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our 10:30 am service will stream live on YouTube! Go to our page on YouTube: “Trinity Lutheran Church Norman, Oklahoma”.
PASTOR’S VACATION DAYS
Friday, May 23 to Tuesday, May 27.
Pastor & Kathy will be at a family reunion in Texas. Vicar Sawall will be in the office during that time.
GRADUATE NAMES: Please call the church office with names of high school and college graduates so we can put them in the Sunday bulletins this month! There will be graduates this month from Norman High, Norman North and Oklahoma University. God bless the high school and college graduates in our Lord Jesus Christ!
SENIORS
SENIORS LUNCH DEVOTIONAL
Thursday, May 1st at 11:15 a.m.
A brief devotional led by Pastor and Vicar will be held followed by a meeting and a potluck luncheon. They will have a presentation from Civil War “reenactors” …..sounds like fun!
SENIORS TRIP
Friday, May 16th – Picnic at the Lake
Meet at the church around 10:30 a.m. Pastor will drive the group to Lake Thunderbird for a picnic! Steve Butte will head up the men who will cook hamburgers and hotdogs. The sides will be furnished by the ladies. They have some exciting activities planned including horseshoes and cornhole.
Coming in June – Church Picnic
Sunday June 1st 4:00-6:00 p.m. Reaves Park (Large Pavilion)
Please join the church elders and the Fellowship Committee for some great food, fellowship, fun, and fresh air at Reaves Park (main Shelter)
The elders will provide hamburgers, hotdogs/brats, drinks, chips and other side dishes/desserts – all you need to bring is yourself and your loved ones!
We will have some fun & games for the kids and even a few fun activities for the adults (aka, kids at heart)! Feel free to bring your own games & sports equipment if you like – there are plenty of big open spaces and we hope to get a beautiful spring afternoon.
No need to sign up – just come and enjoy!
51st OKLAHOMA DISTRICT CONVENTION
June 13, 14 2025 Friday / Saturday
Hilton Garden Inn – Edmond, Oklahoma
Theme: “Praying to the Lord of the Harvest!” Luke 10:2
As district president, Pastor Nehrenz will be chairing this convention. (His name will stand again for re-election at the convention.) Our lay delegate is Kurt Schweiger and our alternate lay delegate is Nils Gransberg.
This theme is based on Luke 10:1-2. “After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. And he said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’”
We will be privileged to have attending our convention, LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison, LCMS 2nd Vice-President Rev. Ben Ball and the LCMS “Set Apart to Serve” Director Rev. Dr. James Baneck.
You are welcome to attend the Opening Communion Service on Friday night June 13 at 7:00 p.m. and the convention proceedings. Our Synod President Rev. Dr. Matthew Harrison will be the preacher.
At our convention’s Friday evening reception, at 10:00 p.m., we will feature the return of “The Pickin’ Parsons’ Band!” We played bluegrass music at St. John’s in Okarche, as entertainment for the 100th anniversary. We will return, and bring our banjo, guitar, mandolin and fiddle! (Harrison, Wackler, Nehrenz, Heckman).
MEMORIAL DAY
The church office and Early Learning Center will be closed on Monday, May 26 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.
LYF Yard Sale
The LYF yard sale date has been set-June 27-28th. We will collect your items until Wednesday, June 25th. Items may be dropped off in the Triangle Room closest to the Fellowship Hall. If you have large items, and need assistance, please contact Susan 405-627-3583.
PASTOR’S RETIREMENT PARTY Although the event isn’t until November, we need donations now to begin to pay for the catering expense. We also need volunteers to assist with fundraising. Please consider working with our committee if you have some ideas on fundraising. If you’d like to donate today, please write “retirement event” on the memo of your check. Questions, contact Jackie Mullen at 405-321-3443. Thank you!!
PASTOR’S RETIREMENT FUNDRAISERS We will kick off our fundraiser events with Kurt Schweiger’s famous “Burger Burn” on Saturday, May 17th from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. There’ll be burgers, hot dogs and beans, plus a bake sale to complete your tasty meal. If you like to bake and would be willing to donate some of your favorite baked goods, please sign up in the Narthex.
Our second fundraiser (date tba) is a silent auction in the Fellowship Hall. If you have an item or 2 you think would be an auction-worthy item, there is also a signup sheet for that, so we know how many items we have. Once we get enough items to sell, we will set a date for the silent auction….the sooner, the better. We are asking each board to donate items to make a themed basket for the auction. We will put the baskets together, the boards simply choose a theme, and each member donates one item to go in the basket. If you need ideas, please contact Jackie in the church office – 405-321-3443.
NOMINATIONS FOR BOARDS AND COUNCIL
At the Voters Meeting on Sunday April 27th, a beginning proposed slate will be presented for the election of members of all boards and council at the Voters Meeting on Sunday, June 22nd (for the July 2025 through June 2026 term.)
During May and June, as you are asked to serve on any Boards or on Council, prayerfully consider saying, “Yes- I will serve!” You may be asked to serve as:
- President– Conducts and chairs all Board and Voters meetings for the congregation.
- Vice-President – Assists the President in the above tasks
- Secretary – Takes minutes at all congregational meetings
- Treasurer – Paying church bills and keeping track of budgeted items
- Financial Secretary, and Assistant Financial Secretary – Depositing and counting of church members’ contributions
- Councilmen-at-large– Assigned to various tasks by the congregation President
Or on the:
- Board of Elders – Spiritual care of the congregation with the Pastor
- Board of Education – Our Sunday School, VBS, LYF
- School Board– Administering our TLC Early Childhood Center
- Board of Trustees– Care of our physical plant and property
- Board of Stewardship – Financial planning and pledging for our time, treasure and talent
- Board of Evangelism – Outreach and friendship visitation planning
- Endowment Board – Administering our Endowment contributions and disbursements
Your congregation needs you and your unique abilities in service of our Lord. Join in the challenge and the satisfying awareness that you are involved in God’s work in bringing the saving Gospel of our Lord Jesus before our lost and hurting world!
Contact Greg Haxton, the president of the congregation at (405-368-5134)
