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TRINITY
EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN
CHURCH
7 1 0 4 3 9 t h A v e n u e K e n o s h a , W I 5 3 1 4 2
T R I N I T YT R I N I T YT R I N I T Y T I D I N GT I D I N GT I D I N G SSS
April 2012
Volume 61 Published Jan.-Dec.
Saturday Morning Study ............. 2
Sunday’s Com’n ............................. 2
Caring Adults Wanted .................. 2
Ushers Meeting .............................. 3
Trinity Together ............................ 3
Bingo Party .................................... 3
Casual Brown-Baggers Sunday .. 3
Lutherdale deadline ...................... 3
Spring Fling Luncheon ................ 3
Help Wanted .................................. 3
Adult Lunch Bunch ...................... 4
Easter Brunch ............................... 4
Opportunities for Ministry ............ 4
Financial Stewardship ................. 5
CUSH Corner ............................. 5
Memorials .................................. 6
Getting into the “Tidings” .......... 6
Calendar of Events .................... 7
Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones, and
give thanks to his holy name. For his anger is but for a
moment; his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may linger
for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
Psalm 30:4-5
The resurrection of Jesus is our surest hope. In Jesus’
resurrection, God has secured our futures. And what does our future
look like? It is a future of life and joy! This good news of our future
eternal life frees us to live our present moments with courage and
hope and joy. While we still experience pain, our weeping is
temporary, like the night. Our joy comes in the morning—the Easter
morning of Jesus’ victory over death!
This Easter joy is a joy that runs deep within our souls. A joy that
doesn’t ignore or deny the pain of this world or the pain of our lives.
This Easter morning joy encounters us and transforms us into
peacemakers and healers, people who are gracious and welcoming,
forgiven and forgiving. So come and worship and be renewed!
Below are Holy Week worship opportunities:
April 5th Maundy Thursday
10:30am and 7:15pm (Holy Communion
celebrated at both)
April 6th Good Friday
12:00 Noon Community Good Friday Worship at Trinity
7:15pm Tenebrae Worship service
April 8th Easter Worship
8:00am and 10:00am
This Easter, invite a friend or family member to Trinity to
experience the joy of a faith community transformed by God’s grace to
serve. Through this experience, may God’s love for you, revealed most
fully in Jesus Christ, transform your nights of weeping into mornings
of great joy!
Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!
With courage, hope and joy,
Pastor Tom
Table of Contents
Baptism
Adults who desire to be baptized, or those who want to have their child
baptized, are invited to contact the church office. In the case of Adult
Baptism, candidates are encouraged to worship and attend the Sunday morning Bible Study.
Those who want to have their child baptized are asked to schedule a Baptism Preparation
session with Pastor Tom prior to the baptism. P.T. looks forward to talking with you! Please
speak with him if you have questions.
Saturday Morning Study
Saturday, April 14th and 28th, 8:30-10:00am, downstairs in the Great Hall
The Saturday Morning Bible Study meets on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month.
This month we are discussing faith. How do we live it? What if it fails? Our resources are from
the ELCA Book of Faith initiative inviting all to “open scripture and join the conversation” to
help us become more fluent in the language of our faith. Long-term study commitments are not
necessary; no prep is needed; no homework is assigned. It’s simply conversation. Join us as your
schedule allows. Bring your favorite Bible and your own experiences as we enjoy conversation
over our morning coffee. For additional information, contact Tammie at
[email protected] or 654-3256.
Sunday's Com'n
Each Wednesday morning at 8:30 am, gather with Pastor Tom in the Gathering Space to
reflect on the scripture reading for the coming Sunday. No experience necessary. We read the
text and share how it makes us feel and the thoughts and questions it generates. It's all good!
Caring Adults Wanted
These opportunities are available to help you connect with our Trinity kids during the
education hour each week. The "destination" is Gather in Grace (communion). I have the
curriculum and can help with planning.
April 1st - Art OR Storytelling
April 8th - No Sunday School - Happy Easter
April 15th - Video for 3 year olds - Second Grade
April 29th - Games OR Food
May 6th -Mother's Day Craft
Thanks for your consideration.
