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The January 2013 Tidings Newsletter for Trinity Lutheran Church in Kenosha, WI.
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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
January 2013
Volume 62 Published Jan.-Dec.
Saturday Morning Study ............. 2
Sunday’s Com’n ............................. 2
Just Me and My Shadow ........... 2
Flower & Bulletin Donations .... 3
Trinity Youth Choir ................... 3
Lines from the Library .............. 3
Care for Creation ....................... 3
Adult Lunch Bunch ...................... 4
Opportunities for Ministry ............ 4
Financial Stewardship ................. 5
Getting into the “Tidings” .......... 5
Social Ministry/CUSH ............. 5
Memorials .................................. 6
Calendar of Events .................... 7
So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation:
everything old has passed away; see, everything has
become new! 2 Corinthians 5:17
As we begin a new year, Apostle Paul's words to the church in
Corinth remind us that we who have been baptized in Christ are new
creations: people reconciled to God through Christ called to
participate in God’s mission of reconciling all of creation to God.
This ministry of reconciliation has renewed life here at Trinity!
This past year we have been moving from a church concerned with
maintenance to a church focused on mission. This shift is reflected
through the excellent work of Trinity's paid staff and lay leaders.
And more life-giving reconciling work is envisioned for 2013 as
follows:
Worship: Next fall, I envision the New Traditions service will
become a weekly event. So we need new members to join this team
now so we can start preparing. Is God calling you to serve in this
area? Contact Kathy Baas, Keri Sherwood or myself to learn more.
Also, beginning in the summer, I envision a monthly mid-week
Taize service (follow this link to learn more: http://www.elca.org/
Growing-In-Faith/Worship/Learning-Center/FAQs/Taize-
Worship.aspx). Yearning for a more contemplative, prayerful worship
experience? Call me.
Community Building/Adult Discipleship: I envision creating a
small group ministry that consists of lay leaders facilitating small
group gatherings for friendship, support and faith development.
Caring relationships happen in small groups and faith is nurtured.
Interested in partnering with me or learning more?
Children, Youth and Family Ministry: This March, Mike Van
Laningham completes his training and becomes certified in youth
and family ministry. He will then be qualified to take on additional
responsibilities with youth so that I have time to develop the above
ministry goals. Thanks be to God!
Trinity Website: Sheri Villers has done an amazing job
maintaining our existing website. So many people ‘shop’ for churches
by visiting websites. Sheri and I envision upgrading the look and feel
of Trinity’s website in 2013 so that it provides the information people
seek as well as an on-line feel of what Trinity is all about.
Exciting times for Trinity! But we need everyone’s participation—
sharing your time and finances. As I write this, we have yet to receive (Continued on page 3)
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 Study
Saturday, January 12th and 26th, 8:30-10:00am
Downstairs in the Great Hall
Prayer. Five hundred years ago Martin Luther, in How One Should Pray, for Master Peter the
Barber, said it is a good thing to let prayer be the first business of the morning and the last at
night. Henry French’s Book of Faith Lenten Journey, 40 days with the Lord’s Prayer states “in 14
short lines the Lord’s Prayer contains the heart and soul of Jesus’ teaching.” The Saturday Study
is going to spend some time with both of these resources as we look deeply into the Lord’s Prayer.
It is not necessary to attend every session. Come as you are able to enjoy morning coffee and
conversation. For additional information, contact Tammie at [email protected] or 654-
3256.
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!
Worship and Christian Education
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Just Me and My Shadow
by Terri Lackey
It’s that time of year again. Time to make resolutions that I will ultimately break. Lose weight.
Eat fewer carbs. Eat more fruit and vegetables. Be nicer to people. Don’t gripe. Don’t hate. Don’t
honk.
I want to be a better person. I really do. But I’m in my mid 50s. Can I even change now? Is my
personality (and desire to consume junk candy and honk at slowpoke drivers) cemented into my core?
I think I might be a grouch. Recently, a co-worker labeled me as that (or something like it). And
even as a little kid, my family used to call me Aunt Co. That was my spinster, great-aunt who was
known for griping and grumbling. I asked my husband if I was grouchy, and he slowly nodded,
“Sometimes.”
In Sunday school (adult education) at church, we’re learning about our shadow selves, a Jungian
concept outlined in Richard Rohr’s new book, Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of
Life (Jossey-Bass).
“Your shadow is what you refuse to see about yourself, and what you do not want others to see,”
Rohr writes. “The more you have cultivated and protected a chosen persona, the more shadow work
you will need to do.”
He continues: “Be especially careful therefore of any idealized role or self-image, like that of
minister, mother, doctor, nice person, professor, moral believer, or president of this or that.”
If you live out of your shadow life, he says, you can’t recognize who you really are.
Maybe, since I believe I’m a grouch (and many others believe it too!) I am really a nice person.
Maybe I live out of my shadow and I’m trying to hide the good person I really am. (Giggle.) Maybe.
