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THE TRINITY HERALD
notes and news from
Trinity Lutheran Church and School
8781 Brunswick Road, Minocqua, WI 54548
715-356-2255
www.trinityminocqua.org
trinity@trinityminocqua.org
Our mission at Trinity Lutheran Church is to teach the Word of God, to train believers for lives of Christian service,
and to tell the good news of Jesus Christ to the Northwoods community and to the world.
EXTRAORDINARY JOY FOR ORDINARY DAYS
Everyone is looking for it. Everyone is pursuing it. It’s even mentioned in the Declaration of Independence: “Life, Liberty,
and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Happiness. Bliss. Delight. Ecstasy. Joy. Glee. Pleasure. Gladness. Cheerfulness. (Can you tell I like synonyms?)
Find it yet? Happiness and joy, that is. If you find it, can you hold on to it? Too many look for joy in a place, a pill, a
person, a position, profit or pride. None of these provide lasting joy.
There is a difference between happiness and joy. Happiness depends on circumstances. Happiness is a graduation, a
wedding day. Happiness is a Starbucks gift card. Happiness is a Green Bay Packers’ push for a Super Bowl title…next year.
When the gift card is spent, happiness is gone. When graduation is over, it’s on to the next thing, the next event, the
next stage in life. Happiness is fleeting, temporary.
Joy, on the other hand, is different. Joy is better. True Christian joy, joy in Jesus, is deep-rooted, long-lasting.
Can you find joy in church? If you’re looking for the right Person, then you can find joy – joy in Jesus. Thanks to Easter
morning’s empty tomb, we find lasting joy in the risen Christ!
Can you find joy in a jail cell? Paul did, in his letter to the Philippians. On Easter Sunday, we’ll begin a seven week journey
of joy through God’s amazing Word in Philippians. Find extraordinary joy for ordinary days in the risen Christ! A sampling
of joy to be found in this letter:
“I thank my God every time I remember you. Every time I pray for all of you, I always pray with joy, because of
your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now. I am convinced of this very thing: that he who began
a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (1:3-6)
“Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things again to you, and it is
a safeguard for you.” (Philippians 3:1,2)
“Rejoice in the Lord always! I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is
near.” (Philippians 4:4,5)
See you at Easter’s empty tomb and in the weeks that follow!
Rejoice! He lives!
Pastor Stephen Luchterhand
April 2021 page 1
PRAYERS STEWARDSHIP PRAYER
Please remember the following Gracious Heavenly Father, you are a God of power and order, endowing us with
members and friends of Trinity in talents and energies and crowning them with success even when we do not use them
your prayers and your words of faithfully. You continually preserve the earth and its fullness for our use. Teach us to
encouragement to them: remember you as our Creator, to glorify you with our reasonable service, and to honor
you with our first fruits. May we also remember that you sent your Son to make us
Helen Anderson your own through his most precious blood. Bless the gathering of offerings in our
Jordan and Justin Grebe congregation and help each of us as individuals to be good stewards, knowing that we
Carolyn Johnson will someday be asked to give an account of our stewardship. Motivate us to respond
Pearl Klug generously to your blessings, to preach, teach, reach out, live and give for you. You
Laura Lee proved your love for us. Help us to show our love for you. Amen.
Sheila Lemke
Harvey Sadler
WORSHIP NOTES
Brandon Trapp
If you would like to be included on Holy Week worship times, themes, and texts:
this prayer list in future April 1 (Maundy Thursday, 6:30 p.m.) = “The Antidote for Despair”
newsletters please contact the John 14:1-6, 25-27
church office. April 2 (Good Friday, 1:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.) = “T.G.I.G.F.” The Seven
Words from the Cross
April 4 (Easter Sunday; 6:30, 8:00, & 9:30 a.m.) = See below
** Please note that there will only be one service on Easter Sunday, repeated
three different times. There will not be a separate Easter Sunrise service
different from the later Easter morning services. The same service will be
repeated at each time. Video of the Good Friday and Easter services will be
posted online for viewing on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
Sunday Worship texts and themes for our series on Philippians – “Extraordinary
Joy for Ordinary Days”:
April 4 = Philippians 1:18-21 “Joy in the Risen Christ” (Easter Festival)
April 11/12 = Philippians 1:3-11 “Joy in Sharing the Gospel”
April 18/19 = Philippians 2:1-11 “Joy in Humility”
April 25/26 = Philippians 3:8-14 “Joy in Pressing On”
RADIO SERVICES (Christian Education Sunday)
May 2/3 = Philippians 4:4-9 “Joy in Anxiety”
If you are unable to make it to May 9/10 = Philippians 4:10-13 “Joy in Contentment”
worship, you may listen to one of May 16/17 = Philippians 2:12,13 “Joy in Growing” (Confirmation)
our sister congregations services
Whom will you invite to Easter worship? Remember Easter 2020? We spent it at
through local radio stations on
home or wherever you happened to be. Because of the “Safer-at-home” order
Sunday mornings.
there was no in-person worship. So, we’ve been waiting two years for this – in-
Zion, Rhinelander person Easter worship! Who’s coming with you? If you and I need the message of
Services on WYCE 93.7 FM the forgiveness of sins and life after death (and we do!), surely everyone we know
at 9:00 am needs this. Easter Sunday is April 4th!
