On Wednesday, February 14 (Valentine’s Day), we began a new season in the Church calendar

together—the Season of Lent. February 14th was Ash Wednesday—the gateway to the season of

Lent, and when we usually kick off our Lenten worship series. This year, we started a series then

called “More Than Survivors: What it Takes to Thrive Spiritually.” And we’ve been at it ever since.

This is a study of eight biblical characters who were more than survivors. And the lessons we learn

from them, we’ll be applying to our lives during this season and beyond. Following are the upcoming

sermon titles for this series:

March 4 – “It’s Time to Rebuild the Walls!” (Nehemiah 2:11-18; 13:15-22)

March 11 – “BRIDGE BUILDING 101: How to Be Positive in a Put-Down World” (Acts 17:16-34)

March 18 – “AXE THE EXCESS!” (Daniel 1:1-20)

March 25 – “GET OUT OF THE BOAT!” (Ruth 1:1-18)

March 30 (Good Friday) – “I’VE GOT A RIVER OF

LIFE…” (Hebrews 12:1-2, 14-29)

The series will conclude on Good Friday.Along with the

opportunities at Trinity for worship during the season, we

will also be having 3 weeks of group studies on

Wednesdays, March 7, 14 and 21—7 PM, in the

Fellowship Hall. These will be led by Pastor Rom and will

dig into the previous Sundays topic just a little deeper. It

will also be an informal time of worship, as Priscilla and

Jason Ehlert lead us in song. We’re excited about this

series and this season before us. Join us, won’t you?

SERMON SERIES FOR MARCH 2018 (LENT)

March 2018 Monthly Newsletter

Sunday Worship 8:00 & 10:00 AM

Sunday School & Youth Group 9:00 AM

Coffee Connections 9:00 AM

www.trinitylomira.org

300 Church St.

Lomira WI 53048

920-269-4411

see what they did after the survivors got through their ordeal? Did you see what the survivors all did after the crises of their lives? They went ‘…to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate….” God’s people have always been big on celebrating … and that’s what worship really is. It’s a celebration of all God’s done for us. It’s a celebration that God has pulled us through yet another situation in life. It’s a celebration that only those who are ‘more than survivors’ usually take part in. And we have the opportunity to worship regularly around this place—Trinity UMC.

So, how thankful have you been? How many times have you known that you’ve survived a situation or two—knowing that there’s no way you could have gotten through whatever is was … on your own? In other words, you know in your heart of hearts that God had a hand in your survival. The biblical response for all of us who are ‘survivors’ … is to worship. Join us, as we gather for worship on Sundays at both 8 AM and 10 AM, as well as for three weeks of group study on March 7, 14 and 21 (Wednesdays), at 7 PM in the Fellowship Hall. We’d love to have you…

Lenten blessings,

Pastor Rom

“SURVIVORS: WHAT SHOULD OUR

RESPONSE BE?”

Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

17 If

any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD Almighty, they will have no rain.

18 If the

Egyptian people do not go up and take part, they will have no rain. The LORD will bring on them the plague he inflicts on the nations that

do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.

19 This will be the punishment of

Egypt and the punishment of all the nations that do not go up to celebrate the Feast of

Tabernacles.. – Zechariah 14:16-19 (NIV)

Dear Trinity family,

Greetings in the precious name of Jesus—our Lord and Savior! We are currently in the midst of studying eight biblical ‘heroes of the faith’ who were ‘more than survivors.’ But there are many other examples of ‘survivors’ in the Bible too. The scripture above, from the prophet Zechariah, speaks of those who have survived a time of war. Jerusalem was under the captivity of those who were not God’s people. The prophecy is one of the deliverance of Jerusalem—the Holy City. And the very beginning of this scripture speaks of ‘the survivors’…

There were many in the Bible who survived many things in life we hope we will never have to go through. Yet, like them, we have times in our lives when we feel like we are ‘survivors’ too. We survive health crises. We survive family issues. We even survive personal spiritual times when we begin to question our faith. Many of us could be considered ‘survivors’ in a variety of ways.

