The Messenger

Trinity Lutheran Church April 19, 2019

Easter Breakfast 2

50+ Spring Luncheon 2

Nursery Workers 3

Men’s Bible Study 3

Spring Work Day 3

Alaska VBS 4

VBS 5

Ladies Luncheon 8

In this issue

Dates to remember:

• April 14-21, Holy

Week

• April 21, Easter

Breakfast, p. 2

• April 27, Spring Work

Day at Shawnee

Campus, p. 3

• April 28,

Confirmation,

Shawnee Campus,

11am, p. 1

• May 1, 50+ Spring

Luncheon, p. 2

• May 5, Women’s

Spring Luncheon, p. 8

Volume 34, Issue 8

Confirmed in Christ By Pastor Mark Schulz

Seven of our young adults

will be confirmed in their

Christian faith this year. The

Rite of Confirmation will

take place on Sunday, April

28, at 11am at Trinity’s

Shawnee campus. These

young people have spent

the past three years growing

in their faith both through

study of the Gospels, the

Ten Commandments, pray-

er, the Apostles’ Creed,

Baptism, and Holy Com-

munion; and also through

activities that put their faith

into action, such as volun-

teer service projects, ser-

mon reflections, retreats,

and acts of compassion and

mercy. A highlight of the

Confirmation service will be

the students sharing their

faith stories and how they

will continue to follow Jesus

throughout the next stages

of their lives. This will be

done through essays they

have written based on their

chosen Confirmation verse.

Confirmation is a milestone

along one’s faith journey as

these young adults move on

into our senior high youth

ministry and continue to

grow in their relationship with Jesus. This year’s confirm-

ands are:

Kaitlyn Burke

Justin Flagor

Emma Hellerich

August Rice

Johnny Shreve

Analia Stevens

Luke Theiss

Please pray for our confirmands and congratulate them!

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Now that spring is here, we

know many of us will begin

spring cleaning. We would

like you to consider donat-

ing your gently used button-

up or zip-up women's

sweaters as well as women's

children in the village of

Chuchipaca appreciate our

donations every summer.

Thank you for your help

with the upcoming mission

trip.

shoes (flats, size 6 1/2 or

smaller), and children's

shoes of all styles and sizes.

Collection boxes will be

placed at both church cam-

puses for the next several

weeks. The women and

Shoe and Sweater Donations for Guatemala Mission By Jane Musgrove

Wednesday, May 1

11:30am

Mission Campus

The 50+ Spring Luncheon

will be held on Wednesday,

May 1, following the regular

50+ Bible Class. There will

freewill offering will be col-

lected. If you have any ques-

tions, please contact Mary

and Don Moehlenkamp,

913-451-6246, or Jean and

Leo Schlesselman, 913-888-

9076.

be salad, sandwiches, bever-

ages, and a dessert. Please

sign up in the foyer on the

counter by the office if you

plan to attend, or you can

signup with the link in the

eNews. The signup deadline

is Monday, April 22. A

50+ Spring Luncheon By Don and Mary Moehlenkamp and Leo and Jean Schlesselman

Sunday, April 21

9 - 11am

Mission Campus

Fellowship Hall

9:30 - 11am, Shawnee

Campus Lower Level

The youth will be serving

Easter breakfast at both

campuses again this year.

This breakfast is a fundrais-

er that enables youth to par-

ticipate in retreat experienc-

Valley Retreat in Colorado.

Thank you for your support

of our youth!

es that strongly help them

grow in their daily walk with

Jesus. Proceeds will benefit

those who are attending our

summer trip to Lutheran

Youth Easter Breakfast By Julie Mohling and Beth Stephens

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day, April 27, we will get

together to spruce up the

campus. Please sign up to

help at the welcome table in

the foyer. Here is what we

are trying to get accom-

plished:

• Building a retention wall

on the northeast corner of

Saturday, April 27

1-5pm

Are you wanting to get

some exercise and help the

church at the same time?

Well, pull out your work

gloves and get ready for a

spring work day at the

Shawnee campus! On Satur-

Spring Work Day at Shawnee Campus By Chris Cox

The Shawnee campus coat rack is filled with coats, jackets, and other miscellaneous items.

All items will be donated on Monday, April 29, if they are not claimed. Thank you!

Shawnee Campus Lost and Found By Pastor Phil and Jo Ann Emerson

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

6:30 – 7:30pm

The Shawnee Men's Group

is discussing the book of 1

Shawnee campus. All men

are invited to join us!

John from 6:30 to 7:30pm

on Wednesday evenings

from April 24 through May

22 in room 201 at the

Shawnee Campus Men’s Bible Study By Al von der Linden

Shawnee is seeking to in-

crease its Nursery and

Childcare Staff. If you are a

caring, compassionate per-

son, age 14 or above, who

enjoys working with infants

through 36-month-olds,

please contact Jo Ann Em-

erson (joann@tlcms.org;

913-563-5280) for more

information. Scheduling is

flexible for this paid posi-

tion.

