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TRINITY LUTHERAN church
“Sharing in God’s love”
268 Hume Street,
PO BOX 1130,
Toowoomba, Qld,
4350.
CHRISTCHURCH LUTHERAN church
“Together we walk in Christ”
10519 New England Highway
PO BOX 95,
Highfields, Qld, 4352
Pastor: Michael Braunberger B.Th, B.Ag.Sc.
Ph: 4632 1043 Mobile Ph: 0401 806 806
Email: michael.braunberger@lca.org.au
WELCOME!
M: Rejoice, all heavenly choirs of angels, and sing for joy; sound the trumpet of victory for our marvellous king.
Rejoice, all the earth, shining with the radiance of Christ our eternal king; celebrate the dawn that banishes the darkness.
Rejoice, mother church, clothed with the brightness of Christ, and let this house resound with the voices of many people.
* IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME WITH US, a very special welcome to you. If we can do anything for you, please let us know. We would love to have you worship with us again.
PRAYEROF THE DAY
Lord God our Father, maker of heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb to await the glory that would be revealed, so we may endure the darkness of this present time in the sure confidence that we shall rise with him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
NEXT SUNDAY
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
April 15th, 2012
Acts 4:32-35 The believers share their possessions
Psalm 133
1 John 1:1 – 2:2 We have life and light through Jesus
John 20:19-31 Thomas sees the risen Christ and believes
| SERVICE TIMES | TODAY | NEXT
SUNDAY |
1st,3rd,5th Sunday of month | 2nd,4th Sunday
of month |
| TRINITY | 8:00 am | 10:00 am | 10:00am | 8:00 am |
| CHRISTCHURCH | 10:00 am | 8:00 am | 8:00 am | 10:00 am |
| Dates | Apr 15,29 | Apr 8,22 |
EASTER VIGIL
The Easter Vigil is a part of the ‘Three Days to Easter’ celebration, completing the action that was begun on Maundy Thursday.
THE SHAPE OF THE SERVICE
The service consists of four main parts:
* Liturgy of light
* Liturgy of the word
* Confession of baptismal faith
* Liturgy of the sacrament
This service is the most ancient service in the heritage of the Christian church in both the East and the West.
The vigil was the original baptismal festival of the Christian church, drawing together the mystery of the resurrection with the mystery of new life in baptism, and doing so against a background of the whole history of God’s salvation (9 Readings from the Old Testament). The all-night service of readings and prayers was to prepare the catechumens for baptism. The baptisms were then celebrated early on Easter Sunday morning, at the hour of Christ’s resurrection, and followed immediately with the celebration of the paschal feast, the first eucharist of Easter.
The baptismal reading from Romans 6:3-11 forms a bridge between the ‘Liturgy of the word’ and the ‘Liturgy of the sacrament’, and introduces the baptismal section of the liturgy. When the whole service is viewed as a eucharistic celebration, then this reading also has the function normally taken by the second reading in the service with holy communion, following as it does the readings from the Old Testament. This explains why later only the gospel is read in the ‘Liturgy of the sacrament’.
Friends of Lutheran Archives Queensland
Saturday 14th April 2012 9:30am-3:15pm Visit to Ropeley Lutheran Church
Speakers talking about early and more recent history of the Ropeley Church.
Travel by bus to inspect the site of the former Zion and Ingoldsby Church and also visit the Mt Sylvia church. The bus (buses) has been kindly donated by Faith Lutheran College
Cost $12.50 for morning tea, a BBQ lunch at Ropeley, as well as a cool drink at the Mt Sylvia Church.
Bookings Neil Natalier 07 5462 7171 Max Kanowski 07 3374 3160
It is essential to indicate if you are coming by Wednesday 11th April at the very latest for catering purposes as well as knowing the size bus (or buses) that will be required
BAPTISM
Today, at Trinity, we come to celebrate the good news of baptism.
Our Lord Jesus Christ says: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
We welcome Marlie Paige Hilt, daughter of Kylie and Jamie Hilt, into the family of God.
As Marlie is being baptised, we remember that in baptism God gives us, and her, forgiveness of sins, freedom from death and the devil, and life with God forever.
God saved us because of his mercy… God washed us by the power of the Holy Spirit. He gave us new birth and a fresh beginning. God sent Jesus Christ our Saviour to give us his Spirit. Jesus treated us much better than we deserve. He made us acceptable to God and gave us the hope of eternal life.
Welcome Marlie, to your new life in Christ, from your new family at Trinity Lutheran Church.
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THANK YOU
Pastor Marcus Schultz
For leading us in worship
Today,
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JUMP FOR JOY!
