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Lent, Holy Week and
Easter Worship Services
Printer friendly daily scripture readings for Lent
- Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday
Be sure to turn your clocks forward one hour
next Saturday night, March 13! Daylight savings time
begins and you wouldn’t want to be late for worship.
Inclement weather cancellations:
Call Trinity at 737-8635, then dial extension 405
Or check
CBS 21 News First Warning StormWatch
Easter
lilies will be used to decorate Trinity on
Easter Sunday. If you would like to contribute to
the Easter lilies or to the cost of palms and other
seasonal decorations, a member of the Worship
Ministry Team will be in the Gathering Space
after the services on March 14 to
take your order. Orders can also be placed by
calling or visiting the church office during normal
business hours. At the same time, you will have the
opportunity to contribute to the cost of Easter
flowers for Trinity’s homebound members, being
provided by Women of Trinity. The purchase of a lily
or a contribution in any amount to either Easter
flowers for Trinity’s homebound members or palms and
other seasonal decorations can be made in memory or
honor of a loved one.
Link to Senior Pastor Call
Committee News
A Special Topics Class on the call process
will take place on Sundays, March 14 and 21. The
John L. Bush Bible Study Class is hosting this
class, which will meet in Room 237 during the Church
School hour, 9:30 to 10:30. Over the two Sundays,
Pastors David Fisher and Cliff Eshbach, who are
consulting with Trinity throughout the call process,
will visit with us to discuss the steps we will be
taking over the next couple of years in the pursuit
of our next senior pastor. This is great opportunity
not only to gain clarity on the call process but
also to have questions answered. So come to talk!
Any questions about the class itself may go to
Christopher Couch, Director of Learning Ministries,
at
christopher.couch@trinitycamphill.org or
737-8635. All Trinity members, guests, and visitors
are welcome to attend.
Parish Acts:
A funeral service was held for Allan Hull on March
6.
Our hospitalized and at-home members are listed
in the narthex and Gathering Space. Your
prayers, cards and visits to them are invited so
that Christ may be glorified by the manner in which
His people care for each other.