Tammie Sorenson
Worship and Christian Education
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New Staff Position:
Children, Youth and Family Minister!
The Church Council and Personnel Ministry Team is excited to
announce that Mike Van Laningham has accepted the ¼ time position
of CYF Minister here at Trinity. Look for next month’s Tidings to learn
more. Thanks be to God! We extend a heartfelt welcome to Mike—he’s
awesome!
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Ushers Meeting
There will be an ushers meeting on Palm
Sunday (April 1st) between services in the
Gathering Space. All ushers are encouraged to
attend. Please contact Woody Knutson with
any questions at 658-3052.
Trinity Together
Just like peanut butter and jelly are great
together, Trinity is a great place because of all
the wonderful people of the different
organizations that call Trinity home. We
would like to unite and collect peanut butter
and jelly donations through April 16th. The
donations will then be distributed through the
Cupboard Bound Program at Trinity. Please
place your donation in the purple and red bins
marked “Trinity Together.”
Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity Co-op Preschool
Boy Scouts, Troop #525
Cub Scouts, #525
Adventure Crew
Kindermusik with Emily
Trinity Adult Lunch Bunch
Trinity Youth Group
Mommy and Me
Trinity Cupboard Bound Program
Bingo Party
Social ministry will be hosting a bingo
party at the Dayton Residential Care Facility
on Thursday April 19th at 6:00 pm. We need
volunteers to help assist residents, provide
refreshments, and donate prizes. Some
suggested prizes are gently used clothing (size
XL), toiletries, snacks, & dollars bills. They
especially like electric razors. There will be a
sign up sheet and a labeled box for prizes, in
the Gathering Space. If you have any
questions please call Nancy Lehrke at 694-
2624. The Dayton Residential Care is a 90 bed
Facility for Veterans with disabilities.
Casual Brown Baggers
Sunday
April 29th, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Come in your work clothes for service on
Sunday and stay to help Spring clean the
church (bring your own brown bag lunch if
needed). Sign up in the Gathering Space. We
are looking for at least 20 volunteers to help
get our church in tip-top order. Come for as
long as you can. Any question? Contact the
Property Ministry.
Crafters and Quilters
If you have items to be transported to
Lutherdale for the August Festival, they must
be in the church office by Sunday, June 3rd.
Thank you for your support of Lutherdale.
Spring Fling Luncheon
Trinity’s third annual salad
luncheon will be on May 3, 2012
from 11:30 am till 1:30 pm. All
are welcome; the price of the
tickets will be $7.00. Thank
you, Linda Kluck.
Help Wanted
Trinity needs a new Sunday Nursery
Attendant. Work is every other Sunday, from
7:45—11:15 am. This is a paid position. You
must be over 18 and love children. Please
contact Laurette Haines at 605-1353 if
interested. A background check will be done on
any applicant. Until another person steps up to
work in the nursery, we will only have staffed
nursery the first and third Sundays of each
month. Please consider helping out.
Announcing the
Announcements!
During the February council retreat, the
goal to improve communications was
developed with one of the strategies being to
have council members take turns sharing
announcements following each service. So if
you have information that you would like
shared, clarified or emphasized, please let the
announcer for that Sunday know about it
before the start of the service. Thanks for your
support in improving communication at
Trinity!
Announcers for April:
8:00 service 10:00 service
4/1: Jim Lichtenheld Pastor Tom
4/8: Linda McKinney Linda McKinney
4/15: Linda Kluck Linda Kluck
4/21: Mike Spitzer Mike Spitzer
4/29: Rick Madison Sue Torres
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Equipping Ministry—Who do you call? Within our congregation there are many ministries to serve God and others. To learn more about our ministries, here are the people to contact.
