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​PRAYERS AND SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR FEBRUARY
As we begin the observance of the forty days of Lent, let us all join together in the discipline of scripture reading and prayer that God may fill us up with his power so taht we may procaim the good news of Jesus Christ to all people.
Sunday, March 4 - Prayer of the Week
God of compassion, you welcome thee wayward, and you embrace us all with your mercy.  By our baptism clothe us with garments of your grace, an feed us at the table of your love, through Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
SUNDAY: John 2:13-22
MONDAY: 1st Kings 6:1-4, 21-22
TUESDAY: 2 Chron. 29:1-1,16-19
WEDNESDAY: Psalm 84
THURSDAY: Numbers 21:4-9
FRIDAY: Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22
​SATURDAY: Ephesians 2:1-10

Sunday, March 11-Prayer of the Week
Creator God, you prepare a new way in the wilderness, and your grace waters our dessert. Open our hearts to be transformed by the new thing you are doing, that our lives may proclaim the extravagance of your love given to all through 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: John 3:14-21
MONDAY: Numbers 20:1-13
TUESDAY: 1 Corinthians 10:6-13
WEDNESDAY: John 8:12-20
THURSDAY: Jeremiah 31:31-34
FRIDAY: Psalm 51:1-12
SATURDAY: Hebrews 5:5-10

Sunday, March 18-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 lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God,  now and forever. Amen
SUNDAY: John 12:20-33
MONDAY: Matthew 1:16, 18-21,24a
TUESDAY: John 12:34-50
WEDNESDAY: Mark 10:32-34, 46-52
THURSDAY: Isaiah 50:4-9a
FRIDAY: Psalm 31:9-16
SATURDAY: Philippians 2:5-11

Sunday,March. 25-Prayer of the Week
O loving and caring God, heal your children of every ailment and restore us to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
SUNDAY: Mark 14:1-15:47
MONDAY: Luke 1:26-38
TUESDAY: Isaiah 49:1-7
WEDNESDAY: John 13:21-30
THURSDAY: John 13:1-17,31b-35
FRIDAY: John 18:1-19, 42
SATURDAY: Psalm 31:-4, 15-16


    PRAYER 
     CHAIN​​
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
                             Church Office – 610-588-2023          Fax. No. – 610-588-8904                     

Lenten Supper is postponed to March 28
Choir practice, is ppd Wednesday, will be 9:45 Sunday

    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

   ​                                   A Prescription for Church Growth"
   We are here to share our faith, to reach out to all people, to engage anyone and everyone.  We are ere to grow in faith, love and hope for all humanity.  As a local congregation our goal is o provide a community of faith that is positive, uplifting and affirming to all members and guests of our community.  We are here to support one another, to invite one another and to share our faith with each other.  We do these things by:

1.  Engaging others as guests, not visitors - people and persons that we want to know and invite to be part of our community of faith.  As a guest they are important, significat and to be treated with the upmost care and consideration - not unlike what we do for each and every member of this community.  When guests arrive we greet them with humility and openness, engaging them with conversation and introduction to others in our community with similar life experiences, education or vocational interests.  We provide a space for them to be present and be a vital part of our community, to share and participate in those things that are meaningful and important to them.  This takes an attitude of outreach and the abandonment of self-interest - others are more important than we are.  We live for others!

2.  Recommending our community to others by: a) sharing a bulletin that has a message and a story about the person who drew the bulletin.  It is an easy way to begin that process of conversation that is so necessary in establishing a relationship with others. b) Dropping in a conversation some information or significant event or something quite simple such as "you should see the kids march around the sanctuary during the closing hymn!"  c) Talking about a meaningful exchange you had with someone at church about their life that was meaningful to you and helped shape you in some way.  d) Invite someone to church, a friend and an acquaintance, a relative who is searching for some answer or seeking a community for involvement or entertainment.

