Experience Worship with Us!

This weekend, Pastor Mitchell will preach at the 6:30 Folk and 10:45 Sanctuary Services. His sermon title is

That Which Comes to All. Pastor Jeff will preach at the 8:30 and 10:45 Praise Services. His sermon is titled

When God Pushes the Delete Button.

Choirs: 6:30 – Saturday Night Choir 8:30 – Sonrise Singers, Trinity Bells 10:45 Sanctuary – Trinity Bells, Senior Choir 10:45 Praise – Preschool Choir, Praise Team

Scripture Readings: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15

Join us as together we praise God and hear His Word for our living.

Followers of Jesus Serving

Ashland and Beyond

February 22-28, 2015

OUR 10:45 RADIO BROADCAST on WNCO-AM 1340 is sponsored by Jay and Liz Myers.

EARLY COMMUNION CLASSES We will be offering Communion training on Sunday evenings, March 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 7:00-8:00 pm with Pam Prezioso and some help from Pastor Jeff. This is a very important time in the lives of our children as they prepare to receive the wonderful gift God has for us in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. We invite all 5th grade students and their parents to join us for this series. We also invite any 6

th grade students who did not attend last year.

LUTHER CLUB Spring is just around the corner. And with that in mind, it's time to amp up the 2015 version of Luther Club. Our first meeting will be Thursday, March 5, at noon in the Trinity Room. Our guest will be Raylene Hlavaty who will be doing a musical program called SWINGIN' WITH THE SAINTS--A Musical Journey Through Church History. Raylene has performed for us twice before to rave reviews. So, you won't want to miss this unique opportunity. Of course, Luther Club is open to all Seniors from their 50s and beyond. If you haven't joined us before, the food, fellowship and programming each month is exceptional. March's menu will include: Broccoli Quiche, a Side Muffin-like Pastry, Applesauce, and Dessert. Come out and join us! Hope to see you! Pastor Jeff

FOLKS OF ALL AGES - Plan to attend Trinity’s second-annual CHILI COOK-OFF on Sunday, March 15, at 4pm, in Jack’s Place, hosted by the Children’s Minis-tries Planning Board. Here’s how it will work: We are asking Sunday School Classes and individuals to make batches of chili that will be up for your votes. Everyone will have the opportu-nity to vote for their favorite chili. In addition to chili, we will have cornbread, salad, dessert and drinks for the evening. Prizes will be awarded. Contact Dawn Forbes for more info and if you or your Sunday School Class, Share Group, Club, etc. would be willing to provide chili!! All entries will be anonymous un-til the prizes are awarded.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 508 Center Street, Ashland, OH 44805 419-289-2126 www.trinityashland.org

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LENTEN SMALL GROUPS Lent began on February 18! It’s not too late to join a small group, just for Lent. We will be studying the book, The Jesus Creed: Loving God, Loving Others.

Here is the list of group leaders and the times they are meeting: Michael Koch: Sundays @ 2 pm, Church Home, Front Lounge Kathy Kollar: Sundays @ 7 pm, 134 College Avenue Lois Heckman: Tuesdays @ 10:30 am, Church Home, South Sun Room Denny Steele: Tuesdays @ 6:30 pm, Church Home, Front Lounge Juan Acuna: Wednesdays @ 6:15 pm, South Patio Room Kim E. Tanner: Wednesdays @ 6:15 pm, Meeting Room A Barb Zimmerman: Wednesdays @ 7:15 pm, Meeting Room B Katie Smeltzer: Thursdays @ Buehler’s Coffee Shop Kathy Goodwin: Thursdays @ 7:30 pm, South Patio Room Patty Abel: Saturdays @ 7:30, Room A

Please call the church office or email Pam at pam@trinityashland.org to let us know which group you would like to join.

The Passion According to Luke Pastor Mitchell will be leading a Bible study on Wednesday nights at 6:15 in the Front Lounge of the Church Home, during Lent. The schedule is below:

February 25 Luke 22:1-23 At the Table March 4 Luke 22:24-46 At the Mount March 11 Luke 22:47-71 At the Courtyard

Lenten Devotionals Lent is a time to renew our spiritual disciplines. With the Let’s Grow Into Lent mobile, young children and their families will count down the days until Jesus’ glorious resurrection by adding a new piece to the mobile each day. A daily activity suggestion and Scripture passage are included. In Led by Christ: Action Begins in the Heart, older children and their families will gather in prayer as the booklet helps to deepen the experience of Lent, so that you will rejoice all the more fully at Jesus’ triumph over death on Easter Sunday. Adults will en-joy A Wondrous Love. Two of the most widely-read and respected spiritual writers of the 20th century, Henri Nouwen and C. S. Lewis, are brought together in the Lenten daily devotional booklet. They offer their deeply personal insights, understanding and pastoral sensitivity for the holy season of Lent. The devotionals are available outside Jack’s Place or in the gathering space.

March 18 Luke 23:1:25 At the Courthouse March 25 Luke 23:26-38 At the Cross April 1 Luke 23:39-56 At the End

Think Piece

Let’s think for a moment about various times of our lives. Junior High, when energy is high and mistakes come often. Birth of our first child, when hopes are high and the future looks bright. Death of our parents, when death faces us squarely and we think more deeply about our own deaths. There are various times in our lives. So it is with each year. Summer and time to think about lakes and meadows and vacations. Fall when we think about back to school and the return of weekly responsibilities. Vacation is over!

