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WOKBC Celebration

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Pony Express Pg 3

Fellowship Opportunities Pg 4

Wellness Corner Pg 5

Children’s News Pg 6

Youth News Pg 7

February Calendar Pg 8

Inside this issue:

“Yet, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter; and we are all the work of Your hand,” Isaiah 64:8

This Lent, beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 10th, Trinity invites you to come and be a part of our midweek worship. We will be having some of our members as cast of weekly dramas with the theme, “The Potter and Me.” We will also be using our Hol-den Evening liturgy as our worship format.

Worship will start at 7 pm on Wednesdays from Feb 10- March 16. We are plan-ning Soup Dinners prior to worship at 6 pm. Confirmation Classes will be shortened be-ginning at 6:30- 7 pm. (Please see the detailed schedule of events)

What is Lent? Even for those of us who have participated in Lenten seasons since infancy there are many ways to answer the question. Most answers gravitate to the central thought that it is a time of reflection on our discipleship as followers of Christ. But the center is that it is a time to reflect on why Christ suffered “for me.”

To most who have experienced Lenten devotions, dramas, sermons, worship, mu-sic; the time has a special simplicity and beauty that is unmatched in other seasons. Strangely, because of its Christ-centeredness, it is not dark but light. The Light shines out of the Cross.

Come and bring your little ones, bring your friends and family, to experience the wonder of this time to see our Lord Jesus truly for us in all its raw and beautiful power and depth.

Together, let us worship our King and Redeemer, and grow in His Love!

Lenten Light Promises call us, Pastor Gary

All services at 7 pm during Lent Ash Wednesday Feb 10 “The Bargain”

Wednesday Feb 17 “Never Too Late for the Potter”

Wednesday Feb. 24 “The Two Thieves”

Wednesday March 2 “I Was Thinking of Cookies”

Wednesday March 9 “Back to the Potter”

Wednesday March 16 “Why Christ Suffered; A Conversation”

Maundy Thursday March 24 “The Last Supper”

Good Friday March 25

Sunday of the Resurrection Easter March 27 Worship times -- 8:30 am and 10:30 am

Simplicity and Beauty

IDINGS WE ARE JOYFULLY GATHERED TOGETHER BY GOD’S GRACIOUS LOVE IN JESUS CHRIST TO WORSHIP HIM, TO GROW IN FAITH AND TO PROCLAIM JESUS BY WORD AND SERVICE.

THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH VANCOUVER, WA

JANUARY 2016 VOLUME 56 NUMBER 2

Yet, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our

potter; and we are all the work of Your hand,”

Isaiah 64:8

The youth have spoken and this year’s theme will be “Rain Forest/Indiana Jones”! Be sure and put the auction on your calendars now! Sunday, Feb. 28th at 5 PM! This is our one big fund-

raiser that supports our youth programs. Please plan on attending/helping with this great event! Cost is just $5 per adult and $2 per child ages 10 and under. All MS/HS youth need to

help at the event! See you there!

Youth Cake Auction

Gary and I were privileged to sit down with Pr. Jum (salt), the vice-secretary of the US Ka-chin Baptist Church this past weekend. Pr. Jum is a very energetic young pastor with great English skills, from Indiana, and he came to Vancouver to be part of the Washington Oregon Kachin Baptist Church (the Myanmar group that meets in our building) celebration of their one year anniversary on January 16.

We learned some things! There are over 13 other Kachin Baptist congregations spread over the U.S., the closest one in the Seattle area, and one in Canada. Some of the members have to travel hours (3-4 hours even) to reach their place of worship. Even one of our group’s pas-tors (Pr. Sai) drives up from Eugene OR on Sundays. We also met Rev. Gumsang, pastor of a 2000 member church in Myanmar, who, on a tourist visa, will be serving as interim pastor for our group (WOKBC) for the next six months.

Pr. Jum related to us that the Kachin group is very sensitive about their cultural differences and want to do their best to build relationship and faith with Trinity Lutheran. He also ex-pressed that the gift of space in our building they understand to be God’s great work—more than they could have ever asked for!

The Anniversary celebration on January 16 was certainly Asian in character, and went long. And there were guests from other Kachin Baptist churches—coming from Texas, Ne-braska, Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, California and Seattle. And best of all, the preacher of the day was a woman!...Pastor Nang who pastors a small Kachin Baptist Church in Michigan, preaching on I Peter chapter two. These are certainly God’s people with a heart for His mission and a desire to find their way in this new land. Thank you Trinity for continuing to give them such generous hospitality! Pr. Ruth

The Myanmar Group (WOKBC)

The Pony Express

Is

SADDLE UP

AND RIDE! “You will be enriched in every way for

great generosity.”