It’s something to think about as we begin a new year. Not just “What are my New Year’s
resolutions?” but “How do I live in a way that is true to who I really am?”
What shadow are you living under? How can you be more true to yourself?
Terri Lackey is managing editor of Gather magazine published by the WELCA.
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Care for Creation
The Care for Creation team wishes our Trinity family a very happy new year. We
hope you had a most blessed Christmas and that some of our ideas helped you to
make your Christmas just a bit greener this year. Your response to the Christmas
light collection for recycling was outstanding! As of this writing we have not yet completed the
collection. But we do know that we had to empty the collection tub twice a week. And every
string of lights deposited in our collection tub was one string not thrown into a landfill. Thank
you. Look for another recycling option in February.
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.
Trinity Lutheran Church Youth Choir
Start planning now to join the new TLCYC for middle school and high school students. We
are working on scheduling and will announce it as soon as it is finalized.
Please contact Kerri Sherwood, Minister of Music Ministries, if you are interested. Please
email her at [email protected].
GFS Fundraising
GFS (Gordon Foods Service) Fun Funds is excited to help Trinity with its fundraising needs.
This completely free program gives up to 10% of your GFS Marketplace purchase back to
Trinity. The rebate rate is determined on a quarterly basis by the total purchase level of all
members. Simply go to the link below, fill out the short form and go to GFS Marketplace and
start shopping. Your permanent card will be mailed to you in the next few weeks. Just
remember to show your card every time you shop at GFS Marketplace.
http://gfs.com/funfunds/home.page?OrgNumber=2544854
When you sign up, you will receive $10 off your purchase or $10 donation for Trinity ($50
minimum purchase). Note: purchases under $500 for the quarter will not roll over.
GFS Location:
6905 – 75th Pl
Kenosha, WI 53142
Lines from the Library
It’s been awhile since we’ve been able to purchase new books for the library. We’d like to
expand our book collection with a new book donation drive in February. Watch for more
information in the February Tidings.
pledges from a number of households. I pray that as you read these exciting ministry goals you
will experience the Holy Spirit’s movement and renew your partnership with God in the
reconciling work God has begun through Jesus Christ. Please take a moment and make a
financial pledge; contact JoAnn at the church to learn how.
Thanks be to God for you and blessings for a healthy and faith-filled 2013!
Love,
Pastor Tom
(Continued from page 1)
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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 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 Scott Blanchard [email protected] 945.2756 Stewardship Open Youth Sue Torres [email protected] 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 [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
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] 945.2756 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 Morning Nursery Kaley Gerou Sunday School Open Opportunity
Tidings & Website Sheri Villers [email protected] 697-8238 Urban Outreach Center Scott Blanchard [email protected] 945-2756 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 Trinity Adult Lunch Bunch
41st
Year
Jan 10th
Potato soup, bread and brownies for
dessert.
Jan 24th
Super Bowl! Brats with trimmings,
crab salad, chips and birthday cake for
dessert.
Jan Birthdays:
Lucille Brenneman 1/29
Beverly Hartman 1/26
Dale Lewis 1/8
Helen Oechler 1/18
Feb 14th
Happy Valentine's Day! Beef
stroganoff, bread and cherry
cheesecake for dessert. Let’s play
bingo!
Feb 28th
Chicken and rice, bread and coconut
cream pie for dessert. We will honor
February birthdays. Margie will have a
program for us; let’s sing!
Feb Birthdays:
Frances Maxwell 2/16
Marge Lewis 2/15
Krista Lichtenheld 2/8
Katherine Becker 2/24
*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,
November was a pretty
good month; we had a lot of
giving to committees
(Youth/Learning) that
helped us get back on track
for the year. But as you
may know, we need major
roof repairs.
Just something to think
about—we are over
$14,000 behind in our
budgeted giving! We are in a good position with cash only because the committees are not
spending! Please remember, our expenses will increase a lot with the heating bills. Please make
sure to keep up with your Unified Giving and Debt Reduction please.
Hope everyone had a merry Christmas season, remembering Jesus’ birthday.
Also, keep everyone in your prayers; they help!
Thanks,
Jim Lichtenheld
Treasurer
How are We Doing?
November 2012 YTD 2012
Income $20,308.44 $194,649.43
Expenses $17,412.90 $195,355.09
Unified Overage (Shortage) $2,895.54 ($705.66)
Estate Gift Transfer $0.00 $2,447.96
Building Debt Reduction Funds $4,050.50 $52,791.00
Mortgage Payment $4,900.83 $53,439.44
Mortgage Overage (Shortage) ($850.33) $1,799.52
Financial Stewardship
Getting into
TRINITY TIDINGS
The deadline to receive information for the February 2013 issue:
Sunday, January 20th
Articles may be left in the church office or emailed to Sheri Villers at
The Social ministry and CUSH committee will
not meet in January since there are no pressing
agenda items.
Please remember CANS FOR CUSH on
January 6th. 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.