Staff Notes
by Pastor Nancy Easton

The library is usually open for browsing and use
whenever the building is open. Assistance is available
on Wednesday mornings.
Summer
Sunday Church School for children.
The Educational Ministries Committee is surveying
interest in having a summer Sunday Church School
program for children. For the pilot program, we are
considering children in kindergarten through fifth
grade and having the program run from mid-June
through mid-August. If you are a parent, we would
like to know of your interest in having your child
in this program. If you are a parent or youth or
any adult, we would like to know of your interest in
being a teacher or shepherd in the program (we plan
to rotate the leadership throughout the summer).
Please share your interest with Jack Bush,
Chairperson of the Educational Ministries Committee
(jbush3108@comcast.net);
any member of the committee; or with Christopher
Couch, Director of Learning Ministries, through the
church office (737-8635,
christopher.couch@trinitycamphill.org). The
committee is deciding on having the program soon, so
please let us hear from you soon. Thank you!
Trinity's
Social Ministry Committee
and the Prison Action Committee
of Christian Churches United
invite all to attend a
Community Connections Breakfast
at Trinity Lutheran Church on
Saturday, May 15 from 9:00am
to 10:30am. Trinity will
host inmates of work release,
transitional and prerelease
programs to share breakfast,
prayers, inspiration and other
information to support
approximately 50 men and women.
Volunteers willing to
practice genuine hospitality are
needed to help make and
serve breakfast and share
fellowship with participants.
Volunteers should contact
Roberta Smith at 761-0519 or
Lorraine Graybill at 763-4183.
Church Affiliated Child Care
Center began 21 years ago
with Trinity members serving on
the board. The Social Ministry
Committee is seeking a second
board member to serve with Margy
Fox. The meetings are held on
the 3rd Wednesday of
the month, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. We
currently support CACCC in the
amount of $2,500 and with spring
and fall Bon-Ton coupon
fundraisers and Advent
calendars. If you are interested
or would like more information,
contact Margy through the church
office or complete the orange
insert.
Ecumenical
Food Pantry needs -
Each Sunday of every month food can be brought to
the church for the Food Pantry. Please place your
non-perishable food items in the food box in the
Collection Closet in the Gathering Space, or the baskets
in the narthex. Some needed items are soup, noodles,
baked beans, canned fruit and vegetables, peanut butter,
spaghetti and spaghetti sauce, baby food, powdered milk,
tea bags, canned juice and canned meats. Thank you for
your generosity.
Campbells Labels and Box Tops for Education Needed!
The Women of Trinity Special Concerns Committee is
collecting Campbell product labels and Box Tops for
Education to help designated educational organizations
acquire equipment. Please continue to bring the UPC codes from
labels from all varieties of Campbell soups and other
products including Franco-American, Pepperidge Farms,
Spaghettios, Swanson, and V8 beverages. Box Tops for
Education are located at the top or side of boxes from a
variety of manufacturers including Betty Crocker,
General Mills, Scott paper products, and more. There is
a list of accepted labels at the reception desk in the
Gathering Space. Labels should be placed in the
designated box also located at the reception desk.
More information
List of eligible products
Karns Quality
Foods and Giant Foods offer area schools the
opportunity to enhance the quality of education
through their purchase programs. Trinity’s Preschool
Playgroup is participating in these fantastic
programs and so need our help. In essence, this is
no-fund fundraising, since, once registered, one
percent of each shopper’s usual
purchases at either store goes toward the school’s
fund. At Giant, simply register for the A+ Special
Rewards Program by going to the website
GiantAplus.com, entering our school’s ID code
(02309), your Giant Bonus Card number, and the first
three letters of your last name. (Two schools may be
selected for the fundraising, and registration may
be done at the store, too, if need be.) At Karns,
the process has changed. Karns receipts may no
longer be brought to the church. Instead, go
to Karnsfood.com, click on the "Fresh Rewards" link,
then the "1 for the Schools" link. A drop menu
appears; click on the name of Trinity Preschool
Playgroup. After registering the Karns card on line,
present the Fresh Rewards card at every purchase.
With the store funds raised last year, we were able
to purchase a laminator plus many new toys and
needed school equipment. This is a great way to
support our weekday preschool!
Coupons
for Overseas Military Families - Our mission
project is going very well. So far, we have sent
43,330 coupons worth $62,524.76 to six
bases overseas! And we have more coupons being
processed for future shipments. Please be sure to
individually cut all coupons and remove any that can
only be redeemed at a single store or chain before
putting them in an envelope, baggie, or clipping
them. Please do not pre-sort or fold the coupons.
For more information, please see Kellie Argot or
contact her through the church office. THANK YOU
for helping to make this a successful project!
The
Women of Trinity are collecting donations for
the J. Stewart Scholarship fund at Gettysburg
Seminary in honor of our retiring pastor. Blessing
Boxes for your contribution are now available at the
desk in the Gathering Space. You may return yours
at any time to the church office or at the final
ingathering at the WOT General Meeting on May
5. Make checks payable to Women of Trinity
with Blessing Box on the memo line.
The
Women of Trinity are again asking the
congregation to help Lutheran World Relief by
donating items for Health Kits. Each kit
contains specific items: a hand towel and wash cloth
(dark color is recommended), a bath size bar of soap
in its original wrapping, an adult size toothbrush
in its original package, a sturdy comb, a metal nail
file or nail clippers with a file attached and six
Band-Aids or similar brand. Only these new items are
allowed in the kits. None of the materials may have
religious, patriotic or military symbols. Please
place any donated items in the Collection Closet in
the Gathering Space in the box marked for Health
Kits.
Did You Know?
Trinity’s Endowment Fund balance was $415,806 at the
end of 2009 (all held by the ELCA Endowment Fund
Pooled Trust), and the market value of the fund
increased by $65,692 during 2009. Trinity
distributed the Endowment Fund 2009 income of
$19,171 in February 2010: half to remain to grow the
endowment, and the other half to social ministry
benevolence, missions benevolence, MIRA
(Maintenance, Improvement and Reserve Account), and
the Leading the Way to New Ministries Capital
Campaign. To find out more about how you can support
Trinity’s endowment, contact Paul Hensel
(paul.hensel@trinitycamphill.org or phone
737-8635).

