April 2013 Newsletter

TRINITY

EVANGELICAL

LUTHERAN

CHURCH

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April 2013

Volume 62 Published Jan.-Dec.

Saturday Morning Study ............. 2

Sunday’s Com’n ............................. 2

Taize Worship ............................ 2

New Member Sunday ................ 2

Spaghetti Dinner ....................... 3

Spring Fling ............................... 3

Trinity Together ......................... 3

Fundraisers ................................ 3

Quilters & Crafters ........................ 3

Rides to Church ......................... 3

Adult Lunch Bunch ...................... 4

Getting into the “Tidings” .......... 4

Opportunities for Ministry ........ 4

Financial Stewardship ................. 5

Care for Creation ....................... 5

Memorials .................................. 6

Flower/Bulletin Donations ....... 6

Social Ministry/CUSH ............. 6

Calendar of Events .................... 7

Jesus answered the devil, “It is written, ‘Worship the

Lord your God, and serve only him.’”

Luke 4:8

Following Jesus’ baptism, the Holy Spirit led him into the

wilderness where the devil offered him the glory and authority of all

the kingdoms and nations of the world if Jesus would worship him. In

other words, if Jesus would adore and honor the devil as ruler over

all creation, as ruler over his life. Having just been baptized and

hearing God proclaim, ‘This is my son, the beloved,’ the devil is now

challenging Jesus to deny this identity. Jesus responds saying,

“Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.” So who or what we

worship is very important. It is in fact an issue of identity.

For the Christian, worship is the central act of faith. Worship

shapes us into being the people of God: persons called by God to

participate in God’s mission of life for the world. We gather for

worship each week to have our identities as God’s beloved affirmed

and then sent into the world to serve God by loving others and

sharing this good news.

Who or what we worship transforms us. Worship informs our

understanding of our identity as individuals and our relationship

with others and with creation. Worship is very important.

The truth is: everyone worships something. Whatever shapes our

daily perspective of the world, whatever receives our time and money

that is what one worships.

In response to the importance of worship, Kathy Baas, Worship

and Music Chairperson, and the Worship and Music ministry team

are working very hard to create additional worship options.

One of these new options begins this month. On Tuesday, April 9th

(and again on May 14th) at 7:00 pm, we will offer a Taize worship

service based on the worship practices of the Taize faith community

in Taize, France. This candlelight service is peaceful and centering-

offering simple songs, prayers and time to meditate on a passage of

scripture and be renewed by the Holy Spirit. Beginning in June, we

will offer this Tuesday evening worship service on a weekly basis.

I pray that you will make a renewed commitment to worship. To

experience God’s presence in your life and have your identity as God’s

beloved affirmed. Together we worship the Lord our God, and serve

only him.

Blessings and peace, beloved children of God!

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 a 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 Bible Study

April 13th and 27th, 8:30-10:00am

Downstairs in the Great Hall

Making Sense of the Cross, invites us to “listen in” on an open conversation about the cross

and encourages us to think about and experience the cross and its meaning for our lives. There is

no expectation of certain prior knowledge of the Bible or theology. Just bring your questions and

openness to talk about matters of the cross and resurrection of Jesus. It is not necessary to

attend every session. Come as you are able to enjoy morning coffee and conversation. Bring a

friend! For additional information, contact Tammie at 654-3256 or [email protected].

Sunday's Com'n

Each Wednesday morning at 8:30am, 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!

Reminder!

Please remember that on the first Sunday of each month, reflection time is held

before each service. Please enter the sanctuary in silence on the first Sunday for

prayerful, pre-service reflection time

Taize Tuesdays @Trinity

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4/9/2013 at 7:00pm

“The desire for communion with God has been set within the human

heart since the dawn of time. The mystery of that communion

touches what is most intimate in us, reaching down to the very

depths of our being.”

To the wellsprings of joy: Letter for 2004 © Ateliers et Presses de Taizé, 71250 Taizé, France

New Member Sunday

New Member Sunday will be April 21st at both services. Anyone interested in becoming a new

member can call the church office, 694-5050, to register. Informational letters will be sent out the

first week of April to interested individuals. Plan on attending "Trinity 101: Welcome to Our

Church" on Thursday, April 18th, from 6:30-7:30pm. Pastor Tom and members of the church

council will share an overview of the church and you will have a chance to ask questions.

Worship and Christian Education

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Spaghetti Dinner

The Learning Ministry will be having a

Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, April 20th, 5:30-

8:00 pm. Tickets will go on sale on Sunday,

April 7th. Please give a big thank you to

everyone who donated items for this event.