Christ, Eagle River
Please continue to register for worship. This is done for two reasons—
Services on WERL 950 AM
1) Registering for worship during this time is a “best practice” that helps us to
at 10:00 am worship as safely as possible and provides for contact tracing should it become
necessary; 2) Registration also helps us with Communion attendance. Call (715-
356-2255) or email (Trinity@trinityminocqua.org). Registration will be especially
helpful for Easter Sunday!
WORSHIP AT TRINITY Worship Online: Our service is recorded every Sunday and posted online at our
Sundays at 8 & 10:30 am church website. This is usually done by Monday morning, sometimes earlier.
Bible Class & Sunday School Thank you for making use of this technology to “go deep” in the Word.
at 9:15 am
Copies of each week’s sermon are available online as well and in the fellowship
Mondays at 6:30 pm hall just outside the sanctuary. Use these to review and to share!
April 2021 page 2BIBLE STUDY NOTES TRINITY SCHOOL NEWS
Here’s the listing of March Bible study opportunities at Spring has sprung which means
Trinity: smaller snow piles and more grass
Sunday Morning, 9:15 a.m. (beginning, April 11th) – to play on. The students have
“Taking Personal Devotions Personally” How are your enjoyed having to wear less winter
personal Bible study habits? Need encouragement and gear and even extra recess time to
ideas for study? We’ll discuss the When and How and soak up the sun (and have mask
When of personal Bible study. We’ll examine our own breaks!).
habits and study the habits of people like Jesus, Moses,
David, Mary, and others. On Sunday, April 25 we will
Mid-week Lunch Break Bible Study (Wednesday, 12:15 p.m.), beginning April celebrate Christian Education
7th - “Jesus: The Light of the World – A Study of John’s Gospel.” We’ll tackle Sunday and showcase our school.
this for several weeks in the Spring and likely continue on during the Fall Watch for special videos to be
season. shown throughout worship that
weekend. To go along with
Weekly Bible study in the Sunday bulletin – In each week’s bulletin (both hard Christian Education Sunday, the
copy and online), look for a study entitled “19 Minutes with Luther.” Each students will get to celebrate Spirit
week’s lesson is based on key teachings from Luther’s Small Catechism. Both Week, April 26-30.
questions and answer key will be provided in each week’s bulletin.
Pastor’s “Wednesday Encouragement” blog, continues to be found on Upcoming Dates at Trinity
Trinity’s Facebook page and on our church website. You can also have this School
devotion sent to your email each Wednesday. Friday, April 2
The newest “Grace Moments” daily devotional from Time of Grace is No School—Good Friday
available at our Time of Grace materials display in the Welcome Center. These Monday, April 5
devotions begin April 1st. No School—Easter Break
Sunday, April 25
MINISTRY UPDATES Christian Education Sunday
Monday-Friday, April 26-30
If you’re reading this right away… Martin Luther College is offering online Holy Spirit Week
Week devotions covering Palm Sunday through Easter. Links embedded in the
devotions will allow you to hear the hymns performed for you by a variety of Midweek Chapel: Our midweek
MLC musicians. Because of the hymn recordings, this series is online only, but chapel services is held on
in several formats: read them online, download the series as a PDF, listen to Wednesdays at 8:15 am during the
podcasts online, or request that we send them to your personal email on a daily school year. The students have
basis, March 28-April 4. Go to www.mlc-wels.edu to sign up. chosen to send their mission
Teen group April meeting will take place on Wednesday, April 7 th from offerings to the Costa Maya
6:15-8 p.m. at Trinity’s fellowship hall. As always, expect food for body and soul Ministries to help spread the
– please RSVP with Pastor. gospel message to the people of
the southern part of the Yucatan
Trinity is on Instagram! Look for trinitylutheranminocqua and follow us. Peninsula in Mexico.
Expect updates, information, pictures, more in the weeks ahead. During the
month of April, we’ll be posting pictures of a plastic Playmobil™ Martin Luther
(on both Instagram and Facebook). Can you guess where he’ll be? Your children
and grandchildren might enjoy these teachable moments.
Pastor will be attending the Northwoods Conference Pastors’ Conference April
20 & 21 in Iron Mountain, MI.
FLOWER CHART: There are still plenty of dates to sign up for if
you wish to sponsor flowers for worship. You can sign up in the
binder to the right of the picture window in the welcome center.
There is the availability of two bouquets per week. Bouquets
are $28 each. Payments can be made in the box by the binder.
April 2021 page 3Upcoming Worship Opportunities at Trinity
Maundy Thursday—April 1 at 6:30 pm
Good Friday—April 2 at 1:00 & 6:30 pm
Easter Sunday—April 4 at 6:30, 8:00, & 9:30 am
Christian Education Sunday
April 25 at 8:00 & 10:30 am and
Monday, April 26 at 6:30 pm
LWMS Northwoods Circuit Spring Rally
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Trinity Lutheran Church, Wabeno
Northern Wisconsin District Mission Board Chrairman, Pastor Ben Enstad,
will give a presentation on WELS Home Missions including mission work
in our Northwoods district.
The day begins with registration, coffee and snacks at 8:30 am and ends with a
closing devotion and lunch at 12:15 pm.
Trinity Church encourages mask wearing and distancing. Babysitting will be available.
To register your child(ren), call or text Laura at 715-674-6705.
April 2021 page 4You can also read