The one thing I notice in the scripture above, however (and many others in the Bible), is the reaction of those who have survived. There’s my cue on how to handle being a ‘survivor’ too—actually ‘more than a survivor.’ Did you

In 2019 Pastor Rom

will be hosting another

trip to the Holy Land.

More information can

be found on our

website:

www.trinitylomira.org

The Season of Lent 2018

at Trinity UMC

Following is the upcoming schedule

for Lent 2018.

Lent 2018 Group Bible Study

7 PM, Wednesdays,

March 7, 14, 21 (Fellowship Hall).

Palm Sunday Worship

March 25th at 8 & 10 AM

Sunday School Children will sing

at the 10 AM Service

Maundy Thursday Worship

March 29th at 7:00 PM (Sanctuary).

Good Friday Worship

March 30th at 7:00 (Sanctuary).

Easter Sunday Worship

April 1st at 8:00 & 10:00 AM

Easter Breakfast in the

Fellowship Hall between services.

Sunday, April 1st Served at 9:10 am

between the 1st and 2nd Services.

Menu: Scrambled eggs, sausage, coffee cakes,

potatoes, applesauce, milk, juice

and coffee. Tickets will be sold

after worship services in the Fellowship Hall.

Advance sales would be appreciated.

Donations of

coffee cakes needed.

The April Newsletter Deadline is March 19th.

Please have all of your articles into the church

office by noon that day. Thank you!

EASTER LILY DONATIONS 2018 ($11.00 each)

The ordering forms are in the Connections Room. If paying by cash, please put cash in an En-velope with your name on it – and write “Lilies” somewhere on the envelope. Please make

checks payable to TUMC. You must sign up by March 11th. You may take

your lily home after the second service on Easter Day.

Thank-You.

Mar 1 “ Judges 15

Mar 2 “ Judges 16

Mar 5 Ruth Ruth 1

Mar 6 “ Ruth 2

Mar 7 “ Ruth 3

Mar 8 “ Ruth 4

Mar 9 Hannah 1 Samuel 1:1-2:21

Mar 12 Eli 1 Samuel 2:27-4:22

Mar 13 Samuel 1 Samuel 7:3-8:22

Mar 14 “ 1 Samuel 12:1-25

Mar 15 Jonathan 1 Samuel 14

Mar 16 “ 1 Samuel 20

Mar 19 Saul 1 Samuel 18

Mar 20 “ 1 Samuel 19

Mar 21 Abigail 1 Samuel 25

Mar 22 Amnon 2 Samuel 13

Mar 23 Absalom 2 Samuel 15

Mar 26 “ 2 Samuel 17

Mar 27 “ 2 Samuel 18

Mar 28 Rehoboam 1 Kings 12:1-20, 14:21-31

Mar 29 Jeroboam 1 Kings 11:26-40, 12:25-33

Mar 30 “ 1 Kings 13-14:20

March 2018 Biographical Bible Challenge

Very important notice

to the choirs

(BOTH VOCAL & BELL)

During the season of Lent from on

March 7,14 and 21, we’ll be having

abbreviated

rehearsals, as follows:

Bell Choir 6-6:30

Vocal Choir 6:30-7

This will allow our

Wednesday night

worship/Bible studies

to always be at 7 PM.

PIGGLY WIGGLY RECEIPT PROGRAM

Please keep bringing your

Piggly Wiggly receipts from the

Lomira store only and deposit them in

the container located in the

Connections Room . The more

receipts the more dollars we will have

available for our church budget. Keep

up the good work.

Thank-You

We would like to thank all the

wonderful volunteers who helped

serve the Loaves & Fishes meal

Monday evening. They served 137

meals to mostly very grateful clients.

We would especially like to thank the

second shift of volunteers that came in

to help with the clean up. Their help

gave us more mature volunteers a

welcome hand which made the task

much easier and was finished quickly.

Cookies-Cookies-Cookies

Once again the busy bakers from

Trinity came through. We had a large

quantity of assorted cookies and bars

to give our clients. We even had beau-

tifully decorated valentine’s cookies

that garnered lots of compliments

(rumor has it that they tasted good

also). Trinity members put together a

delicious meal and were a pleasure to

work with.

