Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in East Rochester

News from the Community

February 11, Exodus to Jazz Concert,
8:00 PM. The concert features the Houston Person Quartet. Reformation Lutheran Church is located at 111 North Chestnut Street in Downtown Rochester, 14604; telephone 585-454-3367. The church is handicap accessible.

February 12, Music at Incarnate Word: 2011-2012 Season, 7pm, Incarnate Word. 597 East Avenue, Rochester. Vespers for the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany followed by Abendmusik Recital at 7:45pm. Voices Chamber Choir; William Weinert, director. “Bach and Beyond” motets by Johann Sebastian Bach and others.

February 17, "3rd Fridays at the Cypher", 6:30-8:30 PM, Held the 3rd Friday of the month, this is a fun event for youth & families where artists sing, perform slam poetry, dance, act, and show animation in a cafe setting. Food and creative entrepreneur products (t-shirts, CDs, DVD, etc.) are sold at each event. For more information, go to their website at www.artpeace.org or call 585-234-0708. Reformation Lutheran Church is located at 111 North Chestnut Street in Downtown Rochester, 14604; telephone 585-454-3367. The church is handicap accessible.

February 24-26, LCLC Hobby Weekend: (Bring Your Own Hobby). Spend the weekend working on your favorite hobby like quilting, scrapbooking, reading, knitting, or painting. Enjoy a weekend devoted to your hobby without the distractions of home. The following optional activities will also be offered: Morning Devotions, Worship, Bible study, Hiking, Delicious Food, and Fellowship. This adult program runs from 7:00 p.m. Friday through brunch on Sunday. For more information, contact lclcenter.org.

February 25, Eastman School of Music Repertory Singers and Women's Chorus, 8:00 PM. Reformation Lutheran Church is located at 111 North Chestnut Street in Downtown Rochester, 14604; telephone 585-454-3367. The church is handicap accessible.

“Save these dates”

March 24, Women of the ELCA, Communion Brunch, 9:30AM, Messiah Lutheran, Greece. Our program and the bread for the communion service will be given by The Bread Man, Chet Fery. The offering will be split to SWO and Greece Food Cupboard,

April 22-23, Walter Brueggemann, a noted Old Testament scholar, will be at Asbury First United Methodist Church. In addition to being an OT scholar, he writes tremendous prayers. He will be preaching at the Sunday morning services. In the evening he will be giving a lecture and on Monday morning he will be leading a Bible study. The Bible study may be looking at Biblical passages and transforming them into prayers. The lecture and Bible study will be open to the public. Details will follow closer to April.

June6-9, CONVO, held in conjunction with Synod Assembly is open to all high school students. This year CONVO begins at 7:00pm on Wednesday, June 6 and will run through the end of the Assembly on Saturday, June 9. Registration and cost information is coming soon! For questions about CONVO and financial aid contact Pastor Laurie Carson-Nelson 716-799-4017 (Cell or text) or by emailpastorlcn@gmail.com. For questions about registration contact Rick Mollenkopf-Grill 716-465-1321 or by emailrick@nfclyo.org.

June 8-9, Mobile for Mission is the theme for the 2012 Synod Assembly which will be held June 8 - 9, 2012 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Accommodations will once again be held in the Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside. Join us as we gather to learn about Global Mission and immerse ourselves in this year's text from Isaiah 52:7, "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, 'Your God reigns'." Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in synod business decisions, elect Synod Council members and 2013 Churchwide Assembly voting members, to hear from the ELCA Churchwide representative, Tammy Jackson, Director of International Leadership Development for Global Mission, to explore global mission through educational and experiential learning, and lift our hearts and voices in various worship opportunities. We will learn first hand about mission work in Zimbabwe from our special guests, Bishop and Mrs. Dube from the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe.

Registration opens on April 1, 2012. The registration fee is $95 with a $10 discount for those registering by May 1. Hotel and food costs are in addition to the registration fee and will be listed when the on-line registration opens. Synod Assembly is open to all who want to attend, not just rostered leaders and congregational voting members. Child care will be offered throughout the assembly.