Pastor Pastor Tom Smith [email protected] 287-8098 President Linda Kluck [email protected] 653-9491 Vice-Pres Mike Spitzer [email protected] 859-2032 Treasurer Jim Lichtenheld [email protected] 654-3940 Finance Mike Spitzer [email protected] 859-2032
Secretary Linda McKinney [email protected] 843-2851 Property Bruce Milne [email protected] 694-5859 Social Open Opportunity Stewardship Rick Madison [email protected] 694-9524 Youth Sue Torres 515-1844
Witness Rhonda Brennan [email protected] 942-0587
Worship & Music Tom Johnson [email protected] 652-7476 Children, Youth and Family Minister Mike Van Laningham 653-1282 Adult Ed Mary Beth Madison [email protected] 237-4857
Altar Guild/Flowers Donna Dezoma 298-5464 Bowling Woody Knutson [email protected] 658-3052 Busy Bees (Quilters) Donna Dezoma 298-5464 Care for Creation Dru Spitzer [email protected] 859-2032
Choirs Jurg Oggenfuss [email protected] 414 614 5832 Communion Asst [email protected] 694-5050 Co-op Pre-School Lea Ann Taber [email protected] 694-5192 CROP Walk Rhonda Brennan [email protected] 942-0587 CUSH Jay Labedz [email protected] 654-8852
Lenore Baumann [email protected] 654-1261 Nancy Lehrke [email protected] 694-2624
Fair Trade Coffee Nancy Lehrke [email protected] 694-2624 Grace Safe Place Summer Lunch Program Scott Blanchard [email protected] 654-8803 Health Ministry Cindy Johnson [email protected] 652-7476
Lectors Office [email protected] 694-5050 Library Dru Spitzer [email protected] 859-2032 Lutheran World Relief Lucille Brenneman 694-4097 Memorials Linda McKinney [email protected] 843-2851
Money Counting Ken Larsen [email protected] 654-4801 Mutual Ministry Jay Labedz [email protected] 654-8852 Parish Visitors Cindy Johnson [email protected] 652-7476 Saturday Bible Study Tammie Sorenson [email protected] 654-3256
Senior League Linda Kluck [email protected] 653-9491
Soup Kitchen/Shalom Center Linda McKinney [email protected] 843-2851 Sunday Morning Coffee Rhonda Brennan [email protected] 942-0587 Sunday School Open Opportunity
Tidings & Website Sheri Villers [email protected] 697-8238 Urban Outreach Center Scott Blanchard [email protected] 654-8803 Ushers Woody Knutson [email protected] 658-3052 VBS Tammie Sorenson [email protected] 237-4857
Women of the ELCA Roseann Knutson [email protected] 658-3052
Opportunities for Ministry
Easter Brunch
April 8th
9:00—10:00 am
Stuffed French toast
(With cherry sauce,
strawberry sauce,
or syrup)
Sausage
Fruit with cottage cheese
and
Sweets
Milk, juice, coffee, and tea
Under 3 Free
4 to 12 $5.00
13 and up $7.00
Trinity Adult Lunch
Bunch
40th
Year
April 12th
Taco salad, rolls and brownies for
dessert.
April 26th
Baked potatoes with all the
trimmings. Birthday cake for dessert.
April Birthdays
Georgette Heiser 4/9
Ruth Kulich 4/16
Pete Pierce 4/17
Linda Kluck, 653-9491
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Financial Stewardship
How are We Doing?
February 2012 YTD 2012
Income $19,035.56 $36,707.13
Expenses $18,371.96 $35,675.85
Unified Overage (Shortage) $663.60 $1,031.28
Building Debt Reduction Funds $4,189.50 $8,749.50
Mortgage Payment $4,296.27 (Int Only) $9,331.97
Mortgage Overage (Shortage) ($106.77) ($582.47)
Sound System $723.00 $1,738.00
Youth Ministry $5,400.00 $5,400.00
CUSH Corner
CUSH (Congregations United to Serve
Humanity) is about people of faith coming
together to act powerfully to live out our deepest
values and to bring racial and economic justice
to Kenosha and Wisconsin. CUSH breaks down
barriers of race, economics and religion to build
a community of hope.
CUSH Banquet
CUSH will be holding its banquet on
Monday, May 21st at the Italian American Club.
The event will begin with a social at
6:00 pm. This year's keynote speaker
is Senator Russ Feingold. Tickets for
the banquet are $40.00 and will be available for
purchase from one of your congregation's CUSH
core team members beginning March 23rd.
Watch the bulletin for banquet updates.
Questions can be emailed to
[email protected]. Hope to see you at the
banquet!
