Trinity Lutheran Church Announcements

Fifth Sunday in Lent

Prayer for your worship today: 1
God’s Word for Today.. 1
Jeremiah 31:31-34. 1
Hebrews 5:1-10. 1
Mark 10:32-45. 1
TRINITY UPCOMING EVENTS. 1
PERSONAL GROWTH.. 1
Lenten Services. 2
Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009. 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
Watoto African Children’s Choir. 2
Lutheran Hour Ministries Fellowship. 2
Easter Egg Hunt 2
MISSIONS AND MINISTRIES. 2
Mission India Multiplication Plan. 2
For Mission India. 2
Tree of Life Baby Bottles. 2
Mark Your Calendar!! 2
Trinity School Auction. 2
OTHER INFORMATION.. 2
Armed Forces Sunday, May 24, 2009. 2
Celebrating Lutheran Hymnody. 2
IN OUR PRAYERS. 2
Wedding Anniversary. 2
Asleep in Jesus. 2
In Our Prayers. 2
A Prayer for India. 2

Prayer for your worship today: God of love, you lifted up your Son on the cross so that you could draw all people to him. Fill us with thanksgiving for this incredible love that we dare to believe is ours. Help us to be faithful servants of your new covenant, reaching out to all those whom you claim; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who 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 Jerry & Joanne Sixel in loving memory of their daughters, Sally Jean and Sandra Joyce.

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 5) is at 9:30 am in the Fellowship Hall.

God’s Word for Today

Jeremiah 31:31-34

³¹“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, ³²not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the Lord. ³³But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ³⁴And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”

Hebrews 5:1-10

¹For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. ²He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. ³Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. ⁴And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. ⁵So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”; ⁶as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” ⁷In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. ⁸Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. ⁹And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, ¹⁰being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.

Mark 10:32-45

³²And they were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. And they were amazed, and those who followed were afraid. And taking the twelve again, he began to tell them what was to happen to him, ³³saying, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles. ³⁴And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.” ³⁵And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” ³⁶And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” ³⁷And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” ³⁸Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” ³⁹And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, ⁴⁰but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” ⁴¹And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. ⁴²And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, ⁴⁴and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. ⁴⁵For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

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

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

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

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

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

*More information provided.

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, Preschool-5^th Grade, Fellowship Hall

Sun., 8:00 am, Next Week’s Scripture Readings: Zech. 9:9-12, Phil. 2:5-11, Mark 15:1-47, 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.

Lenten Services   Join us for a Lent service on Wednesday, 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.)

Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009   Please join us on Easter morning for the Easter Sunrise Contemporary Service with communion at 7:00 a.m. or the Easter Traditional Service with no communion at 10:00 a.m. You are also invited to attend the Easter Breakfast in the Fellowship Hall which is after the Sunrise Service. Childcare will be provided for both 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. April 5– “God's Friday”   Speaker: Rev. Dr. Ken Klaus    Many call it Good Friday-but is it, really? (John 19:30)

“Life Quotes” from Lutherans for Life  “When I saw the embryo, I suddenly realized there was such a small difference between it and my daughters. I thought, we can’t keep destroying embryos for our research. There must be another way.”  Dr.Shinya Yamanaka, Professor at the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences at Kyoto University         Lutherans For Life - www.lutheransforlife.org.

Stewardship Corner: His Love, Our Response

Hebrews 5:1-10:  This passage of Scripture reminds us Christian stewards that we are at the very same time saints and sinners. As such, we thank God for declaring us saved through Christ and by the power of the Holy Spirit we are equipped to better manage all of life and life’s resources for God’s purposes.

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.

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.

Easter Egg Hunt   Come prepared with your own Easter basket and bring eggs to share on Easter Sunday, April 12. Please plan to deliver the already decorated hard-boiled eggs to the kitchen by the end of the Easter Breakfast. After the Easter Traditional Service, meet in the Fellowship Hall for a fun time finding eggs!

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.)

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.

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.

Trinity School Auction   Preparations are under way for the 2009 Trinity School Auction! We are currently collecting items for silent and live-bid auctions. Any items or skills you would like to donate are greatly appreciated. Please see Leslie at the school office for more information.

Armed Forces Sunday, May 24, 2009   On Armed Forces Sunday, we would like to honor and continue to pray for those who are currently serving our country. If you would like to include a loved one, please contact the church office before April 30.

Celebrating Lutheran Hymnody  This is 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.

Wedding Anniversary blessings to the following members of Trinity: 

Edgar & Fern Eimon                           03/30/1951

              Sean & Christine Kock                         03/30/1996

                Justin & Andi Malone                         04/02/2005

We especially congratulate the Eimons for sharing 58 years of marriage. May the love that began these relationships continue to be nurtured by Almighty God.

Asleep in Jesus   In His infinite wisdom and mercy it has pleased Almighty God to call unto Himself the precious soul of Ruth Otto. Ruth received her “Crown of Life” on Tuesday, March 24. Please call the church office for an update regarding the service.

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 Christopher Clark / 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   In one week we will celebrate Palm Sunday-and many new believers will be celebrating for the very first time. Reveal the meaning and purpose of this day to them in new ways. May they truly rejoice at the words shouted in Jerusalem: “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” (Mathew 21:9)

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  #435

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION  Pg. 184

ENTRANCE HYMN  #433

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  #440, Verses 1-3

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:  #431 & #636, Verses 1-4

NUNC DIMITTIS  Pg 199

THANKSGIVING  Pg 200

SALUTATION & BENEDICAMUS  Pg 201

BENEDICTION  Pg 202

CLOSING HYMN  #531

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