Nursery Workers Needed at Shawnee Campus By Jo Ann Emerson

the playground

• Planting shrubs

• Spreading mulch

If you have any questions,

please contact Chris Cox,

coxybbq@gmail.com.

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Memory Verse

the plate on Sunday. How-

ever, our members are more

frequently opting to use the

easy electronic methods.

More than 25% of the

funds donated to the church

arrive from electronic giving

methods. Check out our

Giving page at tlcms.org to

learn more about our elec-

tronic giving options.

The reason you give has

not changed: giving thanks

to our Lord for the generos-

ity he has given us. The

church is just making the

funds transfer process easi-

er with our electronic giving

options.

Life today is often meas-

ured in screen time. You

manage your calendar,

email, instant messaging,

text, Facebook, and use

ApplePay to pay for grocer-

ies – all from the small

screen on your phone.

However, giving to the

church can seem to our

younger generation to be an

outdated process – Where is

the checkbook?

A New Way to Gift to Trinity Give+ mobile giving app is

now available to use from

your smart phone.

Yes, you can still use the

offering envelopes and drop

a check or cash into

Easy Gifting to Trinity By Larry Conrad

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Sign up at tlcms.org/VBS

or use this QR code:

This epic African adventure

will engage the whole herd.

At Roar, kids explore God’s

goodness and celebrate a fe-

rocious faith that powers

them through this wild life.

Each day at Roar VBS, kids

travel through station rota-

tions that reinforce relevant

Bible Points and immerse kids

in new adventures.

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Experience Germany: Lutherland and Oberammergau Passion Play By Pastor Tom Harries

September 5-14, 2020

Pastor Tom and Diane Har-

ries of Lenexa are hosting a

Germany tour in 2020 from

September 5-14. The trip

will include touring Luther-

land, attending the world

famous Passion Play in

Oberammergau, and visiting

other historic and colorful

sites of Germany. Bro-

chures and information are

available by calling 913-888-

4772 or by emailing harri-

esth51@gmail.com. For

links to a brochure and to

register, please visit

tlcms.org.

Here at Metro Lutheran

Ministry we’re working to

increase the number of sen-

ior and disabled neighbors

we serve through our Minor

Home Repair team services.

In order to grow this pro-

gram, we need more volun-

teers to help! As some of

MLM Minor Home Repair Team By Amy Viets

our most valued MLM sup-

porters, we’d like to invited

you to a Minor Home Re-

pair project day on the

fourth Saturday of the

month, beginning April 27.

All skill levels are welcome

and we’re happy to work

with kids ages 14-18 with a

responsible adult. Anyone

who’s interested can contact

Amy Viets for details,

816.285.3154, amyviets

@mlmkc.org.

Thank you very much for

your dedication to our min-

istries!

Enjoy an evening of

food trucks, live mu-

sic, shopping, and

more at Metro Lu-

theran Ministry’s

(MLM) fourth annual

Summer Breakout on

Wednesday, June 5, at

Holy Cross Lutheran

MLM Summer Breakout By Kelly Seward

Church in Overland Park.

All proceeds benefit the

MLM Christmas Store

which provides gifts to 900

families in need every holi-

day season.

Kiddos will enjoy the fun

inflatables, face-painting,

and games in the Kids Zone

while the adults enjoy live

music, a silent auction, and

ever popular wine pull!

For more information,

please visit www.mlmkc.org

or contact Becky at becky-

poitras@mlmkc.org.

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Prayers

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Birthdays April 24 – Brittany Carr, Megan Cicero, Kristen Cox,

Madison Delamore, Gloria Garrelts, Lauren Kimbell, Lindsey Maxwell, Peyton McEvoy, George Miller, Julia Taylor

April 25 – Jeannette Auerbach, Zachary Maxwell, Melinda Oberly, Carroll Smith, Chad Wilcott

April 26 – Adam Denis, Joel Wilkinson April 27 – Rachel Eastlund, Maureen Gamble, Scott

Hallstrom, Brock Miles, Honor O’Brien, Dick Pfeiffer, Kelsey Scheetz, Garry Schottman

April 28 – David Boehnke, Patty Gerken, Dale Hurt, Eldor Kaiser, Mike Nelson

April 29 – Brent Barta, Jennifer Estes, Ray Fessler, Marnie Hurt, Diane Kremer, Lenore Loos, Marina Williams

April 30 – Courtney Harrell, Amanda Hertel May 1 – Bert Cleveland, Howard Kremer May 2 – Dave Lehl May 3 – Allene Gantz, Richard Krueger, Derrick Miles May 4 – Rebecca Sedgwick May 5 – Solomon Jackson, Tony Kemper, Emily Vincent May 6 – Ned Meyer, Randi Sereres, Hank Talmage, Welma

