is also the Sustainer and Nourisher. (LW 5:197) God’s entire divine nature is wholly and entirely in all creatures, more deeply, more inwardly, more present than the creature is to itself. (LW 37:60) God is entirely and personally present in the wilderness, in the garden, in the field. (LW 37:61) God is wholly present in all creation, in every corner, behind you and before you. Do you think that God is [just] sleeping on a pillow in heaven? (LW 51:43) God is in all creatures, even in the smallest flowers! (LW 54:327) The power of God is present at all places, even in the tiniest tree leaf. (LW 37:57) God writes the Gospel, not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars. (Attributed to Luther; exact source in his writings

Sunday, April 22

God’s Presence Fills All Creation

“Earth Ball” by Olaf Skarsholt

If the earth were only a few feet in di ameter,floating a few feet above a field somewhere, people would come from every where to marvel at it. People would walk around it marveling at its big pools of water, its little pools and the water flowing between the pools. People would marvel at the bumps on it, and the holes in it, and they would marvel at the very thin layer of gas surrounding it and the water suspended in the gas. The people would marvel at all the creatures walking around the surface of the ball, and in the water. The people would declare it precious because it was the only one, And they would protect it, so that it would not be hurt. The ball would be the greatest wonder known, and people would come to behold it, to be healed, to gain knowledge, and to know beauty and to wonder how it could be. People would love it, and defend it with their lives, because they would somehow know that their lives, their own roundness, could be nothing without it. If the earth were only a few feet in diameter.

Holy and gracious Lord, we give you thanks for the wonders, the mysteries, the blessings, and the beauty of crea-tion.

Open our hearts, and at-tune our spirits, to your voice and presence as it flows through, sus-tains, and fills all the Earth.

Grant that we may come to know you more deep-ly, and hear more clearly, the ways that you call us to care for your good creation, and for one another.

In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fin-gers, the moon and the stars that you have estab-lished, what are human beings that you are mind-ful of them, mor-tals that you care for them? [Yet] …you have given them dominion over the works of your hands.

Psalm 8:3-4, 6a

Feed the Flock Update The Feed the Flock tutoring sessions are going very well. We consistently have a dozen third, fourth, and fifth graders come every Wednesday. As students arrive from the Circleville City Schools bus, they come in to Trin-ity and get a delicious snack prepared by Shirley and her team. The kids look forward to what is on the menu each week! We follow that with a short opening. So far the students have toured both the church and the bibli-cal garden and introduced each other to the group. An hour of tutoring follows. Most students bring an agenda book from school and have listed what they need to do that day. We support that with many reading and math activities. The hour goes fast! Lots of learning takes place. Imagine twelve little classrooms in Noeck-er Hall! We have heard many positive comments from students, parents, the school, and the tutors. This is truly a blessing and the work of the Lord. Before the kids leave each Wednesday, we have a closing activity. These have ranged from a magic show to cookie decorating. The stu-dents are now learning to play the flutaphone.

We are very grateful for your continued prayers and support of this program. Check out the bulletin board in the elevator hallway for some great pictures of students and tutors at work! A final report will be given to the congregation at the end of this year's ses-sions. Thank you!

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Dear Church Family, I want to thank Pastor Kraus, the choir, and everyone for their prayers, encouragement, and cards during the passing of my mom, Ruth Corne. I am blessed to have such a caring church family. Sincerely, Barbara Geron

Thanks to Doris Young, Shirley Rihl, and Dick Fisher for taking time out to help with the church Easter cleaning. You are appreciated. Good job! Sharon Justice

Dear Trinity Lutheran Church, We want to thank you for letting us use Noecker Hall. It is a

great facility for our Chinese Auction and for our Community Tupperware Party fundraiser. We greatly appre-

ciate all of the support. Thank you, Accent Angels Relay for Life Team

Thank you to everyone that helped setup and attain the 12 hour prayer vigil this year; it was another great suc-cess. Also, thank you for all the comments about and suggestions for the vigil. They will be used when organ-izing the next prayer vigil. Thank you again and God Bless, Matthew Fuhrhop

DATE GREETERS USHERS

LECTOR ASSISTING MINISTER

CRUCIFER ACOLYTE COMMUNION ASSISTANT

04/15 M & B Fausnaugh serve all month Mary Easter Tom Egbert Hannah Johnson Miles Dresbach serve all month

04/22 Mike/Barb Geron Montgomery Crew Doris Young Diana Gilmore Annmarie Marcum Trevor Connell J.River/J.Roundhouse

04/29 Jim/Joanne Minor Rosalie Bailey Pat Meyer Lizbeth Matz Erin Debo B. Roush/C. Thomas

SERVING: Traditional Service 8:15am

SERVING the Remainder of APRILSERVING the Remainder of APRILSERVING the Remainder of APRIL

DATE COMMUNION PREPARER

REFRESH-MENTS

NURSERY 8:15am

NURSERY 9:25am

NURSERY 10:30am

ALTAR GUILD

BLOOD PRESSURE

04/15 serve all month Matt Fuhrhop Nedra Betts Tammy Hughes A. Catlos & S. Catlos serve all month

04/22 Helen Burns & Eveland Family D. & J. Bothel Erin Kirby C. Dowden/S. Speakman Karen Bullock &

04/29 J. VanBuskirk Annie Williams J. & C. Chapman Kim Manson B. Miller & A. Miller Sally Arledge GeronValentine

ALSO SERVING:

