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Showing posts with label #FTLent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #FTLent. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Beer Bread Recipe

Since hospitality and feeding people is important to me, part of my Lenten discipline this year is to teach some baking skills to a willing student.  Roxy has been a great student and she and I have really enjoyed making the bread for Catechemunnity each week.  So far we have made chipas, french bread, pretzel rolls, and the most popular... beer bread.  I've given this recipe to everyone who asked orally, but I figure I should write it down :)

So here it is, the infamous, easy beer bread:

Preheat the oven to 375

Mix:
3 cups self rising flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 can of beer

Mix well, should be a bit crumbly.  Put the whole thing in a greased loaf or cake pan, bake about an hour until nice and brown.  You should be able to pull a dry knife out of it.

Now, you may want to get fancy with this recipe and I encourage that.  
  • Sometimes I substitute the beer for any other carbonated beverage... my dad will use sprite and add a half cup of cranberries for a lovely breakfast bread.
  • Sometimes I add cheese and/or jalepenos.
  • Drain a can of Rotel and throw that in!
  • Chocolate Chips = Yes.
  • Nuts = Why not?
  • Yep, you can melt half a stick of butter on top while baking.  I find this unnecessary and I want the vegans to enjoy my bread too, but it is popular.  
Enjoy the recipe, love your neighbors, and build relationships with bread!  

Thursday, February 19, 2015

E-News


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The first night of Catechemmunity was a lot of fun.  Be sure to join us next week! 
The First Trinity Community Lenten Devotional is available for download, on the blog, on by following #FTLent on Facebook, Twitter and Google+, or you can just pick up a paper copy on Sunday!

On Ash Wednesday the church began its journey toward baptismal immersion in the death and resurrection of Christ. This year, the Sundays in Lent lead us to focus on five covenants God makes in the Hebrew Scriptures and to use them as lenses through which to view baptism. First Peter connects the way God saved Noah's family in the flood with the way God saves us through the water of baptism. The baptismal covenant is made with us individually, but the new life we are given in baptism is for the sake of the whole world.

Readings: Genesis 9:8-17, Psalm 25:1-10, 1 Peter 3:18-22, Mark 1:9-15
Join our monthly early morning coffee hour. Bring your copy of The Lutheran, or we will have a few available.

See you Sunday - 9:00 am, before church.

All Are Welcome!

Monday, February 16, 2015

Everything you wanted to know about Lent (at First Trinity) but were not sure who to ask...

It starts now! This morning we buried the Alleluia (read Pr. Tom's blog here! to learn why we do this) and we'll use up any remaining Alleluia's at Bernice's tonight.  
Our Lenten Devotional is ready!  There are many ways to get it.  Follow #FTLent on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.  Check the Lenten Devotional page on our Blog.  Grab the PDF here on our website.  Pick up a paper copy from Rene on Ash Wednesday. 

Below is the calendar of all of the upcoming events with links (where applicable - more to come).  This calendar does not include God's Closet (Tuesdays 5-7, Fridays 10-Noon), Lectio Divina (Tuesdays 9 am), or AA (Fridays 8pm).  
Wed Feb 18, 2015 
Sun Feb 22, 2015 
Tue Feb 24, 2015 
Wed Feb 25, 2015 
Sat Feb 28, 2015 
Sun Mar 1, 2015 
  •     10:30am Worship with Communion 
Wed Mar 4, 2015 
Sun Mar 8, 2015 
  •     Daylight Saving Time - Spring Ahead!
  •     10:30am Worship with Communion 
Wed Mar 11, 2015 
Thu Mar 12, 2015 
Sun Mar 15, 2015 
  •     10:30am Worship with Communion 
Wed Mar 18, 2015 
Sun Mar 22, 2015 
  •     10:30am Worship with Communion 
Tue Mar 24, 2015 
Wed Mar 25, 2015 
Sat Mar 28, 2015 
Sun Mar 29, 2015 
Thu Apr 2, 2015 
  •     7pm Maundy Thursday
Fri Apr 3, 2015 
  •     7pm Service of Darkness 
Sat Apr 4, 2015 
Sun Apr 5, 2015 
  •     10:30am Easter Sunday Worship
  •     12pm Easter Egg Hunt
If you still have questions, send them on over to welcome@firsttrinitychicago.com or call 312-842-7390.