Voelk May 7 – Sloan Anders, Emmy Duitsman, Lauren Stalnaker

Deaths Don Coleman, 4/15 Clay Miller, 4/2

Retirement Facility/Homebound Betty Becker, Park Meadows Don and Glenda Bischoff, at home Norma Brock, at home Phyllis Corthon, Victory Hills Ted Dahl, at home Walter and Donna Erickson, at home and Aberdeen Village Conrad Fassold, Lakeview Village Allene Gantz, Rose Estates Robert and Shirley Hemenway, at home Phyllis Henderson, at home Dick and Audrey Humes, Santa Marta Lois Klausen, Delmar Gardens of OP Jean Klemp, McCrites Plaza Assisted Living Ruth Kroenke, Addington Place Richard Krueger, Shawnee Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center Betty Kueker, Rose Estates Evelyn Lauber, Westchester Village Bill and Charlene Millsap, at home Jerry and Lillian Mueller, Westchester Village Betty Peppers, Bickford Karen Phipps, Homebound Facility Robert Reese, The Sheridan at Overland Park Garry and Joanne Schottman, at home Rose Seifferlein, Tallgrass Memory Care Jerry and Mary Ellen Stephenson, at Santa Marta Jeanne Stevenson, Kingswood

Member Prayers-Mission

Tom Dempsey Myrna DuBois Wanda Hein Quentyn Hendrich Don Johnson Julie Messbarger Dyan Mojica Ann Ninneman

Member Prayers-Shawnee

Jim Hoestje

Anniversaries and birthdays are listed from April 24-May 7.

If your birthday or anniversary is not listed, please contact the church office.

Anniversaries

Steve & Mary Hatesohl ........................................... April 25 (27th) Don & Glenda Bischoff ........................................ April 26 (50th) Edward & Angela Gipson ....................................... April 26 (5th) Kevin & Melinda Oberly ........................................ April 26 (16th) John & Kimberly Emert ......................................... April 27 (34th) Jim & Gloria Holcroft ............................................ April 27 (51st) Kevin & Amy Porter ............................................... April 28 (13th) Rob & Beth Bauer ................................................... April 29 (24th) Gary & Linda Dodson ........................................... April 29 (30th) Bill & Jennifer Latteman ........................................ April 30 (14th) Steve & Margie Gallaway ............................................ May 1 (21st) Mike & Liz Keller ........................................................ May 1 (37th) Jim & Barbara Williams .............................................. May 3 (33rd) Trevor & Shanley O’Brien ........................................... May 4 (6th) Chris & Joanne Weber ................................................ May 5 (46th) Ken & Leticia Porter ................................................... May 7 (36th)

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tlcms.org

Phone: 913-432-5441

Preschool: 913-563-5280

Email: tlcinfo@tlcms.org

Trinity Lutheran Church

Mission Campus 5601 West 62nd Street, Mission, Kansas 66202

Saturday Evening 5:30pm Communion Service

Sunday Mornings

8:30am Family-focused Worship with Communion

9:45am Praise Service with Communion

9:45am Sunday School

11am Family-focused Worship with Communion

Shawnee Campus 21320 Midland Drive, Shawnee, Kansas 66218

Sunday Mornings

8:30am Family-focused Worship with Communion

9:45am Sunday School

11am Family-focused Worship with Communion

Nursery

A professionally staffed nursery for ages six months to three years is available during most worship services and Sunday School.

Trinity Staff: Mark Schulz, Senior Pastor: mark@tlcms.org Phil Cook, Lead Pastor, Shawnee Campus: phil@tlcms.org Ron Flentgen, Associate Pastor: ron@tlcms.org Benjamin Vineyard, Pastor of Disciple Formation: benjamin@tlcms.org Rhonda Synovec, Children Family Minister: rhonda@tlcms.org Beth Stephens, Youth Family Minister: beth@tlcms.org Ben A. Spalding, Director of Music: bens@tlcms.org Jo Ann Emerson, Preschool Director: joann@tlcms.org Tom Perry, Senior Ministry Leader: tom@tlcms.org Lara West, Organist: lara@tlcms.org Larry Conrad, Administrator: larry@tlcms.org Gretchen Hollman, Office Supervisor: gretchen@tlcms.org Barb Estes, Office Support: barb@tlcms.org

Pastoral Emergency Contacts: Pastor Mark Schulz - 913-231-9726 Pastor Phil Cook - 972-955-8801

Pastor Ben Vineyard - 913-538-1517 Pastor Ron Flentgen - 913-748-6670

Submit articles to: Gretchen@tlcms.org. The Messenger is published on the

first and third Thursdays of each month.

The next deadline is April 30 at noon.

The Messenger

Trinity Ladies’ Luncheon

Sunday, May 5, 12:30pm

Mission Campus Fellowship Hall

FREE! | All ladies are invited!

Guest speaker from Safehome All ladies of the congregation are invited to our an-

nual Ladies’ Luncheon. This year we look for-

ward to listening to a speaker from Safehome, an

organization that provides support for survivors of

domestic abuse. Please sign up at the information center at

each campus by April 28. You may choose from two different

soups offered, carrot and Italian wedding soup. We will have an ingathering for

Safehome. Please help by donating:

✓ Gift cards from

Wal-Mart, Target, etc.

✓ Melatonin

✓ Cough drops

✓ Anti itch crème

✓ Juice

✓ Juice boxes

✓ Twin size sheets

✓ Twin size blankets

✓ Shower curtains