Many Thanks,

Lee Oestreich & Gary Jesse

It is that time of year again to start preparing for VBS which will be held on June 1&2. We are in need of your help, we

are looking for volunteers for the following areas; lunch supervisor, someone to decorate, arts and crafts,

lesson leaders, outdoor activities for younger and older kids. If you are available to help please contact Sarah

Kretschmer at sarahkretschmer76@gmail.com 920-904-6373 Thank you!

Pancake Breakfast Sunday March 11

The Lomira Lions are once again sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast on Sunday March 11.

They will be serving from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The event will be held at The Golf Club at Camelot.

The cost is $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for age 5-10 and kids 4 and under are free.

Thank you to everyone who participated in and enjoyed Trinity’s 3rd Annual “A Taste of Bacon”

The event was once again a success raising $300.00 and Mark Belisle decided to match those funds,

so a total of $600.00 was raised for the “Roof Fund”.

Approximately 30 different dishes were lined up for all to sample and the 1st and 2nd place winners were…

1st Place-Zach Dewhurst with Bacon Crack

2nd Place-Gary Jesse with Bold Bacon Bratwurst Barbeque Baked Beans

Thanks again to each and every one of you who helped to make this day of fun and fellowship possible.

John Muentner Jr. and Teresa Amerling-Flasch

TUMC Friends and Members enjoying

“A Taste of Bacon”

Mark your calendars…the Sunday

School Kids will be singing at the 2nd

service for Palm Sunday on March 25th.

Topic: A Woman's Walk with God: Growing in the Fruit of the Spirit.

Do you yearn for a closer walk with God? For a greater understanding of what it means to let Him live

through you? For the marks of His presence in your life? Author Elizabeth George gives practical help

for how you can do that in this study of the fruit of the Spirit. Discover…love, joy, and peace that chang-

es hearts, families, and friendships patience, kindness, and goodness that seeks the best for everyone

faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control that brings spiritual victory in life's more challenging moments

A Woman's Walk with God is an invitation to experience the joys of moment-by-moment living in the

Lord's power—and producing the fruit of the Spirit in every circumstance!

Meets in the Fireside Room at church on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

All ladies are welcome to join at anytime!

For questions please contact Deb Mazza (802)349-7073 or Pam Wellso (920)979-2701

TUMC Budget Totals

Year to date needed to meet budget:

$28,700.00

Received through

2-24-2018: $21,471.64

Budget Shortfall: $7,228.36

Bacon Chocolate Crack

24 UNSALTED SALTINE CRACKERS 6 TBSP. UNSALTED BUTTER 3/4 C. BROWN SUGAR 8 OZ. SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS 8 SL ICES BACON, COOKED AND CRUMBLED FLAKY SEA SALT, FOR SPRINKLINGDIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350º and line a baking sheet with foil. Place a single layer of saltines on the sheet.

2. In a medium saucepan, melt butter and sugar over low heat. Increase heat to medium and bring to a boil. Re-move from heat and pour sugar mixture evenly over crackers, spreading if necessary. Transfer to oven and bake until deep golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes.

3. Immediately scatter chocolate chips in an even layer on top and let sit for 3 minutes then spread chocolate over caramel.

While chocolate is still warm, scatter bacon over top and let set.

Cut or break into pieces before serving.

UPDATE ON ROOF

After about 30 years, both the church & parsonage roofs are in need of replacement. A roof fund has been

established. To date, we have approximately $10,500 toward the new roofs. An estimated cost for com-

pleting the roofs (metal) would be in the range of $100,000-125,000. It is yet to be determined whether we’ll

roof with metal or shingles (the Trustees are working on final estimates now). Thank you for your generosity

in giving and continued support of Trinity UMC and its ministries. The Finance Committee

Do You Love Kids?

We are in need of 2 Children’s Time Leaders

for the 3rd Sunday of the month. Please

contact Teresa or Pastor Rom if you would like

to join the team.

