In 2009, Trinity took our first mission trip to Puerto Penasco,

Mexico. It was a beautiful group of 17 faithful workers who built

our first house in Mexico. I will always remember it as the blue house. Each

family picks the color of paint they want us to use. The next year when we

returned, the owners of the house cooked us tamale’s to eat at lunch.

The thing I remember most about that first trip was the reaction of the

family. They did not really believe we were coming to build them a house.

They were living in a structure made out of whatever materials they could

find to build a shelter. Their bathroom was an outhouse they had created

behind the house. They needed to have their current house torn down so

that we could build, but they worried what would happen if we did not

show up. When we arrived we still had to help with some deconstruction. At the end

of the build, the mother in the house was overcome with tears (not unusual on these

trips). When we asked her what she was thinking she said, “I believed that the only

time I would be in a house with four solid walls, it would be my coffin.” That was a

large dose of reality.

This coming week we will make our 11th

trip to Peurto Penasco. We have 24 team

members, many who have gone multiple

times. I realized this week that it is probably

my last time to be part of this ministry. It

has been one of the many blessings I have

received as your pastor. Please pray for the

team as we travel and work together. It

makes a difference. Peace, Barry

By Barry Dundas

IN TOUCH A publication of Trinity United Methodist Church

Volume 58

March 8, 2019

901 E. Neal Ave.

ractical i v i n i t y

2009 Mexico Mission Team

Lori’s Lines Friends, since the 2019 Special General Conference concluded on Feb. 26, I have been trying to find the right words to say. Please know that my heart is broken for the United Methodist Church. I understand that two thirds of the United States delegates were in favor of the One Church Plan and they were hopeful to pass it. The One Church Plan also had the backing of the majority of bishops and commission members as a way for the United Methodist Church to be a global denomination in numerous local contexts. Unfortunately, this did not happen and many people and churches are hurting and weeping.

This coming Sunday we will be discussing “The Walking Wounded: Malchus the High Priest’s Servant.” Malchus was the servant attacked by Peter in the Garden of Gethsemane when the guards came to arrest Christ. Malchus’ ear was taken off by Peter’s sword. In this moment of time, I feel a lot like Malchus. I feel like I am among the walking wounded because of the decision made at General Conference. I know that sometimes our human reaction is to run from the pain, but I want to encourage you to not abandon or depart from our mission. For encouragement, let’s look closer at what happened to Malchus in his wounded state. Christ’s response was to reach out to Malchus with his healing hands and to reattach his ear. We can take comfort in knowing that Christ knows our pain and wants to comfort us in trying times. My prayer is for healing, strength, comfort, and love for all God’s people.

As your Associate Pastor, I want you to know that I LOVE YOU and care about all of you! More importantly, GOD LOVES YOU! Trinity is a remarkable church where conservatives, centrists, and progressives all come together and love one other. This DNA has NOT CHANGED! For this, I am most thankful! May we continue to show the love of Christ to all we meet.

Blessings,

Pastor Lori Persigehl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St. Ignatius of Loyola Prayer O Christ Jesus, When all is darkness and we feel our weakness and helplessness, give us the sense of Your presence, Your love, and Your strength. Help us to have perfect trust in Your protecting love and Your strengthening power, so that nothing may frighten or worry us, for by living close to You, we shall see Your hand, Your purpose, and Your will through all things. Amen.

Safe Gatherings • Are you looking forward to being in ministry with children, youth, or vulnerable adults? If yes, please, take the Safe Gatherings training found online. Contact Tammy Dees or Lindsey Keith to get started. Trinity will pay the $35 fee for the training. Trinity has over 80 people trained in Safe Gatherings. Thank you to all those that have stepped up on behalf of the safety of our children and adults. Save the Date • Vacation Bible School 2019, June 17-21 and 23, 9am – Noon, 3 year olds – graduated 6th graders.