2 Corinthians 9:11a

We will travel to OMSI in Portland on Friday, February 26. Meet at 10:30 am and plan to eat an early lunch at the new eatery at OMSI called Theory. The restaurant encourages visitors to explore the science of food, and offers a tasty meal. Prices range from $4 to $12. We will watch the Planetarium show at 12:30 pm called the Perfect Little Planet (An ultimate space vacation on a solar system journey) That cost is $5.75 and the Van cost is $5.00. Please sign up on the sheet at the Wel-come Window for a seat on the van.

It is that time of year when we are being invited to participate in the annual Read-a-Thon at our partner elementary school. In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday local schools invite the community to participate in reading to the children either from a favorite book of your own choosing or from one selected by the classroom teacher. There is special interest in anything Dr. Seuss. We need seventeen volunteers to meet at the school at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 4 to read in classrooms for about 30 minutes. The children are in kindergarten through fifth grade. You may choose the level you would like to visit. It is a lot of fun. Sign up in the Narthex February 14, 21, or 28.

Trip for Fun

Happy Lunch Bunch PAGE 4

Everyone available for a daytime program is invited to our Happy Lunch bunch potluck on Tuesday, February 16. We especially invite retired folks. All senior citizens are given a special welcome and anyone needing a ride should call the office (695 1221) for a chariot to come pick them up. If possible bring a hot dish, a salad, or a dessert for the table, or just pop an extra dollar in the free will basket. In February our guest program will be twenty-five 2nd grade children from Kelly Draper's class at Lincoln School. They are busy writing stories to share with us. Please come and bring a friend, to help little children feel excited and proud. And to help each of us feel a great joy.

Love bears all things,

believes all things, hopes

all things, endures all

things.

1 Corinthians 13

Trinity Lutheran Church

It is unfortunate that we have lost several knitters be-cause of various reasons. I need to know who has been knitting shawls? If you are knitting currently or have in the past, or would like to start knitting prayer shawls talk to Ruth Thomas after church in the small chapel any Sunday or call 600-8206 or 992-0626. Thanks to a generous donor we now have a large supply of yarn in the office area for you to use. Any-

one interested in learning to knit please contact Ruth Thomas. Youth are welcome. All shawls and hats are donated to children and adults in need of prayer. Please consider joining this blessed ministry.

To All Trinity Knitters

Read-A-Thon at Lincoln Elementary

WELLNESS CORNER

Last month Sue Hoeffner provided information from the American Stroke Association and Mayo Clinic with an excellent comprehensive overview on stroke detection; warning signs and complications. Some significant risk factors listed were obesity, physical inactivity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.. TLC has a convenient and fun solution that is thought to allow a decrease in risk. Some of your friends from TLC are already attending Enhanced Fitness 3X weekly in Stolee Hall. See Poster below for details. Thank you Sue for keeping us healthy over the years.

Marilyn Johnson

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you

are doing.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Thessalonians+5%3A11&version=ESV

Kids’ Club

Sunday School “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the World!”

And at Trinity, we so love the little children too! Sunday mornings, for children, begin at 9:30, in Stolee Hall. Pre-schoolers through fifth-graders first gather together for sing-ing, prayer, puppets and fun; then attend age-group classes for Bible stories. These be-loved stories are made memorable by the creative activities and crafts planned by our

dedicated Sunday School teachers. Simple snacks are also provided. (Parents/Grandparents pick up their children from their classrooms at 10:20-10:25, in time for worship at 10:30.)

Children, come and join the fun! In the coming weeks, enjoy stories of Jesus' life and ministry, leading to Easter! And speaking of Easter, you won’t want to miss the amazing Easter story and sur-prises in Sunday School that morning! We’ll see you soon, at Trinity Sunday School!

Ash Wednesday, February 10th at 7 pm in the Sanctuary

As most of you know, Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent—the 6 weeks before Easter. Each Wednesday evening in Lent, the church has a short devo-tional service to help us learn more about Christ’s gift of salvation, give thanks and prepare our hearts for the Easter celebration. Since the services are shorter and less formal than our regular Sunday worship this is a wonderful opportunity for families with children to get used to being in church. And it’s a good time for all of us adults to take some time out from our crazy, hectic schedules and meditate on the goodness of God.

Watch for more details—coming soon!