DATE GREETERS USHERS LECTOR ASSISTING MINISTER

POWERPOINT SET UP

POWERPOINT OPERATE

COMMUNION ASSISTANT

04/15 Bill/Judy Davie ?? Pat Ruff David Mangione J. VanArsdalen Austin Wippel Mary Ann Debo

04/22 Ed/Debby Boyer Faler Family Carolyn Seitz Jim River Patty Dresbach Zach Tarbill Mike Debo

04/29 C. & B. Gerhardt ?? Sam Shapiro Mark Ruff Patty Dresbach Brenna Stout

SERVING: Contemporary Service 10:30am

Thank

You

Thank

You

PROPOSED PURCHASE: 2008 15 PASSENGER VAN

Trinity’s Church Council has approved a proposal to purchase a used bus for the church. The proposal is for a used 2008 Ford 350F 15 passenger bus with a V10 engine. It has 33,800 miles on it and would cost $30,000.00 plus $550.00 for retractable seatbelts. It includes the remainder of a 60,000 mile warranty. $3,000.00 is required to hold the bus pending a vote by the congregation on May 6.

WORLD HUNGER SUNDAY is April 15th. We will be passing out Barn-yard coin boxes to each family. Money collected in these coin box-es will be sent to ELCA to fight world hunger here and abroad. We will be collecting these boxes on Sunday, May 6th.

Attendance Statistics

Lenten Service, March 28:

Worship: (11:00am) 24 (7:15pm) 71 = 95 Total

Palm Sunday, April 1: Sunday School: children 19; youth 4; adults 39 = 62 Total

Worship: (8:15) 140 (10:30) 186 = 326 Total

Maundy Thursday April 5:

Worship: (11:00am) 14 (7:15pm) 170 = 184 Total

Good Friday, April 6: Worship: (11:00am) 11 (7:15pm) 191 = 202 Total

Easter, April 8: Worship: (Sunrise) 50 (8:15) 199 (10:30) 289 = 538 Total

PRAYER CONCERNS Pastor Gerhard (waiting for a new kidney); Jo-ann Schlegler (Berger); Clifford Kerns; Marjorie

Kerns; Doris Boyer; Frank Iskra (Linda Stevenson’s father); Mike Porter; Beth Moore; And please remem-ber our featured members for April: Elizabeth Wolf, Ruth Flanders, and Glenna Warner.

Two Week Calendar:

Wed. 11th 9:30am Pre-S & K Chapel 10:15am Martha Circle 3:00pm Feed the Flock Tutoring 7:00pm Praise Team Rehearsal Thurs. 12th 9:30am Dorcas Circle 6:30pm Daisy Scouts - N.H. 6:30/7:30pm Bells/Choir Rehearsals Fri. 13th 6:30am MBA/parlor 8:30pm AA Meeting/N.H. Sun. 15th World Hunger Sunday 1:30pm Bridal Shower - Parlor 1:00-3:00pm Relay for Life Fundraiser 5:00pm Extreme Faith 6:00pm Catechism 7:15pm GADAC

Mon. 16th 10:30am Bible Study/Lunch Bunch 6:30am Scout Troop 170 - U.R. Tues. 17th 9:00am Bible Garden Team 5:30pm Brooks Yates Ex. Educ. 6:00pm Worship Team 6:30pm Outreach Team Wed. 18th 3:00pm Feed the Flock Tutoring 7:00pm Praise Team Rehearsal Thurs. 19th 6:30am Daisy Scouts - N.H. 6:30/7:30pm Bells/Choir Rehearsal Fri. 20th 6:30am MBA - Parlor 8:30pm AA Meeting - N.H. Sun. 22nd 5:00pm Extreme Faith 6:00pm Catechism 7:15pm GADAC

Mon. 23rd 10:30am Bible Study/Lunch Bunch 6:30pm Scout Troop 170 - U.R. Tues. 24th 9:00am Bible Garden Team 11:00am Newsletter Folders 5:00pm AAUW - N.H.

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Non-Profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Circleville OH 43113

Permit No. 127

Trinity Lutheran Church 135 E. Mound St. Circleville OH 43113

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I hope you all enjoyed a joyful and blessed Easter. We all enjoyed Easter and a few days off of school. Our Easter Celebrations were wonderful! We so en-joyed sharing songs, food, and fellowship with the families of our 4’s, 5’s and kindergarten. The kids did a great job. They also did a great job singing at Brown Memorial, sharing some Easter songs with the residents there. The children will also be singing at the 10:30 am Contemporary Worship Service on Sunday, April 22. This is an annual event and is our way of thanking the congregation for all of their love and support throughout the year. There will be art-work hanging in the Narthex and the hallways down-stairs will be bursting with spring. Be sure to check it out! We will be having our spring Open House on Thursday, April 26 from 7-8 pm. Everyone is wel-come to stop in and see what the children have been up to. Welcome Spring!!! --Nancy Harrow, Director

CONGREGATIONAL FOCUS MEETINGS

are being held as Saturday Brunch on April 28 or Sunday Lunch at 11:45am. With a Power-Point presentation including the conceptual (not final) drawing, team members who will be ad-dressing the idea of expanding our facilities for expansion of min-istry to the community, and finan-

cial issues will be a part of the program.

NURSERY UPDATE

Be sure to check out the new furniture and furnish-ings in the nursery. Thanks to all that contrib-uted, the children are truly blessed to have such a caring congregation.

Capital University Chapel Choir Concert

Friday, April 20th 8:00pm

Mees Hall

This free concert will be on campus as part of Capital’s

Alumni Weekend.