Trinity
Member Business Directory is on the web at
www.trinitycamphill.org.
It can be accessed from News & Events, About Trinity
or Quick Links. We hope this valuable consumer and
business networking tool will be beneficial to you.
While this is not an endorsement of any of the
individuals or companies presented, we thank you for
your patronage and support. Additions or corrections
may be submitted by the 15th of each
month by contacting
ksadesigns@comcast.net. If you
do not have access to a computer and would like a
directory, please request a copy from our office
receptionist, Joann Fetrow.
View or download the Trinity Member Business
Directory

Gathering
Space art display
The
April 2010 Gathering Space art exhibit will again
feature the
Crosses of Trinity, and again we are seeking
additions to that exhibit. Everyone is
encouraged to participate, including those who
contributed to the displays last year, and all
framed photographs received will be displayed along
with those that were part of the original exhibit.
Neither special photographic expertise nor
expensive, high quality cameras are required – just
your willingness to share our symbols of the love of
Jesus for us by his death on the cross through the
lens of your camera.
There is also an instruction sheet for photographers
available in the Gathering Space or the church
office as well as on-line. (click
here) The instruction sheet provides all
of the necessary details. If you have questions,
please contact Jeff Weaver at 697-3259, Maggie
Ackerman at 790-9345 or Christopher Couch at
737-8635, or send an email to
TrinityCrosses@trinitycamphill.org. Framed
photographs to be included in the exhibit are due in
the church office by March 15, 2010.
Trinity
Seniors Luncheon: The March luncheon is
scheduled for Wednesday, March 17 at noon in
Fellowship Hall. The meal will be prepared by our
own Trinity Kitchen Crew followed by a presentation
by Reuben (Bud) Smitley, chaplain for the Harrisburg
Senators baseball team. The charge for this event
will be $7.00. Registration deadline is March 11.
Yellow registration forms for the luncheon may be
found at the Receptionist Desk in the Gathering
Space. Questions should be directed to George Wirt
or Judy Messinger through the church office.
Trinity's
Book Discussion Group invites You! - Next
meeting:
March 21 - The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth That Could Change Everything by Brian McLaren
The Book
Discussion Group normally meets on the third Sunday of every
month at 9:30 in room 234.
More information
The
Lutheran Adult Forum -
Sunday,
March 28, 2010 - "Face Time: Social
Media & Faith”
from pages 20-26 of the February 2010 issue of
The Lutheran
magazine. Technology has opened up a world of
communication that would have been something out
of science fiction only a generation or two
ago. Through social networking Web sites and
messaging technology, a person can interact with
thousands across the globe, instantly exchanging
words, photos, videos and ideas with a few
keystrokes. What does all this mean for people
of faith? How can new media opportunities help
our congregation fulfill its mission? It’s
happened so fast we’ve barely had time to assess
whether it will bring us closer together or keep
us an electronic arm’s length apart.
The
Women of Trinity continues the Circle Bible studies
in March. The groups will study Chapter 5 of the
book Stand Strong. All women are invited to
join a Circle Group that meets their schedules.
Sarah Sunday, March 14 at 9:30 a.m. Room 239.
Women of Trinity thank all those who submitted
recipes for the Tastes of Trinity
cookbook. The proceeds from the cookbook will be
given to the ELCA's World Hunger program and the
Ecumenical Food Pantry at Messiah Lutheran in
Harrisburg. The cookbook may be pre-ordered
throughout March through the church office at $15
per copy. The three-ring padded-cover cookbook makes
a lovely gift and will also provide our members with
great recipes. We expect the books to arrive at
Trinity in May. Checks for pre-orders should be made
out to Women of Trinity with "Cookbook" on the memo
line.
The
Spaghetti Dinner, held in Fellowship Hall and
sponsored by the Men's Group, will be on March 12.
Tickets are $5 in advance or $6 at the door.
Children under 12 years old are free. So Mom and
Dad, bring your young children and get an
all-you-can-eat supper for $10. Grandparents, don't
forget to bring the grandchildren. Price includes
spaghetti, salad, and dessert. Tickets go on sale
starting in mid-February.
Attention,
attention, calling all youth in grades 6-12! The
next YG Nite is on Sunday, March 14 from
6-8:30 p.m. Please bring a snack to share. Home
baked goodies are always welcome. Also, remember to
bring friends to YG always and anytime. Pizza will
be provided! So come on out for all of the faith,
fun, and fellowship. C U @ YG!
Trinity is hosting a Prison Re-Entry Breakfast
on Saturday, May 15. An organizational meeting will
be held on March 17 to coordinate the details for
the breakfast. We will meet at 7:35 in Room 232-234.
Anyone willing to help and participate in any way is
welcome to attend.
Finding Your PLACE in Ministry is a
self-discovery course which helps individuals
identify their personality, spiritual gifts,
abilities, life passions and experiences. This
course will be offered on Sundays, March 21, 28,
April 11, 18 and 25 from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. in room
126, and facilitated by Judy Collins and Ryan
Hannigan. Contact Judy (737-9921 x 239) or complete
an orange insert if you plan to attend this class.
Who are we, and what do we believe?
"Men’s Third Saturday" on Saturday Morning,
March 20. Our subject for the March's Third
Saturday is Book of James, Grace as an Appetizer.
Martin Luther wanted the book of James removed from
the Bible, but our March leader, Roger Smith, has a
different idea. Roger will lead us through James,
illustrating his points with the following:
"Spiritual growth occurs through service," "We all
have gifts to fulfill our calling," "God has a
unique purpose for each of our lives," and more! A
light breakfast will be provided. We will meet in
the church Library at 8:30, enjoy breakfast, and
start the gathering at 9. No need to sign up, but if
you have questions contact George Enney at
georgebeckyenney@yahoo.com.

