In the light of the resurrection to eternal life and with great sadness we share the news of the death of one of our members. We commend to almighty God and our Lord Jesus Christ a beloved faithful servant of God:

Memorial Service arrangements will be made in the future. Please keep her family and our congregation in your thoughts and prayers in these coming days.

If you haven't already bought a little Valentine's something for the people you love, consider getting Valentine's bags at The Shed @ the ReStore! Kids' bags include a teddy bear, chocolate Owl and little candies. Other bags include three types of chocolates. Each bag is just $8.99! Located at Harmony & Taft Hill Rd. on the west side of Taft Hill just north of JJ's.

Beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 17, we invite YOU, our faith partners, as well as our literal neighbors in the neighborhood of 301 E. Stuart Street, to participate in a “Lenten Community Reflection and Prayer” art installation on the grounds of 301 Faith Partner’s Property. This interactive art installation invites anyone and everyone to reflect upon the changes, the challenges, the gifts and the insights this pandemic has brought about in our lives. It also invites us to offer our prayers and insights collectively to God.

This Lenten community reflection and prayer project will take place on the fence surrounding the playground to the south of the church building. This location was chosen with the hopes that it might draw in our neighbors passing across our property as well as those walking east on the Spring Creek Trail, to view and possibly participate.

There are several opportunities to engage:

Beginning on Ash Wednesday, we invite you to come, to engage and to offer your own creative reflection and prayers as we together walk through this Lenten Season of 2021.

To see a bigger picture of the inspiration for this project click HERE to read an NPR article on a project in MD.

March 6/7 - Congregational Meeting, let's make it a celebration! We are looking for pictures for the slide show from the congregation, including what we did at Trinity through the pandemic - but also of our homes and family which have been a sacred space of ministry as much as anywhere else. Please share any pictures you have about the joys from this past year by emailing Amanda, by March 4! They don't have to be churchy, because who we are is as important as what we do.

Did You Know About "Kans for Kids"? If you ever are in the east parking lot at Trinity down toward Spring Creek, you may have noticed a large square cage/container for recycling of aluminum cans with the label Kans for Kids. This is a program that began over 20 years ago thanks to Colorado Iron & Metal. The purpose is to raise money for our youth program. In 2020 CI&M paid Trinity $106.90 for 323 lbs. of cans which they picked up in June and October.

Recycling of aluminum cans is a very direct way to save energy in the can manufacturing process and we should recycle every can we use. When you are traveling to Trinity or vicinity, bring your aluminum cans and load them in the top of the container. If we can increase our recycling of cans at church we will be helping the environment and our youth at the same time, a win-win!

TLC needs YOUR help! We are looking for 5 souper soup recipes, to share with 301 Faith Partners throughout Lent as we attempt to do soup-per together. One recipe from Trinity will be shared each week for us to make together as a community, but from the comfort of our homes. Who has the best homemade soup recipe? The first 5 submissions will be used! Click HERE to email Amanda with your recipes! Remember the first FIVE recipe submissions will be used! Ready, Set, Sub

LuMin (Lutheran Campus Ministry) is hosting a Shrove Tuesday pancake feed and is inviting Trinity to go and enjoy pancakes in a COVID safe way. Join the LuMin students on Tuesday, February 16 from 6–7 pm at the LuMin building (805 S Shields St, Fort Collins). This is a great way to start of Lent and meet some of the students involved with campus ministry. At the end of Lent (Easter Sunday) Trinity will host LuMin in another pancake feed. Sunday, April 4 from 7:30-8:30 am at Trinity, 301 E. Stuart Street. Lent will be different than it has been in years past, and we are finding new ways to celebrate campus Ministry and Lent even during COVID. We are better together!

Get your ash at church! To get your ash at home! If you would like to pick up ashes for worship, TLC will hand out “Ashes to Go” on Wednesday, February 10 from 12-2 pm and Sunday, February 14, from 1-3 pm. We will impose ashes together as community at either the Noon or 7 pm service. There is also the drive up option available if you attend the morning service, hosted by Mary of Magdala).

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Ashes distributed after the service (at 7:30 am) via drive-up.

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On Sunday, February 28, the Sunday of the joint 301 Faith Partners shared service, the guest speaker at Trinity’s 9 am Adult Forum will be the Executive Director of the Tri-Faith Initiative, Wendy Goldberg. The Tri-Faith Commons is the only place of its kind in the world that brings together a synagogue, church, mosque, and interfaith center on 38-acres in Omaha, Nebraska.

Tri-Faith is a national model and center for interfaith learning, collaboration, and celebration. It’s especially relevant to our own “tri-faith initiative” here at 301 E. Stuart Street (301 Faith Partners) as we seek to find ways to do ministry together while maintaining our own unique identities. Ms. Goldberg will discuss their history, their challenges and successes, and their vision for the future. In addition, there will be time for questions and discussion.

