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Many thanks for everyone’s thoughts and prayers during our recent illness.  They are much appreciated!
– Dave and Marge Markowich

On Maundy Thursday, April 6, there will be a lock-in at Holy Trinity for all middle school and high school youth! We’ll have Maundy Thursday worship at 7pm as usual and then lock-in activities begin around 8 or 8:30 following worship.  We have an incredible night planned for all youth to participate. With games, snacks, community building, prayer, etc. going on throughout the evening, there will also be opportunities for downtime and sleep. There will even be a quiet space for those who wish to sleep at any point during the night. We hope you’ll join us for this incredible opportunity. Pick up will be between 7:00 and 7:30am on Friday morning following a simple breakfast.

Please contact Vicar Jaren or Mrs. Fox if you would like to take part in this event! We promise it will be a night to remember.

We could also use some parental volunteers throughout the night. If you would like to help with a shift, please reach out to Vicar Jaren Summers (jaren.summers@engagedbygrace.org) or Director of Faith Formation Noelle Fox (Noelle.fox@engagedbygrace.org).

In order to support our children and to enhance everyone’s understanding, a brief “Lenten Connection” time will take place during our Thursday evening suppers.  Noelle Fox and Kendra Summers will be sharing a picture book that relates to our Lenten theme.  A weekly resource will be available for families to take home, too.

Rising Stars is the theme for the next concert at Holy Trinity on Sunday, March 26 at 4:00 pm.  The concert will showcase young talent including Carter Evanchan and others from the Holy Trinity community.  Please join us for a delightful and entertaining afternoon performance!

The Wholeness Wheel is a helpful learning and discernment tool across the multiple dimensions of wellness — those being vocational, intellectual, emotional, physical, social, and financial dimensions of well-being. Spiritual well-being is intertwined with and influences our well-being in all other dimensions. Join us for Adult Sunday School at 9:00am Sundays through April 2 for discussion and exercises around each of these dimensions.

 Social/Interpersonal Well-Being
We are created by God to be social beings, living in community and instructed to help and love each other. We maintain social well-being through interaction, play and forgiveness. Take time to nurture your relationships with family, friends, congregation, and co-workers.

Emotional Well-Being
Being emotionally well means feeling the full range of human emotions and expressing them appropriately. Self-awareness is the first step. Recognizing and honoring your own feelings and those of others — stress, contentment, anger, love, sadness, joy, resentment — will help you live life abundantly.

Physical Well-Being
While we are not all born perfectly healthy or able to live life without injury or illness, we can live well by tending and nurturing our body as a gift from God. Feed it healthy foods, keep it hydrated, build physical endurance through regular exercise, and respect your body’s need for rest.

Financial Well-Being
Being financially well involves making decisions based on our values, as reflected in the way we save, spend, and share. Tending to one’s financial well-being in this way requires us to be resilient, generous, and focused on sustainability.

Vocational Well-Being
We all have a calling — a vocation — to follow Christ’s example by living a life of meaning, purpose and service to our neighbor. Our vocations make up our life’s work and passions — they are the everyday roles through which God calls us to help make this world a better place. Those who are well vocationally are faithful stewards of their talents and abilities, and find opportunities to build and use them.

Intellectual Well-Being
Using our minds keeps us alert and active. Stay curious, ask questions, and seek answers. Explore new responsibilities, experience new things and keep an open mind. And remember, knowing when and how to let your mind rest is as important as keeping active.

Spiritual Well-Being
Living a centered life focused on God affects each aspect of our well-being. Turn to God for strength as you seek to live well in Christ. Nurture your relationship with God through prayer, devotions, worship, nature, art, and music. Explore who you are and know whose you are.

Please join us on Sunday mornings in March for some insightful discussions!

Construction continues to progress on this year’s Habitat home.  We’d love to have your help next week as we’ll have the second floor walls complete and will be working on installing the roof trusses. Come on out and raise the roof!  The house we are building is a two-story, four-bedroom, two-bath style with a full basement and a front porch.  The home is located at 1272 Genesee Avenue in the Linden area, between Hudson and Weber. Our partner family is Kateresa Lee, her two daughters and a brand new son! Kateresa works in legal support staff and will soon graduate with a Master’s degree in Public Administration. Looking forward to another successful build and happy homeowner family! Please contact Benson Ross at detailsdetails96@gmail.com for more information.

This year’s Vacation Bible School will be Monday, July 10-Thursday, July 13 from 9:00-11:30 am.  The theme for the week will be Splash In God’s Living Water!  The next VBS planning team meeting will be Tuesday, March 21 at 7:00 pm.  Please contact Noelle Fox at noelle.fox@engagedbygrace.org if you’d like to get involved.

Wednesdays through March 29, stir up your senses and join us for a soup and bread lunch following the 11:45 am worship services during Lent.  Please sign up at the Collection & Signup Corner of the Gathering Place if you would like to provide food as part of this ministry.