TUMC Prayer Concerns

Wayne Faber hospice 2-20-18

Faith Beck 2-20-18

Teresa’s Cousin Joel Very Low Oxygen Levels 2-20-18

Judy Renderman Fluid Retention 2-18-18

Jerry Wroblewski hospitalized again… 2-18-18

Shana (Judy Stucke’s Niece) Brain Tumor removed and waiting for biopsy results 2-18-18

Logan Faris Recovering from 2nd Surgery for Rare Bone Disease 2-15-18

Dick Dishaw (Friend of the Menzer’s) Stage 4 Pancreatic and Liver Cancer 2-15-18

Tim Jantz (Friend of the Menzer’s) Waiting for a Heart Transplant 2-15-18

Roger Petri (Friend of the Menzer’s) Heart Tests 2-15-18

John Masterson (Friend of Roger Clark) Waiting for Surgery related to Cancer 2-11-18

Mickey Oeschner Needs a Kidney Transplant-Starting Dialysis 2-6-18

Margaret Crooks CT Scan to look for mass in abdomen 1-23-17

Linda Landaal Prayers that chemo was successful and that her tumor has shrunk 2-7-18

Jay Rawlins Liver Complications 2-5-18

Dorothy Thompson (Tina Rawlins Aunt) Brain Tumor 2-5-18

Paula Kopiscke (Henry Guell’s Neighbor) In a Coma Unknown Condition

Nicole Braatz (Friends of Tammy Steers) Severe kidney Issues Needs Kidney Transplant ...1-23-18

Michael Koster Recovering from severe burns during a pipeline blast 1-18-18

Caroline Maierhafer (Victor Jewson’s Cousin) Cancer 1-13-18 Victor Hilbert 7 year old with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma 1-6-17 Jan Johnson Cancer 12-31-17 Sandy Justman (Jackie and Glenn Eichstedt’s Sister-in-law) Breast

Cancer 12-13-17 Baby Vanessa Born at 27 weeks Blood on the Brain and Lungs Under-

developed 11-19-17

Dave Cook Brain Cancer 10-24-17

Joel Patzer (Augie Luedtke’s Nephew) Cancer 10-24-17

Doug Schacht (Friend of Glenn and Jackie Eichstedt) 10-13-17

Ron Olson Congestive Heart Failure 10-8-17

Update the Office in 2018

As we move into the New Year...If you have

a new phone number, address, email

or prayer request…

please let us know by filling out a

“Connection Card” while at church.

If not at church, please call or email

with your new information or prayer request.

Thank you, Teresa Amerling

TUMC Administrative Assistant

Our Prayer list covers for 6 months. If you feel someone needs to continue or be placed

back on the list, please let Teresa know. Thank You.

Faith Beck has moved. Her new address is Faith Beck Adelaide House Room 118 478 W. Arndt St. Fond du Lac, WI 54935 She can be reached by calling Adelaide House at 920-933-6304

Fill Out Your Connection Card!

This is a digital library that is available to all

from Trinity UMC. This library of digital

resources is also available to our community.

In other words, if you’re a part of Trinity UMC

and you know of someone who might benefit

from one of Grace Ministries’ resources on

this site, please share it with them so they

can receive Godly guidance for their lives

as well. Samples of resources available:

Crisis 101 (Making sense of life when

life doesn’t make sense)

Family 101 (applying the ‘one another’

principles in the home)

Please check out this new resource that is

available online at (grace101.org) Here’s

how you gain access:

Username: tumclomira

Password: lovegrowserve

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH

FDL MARCH 2nd, 1:00PM

Please join the women of Church Women United in

this special time of worship,

friendship and fellowship.

March Birthdays 1 Dan Michels Kaitlyn Oechsner Brian Schaefer Kevin Baker 6 Hunter Oechsner Tyler Scharschmidt Gene Hake 7 Rebecca Alf Jessica Kindschuh Logan Petrie 9 Molly Riehbrandt Zachary Schmid Alexis Stuebs 10 Alex Green 11 Michelle Wroblewski 13 Steve Bryant Andrea Cull 15 Leon Brasch Shelly Schaefer 16 Scott Plum Ryder Towne 17 Cheryl Meyer 18 Alexander Faber Brandon Faber Judy Renderman Dayne Zingsheim 19 Elaine Muehlius Anne Ullius 20 Gary Jesse James Klintworth 22 Bruce Brown 23 Aubrie Brown Amanda Baker Peggy Jo Moe Kasey Todl John Will 24 Jazmyne Ruenger 25 Jackie Scharfenberg 26 Sherrill Haefs 27 Marge Junger Joshua Marschie Francis Michels 28 Sarah Faris Debbie Unferth 29 Steve Faber 30 Victor Jewson Jonathan Luedtke Joseph Luedtke 31 Peter Vegetabile

