Guests, please fill out the WELCOME card from the pew card holder. Join us for refreshments in

the Narthex before the service or in Fellowship Hall after the service.

Busy Bags & Children’s Bulletins are available at the back of the church.

Worship Broadcasts—Monday and Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. on VAST Ch. 11

Cellphones—we kindly ask that you silence your cell

phone and refrain from using it for the duration of the worship service. Thank you!

You-Tube—Trinity services will be uploaded every Thursday! The video link is https://

www.youtube.com.

Welcome

Curious about Trinity? What’s your next step?

Contact the church office or the pastors about membership (605) 256-2771 between 8 am and 4 pm M-F

OR Visit our website www.tlcmadison.com

Announcements

Sunday, April 8, 2018

"Prayer is not simply asking God for the pleasant things we desire but an

earnest yearning for the will of God, be it sweet or bitter." -- Alan Cole

Seek His Will.

 Comfort and Healing

Carter; Arlyce Schut; Gary Zay; Jerry Kreul; Krystal Draper; Don Dragseth; Ed Wheeler; Wal-

ter Borkowski; Mickie Kreidler; Dan Bruns; Joe Thompson, Sr.; Joanne Boomgarden; Myrna

Stern; Ariel P.; Gloria Pitts; Anonymous; Benjamin Wieman; Marjorie Weeg; Roy VanLiere;

Sid Warwick; Marlene Pearson; John Johnson; Heather; Shirley Moore; Jean Tommeraasen;

Rochelle Nowstrup; Mendy Herke; Delaine “Cookie” Dahm; Bria Sill; Aaron Van Duyn; Tom

Lemme; Mildred Butler; Marianna Borkowski; Jordan; Muriel Smit; Joyce Carman; Randy Pe-

terson Family; Sandy Ayers; Justin Wise; Joe Lingbeck; Galen Crosby

 Missionaries

Rev. Elisabeth Johnson (Cameroon); Pastor Stephen Deal (Costa Rica); Willie and Anne

Langdji (West Africa); Mark and Rose Jensen (Asia)

 Prayers of Comfort and Hope

Family of Frances Sandager, Jane Schubert’s mother, who passed away on April 3.

Family of James Richter, who passed away on April 4.

Prayers

Attendance

 Maundy Thursday Worship (3/28) = 245

 Tenebrae Worship (3/31) = 180

 Easter Sunrise Worship (4/1) = 80

 Easter Sunday (4/1) 8:45 a.m. Worship = 265

 Easter Sunday (4/1) 11:00 a.m. Worship = 229

MISSION OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me

something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in….” Matthew 25:35

The Mission of the Month for April 2018 is “The Gathering.” “The Gathering” is a time and

place in the Madison community, when people are invited to come and share a hot meal and

fellowship with one another. This ministry was started in October 2004, to reach out locally to

those in need. Churches, businesses, and organizations in the area have taken turns; since

then, serving our community.

The members of the congregation of Trinity have volunteered for several years now to

annually serve a meal at ”The Gathering.” In May, we will again be serving the meal in the Fel-

lowship Hall of the United Methodist Church in Madison. If you and/or your family are interest-

ed in serving, please stop by the office to sign up. Our meal will be catered by DSU Food Ser-

vices this year, so the time commitment is only 4pm to 7pm on Monday, May 14, 2018.

April Lake County Food Pantry offering:

Canned Fruit

Local Mission opportunities

A Congregational Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 8th, 2018 at 12:05 pm

in the Sanctuary. The congregational council and pastoral leadership would like

to invite you to discuss the building renovation plans, including

financing options and general contractor selection.

Please make every effort to attend. Thank you!

Hope Grows

Event

Saturday, April 14, 2018 you are invited to attend a dinner event to celebrate and support

the mission of Lutheran Social Services. Dinner/Program begins at 6:00 p.m. at McCrory

Gardens Education & Visitor Center located at 631 22nd Avenue, Brookings, SD. Reser-

vations are necessary. Please RSVP by March 30, 2018 to (800) 568-2401 ext. 7507 or

Tonya.Jackson@LssSD.org. For more information, please see the flyer on the bulletin

board in the Fellowship Hall.

Congregational

Meeting

Are you missing something in your kitchen? There are a number of

crock pots still in the Fellowship Hall Kitchen from the Lenten Soup

Suppers. Thank you to all who provided all of the fantastic soups,

vegetables, and cookies this Lenten season!

Stewardship

Soup Supper

Crock Pots

HE HAS RISEN!

NOW WE SHALL ARISE

TO SHARE OUR

TIME,

TREASURE &

TALENTS

Worship Art

Cleaning out and have items you would like to donate to the church rummage sale? Dona-

tions will be accepted beginning Monday, May, 14. Please note that we will not be accepting

any exercise equipment or electronics. The sale will take place during the week after Memori-

al Day. Please watch for more information in the May newsletter. Thank you!

Church Rummage Sale

Mission Kits

Everyone is invited to share your creativity! Worship Art pages may

be found in the Sanctuary behind the back row of pews. You may

take your color page home or you are encouraged to leave it in the

basket on the table. Finished pages will be taken and placed on dis-

play on the bulletin board located in the Narthex. From there they

are then shared with our Homebound Congregation Members. Hap-

py coloring!