Camp Promotion Sunday: March 31 • Church Camp provides a place for children, youth and adults to experience God in a new way. Traveling to a setting that includes, nature, new friends, worship settings tailored to each age group allows our spirits to open up to God in a very meaningful way. The fun of swimming, boating, canoeing, hiking, art projects and more alongside adults that love God and care about kids brings refreshing moments to the spirit. Sharing bible stories brings the faith alive when sitting together outside in God’s nature. Prayerfully consider sending your family to Church Camp this summer. On March 31, students will see and hear what United Methodist Church Camps are coming this summer in Kansas and Nebraska. Camp Scholarships will be given to each student for ½ the registration fee or $100, whichever comes first. Pray for our students and families to find the camp that will feed their spirit. Camp Scholarship Potato Bar, March 31 • Stop by the Family Life Center Sunday, March 31 between 11:00am and 1:00pm for a delicious meal of baked potato with your choice or toppings: Chili, Cheese, Broccoli Cheese, Onion, Bacon Bits, Salsa, and Sour Cream. A side dish of salad and dessert accompany the meal. Your donation will go directly to students – 100%! All food is donated by the Education Committee and former Camp Scholarship recipients. NEW s’mores & More: April 13th, 7 pm, Location TBD • A night for families to get together, discuss camp details, the possibility of carpooling, and enjoy s’mores. Children’s Sabbath has moved to March 24: Choose a Rehearsal: March 21 or March 23 • Due to weather and illness, Children’s Sabbath is postponed to Sunday, March 24. All three worship services will be led by children. The prayers written by the students and the art work created will be used during worship. Did your student sign up to help on the original date? If so, we are still planning on them participating. If your student did not have a chance to volunteer we would love to have them volunteer to help on March 24. Rehearsals will be held on Thursday, March 21, 6 – 6:30pm and Saturday, March 23, 11-11:30am. Both rehearsals are exactly the same – choose the one that fits your family the best. Contact a planning team member or call the church office to volunteer or for more information: Tammy Dees, Nikki Dankenbring and Katie Snapp, Church Office – 825-5270.

Vacation Bible School Decorating Team • Are you interested in helping prepare the Vacation Bible School decorations? Contact a planning team member to volunteer or come to the Orientation meeting on Wednesday, April 3 at 6pm. So many ways to help! Items prepared for you to take home and work on. Come to a work night hosted by the Decorating Planning Team, childcare provided. Choose a room to dream up and prepare for Vacation Bible School alongside several other volunteers. For more information contact a planning team member: Megan Gibson, Mandi Feil and Marion Barrow.

by Tammy Dees

tammy@triumc.org

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Youth Confirmation Retreat, Saturday March 2nd.

(top left) The youth enjoyed participating in assembling Hygiene kits for UMCOR.

Short Term

Susan Higbee

Charles Lee

Kristi Pike

Joyce Rich

Janice Scott

Alice Thomas

Long Term

Cindy Biehler

Lyle Bitker

Jerry Bessel

Rhonda Blair

Terry Cash

Joseph Coachman

Daniel &

Mary Ann David

Suzie Dutton

Kleo Francisco

Verna Garrett

Christopher Grace

Steven Grace

Floyd Gwin

Peg Gwin

Kay Hanchett

June Hamilton

Derek Harmon

Dianna Henry

Mary Hester

Jan Holmes

Mary Horton

Stuart Johannes

Kolbie Kalivoda

Darlene Karnes

Larry Kenison

Carol & Joe Knott

Mindy Lloyd

Susan Macey Reiff

Joe McMurray

Karen Meyer

Hayden Murnahan

Kim Rea

Adam Schaffer

DJ Short

Edie Skarky

Bradley Strom

Logan Turner

Marcella

VanZuiden

Chase Weber

Sherry Wilson

Patty Winters

Welcome New Members of TUMC

Jerry Lundgrin Melissa Lundgrin

Alicia Richardson & Chris Thompson Regina Hendrickson

We are so glad you are here!

OUR PRAYERS FOR

Please keep us updat-ed about anyone on

the prayer list.

We will leave names on this list for two

weeks unless we are notified.