March Wedding Anniversaries 9 Wayde & Faye Beck 13 Steve & Amy Unferth 24 Nate & Amanda Bodden 29 Josh & Colleen Haefs 30 Russ Wendt & Mary Muehlius

QUILTS & MORE Sat. March 3rd

9AM-4PM St Paul’s Lutheran Church

Mayville The congregation of St.

Paul invite our friends at Trinity to our Celebration

of Quilts. Qulit historian, Allison Rainboth, will be there

along with a wide variety of displays and

demonstrations. Admission is free.

March 2018 TUMC-Lomira

Worship Services 8:00 & 10:00 AM

Sunday School/Youth Group/Coffee Connection 9:00 AM

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

6:00 pm

Boy Scouts 740

Tiger Den

6:30pm 3rd Gr.

Girl Scouts

2

3

4

Communion

5

5:00 pm

Wolf Den

6:00 pm

Cub Scouts

Leader

Meeting

6

5:30 pm

1st Girls Scouts

6:30 pm Ladies

Bible Study

7

5:30 pm Lions

Den

6:00 pm

Handbells

6:30pm Choir

6:30 pm A.A.

& Al-Anon

7.00 pm Lent

8

6:00 pm Troop

8201 Juniors-

Scout Room

9

10

10-11:00 am

Food Pantry

11

UMCOR Sunday

9:10 am 2018-

Bible Reading

Discussion

Group

10: 00 am

Leightin and

Adalyse Graf

Baptism

12

13

8:00 am Men’s

Group(At Suzie’s

Home Cooking)

3:00 pm Hope

Nursing Home

Service

5:30 pm K5 Girl

Scouts

6:30 pm Ladies

Bible Study

7:00 pm Church

Council

14

5:30 pm 2nd Gr.

Girl Scouts

6:00 pm

Handbells

6:30pm Choir

6:30 pm A.A.

& Al-Anon

7.00 pm Lent

Bible Study

15

6:00 pm BS

Pack and Troop

Meeting -

6:30pm 3rd Gr.

Girl Scouts

16

17

1:30 Boy Scouts

Pinewood Derby

18

19

Newsletter

Deadline

12-6:00 pm

Blood Bank

20

5:30 pm

1st Girls Scouts

6:30 pm Ladies

Bible Study

21

5:30 pm Lions

Den

6:00 pm

Handbells

6:30pm Choir

6:30 pm A.A.

& Al-Anon

7.00 pm Lent

Bible Study

22

6:00 pm Troop

8201 Juniors-

Scout Room

23 24

10-11:00 am

Food Pantry

25

Palm Sunday

Sunday School

Kids Sing at

10:00 Service

26 27

5:30 pm K5 Girl

Scouts

6:30 pm Ladies

Bible Study

28

5:30 pm 2nd Gr.

Girl Scouts

6:00 pm

Handbells

6:30 pm A.A.

& Al-Anon

7:00 pm Choir

29

7:00 pm

Maundy

Thursday

Worship Service

30

7:00 pm

Good

Friday

Worship

Service

31

Trinity United Methodist Church

300 Church Street

Lomira, WI 53048

Return Service Requested

Rom Pegram, Pastor

Church Office: (920) 269-4411 Parsonage (920) 269-7292 Cell (608) 417-0060

Office Hours Tues.-Thurs. 9AM-12PM Or by Appointment

Email:

pastorromtumc@gmail.com churchofficetumc@gmail.com

WORSHIP SERVICES

First Service – 8:00 A.M. Sunday School/Youth Group, Coffee Connection 9:00 AM

Second Service– 10:00 A.M

Church Office Hours: Tues-Fri 9AM-2PM