Trinity Lutheran Church Ministries October 2014 Being Good Stewards By Greg Shea, Council President Stewardship. Just hearing the word makes some of us cringe. The first thing that comes to mind is that someone is going to ask us for money. And that may well be true. But stewardship also defines the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property or financial affairs. I write this on Sunday evening, September 14th. Earlier today the congregation voted to approve a motion submitted by Council to sell the Green and Sture properties. I suggest that this is a classic definition of acting as good stewards. Let me tell you why. Thirty two years ago the members of this congregation invested in a piece of property that has come to be known as the Sture House. For thirty two years that property has been able to provide for members of our community, by providing meals and groceries. In the same way, eleven years ago the congregation acquired the Green property. That property has been used to provide shelter. Many of our congregation members, past and present, have devoted enormous amounts of time and talents to serve at these properties and to maintain them. All of these things are tremendous acts of stewardship by anyone’s measure. And for more than one hundred years our members have provided the home for this congregation, our church building. It is our turn as stewards to take care of what has been entrusted to us. The sale of the other properties represents a return on our earlier investments, a return that can now be used to responsibly care for our home, so that those who come behind us may also have a place of worship where the Good News of Jesus Christ is proclaimed. Does that sound like good stewardship to you? It does to me. To borrow from Matthew 25:23, well done good and faithful servants. But our work does not end with the sale of the properties. Many will continue to provide time and talents, and I expect that we will continue to find a way to fund social ministry in our commu(Continued on page 2) Trinity Adult Luncheon Community Food Drive Page 2 Page 5 Health Ministries 3 Calendar 4 New Ways to Support Us 5 Prayer List 6 Birthdays 7 Cartoon 7 (Continued from page 1) nity. For many years our benevolence in terms of financial donations have been buried within the mortgages and maintenance portions of our budgets, and not actually acknowledged as be- nevolent gifts. Selling the properties will eventually remove the back door giving from the budget. We must now transition into being intentional about our financial giving to other organizations. Give that some thought as we enter into Stewardship season. Downstairs Computer Lab To those who have contributed computers to our project, thank you! We are still looking for power cords, VGA (monitor) cords, mice and keyboards. Please contact Rachel Kramer if you have anything you would be able to donate. You can email her at [email protected] or call the church office at 503-665-3197. Thank you for considering to help us with this project. We hope to have the lab finished before November! Please start saving medium sized boxes for shipping quilts. WELCA thanks you! Trinity Adult Luncheon Trip to Hood River Thursday, October 9 Apples will be ready and waiting! Trinity Lutheran Church 2 507 W Powell Blvd, Gresham, OR 97030 Welcome to our new members! Please join us in welcoming the following people into membership: Julia Graves James Gearheart Jim Peters Deborah Peters Health Ministries and Parish Nursing Worship in Pink Worship in Pink weekend (October 11th and 12th) is fast approaching. Our celebration luncheon is on Saturday, the 11th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Sign-up are now available in the Fellowship Hall and Office Hallway. Guest presenter is Sharon Henifin from Breast Friends on “Thriving Beyond Cancer”. There will be additional activities, surprises, and lots of educational materials. We’ll need to know if you are attending by Sunday, October 5th. Be sure to invite and bring, your daughters and granddaughters, husbands and sons. Child care will be provided, but we need that information also. Saturday, October 11th at 5:00 pm and Sunday, October 12th at 9:30 am, at the worship services, we will recognize and celebrate ALL cancer survivors, and also honor family and friends who have passed away from ANY CANCER. A sign-up sheet is posted in the Fellowship Hall and office hallway so we can appropriately plan for the recognitions and remembrances. Pink will be the color of the weekend at all events. So save the dates and we will learn and celebrate together! Phone: 503-665-3197 • FAX: 503-661-6100 3 e-mail: [email protected] Trinity Lutheran Church 4 507 W Powell Blvd, Gresham, OR 97030 Two New Ways to Support Us! You can help Trinity earn donations just by shopping with your Fred Meyer Rewards Card! Fred Meyer is donating $2.5 million per year to non-profits in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, based on where their customers tell them to give. Here’s how the program works: Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Trinity Lutheran at www.fredmeyer.com/ communityrewards. You can search for us by our name or by our non-profit number - 88450. Then, every time you shop and use your Rewards Card, you are helping Trinity earn a donation! You still earn your Rewards Points, Fuel Points, and Rebates, just