All prayer concerns

are placed in the

prayer room as we

receive them. If we

do not have a last

name we are unable

to publish that name

in the newsletter and

bulletin.

Congratulations to

Great Grandma Jo Ann Radiel

Beckham Radiel 3-1-2019

Our Prayers...

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Our Church News

Dirk Hutchinson & David Higbee: Comrades at IHOP Bible Study, Tuesday, March 5th.

ANNUAL PRAYER VIGIL

We encourage you to sign up to

participate in our annual Prayer Vigil in the church Sanctuary.

The Vigil will begin on April 18th, 2019 [Maundy Thursday] at

8:00 pm and go through 3:00 pm on April 19th, 2019 [ Good

Friday]. Our goal is to have someone in the sanctuary praying

continuously during this period. You may sign up for 1/2 hour

sessions or longer if you like. A sign up sheet will be posted on

March 17th. Contact Forrest Horton for more

information at 785-493-5151 or 822-1314. Forrest Horton

Deepest Sympathy to the

Anne Boner Family Bob Boner 2-19-19

Deepest Sympathy to the

James Rock Family his father

passed away.

Lee Larson

Chris Moddelmog

Katie Moddelmog

Allison Moddelmog

Elroy Lampe

Jo Lampe

Lindsey Keith

Brady Keith

Rex Boley

Makenzie Boley

Kyler Boley

Barry Dundas

Diana Dundas

Jeff Waters

Karla Waters

Amy Tighe

Lori Blake

Keaton Blake

Madeline Blake

Kathy Bitker

Joyce Peterson

Sue Holmes

Terry Smith

MEXICO MISSION TEAM 2019 MEMBERS

Please Pray for the Mexico Mission Team Travel and Safety.

JoAnn celebrated by making some

“B” Brownies for her newest grandson Beckham.

TUMC College Scholarships T h e T r i n i t y S c h o l a r s h i p Sub-Committee will be offering college scholarships to Trinity youth, who are high school seniors this year. These scholarships will be for use dur-ing the 2019-2020 academic year at any college of the student’s choice. Because of the large number of scholarships given last year and the significant earnings losses in the 4th quarter of 2018, we have been financially forced to temporarily limit scholarship recipients to high school seniors only. We look forward to continued contributions to the Trinity College Scholarship Fund coming from benefit concerts, memorial donations and contributions made by individuals and/or groups supporting Trinity youth. We have decided to set aside a portion of this fund as a long-term investment which will continue to grow with gifts and memorials so that the earnings from this portion can provide meaningful scholarships for both high school seniors and undergraduate college students in the future. Applications for scholarships are now available in the church office and on the church website: https://www.triumc.org/youth/#college The deadline for receipt of the completed scholarship application is the close of the church business day on April 19, 2019. The scholarship committee will announce the recipient of the scholarships during church services on Senior Recognition Sunday, May 5, 2019.

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Our Church News Continued

Again this year, our Trinity Foundation will be participating in the Match Madness event sponsored by the Greater Salina Community Foundation (GSCF) on Thursday, March 21st. During this day, you will be able to make a gift to the endowment fund of the Trinity Foundation and your gift will be matched proportionally up to 50% by the GSCF from a pool of $150,000. The matching amount this year will be deposited into the scholarship fund of the Foundation to provide college scholarships for Trinity youth. You can either come to the Salina Fieldhouse, 140 N. 5th, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. to write a check to the GSCF with “Trinity Foundation” in the memo line or you may make an online donation at www.matchmadnessgscf.org between midnight and 11:59 p.m. The donation limit is $2,000 per charity per donor. In addition, Larry Michel will be shooting free throws at 5:00 for a chance to add $100 to our investment fund. Come and cheer him on. The Trinity Foundation is a separate 501(c)(3) corporation that, over the past 24 years, has provided 38 grants totaling over $34,500 to support ministries at our church besides building an endowment fund to secure the future of Trinity. If you have been considering giving a gift to the Trinity Foundation, March 21st would be an excellent day to maximize your donation.

