THE EVANGELIST
Trinity Lutheran Church
“a growing, caring Church with a heart for Christ and the World Community”
APRIL 2017
A PUBLICATION OF TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH LINTON, INDIANA
COMING UP
April 2, 9, 16, 23,
30
9:30 am Worship
10:45 Fellowship
11:00 Christian
Education
Easter Sunrise
Service 7 am
April 13 7PM
Maundy Thursday
Worship
April 14
Noon & 7PM
Good Friday
Service
8 PM Easter Vigil
begins ends 7 AM
April 5
April 18
1-4 pm Linton Food
Pantry
April 19
Worship at Good
Samaritan 10:30
WELCA Dessert 6:00
6:30 PM Bible Study
April 9 to April 16
Maundy Thursday Service
with Holy Communion 7:00 pm
Good Friday Service
Noon & 7:00 pm
Prayer Vigil Friday – Sunrise Service
April 20
6:30 SON Ministries
April 29
WELCA Spring
Gathering
@Haysville
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Trinity Lutheran
Church
1759 E St Hwy 54
Linton, IN 47441
812-847-7372
www.lintonlutheran.
org
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EASTER CELEBRATION
Sunday, April 16
SUNRISE SERVICE 7 am w/Holy Communion
Breakfast 8:15 am
WORSHIP with Holy Communion 9:30 am
A Word from Pastor…
Pr. Doris
Sparks
Email:
pastordoris@hotmail
.com
Office 812-847-7372
Cell
812-699-9372
Pastor’s Schedule
Office Hours
Tuesday-Thursday
1:00-3:00 pm
Saturday Sunday
By Appointment
Pastor’s Email
pastordoris
@hotmail.com
PLEASE CALL
PASTOR’S CELL
PHONE at ANY
TIME FOR
EMERGENCIES
(Which include ER
visits, life crises,
emergency aid,
etc.)
Stopping by the
office?
Please call first.
If there is an
emergency I will
try to leave a note
but you want to
call first to save a
trip.
This is my favorite Easter cartoon. It always reminds
me that we need to really celebrate our Risen Lord and
not let familiarity diminish the awesomeness of what God
has done for us. That has been the message of our
Lenten study, “He Chose the Nails” by Max Lucado. It
was God’s great love that made a way for us to be
forgiven and made children of God.
When we recognize our own sinfulness we truly see
the great gift God gave us when he sent his Son to
become one of us. This is not a small thing. We no longer
live in hopelessness because there is nothing we can do
to rid ourselves of the guilt of our actions and make us
worthy of God’s love. We sing “Amazing Grace” almost
by rote. When we grasp how amazing it is that we are
forgiven we too have that “YES!” as expressed in the
cartoon.
May you begin every day with a “YES!” to God.
Peace,
Pastor Doris
Women of the ELCA Bible Study.
PURPOSE
STATEMENT—
As a community of
women created in
the image of God,
called to discipleship
in Jesus Christ, and
empowered by the
Holy Spirit, we
commit ourselves to
grow in faith, affirm
our gifts, support
one another in our
callings, engage in
ministry and action,
and promote healing
and wholeness in
the church, the
society, and the
world.
We will meet on April 19 at 6:00 for dessert. Our study is:
Session 4: For freedom Christ has set us free (Galatians 5:1-6:18)
Kit Kleinhans, a professor at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa,
will share a four-session Reformation anniversary Bible study on
“Galatians: Christian faith and Christian freedom.”
"Biblical scholars describe Paul’s letter to the Galatians as the
Magna Carta of Christian freedom," Kleinhans writes. "Martin
Luther called it 'my Katie von Bora.' Like his marriage to Katie,
Luther’s relationship with Galatians was a rich and lasting one:
over a period of 20 years, he published six commentaries on the
epistle. Luther’s reformation was centered in the doctrine of
justification by grace through faith for Christ’s sake, which he saw
as the heart of Paul’s letter to the Christians in Galatia. It is also
the heart of Paul’s–and–Luther’s message for us today."
We will share responsibilities for leading the study. Pastor Doris will
provide dessert. You are always welcome to join us and to invite a
friend to join you.
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Holy Comforters
Holy Comforters have been on break this winter due to
illness, the weather and several folk doing rehab. The new
schedule is the 2nd Tuesday of the month beginning in May. We will
probably work through the summer. Bring a friend and see how
easy it is to help!
EVANSVILLE CLUSTER WELCA
SPRING GATHERING
10:00 am – 3:00pm
Christ Lutheran Church Haysville, IN
Registration $7 (Pastor Doris can drive 3 people)
SOAP FOR LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
Please bring in a bar or several bars of soap in the month of
April. We will have a box out to collect it. Those people who are
living in refugee camps and other areas of disaster are very much
in need of soap to stay clean and healthy. It is a small thing that
we can do to send this much needed commodity their way. All bars
need to be in their original wrapper but they can be any size from
hotel to bath. In some developing countries a single bar of soap
used for bathing, dishes and clothes can cost 25% of a family’s
monthly income. Ivory soap is a hard milled soap that can be used
for everything.
Highway Sign-Thank You Joe and Pam!
Our sign has been updated on a much more regular
basis as Pam and Joe Graves have taken on the task. We
know that people read it by comments made to
members.
APRIL BIRTHDAYS
April 8 Janet McNabb
April 24 Carolyn Konnert and Shirley Swindall
April 26 Natalie Fields
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The Konnert’s are coming!
The Konnert’s are coming!
Carolyn and Mike Konnert will be in town on Sunday, April 9 and
will be in worship. They would like to go to the Asian Buffet in
town after service and invited anyone else who would like to come
(Dutch treat) so they can have an opportunity to visit with as many
people as possible. We do miss them, don’t we!
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SUNDAY
SCHEDULE
Worship
9:30AM
Coffee Hour
10:30AM
Trinity Lutheran Church
1759 E St Hwy 54
Linton, IN 47441
Linton Food
Pantry
440 E Street NE
Linton, IN
Phone: (812) 847-7901
Tues & Thurs 1-4 pm
Saturday 10-Noon
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