Dear members of Trinity,
January and February were half and half months. During both
months the Unified Giving was enough to pay our bills, but the
giving for the mortgage was short.
What is Unified Giving?
Unified Giving is more than just the utility bills. It is our giving
for our synod (very important), salaries for all of our employees,
budgeted amounts for our Trinity ministries, etc. Your giving for the
mortgage, organ, sound system, etc. are all kept separately. If you
have any questions, please ask me.
Mortgage Loan Refinanced
Our mortgage is now a five year note at 4.50% with a 20 year
amortization. With the refinancing of our loan we took off 6 1/2
years of payments ($392,784.60). The new mortgage payment is now
$4900.83/month down from $5035.70/month.
Hope to see you all in church; keep everyone in your prayers,
Jim Lichtenheld
Treasurer
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Getting into
TRINITY TIDINGS
The deadline to receive information for the May 2012 issue:
Friday, April 20th
Articles may be left in the church office or E-mailed to Sheri Villers at
Memorials and Gifts
Offerings were given in memory of James (Jay) Iaquinta towards the Soup
Kitchen Supply fund from Linda McKinney, towards the Memorial Fund from
Helen Upright towards the Building Debt Reduction Fund from Jim and
Audrey Steel and Mike and Dru Spitzer, towards the Sound System from
Virginia and Guy Onserud, Marilyn and Tom Pinzger, Laurie Jacobs, Helen Oechler, and Evelyn
Stamm, and towards the Youth and Family Ministry from Margie Slavik.
An offering was given in honor of all of our saints that have gone before us, including Paul
R. Weyrauch, Jr., Jay Iaquinta, Marion K. Weyrauch, Roger and Marion Wiersum, Evan
Weyrauch, Wally and Gloria Zereschner, Hailey and LaVerne Hagen and in gratitude to
all of the saints that dwell amongst us and in hope of all our future saints from Paul T.
Weyrauch.
An offering was given in memory of Anne Rudhman towards the Building Debt Reduction
Fund from Jim and Audrey Steel.
Offerings were given in memory of Louise Mott (Pat Mott’s mother) towards the Sound
System from Linda McKinney and JoAnn Konkle, and towards the Building Debt Reduction
Fund from Laurie and Wally Christman.
An offering was given in honor of Melanie Ogren’s baptism from parents, Becky and Erik.
An offering was given towards the Sound System from Nettie Knutson in honor of her
90th birthday.
Offerings were given in memory of Joyce Johnson (mother of Tom Johnson), towards the
Sound System Fund from John and Sue Dyke O’Day and Linda McKinney, and towards the
Building Debt Reduction Fund from Mike and Dru Spitzer and Margie Slavik.
Total gifts received: $1325
Thank You
We would like to thank everyone who bought pasties on
Fat Tuesday, to eat at church or take home. We made
$1,086.00 of which $543.00 will go into Unified and $543.00
will go to the sound system. Roberta Andersen and Linda
Kluck would like to thank all the people who made this
happen and a very special thank you to Donna Dezoma, Sue
Briese, Lenore Baumann, Linda McKinney, Judy Glover and
Margie Slavik for making all the pasties and Jan Quets, Bev
Watral, Diana Shidagis, Mary Beth Madison, Rhonda
Brennan, Krista Lichtenheld, Jim and Judy Glover, for
setting up the hall and serving the food. God bless all of you.