The generosity of this congregation is

astounding! Please contact Ann Harms with

any questions.

Spring Fling

Trinity will be having it’s third annual

Spring Fling Salad Luncheon on May 2nd. All

are welcome!

11:00 am until 1:00pm

$7.00 per person

Trinity Together

Just like peanut

butter and jelly are

great together,

Trinity Church is a

great place because

of all the great

people of the

different

organizations that

call Trinity home. Trinity Co-op Preschool

would like all the organizations that call

Trinity home to unite and collect peanut butter

and jelly donations through April 17th.

Donations will then be distributed through the

Cupboard Bound Program at Trinity and

Shalom Soup Kitchen. Please place donations

in purple and red bins marked “Trinity

Together”.

Help us beat last years collection of 125

items!

Pancreatic Cancer Fundraiser

The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network,

otherwise known as Pan Can, is having an

event called Purplestride, a walk/run that

raises money to aid research of pancreatic

cancer. The event will take place at Miller

Park on Saturday, June 1st. Registration

begins at 11:00am and the closing ceremonies

will commence at 1:45pm. Ann Harms, a

pancreatic cancer survivor and member of

Trinity, will be walking to raise money. There

will be a donation box in the Gathering Space

starting on Sunday, April 7th. Donations can be

made through Sunday, May 19th. Any checks

should be made out to the Pancreatic Cancer

Action Network. There will also be pledge

sheets, so if families are interested in

participating in the walk/run they can get

sponsors to raise additional money for the

cause. If anyone has any unanswered

questions, they can contact Ann Harms at 262-

764-9110.

Shalom Center Walk Against

Hunger

The Shalom Center is holding their 17th

Annual Walk Against Hunger on May 18th at

Veteran’s Park (54th Street and 6th Avenue).

The registration will be at 9:00am and the

walk starts at 9:30am. The distance is a 1 or 3

mile walk.

There will be awards for the youngest

walker, oldest walker, highest individual

fundraiser, highest group fundraiser and group

with the most walkers.

If interested, a sign up sheet will be in the

Gathering Space at the church or you can

contact Cathleen Warren at 262-658-1713 x107

or email Cathleen at [email protected].

Attention Quilters and

Crafters

The Lutherdale Quilt Fest will be in August

this year and items for the festival will be

taken to Lutherdale in June to be put on

auction or sold. Anyone interested in donating

an item (or more) may leave them in the

church office by June 1st.

Rides to Church

It has come to the attention of the Witness

Ministry that there are individuals who are

unable to attend church services because of

lack of transportation or the inability to drive.

We are looking for members that would be able

to provide transportation to and from church

services once a month. If you need a ride or are

willing to provide a ride, please contact the

church office, 694-5050, or Rhonda Brennan,

942-0587, to register.

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Equipping Ministry—Who do you call? Within our congregation there are many ministries to serve God and others.

Pastor Pastor Tom Smith [email protected] 287-8098

President Linda Kluck [email protected] 653-9491 Treasurer Jim Lichtenheld [email protected] 654-3940 Finance Vacant Secretary Linda McKinney [email protected] 843-2851 Learning Ann Harms 764-9110.

Property Bruce Milne [email protected] 694-5859 Social Sheri Villers [email protected] 697-8238 Stewardship Scott Blanchard [email protected] Youth Sue Torres [email protected] 515-1844

Witness Rhonda Brennan [email protected] 942-0587 Worship & Music Kathy Baas [email protected]

Children, Youth and Family Minister Mike Van Laningham [email protected] 653-1282 Adult Ed Open Opportunity 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 Kerri Sherwood [email protected]

Communion Asst [email protected] 694-5050 Co-op Preschool Lea Ann Taber [email protected] 694-5192 CROP Walk Rhonda Brennan [email protected] 942-0587 CUSH Jay Labedz [email protected] 654-8852 Fair Trade Coffee Nancy Lehrke [email protected] 694-2624

Grace Safe Place Summer Lunch Program Jay Labedz [email protected] 654-8852

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 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 Morning Nursery Kaley Gerou

Sunday School Krista Lichtenheld [email protected] 654-3940 Tidings & Website Sheri Villers [email protected] 697-8238 Ushers Woody Knutson [email protected] 658-3052

VBS Mike Van Laningham [email protected] 653-1282 Women of the ELCA Roseann Knutson [email protected] 658-3052

Opportunities for Ministry

Getting into

TRINITY TIDINGS

The deadline to receive information for the May 2013 issue:

Saturday, April 20th

Articles may be left in the church office or emailed to Sheri Villers at

[email protected].