Camera Operator Needed—8:30 Service Thanks to Charles Lee who has been making the announcement slides and running the camera at the 8:30 service for many years. He has done an excellent job. He even made the slides when out of town. He provided the online audience with good video so they could experience church at home or on the road. He is retiring from these volunteer positions. It may take three volunteers to replace him.

Believe it or not, I think I might have the volunteers.

Trinity is a great place where people step up to serve! Keith Holmes

Directory of Technology

Announcement: Fundraising Events Please remember that any fundraising event which takes place at Trinity must be approved by the Finance Committee prior to being scheduled. Requests may be submitted to the church office or to me at 452-5912. Thank you for your cooperation. Dirk Hutchinson, Finance Chair

FOLLOW-UP GARDEN MEETING: Sunday,March 10 2 PM @ Fellowship Hall 1

Notice to Gardeners: We will have a follow-up meeting. Please attend if you can. We have many items to discuss. Thank you!

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TUMC BUILDING BLOCKS PRESCHOOL

901 E. Neal Ave. Salina, KS 67401 785-825-5270

April Saskowski: Program Director

aprilsas@yahoo.com • 785-577-9376

Ms. Tami Class celebrating Dr. Seuss Day & “100” Day

PALM SUNDAY SINGERS NEEDED! • We have several regular singers who can not be with us for Palm Sunday and we would love to have you join us! Rehearsals begin Tuesday, March 4 (Shrove Tuesday) at 7:00pm. After that rehearsal will be Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. It’s a great thing to do for Lent! If you have questions and/or if you can sing with us—please call Darrel Dees at 643-4270 or Joyce Stutterheim at 827-7585.

Bulletin deadline: Monday Mar. 11th @ midnight!

Newsletter deadline: Monday Mar. 18th @ midnight!

PIECEMAKERS QUILTERS Meets Tuesday, March 19th

8:30 to 2:30 Fellowship Hall Join us to learn and share

Contacts: Judy Coachman Judy.coachman@gmail.com Connie Ward ConnieLW30@gmail.com

Prayer Shawl Group Meets March 14 • the 2nd

Thursday of the month at TUMC anytime between 9am and 11am. Bring your knitting or crocheting and come and visit.

Kaye Thomann

NEW ALTAR FLOWERS SIGN UP AVAILABLE 2019 ON BULLETIN BOARD ($25) located outside the sanctuary (you may take flowers home after 11:00 am service)

Salina Rescue Mission Needs for March • The following are the current needs: alcohol free cold/flu medicines, cough syrup, allergy medication and salad dressings. Donations can be placed in the Mission Closet in east hallway near the Nursery.

Salina Emergency Aid Food Bank Needs for March • The following are the current needs: oatmeal, saltines, tuna, canned tomatoes, coffee, tea, toilet paper, dish soap and laundry soap. ("Food Stamps" can only be used for foods, not paper or cleaning products.) Donations can be placed in the Mission Closet in east hallway near the Nursery. We always collect clean, empty containers with lids so that bulk products can be broken down into smaller sizes.

Silent Auction for Missions • We are so grateful for the collective generosity of Trinity; you donated 126 items and then bid to purchase them. The estimate is that we raised approximately $4,000 for Trinity mission activities. One of our commitments is to always underwrite the scholarships needed for an intergenerational mission trip to Mexico as well as other local mission activities. Thank you from the Mission and Social Concerns Committee.

Importance of Advance Directives • Attorney Scott Price will be giving an informational talk on the importance of having Advanced Directives-Living Will-Power of Attorney documents in place, should you become unable to make these medical or financial decisions yourself. This will be held in Room 1 on Monday, March 25th @ 6 PM. Contact: Kim Bascom R.N. at 785-577-5286 with any further questions.