3.  Sharing your faith story.  Think about how you came about understanding God in your life.  What was it that brought you into a close relationship with God, with the church and with this particular community of believers?  It is not often that we share this experience so most of us simply don't know how to talk about it.  Write it out on a piece of paper, copy someone else's answer that fits you, find a poem or a phrase that is meaningful to you that expresses your thoughts about a relationship with God.  Write it out and memorize it.  Share it with your spouse or a friend.  Learn to talk about your faith story with others.  It is the most powerful witness that you can share with someone.  Tell how it has changed your life in some way that is meaningful to you and the people around you.

​           Peace an blessings- Pastor Laine

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             Lenten Luncheons

   The Community Lenten Luncheons will be held at Trinity every Tuesday during Lent at 12 noon.   Please join us as we enjoy lunch and a short devotion with members and friends of the churches in the community.
Churches providing the lunch are:
March 27 - Cross Road Baptist Church
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             Lenten Suppers

   Lenten suppers will begin on Wednesday evening, February 21 at 6 pm.  The next.,and last,  Lenten Supper will be on Wednesday evening, March 28 at 6 pm. at 6 pm.
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​A Women's Bible Study will begin on Thursday, March 15 at 6:30 pm in Pastor's Office.  The study will go approximately 8 weeks ad is called "Embrace Grace" by our famos author, Liz Curtis Higgs.  There is a sign-up sheet posted in the Narthex upstairs and on the bulletin board outside the Fellowship Hall.  Please sign it if you wish to attend.
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             Lenten Challenge

   The Sunday School's Lenten Challenge this year is to clan out your closets and all used clothing, shoes and blankets that you do not need anymore, put them in a bag a bring them to the church.  They will be given to Green Drop/Purple Heart who takes them to two different stores and all proceeds are given to military families in need.  The Sunday School is also asking for Laundry Detergent for Trinity's Food Pantry.
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    Easter Candy Sale
The Fun & Fellowship Ministry will be making Easter candy again this year.  They will be making Peanut Butter and Coconut Eggs on March 23 and March 24.  Pickup will be March 25.  The cost is $12.00 per dozen and there is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board outside the Fellowship Hall.
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    Good Friday Cross Walk

  The Good Friday Cross Walk will begin at Cross Road Baptist Church at 12 noon on March 29 and will then proceed to First United Congregational Church and on to First United Methodist Church and conclude at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church where the service will be held.
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On Saturday, March 31, Trinity's Easter Egg Hunt will be held here at the church at 1:00 pm.  Donations of hard cooked eggs and plastic filled eggs would be greatly appreciated.  Please have eggs to the church no later than 10 am.
 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.  Please join us on Tuesday, March 13 at 7pm in the Pastor's Office. We are looking forward to seeing many different faces and hearing all of your great ideas for the coming year.
"THE LUNCH BUNCH"
A new group called The Lunch Bunch will meet every Thursday at 1 pm at various restaurants in the area.  It's open to all woe in the congregation.  Please let Diane Laine know if you plan on attending, so she can make reservations.  Her phone number is 610-452-9051.  Also a Fun and Fitness Group will meet in the Fellowship Hall every Monday and Wednesday at 10:30 am.  Please wear exercise shoes and bring a bottle of water.  All adult members are invited to attend!
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, March 13 at 7:00 pm.

BOOK CLUB 
The book for March is "Hillbilly Elegy" by J.D. Vance.  The next book club meeting will be at 7:00 pm at the home of Pastor and Diane Laine.  The date to be announced.

BULLETIN SPONSORS ARE NEEDED
Bulletin Sponsors are needed for March 11, March 25, April 1, April 8, April 15 and April 29.  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 $15.00 per bulletin sponsor.

OPEN DATED FOR ALTAR FLOWERS
Altar flowers are needed for March 4, March 18 April 1, April 8, April 15, April 22 and April 29. 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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​March Birthdays
March 3
Janice Cory
Christopher Hopstetter
March 8
Jacey Szarek
March 10
Conner Sylvester
March 11
  Sharon Sylvester
March 13
  Travis LaBarre
March 14
  Deborah Moser
March 17
Lynette Ott
​March 20
Dennis Lane
March 21
Mia Goffredo
March 25
Gail Miller
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