THIS WEEK AT TRINITY March 24-30, 2018

Experience Worship with Us! This is the Sunday of the Passion, Palm Sunday.

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

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

Choirs: 8:30 & 10:45 Sanctuary-Notes of Joy, Choir, Trinity Brass, Trinity Bells 10:45 Praise-Praise Team

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 Doug and Jean Culler, in memory of Donna Culler, Susan Crystal Culler, Philip Culler, Dale and Thelma Mosher, and other loved ones.

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

+ PALM SUNDAY - March 25 + 8:30 & 10:45 AM Sanctuary - PASSION STORY / PALM PROCESSION

10:45 AM PRAISE COMMUNION in Jack's Place

+ MAUNDY THURSDAY - March 29 + We gather around the table to receive forgiveness and to hear Christ’s new

commandment (“mandatum”) of love. 11 AM & 7 PM - COMMUNION

Stripping of the Altar at the evening service

+ GOOD FRIDAY - March 30 + 12 NOON TO 3 PM - COMMUNITY SERVICE Come when you can, leave when you must, but do join with Christians of Ashland in The Sev-

en Last Words from the Cross. Sponsored by the Ashland County Ministerial Association.

8 PM - GOOD FRIDAY TENEBRAE We hear St. John’s account of Christ’s Passion and meditate on our Lord’s suffering and

death. The encroaching shadows (“tenebrae”) deepen to darkness as the candles are extinguished.

+ HOLY SATURDAY - March 31 + 6:30 TO 8 PM - EASTER VIGIL

The most festive service of the church year, beginning in darkness and ending in the light of the Resurrection. Readings, baptism, and communion are major portions of the celebration.

+ EASTER SUNDAY - April 1 + The Resurrection of Our Lord is the chief festival of our Christian faith.

Come and join the celebration! 8:30 AM - FESTIVE COMMUNION

10:45 AM Sanctuary - FESTIVAL COMMUNION 10:45 AM PRAISE WORSHIP in Jack's Place

Our regular Sunday School program will take a break on Easter Sunday. Please make sure to come to our next Community Gathering Breakfast on Sunday, April 8, at 9:30 am, in Mitchell Hall.

Spring Session classes April 15-May 13 9:30-10:30 am

In addition to our regular classes, these options are available.

INQUIRER’S CLASS Led by Pastor Riesen and Wendy Shreffler, Meeting in Church Home Dining Room

Pastor Riesen is continuing this class study of his book. All are welcome to join!

A GATHERING FOR YOUNG ADULTS Led by Anna and Gabe Plank, Meeting in the Rec Room

ADULTING: After strenuous studies, you walk across the stage, gripping your diploma—you’ve arrived. Adult at last. But suddenly, instead of a diploma, you hold a paycheck in one hand and a stack of bills in the other. You find yourself swimming in the treacherous seas of adulthood

surrounded by 401-Ks, insurance, bosses, potential spouses, and everything in between. How can you begin to navigate your 20s and 30s, and still honor God in the process?

IT STARTS AT HOME Meeting in Rooms A & B

Who Is Shaping What Your Kids Believe? In these busy, hectic days, we take our kids to sports practices, games, music lessons, school

tutoring, and other activities to give them the best opportunities for success. But what if we're missing the chance to teach them what matters most?

Our children can grow up smart, athletic, popular, and polite but lack a vibrant relationship with Christ. The few hours they spend in church each week can be helpful, but it cannot nurture a faith in our kids that will withstand the trials that are on the horizon. Church alone cannot teach them. We

must start at home. But many parents feel ill-equipped to develop the faith of their children. In these six sessions, we will explore biblical and tangible ways that parents—couples, single par-

ents, blended families, and grandparents—can build a legacy of faith for their children.

MONTESSORI GOOD SHEPHERD Sunday School and Preschool Led by Pastor Jane Jacques, Meeting in Mitchell Hall

This is an opportunity to help make materials and learn the process of sharing Bible stories with young children through presentations. Please help us support this important ministry of our church!