The American Composers Choral Festival
will be held at Trinity on Saturday, March 20, at
7:30 p.m. Instrumentalists from the Hershey Symphony
Orchestra and 170 singers from six area churches
including Trinity will be participating under the
direction of conductor and composer K. Lee Scott.
Tickets are $5 each and are on sale in the church
office during business hours. The concert will be
videotaped and later televised by PCN (Pa. Cable
Network) on April 1 at 8 p.m. and April 3 at 2 p.m.
Press Release
Day
Trip to New Windsor, Maryland: Monday, March 22,
we have another opportunity to volunteer at the LWR
Warehouse in New Windsor. We will leave Trinity’s
parking lot at 6:30 a.m. and return before 5:00 p.m.
Lunch in the dining room is provided at no cost to
all volunteers. Complete an orange insert or contact
Judy Collins (737-9921 x 239), if you would like to
join us.
Sick
of all this cold weather and ready for spring?
Think warm thoughts and consider joining one of
Trinity’s 2010 Softball teams. Trinity is proud to
sponsor the fourth season of Trinity softball. This
year as we did last year, we are sponsoring two
teams. Both teams could still use members for
several key positions around the field, so come join
the fun. Practices begin in April, with games
starting in May and running through July. For more
information come to a short informational meeting in
the Library on March 14 after the 11 a.m.
service; or contact Dave Addams (Team 1
Coach) or Lisa Wolf (Team 2 Coach) through the
church office. See you on the field!

Trinity Campers: It is that time of year
again to make plans for the Spring Camping
Weekend! This year we are heading to
Knoebels Campground and Amusement Park
June 4-6. The rates are $38 for
tents and $40 for campers. We need to make
reservations by March 15. There is a limited number
of cabins available. For those not interested in
camping, come spend the day at the amusement park/waterpark
with your fellow members and join us for the potluck
dinner and service Saturday night. If interested,
please contact Tom or Pam Easley through the church
office.

COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR - 2010
Fostering Wellness of Body, Mind, &
Spirit
Hosted by TRINITY LUTHERAN
CHURCH
April 17, 2010 - 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
FOR CHILDREN TO SENIORS
Health Fair Nuggets: Are Sports Drinks
okay for kid and adult teeth? Brice Arndt, DDS, will
share information on the nutritional influences
of sport beverages on your dental health when he
speaks at the Community Health Fair here at Trinity
on April 17.
Mark
your calendars - Trinity's support of the Delta
Community's Family Night Out Dinners will be held
this year on Monday, April 12 and Monday,
September 13. Volunteers will be needed to
help transport food, serve the meal and provide
child care or after the programs with a story of the
event. Volunteers meet at Trinity at
4:30pm. The dinner starts at 6:00 p.m. at Penbrook
United Church of Christ in Harrisburg. |