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​PRAYERS AND SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR APRIL
As we enter Holy Week and celebrate our Lord's death for us and His resurrection, let us join together in scripture reading and prayer that God may fill us up with is power so that we may proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to all people.
Sunday, April 1 - Prayer of the Week
O God, you gave your only Son to suffer death on the cross for our redemption, and by his glorious resurrection you delivered us from the power of death.  Make us die every day to sin, that we may live with him forever in the joy of the resurrection, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
SUNDAY: Mark 16:1-8
MONDAY: Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24
TUESDAY: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
WEDNESDAY: Acts 10:34-43
THURSDAY: Acts 4:32-35
FRIDAY: Psalm 133
​SATURDAY: 1 John 1:1-2:2


Sunday, April 8-Prayer of the Week
Everlasting God, in your endless love for the human race you sent our Lord, Jesus Christ to take on our nature and to suffer death on the cross. In your mercy enable us to share in his obedience to your will and in the glorious victory of his resurrection, who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen
SUNDAY: John 20:19-31
MONDAY: Daniel 3:1-20
TUESDAY:Daniel 6:1-28
WEDNESDAY: Acts 3:1-10
THURSDAY: Acts 3:12-19
FRIDAY: Psalm 4
SATURDAY: 1 John 3:1-7


Sunday, April 15-Prayer of the Week
God of the Covenant, in this mystery of the cross you promise everlasting life to the world. Gather all peoples into your arms and shelter us with your mercy, that we may rejoice in the life we share in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit one God now and forever. Amen
SUNDAY: Luke 24:36b-48
MONDAY: 1 John 3:10-16
TUESDAY: 2 John 1-6
WEDNESDAY: Acts 4:1-4
THURSDAY: Acts 4:5-12
FRIDAY: Psalm 23
SATURDAY: 1 John 3:16-24


Sunday, April 22-Prayer of the Week
Almighty and eternal God, the strength of those who believe and the hope of those who doubt may we, who have not seen, have faith in you and receive the fullness of Christ's blessing who live and reign with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
SUNDAY: John 10:11-18
MONDAY: 1 Peter 5:5-15
TUESDAY: Psalm 95
WEDNESDAY: 2 Timothy 4:6-11,18
THURSDAY: Acts 8:26-40
FRIDAY: Psalm 22:25-31
SATURDAY: 1 John 4:7-21

​Sunday, April 29-Prayer of the Week

​Eternal and all-merciful God, with all the angels and all the saints we laud your majesty ad might. By the resurrection of your Son, show yourself to us and inspire us to follow Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
SUNDAY: John 15:1-8
MONDAY: Galatians 5:16-26
TUESDAY: John 14;8-14
WEDNESDAY: Isaiah 65:17-25
THURSDAY: Acts 10:44-48
FRIDAY: Psalm 98
SATURDAY: 1 John 5:1-6




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    PRAYER 
     CHAIN
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If you have a prayer request, contact Donna Fuls.  Anyone, male or female is welcome to be part of our prayer chain.       If you'd like your name added to our group, please contact Donna Fuls at her home, 610-588-0629.​

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TRINITY TREASURES

REV. LARRY D. LAINE, PASTOR
MRS. PATRICIA A. SHOUP, MINISTER OF MUSIC
MRS. KAY F. MOOSCH, PARISH SECRETARY
MRS. DEBORAH K. HINE, SEXTON
 
Email: telcbangor@frontier.com   
Website: www. tlcbangor.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/tlcbangor
Pastor’s Cell Phone # 757-613-7126
Pastor Laine’s e-mail – laineparallel@gmail.com
                             Ch
urch Office – 610-588-2023          Fax. No. – 610-588-8904                     


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Bulletin April 22.......

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    Sharing Faith Through Art
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by Pat Shoup   
​  “What can a church do to help their budget?” That question has been asked by members of many local churches including,  Trinity Lutheran Church in Bangor.
   Trinity has been able to cut expenses this past year by printing their bulletin covers instead of purchasing them. With a new color copier, the members of the Worship and Music Committee decided that printing the covers would be easy. Even if it saved them a couple hundred dollars a year, it was a start.
  While the committee was trying to decide on a picture for the front cover, it was suggested that they could have the Sunday School Children draw them. That idea grew into: “Why not let anyone make one – not only Sunday School Children?”
   Since Advent season was coming up – it was a good time to start because there would be many things to draw (i.e. Baby Jesus, Candles, Christmas wreaths, Christmas trees, manger scenes, angels, etc.) Trinity Pastor Larry Laine explained to the congregation what was going to happen and the process began.
  Not only does Trinity save money, but also the people who come to worship look forward to seeing the artwork on the front of each bulletin. Some Sundays there are two or three different bulletin covers with the same theme. The back of every bulletin contains a story about the front-page drawing and lets everyone know who drew the picture.
   There have been covers made by children and adults of all ages. One of the Christmas covers was drawn by two-year-old Cori Conrad. It was a brown stick with some green limbs and colored circles for decorations, a beautiful Christmas Tree shared with everyone from the hands of a toddler.  One Sunday,  Brenda Herring shared a collage of the bulletin covers she had collected since the process began. It was a great reminder of how people are sharing their faith in pictures.
   Jean Tucker, a member of Trinity and who is a resident at Alexandria Manor,  keeps every cover in her room and shares each one with her friends at the Manor. And everyone who receives food from Trinity's pantry receives a bulletin with their order as a reminder of the many things that are happening in the church.
   Not only has Trinity cut down on expenses by printing their own covers, the congregation continues to express their Christian faith by sharing their art.
  Trinity Lutheran Church invites you to join them on any Sundays at 10:15. You'll not only get to see the bulletin yourself, but you'll also be able to spend an hour with a congregation which loves to share their faith with their guests. And after the service, you're invited to get to know the members better during the coffee hour downstairs in the Fellowship Hall.


