4-06-2025
Fifth Sunday in Lent
Announcements: April 6, 2025
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
The Fifth Sunday in Lent on April 6, 2025
Isaiah 43:16-21 Philippians 3:(4b-7)
Luke 20: 9-20 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
9 And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard and let it out to tenants and went into another country for a long while. 10 When the time came, he sent a servant[a] to the tenants, so that they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 And he sent another servant. But they also beat and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ 15 And they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” 17 But he looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written: “‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?[b] 18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”
Paying Taxes to Caesar 19 The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. 20 So they watched him and sent spies, who pretended to be sincere, that they might catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
This Week at Trinity
Sun., Apr. 6 Fifth Sunday in Lent
8:30 am Bible Class and Sunday School
9:30 am Divine Service/HC
10:30 am Fellowship Time
Preschool Board Mtg. following Divine Service
4:00 pm Birthday Party for whole congregation in FH
Mon., Apr. 7 Bloodmobile in FH all day
12:30 pm Preschool
Tues., Apr. 8 7:00 am Early Risers
8:30 am Preschool
12:30 am Preschool
Wed., Apr. 9 10:00 am Library Committee Meeting
12:30 pm Preschool
1:30 pm Naomi Circle in FH
5:30 pm Confirmation Class and FLOCK
7:00 pm Lenten Service
Thurs., Apr. 10 8:30 am Preschool
9:45 am Preschool Chapel
10:00 am Book Club in FH
12:30 pm Preschool
1:45 pm Preschool Chapel
Sat., Apr. 12 11:00-4:00 Fellowship Hall in use by Julie Lang
Sun., Apr. 13 Palm Sunday
8:30 am Bible Class and Sunday School
9:30 am Divine Service/HC
10:30 am Fellowship Time
Board Meetings following Divine Service
Council Meeting following Board Meetings
Prayer List
Cancer:
Dannie Stephens
Neal Bowman (brother of Charlie Bowman)
Cindy Driskill
Alex Stephens
Cloa Faulkner (sister of Cindy Isdahl)
Marisue Lewis (friend of Langs)
On-going health concerns, Hospitalized, or Recovery:
Michael Hobbs (member)
Dona Bowman (member)
Dick Stream (brother of Cindy Isdahl)
Kevin Larsen (brother of Mark Larsen)
Martin Herzberg (son of Bruce and Beth Herzberg)
Maggie Dory
Shellie Wimer (friend of Doug Gooding
Terri Higgins (friend of Bullocks)
Shut-ins: Clara Buchanan (mother-in-law of Kathy Parker)
Military:
Kyle Marchok (husband of Lola Hembry’s granddaughter)
Missions:
Trinity Preschool (Creston)
Life Care Clinic, (Stuart, Creston & Atlantic)
Concordia Mission Society
Pastor James and Christel Neuendorf (Puerto Rico)
Pastor Daniel Vogel (Denison Hispanic Ministry)
Pastor James and Angela Sharp and Family (Uruguay)
Rev. Dr. Walter and Robyn Steele, (East Africa)
Jesse Liebmann (Romania)
Rachel Krause (Germany)
Attendance from last Sunday, March 30, 2025
Church Attendance 78 Communed 63
Adult Bible 23 Sunday School 13
Attendance at April 2 Lenten Service 37
When writing down names on the attendance side of the attendance cards, remember to include any children who are attending church with you.
Serving at Trinity on Sunday, April 6, 2025
Accompanist: Sharon Eklund
Ushers in April: Ed Booth, Dean Hadley, Dennis Brown and Mike Swanson
Acolytes: Bethany Isdahl and Wyatt Swanson
Elder of the month for April: Mike Swanson
Finance Team in April: Dean Hadley & Ed Booth
Altar Guild for April: Janette & Mike Lang
LIFE TOGETHER
VISITORS: We are so glad you joined us today. We collect offerings during our worship services. While we
believe this is a chance for each believer to be a good steward of the gifts they have received from God, you are welcome but not expected to give an offering while you are our guest. If you would like to learn more about the Lord’s ministry here at Trinity please call Pastor Rutz.
He would love to get acquainted and visit at a time that is convenient for you. You are also invited to join members in the fellowship hall after this morning’s service.
Attendance Cards: Visitors and members are asked to fill out an attendance card and to list names of each family member in attendance. Turn in your card at the back of the church at the end of the service.
On Sundays when there is Holy Communion please list the names of those who will be communing on the Holy Communion registration side of the card. Hand it to an usher as you go up for communion.
If you have moved or your phone number or email address have changed, please note any changes on the attendance card so that we can update our records in the office.
Weekly bulletins, announcements, and sermons continue to be available on the church website.
Children in the Divine Service Sheets are available from the basket in the back of the church. Parents are encouraged to read these to/with their children. Each week will have a short explanation of a different part of the church service or about something found in the church. They are other way to aid parents in teaching their children.
Midweek Lenten Service Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.
Preschool Board meets following Divine Service today.
Church Mailboxes: All members have a church mailbox, found on the east wall in the narthex. Please remember to check your box.
Deadline Change for Missions Project: The date on the slips in your mailboxes has been changed to April 20.
Birthday Party for the whole Congregation TODAY, Sunday, April 6 at 4:00 P.M. Join us for cake and games.
Last Day to order Easter Flowers: Today is the last day to turn in orders for Easter flowers. Refer to the yellow order form in your bulletin if you are interested in placing an order. Place the order form and payment in the offering plate.
Naomi Circle will meet on Wed., Apr. 9 at 1:30 in the fellowship hall. The Bible study will be from p. 14 in the Spring Quarterly “Confessing What We Believe”
Book Club: Do you like to read? A new Book Club is starting on Thursday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The first meeting will be an organizational meeting. We will determine what we want to read and then discussions on the book(s) will be the following meeting. For more information, see Corene Walter.
Wanted: Donations of wrapped Easter candy/goodies to be used for an Easter egg hunt following the Easter breakfast. If you are able to help, place your donations in the basket in the narthex by April 19.
Easter Schedule:
7:00 a.m. Sunrise Divine Service with Holy Communion
Easter Breakfast following the Sunrise Service
Easter Egg Hunt following the breakfast (weather permitting)
10:00 a.m. Divine Service with Holy Communion
Easter Breakfast will be served by the Trinity Preschool’s Board. A freewill offering will be taken to benefit the Preschool’s general fund.
Menu will be: biscuits & gravy, sausages, eggs, fruit, rolls and coffee/juice.
Rolls for the Easter Breakfast: We are in need of donations of rolls for the Easter breakfast. We’d like a total of 9 dozen. If you are able to provide some, please sign up on a sheet found on the table in the narthex. Check the sheet to see if any more are still needed.
Greeting Cards
Did you know that Trinity has a card display? Cards are only 50₵ each (no cheaper place in town!). In addition to the normal “Get Well”, “Birthday”, “Wedding”, “Anniversary”, “Thank You”, “Thinking of You” and “Symphany” cards, we also have special occasions such as Confirmation, Graduation, Baby, and Holiday cards (Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving, etc.) Check out the display!
If you have questions, speak to Joyce Kruse.