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SENIORS
SENIORS LUNCH DEVOTIONAL
Thursday, April 3rd at 11:15 a.m.
Hard to believe, but April is upon us. The first meeting of the month will be on Thursday, April 3rd. A devotional will be given by Pastor and Vicar followed by a short meeting. A yummy potluck will follow-bring a favorite dish to share! The speaker for this month will be a surprise, so come on out and meet our surprise.
SENIORS TRIP
Friday, April 25th at 9 a.m.
Note that this day is later in the month, due to Easter. We are scheduled to travel to the Stafford Museum in Wetherford. Departure time will be at 9:00 am. Cost and lunch location will be announced in church bulletin and e-mail.
NORMAN CIRCUIT PASTORS CONFERENCE is on Thursday April 24, 9:00 a.m. St. John’s Lutheran Church in Moore. Vicar will attend.
LCMS COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS:
Pastor Nehrenz will be in St. Louis and Ft. Wayne at both seminaries from April 23rd to May 1st.
He will attend the LCMS Council of Presidents meetings and also be present at both of the Vicarage and Call Services at these seminaries. Vicar Sawall will be here handling the parish responsibilities and the church services on April 27.
As Oklahoma District President, he will be working with the placements of the vicars and pastor candidates, along with the other 34 district presidents, Synod president and vice-presidents.
VICARAGE and FIRST CALLS SERVICES’ INFORMATION
Monday, April 28 – 6:00 p.m. (OK. CT time)
Vicarage service at the Ft. Wayne Seminary for vicarage assignments for 2025-2026. We have made application for our 36th Vicar, and will be assigned our next vicar on that day.
Tuesday, April 29 – 6:00 p.m. (OK. CT time)
Pastoral call service – Our former Vicars Jonathan Anderson and Jamie Bruss will receive calls that day. You can listen or watch live online to the services at: www.ctsfw.edu
BELL CHOIR REHEARSALS
Bell Choir rehearsals are Thursday, April 3rd and 10th at 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, April 15th.
CHURCH DECORATING FOR EASTER
Saturday, April 19th at 10:00 a.m.
Come lend a hand to prepare the sanctuary for the celebration of our Lord’s resurrection.
Join us for our annual Easter breakfast
Sunday, April 20th – 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
All proceeds support the confirmands end of year trip to Frontier City with Pastor & Vicar.
Cookies…Cookies…Cookies
If you are 15 yrs or older and want to learn how to decorate cookies like the professionals. Carol Wendte & Susan Hartman will be teaching a cookie decorating class in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, April 5th from 10am-noon.
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)
TRUSTEES – SPRING WORKDAY
Please mark April 5th for our “Spring Clean Workday”, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Participate any time during those hours. We have tasks that take only 1 hour so it is easy to perform and, at the same time, enjoy the fellowship. Lunch will be hosted and served at noon. Here are some of the tasks: pick up and trim back branches on the remote parking lot; vacuum pews and dust in the Sanctuary; clean the stained-glass windows, inside and out in the Sanctuary; blow out and pick up the church parking lot; inventory any burnt out bulbs in the entire campus and replace as needed; steam-clean the rectangle tables in the Fellowship Hall and upstairs in the Common Room; and gardening work on the church grounds. All tools will be provided. I hope you can participate, enjoy the fellowship and make the church and campus sparkle.
Joel Anderson, Head Trustee
PASTOR NEHRENZ RETIREMENT PARTY – SAVE THE DATE!!!
We are both grateful and emotional as we plan to honor our beloved Pastor Nehrenz who will be retiring on December 31, 2025, after an incredible 35 years of dedicated service to our congregation and a lifetime to our Lord.
To honor his lifelong ministry and the profound impact he has had on our congregation, we, of Trinity Lutheran Church, are hosting a special retirement celebration on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at a Lutheran Church in OKC. We will have a wonderful dinner buffet provided at no cost to our guests.
Please note that we will not be using church funds to finance this event. Instead, the celebration will be supported entirely by donations and fundraising. If you would like to contribute, kindly make your check payable to “Trinity Lutheran Church” with “retirement event” on the memo line. You may place your donation in the offering plate at the Divine Service or mail it. These funds will be deposited in a designated funds account solely for this purpose.
We are keeping the details a surprise for Pastor Nehrenz, more information will be shared as we get closer to the date. In the meantime, if you are planning to attend, please contact Jackie in the church office 405-321-3443 / tlcnormansec@gmail.com. Your early RSVP will help us with the planning of the event. With your RSVP, please include the number of adults and children attending. Also, if you would like to volunteer to plan for and help with fundraising events, we would appreciate that as we will need to begin these events very soon.
Spring is Here!
Yes, it’s that time of year…..
As you Spring clean your closets, drawers and garage, please think about donating your items to the LYF youth for their Annual Yard Sale. Your donations will help a youth attend the 2025 LCMS Youth Gathering in New Orleans, or other LCMS events.
Contact Susan Hartman if you would like to donate your items.
No item is too small or large.