APRIL WORSHIP AT TRINITY

April 1 - Resurrection of Our Lord/Easter
6:44 am - Sunrise Service at St. John's Cemetery
7:00 am to 9:30 am - Easter Breakfast
NO SUNDAY SCHOOL
10:15 am Worship with Holy Communion

April 8 - 2nd Sunday of Easter
9:00 am - Suday School
10:15 am - Worship, Holy Communion

April 15 - 3rd Sunday of Easter
9:00 am - Suday School
10:15 am - Worship, Holy Communion

April 22 - 4th Sunday of Easter/Rogate Sunday
9:00 am - Suday School
10:15 am - Worship, Holy Communion

April 29 - 5th Sunday of Easter/Volunteer Sunday
​9:00 am - Suday School
10:15 am - Worship, Holy Communion

                                   A Message from Pastor Laine

Trinity - A part of the NEPA Synod and the ELCA
     
 Synod, we are hosting two events here at Trinity.  On Sunday, the 15th of April, from 3 pm to 5 pm, we will be having the Pocono Mission District Assembly, served with a light dinner to follow.  Now, I know we all enjoy eating and especially the fellowship that brings us together.  I expect many of you will want to come.  This is a special occasion that you will all enjoy and not want to miss.
   On April 22 we will have the pleasure of hosting the VP of the Synod, Ms. Barbara J. Huffman de Belon.  She will join us for an adult Sunday School forum at 9 am, attend our worship service and share a temple talk.  She will also be with us for our fellowship time following the worship service.  We look forward to her time with us and look for a spirited discussion.  Please come and enjoy this wonderful and spirited woman.
   More on the Pocono Mission District Assembly - The focus of this assembly is on the theme of "healthy relationships"-creating the environment for church growth and community outreach to others.  The description of the meeting is as follows: "Come an experience a culture that welcomes people in a variety of ways and encourages them for meaningful dialogue, lively exchange of ideas and deepening relationships.  Experience a structured discussion designed to create a culture of deepening relationships with members of the Pocono District Assembly.  These same techniques ad conversations can be used in your church to further deepening relationships."
   Small group discussions will focus o three questions to be shared with each other and with the larger group. 1. How have you experienced or received compassion from someone?  2. What one thing is working well in your church that encourages compassion in others? 3. What idea or ideas will you take from this meeting to implement in your congregation?  The agenda is intended to be very practical and stimulate you to take ad use an idea from this meeting in your church.
   There will be handouts (summaries of books) that will give you some very practical suggestions that can be implemented in your congregation.  As your pastor, I look forwad to your presence and participation in this wonderful event.

Blessings and Peace, Pastor Laine​           

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             Movie Night

   The Fun and Fellowship Ministry will be having a movie night on Saturday, April 28 at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall.  The movie is "Let There Be Light" - World-famous atheist, Dr. Sol Harkens (Kevin Sorbo) delights in debating and defeating Christians but is emotionally empty.  Isolated from Katy (Sam Sorbo), the wife he divorced following the harrowing loss of their first son, and a lousy part-time dad to their two younger boys, his self-destruction culminates in a car crash that leaves him clinically dead for four minutes.  The four-word message from that experience challenges his convictions, sending him into a panicked tailspin.  Reluctantly leaning on his family's forgiveness, love and faith, Sol struggles to find meaning and purpose in the words "LET THERE BE LIGHT".

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   Specialty Bingo

   The Von Bora Circle is sponsoring a Specialty Bingo on Saturday, May 5 at 1:00 pm.  Doors open at 12 Noon.  There will be 20 games.  In addition, there will be many door prizes and raffles. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased from any member of the Von Bora Circle or from the church office.

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 Women's Bible Study will resume on Thursday, April 12 at 6:30 pm in Pastor's Office.  The study  is called "Embrace Grace" by our famous author, Liz Curtis Higgs.  .

 MEMBERS NEEDED FOR VON BORA CIRCLE
The members of the Von Bora Circle (formerly Women's Group) would like to extend an invitation for yo to hoin the Circle.  We are a group of women of all ages whose goal is to come up with ideas that we can better ourselves, the church and the community.  While doing this, we also have fun.   We are looking forward to seeing many different faces and hearing all of your great ideas for the coming year.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at Terry Smith's home. The next meeting will be Tuesday, April 10 at 7:00 pm.

BULLETIN SPONSORS ARE NEEDED
Bulletin Sponsors are needed for April 15, April 29, May 13, May 20 and May 27.  If you are interested, contact the church office, 610-588-2023.  The cost is $15.00 per bulletin sponsor.

OPEN DATED FOR ALTAR FLOWERS
Altar flowers are needed for April 8, April 15, April 22 and April 29, May 6, May 13, May 20 and May 27. If you are interested in any of these dates, please see Kay after worship or call the church office, 610-588-2023. The cost is $40.00. 

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​April Birthdays

April 4
Shannon Lang
April 5
Cooper Gray
Patricia Shoup

April 7
Anthony Kmetz II
April 9
  Brook Altorfer
Duane Sylvester

April 10
  Hannah Hine
April 15
  Carson Freeman
April 20
Michael Altorfer, Sr.
Blake Caiazzo
Michelle Schollhammer
April 22
Isabelle Tilton
April 24
Mark Smith, Sr.
April 25
Lindsey Marino
April 28
Stephen Bair II
April 30
Isabelle Howard
Pastor Larry Laine


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