Rescheduled – MUST register again

Progressive Dinner – Sunday, April 7 at 6:00 PM

Youth Fundraiser – Brookville Hotel Chicken

Beginning at 6:00 PM everyone will mingle together in Fellowship Hall 1 & 2 for appetizers. Punch will be served. At 6:30 PM we will move to the Family Life Center where we will be served salad at tables for eight. We will then switch tables and eat with different people for the main course and again for dessert. We will be finished between 8:00 and 8:30 PM. The youth will setup, serve, clean up AND dine with us. Baskets for tips/donations will be on the dessert table. Child-care at the church will be provided for the entire dinner. As in the past, each registration (one or two people) will make their preferred choice from the five selections below. (Any course gives organizers flexibility in making assignments.)

Any Course Appetizers Salad Main Course Dessert

Those assigned appetizers, salad or dessert will bring food for eight people. The salad and dessert course will be served by the youth at the table where you are dining. There will be a serving line for the main course. There is a suggested donation of $10.00 for each participant (not registration) as a fundraiser for the youth. (Two people – suggested total donation of $20.00.) There is a suggested donation of an extra $15.00 for those providing the main course since they are NOT providing any food. The main course is Brookville Hotel chicken, mashed potatoes, corn and biscuits. (Two people together choosing the main course – suggested total donation of $35.00; one person $25.00). Donations are made at the door. Registration deadline is Friday, March 29. Assigned course and instructions will be provided Sunday, March 31 or mailed on April 1. Register online (http://triumc.org/pd-register/) or complete a paper form. Extra forms are in the office.

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Rescheduled – MUST Register Again

Progressive Dinner Registration Sunday, April 7, 2019, 6:00 PM - FLC

Youth Fundraiser – Brookville Hotel Chicken I/We will attend and our preferred course is: ______________________________________________ (Any Course, Appetizers, Salad, Main Course OR Dessert.) My/Our names are: ___________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ (If two attending please make sure to include both names.) Email address(es):

Contact phone number: ______________________________________________________________ If you want child care please include names of children and age. There is a suggested donation of $10.00 per person as a fundraiser for the youth. Those who choose the main course – suggested donation of an extra $15.00 since they will NOT be bringing any food.

Donations are made at the door.

Church discussion after General Conference led by Pastor Barry on Sunday, March 3rd.

Trinity Staff

Barry Dundas, Senior Pastor

barry@triumc.org

Lori Persigehl, Associate Pastor

lori@triumc.org

Tammy Dees

Director of Christian Education

tammy@triumc.org

Lindsey Keith

Director of Youth Ministries lindsey@triumc.org

Cheryl Mitchell

Office Administrator

cheryl@triumc.org

Marilla Colson

Church Secretary marilla@triumc.org

Keith Holmes

Director of Technology

keith@triumc.org

Kim Bascom, Parish Nurse

kim@triumc.org

Bill Sturges, Treasurer bill@triumc.org

Larry Homeier, Custodian

Jeff Waters, Custodian

Melanie Bergstrom

Nursery Director

April Saskowski

Preschool Director

aprilsas@yahoo.com

Gayle & Jane McMillen

Music Directors

Darrel Dees

Chancel Choir Director

Joyce Stutterheim

Chancel Choir Director Emeritus

Trinity United Methodist Church 901 E. Neal

Salina, Kansas 67401

Phone: (785) 825-5270 ~ Fax: (785) 825-0676

Office email: trinity@triumc.org

Website: www.triumc.org

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We live that out through three simple steps:

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Sunday Worship During Lent On the Road to the Cross

March 3 The Leper and

the Prostitute

March 10 The Walking Wounded

March 17 When Worlds Collide

March 24 The Great Pretenders

March 31 The Great Exchange

April 7 The Bystander

April 14 Choir Cantata

April 21 The Death of Dreams

Lenten Calendar March 6 Ash Wednesday Service 7:00 pm April 14 Palm Sunday/Cantata 8:30, 9:45, 11:00 am April 16 Healing and Wholeness Service 7:00 pm April 18 Maundy Thursday 7:00 pm Twenty-four Hour Prayer Vigil April 19 Community Good Friday Service 7:00 pm Grand Ave. United Methodist April 20 Easter Party and Egg Hunt 10:00 am April 21 Sunrise Service 6:30 am Easter Worship 8:30, 9:50, 11:00 am