BIBLE 102 Led by Michelle Vanderzyden, Meeting in the Trinity Room

Want to learn more about the Bible? Join us! All are welcome! (Even if you did not attend the Bible 101 class!)

You may wonder…why Operation Christmas Child in April?!?!

We want to get a head start on collection items for next No-

vember! The theme for April is small games and puzzles! Re-

member they have to fit in a shoe box! There will be collection

boxes in every children’s Sunday School classroom.

Trinity Youth Ministry March 24-30, 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 appli-

cations 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

MOSAIC Wednesdays, 6-7 pm

Mosaic will take a short break and NOT meet

on March 28, or April 4; and will resume meet-

ing on April 11.

Please contact Matt or Heather w/questions.

Altitude Trampoline Park **SAVE THE DATE**

Sunday, April 15, @ 1:30-4:30 pm Let’s soar to new heights together at the new

Altitude trampoline park in Mansfield! Come

and burn off that energy with their high-

performance trampolines, two basketball

hoops, two extreme dodgeball courts, two bat-

tle-beams, multiple foam pits, and a rock

climbing wall. The church vans will leave the

parking lot at 1:30 so don’t miss out on this

amazing opportunity! For more information or

to sign up for this event, please contact

Heather Jurjevic @ 419-651-2455. If you plan

on attending, parents will need to fill out an

online waiver. Stay tuned for more details.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Using Concordance, Wycliffe Encyclopedia, and various Bible Commen-taries, we have a Women’s Bible study meeting the 1st & 3rd Fridays of each month, through May, from 11:30am-1pm. Bring your lunch to Meet-ing Rooms A & B. Facilitator: Barb Zimmerman, Monitor: Diana Scott. Women’s Stretching & Strengthening Classes Continue! Because of the great response to our classes in March, we have decided to extend them through April and add another day!! JoEllen Smalley will stretch and strengthen us each Tuesday AND Thursday from April 3-April 26, from 6-7 p.m. in Mitchell Hall. Suggested donation for each class is $5. Childcare is provided for the Tuesday evening classes ONLY. All women are invited! (Note: No class on March 27, due to Holy Week!)

Save the Date for the All Daughter Banquet!

Tuesday, May 1, 6:00 p.m.

Cost: Adults $14, Children age 4-10 $6, Children 3 & under eat free Tickets go on sale Monday, April 9, in the church office.

Program: Members of AHS Sing & Swing and Arrow Dynamics will present a lovely spring concert featuring music from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, and Lion King!

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

PALM SUNDAY: March 25 8:00 a.m. Choir 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP—SANCTUARY* 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL Choir Breakfast 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

MONDAY: March 26 7:00 P.m. Worship & Music

TUESDAY: March 27 9:00 a.m. First Place 4 Health 6:30 p.m. Trinity Brass 7:30 p.m. Trinity Singers

WEDNESDAY: March 28 2:00 p.m. Bible Conversations 4:30 p.m. Chime Choir 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Musicians 5:15 p.m. Supper (Hot Chicken or Roast Beef Sandwich, Broccoli Cheese or Chicken Noodle Soup, Salad, Fruit, Drink & Dessert)

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

MAUNDY THURSDAY: March 29 9:00 a.m. Conversations in Painting & Drawing 11:00 a.m. Communion* 1:30 p.m. TLC Belles 6:00 p.m. Choir

6:15 p.m. Praise Team 7:00 p.m. Communion*

GOOD FRIDAY: March 30 8:30 a.m. Moms in Prayer 12:00 p.m. COMMUNITY GOOD FRIDAY—SANCTUARY* 7:00 p.m. Trinity Singers 8:00 p.m. Tenebrae Service*

HOLY SATURDAY: March 31 6:30 p.m. EASTER VIGIL—SANCTUARY*

EASTER SUNDAY: April 1 7:45 a.m. Sonrise Singers 8:30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION—SANCTUARY* 9:45 a.m. Choir 10:45 a.m. FESTIVAL COMMUNION—SANCTUARY* - Audio Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 & internet PRAISE WORSHIP—JACK’S PLACE* - Live Video on Facebook and internet

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