| Events for the week of 1/17/2010 |
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| Written by Jennifer |
| Wednesday, 13 January 2010 18:26 |
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WORSHIP LEADERSHead Ushers………………………………………........Wendy Longsine Greeter………………..…………………..………………..Dorothy Strom Lector…..…………………………………..………………..Diane Bottorff Acolytes..………………...………….Cara Grubb & Catalina Cretsinger Presiding Minister………….............................Pastor Trudy Cretsinger Assisting Minister……………………..…………………......Vicki Jacobs Organist…………………………….……………………John Wendlandt Choir Director……………………………………………..Laurie Jackson Flower Committee Coordinator………………............Joanne Pomeroy Altar Guild ~ Team Three...…………............Charlotte Provo-Blenden
HOLY COMMUNION is offered each Sunday. We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is present in his holy meal. If you believe that Jesus’ body is given for you and that his blood is shed for you, you are welcome to join us at the altar. You may also come forward to be blessed. Hands cupped open indicate an openness to receive communion; hands closed reflect a desire to receive a blessing. White grape juice is available as an alternative to wine.
VISITORS: We want to get to know you! Join us for coffee after the service. Please fill out the visitors’ card in the pew rack. Drop the lower half in the offering plate as your gift today and keep the stained glass portion for your own use.
ANTONY OF EGYPT, Renewer of the Church (c.356): Antony was born in Upper Egypt to Christian parents whose large estate passed to him at their deaths. He took to heart the message of Jesus to sell all you have, give to the poor, and follow Christ. After he had made arrangements for the care of his sister, he gave away the rest of his inheritance and became a hermit in the desert. In time, he became the head of a group of monks who lived in a cluster of huts. They devoted themselves to communal prayer, worship, and manual labor. Antony and his fellow hermits preached and counseled those who came to seek them. After Antony, the tradition of desert monks and nuns remained an influential part of Christianity. Together Antony and the others are known as the Desert Fathers and Mothers.
PACHOMIUS, Renewer of the Church (d.346): Pachomius was born in Egypt around 290. He became a Christian during his service as a soldier. In 320, he went to live within as a hermit in Upper Egypt. He organized the other hermits of that area into a community in which they prayed together and held their goods in common. The rule that he developed for his community of hermits influenced monasteries through the Rule of Basil in the Eastern Church and the Rule of Benedict in the Western Church.
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY: January 18th -25th. Each year, beginning with the Confession of Peter (January 18th) and concluding with the Conversion of Paul (January 25th), Christians around the world have adopted the practice of praying for untiy within the Body of Christ, the Church. Special inserts are included in this bulletin to guide your prayers and reflections this week.
CHRIST IN OUR HOME/ LIGHT FOR TODAY: The January-February-March 2010 devotional books have arrived. Each day features a reading from scripture (a passage that will be read on the coming Sunday), a brief reflection on the scripture passage, and a prayer. It’s a great way to prepare for Sunday. Make a New Year’s Resolution to spend more time with God’s Word and pick up a free copy in the Narthex. PRISCILLA CIRCLE: invites you to the Bible Study tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. in the Library. The topic is “Nothing Can Separate Us” based on Romans 8:26. Come and bring a friend!
ANNUAL MEETING – January 31st: We’llbeginwith a potluck meal in the Fellowship Hall after the service. Please bring a dish to share and your own table service. This annual meeting is a legal requirement of not-for-profit corporations. We need at least 50 people to take action. In addition to the usual reports and elections, we will also be considering revisions to the constitution. Copies of the proposed revised constitution are available at the church office. FIFTH SUNDAY SPECIAL: Global EmphasisThere will be a special offering on January 31 to support project Kenya. Two registered nurses, Ephantue Mwangi and Hottensiah Kimori are recent graduates of Baker University School of Nursing and natives of Kenya. They are working with Rev. Franacis Njuguna of Cornerstone Church in the Village of Upper Mataasia to develop health services including a health clinic. We will welcome Ephantus and Hottensiah to our worship service on one of the remaining Sundays in January. They will share with us the developing plans for this health ministry. The couple has recently returned from visiting Kenya. Assistance is needed in equipping and staffing the clinic. A mission trip is planned for July involving faculty, students and alumni of the school of nursing and other interested parties.
SAFE STREETS PRESENTS…Postive Action Family Worskshop beginning February 2nd to teach families how positive thoughts, actions, and feelings can make a difference in their homes. This series of classes meets on Tuesdays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, February 2nd through March 16th, at Topeka Bible Church (1101 SW Mulvane St.). The $25 per family registration fee will be refunded at the completion of the course. Registrations are due January 28th. For more information, call Safe Streets 266-4606.
SHEPHERDS CENTER OF TOPEKA presents “Adventures in Learning” on Fridays in February. A list of opportunities for adults 55 and older is available in the Narthex. The deadline for registration is January 22nd.
LET’S HELP is looking for volunteers if you have an interest and the time; please visit our website: http://www.letshelpinc.org and click on the Volunteer link or call 785-270-5250 to speak with the Volunteer Coordinator about the opportunities at Let’s Help.
THE LUTHERAN-January Issue: A number of thought-provoking articles from Bible study in a Denver bar to congregational anxiety to skills for faithfully venturing into the future to raising our frigid spiritual temperature surround the featured pieces on the global food crisis, what’s working, and how you can help. Other items include an update on the Book of Faith Initiative, the story of Arthur Simon and Bread for the World, the meaning of jealous as applied to God, news from Lutherans across the country and around the world, Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson’s reflections of the fourth petition of the Lord’s Prayer, reader’s letters, “Light Side” humor and more. Free copies are available in the Narthex today. Two pictures in the article about the global food crisis are from Kenya-where our Fifth Sunday Special Offering will be used.
NEXT WEEK: Assisting Minister-Marsha Chelson, Lector-Harold Hypse, Acolyte-Rosie Nichols & Rachel Heald, Greeter-Linda Longren, Readings-Neh 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, Psalm 19, 1 Cor 12:12-31a, Luke 4:14-21
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OFJanuary 17, 2010SECOND SUNDAY IN EPIPHANYSUNDAY…… …….Sunday School……….…….9:00 AM ……Teaching & Prayer Service………9:00 AM ………Worship with Communion…....10:30 AM ………………..PMC…………………...4:00 PM ……………Bible Study……………….6:30 PM MONDAY ….………Priscilla Circle……………10:00 AM ……………Women’s AA...……...........5:00 PM …………..Worship & Music………...…6:00 PM TUESDAY…………....Quilters……...…..……….9:00 AM ……………Learning………………….7:00 PM …..……….Open AA….…….…..........7:30 PM WEDNESDAY…..…Women’s AA…....……..…..5:30 PM ……Cubscout Pack mtg………….7:00 PM THURSDAY...…………Choir……………….……7:00 PM ………….Men’s AA……….………...7:00 PM SATURDAY….Cubscout Pinewood Derby……… SUNDAY…………..Sunday School……………..9:00 AM ……Teaching & Prayer Service………9:00 AM ………Worship with Communion…....10:30 AM …………………...PMC …………………..4:00 PM ……………….Bible Study………..………6:30 PM
WELCOME TO WORSHIP at Trinity Lutheran Church. If you are visiting with us, please sign the guest book near the front doors
THE NURSERY IS located in Trinity Hall north of the sanctuary. Follow the upper corridor to the burning bush doors. See the head usher if doors are locked. (The nursery is currently without an attendant, but available for your use if needed.)
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