as you do today. If you do not have a Rewards Card, they are available at the Customer Service desk of any Fred Meyer store. For more information, please visit www.fredmeyer.com/communityrewards. Use AmazonSmile to support Third Space It’s time for Christmas Shoe Boxes! Shop at smile.amazon.com and select Third Space in Gresham, OR as your selected charity. Thank you! Phone: 503-665-3197 • FAX: 503-661-6100 Once again we will be collecting Christmas Shoe Boxes for Operation Christmas Child! Boxes will be available soon and will be collected by the Advent Festival in November. Boxes can be found at all church entrances. If you have any questions, contact Cathy Yost or fill out a Care-O-Gram! Thank you! 5 e-mail: [email protected] Prayer List Marsha Allen Joe Anderson Retha Arrington Gordon Ashmore Baby Peter Ella Baeckel Barbara Ann Tom Boren Tim Bush Carrie Maxine Case Daphne Debbie Mary Dyal Maggie Eastman Gail Egner Pennie Evenson Gordon Fitzsimmons Anne Furgurson Bob Geisler Bill George Jackie Germundson Al Gerstmann Fran Guess Gyle and Harriet Halverson Eunice Hippenstiel Scott Holmberg Bill Irgens Riley J. Linda Jeddeloh G. Jones Ray Jones Frances Kenney and Family Dennis Kissell Janice Kilness Adrian Kramer Kathleen Logan Juliette Lundquist Richard Lundquist Steve Metcalfe Mentally Ill Persons Leon Merriman and Family Jann Mitchell Ron Morgan Clara Palmblad Laura Palodichuk Nancy Painter Elizabeth Pilato Rachel Recovering Addicts Laverne Ries Patricia Mach Robertson Sandy Rush John Scheewe Esther Schneider Alberta Seal Mark Shattuck Denice Spain Scott Stencil Tim and Christina Barbara Turner Unemployed/Homeless Pastor Don Voeks Norm Zarkowski John and Clarssa Zuver and Family Deaths: Betty Guerrettaz Matt Griffith (Willie Konkell's cousin’s husband) For those not able to worship with us... Sigrid Baker Evalyn Bieberdorf Al Fischer Esther Hansen Lorrayne Jensen & family Juanita McMahen Roz Pariseau Marjorie Pine Joan Rittel Donna Sather Alice Schenck Darlene Strutz We keep in prayer the families of... Evelyn Byers Linda Dyer Kathy Knoche Olga Riedel Charlotte Shea Pat Stone Chet and Elaine Timmer Trinity Lutheran Church We keep in prayer all service men & women and their families, including: Including: Alex Amen Brent Bacon and Bravo Team Joshua Boyd Alex (Alf) Frank 6 507 W Powell Blvd, Gresham, OR 97030 2 Jim Gearheart Liz Smith 3 Debby Kemp Fred Riedel 4 Javan Alibabie 5 Brennen Shelley 6 Madison Davis 7 Jean Black Debbie Peters Margaret Roughton 8 Dennis Dickson Jameson Fargo Jacob Park 9 Kaitlyn Caldwell 10 Julie Busch Judy Buzan Gary Larsen Jamie Mayes Lisa Mullins Denice Spain 11 Matthew Shull 12 Jerald Furgurson Debbie Griffith Kathy La Vine Kristina Steinblums 13 Evalyn Bieberdorf 14 Joe Calcagno 15 Sally Johnson Mardy Stevens Randy Walczak 16 Sandra Deeke Carol Erickson Donna Taylor Dana Volkert Larry White 17 Karl Cardin David Miller Fendall Winston 18 Catherine Berry Betty Nelson 19 Jackie Hamburg Billee Leveton 21 Gloria Wilson 22 Tamara Palmer 23 Julianne Heater Tahni Winkenweder 24 Berry Scruggs 25 Anna Brandt Adrian Kramer Nicholas Stockfleth 26 Laura Bush Alec Yoshizumi 30 Alexander Frank My Sister’s House Fundraisers Burgerville Monthly Event On the second Tuesday of every month. Burgerville at 2975 NE Hogan Rd in Gresham will be giving My Sister’s House 10% of all sales between 5 and 8 pm. The next event is on September 9. Come enjoy dinner with family and friends! Mini-Clinics return on October 19 If you can help, please let Linde Eidenberg know by Care-O-Gram. Thank you! Phone: 503-665-3197 • FAX: 503-661-6100 August 2014 Treasurer’s Report August ‘14 YTD ‘14 Revenues $30,266.24 $236,711.92 Expenses $24,746.94 $223,502.42 Net gain/loss $5,519.30 $13,209.50 7 e-mail: [email protected] Trinity Lutheran Church 507 W Powell Blvd, Gresham, OR 97030 e-mail: [email protected] October 2014 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED On Tuesday, October 28, join special guest speaker Gary Heuer from Thrivent Financial. Gary will share strategies on: • How to accumulate and distribute money for retirement. • How to pass money onto heirs or charities in a tax-wise manner. • Increasing the probability of investment success. • Multigeneration IRA planning ... and more! This workshop is hosted by Thrivent Financial and your local representative Petr Maucy. Tuesday October 28th, 6:30pm Coffee and refreshments will be served. Please call Thrivent at 503-297-0999 or email [email protected] to reserve a place for yourself and a guest. Please use www.goodsearch.com for all your web searches and list Trinity Lutheran Church (Gresham, OR) as your supported non-profit. Thank you! If you no longer wish to receive this publication, please contact the church office by phone or e-mail. Deadline for November Ministries is October 20th! After hours emergency phone number: Church: 503-665-3197 ext. #4 Ministries is published monthly by Trinity Lutheran Church 507 W. Powell Blvd, Gresham, OR 97080 e-mail: [email protected] web address: www.trinitylutherangresham.org 503-665-3197; fax 503-661-6100 Pastor Larry Jorgenson: ext #311 e-mail: [email protected] Christian Formation: Malia Bafford ext. #312 Parish Nurse: Linde Eidenberg ext. #304 Worship Coordinator: Monika Deitchman ext. #306 Office Coordinator: Katie Givens ext. #307 Bookkeeper: Rachel Kramer ext. #301 Office hours: Monday-Thursday 9 am - 4 pm