Hi all and especially [FIRSTNAME],

The following is exactly the same content you will receive in your bulletin this Sunday, March 22. The tentative plan is to email this out to all subscribers before Sunday each week. We will also send other info for special events occasionally.

 Thanks,

Pastor Steve Willweber

Prayer for your worship today: 1

God’s Word for Today.. 1

Numbers 21:4-9. 1

Ephesians 2:1-10. 1

John 3:14-21. 1

TRINITY UPCOMING EVENTS. 1

PERSONAL GROWTH.. 1

Lord's Supper Seminar. 2

Lenten Services. 2

The Lutheran Hour. 2

“Life Quotes” from Lutherans for Life. 2

Stewardship Corner: His Love, Our Response. 2

JUST PLAIN FUN & FELLOWSHIP. 2

Trinity Merchandise. 2

Fellowship Brunch. 2

North SLO County Concerts Association. 2

Watoto African Children’s Choir. 2

Lutheran Hour Ministries Fellowship. 2

MISSIONS AND MINISTRIES. 2

Mission India Multiplication Plan. 2

For Mission India. 2

In Support of Mission India. 2

Loaves & Fishes. 2

Tree of Life Baby Bottles. 2

Ground Maintenance Assistance. 2

Slumdog Millionaire. 2

LWML Spring Rally. 2

Mark Your Calendar!! 2

OTHER INFORMATION.. 2

Celebrating Lutheran Hymnody. 2

IN OUR PRAYERS. 2

Congratulations. 2

Wedding Anniversary. 2

In Our Prayers. 2

A Prayer for India. 2

Fourth Sunday in Lent

Lutheran Hour Sunday

Prayer for your worship today: Eternal God, you so loved the world that you gave your only Son into death for our sin. Take our lives, Lord, and use them to lift up your Son so that all will be drawn to him and find eternal life, for he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Altar Flowers today are given to the glory of God by Alisa Martinez in memory of her father, Russell Root.

For those communing today, we encourage you to attend the next Lord’s Supper Seminar.

Prayer Requests may be handed to an usher.

Red Record of Fellowship Folders Please be sure to sign the red folder found at the end of each pew and pass it to the person beside you. Include everyone in your family who are at church and any address/phone number updates. Thank you!

FOR YOUR CHILDREN:

Church Bags are available for your child in the entryway to keep them occupied during worship. Please discourage drawings on the prayer cards, offering envelopes and the red folders. Thank you!

Nursery (Ages 0-3) Childcare is available in the Nursery Room for the 9 a.m. Contemporary Service.

Children’s Church (Preschool to Grade 3) is at 9:30 am in the Fellowship Hall.

God’s Word for Today

Numbers 21:4-9

⁴From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. ⁵And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” ⁶Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. ⁷And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. ⁸And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” ⁹So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.

Ephesians 2:1-10

¹And you were dead in the trespasses and sins ²in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— ³among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. ⁴But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, ⁵even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— ⁶and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, ⁷so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. ⁸For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, ⁹not a result of works, so that no one may boast. ¹⁰For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

John 3:14-21

¹⁴And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, ¹⁵that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. ¹⁶“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. ¹⁸Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. ¹⁹And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil. ²⁰For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. ²¹But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God.”

Mar 22.......... Fellowship Brunch, 9:45 a.m.

Mar 28.......... LWML Spring Rally-Grace Lutheran Church, SM, 9:30 a.m.

Mar 31.......... Watoto African Children’s Choir, 7 p.m.

Apr 1............. Lutheran Hour Fellowship, 12 Noon

Apr 9............. Maundy Thursday Service, 7 p.m.

Apr 10........... Good Friday Service, 7 p.m.

Apr 12........... Easter Sunrise Service with Communion-7 a.m., Easter Breakfast, Easter Traditional Service with no Communion-10 a.m., Easter Egg Hunt

The Full Audio of Our Sunday Message is available at trinitylutheranpaso.org on the left under “Sermons/Media.”

Join Us for Bible Class on Sundays:

Sun., 9:30 am, Children’s Church, Fellowship Hall

Sun., 8:00 am, Next Week’s Scripture Readings: Jer. 31:31-34, Heb. 5:1-10, Mark 10:32-45, Fellowship Hall

Sun., 9:15 am, Small Catechism Class, 6th – 8th grade, Fellowship Hall

1^st Wed., 12:00 pm, Lutheran Hour Ministry, Fellowship Hall

Thursdays, 1:00 pm, Group Prayer for the Church, Pastor Willweber’s office.