Trinity’s Sunday School Programme, JUMP
will recommence
at 9:00am
on 22nd April
(after the Easter break).
Children will learn about God’s love through reading the Bible, singing songs, and participating in exciting activities.
Please invite your children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren.
If you would like to help with the lessons on a Sunday morning, please contact Gillian Reid on 4687 6787.
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What has Passover got to do with Easter?
Easter and Passover always fall close to each other but they are not always at exactly the same time.
For many centuries before Jesus’ birth, the Jewish people had their own special spring festival, called Passover (Pesach). Passover commemorates the time when God rescued the people of Israel from slavery and Moses led them out of Egypt. It is the Israelite’s liberation from Egypt that led to the beginning of Judaism.
Jesus, a Jew, was crucified during Passover time, and the Last Supper was a Passover seder (a ritual meal that commemorates the Biblical accounting of the Jews escape from Egyptian slavery). It is Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection that led to the start of Christianity.
Both Easter and Passover revolve around the idea of rebirth.
Jewish slaves were reborn into freedom from Egypt.
Jesus is resurrected, or born again for our freedom from sin.
Both festivals draw in the idea of birth or rebirth with the hard-boiled eggs served on Passover, and our Easter eggs
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ENCOURAGERS CORNER Mark 16:9-11
9Very early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen to life, he appeared to Mary Magdalene. Earlier he had forced seven demons out of her. 10She left and told his friends, who were crying and mourning. 11Even though they heard that Jesus was alive and that Mary had seen him, they would not believe it.
How sad! Jesus had told his disciples that he would arise from the grave but they could not understand it. But hooray! Thank God that we have the scriptures to tell us that he really did come alive again. Not only that, but he went to his Father in heaven, and one day he will return.
If we believe this, we will have eternal life.
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
April 8 (Sun) Easter Sunday Pastor Marcus Schultz
NOTE: No Dawn Service
8:00am Trinity Service
10:00am ChristChurch Service
April 13 (Fri)
12:00noon Golden Friendship Luncheon at Redeemer
Let Ruth Fritsch know on Sunday 25th March
April 14 (Sat)
9:30 Visit to Ropeley Lutheran Church
Friends of Lutheran Archives
COMING EVENTS
April 15 (Sun) Pastor Dave Larsen
April 18 (Wed)
LWQDD Zone Rally at St John’s, Wilsonton
April 20 (Fri)
6:00pm Friday Night Home Group
Ian & Angela’s, 12 Elvery Crt Twba
April 21 (Sat)
Trinity Shed men venue to be advised
April 22 (Sun) Pastor Marcus Schultz
3:00pm Coffee, Cake & Contemplation Home Gp
April 29 (Sun_ Pastor Marcus Schultz
May 4 (Fri)
8:10am After-Chapel Morning Tea Catering
Martin Luther Primary School Campus
Volunteers wanted – see Ruth Fritsch
May 18 (Fri)
8:10am After-Chapel Morning Tea Catering
Martin Luther Primary School Campus
Volunteers wanted – see Ruth Fritsch
May 29 (Tue)
9:30am Trinity Ladies Guild Morning Tea
June 1 (Fri)
8:10am After-Chapel Morning Tea Catering
Martin Luther Primary School Campus
Volunteers wanted – see Ruth Fritsch
June 15 (Fri)
8:10am After-Chapel Morning Tea Catering
Martin Luther Primary School Campus
Volunteers wanted – see Ruth Fritsch
June 10 (Sun) Pastor’s Conference/District Synod
September 18 (Tue)
LWQDD Zone Fellowship Day
At Trinity
September 23 (Sun) Thanksgiving Services
October 14
11:00am Parish Picnic at Christ Church
November 4 (Sun)
1:30pm Trinity 125th Anniversary Celebration
NOTE: No 10:00am Service at Trinity
December 2 (Sun)
6:00pm Advent Tea at Christ Church
December 25 (Tue) Christmas Day
7:00am Christ Church Service
9:00am Trinity Service
| CHRISTCHURCH | Today | April 15 | April 22 | April 29 |
| READER | John K | Trudi S | Jenny K | Ashley O |
| MORNING TEA | Jenny K/ Ailsa H | Erina F / Bev P | ||
| CLEAN/FLOWERS | Chris E | Betty K/ Jenny K | Betty K/ Jenny K | Genelle Love |
| TRINITY | ||||
| WELCOME | Ruth & Elmore F | Betty R | Val & Merv W | Win Cowell |
| READER | Ruth & Elmore F | Gavin L | Lawrence L | |
| MORNING TEA | All | GayleneH/Gloria K | Kaye B/Gloria O | |
| FLOWERS | Gaylene H | Ruth F | Ruth F | Val W |
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