This week begins our Lenten season. A time for reflection and pondering. What does God have for me? Where will I spend my eternity? Why did God take such major action in sending His Son among us? What have we done to deserve such love? How should we respond to such love? In our Lenten groups (it’s not too late to join one) and in our worship, we ponder questions like these. It’s cold and snowy, but hope abounds. Our hope for spring and our hope for an eternity with God and a present filled with mean-ingful Christ-centered living.

Join us in this season of our year.

In Christ,

Pastor Mitchell

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Trinity Youth Ministry February 22-28

Contact our Youth Ministry Staff: 419.289.2126 (ext. 113)

Mary Johnson 567.203.7786

mary@trinityashland.org

Sunday School (Sun. 9:30-10:30; All Youth) Connect with friends and grow in faith together! Middle Schoolers meet with Mary

Johnson, Ben VanScoy, and Logan Imber and High Schoolers meet with Anna Plank and Shawn Prichard!! Join us in the Youth Area for a Sunday morning

ALL YOUTH

Mosaic (Wednesday, February 25; 5:30-7:15)

Join us as we continue our 7 week series, “What? Who? ME?!” It’s all about the ill-qualified characters in the Bible and their impact on God’s Kingdom! You do not have to have been present at the first one to join in on the series! We hope to see you there! This week, we’re going to learn all about the amazing story of the apostle Paul!

DARE2SHARE Attention all high schoolers! We’re headed to Columbus for an awe-some weekend of worship, speakers, and adventure March 6th and 7th! Let’s learn to be FEARLESS in our love for Christ! Registration is $60!

LENT

Are you giving something up for Lent? God gave up His Son for us because of His tremendous love for us. Our decision to fast from a certain food or technology, or whatever it may be, is one way we can show our love for our Father as we re-member the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for us!

HIGH SCHOOL

For all those who are interested in going on the summer mis-sion trip to Cedar Grove, WV July 5-11, if you have not signed up, call Mary and get your $75 deposit in! The next $75 will be due Friday, February 24th. And don’t forget to work on those solicitations for the auction in March! :)

Outreach Check Presentation Bill Sample and Myron Amstutz met with the Housing Partners of Ashland Board during their meeting on February 10, to present the check from our congregation.

Trinity will feature Missions the third weekend in March with a dinner and auction in Jack’s Place. A Friday evening dinner and auction item review is set for March 20, while the auction itself is Saturday morning, March 21. The funds raised will help pay for a youth mission trip to Cedar Grove, West Virginia this summer and for a third adult medical mission trip to Ethiopia in February 2016. We will let you know when the tickets will be available for sale, so watch future an-nouncements. The auction on Saturday morning begins at 9 a.m., with an auction-eer provided by Dilgard Real Estate and Auctions Company. A silent auction, bake sale, and cash and carry items will also be available. For more information on the

Missions weekend contact Ron Dickerhoof at 330-287-9715.

There will be a parent/student Mission Auction Meeting on Tuesday, February 24, at 6:00 pm, in the Youth Room.

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SATURDAY: February 21 9:00 a.m. FFC Ladies Exercise Class 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Choir 6:30 p.m. FOLK SERVICE 7:30 p.m. Abel Lenten Group* SUNDAY: February 22 8:00 a.m. Sonrise Singers 8:30 a.m. WORSHIP 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:45 a.m. WORSHIP - Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 and internet PRAISE COMMUNION 1:15 p.m. MnM Group to AHS Musical 2:00 p.m. Koch Lenten Group*

MONDAY: February 23 8:30 a.m. Moms in Prayer 7:00 p.m. Catechism Leaders Meeting Worship & Music Committee

TUESDAY: February 24 10:30 a.m. Heckman Lenten Group* 5:00 p.m. Church Home Committee 6:00 p.m. FFC Ladies Exercise Class Missions Auction Parent/Student Meeting* 6:30 p.m. Brass Steele Lenten Group* 7:00 p.m. Missions Auction Committee

WEDNESDAY: February 25 2:00 p.m. Bible Conversations 4:45 p.m. Luther Bells 5:00 p.m. Saturday Night Musicians 5:30 p.m. Mosaic* Supper

6:00 p.m. TST Meeting 6:15 p.m. Woodworker’s Group First Place 4 Health Preschool, Cherub, Junior Choirs Trinity Bells The Passion According to Luke* Acuna Lenten Group* Tanner Lenten Group* 7:15 p.m. Choir Zimmerman Lenten Group*

THURSDAY: February 26 10:00 a.m. Thursday Brass 1:30 p.m. TLC Belles 6:15 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Goodwin Lenten Group* Trinity Singers

SATURDAY: February 28 9:00 a.m. FFC Ladies Exercise Class 6:30 p.m. FOLK COMMUNION 7:30 p.m. Abel Lenten Group* SUNDAY: March 1 8:00 a.m. Sonrise Singers 8:30 a.m. HOLY COMMUNION 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:45 a.m. WORSHIP - Broadcast WNCO AM-1340 and internet PRAISE WORSHIP 2:00 p.m. Koch Lenten Group* 7:00 p.m. Communion Class*

Activities & Events... *See announcements and our website www.trinityashland.org for more info

THERE’S AN OLD SAYING…

A penny saved is a penny that will sit around in a jar for five years.

I think the expression “It’s a small world” is really a euphemism for “I keep running into peo-ple I can’t stand.”

Where there’s a will, there’s a relative.

A watched pot never boils, but it does get para-noid.

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