Thank you for your support of CUSH and
Trinity’s Social Ministry programs. Congregation
members adopted the volunteers at the Urban
Outreach Center and their girls group for
Christmas. We continue to serve at the Shalom
Center on the fourth Friday of each month.
CUSH continues important
advocacy work through their various
task forces. They are hosting an
immigration help session on January 12th at St.
Mark’s. They will help people with their
applications to stay in the United States legally.
CUSH is also working with the city to extend the
city bus service on Saturdays. Many people
depend on this service to get to jobs and do their
errands. And finally, CUSH continues to work on
the statewide initiative to use funding currently
going toward incarceration on treatment
programs for non-violent offenders.
Social Ministry and CUSH Corner
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Memorials and Gifts
An offering was made towards the Building Fund in memory of Ed Baumann
from Jim and Audrey Steel.
An offering was made towards the Memorial Fund in memory of Roger Palmen from Andrew Palmen.
An offering was made towards the Roof Repair Fund in memory of Phyllis Hudry from Margie Slavik.
An offering was made towards the Bell Choir Fund in memory of Don Shidagis from Mary and Tim Esser.
Offerings were made towards the Memorial Fund in memory of Wayne Haney from Marie Larsen, Laurie Jacobs, Neil Guttormsen, Charles and Anita Brothers, Lawrence and Betty Ann Boyd, Helen Oechler, Robert and Joan Ogle, and Roseann and Elwood Knutson.
An offering was made towards the Roof Repair Fund from Diana and Ray Parent in memory of
their parents.
An offering was made towards the Roof Repair Fund from Helen Oechler in memory of Lou
Zelenski.
Total offerings received: $1120
Baptisms
Jesse Joaquin Quintero,
son of Carlos and Valerie Quintero
12/2/12
Paxton Theron Earl Parise,
son of Lenny Parise and Laura Adams
12/09/12
Funerals
Bertha "Lou" Zelenski"
passed away 12/14/2012
memorial service on 1/3/13
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Tuesday, January 1st
No School
Wednesday, January 2nd
No School
6:30pm Choir Practice
7:30pm Bell Choir Practice
Thursday, January 3rd
No School
5:00pm Lou Zelenski Memorial Service
Friday, January 4th
No School
Saturday, January 5th
9:00am Cupboard Bound
Sunday, January 6th
Epiphany of Our Lord
8:00am Pre-school Registration
For Church Members
8:00am Worship
9:00am Hospitality & Coffee Hour
9:15am Sunday School
10:15am Worship
Monday, January 7th
No School
6:00pm Boy Scouts Troop 525
Tuesday, January 8th
6:00pm Cub Scouts 525
6:30pm Witness Ministry
7:00pm Venture Group
7:00pm Pre-school Board Meeting
7:00pm Worship and Music
Wednesday, January 9th
8:30am Sunday's Com'n
6:30pm Choir Practice
7:30pm Bell Choir Practice
Thursday, January 10th
11:30am Trinity Lunch Bunch
Saturday, January 12th
8:30am Saturday Morning Study
Sunday, January 13th
Baptism of Our Lord
8:00am Worship
9:00am Hospitality & Coffee Hour
9:15am Sunday School
9:15am New Traditions Service
10:15am Worship
Monday, January 14th
6:00pm Boy Scouts Troop 525
Tuesday, January 15th
5:30pm Finance Ministry
6:00pm Council Ministry
6:00pm Cub Scouts 525
7:00pm Venture Group
Wednesday, January 16th
8:30am Sunday's Com'n
6:30pm Choir Practice
7:30pm Bell Choir Practice
Sunday, January 20th
Tidings Articles Due
8:00am Worship
9:00am Hospitality & Coffee Hour
9:15am Sunday School
10:15am Worship
Monday, January 21st
No School
6:00pm Boy Scouts Troop 525
Tuesday, January 22nd
6:00pm Cub Scouts 525
7:00pm Venture Group
Wednesday, January 23rd
8:30am Sunday's Com'n
6:30pm Choir Practice
7:30pm Bell Choir Practice
Thursday, January 24th
11:30am Trinity Lunch Bunch
Friday, January 25th
4:00pm Shalom Soup Kitchen
Saturday, January 26th
8:30am Saturday Morning Study
Sunday, January 27th
9:00am Worship
10:15am Annual Congregational Meeting
11:30am Pot Luck
Monday, January 28th
No School
6:00pm Boy Scouts Troop 525
Tuesday, January 29th
6:00pm Cub Scouts 525
7:00pm Venture Group
Wednesday, January 30th
8:30am Sunday's Com'n
6:30pm Choir Practice
7:30pm Bell Choir Practice
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TRINITY TIDINGS Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
7104 39th Avenue
Kenosha, WI 53142
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TRINITY TIDINGS January 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
to Serve
January
Annual Congregational Meeting
Sunday, January 27th at 10:15am
Following a single Sunday Service at 9:00am