Roberta and Linda
Baptisms Melanie Elizabeth Ogren, March 4th, 2012, daughter of Erik and Becky Ogren
Enzo Vincent Virgili, March 25th, 2012, son of Ernest and Erica Virgili
Funerals
Anne M. Rudhman Passed away 1/10/2012 Funeral 1/17/2012
James V. Iaquinta Passed away 2/9/2012 Funeral 2/18/2012
LaVerne Goodman Passed away 2/26/2012 Funeral 3/1/2012
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Sunday, April 1st Palm Sunday 8:00am Worship Service 9:00am Usher Meeting 10:00am Worship Service 11:30am First Communion Preparation Monday, April 2nd 7:00pm Boy Scout Troop 525 Tuesday, April 3rd 6:00pm Cub Scouts 525 7:00pm Venture Crew Wednesday, April 4th 8:30am Sunday's Com'n 9:30am Mommy & Me Class 6:30pm Library Ministry 6:30pm Adult Choir Practice 6:30pm Confirmation Ministry 7:30pm Bell Choir Practice Thursday, April 5th Maundy Thursday 10:30am Maundy Thursday Service 7:15pm Maundy Thursday Service And First Communion Friday, April 6th Good Friday Pre-School Spring Break Starts 9:00am M.O.M.s 12:00pm Community Good Friday Service 7:15pm Good Friday Worship Saturday, April 7th 9:30am Cupboard Bound Food Pickup Sunday, April 8th Easter Sunday No Sunday School 8:00am Worship Service 9:00am CUSH/Social Ministry 9:00am Easter Brunch 10:00am Worship Service Monday, April 9th 7:00pm Boy Scout Troop 525 Tuesday, April 10th 5:30pm Worship & Music Ministry 6:00pm Cub Scouts 525 6:30pm Witness Ministry 7:00pm Venture Crew Thursday, April 12th 9:00am WELCA Bible Study 11:30am Trinity Adult Lunch Bunch Friday, April 13th 9:00am M.O.M.s Saturday, April 14th 8:30am Saturday Morning Bible Study
Sunday, April 15th
Last Day of Pre-School Spring Break 8:00am Worship Service 9:00am Communications Ministry 10:00am Worship Service Monday, April 16th 7:00pm Boy Scout Troop 525 Tuesday, April 17th 5:30pm Finance Ministry 6:00pm Cub Scouts 525 6:00pm Council Ministry 7:00pm Venture Crew Wednesday, April 18th 9:30am Mommy and Me Class 6:30pm Adult Choir Practice 7:30pm Bell Choir Practice Thursday, April 19th 6:00pm Bingo Party Friday, April 20th
Tidings Articles Due 9:00am M.O.M.s Sunday, April 22nd New Member Sunday 8:00am Worship Service 10:00am Worship Service Monday, April 23rd 7:00pm Boy Scout Troop 525 Tuesday, April 24th 6:00pm Cub Scouts 525 7:00pm Venture Crew Wednesday, April 25th 8:30am Sunday's Com'n 9:30am Mommy and Me Class 6:30pm Adult Choir Practice 7:30pm Bell Choir Practice Thursday, April 26th 11:30am Trinity Adult Lunch Bunch Friday, April 27th Pre-school Field Trip 9:00am M.O.M.s 4:00pm Soup Kitchen Saturday, April 28th 8:30am Saturday Morning Bible Study Sunday, April 29th 8:00am Worship Service 10:00am Worship Service 11:30am "Casual Brown Baggers Sunday" Monday, April 30th 7:00pm Boy Scout Troop 525
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TRINITY TIDINGS Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
7104 39th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53142
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TRINITY TIDINGS April 2012 Volume 61
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH Phone: (262) 694-5050
Website: www.trinitykenosha.org Email: [email protected]
STAFF Pastor, Rev. Thomas Smith ........................... ext. 24 Cell: 262-287-8098 Email: [email protected]
Parish Administrator, JoAnn Konkle .......... ext. 21
Music Minister, Jurg Oggenfuss ....... 414 614 5832
Children, Youth and Family Minister,
Mike Van Laningham ................................ 653-1282
Co-op Preschool Administrator, Lea Ann Taber Co-op Preschool Financial Administrator Misty Van Laningham
Custodian, Sue Torres
Health Ministry Coordinator, Cindy Johnson, RN
SUNDAY WORSHIP TIMES Worship with Holy Communion ... 8:00 & 10:00 am Hospitality, Coffee & Education Hour ....... 9:00 am
Attended Nursery is available Sundays from 7:30 am to 11:15 for children 6 weeks to 4 years of age
Saved by Grace through Christ
to Serve
April Holy Week Worship Opportunities
April 5th, Maundy Thursday
10:30am and 7:15pm
April 6th, Good Friday
12:00Noon Community Worship at Trinity
7:15pm Tenebrae Worship Service
April 8th, Easter Worship
8:00am and 10:00am