Trinity Adult Lunch Bunch

41st

Year

Apr 11th

Taco salad, rolls and brownies for

dessert.

Apr 25th

Baked potatoes with all the

trimmings. Birthday cake for dessert.

Birthdays:

Jeanette Dau 4/24

Georgette Heiser 4/9

Edna Krueger 4/15

Ruth Kulich 4/16

Pete Piece 4/17

May 2nd

Trinity Spring Fling Salad

Luncheon.

May 9th

Italian roast beef sandwich, chips

and coleslaw. Apple crisp for dessert.

Happy Mother’s Day!

May 23rd

Happy Memorial Day! Hamburgers,

potato salad, chips and birthday cake

for dessert.

Birthdays:

Winifred Borland 5/12

Nancy Rasmussen 5/10

Jean Weisner 5/12

*If school is cancelled due to bad

weather, there will be no lunch served

that day.

Linda Kluck, 262-653-9491

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Dear members of Trinity,

February was an almost

month, a little short in

both Unified and

Mortgage. Thank you all

for keep up with your

Unified Giving and Debt

Reduction.

Just a little reminder

about how you can give

funds to the church. One

way is putting cash or a

check in the offering plate. Another way is by using Simply Giving each month, which is direct

withdrawal from your checking account. Simply Giving is what Krista and I do each month. We also

have on our website a button that you can click and give. Also we have a "square" that you can

swipe a credit card with. And another way is giving stock or life insurance.

And finally you can give your time doing things around the church.

Hope you had a Happy Easter!

Thanks,

Jim Lichtenheld

Treasurer

How are We Doing?

February 2013 YTD 2013

Income $17,894.03 $35,613.53

Reserved Funds Transferred $766.67 $1,533.34

Expenses $19,647.98 $39,846.03

Unified Overage (Shortage) ($987.28) ($2,699.16)

Building Debt Reduction Funds $4,627.00 $7,937.50

Mortgage Payment $4,900.83 $9,801.66

Mortgage Overage (Shortage) ($273.83) ($1,864.16)

Financial Stewardship

Adult Forum

The Care for Creation Team is pleased to announce that Sister Janet Weyker, director

of the Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center, will be our guest speaker during the adult

education hour on Sunday, April 21st. It is no coincidence that this is the day before Earth Day. The

sisters and staff of the center model sustainable, simple living through organic gardening, raising

poultry, and caring for five alpaca. Renewable energy features at the center include solar hot water,

solar electric, geo-thermal heating and cooling, and wind electric. Check out their website at

www.racinedominicans.org and click on ECO-JUSTICE Center. And then please come to hear Sister

Janet on April 21st. You’ll be glad you did.

Trinity Recycles

Thank you to all who donated athletic shoes for recycling. The components of the shoes will be

ground up for reuse. Our collection drive has ended. We urge you to continue to recycle your athletic

shoes. Simply drop them off at the Nike store at the Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets.

During the month of April we will be collecting eyeglasses. Instead of throwing out that old pair

of glasses bring them to church during the month of April and place them in the basket in the entry

hallway. That simple act could help a child learn to read, an adult succeed in her job, or help a

senior citizen maintain his independence. We will donate the glasses we collect to the Lion’s Club.

Happenings among other Kenosha Green Congregations:

Bradford U.U. Church (5510 8th Ave.) will be showing the film, “Green Fire”, the story of Aldo

Leopold, at 7:00pm on Saturday, April 13th. All are welcome. Enter at the front door. The film will be

shown in the sanctuary.

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Memorials and Gifts

An offering was given towards Worship and Music in memory of Kathy

Baas’ mother from Jerry and Linda Neilson-Euting.

An offering was given in memory of Claude Mackay Sr., brother to Peggy Pierce and Fern

Morgan, from Peggy and Pete Pierce towards the Building Debt Reduction, towards the

Property Fund from Margie Slavik and Helen Oechler, and towards the Memorial Fund

from Jim and Audrey Steel.

Corrections to March offerings: An offering was given towards the Memorial Fund

from Bob and Lucille Brenneman in memory of Catherin Ketler. Offerings were given

towards the Worship and Music Fund in memory of Kathy Baas’ mother from Laurie

Jacobs and Linda McKinney and an offering was given towards Worship and Music in

memory of John Hrupka, father of Lisa Hrupka, from Jerry and Linda Neilsen-Euting.