CHILDREN’S NEWS

Save the Date!

TKC serves families in the Lincoln neighborhood and beyond who may need a place for their chil-dren to hang out, on the early release Mondays of the school year. And TKC is not meant to be a mere hangout. We are growing friendships, having fun and goofy time with one another, and building meaning into the lives of a bunch of great kids.

Since the beginning of the school year, we have centered our club days around the 9 fruits of the Spirit, those ways of being that are created in us by virtue of our being in Christ--love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. We bounce around Stolee Hall playing rambunctious games, eat snacks, sit for Bible stories, work on craft projects and some-times get involved in service projects, science experiments, math or geography activities. TKC is a collaborative effort and takes many hands to fulfill our commitment. If you would like to get involved, even if just for one time, contact one of the leaders... Sue Pershall, Sue Pechacek, Peggy Winston, Laurie Mudge, Brian Brown, Pastor Ruth.

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Behold, children are a heritage

from the LORD, the fruit of the

womb a reward.

Psalm 127:3

February 2016—More info and pics @ www.trinityvancouver.org

Souper Bowl of Caring!

TLC Youth Newsletter

Upcoming Events!

Cake Auction (February 28)

“Agape” Concert (March 6)

MS Lock-in (March 11)

Easter Eggstrava-ganza!

Weekly Activities:

Confirmation— Wednesdays 6:30—7:45 PM.

HS Youth Group Youth Nights 6:00—7:30 PM

Worship Sundays 10:30 AM

Sunday School All Ages 9:30 AM

Save the date for the multi-church MS lock-in! It is set for Friday,

March 11th @ 8 PM until Saturday at 7 AM.

Cake Auction! The youth have spoken and

this year’s theme will be “Rain Forest/Indiana Jones”! Be sure and put the auction

on your calendars now! Sun-day, Feb. 28th at 5 PM! This is our one big fundraiser that supports our youth programs.

Please plan on attend-ing/helping with this great event! Cost is just $5 per

adult and $2 per child 10 and under. All MS/HS youth need to help at the event! See you

there!

Summer Dates!

Confirmation Camp will be July 24th—29th and the HS Mission Trip is July 10—16. The mission trip will be to either Idaho (Nez Perce Tribe) or San Francisco. Sign up now

with your $100 deposit, should be a great trip!

MS Lock-In!

On Sunday, February 7th our youth will be collecting do-nations for the “Souper Bowl of Caring” after worship. We ask

everyone to contribute at least $1 to the cause. All

money raised will be donated to Share House (a local minis-try). This nationwide move-ment raised over $8.5 Million last year to help local hunger

charities. Help us fight hunger on “Souper” Bowl Sunday!

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February 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 1:00p EnhanceFitness/SH

1:30p AA/AR

4-6p CHW/ AR

7:00p Sal. Ck. Bible Study/MC

2 9:30a Women’s Bible Study/CR

10:00a AA/AR

12-1 Stewardship Dinner/MC

2-3 Stewardship Dinner/MC

7:00p Council Meeting / MC

3 10:00a Staff Meeting / CR 1:00p EnhanceFitness/SH 1-3p LCS/CIT/NW 1:30p AA/AR 6:30p Confirmation 6:30p The Grace Notes/S 7:30p Adult Choir/Loft

4 9:00a Mission Sowers /TH


1:30p AA/AR

6-7p Stewardship Dinner/MC

6 5-6 Stewardship Dinner/MC

7 9:30a Education Hour/AR

10:30a Worship/S

Souper Bowl

12:30p WOKBC


1:00p Alz Support/S,NX,MC,L

1:30p AA/AR

2-4:30p Kids’ Club/SH,TH

4-6p CHW/ AR



10:00a AA/AR

3:45p Lincoln School Mtg

6:00p Foundation / CR

7:00p Ex. Committee/MC

10 10:00a Staff Meeting / CR 1:00p EnhanceFitness/SH 1-3p LCS/CIT/NW 1:30p AA/AR 6:00p Soup Dinner/TH 6:30p Confirmation 6:30p The Grace Notes/S 7:00p Ash Wednesday 7:30p Adult Choir/Loft