All three, congregations St. Paul’s, Mary of Magdala, and Trinity are encouraged and welcomed to join in for this special event before worship together.

Pastor Fursand Zumot, the pastor of the Arabic speaking congregation at Redeemer Lutheran in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Pastor Rick needs help! No, this is not redundant, he just needs a lot of help. Who wants to make a pie for LuMin Pie (Pi) Day, March 14? The fanciest pie from Trinity will be put up against the others in this competition, but all donated pies will be auctioned to benefit Lutheran Campus Ministry at CSU. Click HERE to email Pastor Rick, if you are willing and able to bake a pie.

To join the Friend-Raiser via Zoom click HERE. Remember this is a LIVE event so you have to join Zoom ON March 14 at 4pm to be part of this event.

The meeting will be held on Saturday, March 6 at 5:45 pm & Sunday, March 7 at 11:30 am. Because there will be voting on a few items a Quorum is still needed.

ANNUAL REPORT all ministry chairs please submit your annual report to Amanda at amanda@trinitylutheranfc.org no later than Friday, February 12.

TLC Book Group will next meet via Zoom at 9:30 am on Monday, March 1, to discuss The Undocumented Americans by Karla Cornejo Villavicencio. The author herself is among the first undocumented immigrants to graduate from Harvard, and she writes about undocumented workers who cleaned up after the 9/11 attacks; who drank contaminated water in Flint, Michigan; and who struggle as they age. Questions? Call Nadine Hunt at 970-825-3730.

Join us for shared Sunday School with St. Paul's. There is a lesson from Jacki and then a craft or activity led by Tiffany. If you have any questions or cannot open the link, please let Tiffany or Katie know.

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Meeting ID: 869 2085 5078

Passcode: 926423

Items needed: 1 sheet of white paper, plastic wrap or a sandwich bag, glue stick or tape, scissors, and coloring utensils

If you have a prayer request and want it to be on this list please contact Amanda, amanda@trinitylutheranfc.org or Pastor Rick, pastorrick@trinitylutheranfc.org.

Jill Rose

Kay Armstrong

Lea Seim

Nancy Foster

Heidi LoRash-Neuenschwander

Joy Murphy

Larry & Sandy Dietz

Marilyn Hartig

Lyndsay Vecchio

Carol Hemken

John Wagner

Eileen Ackerson

Sonia & Howard Nornes

Helen Berneking

Oren Anderson

Mary Ann Armstrong

Madyson Hopkins

Ron Souders, brother of Susie Stark

Mother of Donna Palmer's niece

Diane Gilmore, sister of Charlene Fuglestad’s

Liz Gibb, friend of Cheryl Backsen

Pam Burley, friend of Cheryl Backsen

Jaxon Wagner, grandson of Betty & John Wagner

Kate & Dick Kling, friends of the Congregation

Ann Caraway Wideman, sister of Linn Zink

Helen Stewart, sister of Margaret Wick

Deborah Johnson, daughter of Esther Johnson

Don Armstrong, brother of Mary Ann Armstrong

Stephanie & John Lee, friend of Jim & Georgia Lee Laird

Janet & Dale Schairer, brother of Paul Schairer

Abuela Rosa, grandmother of Jaxon Wagner

Bill & Darlene Randall, friends of Trinity Lutheran

Katelyn Miller, friend of the congregation

Melanie Eber, family friend of Lois & Howard Smith

Lilah Newton, family of Cheryl Backsen

WORSHIP:

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EDUCATION:

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YOUTH:

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To join GO TO THE CHURCH, this is an in person opportunity.

VIMEO: This is our Vimeo channel https://vimeo.com/trinitylutheranfc where you can access each Trinity worship service! Just click on the link and it will take you directly to the page so you can start binge watching!

The Christmas program is now available in Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/497647248. Thank you to the Trinity families that were involved in the Program, Sprain, Reiten, Jurgenson, Dryg, Barron, and Dickson.

Directions for Zoom via Video: Click the link and join the meeting. You do not need a ZOOM account to access the link. However, you may first be prompted to download the software. This is safe, and you only need to do it once. When you click on the Zoom links, you will need to enter a user name - you can add any name you want. If you do not hear any sound, you will need to click on the bottom left to "JOIN AUDIO".

Directions for Zoom via Phone: Don’t have a computer or internet? You can still participate fully in the zoom worship services and other meetings offered through Zoom. Follow these steps, and if you run into problems, just ask one of our staff or your phone tree calling person for assistance. We don’t want you to miss you. Remember, in order to be part of the zoom call, you need to call in at the designated time (for example, Sunday worship begins at 10:30 Sunday mornings).

Trinity Lutheran has rewritten parts of its constitution and recently received approval from the Rocky Mountain Synod. The congregation will vote on these changes after the new year. To view the updated Constitution Draft please click HERE. The changes are shown in yellow with strike out and additions.