April 9, 2018-5:00-8:00 p.m. Pizza Ranch Fundraiser. We will receive a

percentage of the dine-in and carry-out orders. Please plan to join us for

supper with your family! This is a fundraiser for the NYG trip to Houston, TX.

Pizza Ranch

Fundraiser

On behalf of our high school youth and myself, I would like to thank everyone who attended

our Easter Breakfast and supported our “Spring Theme Basket Raffle”! Thank you to Pastor

Constanze, the youth and parents who helped with the Easter Sunrise Worship Service and

the breakfast!

Thank You

Personal Care Kit bags are now available in the Narthex on Sunday mornings and in the

church office during the week. Take one home, fill it with items on the

attached list and return to the "Lutheran World Relief" bin in the Narthex

by Sunday, September 9. If you prefer not to shop and would rather

make a donation, that works too! Kits are valued at $10 each. For more

information, please check the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall near

the kitchen.

Thank you!

The Gathering

Jesus reminds us in Matthew 25:36b, “. . . I was in prison and you visited me. . . and

in Matthew 25:40 He reminds us that , “. . . whatever you did for one of the least of these,

you did it unto me.”

At least twice a year, members from Trinity attend worship in the Penitentiary Hope Chapel.

The next scheduled date for Trinity to attend the worship is May 31, 2018. If you are inter-

ested in attending the worship opportunity, please contact Ann Marie Rossing (605)256

-3851 or call the church office (605)256-2771. Forms must be filled out and submitted

by May 15, 2018 to our church office. You are encouraged to consider visiting the pris-

on and worship with the “family” of St. Dysmas. http://stdysmas.com/

SUNDAY, April 8:

8:00 a.m. Coffee in the Narthex

8:45 a.m. Traditional Service

9:45 a.m. Coffee Hour

10:00 a.m. Sunday School

10:45 a.m. MSLYO Committee Mtg– (YR)

11:00 a.m. Celebration Service

12:05 p.m. Special Congregational Meeting

6:30 p.m. Webelos 1 -(YR)

MONDAY, April 9:

8:00 a.m. Sonshine– Preschool

1:30 p.m. Worship Service is broadcast

on VAST Ch. 11

4:00 p.m. Cancer Support Group- (OS– Nicky’s)

7:00 p.m. Troop 5 Boy Scouts- (FH)

TUESDAY, April 10:

8:00 a.m. Sonshine– Preschool

8:30 a.m. Staff Meeting- (CR)

1:00 p.m. Finance Committee Mtg– (CR)

1:00 p.m. Quilting- (FH)

1:30 p.m. Worship Service is broadcast on

VAST Ch. 11

5:15 p.m. Precouncil Mtg- (CR)

5:15 p.m. Milestone Ministry Committee Mtg-

(CO)

5:45 p.m. Executive Council- (CR)

6:00 p.m. MRT-LSS- (Room 18)

6:30 p.m. Board of Deacons Mtg- (CR)

6:30 p.m. Board of Trustees Mtg- (FH)

6:30 p.m. Parish Ed Board Mtg- (CO)

8:00 p.m. Council Mtg- (FS)

WEDNESDAY, April 11:

8:00 a.m. Sonshine-Preschool

4:30 p.m. Youth Jubliant Choir- (SB)

5:15 p.m. Covenant Choir- (FS)

5:15 p.m. Epiphany Bell Choir- (SB)

5:15 p.m. Chancel Choir- (YR)

5:30 p.m. Confirmation Supper- (FH)

Thank you for your continued financial support!

FINANCIAL RESPONSE - TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

February, 2018

WEDNESDAY, April 11 Cont.:

6:00 p.m. Chapel Choir - (FS)

6:30 p.m. 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation

-(FH)

6:45 p.m. Adult Choir- (FS)

6:45 p.m. High School Bible Study- (YR)

6:45 p.m. Celebration Practice– (S)

THURSDAY, April 12:

8:00 a.m. Sonshine– Preschool

8:30 p.m. Worship Committee Meeting- (FS)

6:00 p.m. Bethel Foundation Dinner & Action

- (OS– Dakota Prairie Playhouse)

FRIDAY, April 13:

6:45 a.m. Men’s Group– (FH)

8:00 a.m. Sonshine– Preschool

SATURDAY, April 14:

6:00 p.m. Worship- (FH)

SUNDAY, April 15:

8:00 a.m. Coffee in the Narthex

8:45 a.m. Traditional Service

9:45 a.m. Coffee Hour

10:00 a.m. Sunday School

11:00 a.m. Celebration Service

12:15 p.m. MSLYO– Air Madness- (OS-

Harrisburg)

Income Expense Ahead/(Behind)

General $ 58,140.38 $ 78,236.23 $ (20,095.85)

Dedicated * $ 6,303.51 $ 4,556.95 $ 1,746.56

Dedicated refers to Income with purposes specified by the donor that cannot be used to pay regular

Operating Expenses.