The Social ministry and CUSH committee

will meet on the first Sunday of the month, in

the church library between services at 9:10am.

The next meeting will be on April 7th.

Please remember CANS FOR CUSH on

April 7th. Please drop off any bagged

aluminum cans in the back hallway of the

church on the first Sunday of each month. The

recycling money will benefit CUSH.

Kenosha CUSH folks participated in the

daylong gathering, People of Faith United for

Justice, on Thursday, March 14th. Over 900

people spoke with legislatures to advocate for

funding of social justice programs.

Specifically, CUSH continues to work on the

statewide initiative to use state funding for

treatment programs for non-violent offenders

instead of incarcerating these individuals.

This is the CUSH 11 X 15 Campaign.

Social Ministry has the following events

during April: Cupboard Bound food ministry,

the Shalom Center soup kitchen and the

Dayton Bingo party.

The Bingo party for the Dayton

residents is scheduled for

Thursday, April 18th at 6:00pm at the Dayton

Residential Care Facility downtown Kenosha.

Volunteers and prizes are needed. Contact

Nancy Lehrke at 694-2624 if you are able to

help.

The CUSH annual banquet is coming up on

May 9th. Tickets will be on sale in the

Gathering Space between services. See the

bulletin for more details since the price has

not yet been determined. The keynote speaker

will be Rev. Joseph Ellwanger, ELCA pastor

and social justice advocate. Rev. Ellwanger is

a remarkable man who participated with Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. in the civil rights

marches and movement. Please consider

attending this worthwhile fundraiser for

CUSH. They have a wonderful silent auction,

too.

Social Ministry and CUSH Corner

Flower and Bulletin Donations

Would you like the opportunity to honor a loved one or celebrate a

loved one’s birthday or anniversary? Please consider sponsoring a

bulletin for $15 or donate flowers for the sanctuary for $13 per bouquet.

Your gifts of generosity help to enrich our worship experience. You can

sign up in the Gathering Space and place your monetary gift in the

collection plate or leave it in the office.

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Monday, April 1st

No School

6:00pm Boy Scouts Troop 525

Tuesday, April 2nd

No School

6:00pm Cub Scouts 525

7:00pm Worship & Music Ministry

7:00pm Venture Group

Wednesday, April 3rd

No School

8:30am Sunday's Com'n

6:30pm Choir Practice

7:30pm Bell Choir Practice

Thursday, April 4th

No School

Friday, April 5th

No School

Saturday, April 6th

9:00am Cupboard Bound Food Pickup

10:30am Ollila Baby Shower

Sunday, April 7th

8:00am Worship

9:10am CUSH/Social Ministry

10:15am Worship

11:15am Pathway/H.S. Group/Youth Choir

Rehearsal

Monday, April 8th


Tuesday, April 9th


6:30pm Witness Ministry


7:00pm Pre-school Board Meeting

7:00pm Taize Service

Wednesday, April 10th




Thursday, April 11th

9:00am WELCA Bible Study

11:30am Trinity Lunch Bunch


8:30am Saturday Bible Study

Sunday, April 14th

8:00am Worship

9:15am New Traditions Service

10:15am Worship

Monday, April 15th

No School


Tuesday, April 16th

No School

5:30pm Finance Ministry


6:00pm Council Ministry







6:00pm Bingo Party - Dayton

6:30pm "Trinity 101: Welcome to our Church"


Tidings Articles Due

5:30pm Learning Ministry Spaghetti Dinner

Sunday, April 21st

New Member Sunday

7:30am Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast

8:00am Worship

9:15am Adult Forum: Eco Justice

10:15am Worship

11:15am Pathway/H.S. Group

Monday, April 22nd


Tuesday, April 23rd








11:30am Trinity Lunch Bunch

Friday, April 26th

4:00pm Soup Kitchen

6:00pm Father/Daughter Dance


8:30am Saturday Bible Study

Sunday, April 28th

8:00am Worship

10:15am Worship

Monday, April 29th


Tuesday, April 30th



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TRINITY TIDINGS April 2013 Volume 62

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

Children, Youth and Family Minister,

Mike Van Laningham ................................ 653-1282

Minister of Music, Kerri Sherwood

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 & 10:15am New Traditions ............ Second Sundays at 9:15am Hospitality & Coffee Hour ........................... 9:00am

Attended Nursery is available Sundays from 7:30 am to 11:45 for children 6 weeks to 4 years of age

Saved by Grace through Christ

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April Taize Service

April 9th, 7:00pm

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