Lord's Supper Seminar  Today from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Join us to review what Jesus said about Holy Communion. Whether you've been communing with us for months or years or haven't yet, join us for this review of the Bible's teaching. This is open to adults and children age 10 and up. (This seminar is especially for confirmation students, their parents, and new members, as well as life-long Lutherans.)

Lenten Services   Join us for Lent services on Wednesdays, March 25, and April 1 at 5 p.m. with a Lenten supper at 6 p.m., and Maundy Thursday (April 9) and Good Friday (April 10) at 7 p.m. (Please note that there will be no Lenten supper after the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services.)

The Lutheran Hour Christian Radio Program, KMJ 580 Sunday 7:00 a.m., KPRL 1230 Sunday 7:05 a.m., KKMC 880 Sunday 9:00 a.m. March 29– “TBA”  guest Speaker, Rev. Nathan Meador

“Life Quotes” from Lutherans for Life “When we care for rather than kill the elderly, ill, or handicapped, we are the hands of God. That’s what Lutherans For Life is all about-helping Christians connect, through either our words or actions, Biblical truth to life issues. When that happens, lives are changed.” Diane E. Schroeder, President of Lutherans For Life - www.lutheransforlife.org.

Stewardship Corner: His Love, Our Response

Ephesians 2:1-10: This text is so special to us Christian stewards because it reminds us that we are set free from trying to do good works (stewardship) to gain salvation. Rather we practice our stewardship as evidence that Christ is alive in us.

Lent Devotions are available on the entryway table.

Trinity Merchandise Show your support for Trinity with official Trinity clothing and merchandise. Dozens of items, and something for everyone. Fifteen percent (15%) of all sales go to support the Mexico and India missions. Please visit www.cafepress.com/tlcpaso to shop.

Fellowship Brunch  On the fourth Sunday of every month we will have brunch between services starting at 9:45 a.m. Please join us for food and fellowship. A free will offering will be taken to help cover the cost of the food.

North SLO County Concerts Association    Sunday, March 29, 2009   Glorious sound of brass with the Burnished Brass Quartet will entertain you with classical music, jazz, pop and seasonal favorites along with light-hearted discourse. See Ken Riedel for tickets.

Watoto African Children’s Choir will perform at Trinity on Tuesday, March 31 at 7:00 p.m. Join us for a fun-filled night of entertainment! A free will offering will be taken to go towards the children’s orphanage in Africa.

Lutheran Hour Ministries Fellowship. Join us on Wednesday, April 1 at noon in the Fellowship Hall. Pastor Willweber will be speaking on generational differences. Come learn how to understand your kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids.

Mission India Multiplication Plan   Call the church office to find out how you can help spread the Gospel in India through the Multiplication Plan.

For Mission India  Mr. Do-All, Dick Begeman, will fix the problem! $10/hour  237-0624  (Please, no broken hearts.)

In Support of Mission India  Enjoy an authentic Italian dinner at the home of Mike and Foy Roberto, Sunday, May 17, 12:30 p.m. Menu includes bruschetta, lasagna, insalata balsamico, tiramisu and vino. Limit: 11 people. Call Mike or Foy to reserve - 227-6832. Minimum donation: $15.

Loaves & Fishes  March is canned meat month at Loaves and Fishes! Meats are an important part of a healthy diet and will greatly bless the needy families in the community. Please bring your canned meats and other donations of food to the barrel in the entryway.

Tree of Life Baby Bottles  Don't forget to pick up a Tree of Life baby bottle on the entryway table. Take it home and fill it with your spare change - it adds up. It's a great project for children, and needy families benefit from this small act of kindness.

Ground Maintenance Assistance Check out the list on the bulletin board across from Pastor Willweber’s office to find out how you can help beautify and maintain the property!

Slumdog Millionaire is now at Park Cinema, after cleaning house at the Oscars. The movie shows the desperate plight of India's millions of poor. But few have any hope of a better life, except through the Gospel of Jesus. So please see the movie. And please continue to pray about ways to multiply your $10 into $50, $100, or more so that India may have the same hope we do.