11 10:00a Lydia Circle /MC


1:30p AA/AR

13


10:30a Worship/S

12:30p WOKBC

6:00p HS Youth Night

15 Tidings Due


10:00a AA/AR

12-1p Happy Lunch Bunch/SH

1-2p Knifty Knitters/CR

6:30p Esther/Eliz Circle/HM

7:00p TLC Council / MC

17 9-1:30p Staff Meeting / CR 1:00p EnhanceFitness/SH 1-3p LCS/CIT/NW 1-6p Blood Drive/NX, MC 1:30p AA/AR 6:00p Soup Dinner/TH 6:30p Confirmation 6:30p The Grace Notes/S 7:00p Lent Service/S 7:30p Adult Choir/Loft

18 9:00a Mission Sowers /TH


1:30p AA/AR

20 8:00a Men’s Breakfast/TH

9:30a Women’s Cancer Support Group/CR


10:30a Worship/S

12:00p Altar Guild Mtg./S

12:30p WOKBC

6:00p HS Youth Night


1:30p AA/AR

2-4:30p Kids’ Club/SH,TH

4-6p CHW/ AR



10:00a AA/AR

4:00p TLC Book Club/CR

6-9p Spinning Wheel/SH

24 10:00a Staff Meeting / CR 1:00p EnhanceFitness/SH 1-3p LCS/CIT/NW 1:30p AA/AR 6:00p Soup Dinner/TH 6:30p Confirmation 6:30p The Grace Notes/S 7:00p Lent Service /S 7:30p Adult Choir/Loft

25 9:00a Faith-Based Coffee/SH

26

10:00a Trip for Fun

1:00p EnhanceFitness/SH

1:30p AA/AR

27


10:30a Worship/S

12:30p WOKBC

5-8p Youth Cake Auction/SH, NX,


1:30p AA/AR

4-6p CHW/ AR


OFFICE CLOSED

KEY TO ROOM ABBREVIATIONS:

TH: Trinity Hall S: Sanctuary L: Library

SH: Stolee Hall NW: North Wing NX: Narthex

CR: Conference Room MC: Memorial Chapel YR: Youth Room

AR: Activities Room HM: Home of Member

Church office: 695-1221 Pastors: ext. 15

(Parish Nurse): ext. 28 Janet (Finance): ext. 11 Brian (Youth): ext. 14

Email [email protected]

Website www.trinityvancouver.org

Van Drivers: Interested in serving in the Transportation Ministry?

Contact the church office or John Mudge 695-7582

Be the vehicle that helps brings others to the Word of God and to Christian

fellowship.

Trinity Lutheran Church. . . building bridges to our community. . . providing opportunities for growth.

Community Groups Meeting at TLC:

AA: M,W,F 1:30 pm/AR & AA55+ T 10 am/AR

Alzheimer's: 2nd Monday, 2:00 pm / TH, AR, MC

Lutheran Community Services, Wed. 1 pm, /NW

Spinning Wheels;4th Tues., 6 pm/SH

EnhanceFitness: Every M, W, F in SH 1-2pm

Carlene Landers 02/02 Jaycee Richmond 02/03 Hannah Toner 02/05 Don Unruh 02/07 LeAnne Blankenship 02/08 Kelly Pfeifer 02/08 Noralee Stanton 02/08 Robert Kenck II 02/09 Tristan Knighten 02/09 Izabella Snyder 02/09 Chris Pfeifer 02/10 Bettie Tommerup 02/10 Beth Westermann 02/10 Norman Gilderhus 02/11 Pastor Ruth Larson 02/14 Kellie Morgan 02/14 Lavina Strain 02/14 Gene Lehman 02/16 Tony Miles 02/17

Darcy Pfeifer 02/17 Ryan Tommerup 02/18 Kylee Tjensvold 02/21 Cameron Molyneux 02/22 Kathleen Selfridge 02/22 Brian Brown 02/23 Gail Hankel 02/23 Patricia Running 02/23 Dorinda Toner 02/23 Irene Chipps 02/24 Kathleen Davis 02/24 Justin Lim 02/24 Conrad Pfeifer 02/24 Ryan Unruh 02/24 Lisa Parks 02/25 Rich Hyatt 02/26 Alex Ferderer 02/27 Kahle Broadnax 02/28 Marlene Laurie 02/28

Trinity Lutheran Church

IN THIS ISSUE:

Cover: Simplicity and Beauty…………………………………………………………….……………..Page 1

TLC News…………………………………………………………………………………………………...Pages 2-4

Wellness Corner……………………………………………………………………………………………Page 5

Children’s News……………………………………………………………………………………………Page 6

Youth News…………………………………………………………………………………………………Page 7

Calendar, Birthdays……………………………………………………………………………………….Pages 8-9

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

FEBRUARY 2016 VOLUME 56 NUMBER 2

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