LWML Spring Rally is Saturday, March 28 at Grace Lutheran Church in Santa Maria. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. and the cost is $5. Plan to car pool from the church at 8:30 a.m.

Mark Your Calendar!!  We are having an "Indoor" Yard Sale on Saturday April 25, 8 a.m. to noon to benefit the Mission India Multiplication Project. Please save your items for this sale. You may bring them to the Fellowship Hall beginning Monday, April 13. Please do not bring them before Easter. No magazines, please.

Celebrating Lutheran Hymnody  Following the overwhelming response to Martin Luther: Hymns, Ballads, Chants, Truth, Concordia Publishing House has produced a new four-CD set featuring forty-five classic Lutheran Hymns from the generations immediately following Luther’s time. Regularly priced at $44.95, Heirs of the Reformation can be purchased for $30.00 by calling the church office by March 31, 2009.

Congratulations  The Lord of Life has gladdened the hearts of Mandi (Weygandt) and John Stiles with the gift of a healthy baby boy, Aaron Joshua Stiles. Precious lamb Aaron Joshua entered this life March 17. May the Lord continue to bless this family. Proud great-grandmother is Frances Weygandt, grandparents, Lynne and Chuck Weygandt, and proud aunt and uncle are Dana and Josh Weygandt.

Wedding Anniversary blessings to the following members of Trinity:  Paco & Tina Arrowsmith                                           03/23/1994

              Jim & Karen Harrell                                              03/24/1979

May the love that began these relationships continue to be nurtured by Almighty God.

In Our Prayers  We may not know their needs, but God does. Our prayers on a regular basis are an important part of their recovery:  Dennis Wheeler, Eleanor Sachs, Paul Ernst, Bill Friedrichs, Randy Burgess, baby Dylan Klintworth, Robie Nickols, Pastor Rowe, Vi Ernst, and Gene Ernst.

We pray for those in the Military:  Air Force:  David & Tiffany Warnke, Chase Johnson, Kevin Andrews /  Marines:  Tyler O’Grady, Parker Lindquist, Jonathan Clark and Tyler Fowler / Navy: Andrew Pina.      

For all the soldiers fighting for our freedom: we pray for our nation, our leaders, for the persecuted church, our enemies, and for peace in our nation and the world.    

(If you know that a particular person still needs prayers, please call the church office monthly, and we will place that person’s name back on the list.)

A Prayer for India  We ask you, Lord, to raise up many praying partners who would help launch the numerous church planters in India waiting to be trained. May we pray and give as this massive spiritual deployment takes place this year!

940 CRESTON ROAD u PASO ROBLES, CA 93446

CHURCH 805.238.3702 u SCHOOL 805.238.0335

Rev. Daniel Rowe......................... Senior Pastor

Rev. Steve Willweber................... Associate Pastor

Rev. Herbert Burch...................... Hispanic Ministry

Mr. Charles Schliebe..................... Lay Minister for Visitations

Mr. James Burgess....................... Deacon

Mrs. Roberta Blash....................... Organist

Mrs. Jane Fairbank....................... School Principal

Mrs. Kim Norman......................... Preschool Director

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10:45 am Traditional Service

Lutheran Service Book, Divine Service Setting Three

OPENING HYMN  #436

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION  Pg. 184

ENTRANCE HYMN  #451

KYRIE  Pg 186

(No Gloria In Excelsis during Lent.)

SALUTATION & COLLECT OF THE DAY  Pg 189

OLD TESTAMENT  (Printed in the bulletin)

EPISTLE (Printed in the bulletin)

HOLY GOSPEL (Printed in the bulletin)

NICENE CREED  Pg 191

HYMN OF THE DAY  #571 (Verses 1-5)

THE MESSAGE

OFFERING/OFFERTORY  Pg 192

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

PREFACE  Pg 194

SANCTUS  Pg 195

LORD’S PRAYER  Pg 196

THE WORDS OF OUR LORD & PAX DOMINI  Pg 197

AGNUS DEI   Pg 198

DISTRIBUTION  Pg 199

   Distribution Hymns:  #637, #425

NUNC DIMITTIS  Pg 199

THANKSGIVING  Pg 200

SALUTATION & BENEDICAMUS  Pg 201

BENEDICTION  Pg 202

CLOSING HYMN  #918

LUTHERAN HOUR MINISTRIES VIDEO

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